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Because Nigeria’s democracy is unsafe

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http://ift.tt/2rEGpYr Martins Oloja<br /> It’S time to stop the march of democracy Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the prophet once called dem don crazy, demonstation of craze… in this country. It’s time to speak truth not only to power, but to ourselves – that the majesty of democracy has been defiled and so we the people have to thrash the project in the most populous black nation on earth! Yes, it is time to crash democracy here because the main strength of its majesty, the rule of law, has become the rule of man, and indeed the rule of lawyers. And so we do not need to read law before awareness that where man with the aid of unethical lawyers rule, without the rule of law, there will be chaos and consequently there will be no progress before the end of time. As a student, I read Chief ObafemiAwolowo’s treatise on “The travails of democracy and the rule of law” but I did not understand – until now! So, I would like to join forces with the real people who have not been carried away b...

Victory over household enemies

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http://ift.tt/2nQxfL3 Segun Adewumi Household enemies are the enemies within the family. The Bible establishes the fact that one’s enemies are really members of his household. (Micah 7:2-6) The biblical examples of Household enemies begin from Abel and Cain. Cain was envious of his brother Abel, who gave the best to God. He murdered his brother because of envy. We also have the example of Lot and Abraham. Another bitter example is that of Jacob and Esau. Rebecca, their mother stole and delivered the destiny of Esau to Jacob.   (Gen. 37:19-20) Joseph and his Brothers The removal of Joseph’s coat of many colours and putting him into a dry pit, while they ate was a common practice of household enemies, who usually discourage recognition of our talents and competence and put us in pit of life, which is a situation of hatred and stagnation. Household enemies are very common situations in the African society because of the polygamous arrangements of family settings. Polyg...