HONEST CONVERSATION ABOUT RACISM

By Martins Itua It would appear that even though there have been a lot debate and controversy about racism following the brutal murder of George Floyd in the United States,…

WHY DOES SOME SLAVES HATE FREEDOM?

The other day, my brother was really upset and was going on and on about why he was tired of Nigerians not being able to wrestle themselves from their new…

CHURCHES ARE NOT THE ONLY CLOSED “BUSINESS”

The General Overseer of Living Faith Churches Worldwide (aka Winners Chapel) Bishop David Oyedepo, wants churches opened during this pandemic period. Obviously, "business" is bad without attendance, because attendance means…

THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM YOUR IGNORANCE

By Al Akhigbe (Farmer Al) There's a certain quote that's drawn the ire of some black people for the affront against their intelligence. It says, “The best way to hide…

I’LL KEEP THEM POOR IF YOU KEEP THEM STUPID

By Hannu Afere In the sixties, Richard Hofstadter wrote a fascinating book on how the democratization of knowledge gave weight to incorrect opinions over facts. It went on to win…

The Commercialization of Fear and The Never Ending Persecution of Witches

By Hannu Afere As Africans, we are inundated with stories about the supernatural from a very early age. Now, although it is not a practice peculiar to our race, our…

OF HUMAN ZOOS AND MENTAL FETTERS

By Hannu Afere As recently as 1931, African families were being displayed in Berlin zoos alongside elephants. German zoologist Professor Lutz Heck was a happy enabler. Years before that, Brussels…

RELIGION: A SUPERABUNDANCE OF SELF DECEPTION

By Hannu Afere trouble with religion is first and foremost the superabundance of self-deception. Religion from the east, religion from the west. Religion from inside Africa, also. _____________ There was…

BETTER GOVERNMENT SERVICES LINKED TO LESS RELIGIOSITY

So I was invited to church during my short vacation for a burial. I spent the entire period catching up on some documents that needed to be read, some correspondences…

THE WORLD IS EVOLVING, ARE YOU?

Last month, almost everybody was speaking one personal wish or the other into existence on their preferred social media account. The craze began on twitter. A young lady updated her…