In preparation for the November 2023 Presidential election, only very few faithfuls of the APC and President Tinubu in Bayelsa State believed he would emerge as the Presidential candidate of the Party and eventually to victor of the entire process. But one man took the baton first and ran ahead: Hon. Maxwell Gabriel Morris. He…
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.
Super Eagles striker, Kayode Olarenwaju, has filed for divorce from his estranged wife, Ezinne, citing irretrievable breakdown of their marriage. The Turkey-based footballer is also seeking custody of their children and demanding N1bn in damages from UK-based pastor, Tobi Adegboyega, for the emotional trauma, financial loss, and loss of goodwill caused by his alleged affair…
The notion that the demolition of Bayelsa State government’s decrepit property in Port Harcourt was politically driven has been refuted by Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State. Instead, he attributed the demolition to the failure of leadership on the part of Bayelsa State. According to Governor Wike, a letter was sent to the Bayelsa…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has said that the insecurity bedeviling Nigeria was confined to the Northeast when the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was in power, but it has escalated to all parts of Nigeria under the All-Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Makarfi , also a former Chairman of the PDP, assured…
*Assures Opponents Of Level Field Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has asked politicians in the state not to prepare for violence in the November 11 governorship election, saying the poll is about votes and not guns. Governor Diri also urged his opponents to contest for the ballots and not bullets. His Chief Press…
“I hosted selected Christian leaders at my country home today (Sunday). A few of them spoke and rather than criticising me very hard, they went to the reality of what we are doing in terms of infrastructure development and human capacity building. So, I felt, maybe, we were trying.”
Each year, the international community recognizes World Population Day, drawing attention to population-related concerns around the world. This event highlights the pressing need to address the challenges created by growing global populations. This year’s World Population Day focuses on the positive effects of Sustainable Development Goal 5, with the theme “Unleashing the power of gender…
“Everybody is saying that Bayelsa is developing so what else do we want. To do any of these things is not by our power or strength it is by God’s grace.The peace and security we are enjoying is because we have agreed to come together to live in peace and in unity” -Sen. Douye Diri,…
