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Nigeria 2023: Adventure of Uncertainty
A wise man said that “The only bad thing about making a mistake is to keep on making it.” The heart of the country called Nigeria bleeds. If only we can see it then we would be in a better position to appreciate the need and urgency to rescue the country or nation from destruction. When … Continue reading
Glasgow Climate Change Conference: Shortcut Cut Short
“The cost of inaction is far greater than the cost of prevention.”–The Prince of Wales. The Climate Change Conference,, also known as COP26 (Conference of the Parties), which is ongoing in Glasgow, hosts Presidents, Royal Highnesses, and Lords from across the globe. One may be tempted to ask about the significance of the Climate Change … Continue reading
South-East Presidency: The Only Way to Fix and Reposition Nigeria
“Giving: To give away money is an easy matter and in any man’s power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large, and when, and for what purpose is neither in every man’s power nor an easy matter. Hence, it is that such excellence is rare, praiseworthy and noble.”–Aristotle In one of the … Continue reading
The United Nations: Epitome of the Meal of Hope Served on a Platter of Hopelessness
The seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, which was held between September 14 and 17 in New York, and with the theme “Building Resilience through Hope” was an eyeopener to me as a first-time observer of this great annual event. It was significant to me in so many ways, one of which was … Continue reading
Nigeria at 61: Running Backward and Crawling Forward
“Childhood must pass away and then youth as surely as age approaches. The true wisdom is to be always seasonabble especially and to change with a good grace in changing circumstances, to love playthings well as a child, to lead an adventurous and honorable youth, and to settle when the time arrives into a green and … Continue reading
The Presidential Ambition of Pastor Tunde Bakare, Inordinate
“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”–Ecclesiastes 10:1 There is no gainsaying the fact that the clergy in Nigeria has drifted from the position of honor and respect that they have enjoyed for so … Continue reading