Opinion - Page 11

By Valentine Obienyem The expression “joy and sorrow”—an oxymoron—beautifully captures the meaning of Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday). This was clearly explained by Fr. Chigozie Jidere (Fr. Nwayo), who concelebrated the Mass of the Last Supper with Fr. Maximus Okonkwo, highlighting the depth

Bolaji Abdullahi’s recent ‘letter is not about governance. It is about posture. A performance of outrage, carefully worded, conveniently timed, and entirely devoid of solutions. Not a single pathway offered. Not one alternative proposed’ “It is easy to write from the sidelines.

By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu-PhD The old women in my grandmother’s village had a saying about the man who only swept his compound when the chief was visiting. They called him “the borrower of cleanliness” one who rented virtue by the hour and

By Emmanuel Gandu HIGHLIGHTS 1. Excerpts 2. Introduction 3. The money making Christian film 4. Why “The Passion of the Christ” is the greatest story ever told 5. Mel Gibson 6. Jim Caviezel 7. Is there part II of this film? EXCERPTS

By Kio Amachree I am the eldest son of Chief Godfrey Kio Jaja Amachree QC — Nigeria’s first Solicitor-General, Acting Attorney-General, first Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Senior Crown Counsel to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and Attorney-General of the

By Fred Chukwuelobe President Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited crisis-torn Jos, Plateau State, yesterday, ostensibly to commiserate with families who lost loved ones in the latest round of violence. He stopped at the airport and was kind enough to give the grieving families

By Azu Ishiekwene In many parts of the country, the rains poured down earlier in the week, bringing much physical and psychological relief from the searing heat. The absence of electricity from public supply channels made it worse. Average daytime temperatures throughout

There is a seductive myth in modern society, the idea that one can opt out of politics and still live a life untouched by its consequences. It sounds comforting, even dignified: “I am not interested in politics.” But that posture, while understandable,

Nigeria may be inching toward a defining test of its democracy. The crisis around the African Democratic Congress is no longer just about party leadership or legal procedure. It has come to symbolise a deeper national anxiety, that the political space is

A professor of Law, Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, has faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] on its decision to interpret the ruling of the Court of Appeal in the case [appeal] between Senator David Mark v Hon Nafiu Bala Gombe & Ors.