Peter Obi cannot be different from us
By JOHN ONWE This essay is inspired by a cartoon by a journalist called “Sergo”, published in the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki’s newspaper, called Advocate, on page 4. The cartoon has an image named “Obi” standing in the centre of a group of four men who were labelled variously as “Presidency”, “EFCC”, the “Police” and […]
Hawks and the new govt
COME May 29, General Muhammadu Buhari, Rtd,GMB, will occupy the throne of Nigeria, in Aso Rock. Guards , most if not all things that connect with President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan,GEJ,in terms of taste of furnishing, worship in the Aso Chapel, personnel, will go, except for his picture that will graciously take its place among the line of former presidents.
Buhari’s victory and the lessons for Nigerians
WITH God all things are possible. If men were God, something bad would have happened, but men are not God and can never be. The above assertion underscores the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) in the just concluded presidential poll. The outcome of the poll is a big lesson, an eye opener to every Nigerian irrespective of your religion, status and tribe.
Igbo and the fallacy of Mbaka’s God’s vindication
THE 1967-70 Nigeria Civil War, for the Igbo was a battle of historic survival against the forces of national darkness that roamed in the form of periodic unrestrained anti-Igbo riots and massacres, and subsequently the chilling pogrom of 1969.
Activating the Ministry of Angels
God cannot lie and He promised believers in Psalm 37:4 as follows ‘delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart’. Yet, despite such a powerful promise, all over Christendom, many believers experience lack because they do not know how to activate the ministry of angels by saying an effective prayer. And since they do not know how to pray an effective prayer they are unable to transfer their burdens from their weak shoulders to the titanic shoulder of God.
Tribute to a hero
THE titans clashed. The battle was lost and won. The winner celebrated. The loser conceded victory. The latter did not just stop there. He even went further to celebrate the winner (Quite unusual, wouldn’t you say?).
