I recently received the following message: We relocated overseas in 2023. While we were still in Nigeria, we had a teenage domestic help who was in secondary school. When it …
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Holy Qur’an as guidance, mercy to mankind
“And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge – as guidance and mercy to a people who believe.” Qur’an 27V77 Our Khutbah today is a …
Read More »#HerMoneyHerPower: Hashtag that sparked national conversation
When I first came up with the idea for the #HerMoneyHerPower campaign, I knew it was an important conversation to have. Today, too many women and girls are still being …
Read More »America’s presidential election and matters miscellaneous (2)
The head-scratching in the Democratic Party is naturally morphing into a blame game. And that’s always the case. Nancy Pelosi said president Biden did not opt out of the race …
Read More »A conversation about hunger
UYI: There’s hunger in the land. Ebi npa wa! People can barely feed. Inflation is creating havoc on our salaries! People are dying like flies because of depression. Too many …
Read More »IBK and the columnist’s dialogue on Peter Fregene
The late Peter Fregene’s funeral rites ended last weekend. What you are reading now is the dialogue that emanated from my piece of last Friday. It’s a dialogue between a …
Read More »President Tinubu’s choice of Bianca Ojukwu
Recently, President Bola Tinubu announced a set of new cabinet ministers, and I wished I had followed through on something that was on my mind since he arrived in office …
Read More »Truth will not die in darkness
This anonymous and enlightening story I read somewhere a long time ago. I encourage you to read between the lines and allow it to be a blessing to your spirit. …
Read More »Brother Goddy and 753-duplex estate
Four eyes lock in combat. Two belong to a snake. The other two belong to a former President, whose lipless mouth, pointed nose and slit eyes are snakelike, too. In …
Read More »Nigerian energy trilemma paradox: Navigating delicate balance between sustainability, security and equity
As I recall from my high school physics, energy exists in various forms, including mechanical, sound, light, chemical, and electrical energy. A fundamental principle I learned is that energy cannot …
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