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Somali woman mercilessly stoned to death

Thursday, 19 November 2009 1:15 P GMT+01
A Somali woman of 20 gets stoned to death for adultery. The question remains about the man, the need for mercy and why people allow themselves to be lead in this way.

Thought Picnic: The Americe First Principle in Fort Hood

Saturday, 7 November 2009 10:21 P GMT+01
The trigger for the killings at Fort Hood was pulled long before the guns went off, can the family of the US Army be a family of siblings that feel equal and respected no matter their diversity?

Nigeria: Otunba Daniel - A governing example of hubris

Thursday, 29 October 2009 12:36 A GMT+01
A governor goes to a thanksgiving service and takes umbrage at a prayer of conciliation that he seizes the microphone from the pastor and negates those prayers.

Love Thy Neighbour

Friday, 16 October 2009 5:01 A GMT+01
The commandment to Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself is a safety regulation regardless of belief for you, not an exhausting drill

Bibles, sounds and complaints

Monday, 12 October 2009 10:22 P GMT+01
An audio bible project that should have been a good buy was an organisational jumble, I am complaining.

Home - At last

Friday, 9 October 2009 5:13 P GMT+01
I am home after 18 days in hospital.

One more night

Thursday, 8 October 2009 1:35 P GMT+01
I hope to leave hospital on Friday subject to a few home help arrangements.

A slumbering machine operator

Saturday, 3 October 2009 9:48 P GMT+01
Sleep and food with introductions to others.

Scuttling cancer with chemo

Thursday, 1 October 2009 8:56 P GMT+01
The truth is out, let the treatments begin.

Crutches on the drip

Tuesday, 29 September 2009 3:05 P GMT+01
Faulty drips, late results, fast crutches, fitting moulds and when shall we be let go finally?

Nigeria: Conflicted interests in the Boko Haram probe

Thursday, 6 August 2009 4:46 A GMT+01
Whilst is it timely to institute a probe into the Boko Haram affair, asking the National Security Adviser to conduct a probe into the failure of the self-same security framework that allowed it cannot be impartial.

An update on a place called church

Sunday, 2 August 2009 11:34 P GMT+01
I was in church today.

Nigeria: The Grim Reaper in the police station

Saturday, 1 August 2009 2:54 P GMT+01
The killing of the leader of Boko Haram and its financier in police custody after being delivered to the police by the army fully subdued and bound brings great cause for concern about the rule of law in Nigeria.

Nigeria: Boko Haram - The lessons lost

Friday, 31 July 2009 4:01 P GMT+01
There are lessons to be learnt from the insurgency of Boko Haram but I doubt the government, community and society has the resolve to tackle the issues resolutely.

Archbishop thought child sexual abuse was not criminal

Thursday, 28 May 2009 10:09 P GMT+01
And the Archbishop said, "We all considered sexual abuse of minors as a moral evil, but had no understanding of its criminal nature."

Thought Picnic: Accept my choices or lose your voices

Sunday, 17 May 2009 12:28 P GMT+01
Some contemporary events leads one on a journey into a possibly fictional childhood and parental conflict - sometimes life could be more real.

Nigeria: When women rage with the pudenda and the paps

Thursday, 30 April 2009 9:31 P GMT+01
The women are using unusual weapons of warfare to effect political dialogue and change, I think it would be very effective

Nigeria: Ekiti elections, a case of conscience before responsibility

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 4:37 A GMT+01
The Resident Electoral Commissioner of Ekiti State resigns before she has fully despatched her duties, I think she has failed in her responsibility on the basis of her Christian conscience.

Thought Picnic: A world without bad religion

Friday, 24 April 2009 12:52 P GMT+01
My Thought Picnic looks at how the interpretation of religion and religious views takes away from our community of humanity and denigrates womenfolk.

Nigeria: Surely not a wobbly president

Tuesday, 14 April 2009 9:42 A GMT+01
Concerns about the president's health create more concerns for the future of Nigeria, economically and politically.

Nigeria: Do him for vagrancy

Saturday, 4 April 2009 12:16 P GMT+01
A man whose father was a governor in Nigeria laments the loss of privilege and really, I don't give a damn.

Do you need a miracle?

Thursday, 2 April 2009 8:30 P GMT+01
Are we seeking miracles where we should have thought out and planned out what we want to achieve?

Nigeria: The crude franchise of stones

Thursday, 12 March 2009 5:08 P GMT+01
The President's convoy gets pelted with stones as he visits to pay his condolences on the death of the Gbong Gwom of Jos.

Nigeria: The Guardian, Conscience nurtured by half-truths

Sunday, 8 March 2009 12:02 A GMT+01
A columnist writes ignorantly about HIV/AIDS and condoms - the unfortunate thing is his tripe was published by the Guardian in Nigeria.

Catholic Church sacrifices girl's welfare on the altar of Canon Law

Friday, 6 March 2009 6:26 A GMT+01
An abortion is procured on medical grounds for a girl of 9 who was raped and did not have the ability to take twins to term in in her uterus. The Catholic Church has excommunicated all involved apart from the girl.