By Kazeem Ugbodaga Rights activist and political commentator, Deji Adeyanju, has launched a scathing attack on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, describing him as a “fraud, religious bigot and divisive politician.” In a series of posts on his Facebook page on Friday, Adeyanju warned that the opposition would be making a grave mistake if it presented Obi as its candidate in the 2027 general election. According to him, Obi’s candidacy would not only deepen political divisions but also endanger national unity. “If the opposition field Obi who is a religious bigot and a divisive politician in 2027, I…
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By Aisha Gambo At just 10 years old, Ladidi Mudi (not real name) wakes at 5:00 a.m. daily. But unlike children her age who prepare for school, her mornings begin with sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes in the home of a stranger she calls “mummy” in Unguwan Rimi, GRA, Kaduna. Though she lives with her employer, Ladidi worries most about not seeing her mother for months. “I don’t plan to stay here for long. I want to go back home. I am tired of the city,” she said quietly. Ladidi is one of the 24.7 million Nigerian children trapped in…
“All the gang of those who rule us hope our quarrels never stop, helping them to split and fool us, so they can remain on top.” — Bertolt Brecht, German Playwright (1898–1956) I never set out to be a politician. I was a lawyer, an advocate for justice, a real estate developer, and above all, a citizen who believed in service. But when the moment called, I answered—not for personal gain, but because silence was no longer an option. In 2023, Nigeria witnessed something extraordinary. Young people—tired of broken promises and failed systems—rose up. They organized, mobilized, voted, and demanded…
Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Saturday took a bold step to strengthen the All Progressives Congress, (APC) at the ward level when he hosted Idumuje ward 8 stakeholders/leaders at his country home. Addressing the kinsmen at his Mount Ned residential resort, Idumuje Ugboko, Senator Nwoko said he convened the meeting to foster unity and oneness “significant for the consolidation of APC at the grassroots” Senator Nwoko enjoined the ward stakeholders to mobilize the people in supporting the ruling APC government at all levels under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. The federal lawmaker…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD, mnipr A multi-million-naira compensation controversy is threatening to taint the legacy of the 2nd Niger Bridge project, as indigenes of Umuaji Quarters in Asaba, Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State, accuse a consulting firm of manipulating payment processes and dragging the revered Asagba of Asaba into the storm. The affected communities—Ojeada, Umuda, Afadia, and others—say they have waited more than seven years for compensation linked to the Phase 2A internal road network of the bridge project, only to now face what they describe as “deliberate confusion” introduced by the consultant, Odum O. Partners. At…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Prince Ned Nwoko, has urged the Anioma people of Delta State to fully embrace their Igbo identity and join hands with their Eastern brothers in building a stronger and more united Nigeria. Nwoko made this call in Asaba on Friday while addressing participants at the Igbo Unification Movement, an event held in collaboration with the Ndi na Asu Bia Socio-Cultural Organization (Ogbako-Igbo Zara Igbo Oru na Ndida), with the theme “Igbo Bu Ofu” (Igbos are One). The Igbo Unification Movement and Ndi na Asu Bia have in…
By Esther Villar This book has caused outrage and hostile criticism from wømen, it explains how wømen since the earliest times have ma-ni-pu-lated men and turned them into their slâves, they have pretended to be the oppressed s.£¥ while in the real sense they are the oppressors. She explains how a wøman månìpúlates a man skillfully by steps like courtship and finally marriage , hence the saying “ a man chases a wøman until SHE catches him” . In her book she explains how the man is tricked to care for the wøman all his life and her offspring. He…
By ENITAN ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA, mnipr The Anioma Association USA, Inc. has empowered nine small business owners from across Anioma land with grants worth N4.5 million during its 2025 National Empowerment Program and Award Ceremony held on Friday, August 29, at the NUJ Press Centre, Maryam Babangida Way, Asaba. The event, themed around unity, cultural pride, and community empowerment, brought together dignitaries, business leaders, cultural advocates, and representatives of Anioma communities from across Nigeria and the United States. In his keynote address, Dr. Kpamioseh Anthony Ogbechie, National President of Anioma Association USA, described the initiative as a landmark project aimed…
The South-South Professional & Transparency Initiatives (SSPTI) has dismissed a petition against the Delta State Police Command as baseless and misleading, accusing its sponsor of playing double roles in the Ubulu-Uku traditional crisis. The petition, submitted to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, by the Young Nigerian Rights Organization (YNRO), alleged that the Delta Police Command deliberately stalled action on a community dispute petition. But in a strongly worded statement signed by its Chairman, Dr. Ugochukwu Alozie, SSPTI described the claims as “false, premature, and a clear attempt to blackmail the police.” The group specifically called out Mr.…
The Coalition of Niger Delta People for Development (CONFODEV) has thrown its weight behind the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, describing him as a reformist committed to fairness, equity and transparency in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. The coalition, which is an umbrella body of several Niger Delta groups including the Niger Delta Development Agenda (NDDA), Rivers State Ex-Agitators Network, Niger Delta Liberators Forum, Niger Delta Renaissance and Development Movement, and the Ndigbo Progressive Youths Coalition, dismissed recent allegations of corruption and marginalisation leveled against Ojulari as baseless,…