𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: ‘𝗢𝗕𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦’ 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘, 𝗢𝗙𝗙-𝗣𝗨𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗜 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔 –𝗦𝗢𝗬𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗔
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has said the recent attacks against him justify his earlier position that the Labour Party was taking the direction of fascism.
In a statement issued on Friday titled, ‘Fascism On Course’, Soyinka said the “seeds of seeds of incipient fascism in the political arena have evidently matured”.
Chimamanda writes Biden, says Nigeria’s presidential poll was ‘deliberately manipulated’
Chimamanda Adichie, a Nigerian novelist, says the process of the Nigeria presidential election was not marred by technical faults but deliberately manipulated.
In a letter on Thursday addressed to Joe Biden, the US president, Adichie expressed dissatisfaction over the process of the presidential election conducted on February 25.
She said the election was full of discrepancies and irregularities which were all shunned by the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC).
Chrism Mass/Cathedraticum: Priests Have No Business With Accumulation of Wealth -Bishop Ezeokafor
... Urges Them To Concentrate On Their Priestly Duty
By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, says that Catholic Priests have no business with accumulation of wealth, wondering why someone who has no child and family should engage in unbridled quest for materialism, emphasizing that their duty is to propagate the gospel and win souls for God.
Bishop Ezeokafor while admonishing Priests exhorted Catholic Faithful to always support their priests spiritually, physically and materially, saying that as followers of Christ, they should understand that priests are Christ's representatives on earth and deserved to be encouraged and protected.
Bishop Ezeokafor who gave the charge while delivering a homily to mark this year's Chrism Mass at St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, Awka in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, urged the priests to continue in their onerous task of winning souls for Christ.
The Local Ordinary enjoined the priests to endeavour to practice what they preached, noting that their primary assignment was to propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Speaking on the State of the Nation, the Charismatic and influential Prelate said that the situation in the country was terrible and urged all to persevere, even as he appreciated the Catholic faithful for coming to pay homage to him despite the sufferings in the country.
'Is it the Cashless economy? the untold hardship caused by it? It is really a bad experience. Many businesses collapsed. Movements was halted. No physical cash to move around. People lamented and cried. Nevertheless, we must continue the struggle of faith, the nation and what have you. It is important we continue the struggle. I thank you all for your steadfastness,' Bishop Ezeokafor said.
He stated that no priest should engage in partisan politics, even as he said that Muslim had an agenda with Muslim/Muslim ticket.
On Cathedraticum, Bishop Ezeokafor described it as annual celebration that should be celebrated by all Catholic faithful in the Diocese and beyond, explaining it was a time set aside for parishioners to pay homage to their Diocesan bishop.
Bishop Ezeokafor who described the Holy Thursday observation as a spiritual reawakening moment for all and sundry, urged Christians to imbibe the spirit of prayerfulness and be steadfast in pursuit of heavenly goals.
On Confession, Bishop Ezeokafor Christians to endeavour to confess their sins to the priests, saying that Priests were under oath to keep the confessor's sins and should not in any way reveal what transpired.
Paying of homage to the Diocesan bishop by Catholic Faithful from Awka Region, renewal of Priestly vows formed the highpoints of the event.
UNICEF tasks media on bringing access to water to front-burner of public discourse
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), on Wednesday, tasked the media on bringing access to water and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes to the front-burner of public discourse.
Audio Tape With Oyedepo Fake , Doctored , Says Obi
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, yesterday said an audio which was circulated by a section of the media (not by The Nation) of him having a conversation with Pastor David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church Worldwide was fake.
Court Stops Labour Party's National Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Organizing Secretary from parading as National Officers.
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory FCT has issued an order restraining the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as National Officers of the party.
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𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐎𝐛𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐢 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝
At a press conference in Washington DC, Mohammed reportedly warned Obi to desist from stoking violence, following the February 25 presidential election which saw the emergence of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner.
Skit Maker Bros Jay Kay Dies in Fatal Accident
Nigerian skit maker John Kennedy Kanu aka Bros Jay Kay has died in a fatal accident.
It was gathered that the skit maker was involved in a car crash that occurred on Rumuodara East-West Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has called on anyone with evidence against the Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Association, Musiliu Akinsaya, popularly known as Mc Oluomo, to file a case of attack.
He made this known via his Twitter handle on Tuesday morning in response to a Twitter conversation on MC Oluomo's remarks during the March 18 elections.
Former BBNaija ‘Double Wahala’ housemate, Munirat Antoinette Lecky aka Anto Lecky, has broken into the international movie scene.
The ex-BBnaija housemate made this known via her Instagram account on Monday.
She said that some critics predicted that she would become irrelevant after leaving the reality TV show, but God's grace prevailed.
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No fewer that 10 students have been reportedly kidnapped by yet-to-be identified men in Kachia Local government area of Kaduna state.
‘This is treason’— FG warns Peter Obi against fanning insurrection
The Federal Government has admonished the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi from inciting people to violence over the outcome of the Presidential elections.The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the admonition in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister is in Washington to engage with international media organisations and Think-tanks on the just concluded 2023 polls
NAN also reports that the minister had so far engaged respectively with the “Washington Post”, Voice of America, Associated Press and Foreign Policy Magazine.
During the respective interactions with the media organisations, the minister said it was wrong for Obi on one breadth to seek redress in court over the outcome of the polls and on another breadth inciting people to violence.
“Obi and his Vice, Datti Ahmed cannot be threatening Nigerians that if the President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is sworn-in on May 29, it will be the end of democracy in Nigeria.
“This is treason. You cannot be inviting insurrection, and this is what they are doing.
“Obi’s statement is that of a desperate person, he is not the democrat that he claimed to be.
“A democrat should not believe in democracy only when he wins the election,” he said.
The minister said in challenging the election results, there was no pathway to victory for either Obi or Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to the minister, both Obi and Atiku failed to meet the constitutional requirements to be declared as president.
“The constitution has stringent criteria for anybody who wants to be president of the country.
“Not only must he has the plurality of vote cast in an election, he must also have scored one-quarter of votes cast in at least 25 states.
“Only the President-elect met the criteria by scoring 8.79 million votes and having one-quarter of all the vote cast in 29 states of the federation,” he said
The minister said Atiku who came second with 6.9 million votes was only able to make one-quarter of the votes cast in 21 states.
He said Obi came third with 5.8 million votes but won only one-quarter of votes cast in 15 states.
“You cannot win an election in a poll where you came to a distant third position and failed to meet constitutional requirements.
“Peter Obi, while complaining of fraud has not disowned his victory in Lagos,” he said.
Elaborating on his mission to the U.S., the minister said he was there to correct the negative narratives being promoted by naysayers and opposition on the election.
He said the opposition, having lost in the election was alleging fraud, calling for its cancellation and constitution of the interim government.
“We have come here to balance that skewed narratives and to tell the world unambiguously that the just concluded general elections in Nigeria is the fairest, most transparent and authentic in the history of Nigeria.
“The election is the fairest and credible because of the introduction of the Bimodal Voters Verification System (BVAS) which I regard as a game changer.
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BVAS technology had helped to weed out ghost and illegal voters, eliminate multiple voting and return sanity to the elections.
Relying on the INEC report, the minister said BVAS, during the polls, worked 97 per cent giving unparalleled credibility to the elections.
Anti-Tinubu passenger aboard an Abuja-Lagos flight, Mr Obiajulu Uja, has been arraigned before the Zuba Magistrates’ Court, Abuja and remanded in prison custody.
His lawyer, Ejike Ugwu, disclosed this on Monday.
Labour Party Chieftain, Professor Pat Utomi has come out to speak on Peter Obi’s alleged leaked phone call with Oyedepo where he reportedly begged Oyedepo to help him canvass for support from the Christian community.
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Dr. IfeomaUzor Kalu, wife of former governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has died.
A statement personally signed by the former Abia State governor said Dr. Ifeoma died in the United States of America.
The Plateau State High Court has reinstated the impeached former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Nuhu Abok, as Speaker of the State Assembly.
Justice Nafisatu Musa of the State High Court 6 passed the judgment in Jos, the state capital.
Mr Nuhu Abok was impeached by 16 of the 24 state lawmakers in October 2021 following a vote of no confidence passed against him.
In its judgment, the court upheld the submissions of the complainants that the impeachment was illegal and therefore null and void
The Court then awarded the sum of N1.5 million as the cost of appearance and N138,000 as the cost of filing the matter against the defenders.
The next line of action will be determined by the parties involved.
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The Federal Government has concluded plans to launch the Digital Postcode system in Nigeria in June 2023.
The Postmaster General of the Federation/CEO, NIPOST, Adeyemi Adepoju disclosed this at the end of the Two Day Workshop/ Retreat on the Digital Postcode System in collaboration with the National Population Commission, NPC, National Space Research & Development Agency, and Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation other partners held in Keffi, Nasarawa state.
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The Kaduna State government has on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Sabon Garin, Nasarawa-Tirkaniya area of Chikun Local council.
This is following a breakdown of law and order which allegedly led to the killing of two citizens in an incident of gang violence.
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Rivers State members of the People's Democratic Party PDP had earlier embarked on peaceful protest to the Independent National Electoral Commission's Headquarters in Port Harcourt
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The party members among the litany of their requests were demanding for joint inspection of election materials and documents, as well as the release of certified true copies of 2023 governorship election results to them by INEC.
These are live pictures of Nigerian artiste PORTABLE as he appeared in court in Lagos today
Portable is being arraigned for refusing to honor Police invitations over a petition written against him
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Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable will be arraigned in Ota Magistrate court today.
He was arrested by The Ogun State police command on Friday and was detained at the State Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
Police say the arrest came days after the singer refused to honor their invitation.
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Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable will be arraigned in Ota Magistrate court today.
He was arrested by The Ogun State police command on Friday and was detained at the State Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
Police say the arrest came days after the singer refused to honor their invitation.
Veteran Juju musician, Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi, is marking his 81st birthday on Monday.
The musician shared pictures of himself on his Instagram account to commemorate the day.
Family members of a 22-year-old former student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Kabirat Sobola, who was allegedly stabbed to death in the Ogun State capital are currently demanding justice.
The deceased, a National Diploma holder, was reportedly murdered in her room in Abeokuta on Friday, February 4, 2023.
Popular Nigerian singer and activist, Charles Oputa, also known as Charly Boy, has revealed that he survived prostate cancer.
Charly Boy disclosed this in a post on his Instagram page on Saturday, saying that he had been battling the ailment for over 10 days.
Arrests 4 members of cartel, obtains court order to freeze millions in bank accounts, seize Lagos, Port Harcourt properties linked to leaders of syndicate
. Over 143million pills of opioids, 2tons of C/S seized in Apapa, FCT, 5 states
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has declared a Port Harcourt, Rivers state based popular prophetess and founder of Christ Power Adoration Ministries, Faith Ugochi and a celebrity couple: Igho Ubiribo and Danielle Simba Allen wanted for recruiting teenage girls into drug trafficking while they serve as the arrowheads of an international syndicate operating from Los Angeles, USA.
Nollywood Actress Mercy Aigbe has disclosed that she has converted to Islam while revealing her Islamic name at a Ramadan lecture/special prayers hosted by herself and her husband, Kazeem Adeoti, on Saturday.
By Nnedinma Okeke
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has intervened in the rehabilitation of selected Primary Healthcare Centres, PHCs, in the state.
The International organization has also donated medical equipment and hospital beds to the PHCs.
I wanted to give my husband what I thought was a surprise, I told him our first son was not his biological child.
While we were having breakfast, I told him that I wanted to confess something which I have been hiding for the past four years since we have been married.
The Department of State Services has said the embattled self-acclaimed Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos State, Chief Fredrick Nwajagu, will be transferred to Abuja from the Lagos holding facility.
A security source at the DSS Headquarters, Abuja, who craved anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, disclosed this to Sunday PUNCH.
Anthony Joshua returned to winning ways with a unanimous points-decision victory over Jermaine Franklin in their heavyweight boxing bout at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday.
