June 27, 2024
Pandemonium as Gov Alia allegedly orders Och’Idoma to delist Ortom’s official, Olofu from receiving Idoma title
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has allegedly ordered the removal of David Olofu from the list of prominent Idoma achievers slated for honours Saturday, June 29, 2024. The Och’Idoma, Agabaidu Elaigwu Odogbo Obagaji John, CON, had included Olofu who served as finance commissioner in the administration of former Governor Samuel Ortom, on a broad-based list…
NASS: Reps. Passes Bills ExtendingImplementation timeline for 2023 Budget Till December 31, 2024
…also extends Implementation of Supplementary Appropriation Act 2023 till December 31, 2024 The House of Representatives today Thursday considered and passed two money bills extending the implementation of the 2023 Appropriation Act and the 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Act until December 2024. The executive arm of government according to a press release e-signed by the House…
Senate passes bill for Act to amend the 2023 supplementary appropriation bill till 31st December
THE Senate has passed a bill for an Act to amend the implementation of the 2023 supplementary appropriation bill till 31st December, 2024. The passage followed the emergency plenary convened which was presided by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. After clause by clause consideration of the bill and after the Committee…
When Intelligent People Stay Silent: The Consequences for Society is Dire
Intelligent people often possess the insight and capability to solve complex societal issues. However, when they choose to remain silent, either due to fear, apathy, or frustration, the repercussions can be dire. A society deprived of its brightest minds’ input on critical issues is one that teeters on the brink of decline. When intelligent…
NIGERIA DEMOCRACY: absent of democratic indices, a concern – Peter
Democracy and Election can not be separated from each other because the absence of a clear, transparent and credible electoral process undermines democracy in its entirety. Can we say that Nigeria is practicing democracy when we have refused to allow vote count? Where forceful declaration of victory is allowed to stand? Where ones freedom…
History is repeating itself The Abacha-Chagoury Connection VS the Tinubu-Chaugoury Connection
History, they say, repeats itself. This statement is supported by the Geologic Principle of Uniformitarianism which states that “The present is the key to the Past”. Loosely interpreted, it means whatever happens today has occurred in the past I accidentally came across an excellent piece of investigative journalism in TheNews publication dated 10 November…
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DECLARE DANGOTE REFINERY AS A CRITICAL NATIONAL SECURITY ASSET
By: Shehu Bashir Esq. In Nigeria today, except for those who don’t understand the dire situation that we are or are not bothered by the potential consequences of the situation, taking an indifferent approach to the “state of affairs” of Dangote Refinery will mean national security sabotage, a bleak future and self destruct syndrome….
SENATOR ASUQUO EKPENYONG: IMPACTFUL SERVICE THROUGH LEGISLATION
When they say that the legislature is the soul of democracy, buried in that assertion is the truism that the legislature plays very crucial role in achieving the goals of democracy. However, one must be quick to note that the significance of the legislature is as important as those elected as legislators across the…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONAL: JUNE 27 WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN GOD IS PRUNING YOU? (2) SCRIPTURE: John 15: 1- 3; Heb. 12: 11; 2 Cor. 4: 16; Job 22: 2
In the first series of this devotional, published June 20, we learnt that God prunes us as grapevine farmers do to grapevines. Jesus Christ used this horticultural process for our becoming Christians in John 15: 1 – 3. Our pruning by God goes beyond the Holy Spirit’s processing us through repentance and sanctification. God prunes…