The U.S. Christmas Day airstrike in Nigeria may have been framed as a counter-terrorism success. For Nigerians and Africans, it should instead provoke grief, sober reflection, and an urgent national conversation about sovereignty, violence, and the future of the Nigerian state.” — Stan Chu Ilo The U.S. Christmas Day airstrike on Nigeria should worry Nigerians and all Africans. Rather than…
❝ During Advent, we do not just live in anticipation of Christmas; we are also called to rekindle the anticipation of the glorious return of Christ, when he will return at the end of time, preparing ourselves, with consistent and courageous choices, for the final encounter with him. We remember Christmas, we await the glorious return of Christ, and also…
❝ Online debates in Nigeria rarely reflect the complexity of the Middle East; centuries of shared history are reduced to memes, and religion itself is wrongly cast as the enemy.” — Augustine Ikenna Anwuchie According to BBC News (22 November 2025), renewed Israeli airstrikes killed 22 Palestinians in northern and central Gaza on Saturday—bringing the post-ceasefire death toll to more…
From the 10th to the 21st of this month, world leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, for COP30—the defining climate summit of the year. More than 190 countries are represented. The theme, “Global Mutirão,” meaning collective effort, calls on leaders for global mobilization to defend the rights of Indigenous peoples and promote shared well-being. Curiously, the president of the “Land of…