Abuja residents expressed reservation over the increasing indecent dressing by some people, especially the ladies, in places of worship in the FCT. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the phenomenon which they described as alien to Africa was gradually becoming a norm in the territory. According to them, the development has contributed to the increase in the rate of immorality and other ills plaguing the society. A cleric, Fred Ogar of Revival Assembly Church, Abuja, said the trend was not healthy for the society. Ogar called for immediate action to be taken by parents and…
Author: Spade Nigeria
Lionel Messi has an open invite to play with Argentina’s Olympic squad next summer – though it remains to be seen if he’d actually accept it. The Argentine U-20 team, which has yet to qualify for the Paris Olympics, is coached by Messi’s old friend and former teammate Javier Mascherano. And the ex-Barcelona and Liverpool man would love to see the Inter Miami star play for his group. ‘Leo has an open door to the national team to do whatever he wishes—that’s the reality,’ Mascherano said, via Marca. ‘If we end up qualifying [for the Olympics] and he wants to…
By Our Reporter The defamation case pressed by Efe Don Kigho against Oasis Magazine may soon become a thing of the past, following passionate efforts by a Justice of the Peace, JP, and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief (Barr.) Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, to settle the two young Urhobo sons; Efe Don Kigho and the Publisher of the media outfit, Daniel Umukoro, who are making waves in their chosen fields. According to information gathered, Barrister Latimore, on Monday evening made a call to Kigho, and explained the need for the case to be settled out of court. The…
By Felix Evwihor Delta State Commissioner for Water Resources and Development, Hon. Tosan Wilkie, has charged the management and staff of the Delta State Water Sector Regulatory Commission (DSWSRC) on commitment to duty and cooperation with relevant stakeholders to ensure adequate provision of portable water in the state. The Commissioner gave the charge during a familiarisation visit to the commission in Asaba. Wilkie wondered why running water taps across the state while he was growing up had suddenly dried up and frowned at the current situation, saying there was the urgent need to return to the good old days of…
A former Secretary of the Board of Trustees, (BoT), Ohanaeze Youth Council, (OYC), Comrade Zulu Ofoelue has described the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, as a jobless youth leader who earns a living by openly eulogising corrupt politicians. Speaking on the origin of OYC, the former BoT Secretary of the Council accused Igboayaka and some other leaders of the youth group as jobless beings. He alleged that most youth leaders would not hesitate to swallow their pride and engage in altercations, all in their bid to feed from the crumbs that fall from the tables of…
Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, Delta South Senatorial District, has dedicated his victory at the appeal court to God Almighty, promising to contribute his quota to the realisation of the “Renewed Hope” agenda of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu administration. Senator Joel-Onowakpo, who broke silence days after the delivery of the appeal court judgment that finally sink the Senatorial ambition of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. Michael Diden, in a statement signed by him, said his victory was for democracy, Nigerians and the people of his constituency in particular. He said that the victory has emboldened him to further consolidate on…
By Dele Elempe The expectation on Rufai Oseni, Arise News TV Channel’s anchor by members of the rational public, not the usual friends is too high for him, as a matter of fact. Rufai is not a journalist as a matter of fact. He studied Animal Anatomy and Physiology from the University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, and also studied at the Lagos Business School. He is a very bright mind, no doubt. He has been a guess lecturer in prestigious institutes like Cambridge and Sussex Universities. He has led trainings for senior executives. He is a mentor and presided over…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Amb. Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (rtd), CFR, who arrived Ibadan Airport in company of eminent personalities today is expected to deliver a lecture on “National Security” in Nigeria at the University of Ibadan, UI tomorrow. He would be the Guest Speaker at the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA), Worldwide, 2023 2nd Stanza National Public Service Lecture. Lt. General Buratai, the immediate past Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin will be presenting paper on Public Service entitled, “the Imperatives for National Security in Nigeria” on Friday, 3rd…
The Ijaw National Congress ( INC), has threatened a reign of anarchy should lawmakers in Rivers State allowed themselves to be used to impeach the State Governor, His Excellency Similaye Fubara. The INC noted with dismay that the development in Rivers State was worrisome and capable of generating an unwarranted state of insecurity and instability that can throw the entire Niger Delta and the Nigerian economy into serious crisis and warned that enough was enough. The President, Ijaw National Congress, Prof Benjamin Ogele Okaba in a statement, made it clear that the Ijaws are not going to fold their hands…
Lawyers under Coalition of Nigerian Legal Practitioners, Monday, demanded sack of Group Chief Executive Officer, GCEO, Engr Mele Kyari, over scarcity and arbitrary hike in price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, across the country. Their demand was contained in a petition addressed to President Bola Tinubu, dated October 30,2023, with subject ‘PETITION AGAINST THE GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED (NNPCL), AND A CALL FOR HIS IMMEDIATE SACK’ and signed by Bernard Adesina, Peter Agbonghan, Igwe Chukwudi, and others. According to them, as concerned citizens they are calling on Tinubu to sack Kyari because of the…