Anglican archbishop stands by his catholic brothers in Christ, by Donu Kogbara
Last week on this page, I hailed Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the Catholic Emeritus Archbishop of Abuja, for speaking up when President Tinubu responded callously to Catholic bishops’ concerns about widespread poverty and insecurity. Daniel Bwala, an accident-prone presidential spokesman, accused Onaiyekan of speaking only for Catholics. “NOT SO!” was the robust rejoinder from Christian leaders from […]
Islam’s global image problem
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, recently expressed regret about the fact that Muslim extremists make Islam look bad and have turned it into “a bashing boy…because people hold it responsible for the misdeeds of a few.”
A nightmare scenario
Last Saturday, Federal and State legislative election re-runs took place in my home state, Rivers. Many people gloomily expressed fears beforehand that the exercise would be violent and chaotic; and these fears turned out to be very well-founded.
Economic concerns
I OCCASIONALLY come across great articles written by fellow journalists that express my views, exactly and succinctly, using fine language that appeals to me.
Way to go, your holiness!
Pope Francis has said that the Catholic Church is not interested in donations from wealthy individuals who have cruelly exploited their fellow human beings.
Long-overdue retribution
This week, the Federal Government filed 11 fraud and money-laundering charges against Comrade Abba Moro, ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s Minister of Interior, his alleged accomplices (including the Ministry’s former Permanent Secretary) and Drexel Global Technology Limited, a company that is said to be linked to Moro.
