By Festus Adedayo In Nigeria, corruption and religious trickery are like the edan, conjoined by an iron chain of culture, history and a sustained system of elite greed. Today in Nigeria, this Ogboni emblem is signposted by suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Beta Edu and late Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua. If…
While Nigeria is still battling to extinguish the fires of Boko Haram insurgency in its North-Eastern corner, the emergence of Lakurawa in the North-West, which is said to be heavily armed and in control of some villages as well as communities in Sokoto and Kebbi states, is a clear indication that the Muslim north of Nigeria is a fertile ground for the planting, germinating and nourishing of the seeds of radical Islamist ideology that eventually blossoms into Jihadi groups like Mai Taisine, Boko Haram, Ansaru and Lakurawa. And the main element of this fertility is the dominance of Islamism in the mainstream Islamic theological framework in the Muslim north of Nigeria. In fact Islamism, which is “a broad set of political and religious ideologies that dictates Islam should guide and influence the political and legal system of the state in opposition to secularism,” is mainstreamed in the Muslim north to the extent that political Islam is being surreptitiously deployed to undermine Nigeria’s secular constitutional democratic order.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, said he left Lagos State for Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to contend with many doubts and uncertainties on his mind. Tinubu said this at Lagos APC secretariat on Acme Road in Ogba, his political base, for the first time after winning the…
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on Timipre Sylva, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, to congratulate Douye Diri on his victory in the Bayelsa governorship election. On Monday, Diri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner with 175,196 votes, defeating Sylva who scored 110,108 votes. PANDEF praised…
“Amassoma has always been a peaceful and accommodating community. The brutal killing of our son is an affront to our culture and a direct attack on our collective dignity.”
The launch of the rice distribution programme in Niger Delta region before Christmas and New year marked a significant step in the efforts of the Niger Delta Development Commission to ensure the availability of food on table for the people. The Director of Procurement, Dr. Week Doodei Agbabou at the event, highlighted the commitment of…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has vowed to arrest and prosecute criminals in the south-east region. The group disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful on Tuesday. IPOB said that the game has changed, warning everyone in the region to desist from committing crime. The statement reads: “We the global…
Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has stated that the ongoing killings in Plateau State, Nigeria, are not just a result of herder-farmer clashes but rather a deliberate attempt by the perpetrators to shape Nigeria according to their ideology. In a statement released on Saturday, the cleric called on the government to…
On behalf of the National Leader, our Board of Trustees and the National Executive Committee of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), I extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to all our compatriots of the Niger Delta and indeed to all Nigerians, as we step into the New Year, 2025. Looking back at 2024, we…
Today, the usage “titan” is often ascribed to someone who is god-like and influential in given fields. On 4th September 2024, that word resurfaced compellingly in Lagos to remember a contemporary giant, Pa Akintola Williams, one year after his departure on 11th September 2023.
