RANDOM THOUGHTS ON ETERNITY

Part One Someone was trying to save my soul via guilt. So he asked: "My brother, where will you spend eternity?" So I proceeded to give him a short lecture.…

ONLY THE POOR AND HOPELESS ARE EXTREMISTS

BY OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE It was a beautiful night, with bright stars in the night sky. I and my two friends sat at a table, drinking beer while the Maisuya…

THE SCOURGE OF THE NIGERIAN DOCTOR-PASTOR

BY OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE A few years ago, my team managed a young lady who had bipolar affective disorder, usually shortened to BAD. Briefly, BAD is a mood disorder in…

NIGERIA GOT EXPOSED

BY OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE It was an interesting day yesterday. I experienced a whole range of emotions. I was elated, I was sad, I was flabbergasted, I was amused and…

ATHEISTS ARE JUST CRUEL PEOPLE

By OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE They are all over Facebook spreading their satanic views all over cyberspace everyday. They will not let somebody rest. Is it their God? Is it their…

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE BUT WITH CONDITIONS

By OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE The love of god is a concept Christian evangelists sell very poorly in Nigeria. From time to time, I get accosted by part time preachers and…

FAILURE OF GOVERNANCE: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CONSEQUENCES

BY OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE I finished postgraduate training in psychiatry and I was confident I would get a job soon. Why would I not? One in seven Nigerians would have…

GULLIBILITY OF FAITH

BY OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE I traveled recently with two orthopedic surgeons. One of them had a patient with a lower limb fracture. Surgery was scheduled and fracture fixed with metal…

A GOAT IS A GOAT

BY OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE Some celibate religious leaders from you-know-which church have been getting accused of sexually assaulting children. First it was one country in Europe. Then another. And another.…

10 WAYS TO SUCCEED AS A POLITICIAN IN NIGERIA

BY OLATUNDE OLAYINKA AYINDE 1. Know that Nigerians have defective personal and collective memories. They will always forgive you no matter how much you steal, how poorly you performed or…