Ogiri John Ogiri

By Ogiri John Ogiri The socio-economic problem of poverty  in Nigeria and elsewhere cannot be  tackled by theology. The solution lies in  education, skill acquisition, technology as well as the deliberate creation of an  enabling environment for innovation and growth to thrive.  Praying for miracle money won't suddenly  end your poverty; getting a purposeful  education, learning a skill, acquiring technology and creating businesses in a  tax-friendly environment will.  Stop expecting that you can be rich by virtue of your church membership, attendance, payment of tithes and commitment to church activities. It doesn't work that way. Remember the church has been infiltrated by elements favourably disposed to the principles and practice of Ponzi schemes. This is why there are many pastors today who tell you to bring your money so that God can have it doubled for you, even when we have yet to be presented with any kind of a weird idea of God as a...

The MANY CHALLENGES OF THE NIGERIAN NATION By Ogiri John Ogiri F rom the North to the South as well as from the East to the West of Nigeria, general insecurities, corruption and deprivations possess the land. It is no longer news that a larger proportion of the over 167 million Nigerians go to bed hungry every day and night. It is also glaring that bombings targeted at government security formations as well as Christian churches have become the order of the day in the country. Only recently, suicide bomb attacks targeted at two separate churches in Kaduna metropolis and Zaria by the Boko Haram Islamic insurgents sparked a devastating wave of reprisal attacks in the metropolis and its environs. In the ensuing pogrom, hundreds of lives were lost, properties worth millions of naira were destroyed and thousands of people were rendered homeless. This is not to mention the colossal loss in terms of lives and properties in similar incidences in Kano, Maiduguri, Yobe, Bauchi and Plateau states...