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Leo Igwe is a Nigerian human rights advocate and humanist. Igwe is a former Western and Southern African representative of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and has specialized in campaigning

OP-ED Opinions 

COVID-19: Apostle Suleman’s Request To Pray For Patients At Isolation Centers Dangerous, Reckless And Irresponsible By Leo Igwe

Leo Igwe,
The National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) should caution the founder of Omega Ministries, Apostle Suleman over his recent utterance urging the government to allow pastors into isolation centers so that they could pray for COVID19 patients.  At a time that the death toll due to COVID19 is rising locally and the pandemic is expected to spike in Nigeria in the coming… Read More
Africa 

COVID19: ‘Fake’ Vaccines and Bogus Cure Claims in Nigeria

Leo Igwe,
While the coronavirus is a killer pandemic, there is another factor that could exacerbate the management of the virus, and lead to the death of many people in Nigeria-the proliferation of fake vaccines and bogus cure claims linked to traditional medicine. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, many self-styled traditional doctors have been advertising alternative treatments and questionable therapies. Their… Read More
Lifestyle West Africa 

Utu and Witch-hunting in Southern Nigeria

Leo Igwe
While overwhelming attention on witch-hunting in Nigeria has been on the activities of pastors and other ‘powerful’ godmen and women in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, little attention has been paid to the operations of witch-finders in other parts of the country. There is limited information about the exploits of witch identifying individuals in contemporary southeastern Nigeria. This article… Read More
Health Advice Science 

COVID-19 is Real: Follow the Science Not the Superstition

Leo Igwe
At a time like this, people tend to be gullible and to believe whatever they are told or whatever hear. There is so much misinformation. In fact, the virus of misinformation is deadly, more deadly than the pandemic itself. That is why it is important to provide sound education and awareness programs that could enable individuals make responsible decisions, and… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

COVID-19 Is Real: Follow The Science Not The Superstition By Leo Igwe

Leo Igwe,
At a time like this, people tend to gullible and to believe whatever they are told or whatever hear. There is so much misinformation. In fact, the virus of misinformation is deadly, more deadly than the pandemic itself. That is why it is important to provide sound education and awareness programs that could enable individuals make responsible decisions, and take… Read More
Lifestyle Nigeria News and Headlines 

VIDEO: Chinese Residents Confirm TB Joshua’s Coronavirus Prophecy

Leo Igwe
Emmanuel TV has released a video on YouTube showing citizens and residents of China confirming the ‘controversial prophecy’ from Prophet TB Joshua that the coronavirus outbreak would end in Wuhan, China by 27th March 2020. “I had been hearing about TB Joshua since I was a kid but I never believed in him,” one of the residents explained.  However, he heard… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Challenge Of Advocacy Against Witch Persecution In Africa By Leo Igwe

Leo Igwe,
The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AFAW) was launched in January in response to pervasive cases of witch persecution and related abuses in Africa. AFAW’s main goal is to supply the missing link in the activism and campaign for the eradication of witch-hunting in Africa. However, the mission faces so many challenges. First of all, African witchcraft has largely been misrepresented… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

#Church100: Mercy Chinwo, Banky W, Sam Adeyemi | See the 100 Most Influential People in Christian Ministry in Nigeria

Leo Igwe,
The Christian tradition demands that we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ (Easter) who is believed to have died – for our sins – three days earlier. The global community continues the conversation on why the one who had come to save the world had to leave, and quite early. Yet, it is also a time when Christians celebrate the… Read More
Africa Leaders Lifestyle 

COVID-19: Common Sense Religion and Amnesia Concerning Afterlife

Leo Igwe,
You may be wondering if a common-sense religion has a place for an afterlife. That is indeed a valid concern because life is a key element in the religious enterprise. In fact without life, human life, there is no religion, whether in the common or uncommon sense. Life is central to religious teachings and positions. Afterlife has been an exclusive… Read More
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