Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit (Proverbs 26: 4 – 5). Once again, the media is agog with allegations of assault on freedom of speech. In this age of Citizen Journalism, such an assault, real or imagined, is also seen as an assault on journalists and press freedom, even when many of those involved may not be professional journalists in the real sense of the word. In…
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JUDE AND JULIANA FOUNDATION: Amadi’s Monumental ₦200m Yuletide Philanthropy Transforms Owerri Zone: Scholarships, Football, Women’s Sports, Marathon, and Cash Interventions for 1,000 Widows.
Ngor Okpala in Imo State, has become the epicenter of excitement and transformation as Dr. Chima Amadi’s record-breaking Two hundred million Naira (₦200m ), Annual Yuletide Philanthropy is now well underway. Launched under the Jude and Juliana Foundation, this initiative is redefining philanthropy in Owerri zone with an array of groundbreaking events and interventions designed to uplift lives and foster unity. Kicked Off on December 1,this year.The highly anticipated football tournament, which began on December 1, at the iconic Comprehensive Secondary School, Umuekwune, has already set the region abuzz. This…
Read MoreINEC Plans To Replace PVC’s With Computer-Generated Slips For Accreditation During Elections.
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that the commission will replace the Permanent Voters’ Cards ,PVC with computer-generated slips for accreditation during elections. Prof. Yakubu announced the new development, yesterday ,Thursday,November 12, during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners,RECs held at the INEC Conference Room in the nation’s capital,Abuja . The INEC boss’ meeting was focused on the detailed issues of planning and reform learning from the experience of the the Commission during the 2023 General Elections.
Read MoreSatan is real, he has powers – Obasanjo issues warning
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that Satan is genuine and has the power to install leaders. He cautioned that leaders installed by Satan are destined to face failure. These remarks were made during a Zoom event called “Boiling Point Arena,” organized by a radio station in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun state, on Sunday evening. Additionally, Obasanjo acknowledged that most leaders are selected by God. According to Obasanjo, “So I will say most leaders are prepared by God and put in place by God and when that happens, the…
Read MoreAlleged Defamation: It’s A Long Journey For Farotimi And Babalola, Issue Has Divided Nigeria Into Two – Nzeakor
A lawyer, Fred Nzeakor, has submitted that the alleged defamation case between rights activist, Dele Farotimi and legal icon, Afe Babalola, has divided Nigeria into two. He submitted that on one side are the conservatives who are sympathetic to Babalola and the radicals who are not sympathetic to anybody other than the fact that they want a better Nigeria. The lawyer also indicated that the legal tussle has deeper implications for Nigeria’s judiciary and the country’s efforts at attracting foreign investors. Nzeakor made his submissions on Wednesday during an interview…
Read MoreDele Farotimi: Stop Acting Like Errand Boys To Big Men, Politicians – Adeyanju To Nigerian Police
He stated this on Friday while condemning the move by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola to arrest human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi for alleged defamation. He argued that Babalola should have resorted to civil remedies against Farotimi rather than using the police and court to harass him. According to Adeyanju, “Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and activist was arrested in his office in Lagos on the instructions of the Nigeria Police after our revered father and leader in the legal profession had petitioned that Dele Farotimi had defamed him in…
Read MoreCourt Strikes Out Fraud Charge Against Ibeto After Refunding N3.2bn
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, Wednesday, struck out the alleged N4.8 billion fraud charge instituted against the embattled Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Ogala struck out the charge after she was informed by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), that the businessman had refunded N3.2 billion of the money he was accused of having stolen from his alleged victim, Chief Daniel Chukwudozie by the EFCC. The anti-graft agency had filed a…
Read MoreNwaziri Launches Maiden Album ,”Winds of Change” I n Grand Style.
The official launching of the first music album, “Winds of Change” by Mr Chinedu Nwaziri ,whose stage name is “Chanidu” in conjunction with Ozisa 96.1 FM, recently took place in Owerri, the Imo state capital. The occasion held at a popular hotel in owerri attracted, relations, friends and well wishers, musicians, comedians from far and near. Speaking at the event, the chairman of the occasion, Dr Kelechi Ogbu described, the album launch as a step in the right direction and congratulated, Mr Nwaziri on his album launch and the bold…
Read MoreLegal Profession Destroying Itself”: J.S. Okutepa SAN Blasts Police For Handcuffing Farotimi Despite Noble Standing
Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), J.S. Okutepa, has strongly criticized the treatment of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who appeared in court handcuffed for alleged cyberstalking and criminal defamation charges. Okutepa described the act as a “shameful disgrace” to the nobility of the legal profession and a severe abuse of the criminal process. In a statement, Okutepa expressed dismay over the celebration of Farotimi’s handcuffing as a supposed triumph of justice. He argued that such actions only highlight the degeneration and lack of integrity within Nigeria’s legal profession. “No…
Read MorePastor, Wife Jailed For 16 Years As Court Ordered Church To Be Closed Down
A Lagos Court has ordered the deregistration and total closure of Temple International Church and jailed the senior Pastor, Harry Uyanwanne and his wife, Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne), for using the name of God and the church to defraud people. P.M.EXPRESS reports that it was the judgment of the Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, which convicted and sentenced the couple alongside Temple International Church for selling a N52m property belonging to a dead woman, late Mrs. Janet Adeola Odemuyiwa and converting it to their own use.…
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