Category: Reconnection

By Abdu Rafiu Beware the Ides of March has been an unceasing admonition to politicians since the brutal assassination of Julius Caesar on 15 March, 44BC when events move in a certain troubling trajectory. In the case of Caesar, he was warned by a soothsayer and the wife Calpurnia as is usual with women, was […]

By Olusola Adeyegbe The existence of many Christian denominations, despite the common belief in Jesus, can be attributed to several factors: 1. Human Interpretation of Scripture – While Christians believe the Bible contains divine truth, people interpret it differently. Variations in understanding key doctrines—such as salvation, baptism, grace, and church governance—have led to the formation […]

By Abdu Rafiu As the saying goes, Nero fiddles while Rome burns. This aptly captures the situation in the land today. Barely three months ago, the National Bureau of Statistics sent cold shivers down our spine with its revelation of the state of insecurity and the heavy toll it has taken on the nation. Predictably, […]

By Abdu Rafiu He already, for a few years back, had had his flight ticket tucked in his briefcase, or so it seemed. He was wont to say that he could be called away from out of the materiality of this world at any time and the baton would be passed to the younger generation […]

By Abdu Rafiu Many events have occurred in quick succession and I discovered I have some catching up to do. While I will still have the opportunity to pay deserved tributes to the most iconic leaders of these times, the brave heroes in the trenches in quest for a new order in our land in […]

By Abdu Rafiu Systems, practices and cultures of different peoples are observed and documented to form a body of knowledge. So is the behaviour of man under different circumstances and environments, be it in politics, or economic pursuits. Reports of such behavioral studies abound. If we consider that we cannot see far and we cannot […]

By Abdu Rafiu Hardly is it suspected that the non-physical defines undercurrents that eventually lead to the physical either as condensation or as pressure. Unaware of the undercurrents we simply conclude that what we do not see or feel does not exist. We have scientists to thank; with their microscope the world now knows that […]

By Abdu Rafiu Predictably, there have been more reactions to this column on my assertion that John the Baptist received and gave to mankind the great Revelation generally referred to as the Revelation of John. It is expected that when a serious spiritual pronouncement is made, a great many who concern themselves with issues beyond […]

By Abdu Rafiu Predictably, millions of people from across the globe were glued on Monday to their television sets, radios, and whatever internet gadgets, audio and visual, they could lay hands upon to be witnesses to history in the United States of America. It was the return of Donald Trump to power, absolute power as […]

By Abdu Rafiu Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, departed earthly life in April, 2022, aged 83. He was on the throne for 51 years. He came to office well prepared. He read widely, especially about the history of his forebears, of Oyo people — towns and settlements. He was always in his element, […]