May 21, 2025
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONAL: MAY 22 THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL (2) SCRIPTURE: Matt. 16: 13 – 16; 1 Sam. 22: 18 – 19
In yesterday’s devotional, we dwelled on saying that “upon this rock…” means upon Jesus. Jesus Christ is the bigger rock (Peros), the massive rock on who we stand firm in our faith. This is what our faith should dwell on. Peter means smaller rock or fragment of rock or stone. The rock Jesus talked of…
Finland’s National Prosecution Authority charges Nigerian Biafran Nation agitator, Simon Ekpa, with inciting…
The Prosecution Authority in a statement on Friday accused Ekpa, who is also a Finnish citizen, of “public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent and participation in the activities of a terrorist group,” according to AFP. The prosecutors said that Ekpa, a self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile,…
Senator Babangida’s Education Transformative Bill Gains Support, Scales Second Reading
By Onwe Wisdom|NASS|Abuja, May 21, 2025 The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday commenced a second leg debate on a crucial piece of legislation that seeks to transform the Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel, into a full-fledged Federal University of Education. The bill, titled Federal University of Education, Gumel, Jigawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2025 (SB….
Benue NASS APC Caucus Endorses Tinubu for 2027
… Tasks Gov Alia to Partner FG in tackling Insecurity The Benue State’s National Assembly Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unequivocally endorsed President Bola Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the forthcoming 2027 general elections. The Caucus made this known during a press conference to formally endorse His Excellency, President…
NNPCL External Auditors Shun Committee Summons, Face Possible Arrest
The Senate has threatened to invoke it’s powers to compel appearance of external auditors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to appear before it. The Senate on Tuesday threatened the auditors with warrant of arrests as all four of them failed to appear before its committee on Public accounts to answer…
SENATE COMMITTEE ON NORTH-WEST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION: Sen. Hussaini Babangida Chairs As Round Peg In A Round Hole
By Onwe Wisdom Abuja, Nigeria – In a move widely applauded across political, regional and religion lines, the Senate official appointment of Senator Babangida Hussaini Uba, Senator representing Jigawa North-West as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the North-West Development Commission (NWDC) marks a significant step forward for developmental policy making and…
Insecurity: One-on-One with the CDS, General C.G. Musa
By Prof. M. K. Othman The complexity of Nigerian security challenges seems beyond human comprehension, defying logic and common sense. If not, how do we explain that some citizens work against the national collective successes just for a pot of porridge? Our challenges are mainly man-made and primarily driven by selfish reasons. A critical…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONAL: MAY 21 THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVAIL (1). SCRIPTURE: Matt.16: 13 – 16; 1 Cor. 10: 4
We are about looking at a topic that had generated lots of controversies among theologians and Bible analysts. But this devotional is not going into those arguments. We will be concerning ourselves with the studies on life applications. We will go into meanings of “upon this rock”; “I will build my church” and “the gates…