By FEMI ADESINA Which one is Iberiberism again o? What kind of English shall we not hear in this country? Well, the word is not regular English language, neither is it my creation. The copyright belongs to former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, who created something being fast accepted in English from the Igbo word, Iberibe, meaning foolery, trickery, or stupidity. It is the act of being deceitful or untrue. Okorocha engaged in neologism when he created the word Iberiberism, and used it to describe political foolery and trickery or stupidity. Let’s divert a…
Author: Spade Nigeria
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The Lagos Island / Lekki – Peninsula / Epe Chapter known as Hispaniola X Deck of the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) Pyrates Confraternity, covering part of Lagos State including the Eti-Osa Local Government Area (LGA), is set to carry out a General Health Check, with emphasis on eye Care. The programme is scheduled to hold on Saturday, 19 June, 2021, by 10:00am at the open space in front of the Baale Alfa Beach Palace, Alfa Beach, Lagos. According to Mr Dere Imilar, the Cap’n of Hispaniola X Deck of NAS,…
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa today submitted Mr. Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, Sir Fidelix Okemur Tilije, immediate past Commissioners for Information and Finance, Barr. Evelyn Oboro, and 15 others as Commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly. Other nominees in the list includes Michael Ifeanyi Egwunyenga, Arthur Akpowhowho, Festus Ochonogor, Lawrence Ejiorfor, Chris Onogba and Julius Egbedi. Others are Princess Shola Ogbemi Daibo, Eng. Noel Omodon, Dr. Barry Gbe, John Onyema, Kate Oniawan, Churchill Amagansett, Jonathan Igworiwho, and Rose Esenwu According to our source, the nominees are to submit their 35 copies of CV on or before 21st June, 2021 and…
Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa today submitted Mr. Charles Ehiedu Aniagwu, Sir Fidelix Okemur Tilije, immediate past Commissioners for Information and Finance, Barr. Evelyn Oboro, and 15 others as Commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly. Other nominees in the list includes Michael Ifeanyi Egwunyenga, Arthur Akpowhowho, Festus Ochonogor, Lawrence Ejiorfor, Chris Onogba and Julius Egbedi. Others are Princess Shola Ogbemi Daibo, Eng. Noel Omodon, Dr. Barry Gbe, John Onyema, Kate Oniawan, Churchill Amagansett, Jonathan Igworiwho, and Rose Esenwu According to our source, the nominees are to submit their 35 copies of CV on or before…
Arising from a meeting of the State Working Committee held on the 15th June, 2021 at the Party Secretariat, Asaba. The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has today, 16th June, 2021 inaugurated a Peace and Reconciliation Committee to address the lingering crisis that has disrupted the smooth operations of the Party in Isoko North Local Government Area. The Five-member committee comprises: Chief Edwin Uzor, as Chairman and Hon. Timi Tonye as Secretary, while Barr. Andrew Orugbo, Mrs. Vivian Ogheneovo, and the incumbent State Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr. Ifeanyi M. Osuoza, will all serve as Members.…
Organisers of Miss Africa Beauty Pageant held in Russia rebuking and cautioning the Nigerian representative Chiamaka Victoria Udeh displaying blood stained Nigerian flag at the event. She was booed and disgraced by the audience and later disqualified. According to Gift Onyinye, “Miss Udeh, the Africa Russia representative from Nigeria walked the runway with a blood-stained Nigerian flag at the recently concluded Miss Africa Russia pageantry. “She was shocked as she lost woefully. She thought bringing Nigeria down will make her win. He carrier just ended! “A big congrats to her and her advisers “That is how shame and disgrace will…
A political scientist and Executive Director “Better Delta State” Dr Isaac Obominuru has offered his thoughts on what he calls a critical study of the Delta State political attitude, especially in its various category and characterization since the return of Democratic governance in May 1999. Dr Obominuru is concerned about the nature of political representation in Delta State which has tended to undermine the grand principles that sustain civility and political probity. According to him, “In the over twenty-two years of democratic experience, a pivotal issue, including the political context of its production, which has been…
OWERRI – Unknown gunmen on Wednesday (today, 16 June 2021) attacked the country home of the member representing Orsu State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Ekene Nnodumele, in Ebenato, Awo Idemili, beheading a gateman on duty and setting the house on fire. According to reports the gunmen also razed the house of the immediate past Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Cyprain Charles Akaolisa, in the community. Imo State has been experiencing series of attacks lately, especially on security formations. On April 5, armed men invaded the headquarters of the Imo State Police…
Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari told Nigerians during an interview on Arise Television, of his encounter with two States’ Governors from the Western Part of Nigeria. According to Mr. President, he was blunt in telling them that issues of insecurity are meant to be tackled by the Governors, the Local Government Chairmen and even the Traditional Institutions, not only the President of the Nation. Delta APC does not agree less with Mr. President’s position because it is an indisputable fact that the governors and council chairmen collect monies in millions and billions of naira as security votes…
By: Reuben Abati. I have been privileged to interview quite a number of world leaders in the course of my journalism career. These include President Olusegun Obasanjo, President Ketumile Masire of Botswana, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Commonwealth Secretary General Shridath Ramphal, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan etc..not to talk of holding the microphone across the world in the presence of countless Presidents in my then capacity as President Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesperson. But no other encounter held as much memory and nostalgic feelings for me as my return to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa on Wednesday, June 9 to interview Nigerian…