Tag: Sonnie Ekwowusi
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Nigeria should unsign the LGBT agreement – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
It is nauseating that despite several meetings held with Nigerian officials and several briefs and memoranda sent to them, the Nigerian officials proceeded yesterday to sign the dreaded and devious Samoa Agreement. The Samoa Agreement, named after the Pacific Island, Samoa, where it was signed on November 15, 2023 is a celebration of perversity.
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Celebrating hubris in Nigeria – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
Nigerian public office holders, big men and women, legislators and big politicians have serious hubris problems that constitute serious obstacles to national development.
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Journey to the depth of treasure – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
My journey last week to the Institute for Industrial Technology (IIT) (www.iit.edu.ng), Isheri-North Residential Scheme, Kosofe Government Area, off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, seemed like a journey to the depths of treasure.
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Pope Francis denounces LGBT, surrogacy and gender ideology – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
The Vatican has recently released a declaration unequivocally denouncing, among other things, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) issues, surrogacy, and gender ideology as grave violations of human dignity.
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The revenge of the poor – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
A few days ago on my street, I gave a woman, an indigenous beggar I think, N200 currency note. She snatched it from me, looked at the money disgustingly, and demanded for more. All entreaties for her to go away were in vain.
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Surviving the Tinubu hardship – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
Please, make it a habit to check in on your family, friends, acquaintances and colleagues. You never know who might have passed away or who might be struggling with thoughts of suicide. Nigeria has unfortunately seen a rise in suicide rates in recent times. Many are also suffering greatly due to the current economic hardships…
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New Year, New Redemption Song – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
I am sure that, like this poor scribbler, you are being bombarded with New Year wishes and messages on your mobile phone. How is it said again? If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. If wishes were horses, Nigeria
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Joy to the world – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
It’s another Christmas, the dies natalis (birthday) of Jesus Christ. At Christmas, we are invited to relive that deepest mystery that took place more than 2000 years ago. As the Psalmist puts it: “A child shall be born for us, a
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European Union’s LGBT threat – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
Ostensibly peeved by the refusal of 35 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries including Nigeria, to sign the controversial European Union’s LGBT Agreement, the EU-ACP Treaty, or the Samoa Agreement on November
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Why Nigeria and others must not sign the LGBT agreement – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
November 15, 2023, might be a tragic day for Africa and the entire Caribbean and Pacific region. It is the day set aside by the European Union (EU) to pressure or coax African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries into signing the deceptively and euphemistically crafted LGBT agreement