Article of Faith: God does not Desire any Sacrifice for Sins, By Femi Aribisala
Since God does not desire any sacrifice, Jesus cannot be a sacrifice for sins. Quoting Hosea, Jesus says: “Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’” (Matthew 9:13). One of the tragedies of contemporary Christianity is that Christians have refused to follow this injunction of Jesus.…
Festus Odimegwu and the Military Question, By Ebenezer Obadare
Once you set aside the crass immodesty and off-putting self-congratulation, there is actually a lot to ruminate on in the interview recently granted ThisDay newspaper by Mr. Festus Odimegwu, former managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Breweries PLC, and former Chairman, National Population Commission of Nigeria. With his take no prisoners approach,…
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The Great Change Arrives, By Bola Ahmed Tinubu
We know no other country than Nigeria. And because Nigeria matters, we have taken up the challenge to make it better. Conscious of the fact that our country hangs on in the face of a stupendous crisis; mindful also that if we do nothing the slide into anarchy and underdevelopment…
A Letter to HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, By Gimba Kakanda
Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi will either become a revolutionary monarch or end up an unfulfilled uppity king. I must begin by exhibiting a needless sycophancy, as it is with our people, when another person attains a status no longer wise to antagonise: I am a fan. I am, however, a…
The Death of an Emir and the Lessons of Grief, By Imam Murtada Gusau
First Khutbah: All Praise is due to Allah, we praise Him and we seek help from Him. We ask forgiveness from Him. We repent to Him. And we seek refuge in Him from our own evils and our own bad deeds. Anyone who is guided by Allah, he is indeed…
Two Months and Counting, By Amma Ogan
The girls of Chibok have now been in captivity for two months since April 14. Their story has drawn the attention of the world from New York to Cannes. Movie stars, First Ladies, and school children have tweeted and protested holding up banners, rallying in the streets demanding that our girls…
The Six Million Dollar Man, By Hussaina Ishaya Audu
“Steve Austin. Astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man; better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster!” For those of you who do not have the…
Eagles in World Cup Full Flight, By Hannatu Musawa
The FIFA World Cup is here again. The lenses of the planet will be centered on South America for the next month as the football elite descend on Brazil, the host country. As Brazil gears up for the glitz and glam of the World Cup, riots, strikes and civil disturbances…
Buccaneers as statesmen, By Chido Onumah
I have always advocated for a full-scale socio-political restructuring of Nigeria. The reason is simple. Unless we do, we will daily, to our collective peril, be confronted with all the tragic fallouts of a dysfunctional nation-state, be it the desire to “#bringbackourgirls” or what Akin Osuntokun, writing in (6/4/2014), described…
Why Kano, North and Nigeria will miss Emir Ado Bayero forever, By Garba Shehu
Ado Bayero was a chief, not a lord over his people. He was always bringing together those who were divided. (more…)
