Tell Magazine

It is safe to assert that the worship of God in Nigeria is similar to the age-old practice of Baal worship. A lot of what happens in our churches cannot be found in the New Testament from where church modelling is expected to originate.   Sermons from the pulpit are filled with condemnation including lists of dos and don’ts. Holiness is sold to us as a life without external adornments. Yet, amongst all religions, Christianity is about grace. Is it fair to suggest that God will lock out of heaven those of us who refuse to give up our trousers,…

    A lot has happened in Nigeria’s football circle in the last two months since the Super Eagles’ shocking triumph in South Africa. Indeed, there has been no dull moment. First was the news about Emmanuel Emenike, the highest goal scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations, saying that he had been used and dumped, as he claimed that Stephen Keshi and Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, officials had failed to contact him to inquire about his state of health following the injury he sustained at the nations cup. Before the dust raised by that controversy would die down, Joseph…

  The death and burial of stateswoman Margaret Thatcher remind Nigerian women that there is a gender deficit within our politics. Even though we have some level of participation nationally, Nigeria is still decades away from a female Presidency. Our politics perpetrates and recycles some thugs and money politicians thus making the playing field for newcomers without cash impossible.   Admittedly, it takes a certain amount of courage to get involved in politics. The preferable option is to cheer from the sidelines, taking the proverbial sword from the comfort of our iPads, BlackBerries, tablets, laptops and desktops. Many people choose…

  Hadley Freeman, a columnist with The Guardian UK,  wrote that  “famous women can sing about independence, as long as they are wearing next to nothing” as a critique of  Beyonce Knowles (Mrs Carter) who had posed in her underwear for the American GQ magazine. Beyonce, a woman’s woman, is on record to have said, “You know, equality is a myth, and for some reason, everyone accepts the fact that women don’t make as much money as men do. I don’t understand that. Why do we have to take a backseat? I truly believe that women should be financially independent…