Mixing Politics With Religion Is Lethal

By Dooyum Ingye Few days ago, a former classmate, while adding his voice to a discourse, re-ecoed an ideological position maintained by most Muslim northerners. He said that politics and…

LET’S TALK ABOUT JAMB

Emmanuel Ogah Abi Did you know that JAMB charges #50 for every SMS sent to their 55019 short code by UTME applicants to receive the confirmation code for purchasing the…

SUPERSTITION AND DECEIT

By Abu Onyiani Only recently, Apostle Johnson Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministries made headlines for declaring that his spiritual son was magically teleported from Germany to France. He had…

RELIGIOUS TESTIMONIES ON HEALTH: INSPIRATION OR IRRESPONSIBILITY

By Ogundare Bob Bright The end of the year is filled with different religious groups specifically Christian churches organizing their annual conventions or Congresses, these events are seen by church members…

The Prodigal Son As A Nigerian Metaphor

By Hannu Afere (Let Prodigal Son = General Insecurity.) (Let Older Son = Law Abiding citizens) (Let Father = the Nigerian Government) Humor me. The Parable of the prodigal son…

The Asylum Seeker’s Requiem

By Hannu Afere "Wahala for who no já pa." Chances are, you've heard this said before. It was a trending issue for a whole month! (Which in itself is impressive,…

ISLAM IS NOT A RELIGION OF PEACE

By Kehinde Nubi We may find it difficult to admit it, but there is something inherently wrong! A religion of peace and yet some of its practitioners commit heinous acts…

Religion & The Nexus Of Development Challenges In Nigeria

By Ingye Dooyum Dominic Religion has remained an obstructive force in the history of man and society. In Nigeria, Christianity and Islam have become a bane to progressive development. It…

Religion and Tolerance: The Gulf In-Between

By Emmanuel Ogah Abi Since 2013 when I started practicing journalism in northern Nigeria, I have put the campaign against child abuse at the forefront of my practice. In fact,…

WHY IS RELIGION SO OPPRESSIVE & SUPPRESSIVE

By Aanu Oluyide A very common trend happening in the northern part of Nigeria is the labeling, threatening and castigation of people who they think or who they feel has…