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In as much as many have undertaken to speak on the ongoing political crises in the country centering on the future of electoral politics, I have decided to make basic clarifications. My preferred surgical tools are the Antecedent, Behaviour and Consequence, ABC, of what might, on the long run, endanger us all and, of course, condemn […]
The post The ABC, ADC and APC of Nigerian politics, by Owei Lakemfa appeared first on Vanguard News.
The Bible said in John 1:29 that Jesus Christ is the “Lamb of God”, a sinless sacrifice provided by God to atone for our sins. And in John 3:16, it said, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting […]
The post The sacrificial lamb, by Patrick Omorodion appeared first on Vanguard News.
“There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about; because when you are neutral, you become an accomplice” – Christiana Anampour, CNN. For reasons too numerous to discuss, I had since my days in university vowed never to participate in politics by becoming a member of any political party. That should not be interpreted to […]
The post The lights of democracy are going out in Nigeria, by Dele Sobowale appeared first on Vanguard News.
No other group played a greater role than the media in the struggle for Nigeria’s independence. The British had to harass Nigerian media professionals using obnoxious laws that confiscated freedom of speech in the colony. The Newspaper Ordinance of 1903, the Seditious Offences Ordinance of 1909, the Criminal Code of 1916 and the Newspaper Registration Act […]
The post Even INEC admonishes the media? By Tonnie Iredia appeared first on Vanguard News.
A popular actress joins a new church and decides to recommit herself to her faith. She takes it upon herself to perform a public ‘deliverance’ for a schoolgirl, who is still in her uniform. There are no teachers or parents in sight. Just the actress/pastor fiercely gripping the face of a teenager and performatively screeching at […]
The post When systems fail, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi appeared first on Vanguard News.
Today parenthood can begin in a laboratory long before it begins in a bedroom. It can start with frozen eggs preserved against time, with donor profiles
The post The New Family: How science is rewriting parenthood, by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Vanguard News.
For a country whose presidents speak so rarely that citizens hear more from rumours, Wike’s media chats now feel like a genre of their own
The post Wike, the man who married the microphone, by Stephanie Shaakaa appeared first on Vanguard News.
When people describe Nigeria as the giant of Africa, they speak more to its potential than to its reality. And the potential is enormous by most standards. A land mass that is the envy of most, a land that is rich in mineral resources of all kinds, an access to the sea that is denied many countries, […]
The post Religious activism as sign of a failing state? By Muyiwa Adetiba appeared first on Vanguard News.
At almost ninety two, Wole Soyinka remains strong and razor-sharp. The Obidients bear witness to his roar and linguistic agility. Yet three years into his bosom friend’s presidency, and for the first time since 1960, Soyinka appears comfortable with a president’s atrocities and sacrilege. Has the man died? During the 2023 elections he claimed he was out […]
The post Wole Soyinka: Has the man died? By Ugoji Egbujo appeared first on Vanguard News.
The rumour mill has continued to churn over the conspicuous absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from several high-profile commissioning ceremonies during his recent visit to Lagos. What should ordinarily have been a triumphant return to his political base, the very platform that launched him to national power, has instead opened the floodgates of speculation. Observers have […]
The post Tinubu in a fix over next Lagos governor, by Emmanuel Aziken appeared first on Vanguard News.