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Food for Living: A Greater Tomorrow Awaits You If…
By Henry Ukazu
Greetings Dear Friends,
I guess you are still basking in the euphoria of the New Year. Every New Year always comes with its peculiar challenges. This is because trying to adjust to a new style can be challenging, especially when you have a new product, idea or lifestyle you are hoping to bring on board. It’s worthy of note that every day comes with its own blessings, opportunities, and hope for a better tomorrow if only you can take advantage of the gift of life. Living a fulfilling and successful life entails setting a goal that will make you want to jump out of your bed every morning
A life without a purpose is not worth living. Without purpose, you’ll literally be drifting like a wind. As a rational being, you ought to review your life everyday, week, month, year and decade to know where you are headed. We all have dreams and aspirations and actualizing them comes with strength and great thoughts in order for it to see the light of the day. Every employee looks out for promotion, every businessman/woman looks out for that day when they will break even with all necessary tools and resources needed to run a successful business, every student looks out for the day they will graduate and begin to reap the fruit of their labour. A greater tomorrow always comes to those who do what they are meant to do, and if it doesn’t add up, just know, it’s either it’s not meant to happen or the right hour has not yet come.
This week’s article is a very symbolic and passionate one for me because it is pregnant with a lot of blessings and ideas which will put smiles on the faces of millions if not billions of people around the world. I don’t really know about you, but I am very optimistic about what tomorrow holds for me. This is because not only can I feel it, but I have a very strong positive attitude towards life. The interesting thing about A Greater Tomorrow is that it is pregnant with opportunities that will be a blessing to humanity. During the course of this article, we shall be discussing some of the programs that A Greater Tomorrow promises to bring on board.
Are you satisfied with how society is today? Are you pleased with the channel/direction the world is moving? Are you satisfied with where are you are at the moment with your endeavours? Do you plan to make a change for a better tomorrow? Do you envisage a time when you can tour the world with relative ease? Do you plan to retire peacefully with little or no regret? Do you look forward to a period you will spend quality time with your better half, kids, family, and loyal friends? Do you have any plans for tomorrow? If yes, what are you doing about it? A greater tomorrow doesn’t just come just like that. For you to have a greater tomorrow, you must be intentional about your plans or ideas.
Let’s discuss some aspects of life that “A Greater Tomorrow” will focus on:
Education:
Visionary leaders are always creative because they not only see tomorrow, they plan for tomorrow. This set of individuals are quite aware of the fact that one of the greatest and most proactive ways of preparing for tomorrow is by utilizing the gospel of education. Education in today’s has gone farther than classroom teachings. It also entails using informal education, skills acquisition programs, mentoring and soft skills. Furthermore, the global world especially, the youths are in dire of STEM education. Stem education refers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Stem education is the latest enterprising information progressive leaders have decided to adopt to prepare for tomorrow’s opportunity. As opined by many schools of thought, the year 2000 is the jet and digital age where everything moves at the speed of light. You cannot underscore the importance and power of technology in our contemporary society. Therefore, it is imperatively important to empower the youths in order to have a “A greater Tomorrow”.
Reduction of Recidivism:
One of the major focus of “A Greater Tomorrow will be on how to reduce recidivism in New York City and the global world. No society can truly have development without a stable and peaceful environment. Reducing recidivism entails empowering incarcerated and convicted inmates/prisoners who are serving their terms with informed programs centered on skill acquisition and education. The idea behind this thought is to give the concerned people an opportunity to turn around and become more responsible citizens to themselves, families, and society in general. When these individuals are truly empowered, they will, in turn, add value to society by reducing recidivism. No condition in life is permanent. It doesn’t matter what you have been through and what condition you are currently facing. As the Legal Coordinator for New York City Department of Correction, part of my duties is informing and teaching inmates about the law especially criminal law, however, I have taken it upon myself to give them a better life by letting them know they can still live a better life by being more productive.
Youths Empowerment:
One of the vision of “A Greater Tomorrow” is to train and empower the youths and young adults in need of counseling and guidance relating to relationship, education, personal and professional life, self-discovery, values, soft and hard skills, career guidance and resourceful tools and information which will empower them to succeed in life. A lot of youths seems to have lost values and as such they tend to follow the bandwagon. The mission of “A Greater Tomorrow will be focused on providing training services on self-discovery and referring opportunities where the need arises. This training will take place three main areas namely: Creating Awareness of themselves. The second stage will be finding their path to life, and the last stage will focus on unleashing their potentials.
Charitable Acts:
The final but not the least mission of “A Greater Tomorrow will be on charitable deeds. Charitable organization gives back to the community by helping the less privileged and those in need. Non-Government Organization serves as the exception to the rule in life that nobody owes you anything. Non-Government Organization believes that someone or an organization pays it forward for them to get to where they are today by providing scholarship opportunities, food, shelter, educational training and resources, and they deem it nice to also pay it forward to next generation by giving back. The world is in dire of need of good people with a good and large heart to serve. Putting smiles on the faces of people despite facing your own challenges is an uncommon gift that is in high demand in our society. The idea behind “A Greater Tomorrow” is to give life a meaning by letting humanity know that there are people who feel their pain and are willing to share both in thoughts, words, and deeds by providing them with basic human needs and resources that will give them hope to live through life.
In conclusion, it’s worthy to mention that a greater tomorrow is not an easy feat to achieve. This is because in the course of working for a greater tomorrow, you are bound to make mistakes, however, the mistakes are prove that you are trying and doing something great. Without making mistakes, you’ll hardly learn. The big question you have to ask yourself is what will you like to achieve tomorrow in order to have a greater tomorrow? In doing this, I’ll charge you with the responsibility talking time to find out the most productive time of the day that works for you and then find quality time in planning a greater tomorrow.
Henry Ukazu writes from New York. He works with the New York City Department of Correction as the Legal Coordinator. He’s the author of the acclaimed book Design Your Destiny – Actualizing Your Birthright To Success. He can be reached via henrous@gmail.com
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, declined a request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, in his ongoing defamation trial.
Sowore is being prosecuted over comments made on social media in which he allegedly described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”
The Federal government argues the statement contravenes provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act, 2024, as well as sections of the Criminal Code, and is capable of inciting public disorder.
Director of Public Prosecutions, M. B. Abubakar, told the court that Sowore’s remarks amounted to cyber harassment and criminal defamation under Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes Act and Sections 59 and 375 of the Criminal Code.
He insisted the activist must be held accountable for using digital platforms to malign the President.
During proceedings, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, urged the court to issue a bench warrant, arguing that Sowore had been duly served with the charge and hearing notice but failed to appear.
He described the absence as a clear disregard for judicial authority.
According to Kehinde, allowing such conduct to go unchallenged could undermine the court’s authority — particularly in politically sensitive matters involving state institutions.
He also dismissed a letter submitted by activist Deji Adeyanju seeking an adjournment on Sowore’s behalf, describing it as an attempt to delay the case.
However, presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, declined the request. He ruled that it would be premature to issue a bench warrant because the second defendant in the matter, X Corporation (formerly Twitter), had not been properly served with the charge sheet.
The judge held that due process in serving all defendants must be completed before any coercive orders can be considered.
Counsel to X Corporation, Christabel Ndiokwelo, confirmed that although her client received the hearing notice, the formal charges had not yet been served.
Counsel to META (Facebook), Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), was also in court.
He aligned with the government’s position, describing Sowore’s absence as deliberate. He also dismissed Sowore’s claims that social media companies were collaborating with the DSS to censor him as “baseless and diversionary.”
Justice Umar adjourned the case to December 2, 2025, for proper arraignment, and directed that fresh hearing notices and charge documents be served on all parties to prevent further delays.
Following US President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), US Senator Ted Cruz has declared that the next step is to hold Nigerian officials accountable.
Cruz is championing the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, a bill designed to protect Christians and other religious minorities from widespread persecution in Nigeria.
After the CPC designation, Trump also warned of possible military action in Nigeria if its leaders failed to protect Christians in the country.
Reacting in a post on his official X handle on Tuesday, Senator Cruz said he has been pushing legislation to designate Nigeria as a CPC and to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials responsible for religious persecution.
He thanked President Trump for the designation and for “fighting to stop the murder of Christians in Nigeria.”
According to Cruz, the next step is to hold Nigerian officials accountable, promising to publicly identify them in the coming weeks.
His post reads: “I’ve been pushing legislation to designate Nigeria a CPC and to impose sanctions on the Nigerian officials responsible.
“Thank you to President Trump for his leadership in imposing the designation, and more broadly, for fighting to stop the murder of Christians in Nigeria.
“Now we should take the next step and hold Nigerian officials accountable. I intend to be very explicit about who they are in the coming days and weeks.”
Last weekend, Trump declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged killings of Christians.
In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday, Trump said Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria, describing the alleged killing as a “mass slaughter.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” he wrote.
The US president added that the United States “cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening” and directed Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole to investigate the matter.
The Nigerian government has repeatedly rejected claims of Christian genocide in the country.
In September, the Federal government described claims of a systematic genocide against Christians as “false, baseless, despicable, and divisive.”
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said portraying Nigeria’s insecurity as a religious conflict was a gross misrepresentation of reality.
“Portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is inaccurate and harmful.
“The federal government strongly condemns and categorically refutes recent allegations by certain international platforms and online influencers suggesting that terrorists operating in Nigeria are engaged in a systematic genocide against Christians,” he said.
Idris stressed that extremists have attacked citizens of all faiths, noting that Muslims, Christians, and even non-religious Nigerians have suffered alike.
Between May 2023 and February 2025, he said, security forces killed over 13,500 terrorists and rescued nearly 10,000 hostages.
He added that the recent capture of top Ansaru leaders and over 700 convictions of Boko Haram suspects reflected Nigeria’s progress in the fight against terrorism.
“These criminals target all who reject their murderous ideology, regardless of faith,” the minister stated.
The Oyo State High Court has granted the Peoples Democratic Party approval to proceed with its elective national convention scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, the state capital.
The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to attend and monitor the exercise, Channels TV reports.
Delivering the ruling, Justice A. L. Akintola issued an interim order permitting the party to continue its convention plans without obstruction.
The decision came after an ex-parte motion filed by Folahan Adelabi against the PDP, its Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum; Governor Umaru Fintiri, who heads the National Convention Organising Committee; and the INEC.
In his ruling on Monday, Justice Akintola held that the claimant presented a compelling case that warranted immediate judicial intervention.
“The motion ex-parte has merit and succeeds as prayed,” the judge ruled, granting temporary reliefs that safeguard the party’s schedule and direct all parties to allow the convention to proceed as planned.
The judge subsequently adjourned the hearing of the substantive motion for an interlocutory injunction till November 10, 2025.
The interim order, issued on November 3, 2025, was sealed by the Oyo State High Court and endorsed by its Principal Registrar, S. O. Hammed.
