Ours is a nation breeding cabals That poison us with their sambals Dividing the nation with religion But they will see a fearless legion For we are the People Alisonomi 2019© For some time now, voices have been rising from different quarters of our nation. Insurgencies and factional groups have been multiplying year after year. And systematically, our leaders have always devised a means of suppressing the people. This last point, I…
La plus grande joie d´un victime d´injustice est de voir lever les supporteurs de droit de l´homme ; des gens qui disent non à leur domination. Le terrible évènement de la semaine dernière qui a vu mourir le fondateur de Charlie Hebdo et onze autres personnes en France sera peut-être parmi les évènements les plus marquants de l´année 2015. C´était un évènement qui visait à faire taire l´une des voix les plus…
The greatest joy of a victim of injustice is to see human right activists rise up; to see people who can say no to his oppression stand out. The terrible incident of last week that brought the founder of Charlie Hebdo and 11 other French citizens to their early grave might be the most notorious of its kind this year 2015. The target of the perpetrators was to silence one of the…
As the debate over according amnesty to the deadly Nigerian Islamist group, The Boko Haram continues to tear apart sections of Nigeria intellectuals, politicians, religious leaders and ethnic groups, a prominent Nigerian, whose franc-speaking and courage has been noted at the international level, Mgr Hassan Kukah, the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese puts forward his thought provoking argument on why there is need to accord the so called unknown group amnesty. The…
Anyone who has seen the glory that the Police Force enjoys in other Countries of the World, more especially in the West, will be surprised and scandalized by what the Police Force is in Nigeria. For average Nigerians, the word police is synonymous with corruption. They are known for their rampart roadblocks meant for bus and taxi drivers, Okada riders etc. They are regularly seen in their habitual “second collection”—bribe-taking from any passing…
My initial reaction is of gratitude to God, says Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria. He is one of the six men – the only one from Africa – who will be created cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI during the November 24th Consistory, announced earlier Wednesday by the Pope himself. He spoke to Vatican Radio’s Helene Destombes just after the announcement on the sidelines of the Synod of Bishops for the…
“Membership, Places and Means In the Transmission of the Christian Faith,” Intervention at the Synod of Bishops on The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith by Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo Bishop of Oyo, Nigeria. Chapter 3 of the Instrumentum Laboris on Transmission of the Faith reflects on the Membership, Places and Means of transmission in the New Evangelization. I address mainly nos 92-95. I have three points:1.The Church in Nigeria…
An intervention of His Excellency Rev. Mons. John Ebebe AYAH, Bishop of Ogoja (NIGERIA) at The Synod of Bishops on the New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Faith CHRISTIAN WITNESS IN THE FACE OF TERRORISM (BOKO HARAM): THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE INTRODUCTION Greetings to the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI and to the Synod Fathers in this gracious year of Faith! I am glad to share with you the joys and anxieties…
Just came across this good News which ordinarily should be a paste setting one if there were many other Nigerians in this trend of Peace research. I really think it is time for all hands to be on desk in order to move this country forward. Here is just a plus in the history of a nation who have adamantly refused to make a good history. Have a good reading. At a…
Government officials are also servants of God aren’t they? Well, they should be. Because in this modern world, they hold the key to making life a bit more enjoyable for God’s people. They share budgets, they are the ones who have seized the public space. Most people see their government officials – president, governors, local government chairmens, councilors – more than they see their pastors or Imams. So, we ought to redefine…
