Tag: TRUTH
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Are you a child of the truth or the lie? (2) – By Femi Aribisala
Jesus told Pilate that he who is of the truth hears His voice. This means Jesus is only acceptable to the truthful. A man is either of the truth or he is of the lie: “Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. You are of your…
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Pope Benedict XVI: A curator of truth – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
It all began on June 29 1951: Two blood brothers: Joseph Ratzinger (24), and his older brother, Georgi Ratzinger (27) are ordained to the priesthood in Freising, a university town in Bavaria, Germany. With outstretched hands the two brother priests impart their first blessing on the waiting bemused crowd, and, by extension on the 1.2…
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Broken truths and broken ribs: Kukah’s forensic examination of Nigeria – By Owei Lakemfa
The year 2018 was one of self-examination for Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari who flew in on the wings of change had been in power for three years and the situation had simply become far worse. The inflation rate when he came in was 9.01 per cent, shooting up to 15.68 per cent the following year,…
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Moment of truth as Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket tests Nigeria’s unity – By Magnus Onyibe
Right now, the choice of presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria is the number one horror afflicting the psyche of Nigerians. It is so much so that if a nation wide public opinion were to be conducted right now, the tendency that majority of Nigerians would tick-off the box…
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Of telecoms shutdown, truth and reviews, By Okoh Aihe
In my local environment, they say when a fight between two gets tough, you no longer use one hand, you resort to your inner steel and deploy your two hands i
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Truth confronts Technology at Dokpesi Lecture, By Okoh Aihe
“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, in closing, I will be right in stating that nearly everyone in this hall will agree that we have serious technology
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The truth walks on crutches of lies, By Owei Lakemfa
I CAME across a Cable News Network, CNN, interview with a man identified as the Ugandan Minister of Internal Affairs. It was anchored by the
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Buhari missing in action as Tinubu heaps praises on Aisha, calls her ‘voice of conscience speaking truth to power’
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Thursday described the First Lady as a constant voice of conscience speaking truth to those in power. Tinubu commended president’s wife for dignifying the office of the First Lady, which he said used to be a subject of controversy. The former Lagos governor…
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El Saadawi: Truth in a world that lies, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa SOME conscious, radical and conscientious women in Nigeria, and males who believe in the equality of all humans, met in 1982 on how to emancipate women. Thus was born, the Women In Nigeria, WIN, movement which was to play decisive roles in campaigning for the human rights of all, especially women.…
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Nigeria at 60: A Nation Where Truth is Waiting to Shine!, By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje
By Samuel Akpobome Orovwuje “This storm will pass. But choices we make now could change our lives for years to come” – Yuvel Noah Harari Nigeria will mark her 60th flag independence anniversary on October 1, 2020. The country is one of the very few countries in the British Commonwealth still in…