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Roll call without Nigeria, by Patrick Omorodion

Roll call without Nigeria, by Patrick Omorodion

As a young Mass Server (or altar boy as they are called these days) at St. Christopher’s Catholic School on Ikot-Ekpene Street, near the famous Mile 1 market in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, one song I loved so much in my Hymn Book back then was ‘When the roll is called up yonder’.  […]
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All eyes on CAF, by Patrick Omorodion

All eyes on CAF, by Patrick Omorodion

President of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo describes the Holy Bible as God’s Constitution for mankind. The book is expected to guide man to navigate this world without blemish if man adheres to the teachings therein. There is nothing under the sun, including human behaviour, that is not mentioned and how to […]

Eguavoen’s tough call, by Patrick Omorodion

Eguavoen’s tough call, by Patrick Omorodion

Albert Nelson, better known by his stage name Albert King, was an American left-handed guitarist and singer regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He died of heart attack in 1992. He sang a popular song, ‘Everybody wants to go to heaven’ with lines like this, ‘Everybody wants […]

Going back to the basics, by Patrick Omorodion

Going back to the basics, by Patrick Omorodion

If talents are discovered very early and competitions are introduced for U-13, U-15 and U-17 categories, the country will have a big reservoir of athletes ready to fill the vacuums created when the older ones retire.

A golden Mark, by Patrick Omorodion

A golden Mark, by Patrick Omorodion

The words of our elders, they say, are words of wisdom. And anyone who hearkens to it is expected to make hay in whatever profitable venture he or she is involved in. I can’t but always remember the sayings of one of the greatest, if not the greatest commentator ever to come out of Nigeria, […]

Tinubu’s silence worrisome, by Patrick Omorodion

Tinubu’s silence worrisome, by Patrick Omorodion

African elders always have a way of passing messages when things are not going right in their society. I stumbled on an anonymous quote which says that “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” There comes a time when silence is no longer golden but a betrayal. This […]

One blunder too many, by Patrick Omorodion

One blunder too many, by Patrick Omorodion

Whoever says the Bible is not a complete guide for man should think again. This is because everything happening in this world today is recorded to have happened from time immemorial. Right from creation, man has always erred. And man has always passed the buck, never willing to take responsibility for his actions.   We are […]

Paris’ messages of love, by Patrick Omorodion

Paris’ messages of love, by Patrick Omorodion

The Holy Book teaches us how to be different. Romans 12:1-2, reveals that the Holy Spirit, through Apostle Paul, said that God wants man to “dare to be different (because ) it’s for (our) own good”.That was what the French did on Friday, July 26 at the spectacular Opening Ceremony of the 33rd Olympic Games […]

Paris Olympics: Let the Games begin, by Patrick Omorodion

Paris Olympics: Let the Games begin, by Patrick Omorodion

In exactly five days time, the 2024 Olympic Games which is the 33rd edition of the world’s biggest sports festival begins in Paris, France. It will end on August 11, making it exactly 21 days of stiff but healthy competition among 206 participating countries, Nigeria inclusive. Team Nigeria is expected to be represented by a […]

When charity begins abroad, by Patrick Omorodion

When charity begins abroad, by Patrick Omorodion

The Bible describes King Solomon as the wisest man in the world. And the true test of his wisdom was demonstrated in the story of two women, each laying claim to a baby as narrated in 1 Kings 3:16-28. Again in Proverbs 25:14 Solomon wrote that anyone who boasts of giving something he doesn’t have […]

The Gov Mbah example, by Patrick Omorodion

The Gov Mbah example, by Patrick Omorodion

In the book of Ecclesiastics, chapter 10 and verse 10, the Holy Bible says that wisdom is profitable to direct. The key word there is “direct”, which connotes ‘to proceed to suc- cess.An African Proverb also says that ‘What an elder sees sitting down, a child will not see it even if he stands on […]