OBI MEETS OBASANJO: A MEETING OF MINDS THAT COULD SHAPE NIGERIA’S POLITICAL FUTURE
The Labour Party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, on Sunday paid a visit to Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The closed-door meeting took place at Obasanjo’s penthouse…
Why Catholics Should Care About Politics
Let’s be honest: for many Nigerian Catholics today, politics is a dirty game. We’d rather debate whether Judas is in hell than talk about local elections. But is that really the right approach? Earlier today, I sat down with the Bishop of my Diocese, and…
Out goes Obaseki, In comes Okpebholo: Matters Arising
The Swearing in Ceremony of the New government in Edo State, Nigeria, led by Governor Monday Okpebholo, has again sparked mixed reactions from the public. On one hand, his inaugural speech outlined promising plans to tackle insecurity, improve roads,…
BANDITS, FOOTBALLERS AND POLITICIANS
On March 24, 2022, nine villages in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State were invaded by bandits. At the end of their sacrilegious expedition, 50 persons were killed, 100 were abducted. One of those abducted was Fr Felix Zakari of St Ann’s Catholic…
IN BED WITH THE DEVIL!
“We must be aware of the presence of this astute enemy, who seeks our eternal condemnation, our failure, and prepare to defend ourselves against him and to combat him” (Pope Francis). On February 21st, 2021, the Holy Father, Pope Francis while explaining…
AFRICA AND AFRICANS: HOW DID WE GET HERE?
I find this African saying interesting; “A man who does not know where the rain began to beat him cannot say where he dried his body.” That is why the renowned African writer, Chinua Achebe once wrote; “The rain that beat Africa began four to five…
CATHOLIC BISHOPS CALL FOR A MONTH OF PRAYERS FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN EDO STATE
In a letter addressed to all Catholics and the people of Edo State, the Catholic Bishops of Benin City Archdiocese, Auchi Diocese and Uromi Diocese, have issued an urgent call on all Christ’s faithful to pray against violence in the forth coming…
THE NDDC SAGA: A BETRAYAL OF TRUST
Do you agree that corruption in Nigeria is like a cancerous wound; the more one tries to treat it, the more it aggravates? Is there any government sector in Nigeria that is free from the corruption saga? I recently dropped my pen, after writing an…
DO NOT DIE IN THEIR WAR: THE EDO STATE SAGA
Preamble If you know the man called Dele Farotimi, then chances are that you have stumbled on his relatively recent book, ‘Do not Die in their War‘. In Femi Onileagbon’s review of the book, he says, “The author tells his truth…and…
27 YEARS AFTER JUNE 12 1993: WHERE IS THE HOPE?
Growing up, I learnt from the penny Catechism of the Catholic Church that “Hope is a supernatural gift of God, by which we firmly trust that God will give us eternal life and all means necessary to obtain it, if we do what He requires of us” (“What is…