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…

CAMA – THE CHURCH’S KARMA?

By Kehinde Nubi The Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020 recently signed into law by President Buhari comes with amendments to the CAMA, 1990, which the 'Church of God'…

Mubarak Bala: 100 Days Of Nigeria’s Shame

By Dooyum Ingye People have rights, not beliefs or ideas. Nigerian humanist, Mubarak Bala, has been incarcerated for 100 days by the Nigeria police for describing prophet Muhammad as a terrorist…

Mubarak Bala: Nigeria Police Force’s Culture Of Unprofessionalism, Oppression & Disappointments.

By Ingye Dooyum Lately, I have been very vocal about how much of my 'Nigerianess' is dying; but that nonetheless has not quelled my concern about the state of affairs in…

Mubarak Bala: Hypocrisy And The Moment of Truth

By Ingye Dooyum Nigerians have a penchant for reacting -sometimes a little too drastically - to events, concepts and ideas from around the world. To use local parlance ‘Nigerians sabi…

Mubarak Bala: Personal Conviction and Trials

By Ingye Dooyum Of course, to a large extent, an individual is greatly influenced by the prevailing ideologies in the society in which they are born. Mubarak Bala was no…

IGNORANCE: THE NEW EXCELLENCE

By George Ugwumba There seems to be a boundary to what one should know and what one should not know. This unseen boundary confines one to believing, rather than questioning.…