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Apr 20

Flashback: And Edna Said Yes.

“If tomorrow is judgment day And I’m standing on the front line And the Lord ask me what I did with my life I will say I spent it with you.” - Whitney Houston (My Love Is Your Love) A reader once asked me how much I get paid for…

Rudolf Okonkwo

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Flashback: And Edna Said Yes.
Flashback: And Edna Said Yes.

Apr 20

Jesus as a businessman — Part 2

Almost ten years ago, I wrote the first part of this article. In it, I narrated my encounter with the introduction of Bruce Barton’s 1925 book titled, The Man Nobody Knows: A Discovery of the Real Jesus Christ. In the book, Bruce Barton evaluated Jesus’ ministry on Earth using the…

Rudolf Okonkwo

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Jesus as a businessman — Part 2
Jesus as a businessman — Part 2

Apr 20

First draft of Leke Adeboye’s ascension speech as Baby GO of RCCG

My dear brethren, I send you all Calvary greetings and love from my daddy’s office. As we get ready for Easter, I have a recurring vision about death and resurrection that I want to share with all the over five million members of my daddy’s church. As you all know…

Pastor Enoch Adeboye

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First draft of Leke Adeboye’s ascension speech as Baby GO of RCCG
First draft of Leke Adeboye’s ascension speech as Baby GO of RCCG

Apr 10

Top Ten Things Atiku forgot in Aso Rock

Amongst all those running for president in Nigeria’s 2023 election, only Atiku Abubakar is running to retrieve some things he forgot in Aso Rock since he left the seat of government in 2007. For those who had not come of age then, Atiku was Olusegun Obasanjo’s Vice President from 1999…

Rudolf Okonkwo

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Top Ten Things Atiku forgot in Aso Rock
Top Ten Things Atiku forgot in Aso Rock

Apr 10

Vice President Osinbajo’s presidential declaration speech

Fellow Nigerians, a few moments ago, I met with President Muhammadu Buhari. I informed him that I wanted to succeed him as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Though it is not my life-long ambition, it has become imperative that to rescue Nigeria, we need someone to build…

Rudolf Okonkwo

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Vice President Osinbajo’s presidential declaration speech
Vice President Osinbajo’s presidential declaration speech

Apr 10

Bianca Vs Ebele: To slap or not to slap

On Wednesday, June 14, 1990, Princess Diana and Prince Charles attended their children’s school sports day. The two participated in their sons’ school’s parents’ race. Diana ran barefooted across the turf while Charles wore an apron. In the mothers’ race, Diana came third. Charles was amongst the last to reach…

Rudolf Okonkwo

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Bianca Vs Ebele: To slap or not to slap
Bianca Vs Ebele: To slap or not to slap

Apr 10

Our animal farm: As it was in the beginning…

Mr. Jones of the Eagle Farm had received a fresh batch of Indian shrimps just delivered to him by his personal assistant. He bid his staff goodnight and went to bed with three of the shrimps. He had taken more than enough orange juice, and his steps were staggering. In…

Rudolf Okonkwo

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Our animal farm: As it was in the beginning…
Our animal farm: As it was in the beginning…

Apr 10

My journalism journey and the place I stopped moving

I hardly knew that returning to my hometown six years after I left would be a depressing experience for me. The last time I was a full resident of Nnobi, my hometown, was as a 15-year-old high school graduate leaving town for the university. …

Rudolf Okonkwo

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I hardly knew that returning to my hometown six years after I left would be a depressing…
I hardly knew that returning to my hometown six years after I left would be a depressing…

Apr 10

To all African admirers of Putin the Great

If the conflict between Russia and Ukraine escalates into a major world conflict, blame Kenya. Days before President Vladimir Putin sent his troops into Ukraine, the Kenyan ambassador to the United Nations, Martin Kimani, stood up at the emergency session of the U.N. Security Council to warm Russia to desist…

Rudolf Okonkwo

9 min read

To all African admirers of Putin the Great
To all African admirers of Putin the Great

Apr 10

The old man and his student

After ten years as a teacher, a young Okija man decided to go and express his gratitude to the most important person who taught him in school. He travelled 47 kilometers to see his old teacher in Nnobi, where the 80-year-old man had retired. When he got there that hot…

Rudolf Okonkwo

6 min read

The old man and his student
The old man and his student
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Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo is the author of "This American Life Sef."

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