Category: Reconnection
Matters miscellaneous
By Abdu Rafiu Many events have occurred in quick succession and I discovered I have some catching up to do. While I will still have the opportunity to pay deserved tributes to the most iconic leaders of these times, the brave heroes in the trenches in quest for a new order in our land in […]
Continue ReadingThe body of inevitable knowledge
By Abdu Rafiu Systems, practices and cultures of different peoples are observed and documented to form a body of knowledge. So is the behaviour of man under different circumstances and environments, be it in politics, or economic pursuits. Reports of such behavioral studies abound. If we consider that we cannot see far and we cannot […]
Continue ReadingAge of Knowledge Revisited
By Abdu Rafiu Hardly is it suspected that the non-physical defines undercurrents that eventually lead to the physical either as condensation or as pressure. Unaware of the undercurrents we simply conclude that what we do not see or feel does not exist. We have scientists to thank; with their microscope the world now knows that […]
Continue ReadingFurther to Beyond Bread and Butter
By Abdu Rafiu Predictably, there have been more reactions to this column on my assertion that John the Baptist received and gave to mankind the great Revelation generally referred to as the Revelation of John. It is expected that when a serious spiritual pronouncement is made, a great many who concern themselves with issues beyond […]
Continue ReadingAll ears, Mr. Trump is back
By Abdu Rafiu Predictably, millions of people from across the globe were glued on Monday to their television sets, radios, and whatever internet gadgets, audio and visual, they could lay hands upon to be witnesses to history in the United States of America. It was the return of Donald Trump to power, absolute power as […]
Continue ReadingChoice of Alaafin of Oyo and recourse to Ifa
By Abdu Rafiu Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo, departed earthly life in April, 2022, aged 83. He was on the throne for 51 years. He came to office well prepared. He read widely, especially about the history of his forebears, of Oyo people — towns and settlements. He was always in his element, […]
Continue ReadingFuelling doubts
By Abdu Rafiu The ding –dong between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the NNPCL is good, disturbing as it may seem on the surface. It is a wake-up clarion call to NNPCL. The nation has suffered enough in its hands. The argument that may be seen as degenerating into a brickbat is still over the […]
Continue ReadingLet us strive relentlessly to recognise our mission
By Olusola Adeyegbe Do you recall the three wise men who journeyed to Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago? Their mission was not merely to discover the birthplace of the Lord Jesus and present Him with gifts. It was far more profound, rooted in divine purpose and orchestration. These men were specially guided and guarded by […]
Continue Reading2025 great expectations
By Abdu Rafiu Every New Year is seen as the closing of an old chapter and an opportunity for a new beginning. A great many long for a turning around in their fortune and those with health challenges are filled with hope for a new season. To reinforce their prayerful thoughts with those of others […]
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