Day: October 6, 2024

Northern Patriots hail Bichi’s Emergence as Best Nigerian Legislator

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Northern Patriots have congratulated Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi on being named the Best Nigerian Legislator at the Democratic Heroes Award Africa 2024. This prestigious award recognizes Bichi’s exceptional leadership, commitment to his constituents’ welfare, and dedication to Nigeria’s development. In a statement signed by Mallam Adamu Mohammed and Dr. Innocent Audu, the group said Bichi’s leadership style is characterized by inclusivity, empathy, and a deep understanding of his people’s needs. As Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, the group said he has demonstrated exemplary leadership, ensuring his constituents’…

Gov Fubara swears in newly 23 elected LG Chairmen

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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in the newly elected chairpersons of the 23 local government councils in the state. The swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance officially inaugurated into office. The Rivers State local government election was held on Saturday across the state. Results from the state Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, said the Action Peoples Party won 22 out of the 23 local governments. The…

NDLEA arrests Canadian woman for drugs at Lagos airport …. recovers large consignments of illicit drugs in Ikorodu warehouse, others

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 41-year-old Canadian woman, Adrienne Munju, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos for importing a large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, October 6, said the suspect was arrested during the inward clearance of passengers on KLM airline flight from Canada at terminal 1 of the Lagos airport on Thursday 3rd October 2024. Babafemi said during a joint…

New Allowance : Funds To Pay Corps Members not Yet released – NYSC DG

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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed, said the recent increase in corps members’ allowance has not been implemented due to funds.   This medium had reported how the Federal Government approved the increment of corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024.   The increment, according to a statement by the NYSC on its official Facebook page, was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024 and signed by the…

Nigerian Prison Officials Told Me If I Had Money, I’d Not Suffer In Prison; I’d Get Decent Place For Up To N1Million – Investigative Journalist, Soyombo

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Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has narrated how Nigerian prison officials told him that if he has money, he will not need to suffer in prison.   He said this while speaking with Arise TV News in the wake of the scandal involving cross-dresser Idris Okuneye Olanrewaju, popularly known as Bobrisky.   The investigation stems from an allegation that Bobrisky served part of his six-month prison sentence in a private apartment instead of a correctional facility, allegedly involving a bribe. Bobrisky was sentenced to prison for abusing the naira.   According…

Always vet testimony before presentation – CAN advises Lord’s Chosen

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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the leadership of the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries to review testimonies shared by its members before public presentation.   CAN condemned one of the viral testimonies shared by a member of the church.   One of such testimonies described as misleading by CAN was one where a member of the church claimed she was ‘miraculously’ assisted to pass an examination.   While sharing the testimony, the unnamed member claimed that an old man appeared to her in the examination hall and…

Garlands for Mimiko and Farounbi By Festus Adedayo

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Within a week, two great Nigerians celebrated their birth anniversaries of 70 and 80 years respectively. They are, Olusegun Rahman Mimiko and Akinyemi Farounbi. While the former, a medical doctor-turned politician, was governor of Ondo State, the latter, a broadcast journalist of over six decades, was Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Philippines. In my estimation, what links both men is a mental acuity, brilliance and patriotism that are difficult to define. I begin with Farounbi. Till today, what drives Farounbi is a puzzle that may take a very long time to…

Wike’s Nigeria feeds citizens’ bodies to pigs By Festus Adedayo

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Nigerians and indeed, the world, watched aghast last week as a South African grisly movie reel began to roll. Full of all the elements of a movie, it was however a real story. The cast was two black women who, on August 17, were shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer. The victims, Maria Makgato, 45 and Lucia Ndlovu, 34 were scavenging for edible food in consignments of recently expired or soon-to-be-expired produce on a farm located near Polokwane, a South African northern Limpopo province. The expired edible…

Evangelism and Devotion: Keys to Growing God’s Kingdom, says Rev Idowu

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By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon     On the first Sunday of October 2024, the Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse District Headquarters, Abuja, hosted a service filled with spiritual fervour and rich teachings. The gathering was marked by a vibrant atmosphere, initiated through a powerful 30-minute choir ministration that set the tone for worship and reflection. Rev. Babatunde Idowu, the Senior Pastor and District Overseer of Wuse, led the congregation with a compelling sermon titled “Kingdom Expansion Through Witnessing.” Drawing from Acts 4:31-34, Pastor Idowu emphasized the necessity of witnessing and prayer…

The Arbiter: Re-readers’ comments (1)

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From time to time, we try to give way to our readers to make their voices heard through their input. Well, it has been quite a while since we did that. We will start serialising such inputs. Nigeria and Presidential Democracy: Any Better Alternative? I enjoyed reading this. I wish it didn’t end. Sannu da kokari, Sir. I hope and pray that everyone who reads this, including our lawmakers and other segments that make up the government, brood over this. We are a people whose identity is being lost every…