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John Hawkins, an Englishman, made three trips to West Africa in the 1560s, and stole Africans whom he sold to the Spanish in America. On returning to England after the first trip, his profit was so handsome that Queen Elizabeth (the first Queen Elizabeth) became interested in directly participating in his next venture: and she provided for that purpose a ship named ‘the Jesus’. Hawkins left with ‘the Jesus’ to steal some more Africans, and he returned to England with such dividends that Queen Elizabeth made him a knight. Hawkins chose as his coat of arms the representation of an African in chains. The aforesaid, taking place in the 16th century, was to become the official commencement of the transatlantic slave trade, the European trade in African slaves that would go on to build the modern western world at the expense of west Africans. In subsequent centuries, the exploitation of Africa and African labour continued to be a source for the accumulation of capital t...

*Male/Female* Abia 65 65 Adamawa 40 40 Akwa-Ibom 63 63 Anambra 66 66 Bauchi 18 18 Benue 60 60 Borno 33 33 Cross-Rivers 54 54 Delta 65 65 Edo 63 63 Enugu. 65 65 Imo 66 66 Jigawa 37 37 Kaduna 52 52 Kano 34 34 Katsina 37 37 Kebbi 35 35 Kogi 61 61 Kwara 62 62 Lagos 65 65 Niger 49 49 Ogun 65 65 Ondo 64 system Osun 64 64 Oyo 63 63 Plateau 52 52 Rivers 62 62 Sokoto 15 7 Taraba 19 19 Yobe 20 20 FCT-Abuja 57 57 Bayelsa 51 51 Ebonyi 60 60 Ekiti 62 62 Gombe 37 37 Nassarawa 42 42 Zamfara 14 12 This is fraud. Even if we are created in the image and likeness of God, we must be allowed to grow and develop at our own pace. Anything short of this, is not acceptable. In the spirit of fairness and equality, we must restructure Nigeria.

Siren blaring indiscriminately. A three-vehicle convoy. Two white police Hilux Pickups are escorting a black Nissan Pathfinder. Gun - totting policemen in both escort vehicles. Three policemen in each escort vehicle. I finally get to see the occupant of the black Nissan Pathfinder. A young Oyinbo girl, possibly a graduate researcher. It means that her Nigerian host organization is taking no chances. They have arranged police protection for her in a private arrangement. Police as private contractor : I hear this is where the money is for the IG and the top police brass. However, six policemen protecting one person means that citizens are not protected. At this very moment, there are thousands of policemen in private arrangements all over this country. Maybe Bob Marley was right. Maybe total destruction is the only solution. Maybe this is beyond restructuring. Maybe we should consider it a tear down. A tear down is when you buy a building, tear it down complete...

We live in the AGE OF SELF. And SELF IS KING. Seemingly, everything in the world today is responding and gravitating towards the GOD OF SELF. Unfortunately, unscrupulous men at the helm of affairs in the church are also dragging the church down this ignoble path – the path that loves SELF and promotes SELF.  The contrast between ‘what the church ought to be’ and ‘what she is becoming’ is truly alarming. And it is hinged on a simple spiritual truth – the Gospel of Christ is UNRELENTING AND UNYIELDING in its opposition to SELF, and to everything that SELF represents. For at the centre of the Gospel of Christ is the CROSS OF CHRIST. And the function of the cross is to CROSS OUT SELF. Jesus Himself put the CROSS at the centre, making it an ABSOLUTE CONDITION FOR FOLLOWING HIM. “And he said to them all, if any man will come after me, let him deny himSELF, AND TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY, and follow me.” (Luke 9:23). On another occasion, He reiterated the same point in...

"But I say that so long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a bondservant, though he is lord of all" - Galatians 4:1 The Christian faith is the most interesting and challenging in man-to-God, God-to-man relationship. It evolves and grows. Accepting Jesus Christ as your saviour and lord does not AUTOMATICALLY, confer on any Christian the sonship status. It ONLY gives you the Power to become the child of God. - John 1:12 and this the Spirit of God can testify to: Romans 8:16 Children have their nuances, and God expect you to exhibit them, but does not want you to remain there. "When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things." 1 Cor.13:11 Some characteristics of childishness are: "Desire the 'milk' (ABC) of God's word" - 1 Peter 2:2 "Being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrines" - Eph.4:14 "Unskilled in biblical understandi...

Writing and speaking for Biafra has pitched me against many of my friends here. But I want to ask what other option do you offer? If I have to choose between Biafra and Nigeria, I choose Biafra.What has Nigeria offered if not every day sorrow tears and blood,Poverty,drama,backwardness etc. It will take a damaged psyche and a damaged sense of personal self worth to live in Nigeria and be satisfied with the situation of things. It will take a crushed and defeated spirit or maybe a mentally unstable mind to believe that Nigeria as it is might be the best option for us. We hope for a better day for ourselves and our children.Nigeria has proven that we can only keep Merry go rounding. Are we moving forward? We are only moving in circles! Biafra seems to be a ray of light in a very end of the tunnel where the light at the tunnel itself fails. Biafra offers all the opportunity to once again get back our voices and speak.Biafra offers us the chance to start again af...

With the emerging trend of young Nigerian youths who are supposed to be educated enough to know how to resolve the Nigerian conundrum getting more confused than the present bunch that constitutes the political class,it is safe and sound to submit that we still have many years to endure the present inanities and mediocre leadership that suffuse the political landscape. Brimming with so much energy and 'intellect',one would have expected(especially those of us w ho don't know much) that this set of people should be able to articulate concrete steps on how to move the country forward. They rail and rant. They condemn the status quo using high-sounding rhetoric and some fashion-beaten political grammars,yet they cannot pinpoint a formidable alternative to the present political configuration. Does that solve the problem? Never.That will never be. I am told there is an ocean of distinction between being an ideologue and being a realist..The former live an...