RE-GAZETTING A FORGED LAW IS NOT REFORM — IT IS OFFICIALISING CORRUPTION By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo The recent directive by Nigeria’s National Assembly to re-gazette assented tax reforms due to “unapproved alterations” is not merely a legal embarrassment. It is a flashing red warning light exposing how deeply corruption has penetrated the machinery of Nigerian governance. Let us strip this issue of euphemisms and bureaucratic language. This was not a clerical error. This was not a typographical mistake. This was not an innocent administrative oversight. What occurred was the alteration of a law after it was passed by Parliament and assented to by the President . In plain legal terms—and more importantly, in plain moral terms—that is forgery . And forgery at this level is not just a crime; it is institutional corruption . In any functioning constitutional democracy, the law-making process is sacrosanct. A Bill passed by elected representatives must be i...

  Nigeria’s government has confirmed it cooperated with the U.S. under “structured security cooperation” — including intelligence sharing and strategic coordination that supported the operation. Nigerian officials stated the cooperation was consistent with international law and respect for sovereignty. � ThisDayLive Multiple news reports also note that U.S. officials said the strikes were carried out with Nigeria’s approval and at the request of Nigerian authoritie FOREIGN BOMBS ON NIGERIAN SOIL: WHEN A SOVEREIGN NATION NEEDS OTHERS TO FIGHT ITS WAR By Sights and Sounds of Ndon-Eyo II, Etinan | Front Page | National Security Nigeria has crossed a line it long insisted would never be crossed. On Christmas Day , United States forces struck ISIS-linked terrorist targets inside Nigeria , confirming what many Nigerians have feared but officials have avoided admitting: the war has overwhelmed our borders, our institutions, and our deterrence capacity . Yes, the strikes were coordin...

      “Every gift comes with a price.” This simple line carries a deep philosophical, moral, and even spiritual weight—one that cuts across personal life, politics, religion, and history. At its core, the statement challenges the illusion of free benefit . Nothing of real value arrives without consequence. The price may not always be immediate, visible, or monetary—but it always exists. 1. The Hidden Cost of Blessings Gifts often arrive wrapped in celebration, but their costs unfold later. Talent demands discipline. A gifted mind pays in isolation, pressure, and expectation. Power demands sacrifice. Authority extracts loyalty, sleepless nights, and moral compromise. Wealth demands vigilance. Riches invite envy, fear, and the burden of preservation. What we call a “blessing” frequently becomes a test. Many are not destroyed by lack, but by abundance they were unprepared to carry. 2. The Moral Price Every advantage shifts responsibility. To receive without accoun...

      “Of Making Many Books There Is No End” — Ecclesiastes 12:12 and the Tyranny of Endless Information By Sights and Sounds of Ndon-Eyo II, Etinan “Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” — Ecclesiastes 12:12 Thousands of years before smartphones, social media, artificial intelligence, and 24-hour news cycles, the writer of Ecclesiastes saw it coming. With startling clarity, Ecclesiastes 12:12 reads today less like ancient poetry and more like a diagnosis of modern life. We live in an age drowning in information but starving for wisdom. An Ancient Text, A Modern Crisis When the Teacher (Qoheleth) spoke of the endless making of books, he was addressing a world of scrolls, scribes, and scholars. Yet the insight transcends its era. Today, “books” have multiplied into tweets, posts, blogs, videos, podcasts, opinion pieces, leaked documents, conspiracy theories, AI-generated texts, and viral misinformation. The result? A...

  December 25: The Birthday That History Refuses to Confirm An interfaith editorial for Sights and Sounds of Ndon-Eyo II Etinan Every December, the world pauses. Streets glow, churches overflow, carols rise, and a single claim hums beneath it all: Jesus was born today. But history clears its throat and quietly says: We don’t know that. This is not an attack on faith. It is a confrontation with comfort. And in an age where religion is increasingly weaponized, truth—especially inconvenient truth—matters. When Faith Outran Memory The earliest followers of Jesus did not celebrate his birthday. They preached his message. They remembered his death. They expected his return. For nearly three centuries , Christians argued over when —or whether—Jesus’ birth should even be marked. There was no sacred date passed down, no whisper from Bethlehem carefully preserved. If December 25 were known, it would not have taken Rome 300 years to find it. The truth is uncomfortable but clear: D...

  **Joe Igbokwe vs Enyinnaya Abaribe:   When Loyalty to Power Collides with Loyalty to the People** Nigeria is not suffering from a shortage of voices. It is suffering from a shortage of courage.   The public sparring between Joe Igbokwe and Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is not a petty quarrel between two men. It is a mirror held up to the Nigerian political soul — exposing the eternal conflict between those who defend power and those who interrogate it. Joe Igbokwe speaks loudly. Abaribe speaks authoritatively. That difference matters. The Politics of Noise vs the Politics of Mandate Joe Igbokwe i s a party man — unapologetic, relentless, and fiercely loyal to the ruling establishment. His relevance flows not from the ballot box but from proximity to power. Television studios, radio stations, and social media platforms serve as his parliament. His duty is simple: defend the system, no matter how broken it looks. Enyinnaya Abaribe, on the other hand, is not paid to shout...