Month: October 2024

IN DEFENCE OF THE DEFENSELESS JUDGES WHO ARE DOING THEIR JOB ACCORDING TO THE DICTATES OF THEIR CONSCIENCE By Achi. William-Wobodo

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Being a judge, is a tough personal call to make. It is a highly demanding and ethical job to do, which makes a judge vulnerable and prone to bullying. A judge is trained to rise up in defence of the defenseless, yet he cannot defend himself. The rot in our society has made the job even more hazardous.   For every judgement that does not go in the way of public opinion and expectation, the judge is blamed and accused of corruption. This is unpatriotic. Judges are not employed to…

Dissecting the Three Ps of Politics ,By Simon Kolawole

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Praise the Lord! President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed ministers and heads of departments and agencies to reduce the number of vehicles in their convoys to three and their security personnel to a maximum of five. This is to “reduce the cost of governance” (I prefer to call it “government’s running cost” because “governance” is broader and deeper). We don’t know how much this directive will save the treasury in these hard times since the government did not state any monetary value. Before now, Tinubu had announced a reduction in…

I saw Makkah and wept; you would, too, by Hassan Gimba

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My recent visit to the holy city was the second time I was there, courtesy of the benevolence of Honourable Mai Mala Buni, the governor of my state, Yobe. The first was when I was practically wheeled there as a result of a debilitating illness that required first-class medical treatment.   The recent visit was for a follow-up treatment, and happily, my doctors attested to my improved health condition.   The governor has made it a state policy to provide free medical services to anyone who can come to Yobe…

Dupe Baruwa-Dada: I lost a sister By Festus Adedayo

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In 2011, less than six months into the birth of a new government in Oyo State, a proposal was brought for the celebration of a festival in the state. The memo got to the topmost decision-making organ of the state, the Executive Council. A the Exco, a very suave and articulate man marshaled points on the need for the festival and everybody who spoke gave the memo thumbs-up. However, I constituted the one-man kanda, the stone in the bowl of his rice. So, I raised my hand and the governor,…

The Guardian’s dog and rape of Lady Justice By Festus Adedayo

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As I was concluding this piece, my eyes caught a presidential sledgehammer which landed on the head of Conscience Nurtured by Truth – The Guardian. In a release issued by the State House yesterday, authored by erstwhile Editor-in-Chief of TheNews, Bayo Onanuga, the newspaper was accused of a crime almost similar to what General Sani Abacha accused it of in 1994 which led to its closure. The “NADECO government” of Bola Tinubu merely rehashed the allegation. I will address this presently.   All over the world, the Lady Justice is…

ELEVATION: NYSC DG felicitates Youth Minister, Ayodele Olawande

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Director General,National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed, has felicitated with the Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande on his elevation to the position of substantive Minister of Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth Development in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent cabinet reshuffle.   Ayodele Olawande was previously the Minister of State in the same Ministry.   DG said the elevation, which came about 14 months after Olawande’s appointment as Minister of State, is no doubt a testament to his hard work and dedication to the programmes and…

Soul winning is about expanding the Kingdom.” Declares Pastor Azeez Expanding God’s Kingdom: A Call to Prayer and Witness at Foursquare Gospel Church, Wuse, Abuja

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By Dr. Afolabi Olajuwon   On Sunday, October 27, 2024, the Foursquare Gospel Church in Wuse, Abuja, hosted a profoundly moving service centred on the dual themes of prayer and witnessing as crucial avenues for expanding God’s Kingdom.   Under the illumination of a 30-minute Spirit-filled choir ministration, Pastor Adebayo Azeez laid forth a compelling proclamation: “Soul winning is about expanding the Kingdom.”   Pastor Azeez highlighted the divine authority and power bestowed upon Christians to propel the Gospel forward. He underscored the scriptural imperatives as outlined in the theme…

N/Delta Youths to storm Abuja over failed promises on Port Harcourt refinery ….. urge NNPCL Boss,Mele Kyari to resign for failing Nigerians

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Some groups under the aegis of Coalition of Niger Delta Youths Against Poverty, Insecurity & Environmental Degradation (CONDYAPIED), have expressed disappointment over failure of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to operationalise the Port Harcourt Refinery before the end of September, 2024, as promised.   The NNPCL Boss had severally assured Nigerians that the Port Harcourt refinery would start local refining and that prices of petroleum products would reduce drastically before the deadline of September 2024.   One month later,…

Spark News CEO, Prevail Inegbenose buries mother

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Iki Opoji in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State was agog on Saturday 26th October 2024 as late Mrs. Victoria was laid to rest.   The body of Mrs. Victoria, the mother of Spark News Daily’s Chief Executive Officer, Inegbenose Prevail, was lowered to the grave at about 2pm in her family residence.   The ceremony was attended by relatives, friends and colleagues of Mr Prevail, including prominent sons and daughters of Esan land.   Mrs. Victoria, 72, passed on in Lagos on September 3rd, 2024, after a…

Imaan Suleiman -Ibrahim; A Round Peg In A Round Hole , By Abubakar Yusuf

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The Nation woke up to hear a minor cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting that led to the movement of Hajiya Imaan Suleiman -Ibrahim fsi among nine other Ministers to other Ministries , with the movement of the former Minister , State, Police Affairs, to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and appointment of seven new ones to other Ministries.   The new Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development who performed outstandingly while manning the Ministry of State, Police Affairs through the…