Category: Reconnection

By Abdu Rafiu As I was saying…The Great Star had been here on earth before to proclaim the birth of the Lord, Jesus. It stood high in the sky directly in the direction the Baby Love of God lay in a manger in Bethlehem! As I did hint last week, the Great Star, otherwise called […]

By Abdu Rafiu Man can no longer pretend not to sense that celestial elements are at work bringing about the now proverbial Climate Change sweeping through the planet earth. What with the unusual heat which has sent the forces driving age-long harmattan and cold, its accompanying harbinger, packing from its pristine throne! When we should […]

By Sola Adeyegbe A new year has barely opened, yet many people are not truly present in it. Some linger in yesterday, while others rush ahead into imagined tomorrows, leaving today quietly unattended. Here is a truth worth carrying into this year: the real profit of life is not what we remember nor what we […]

By IkeChukwu Unegbe Another year turns the corner so as to allow a ‘new’ year to emerge. Excitement naturally fills the air. Many look forward to the New Year, hoping it would usher them into the longed-for life of bliss. ‘Old things have passed away…’, they jubilantly echo. These ‘old things’ must include the difficulties: […]

By Sola Adeyegbe As one year loosens its grip and another waits quietly at the door, many of us find ourselves asking a difficult question. Did this year happen to us, or for us? The answer matters, because it shapes how we step into what comes next. Hard times often arrive wearing the face of […]

By Sola Adeyegbe There are longings that do not shout. They sit quietly in the heart, growing deeper with time. The desire to nurture a child is often one of them. It is not merely the wish to hold a baby or to answer to the name of parent; it is the yearning to guide […]

By Abdu Rafiu The spate of mindless murders for rituals has been on the increase for a while. When these are added to killings by terrorists, bandits and kidnappers the situation becomes exceedingly worrisome. With the emergence of General Christopher Musa as Defence Minister there is renewed confidence as those who vouch for his character […]

By Olusola Adeyegbe Surrogate pregnancy is a place where the heart’s deepest yearning meets the miracle of life. It invites questions of ethics, law, and love. Beneath these, however, rests a simpler and more profound inquiry: what is the intention behind our actions? For in the eyes of the Creation Laws, it is intention rather […]

By Abdu Rafiu Barely three weeks ago, we discussed the issue of indigenous languages as medium of instruction in the Nigerian schools. It will be recalled the Federal Government expressed worry over mass failure in public examinations and it blamed the troubling situation on the use of indigenous languages used as medium of instruction in […]

By Abdu Rafiu We can think for a moment what the world would be like without laws governing the affairs of men whether as nations, in societies or in international relations. There are constitutions regulating the affairs of nations, associations of whatever colouration and clubs. In schools, in colleges and in homes, there are rules […]