A Tribute to Professor J.P. Clark! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Death is a necessary sour taste!; Every soul shall savor its noxious to lives.; The soul shall restitute for the short-lived; In the borrowed existential space.

Why Buhari seems to be faltering and failing! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Nigeria Police Force's name must be changed from the brutal insignia of "force" to a humane name measurable with the 21st century policing and security. The use of lethal force is inhuman to manage peaceful protest.

Ideas that build nation (II) The rule of law E O EKE, UK Fulani terrorists from many west African countries have come to settle in Nigeria and conducting ethnic cleansing of Nigerian villages, without the president demonstrating that it is unacceptable. ... clearest evidence of his complicity and unfitness to occupy the position of president....

Nigeria, beyond Restructuring and Igbo Presidency (Part 1) Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican Anyone who has been following the political debate in Nigeria these days, will notice immediately that two thoughts have continued recurring in the whole discourse.

Abia and the December local government elections OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA This singular action portrays Governor Okezie Ikpeazu as a man whose words are his bond.

Super Eagles of Nigeria in a lack-lustre performance against Algeria CYRIL C. NWOKEJI, Belgium Truth be told: The Super Eagles of Nigeria performed dismally against Algeria in their friendly cracker in Austria! It was a lack-lustre performance by the Super Eagles; far below their standards.

Take care of your weakest link Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada What the Holy Spirt want you to do today is to find the weakest link in your life and manage it before it destroys you. The weakest link is a destiny destroyer. A life terminator.

Jill and Joe Biden: The public and american citizens need the example of your actions in this pandemonium! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The role of Jill and Biden will conscientize and inform the confusing and frustrating public about the danger of the lithal coronavirus.

Non negotiable unity is an imposition E O EKE, UK It is a country where many Igbo youths accused of being IPOB members are locked up in without trial, while the government defend and protect Fulani terrorists.

In rigid cement technology lies one of Gov. Ikpeazu:s strong legacies OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA Every administration would like to leave a legacy behind. ... that is why Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State decided to address some of the roads challenges in the state with rigid cement technology.

From Grace to Grass Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA A young man living within my vicinity goes by the nickname GG. In full interpretation, some call him Golden Genuine because he likes any liquid in green bottle. Some call him Grace to Grass due to his attitudinal failure.

Ayinla Omowura: A man ahead of his time! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA We must go back to the basics. We must give kudos to the advent of Christianity in sub-regional Africa, particularly, Nigeria.

LINK UPDATED: Sixty years on and Nigeria still gropes PAUL THOMAS, Ireland With the euphoria of independence depleted, the dead bodies of the colonial contraption called Nigeria began to surface. The usurpation of political power by the Northern hegemony with the connivance of the departing colonialist was the first step into Nigeria's calamitous political adventure....

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Dreams, visions, trances and their interpretations (Series) MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA In our series in the subsequent weeks, you will find out what the Holy Spirit has revealed to the children of God which we shall share with you.

Nigerian rogue judges and and the war against corruption E O EKE, UK Politician recommend lawyers for SAN and have undue influence in the appointment and dismissal of judges. ... This incestrous relationship must be sorted out. No nation can allow unscrupulous judges and lawyers to continue to pervert the law....

My Month of Care Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada We cherish caring for ourselves, particularly our body, ladies pay special attention to their faces (you can confirm that by the frequency of the usage of their mirrors) sometime we care for our soul, and at times we take time to care for others and our community. Care like the word love is one word that we need but we have abused.

Nigeria at 60: Nigeria is still a bridge of hope in the face of challenges! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The optimists must be cautious in their daily relationships with the cynics, they should always remember that cynics do not see what they see! There's every reason to be happy and optimistic about the future of Nigeria.

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Prayer for Nigeria at 60 (Part 2) SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria The institution commissioned to be prosecuting theft itself is meanwhile under probe. How do we explain this? I just pray that when the result of the probe is announced, it is not going to be like the proverbial saying "The Hawk steals it and the Eagle snatches it back from the Hawk" because....

Nigeria's 60 years protracted illness Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA The patient who suffers from protracted illness prays for death. Recently I visited a twelve-year protracted ill patient for spiritual anointing. He was so worried and tired of living. He asked me to tell God to take away his life so that he may go and rest.

America and the deadly politics of the coronavirus (4) LEBURAH GANAGO, Atlanta, GA, USA Donald Trump's dirty political tricks of discrediting any fact which does not align with his political calculation is again in full display when it comes to his attack on voting by mail. Donald Trump's political calculation is that his supporters would defy the COVID-19 pandemic and pour out to the polls....

TAKE ME OUT (Mark Angel Comedy) (Episode 278)

Prepare for life after death! Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada What the Holy Spirit taught me this morning is that you should not let your faith be in vain. That your faith will be in vain if it is only to access mundane, materialistic and terrestrial things and it’s not used as a currency to access eternal values.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK ONDO 2020: The second coming of Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (2020-2024) and other matters arising MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA The second and final coming of Gov. Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu in his re-election will foreclose an Owo man or woman from occupying the governorship seat of the Sunshine State for the next 25 years. ... no person from my ancestral town of Owo will ever govern Ondo State till 2045.

UZOKWE'S SEARCHLIGHT As Nigeria turns 60, I want Nigeria back! ALFRED O. UZOKWE, Harrisburg, PA, USA So how did things degenerate to this abysmal level in Nigeria? I will answer by going down memory lane. In the end, I am almost certain that most well-meaning Nigerians would declare in unison - WE WANT NIGERIA BACK! We want Nigeria restored to the good days of the late 70s and pre civil war.

Coronavirus pandemic confusion Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA The coronavirus has enthroned the fear of virus above the fear of God. ... many adherents of Christianity and Islam have stumbled in their faith. Hence some no longer take the worship of God seriously. Some are asking: If God is all-powerful, where was He during the outbreak of the pandemic? Why did He allow the virus to drive people out of worship centers?

Democratization of ignorance in Nigeria II YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA When PDP loses election to APC, the Nigerian masses (voters) yare and gall with one another. The small and short-term loser, and the short-term winner, in a jiffy, congratulate each other at the expense of their ignorant supporters.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Exclusive! Obaseki’s pyrrhic victory, Ize-Iyamu will govern Edo State MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA We saw beforehand through the Holy Spirit that spiritual banana peels that would shipwreck the ‘victory” of Mr Godwin Obaseki. His case is akin to that of Mr Adonijah who proclaimed himself king without paying close attention to the fine prints of life, details and minute things.

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Prayer for Nigeria at 60 (Part 1) SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria It is very shameful that the countries of the world who saw us as leaders 60 years ago have caught up with us and surpassed us by far. Yet, those who are responsible for our downfall show no sign of repentance, they are even going deeper in actions that can further collapse the country.

Historic perspective on the pardon of Alli and Enahoro ERIC TENIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria The contribution of Chief Anthony Enahoro to this country is always appreciated. A Nationalist per excellence, he moved the motion on Nigeria's Independence, he led the Mid-West delegation to the ad-hoc Constitutional Conference in 1967, ... he fought for Democracy during Abacha's tenure at the risk of his personal safety.

It goes both ways, but both ways matter! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA There's no doubt that the implicit biases and stereotypical way of seeing black people are now subject to global uproar and worldwide conversation.

Msgr. Nathaniel C. Obiagba, first priest civil lawyer in West Africa: A tribute Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican The Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha was once again, thrown into a mourning mood on September 14, 2020, Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. This time, that of its eldest and most energetic, hardworking priest civil lawyer, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Nathaniel Chidozie Obiagba.

Again, Obasanjo's sermon on Nigeria ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State Looking at the merits of his arguments, have Obasanjo's accusers realized that those issues he raised can be supported by true empirical facts, which have nothing to do with sentiments?

On the Peter Edochie saga: A case of open society and its enemies ONYEMAECHI OGBUNWEZEH, , Frankfurt, Germany The renowned Nigeria Actor of Nollywood fame, Pete Edochie, was forced a few days ago, to go on air, to offer explanations, on why he took up a role, in a movie that has not even premiered.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK How Christian missionaries can win Muslims to our Lord Jesus Christ? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA It is regrettable that many of our churches are at ease on Mt. Zion forgetting we are in the Last Days. Christians on foreign missions need your money quite alright but they need your prayers back-up more than any other thing....

Abia Polytechnic mini summit and its high expectations OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA The management of the institution in a bid to reposition the polytechnic for greater operational efficiency commenced the implementation of the review report on verification of staff and their certificates....

Daddy Freeze's puerile attempt at relevance PAUL THOMAS, Ireland Sniffing around and antagonising other people's work is no work. It is an avenue to seek relevance amongst your fickle fans seeking adventurism in wrong places....

Be a bibliophile, enrich your mind YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Read to ward-off ignorance.; Your mind, your greatest asset!; Don't lose it to midget minds!; A Mind is a terrible thing to waste!

Senseless killing of Nwogu and the dilapidated nature of Aba Ikot Ekpene Road OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA The story surrounding the senseless killing has continued to change over the minute in forms and narratives. Even the release by NSCDC explaining and defending the killing is not palatable and can only be defined as a futile attempt to cover the dastard act.

Fighting corruption in Nigeria & Africa Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada To deal with corruption, one must address the supply side (the payers of the bribes) and the demand side (the bribe takers). Legislations like 'the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act' in Canada, modelled after 'The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act' in the USA, make it an offence to directly or indirectly give, offer....

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Love letter to all muslims:- Support our world e-learning online christian education MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA We want teachers and instructors with innate endowments combined with a track record of academic achievements and the ability to train new generations of young men and women to join us.

Institutionalised corruption perpetuates underdevelopment CHIMA OKEREKE There is no intention here to trace the history, rather a few examples showing that in spite of all the publicity and trumpeted activities on anticorruption over some decades, the situation has not changed.

Dr Jaja Anucha Wachuku: Immortalising another legend of Ukwa Ngwa nation OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA Jaja was also the first Minister of Foreign Affairs, and first Minister of Aviation. It is strongly assumed that no subsequent ministers of that ministry has equalled his records.

The Journey without return Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA He hurried with his bag to the motor park. Many buses where already there looking for passengers to their various destinations. When the loaders saw this seemingly gentleman, they asked him one after the other, 'Oga, where are you travelling to?' He smiled and replied, 'I am travelling to no destination. Is there any bus going there?'

ONYINYE'S MIRROR ON LIFE Pandemic Poems ONYINYE OYEDELE, Ontario, Canada Unprecedented, Protocol, and Quarantine will be on spelling tests this school year.

The Rise and Fall of North African Churches: Lessons for Nigerian Churches Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican What happened to the vibrant Churches of North Africa - the rise and fall of North African Churches in the early centuries' Christianity, is a history, Christians and Churches in Nigeria today, should not neglect to equip themselves with in the face of what is happening presently in the country.

Gani Fawehinmi: Our icon of inspiration YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Our own Gani's coming to limelight was the celebrated case of a poor man whose wife was snatched by a commissioner who used the instrument of power to oppress and coarse the beautiful woman. Gani read the sad story in a local newspaper in Lagos and put necessary legal ammunition in his arsenal in motion and headed to the north and took up the case.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK 'The eternal fate of muslims: Will muslims go to paradise? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA When I -Moshood-was a Muslim in those 25 years in spiritual darkness, I derided Christian Evangelists who say anyone who does not accept the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior would never make it to heaven.

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Two things, which Baba, President Buhari is capable of doing SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria I am not unaware that some of the religious houses frighten the worshippers with the Scripture or use sweet words to cajole them so as to give generously but so long as the Pastors and Imams do not rob anyone, but the worshippers give the money out of their volition, that should not be the business of the government. ... Baba President, please repeal that [CAMA] law.

The complex structure of Yoruba in Nigeria's geopolitical problems! (Yoruba must go back to the basics) YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Yoruba regional escapism premises in our stereotyped exposition and the ego of superiority complex. ... it is nerve-wracking to see that Yoruba leaders have always encouraged the government at the top to put the round pegs in square holes.

Human Life: How long or how well? Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA I remember vividly during my secondary school days at Aguata High School Aguata, how one of my classmates nearly caused me high blood pressure during one of our promotion examinations. The subject in question was Geography.

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES In defense of President Buhari in regards to looting of public fund SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria While other ex-Nigerian Presidents and Heads of State are getting N23million monthly, Buhari gets only N2.3million. Buhari wrote a letter to the Minister of Finance and said he should only be paid 10% of the N23m they give all past leaders as monthly salary.

'My Month of Salvation Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Most times we are crying to God for salvation whenever we are in danger or bondage and he responds because of his loving kindness but you will agree with me there is a spiritual salvation which we sometimes ignore or take for granted because we love this world.

CAMA & the future of the Church and Nigeria Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican A government that has not been able to tackle the challenges posed to it by insurgency and increasing insecurity in the land, should not invite a war with the Church of Christ in Nigeria. No government or leader in the recent history of the world has ever fought the Church and succeeded, or even survived it.

Attributing Governor Yahaya Bello’s victory to electoral intimidation IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Houston, Texas While the phrase ‘Electoral Intimidation’ is not new to lexicology or to our political operation, it is definitely new to our hearing (at least to many persons) in that until yesterday 31/08/2020 when an analyst had used it on national TV to explain the supreme court’s verdict on the Kogi gubernatorial elections....

Ikpeazu and his kinetic projects OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA Abians are now excited and they are rejoicing that their darling BCA will now come full swing on air. Even those who missed interesting programmes of the station during the day, due to busy schedule, will now have the opportunity to enjoy the programmes during the night.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Who is our Lord Jesus Christ: God Almighty, Prophet or …? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA Muslims and pseudo-Christians argue themselves hoarse that Our Lord, Master and Savior Jesus Christ never said He was God Almighty while physically on earth for thirty-three years to carry out the work of human redemption.

UZOKWE'S SEARCHLIGHT To tame flooding and erosion in the South East, All Must Go Back to Basics – A Video Presentation ALFRED O. UZOKWE, Harrisburg, PA, USA If you have ever travelled to south eastern Nigeria, and indeed most of southern Nigeria, during the rainy season, you will be amazed.

Beyond Northern Lawyers' New Bar Association: Matters Arising Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican ... the on-going saga of the formation of a parallel Bar Association by lawyers from the Sharia States of Northern Nigeria could turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

A new Nigeria Bar Association? And so what! IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Houston, Texas Honestly, Nigeria as of this minute, should be allowed to go in whatever direction dire circumstances willed it – if you know what I mean.

Why Edo people must re-elect Governor Obaseki! PATRICK ODIONIKHERE, Austria As Edo people goes to the electoral box on September 19, 2020, to elect a governor and members of the state's assembly, they must ask themselves what Edo stands for and the values that the election outcome should reflect?

Stop boasting! Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada So you see that Peter is always full of outbursts. The last boast was so much that Jesus responded with a prophetic insight and a word of caution-for him which unfortunately he did not learn from.

In Buhari, Nigeria died E O EKE, UK The call by Miyetti Allah for the establishment of a Fulani militia in East Nigeria is another clear evidence that the essence of Nigeria has been lost and that the Fulanis are in a conquest mood.

Buhari, the road to hell E O EKE, UK When a government no longer represents those who did not vote for it and justify discrimination on the basis of vote, the government sets the country on the road to hell.

Exit of Vincent Kompany: A defender of world class! CYRIL C. NWOKEJI, Belgium Vincent Kompany's brilliant career as a soccer player, has now ended. It ended at the very club where it all began for him: Anderlecht FC of Brussels.

Eternal Journey without Luggage Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA A certain Nigerian woman, whose third daughter gave birth to her first child in London, was invited by her son-in-law to come and nurse her grand child and to stay with them for a period of time. She was so excited over the international invitation.

Congratulations to Austin "Jay-Jay" Okocha, at 47! CYRIL C. NWOKEJI, Belgium A friend of mine in Belgium, in 1993, told me about a highly talented Nigerian player who played for Eintrancht Franfurt, a German first division team. It made me curious; and after watching his brilliant display, for his club side, one came to the conclusion he was indeed a great player!

THE CHRISTIAN WALK What the Quran says about our Lord, Master and Savior Jesus Christ? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA Our Lord Jesus Christ said emphatically who He was (is) during His thirty-three years sojourn on this earth. He also reveals Himself to those who are serious, faithful and willing to know Him today.

US 2020 Election: The contrast between darkness and light YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA ...what moral justifications will the GOP Convention and their expected speakers have, to sell a failed president to American voters for another term of a reality show in the Oval Office?

Are you working? Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Recently I watched a video clip of religious economy nations (Africa) versus knowledge economy nations (Asia, Israel). Literarily saying we have some generation of people who will rather spend all their time asking God for miracles rather than using their God given knowledge to work.

As another section of Africa boils OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU, New Jersey, USA The question begging for urgent address in the Mali's situation is 'will the soldiers, who call themselves the 'National Committee for the Salvation of the People', fulfill their assurance of not staying in power?'

The big shoes of late Chief Sir Anthony Obiagbaoso Enukeme Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA Like King Solomon who built a temple for the Lord in the Old Testament, Sir Anthony Enukeme single handedly built Saint Agatha's Catholic Church, Aba, and Saint James Catholic Church, Neni, and all the sundry edifices within the two church premises.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK What is the Quran's teaching about salvation? MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA After the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; a redemption or 'buying back' of Adam's children (you and I) had to be put in place by an All-Wise and All-Knowing Jehovah Lord God Almighty.