Category: The Ram

By Abdu Rafiu Another commemoration of the Holy Night will take place again tomorrow night. Candle processions will be practically everywhere. There will be a lot of singing. In many halls will be gathered millions in Christendom, their souls to bow, in the celebration of another Christmas. The passage of time has been unable to […]

By Abdu Rafiu The trumpet is blaring, but life goes on. Scary headlines roared in many parts of the world in the last one week or so to which a great many would appear not to have given heed. Many dismiss them as the usual daily and periodic occurrences. Not even with the frequency and […]

By Abdu Rafiu In war, it is often said, truth is the first casualty. It can be observed that it is the same in a situation of near war, when chaos and confusion sweep through the land. Take the #EndSARS Panel Report and White Paper on it by the government for example. There was a […]

By Abdu Rafiu The issue of collective guilt can’t but continue to astound a great many and generate questions especially where class is concerned. How come that a billionaire, engineers and perhaps a few more well educated and exposed persons share in what may have been described as collective guilt with artisans, and workmen. The […]

By Abdu Rafiu The official death toll in the Ikoyi building disaster early this month has been put at 45, a numbing figure no matter how we look at the incident. It is easy to see the trauma with which some of the 15 persons rescued must be grappling. Many of them must still be […]

By Abdu Rafiu It sometimes occurs to me that for politicians there are no qualms in turning every avenue, every event and every little space and opportunity into politics. When they are in their mood, nothing can be said to be hallowed neither in their reckoning nor in their sight. Sensibilities can be assailed even […]

By Abdu Rafiu Two major events occurred last week. The collapse of the 21-storey building under construction at Ikoyi filled airwaves, the print and the digital media. Hearts were gripped with anxiety and certain sense of foreboding. The second event was the Anambra State governorship election which was keenly contested and was watched with more […]

By Abdu Rafiu Whenever we embark on the last leg of each year tagged the ‘Ember Months’ millions become edgy, the atmosphere is tensed up. It is a period that is approached with dread and trepidation. The enlightened communities live in morbid fear and trembling. The sense of foreboding arises from widespread misconception that the […]

By Abdu Rafiu If I may borrow the expression by Allah-De in his frustration over unending power outage: “I am not done with ECN…” Allah-De now of blessed memory was a tireless and celebrated columnist. For the uninitiated and the younger generation, ECN means Electricity Corporation of Nigeria, the sole generator of electric power, sole […]

By Abdu Rafiu In view of the controversy surrounding the status of a foetus it becomes imperative to determine when life of a baby begins. Is foetus yet life or it is simply a sack of tissues which are disposable at a whim of a young girl or the caprice of a tired expectant mother? […]