Governor Makinde, You goofed! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA As one of your supporters, well-wishers, and friends, I have been trying to shy away from writing about your recent PDP gathering (rally) in the rustic and ancient city or town of Ibadan, Oyo State.

The coronavirus plague: A simple spiritual explanation IKECHUKWU IBEKWE We know or ought to know that God does nothing (whether a blessing or an injury) that is not meant to achieve a purpose; indeed, it is written that all things work together for good, but only to those that LOVE God....

BOOK REVIEW: Arguing with Zombies! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA This article is not an attempt to review or deconstruct the new and recently published book titled: "Arguing with Zombies" written by a winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, Paul Krugman.

The 1980 African Nations' Cup-winning Green Eagles (Super Eagles) of Nigeria! CYRIL C. NWOKEJI, Belgium The Green Eagles came back from Brazil, almost ready to take on Africa at the 1980 Nations' cup tournament. The team, however, lacked a very vital component....

Making sense of Oshiomhole's reprieve ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State Yes, some forces may succeed in muscling Obaseki out of the 2nd Term race. But then, as long as Obaseki's problem remains unsolved, Oshiomhole's case will also remain precarious. Why?

Where are you going: Nineveh or Tarshish? Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada EJust imagine the scene when Jonah was buying a ticket from Joppa to Tarshish. Why are you spending the money, talent, treasures and time God gave you, to work against Him?

Is this the beginning of pains? OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU Today, another deadly virus has come visiting. Coronavirus(COVID-19). Bells announcing church services no longer toll in some cities; the once busy cities are now desolate; the stadia across Europe and other continents ... are now deserted....

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES A word and Prayer about Coronavirus SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria He once destroyed the entire world, killing every human, animals and plants except the family of Noah (Gen.6). He can do it again when we do not cease to flout His laws. It is we who have to repent.

COVID-19: A Tale of Two "Pastors" in Nigeria? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Pastor A is an enlivening charismatic old pastor. He was even telling his gullible followers that "God" told him that Coronavirus was coming in January 2020 but he said, he was careful not to reveal it because....

Conovarious, the World and Africa CHRIS EBHOTE, London, UK Africa must resist the rumours that Coronavirus does not afflict Africans because of the level of heat. I am glad that recent events or cases across Africa has proven that wrong.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Satan's Weapon of Mass Destruction (Part One) MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA When the True Lord God Almighty showed us the current global pandemic known as Coronavirus, we published it in this column for nearly a year alerting the entire human race. Here were our exact words as revealed by the Holy Spirit and published here in The Christian Walk on Tuesday November 5, 2013 almost seven years ago:-

Religion is not a man's problem, man is the problem of religion ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State O ye the religious bigots; adherents but ungodly, the first basis for your deliberate ignorance is in this verse from the Holy Quran: it is self-evident and self-explanatory:

COVID-19 pandemic and the use of Chloroquine: Message to Fellow Nigerians! Dr TONY ADJEH, Yorkshire, England The evidence about the use of chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for the prevention or treatment of CODV-19 is at best anecdotal and based on limited studies in the laboratory. ... Even though several countries have been using these medications for treating hospitalised COVID-19 patients....

Lessons from Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Expect many souls to come to God. I pray this Coronavirus pandemic will cause many souls to turn and give their lives to Christ. What the devil meant for evil, God will turn it around for his good.

Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams possible pairing in November? YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Though, 'American voters are very funny,' not sheepish but unpredictable! I am cautiously optimistic of Stacey Abrams's choice as a running mate to Biden, putting into consideration the Hilary Clinton's painful effect of 2016.

Nigeria: One Country, Wasted Visions ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State Expectedly, 'Vision 2010' went the way it came! Then entered 'Vision 20:2020'! Again, this is Year 2020, which means this 'Vision' is also dead and, its carcass, interred! ... a new effort, tagged 'The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' is now on the plate, with 17 objective goals to aspire to!

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES Prayer against the oppressors of the masses of Nigeria SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria The list of institutions; governmental and nongovernmental, which oppress the common people in this country is endless, particularly, those agencies or corporations, which provide us with one service or the other. Rather than serve us, they rob and rip us to the bone.

CORONAVIRUS: It's neither a reality show nor a conspiracy theory! It's real! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA He has misled his throng of benign supporters by originally concocted that Coronavirus was a hoax and imaginary. The reality is fox(ing) on the traffickers of real conspiracy theories, and those who are now making everyone scampering for answers....

JUNGLE JUSTICE (Mark Angel Comedy) (Episode 251)

CORONAYIRUS: Beyond invading a careless World Order IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Abuja, Nigeria The adoption of Democracy as the preferred system of administration as far as global politics was concerned kick-started the decline into the careless world order.

CORONAVIRUS: Test me while I am covered! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA In Uncle Sam's land, panic, fear; And uncertainty envelop us; As the test is unavailable for us!; Schools and public niches; Are in the anxiety of the peril; And the existential threat of Coronavirus!; China is the monster distributor!

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Our prophecy on Coronavirus in The Christian Walk and my birthday anniversary MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA The current global pandemic that has taken the people of the world unawares and pants down didn't just sneak onto us without notice. The True Lord God Almighty that allowed this Coronavirus on us revealed it to His trusted prophets and those of us He has called in truth....

The days of Noah are here! CALEB A. ABAS, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada When I look at the direction the present world is heading, especially as regards the state of Christianity, I am no longer surprised that Noah's painstaking preaching of many years (some theologians say 120 years) only produced eight souls.

In loving memory of Prof. Pius Adesanmi! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Approximately, a year ago, within a spate of two horrible weeks, I lost two Muses in sudden and tragic deaths. Who are we to question God's decision on our fallible souls?

Much ado about National Security Adviser ERIC TENIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria The question is what is so special about the job of National Security Adviser that both the Police and the military have monopolised the appointment. What is wrong in a civilian becoming the National Security Adviser?

Is Holines important? Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Many so called ministers are living unholy lifestyles, doing fake miracles and they seem to be getting away with it. The crowd is there. Money is coming. Fame is growing. They have connections to the high and mighty in the society and in the government yet, they sleep around with church members.

As Emir Sanusi becomes history! ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State Let's for the sake of argument admit that he was dethroned traditionally which, then, means that the man must be willing, without the compulsion of the state. Who then decided his Nasarawa new home for him? If it was not Sanusi that amounted to abduction in the eye of the law; nothing but a clear case of kidnap....

THE CHRISTIAN WALK America Decides 2020 and the fate of Gov. Akeredolu in Ondo 2020 MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA Now that Mr. Akeredolu is about to complete his first term, he should not be politically confident that his second term is a -shoo-in and his re-election a foregone conclusion. He may be surprised. If he does two things as revealed to us by His Majesty on High, he will win re-election by slim margin.

Happy International Women's Day 2020 YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Men are terrors in their schisms,; With much audacity to pound; And inflict sweet anguish on women.; Men are enfant terrible,; In their innocuous cocoons.; Men are camps and scavengers of love.

Radio without battery Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA I cleared my throat and then asked him, 'Oga, do you have a radio without battery? I need it badly.' He frowned and asked, 'What do you mean?' I replied, 'Please do not be annoyed. I urgently need a radio that operates without battery.' He rebuffed me and shouted, 'Are you out of your senses? How can a radio operate without battery?...'

My month of flourishing Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Believers are often likened to trees in Scripture.... Every human being desires to flourish but not all flourish. God's plan for humanity is to flourish. 'And God blessed them, and God said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion.'

FROM THE PREACHER'S LENSES A nation not short in prayers yet with no significant improvement in living condition of the common people SAM AWEDA, Lagos, Nigeria The spending of days and nights in Churches, Mosques and mountains was absent in the days when every University undergraduate ate three course meals a day, had their clothes laundered by the University and got 2 or more jobs before they even finished writing their final examination papers.>Pa Joshua Ogunlowo in his coveted high position in life, affirms my believe that a person can attain a high office, yet, with the enabling grace of God live clean, without corruptly enriching himself.

When Flutist admonishes Priests and Nuns Rev. Fr. FRANCIS A. OBORJI, The Vatican In the first place, Ichie Odenjimji, the flutist should be commended for his courageous admonitions to our priests and nuns at this particular time in Nigeria's checked history and regime of tyranny and dictatorship. His admonitions to priests and nuns about the danger of 'silence of complicity' at a time this, is indeed gen.

In order to fight Islamic terrorism in Nigeria, General Buhari must abandon his Islamic supremacist agenda Rev Fr. STAN CHU ILO, Chicago, USA It surprises no one that General Buhari and his henchmen have largely ignored the recent protest. He has not responded to the protest with any assurance that things will improve except his usual empty and effete threats against the recent killings of over 50 Nigerians in Kaduna. The President has ignored the cries of these giant men and women of God.

Marriage Drama Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA For the first time in their life, Ifeanyi and Ifeoma accidentally came in contact with each other at a birthday party. Love mysteriously entered into their eyeballs as they sat opposite each other at the party. They shook hands and fell in love immediately.

Religion: This opium will surely destroy us! IFEANYICHUKWU MMOH, Abuja, Nigeria For it is only at the point when opium had taken control of the human mind that confusion, falsehood, lies and the unwillingness to face reality existed. Who would believe that in Nigeria and despite the very obvious contention between the 2 major religions; corruption, uncleanliness, indiscipline still existed?

2023 and Tinubu's rumoured interest ABIODUN KOMOLAFE, Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State All said, Asiwaju's rumoured presidential bid, if there is any meat in it, requires tact and diligent planning. It requires ability to do things right and do the right things.

Appraising Abia intervention on Coronavirus OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU Thank God for the proactiveness of Gov Okezie Ikpeazu. Abia State Government has initiated a quick response to this disaster by inaugurating a committee to manage the prevention and preparation to handle issues around the pandemic.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK What is the question if Jesus Christ is the answer? USA: 2020 MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA If you call yourself any of these five names and you are not sure of your calling and still continues to parade yourself as such in the Body of Christ, not only are you an impostor, fake and false, but our Lord Jesus Christ will definitely call you a worker of lawlessness on the Day of Judgment.

Bayelsa Gubernatorial Race: The Supreme Court pronouncement on review CHRIS EBHOTE, London, UK For a very long time some politicians in cohort with some lawyers who have nothing but contempt for Nigerians make frivolous applications to courts to upturn electoral results and more often than not the courts oblige them. The de facto situation has been that the courts became the electorate.

Technical know-how for avoiding hell Pastor AMOS D. DADA, Toronto, Ontario, Canada What the Holy Spirit is saying today is, hell is real. Hell is not a good place. Hell is not a place to joke with. The Bible describes hell as a terrifying and horrible place. Hell is described as “eternal fire”....

Awo: A message to all Nigerians YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA The words of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo are still very much fresh in our minds and instructive to the Nigerian authority. The government of Muhammadu Buhari needs to consider the true restructuring of the fractured federation.

The many accolades of Gov Ikpeazu OKECHUKWU K. UKEGBU Since his emergence as the governor of Abia State in 2015, it has been plethora of victories, like his name, Victor implies, awards and recognitions.

INSECURITY: Something is wrong Fr. PAT AMOBI CHUKWUMA An English adage says, 'Until the rotten tooth is pulled out, the mouth must chew with caution.' ... Before proffering solutions to the worsening insecurity bedeviling the Nation, we must acknowledge that something is drastically wrong. Could it be that the barber is inexperienced or that the clipper is not sharp?

A void world (Poem) YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA IN LOVING MEMORY OF KOBE BRYANT (1978 -- 2020), (Rest in Perfect Peace, Bro...!!!)

O ye pseudo 'believers' in Nigeria! YAHAYA BALOGUN, Arizona, USA Shame on you these "holier-than-thou" Nigerians crucifying this mortal and infallible woman--the renowned gospel singer, Tope Alabi.

Eight (8) Lessons I Learnt From Kobe Bryant's The Memorial Service Prov. 10:7 Bishop DAVID IBELEME, St. Ann's, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies On Monday, 24th Feb 2020, I watched the memorial service that was held at the Staples Center LA, in honour of Kobe Bryant. It was a very interesting and indeed a memorable service.

THE CHRISTIAN WALK Yahya Bello, Inua Wada of Kogi and the prophecy on political leadership MOSHOOD FAYEMIWO, Cameron, Texas, USA In both prophecies, we gave a veiled reference to the person who would govern the state in 2015. The man who would have been governor lived and still lives in Kaduna. He is from Ebira Land. His name is Dr Moses Wokili, a businessman. When he contacted us about his political ambition, we told him to give us time to inquire from the Lord in accordance with Biblical Principle....