Tag: God’s General

‘Federal Highways of Horror’ By Lasisi Olagunju

Lukman Laleye Babalola

You know where the latest anti-government journalists are in Lagos? Kirikiri. On a day that Nigerians were celebrating an additional spur of 100 kilometres to the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road, the killjoys of Kirikiri struck. They took a happy, joyous people of 200 million on a gruelling, bumpy ride across the country. They ran painful stories of craters and potholes and headlined them: ‘Federal Highways of Horror.’   It is a miracle that our Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has not pummeled the Lagos newspaper called Vanguard. It ran the bad…

Akpabio mourns passing of Evangelist Uma Ukpai, describes him as God’s General

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Evangelist Uma Ukpai, the founder of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, who passed away at the age of 80. In a heartfelt tribute, Senator Akpabio, who hailed the late Evangelist as “God’s General,” said Ukpai’s life and ministry were marked by unwavering dedication to spreading the gospel of Christ and making significant contributions to his community. The renowned international evangelist, who was based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, spent decades preaching across the globe…