By Casmir Igbokwe The message of Rev. Fr. Emmanuel to me last Wednesday was thought-provoking: “Beloved child of God, we are in an era of ‘prophetic terrorism’ in Nigeria nowadays. May God grant us discernment to discover those ‘prophetic terrorists’.” I said Amen to this prayer, only to discover later that Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka had committed what perfectly fits ...

…urges Atiku, Tinubu, Obi to step down for him  The Founder of Household of God Church, Reverend Chris Okotie, has asked political parties’ presidential candidates to step down for him in his bid to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari. This is as he also urged Buhari to hand over to him as Interim President in 2023, noting that he ...

Parents and relatives of abducted students demanding the release of their families who had spent 55 days in captivity as at March 12, 2021. Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Al Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia Nigeria ranks among the kidnapping hotspots of the world. Over 3,000 people were kidnapped in Nigeria in the first half of 2021 alone. ...

The convoy of the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was attacked by hoodlums during his visit to the Oba of Lagos. The incident occurred on Sunday as the convoy drove from the palace at the Adeniji end of Isale Eko. The hoodlums, some of whom were armed with cutlasses, threw ...

The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship, Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor, has advised Nigerians irrespective of state of origin or religion to look inwards and consider the future of the country before casting their votes for the new President of Nigeria. He said that from his knowledge of Mr. Peter Obi, his integrity, prudence, humility, and what he did in ...

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has recalled that his victory at the party’s presidential primaries did not come easy, noting that he fought a hard battle to clinch the ticket. Speaking at the Oba of Lagos palace yesterday, Tinubu said: “There is no Lagos indigene that has had the opportunity ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, on his resounding victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. Governor Sanwo-Olu described Oyebanji’s landslide victory as a testament to the good work the All Progressives Congress-led government has done in Ekiti state as well as the sterling qualities of her ...

The Coalition for Peter Obi (CPO), has written Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the expansion of its voter registration and validation infrastructure to serve the teeming numbers of Nigerians willing to register. The Group which is funded by independent professionals and intellectuals in a letter dated June 16, which was signed by its Chairman, Marcel Ngogbehei, observed that no ...

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seven days to “gather information about reports of vote-buying, undue influence, intimidation, ballot box snatching, and other electoral offences by the three leading political parties in the just concluded Ekiti State governorship election.” SERAP also urged INEC to “promptly and effectively prosecute those ...

By Raymond Ozoji, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has reinforced Ihiala and its environs following a trending video of SUV’s and Hilux vehicles carrying young men that are welding arms to yet unidentified location. This is contained in a press statement released on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer DSP Ikenga Tochukwu Anthony. According to the statement, information ...