Tag: People
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A People, United: Conversations with the Saharawi foreign minister, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa MOHAMMED Salem Uld Salek descended the stairs of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, SADR, Embassy in Abuja with an agility that belied his seven decades on earth. The foreign minister reminded me of our last meeting in June 2019 during the visit of the SADR (also known as the Western Sahara)…
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People behind COVID-19 will be exposed this year – Prophet
Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, the founder of Christ Mercyland Deliverance Ministry, has said that the secret behind the novel Coronavirus pandemic would be exposed this year. The clergyman disclosed this in his prophecies for the new year at Crossover Night service at Mercy City, headquarters of the ministry in Warri, Delta state. Prophet Fufeyin, popularly called…
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A people united can never be defeated, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Twenty-twenty is the Year of the Pandemic and Protests; the year of major elections and political upheavals. In October 2020 alone, street protests swept through many countries, making landfalls, with some leaders swept away. The latest is President Sooronbay Jeenbekov of Kyrgyzstan who had claimed victory in parliamentary elections. But the…
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In a Nine Point Development Agenda, President Buhari Finally Bows To The Wish of the People, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus Onyibe President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday , 25 August, 2020 continued with the rejigging of his administration’s policy plank by repackaging his erstwhile three point development agenda of anti corruption, fighting insurgency as well as economic development. He chose the occasion of the parley with diplomats for the presentation of their credentials to…
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People might shun church services after COVID-19 pandemic – Sam Adeyemi
The senior pastor of the Daystar Christian Centre in Lagos, Sam Adeyemi, has said gathering members together for physical church services might prove difficult after the COVID-19 pandemic. The clegyman noted that over the couple of weeks members have adopted and embraced the online mode of worship from wherever they are. Adeyemi, who spoke during…
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TNG Review: People, policies that shaped Nigeria’s economy in 2019
With the year 2020 just a matter of hours away, Nigeria like other countries around the world is gradually counting its gains and losses in the outgoing year, 2019. While it can be said that the country barely made any appreciable progress economically, however, going forward, the challenges of a struggling economy still stares us…
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Why do you go to church? Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala In the scriptures, Jesus paid a visit to a General Hospital, which turned out to be a church where people came for spiritual healing. The place was full of sick people. Some had been suffering of malaria for ten years. Some had been afflicted with flu for twelve years. Others had cough…
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Nigeria back to military era when citizens were detained without trial – Okogie
Former Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Okogie, says Nigeria is back to the era of military dictatorship. Okogie said Nigeria’s leaders are distant from the citizens, and that the country needs leaders who listen to the cries of the people and who will not be afraid of dissenting opinions. He also condemned the frequent disobedience…
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Police arrest man who killed 38 people in Edo
The Police in Edo said on Monday in Benin that it had arrested a man alleged to be a cultist and serial killer with 38 victims. A statement signed by DSP Chidi Nwabuzor, spokesperson of the Police Command in the state, said that the suspect was arrested last Tuesday following the receipt of credible intelligence.…
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Al-Bashir, Bouteflika and Change in Africa
By Owei Lakemfa. As part of international delegations, I met Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir thrice when he was President of Sudan. At the first meeting, the gate had opened and there was a land rover-like jeep with a handful of soldiers. I had reflected that the State House seemed lightly guarded. Even state governors in…