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The Nativity: Why Mary belongs to us all

The Nativity: Why Mary belongs to us all

By Valentine Obienyem As our chaplain, Fr. Chigozie Jidere, proclaimed today’s Gospel on the genealogy of Jesus, my mind went to the story of Hecataeus of Miletus. Within the colossal inner halls of the temple of Amun at Egyptian Thebes, Hecataeus boasted to the priests that he could trace his lineage back sixteen generations to […]
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World Trade Center Association Club: Harnessing gains of becoming a member

World Trade Center Association Club: Harnessing gains of becoming a member

As Nigeria’s economy continues to grow and diversify, lucrative investment opportunities for property investors are arising, not just in the luxury segment, but also in mass housing and commercial developments. Investor’s confidence in the Nigerian economy has also attracted significant foreign direct investments (FDIs) in the real estate sector.

Governors: Separating  shaft from wheat

Governors: Separating shaft from wheat

WITH the new found power of the electorate to determine the outcome of elections in Nigeria, the race for the 2019 elections have effectively begun – that is, if the perception of Prof. Attahiru Jega’s election is truly free and fair.

APC and Akande’s entreaty

APC and Akande’s entreaty

I WILL start this response using the Yoruba adage; agba kii wa loja ki ori omo tuntun wo, which pre supposes that elders are stabilising forces for the peace of society. It gives pre eminence to the role of elders in guaranteeing stability and peaceful co-existence of various components of the society.

Bamidele Aturu’s one sojourn

Bamidele Aturu’s one sojourn

IT was one year last week since the demise of activist, lawyer and politician Bamdele Aturu at the young age of 49. Whilst it was easy for me those days to yearly write about one of my godfathers, late Air Commodore Anthony Ikazoboh when he was murdered in 1999, it has not been easy for me to write any tribute about late Bamidele Aturu for the singular reason that has to do with Yoruba tradition on the age difference between the living and the dead, vis-a vis tribute, eulogy or dirge.

Open letter to President Buhari

Open letter to President Buhari

I HAVE watched carefully, with high expectation, but also with a tinge of regret, certain national developments since you were sworn-in as the democratically elected President of Nigeria on May 29, 2015. People have accused your government of lethargy.