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15 November 2017 at 18 : 03 PM
Know your Popes
These are some of the truly atrocious Popes in History. If we know the about the perversions and the atrocities of these men, how do some people persuade themselves to continue to believe that the salvation of their souls depend on following these amoral people? by
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7 November 2017 at 19 : 07 PM
Africa: The Bogey of Over-population
by Femi Akomolafe “From birth, black people are told a set of lies about themselves. We are told that we are lazy – yet I drive through the Delta area of Mississippi and watch black people picking cotton in the hot sun for fourteen hours. We are told, if you work hard, you’ll succeed – […]
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3 November 2017 at 16 : 00 PM
Beating Swords Into Ploughshares
“… beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.” —Isaiah 2:4. “Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develop the germ of every other. […]
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1 October 2017 at 15 : 41 PM
Perfect Distraction
About three years ago, I attended a lecture given by the great Barbadian historian, who is also the current vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies and chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Committee, Sir Hilary McDonald Beckles. The well-attended lecture was in Amsterdam, and Sir Hilary pulled no punches as he made his […]
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1 October 2017 at 15 : 12 PM
What exactly do the Igbos want?
e Igbos want? (http://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/nov/221.html, Sunday, November 22, 2009) Two recent articles on Nigeriaworld.com prompted this rejoinder. The first was “DECIPHERING WHAT OJUKWU SAID,” by Temple Chima Ubochi. I can only wonder what made Mr. Ubochi, who occasionally has his burst of brilliance, write that piece of rubbishy propaganda. Listen to him: “What Ojukwu […]
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3 September 2017 at 05 : 33 AM
Alaye Drone Camera Service
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31 August 2017 at 17 : 27 PM
Respect is not an Entitlement
“The national bourgeoisie discovers its historical mission as intermediary. As we have seen, its vocation is not to transform the nation but prosaically serve as a conveyor belt for capitalism, forced to camouflage itself behind the mask of neocolonialism. The national bourgeoisie, with no misgivings and with great pride, revels in the role of agent […]
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4 August 2017 at 18 : 15 PM
Ghana: In Search of Controversy
Ghana’s new president, Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is, undoubtedly, one of the most resilient politicians in the land. There is also no question that he was among the most qualified to ever sought the high office. The determination of this scion of one of Ghana’s most illustrious families, son of a former president, was […]
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1 August 2017 at 07 : 00 AM
Obasanjo Agonistes
[Note: I wrote this piece in the year 2007 and, given recent happenings in Nigeria, I believe it deserves a republishing]. It is very difficult for me not to feel sorry for former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Less than a year ago, Uncle Sege, as he’s fondly called, was a master of all […]
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14 July 2017 at 17 : 16 PM
Nigeria: Much Ado about Certificates
Per the Nigerian Constitution, the only educational requirement to contest most elections is a secondary School certificate. It therefore baffles greatly why politicians become embroil in certificate scandals. On Monday, 20th March, Nigeria’s foremost investigative media, SaharaReporters (SR) broke the airwaves with allegation that one of the country’s most flamboyant lawmakers, Senator Dino Melaye, […]
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