Trying to make some sense of the world

[the_ad id=”1966″] African migrants on the Mediterranean Sea By Owei Lakemfa American, Richard Russell, 29, was what you could call a normal guy. Married with a son, he was a Horizon Air ground control staff, directing aircraft and handling baggage. He might have watched the pilots with their pips and swag and concluded there was […]

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Kofi Annan: The UN’s ‘Rock Star’ Secretary-General

By Carole Landry Kofi Annan, who died Saturday at the age of 80, led the United Nations through the divisive years of the Iraq war and the trauma of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The first secretary-general from sub-Saharan Africa, Ghanaian-born Annan was credited for raising the UN’s profile during his two-term tenure, from January […]

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How to strengthen rights of Nigerian children

Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo being embraced by school children in Calabar When former President Olusegun Obasanjo signed the Child’s Rights Act (CRA) in September 2003, it was meant to enable the Nigerian child to benefit from rights enshrined in international conventions. The two conventions are the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child […]

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Do you say that His blood should cover you and all yours?

By Sola Adeyegbe If you do this, then please remember the story in Mathew 27:24-25. When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You shall bear the responsibility.” […]

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Do we still have love like that of Romeo and Juliet?

By Sola Adeyegbe Romeo and Juliet was a tragic romance written by popular playwright William Shakespeare and can be summarized as follows: Boy meets girl. Both boy and girl know that their parents won’t let them get involved. Neither boy nor girl care, and they arrange to be married in secret. Meanwhile, the cousin of […]

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