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Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, Philippians 3:13 Many people have the burning desire to make progress in life yet, have allowed their past mistakes, hurts, disappointments and others to limit them from stepping into the next phase of their lives. Everybody has a past but the future is what is unknown to us all. For us to make progress in this life, we need to examine and take an introspective journey of our life to see where and what is limiting us, if not limited us already to find out how we can overcome them in order to make progress in life. Each and every one of us is driven by our past, present or the unseen future being (positive or negati...

This week’s 10 of the best focuses on our Tony Allen-inspired Gateways series, in collaboration with Boiler Room, to look at when disco took over west Africa What is Gateways? And why does Nigerian music matter? See the rest of our series Gateways – Tony Allen and Nigeria here 1. The Sahara All Stars – Take Your Soul With Nigeria being the most populous country in Africa (not to mention the seventh in the world) and Lagos being a truly international city, it shouldn’t be a surprise that so many dancefloor-orientated genres – Afrobeat, Afrofunk and Afrodisco – flourished there in the 1970s and 80s. Despite its bloody colonial history (the country became independent from British rule in 1960) and terrible dictatorships after 1970, there was still rich cultural exchange between N...

Permit me to indulge in a quick aside and take you into a brief journey of discovery into the deep and devious mind of Lugard. On September 8th 2015, in an essay titled 'Lord Lugard's Magic and Flora Shaw's Spell' (New Telegraph, Daily Post, Naij. com, Premium Times, Pointblanknews) I wrote the following: "In 1916, Lord Frederick John Dealtry Lugard, the 1st Baron Lugard, the fourteenth Governor of Hong Kong and the first Governor-General of Nigeria, said the following: “Lagos has for 20 years opposed every Governor and has fomented strife and bloodshed in the hinterland. I have spent the best part of my life in Africa; my aim has been the betterment of the natives for whom I have been ready to give my life. But after some 29 years, and after nearly 12 years as Governor here, I...

On 19th September 2016 after the latest bombing in New York, Mr. Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said "In the 20th century the United States of America defeated fascism, nazism and communism. Today the United States of America must destroy (radical) Islamism". Mr. Trump is absolutely right! Yet it is not just in America that the scourge of jihadi violence and Islamist terror must be destroyed. It must be uprooted, defeated and destroyed throughout the entire world, including Nigeria. Sadly in this respect things appear to be getting worse. Reports coming in suggest that no less than eight Christian worshipers were murdered in cold blood whilst their Church was burnt to the ground in Borno state just yesterday. One wonders when this sad and sorry tale wi...

Kerry Washington looks stunning while posing alongside designer Christian Louboutin on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter‘s latest issue. The issue celebrates the Top 25 Red Carpet Designers of 2016 and includes big names like Carolina Herrera, who posed with Kiernan Shipka, and Burberry‘s Christopher Bailey, who was photographed alongside Lily James. Kerry Washington shared a glimpse of the cover on Instagram and wrote “Honored to be gracing the @hollywoodreporter cover with my dear friend. A true artist and trailblazer. An inspiration and a mentor. Christian, I love you and all of your limitless creative genius. Xo” The design icon doodled on a sparkly pink pair for 3-year-old Isabelle, who attended the photo session with her mother. He also customized a pair for Kerry. ...

Brethren, it takes the Holy Altar of God to fight the impossibility in your life. One has to run to the Holy Altar almost every day to pray. The priest on the altar must be approached with a gift to the altar; the sacrifice. This sacrifice stirs up the spirit in the high priest to speak into one’s life. This high priest can speak to turn misfortune to be fortune. High priest speaks the mysteries of God. He speaks the mind of God behind the Holy Altar. How many times do you see your prophet in a week? Most Christians suffer in life because they do not know what the high priest (Prophet) on the Holy Altar carries. Most Christians of today do complain and murmur and some even give up. In the case of Elizabeth, the angel of God shut Zachariah’s mouth because of disbelief. So unbelief can shut ...

I am sure that 99% of us have heard the sentence “Believe in yourself” on so many different occasions and times. A lot of people assume this sentence overrated and therefore ignore and fail to see how powerful those three words are. Believing in oneself works in three different dimensions. Self Actualization, Faith in oneself and Self Love. These three forces are the ultimate and formidable foundation to achieving greater heights. Self Actualization according to Abraham Maslow is “The desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for him (the individual) to become actualized in what he is potentially capable of.” This only occurs when we dig deeper into our core as individuals to maximize our potential and capabilities and doing our very best in whatever we aim to achieve. One nee...

Many Economic Analysts on the continent of Africa have at one point or the other commended the potentials and the natural resources that are well able to keep the continent on the best economic leadership role in the World. However, we still have many challenges confronting the growth of the economy. In this edition I will enumerate a few challenges that make it absolutely difficult for the continent to assume that leadership position economically. It is important to note that development usually begins from the smallest unit of every society then it grows to the larger unit of the society, therefore I will start from the West Africa countries, highlighting the potentials and the major challenge that will continue to stand against us as a people. Nigeria at present is the 7th largest ...

Big organizations with big titles make big news. The World Bank, the United Nations and the Red Cross, just to name a few, are household names, but they’re not the only ones enacting change around the world. Hannington Segiriniya directs the New Dawn Africa Foundation (NDAF), a small nonprofit in the Entebbe region of Uganda that exemplifies how local change is making a difference, too. Now in its sixth year, the New Dawn Africa Foundation (NDAF) collaborates with local communities to ensure that children diagnosed with HIV/AIDS receive proper medical care and nutrition. The Foundation’s center opens its doors to parents and kids alike in an effort to engage the entire family in a child’s development. Workshops and trainings help parents acquire skills that will help them enter the work...