I wish to argue in this short discourse why I think the signing into law of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2013 by President Jonathan on 30th December, 2013 is very precipitate and ill-advised. Making this argument in itself is risky: it is... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2014/jan/221.html
Any visitor to Nigeria will immediately notice that Nigerians take religion seriously. Our cities and highways are filled with places of worship, religious signs and symbols; our cars, buses, and even airplanes are decorated with religious stickers and... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2013/mar/041.html
The world is watching Igbo Catholicism as it goes on trial in the brewing crisis over the nomination of Rev Peter Okpaleke as the next bishop of Ahiara Diocese. ... I did observe during my three weeks stay in Nigeria and conversations with Igbo priests,... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2013/jan/111.html
My passion for soccer is quite deep hence my disappointment with Nigeria's failure to qualify for the Cup of Nations. It hurts when people, nations, and cultures fail to realize their talents. I am not sure there is any nation on earth which has the kind... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2011/oct/113.html
It is clear evidence that violence is not only growing in our country but has now become radicalized with strange elements of Islamic fundamentalism and ethnic and religious chauvinism. ... We should be angry at our political and religious leaders for... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2011/jun/200.html
The resignation of Okwesileze Nwodo as the Chairman of PDP reflects some troubling dimensions of the failure of Ndigbo leadership at many levels. It also raises some fundamental questions about how the Igbo political and religious elites perceive their... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2011/jan/282.html
Ambassador John Campbell has written an important book on Nigeria which demands the attention of every Nigerian and every American interested in Nigerian politics and Nigeria's place in African and global affairs. What I hope to achieve in this review is... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2011/jan/070.html
It will be against any grain of common sense and contrary to Christian belief if we condemn people because of who they are; or if we make decisions and legislations about them without understanding what is going on in their lives, their pains, their... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2011/dec/121.html
How do we know the mind of God? This is obviously a very difficult quest. One may wonder why we need to know the mind of God. The answer is that our ultimate human fulfilment and salvation depends on knowing the mind of God. When I speak of the mind of... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2010/jul/260.html
Beyond the internal challenges facing African Catholicism is the external challenge which has to do with religious freedom and inter-religious dialogue. Are African Catholics still operating from the worldview of African Traditional Religions or is the... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/articles/2009/mar/152.html