By Ifeanyi Okowa The first thing I want to say is that the subject of Christians in politics is as old as the modern church. This was not an issue for Christians in the early church who lived under monarchical style of government. But with the advent of democracy where public officials are elected to govern the people, the debate about the compatibility of politics and religion has raged for centuries. On the one hand, are the ‘purists’; those who believe that Christians should avoid politics like a plague. They see partisan politics as a dirty game full of intrigues,…
Author: Spade Nigeria
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) aka Pyrates Confraternity (PC) Hispaniola X Deck’s free tutorial for pupils taking the forthcoming nationwide Common Entrance examination kicked off yesterday in Lekki areas of Lagos. SPADE NG News gathered that parents and wards are happy and greatful to NAS for the laudable idea and urged the group to extend the free tutorial to other areas of the State and nationwide since it’s a national examination. Responding to the challenge of taking the NAS Free Tutorial beyond Lekki-Epe environs, the Capoon of Hispaniola X Deck’s of NAS,…
By BEN OGUNTUASE That the military, on exit in 1999 after several decades of misrule, planted some dangerous mines along our political path is no longer news. The problem that has stalled our way is that the political class has not had the courage to defuse these mines and restore sanity to our political landscape. Part of the presumptive eternal domination of our governance by the military was the creation of niche areas for themselves to enjoy. Here are some instances. Justice Salami (rtd) hit the nail on the head recently when he said that the Chairman of EFCC does…
By PRINCE PERE BOTU The State Governor,Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has scored officers and men of the Delta State Police Command high in terms of crime prevention and fighting which had further enhanced peace and security. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa gave the commendation yesterday while speaking at the Police Officers Mess at Okwe,Asaba during the visit of the Assistant Inspector General of Police,Zone Five,Mr Shola David. The Governor represented by the State Deputy Governor,Deacon Kingsley Otuaro commended the performance of the police in the state in the protection of lives and property . He said the police had effectively discharged its constitutional…
BY SAM DUVWODE The Delta State Government has called on Men and Officers of the Nigeria Police Force to do all within their power to uphold the Constitutional Oath by stepping of their game, boost their moral to ensuring that the constitutional responsibility bestowed on them to protect lives and property in Delta State and Nigeria at large is not religated to the background. The Delta State Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro, made the call yesterday in Asaba when the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Zone ‘5’, Sholla David, visited the Delta State Command. Barr. Otuaro, who noted that,…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State,Chief Basil Ejidike, has said that the APC remains the party to beat in the 2021 gubernatorial election in the state, just as he said that his party is the only bet for Igbo presidency come 2023 if only the entire South East embraces the party. Chief Ejidike, made the disclosure in an interview with journalists at the burial of his mother-in-law, Late Mrs. Francisco Chinese Ofoegbu, held at Igbo Ukwu in August Local Government Area of Anambra State. He said the party narrowly missed winning the last gubernatorial election…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA In marking this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the National Association of Seadogs (NAS) aka Pyrates Confraternity (PC), Vito Corsica Deck joined the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women on Wednesday 25th November, 2020. The Vito Corsica Deck of NAS featured on a Radio talk (Radio Delta 97.9FM) and deliberated on issues about gender based violence and ways to reduce violence against women and girl child. The Deck also visited the Anglican Girls Grammar School (AGGS) Asaba, to sensitize the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has chastised Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s led government for abandoning the State owned media Houses, thereby making them to be almost moribund. The Party notes that state owned Radio and Television Stations in both Warri and Asaba are now shadows of themselves. The Party laments the State Government’s penchant for promoting non-existing and/ or poor quality projects, in order to mislead Deltans and non-Deltans outside the State on the state of affairs; spends Billions of Naira on privately owned Stations outside Delta State to the detriment of State owned Stations. The preference for…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The National Association of Seadogs (NAS) aka Pyrates Confraternity (PC), Vito Corsica Deck in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has enlightened Drivers in Delta North on the need for safety and safe driving, as the Yuletide approaches. The Coordinator of the Vito Corsica Deck’s of NAS Drivers Enlightenment program, Mr. Agbogun Bright, who stated this while addressing members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) noted that the enlightenment became imperative as Ember months were characterized with many activities and everyone seem to be in haste. Mr. Agbogun Bright addressing NURTW…
By Oluwasegun Oluwadamilare The controversy surrounding the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho, LAUTECH, jointly owned by the Governments of Oyo and Osun got to its crescendo when the institution was locked up for about three years over non payment of staff salaries amongst other lingering issues occasioned by the poor funding of the school by the governments under the immediate past Governor of Oyo, Late Senator Abiola Ajimobi and former Governor of Osun and now Minister for Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. During the debacle between LAUTECH and Oyo State Government, students of the institution led series of protests to show their…