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Never in our lifetime have we endured the kind of socio-economic disruption the world is currently experiencing, as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ravages people, and continues to cause massive economic displacements across the globe. Since the virus was discovered, it has infected two million people, and caused over 131,000 confirmed deaths in 213 countries, areas […]
Continue ReadingTo say I was shocked by Abba Kyari’s death would be to tell a lie. Being an asthmatic patient who routinely had “breathing problems” that necessitated periodic trips to London hospitals—in addition to being a diabetic who was older than 65—it would have been nothing short of miraculous if he survived COVID-19. In spite of […]
Continue ReadingOn January 18, 2020, when I first read of the new coronavirus on the BBC website, my heart missed a beat because of what China means to the world. The headline was: “New virus in China ‘will have infected hundreds’.” And these were the opening paragraphs: “The number of people already infected by the mystery […]
Continue ReadingAs if life is not hard enough, then you realise that the spouse you have been trying hard to endure his/her difficult behaviours for years has suddenly become unreasonable in the name of self-isolating together. You are not alone as many couples are also facing the biggest challenges in their marital relationships today and someone […]
Continue Reading“The pride of man will be humbled And the loftiness of men will be abased; And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day…” – Isaiah 2: 17-18 “Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished…” – Proverbs 16: 5 Fellow Nigerians, please […]
Continue ReadingWhy am I making YOU the focus, here? Because you are the one disturbed enough to seek help! Therefore, it’s important to point you to strategies within your control. The heart of another person is one of the things you can’t control in life. Back to the discourse. With people who mostly live in their […]
Continue ReadingThe story of US leadership in the global battle against Covid-19 is a story of days, months, and decades. Every day, new U.S. technical and material assistance arrives in hospitals and labs around the world. These efforts, in turn, build on a decades-long foundation of American expertise, generosity, and planning that is unmatched in history. […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that China would have to pay damages and liability compensation to Africa for their failure to ‘transparently and effectively’ manage this global catastrophe termed the Coronavirus pandemic. In an article she wrote for Washington Post, Ezekwesili said Africa’s economic gains since the last global crisis has been eroded […]
Continue ReadingYoruba people have been serially accused of over-explanation of their world. Perhaps, just like every other tribe in Africa. Chinua Achebe’s explanation of “the word” to the Igbo is that they regard the art of conversation very highly, to the extent that “proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten.” Traditional Yoruba society […]
Continue ReadingWhen Nigeria announced a lockdown of parts of the country in late March, people rightly questioned the possibility of surviving a lockdown in a country where the most basic infrastructure was missing. How do you remain indoors without a guaranteed supply of electricity, food, security, and even WI-FI? At least in the countries where the […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a meeting in Beijing last Thursday, the ‘Group of African Ambassadors’ wrote a joint letter to Chinese authorities to express their displeasure with the growing “discrimination and stigmatization” of people from the continent. Without a single report that African nationals have violated Chinese government anti-pandemic regulations, the ambassadors said, “we have received disquieting reports […]
Continue ReadingAs many people are now aware, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China has rapidly permeated and profoundly changed the world. While this crisis is first and foremost a public health issue, which has claimed the lives of over 123,600 people worldwide, and counting, the economic damages are unprecedented on several fronts: […]
Continue ReadingThe outlandish claims and conspiracy theories meant to shame and malign Bill and Melinda Gates were initially imbecilic and unworthy of attention. In the last few days, as fear mounted and the American body count went up, the lies and twists gained currency and became outrightly shameful. What started in the dark recesses of QAnon […]
Continue ReadingThe threats that are hanging over the African continent with regards to the spread of COVID-19 demand our individual and collective attention. The situation is critical. Yet this is not about mitigating another ‘African’ humanitarian crisis but to diffuse the potentially damaging effects of a virus that has shaken the global order and put under […]
Continue ReadingWhenever man is confronted with a terrifying aspect of the world in which he lives, his natural instinct is to seek to understand the new phenomenon and bend it to his will. Pre-historic man opted for ritual as a means of mollifying and dominating his environment, but man soon moved from the age of rituals […]
Continue ReadingCorruption is a form of dishonest or unethical conduct by a person or group of persons, entrusted with a position of authority or an activity which involves financial or any other resources, outside his or her own, often with a view to acquiring personal or group benefits. Corruption is also the misuse of a public […]
Continue Reading“There is a very serious virus that is killing people much higher than coronavirus. That virus is hunger; there is hunger virus and it’s very serious. You need to go round the country into the villages, into the towns and see how people are really struggling to survive.” Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111, Sultan of Sokoto, […]
Continue ReadingIn case you are just tuning in, let me keep you up to speed. They say fifth generation of wireless communication technology, known as 5G, was launched in China in November 2019 to weaken our immune system and infect us with the coronavirus. They say Bill Gates, the Antichrist, will then plant chips in our […]
Continue ReadingThe points I picked from a man’s message to me (recently), were… They have been married for about 12 years with children. The wife seems to mind his closeness to the mum. His wife is a loner and doesn’t like associating with others. Getting her to attend occasions with him is often declined. He attends […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, let me start by wishing you a Happy Easter. For Christians, this is a very special, significant and symbolic season, as well as one of the pillars of Christianity. Jesus Christ was crucified in order for our sins to be washed away and for us to have a place in the bosom of […]
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