By Dele Alake The noted and internationally acclaimed Nigerian novelist and essayist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, deserves a great deal of pity and sympathy for her so utterly biased piece titled ‘Nigeria’s hollow democracy’ published in the latest edition of ‘The Atlantic’ magazine. It is a piece that does little credit to the image and reputation of a leading Nigerian thinker who ought to be a voice of truth and reason in a time when passions run high and truth is almost indistinguishable from falsehood, in a situation in which many people are heavily emotionally invested in an election which, unfortunately,…
Author: Spade Nigeria
It would appear that a record discharge of toxic sludge from our notorious smut factory is currently clogging the streets and sewers of the Republic of Liars. It goes to prove the point that provoked the avalanche EXACTLY! The seeds of incipient fascism in the political arena have evidently matured. A climate of fear is being generated. The refusal to entertain corrective criticism, even differing perspectives of the same position has become a badge of honour and certificate of commitment. What is at stake, ultimately is – Truth, and at a most elementary level of social regulation: when you are…
By Harrison Essien “It is on record that both parties have consented to the dissolution of the marriage and the respondent has asked the court to grant her husband prayer of divorce. In view of this, the Court has no other choice than to grant the petitioner’s prayer for divorce. The marriage is hereby dissolved. The petitioner has waved the N25,000 bride price he paid. Hence the respondent has no need to return it”. The Court held. “My Lord, I have just 9 years to retire from civil service. I don’t have any child. I am exhausted in this marriage.…
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has urged Nigerians not to lose hope but use the occasion of this year’s Easter to reawaken their trust in God and reinforce their optimism for a peaceful, united, secure and prosperous nation they yearn for. The Caucus in statement on Saturday, April 8, 2023 by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, charged Nigerians to focus on the essence of Easter; the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, as an eternal reassurance of God’s undying love and divine salvation to mankind. The…
by PM News Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has apologized for his choice of words against Obidients who criticized Prof. Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate. Moghalu had labeled Obidients “uncultured and unlettered” after they lashed out against Soyinka for saying that recent remarks made by Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, contained “fascistic language”. Baba-Ahmed, in an interview with Channels TV, on March 22, said the country has no president-elect despite the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcing Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of…
By Fred Edoreh As Ola Rotimi once wrote, “when you have a hundred yams and you lie you have 200, after eating your hundred yams, you will eat your hundred lies.” The adage is succinct on the folly of self deception, and that is the problem with Omo-Agege in his bid for the Delta State governorship. He inflicted many wrong assumptions constructed by himself upon himself. First, he misconstrued the notoriety he earned from the stealing of the Senate mace as popularity. It was always something to talk about but Deltans knew the act was despicable and characterises the actor…
By Onoriode Etatsemi. Delta State High Court sitting at Effurun Criminal Division, on Tuesday 28th March 2023, sentenced a 38 year old man, Godspower Ojakovo, to fifteen years imprisonment. The court presided over by Honourable Justice Michael Nduka Obi, convicted the Defendant for defiling a fifteen year old girl. The defendant was arraigned before the High Court on a charge of having unlawful carnal knowledge of a child at Effurun, on 30th March 2020, an offence punishable under Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law Cap C21 Vol. 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006. The prosecution led by…
As the people of Delta State join the rest of Christendom in Nigeria and worldwide to mark the Easter, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has urged the people to remain hopeful as ultimately the irregularities that thwarted the people’s will be unraveled. In his Easter message issued through a press release signed by Sunny Areh, Omo-Agege’s Chief Press Secretary, the Deputy President of the Senate said the season should be celebrated in an atmosphere of calm and positive expectations. “As Christendom celebrates the most important event in the salvation of mankind…
Few hours ago, the national headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja witnessed massive attack and was broken into by a detachment of the Nigerian Police and thugs believed to be working for the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Invaders who were armed reportedly pulled down the fences, burglaries, doors and window to have access to our Secretariat and in the process sacked workers and party members who were at the Secretariat. Though, I was out of town but information has it that the agenda of the Invaders was to inaugurate an illegitimate executive which has been chosen for them…
The Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, CON, his predecessor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, CON, and the Governor-elect of the state, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, are set to attend the year 2023 edition of Maris Annual Public Service Lecture as Special Guests of Honour. Comrade Fidelis Egugbo, Secretary, Maris Trust Council, MTC, disclosed this in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Asaba, the Delta State Capital city. According to the statement, this year’s event is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Unity Hall Government House, Asaba and the…