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David Ibiyeomie David Ibiyeomie, Founder and General Overseer of Salvation Ministries with headquarters in Rivers State, has vowed to kill anyone, who insults his father in the Lord, Bishop David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel. Ibiyeomie also lambasted media personality and of the Free the Sheeple Movement, Daddy Freeze, calling him a “bastard and foreigner” for abusing his ‘father’. Daddy Freeze, who is popularly known for criticising Nigerian pastors, in his recent post on Instagram, attacked Oyedepo for saying women should submit to their husbands. David Ibiyeomie According to Daddy Freeze, Oyedepo’s advice is a misquote of the scriptures. Reacting, Pastor Ibiyeomie in a viral video from his Sunday service, warned Freeze and other Nigerians not to ever insult Oyedepo or talk about him. He said, “I will never be alive and see anyone insult my father, you are not born, I will kill you, I will tear you into pieces. “Insult me I wouldn’t talk but insulting Oyedepo, I can’t be a...

Civil Society Organisations under the auspices of Nigerians Against Bad Policies on Monday shut down the premises of the National Secretariat of Nigeria Labour Congress over the silence by the leadership of the union on the hike in pump price of petrol and electricity tariff by the Nigerian Government. The protesters, who prevented the staff from going in and out of the complex, paralysed the administrative activities and vehicular movement in the complex. The protesters called on the leadership of the union to call for strike and mass action against the anti-people policies of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Speaking on behalf of the group, Gerald Katchy described the silence by organised labour as unacceptable and wicked, adding that the hike would heighten inflation pressure and worsen the living standards of Nigerians. He said, “We say no to fuel price increase and hike in electricity tariffs. We want NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, and TUC to call for total stri...

The Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL, National Central Bureau, Abuja, has arrested two suspects for their complicity in a major multi-million euro scam on procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment, a statement by Force spokesperson, Mr Frank Mba, said. The suspects, Babatunde Adesanya a.k.a Teddy, a 50-year-old Master’s degree holder in Cell Biology, and Akinpelu Hassan Abass, 41 and Managing Director of Musterpoint Investment Nig. Ltd, who are members of a sophisticated transnational criminal network, cloned the corporate website of ILBN Holdings BV, Holland, to transact with and defraud one Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn, a representative of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia.  The arrest of the suspects was sequel to a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty received by the Bureau from the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, conveying a request from the German Government for investigation...

Dr. Alex Otti OFR Dr. Okey Anueyiagu “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana 1863 – 1952 Let’s take you on a journey down memory lane. Imagine a youngster born in Kano but whose parents are from the Eastern part of the country. Brought up as a Northern Nigerian kid, he had come to regard Kano as his home. His parents lived and worked in Kano. He started school in Kano and made a lot of friends there. For these young happy Nigerian kids, Kano was home. They spoke fluent Hausa and there was no difference between them and any Kano ‘indigene’. Our subject would join his parents to visit their village, Awka, once in a year during the Yuletide and return to Kano as soon as the ceremonies were over.  He could recall that as a five-year-old, a white colonial officer, in company with two policemen, had shown up in their house, seeking to arrest his father, who was then a journalist. His father’s alleged crime was writing an editorial c...

Rivers Governor Wike Organised labour in Rivers State comprising Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress has said that workers in Rivers State were tired of failed promises by the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike.  The group said it wants Wike’s government to pay national minimum wage and arrears from April 2019.  The list of their demands was contained in a document seen by SaharaReporters and distributed by the Joint Action Committee.  Rivers Governor Wike The labour group said being a civil servant was a right and not a privilege and the government should stop using such persons like slaves.  The group also decried the spate of insecurity in the state.  It said the proposed employment of 10,000 teachers never became a reality.  Organised labour is demanding, “Payment of outstanding arrears of February/March 2016 and October 2017. Payment of pensions and gratuity to retirees. Revival of N100m workers revolving housing/car loan...