Letter from Rome – Part 4 – by: Cardinal John Onaiyekan
Terrorism has no place in Islam….We must rise up as always, with one voice to condemn all acts of terrorism, condemn those terrorists wherever they are and try our best…
#BringBackOurGirls Campaign And The Evolution Of Hashtag Activism
Hashtag online activism has continued to prove critics wrong in the amazingly unique way it amplifies disconsolate unheard minority voices, suppressed or subdued by a repressive and despotic government. It…
Boko Haram: Between Soyinka’s rabble-rousing and decency
When Professor Wole Soyinka takes the centre-stage, he expects to be listened to, and because he hides beneath the genre of entertainers who seek to use the mastery of English…
To Femi Aribisala And Others, Jonathan Deserves Defeat Not Repeat
Femi Aribisala’s piece, referenced in the title of this rejoinder, is very interesting, but missing several pieces. The writer failed to identify what the conspiracy truly is, and who the…
Still on OAU outrageous levies
Ever since its inception, Obafemi Awolowo University has been a source of personal progression for the innumerable young men and women who have swam to her shores, providing them with…
Northern Governors: Jonathan’s Soul Mates?
It has been universally agreed that northern Nigeria has become a basket case. The region is now a perfect template for failure in all its ramifications. Our educational system has…
Who needs a Christian governor in Lagos State?
In reaction to a statement made at the weekend by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) which clamoured explicitly for a Christian governor as his successor in 2015, the Governor…
Tinubu and his Tortoise-like Disposition
Is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and self-styled Asiwaju –leader—of the Yoruba race, getting to the end of his political relevance? Going by the…
Before justice is is subverted in Ochia community, Imo State
This is simply my greatest source of worry for more than sixteen months now. That the once peaceful Ochia Community in the west of Ohaji, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of…
Oby: Activist by Day, Politician by Night
There appears to be a growing trend in this country. As I reflect on the last few weeks in our nation’s history, something about it seems hauntingly familiar, and it’s…