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Frenzying, frightening Friday on United Boeing 787-800

2 months ago | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

The possibility of a surreal air snafu was not in their cogitation. Nigerians and other passengers heading out of the country to Washington Dulles in DC from Murtala Mohammed Airport on United Airline 613 on Thursday, January 23 did not expect the scary experience. Flights on the Lagos-Washington route are mostly wry-free, especially when flying on the 12-year-old widebody Boeing 787-800 dedicated to hauling passengers from the US Capital into and out of Lagos.
The content of contentment

Jan 23, 2025 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

This treatise is not an attempt to turn my readers into overnight prayer warriors. But permit me to begin my thoughts this week with a prayer I have always desired to express publicly: a prayer of deliverance for the greedy. “Lord, I pray that you give the requisite understanding to the greedy in our society so that they know why it is bad to strive to amass wealth by all-means-necessary, and very wise and satisfying to be happy with what you have given them.
Jacob is coming back home

Jan 16, 2025 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

I once read the story of a man called Jacob. For about 21 years, he sojourned in a nation called Padan Aram, a foreign land far away from home. From the trenches of hard work and sacrifice, he rose from penury to affluence. He had wives and many children. And then, one day, he went to his host and business partner. “When shall I prepare for my own home?” Jacob desired to go back home.
Enemies within

Jan 9, 2025 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

The Ancient of Days is one of the many names people of the Christian faith call the Creator of mankind. From age to age, He has exclusive and divine oversight over all created beings. From Ghana to Guyana, Gabon to Gibraltar, He is the ageless One, who towers over every tongue. From Kenya to Kiribati, Korea to Kuwait, the mysterious Creator rules over all tribes and is not identified by tribal marks. He is God by Himself.
Truth will not die in darkness

Dec 5, 2024 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

This anonymous and enlightening story I read somewhere a long time ago. I encourage you to read between the lines and allow it to be a blessing to your spirit. One day, a man named TRUTH and his twin brother named LIE stood by a river just outside of town. LIE challenged TRUTH to a race, claiming he could swim across the river faster than his brother, TRUTH. LIE drafted and laid out the rules for the challenge.
Keep digging until you find water

Nov 28, 2024 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

Throughout life, I’ve read many times in the Good Book the story of a man called Isaac who, like many people you and I know, was just starting in life but had a tough time surviving. At a particular city location, Isaac dug wells to access life’s milk and honey. Each time Isaac dug, enemies would show up from the covens of hell to confiscate the rewards of his labour.
In defence of ability in disability

Nov 21, 2024 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

Mephibosheth was the grandson of King Saul. At a very tender age of 5, tragedy befell him when his nurse, fleeing a raging battle on Mount Gilboa that killed Daddy Jonathan and grandfather Saul, tripped and dropped Mephibosheth, breaking steadying bones on his lower extremities. Young Mephibosheth was left with a permanent disability that prevented him from walking. King David succeeded King Saul as head of the kingdom.
Again, God gives power to Donald Trump

Nov 7, 2024 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

The rattling result of the recently conducted presidential election in the United States of America shocked the world. Contrary to what many pundits expected, the outcome sped in the opposite direction. I read an online opinion of a Nigerian elder statesman who wondered what has become of America. The former Foreign Affairs Minister wondered: “What has just happened in the United States is a victory of crudity over refinement, a victory for all that the United States should now stand for.
Dirty fellows can’t clean up Nigeria

Oct 31, 2024 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

For Nigerians living abroad or traveling internationally for business, the reactions we encounter from people in other countries are unfortunately all too familiar. Beneath the polite smiles and occasional warm hospitality accorded us, a subtle but unmistakable skepticism that hint at deep-rooted biases against Nigerians remains. This deep-seated distrust stems from the virulence of the virus of corruption that has engulfed every part of government back home.
Can Nigerians ever get along?

Oct 24, 2024 | punchng.com | Fola Ojo

A nation’s history is embedded in its foundation. Without an honest understanding of it, progress and success become impossible. It is the invariant opinion of many Nigerians that Nigeria’s roots lie in a forced amalgamation designed primarily to serve British interests of territorial expansion and revenue collection. Unification was never genuinely intended to create a cohesive nation, a sentiment expressed by northern elites in the early years.