By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju Let me state plainly what has happened, stripped of the theater. A man walked into the Federal Secretariat Complex, hung a shingle for an agency that existed nowhere in law, opened thirty-four bank accounts in fictitious names, hosted foreign ambassadors, and solicited a note verbale from the United States government. All while, he now claims, being ushered into these corridors by the Chief of Staff himself. The Presidency calls him a con artist, but he calls himself a whistleblower wronged by the very officials who profited from him. The courts will decide who carries the greater guilt.…
Author: Spade Nigeria
Representatives from more than 100 countries are converging on Tehran to honor Ali Khamenei, the former Iranian Supreme Leader whose assassination by American and Israeli forces has united the Global South in grief and rage. The state funeral, beginning Friday, marks one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in modern history … a testament to the towering legacy of a man who stood unflinching against imperial aggression until his final breath. Khamenei was martyred at 86 in a cowardly joint United States-Israeli air strike on his compound on February 28 … the opening salvo of Washington’s criminal war on…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, disclosed that he directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to provide roads and other engineering infrastructure to the 3,112-unit Renewed Hope City in Karsana before residents could occupy the estate, and the minister wasted no time in carrying out the directive. The President, represented by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, made the disclosure while commissioning the 10.5-kilometre Access Roads to the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates in Karsana West District, Abuja. He said the completion of the road network fulfilled the directive he gave during the groundbreaking of the housing project,…
The Delta State Executive Council has approved the institutionalisation of the 13th-month salary for civil servants, the recruitment of more teachers for public secondary schools and the equipping of technical colleges as part of measures to strengthen workers’ welfare and improve education in the state. Briefing journalists after the Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu said the council approved a memo presented by the governor to make the payment of the 13th-month salary a permanent statutory benefit for workers. Aniagwu, who addressed the media alongside…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the purchase of 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses, the acquisition of electric vehicles and the construction of an ultra-modern mega bus terminal in Asaba as part of efforts to improve public transportation across the state. The approvals were among key decisions reached at the State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting presided over by the governor. Briefing journalists after the meeting, the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Onoriode Agofure, said the approvals were informed by a comprehensive transportation study carried out across major cities in the state, including Warri, Asaba, Ughelli, Agbor, Sapele,…
By Funke Egbemode (egbemode3@gmail.com) Kunle was raised in a house where the rules were clear and neatly folded like ‘bottom-box’ Sunday church clothes. His father woke up at 5 a.m. and rang the bell for morning prayers every day. It was a compulsory morning service that everybody must attend, groggy or half awake. Daddy ironed his own trousers, polished his shoes in silence, and left for work while Mummy supervised morning chores and breakfast like a field marshal. Kunle’s mother was a good woman by the standards of her generation. She cooked, cleaned, raised four children and called her husband…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) and other relevant stakeholders, to commence within the next 30 days a nationwide programme that will train 5,000 young Nigerians as meter installers and technicians. The President announced the directive on Thursday in a post on his verified X handle, @officialABAT, describing the initiative, known as The Power Force, as a major step under his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda to create jobs, close Nigeria’s metering gap and strengthen the country’s electricity market.…
By Joelson Wilson The Chief Adviser to the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ighoyota Amori, has commended the Head of Service, Dr. Mrs. Mininim Oseji, for what he described as a remarkable and impactful 2026 Public Service Week celebration, saying the programme has further strengthened the morale and productivity of the state’s workforce. Speaking in Asaba on Thursday, Senator Amori said the week-long activities, which culminated in the grand Public Service Week celebration, underscored the invaluable contributions of civil servants to the successful implementation of the M.O.R.E. Agenda of Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. According to him, “The Public Service Week…
By Endurance Ikanone As conversations about the future of Delta Central Senatorial District gradually gather momentum ahead of another electoral cycle, one question continues to resonate across communities, markets, town halls, social gatherings and traditional institutions: If Delta Central must return a senator, who deserves another opportunity to represent the district? Across the eight local government areas that make up the senatorial district’ Udu, Ughelli North, Ughelli South, Sapele, Ethiope East, Ethiope West, Okpe and Uvwie, a growing number of constituents appear to have arrived at a common conclusion. Their verdict is simple: if Delta Central must return a senator,…
Senior Policy Adviser to the Delta State Governor and State Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Rt. Hon. Solomon Funkekeme has said the appointment of Tantita Security Services Limited to protect Nigeria’s critical oil assets has significantly improved the nation’s economy while restoring peace across the Niger Delta. Speaking during an appearance on Beyond The Headlines on TVC, Solomon Funkekeme commended President Tinubu for entrusting the surveillance of the country’s oil installations to Tantita Security Services Limited, led by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo. According to him, the security outfit has played a pivotal role in curbing crude oil theft, boosting…