If there is only one reason why I still hold out hope that my country will rise again, it is because God, in his infinite mercies, has anointed one Nigerian who now seems to be some pet of the Almighty. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/062601.html
Not only can his followers-like me- point to the rate of growth of his church, said to be the fastest growing Christian ministry around, but even among political leaders at home, the man is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/061302.html
The acceptance of Abubakar to eminence after he handed over power to civilians: was it an act of objective evaluation, or an act of convenient selfish motivation on part of, especially, the political elite? URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/072601.html
...what we have in this brouhaha, is actually an all-out orchestrated campaign to turn back the hand of the clock and restore the shady and jaundiced coverage of Nigeria by the VOA Hausa Service. VOA and BBC used to share that reputation. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/120101.html
While he sits there in Abuja, turning himself into some latter day government prosecutor of prostitutes, Obasanjo's so called “new and improved” SSS is fast reliving the ugly days of military oppression. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/082701.html
Because the US says it has what we could accept as sufficient evidence that Iraq is building nuclear weapons is not reason enough to unilaterally attack Iraq. The international community has a role to play and international law has, of a necessity, to be... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/101002.html
But about 5-7 minutes after she got out of the building, while they were still hugging each other for coming out safely and beginning to get treatment, the second tower, which collapsed first, came tumbling down. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/100601.html
But then this matter goes beyond Obasanjo, and for that reason I would not blame him alone. I would blame every southern politician and leader who has failed to confront this Northern hegemonic dragon that is sure to bring Nigeria to certain ruination at... URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/112502.html
At a time when the devastation of AIDS continues to scare the world, a successful public health campaign against River Blindness rounded off in Africa offering hope of how HIV/AIDS may perhaps one day be brought under control. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/052603.html
“Many callers thought I would not be there to pick up the phone, because of what happened at the WTC. Many of them just started crying the moment they had my voice on the phone,” Ronke Desalu said. URL:https://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/laoluakande/091901.html