If I had opportunity to pick the best social media post for the half year ending June 2022 I would pick Reverend Charles Ozazuwa’s video clip from The Messenger TV (by the way all persons putting out something to the public in written or video format should indicate name and source unless a post is […]
The Real Essence of Religion. Part 1
If we stand on the principle that we are all hardwired for religion whereby we believe in the existence and power of a Supreme Deity and subordinate deities, we should ask what the essence of all the effort and trouble is. From the Christian angle the book of Matthew 22 verses 36-40 appear to summarize […]
Is cleanliness indeed next to Godliness?
The quote, “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” taught in primary school is a sweeping statement which is elegant in its simplicity and cannot be faulted. The word godliness goes further: a person said to be godly should have such attributes as being holy, pious, godlike (represent the Supreme Deity) and divine. What beautiful adjectives are […]
Malaria
I feel heavy and I believe malaria has come down again as it has done my entire adult life every month. I imagine one Nigerian super rich sacrifice one new SUV at N50 million and give the money to a university for research into a lifetime malaria vaccine. No one will, more so the manufacturers […]
“On Karma.” Part 1
Few concepts hold as much fascination as Karma, an ancient principle which focuses on the morality of human actions and inaction on a reward-sanction framework. No one requires verbal expression of blessing or curse for all acts of man with or without intent because all human actions must be placed on a reward-sanction framework and […]
Girl-Child
Each morning I see a baby girl in my neighbourhood clutching her baby sister while watching her age mates and brothers go to school. Her pregnant mother has left home to hustle for money for food. By the time the baby on the girl’s tiny back is old enough to move independently, the one in […]
Churches in Corporate Evolution
Can we conceive of the possibility of church mergers? Some folks may consign this question to be science fiction. But sci-fi predictions of just twenty years ago are now a reality. For instance, the role of social media in societies and the possibility of control of the world by information communication technology companies were considered […]