BY AUSTIN OYIBODE Senator Ned Nwoko has launched a bold campaign to actualize the creation of Anioma State, declaring it a unifying dream for the people of Delta North and a historic opportunity to reclaim their identity and political relevance. Speaking passionately in an exclusive interview with Leadership Newspaper, Senator Nwoko described the movement as a rallying call for justice, unity, and development. The momentum behind the Anioma State movement has reached new heights following a massive political shift in Delta State. Thousands of PDP members—mainly from the grassroots group, Delta Unity Group (DUG)—defected to the APC during a major…
Author: Spade Nigeria
BY AUSTIN OYIBODE As Christians across the country celebrate the Easter season, Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North in the National Assembly, has extended warm greetings to all Christians in Nigeria, calling for reflection, renewal, and unity. In a message released on Easter Sunday, the Senator emphasized the significance of the season as a time of deep spiritual reflection and renewal. He called on Nigerians to embrace the core values of Easter—peace, compassion, and hope—as tools for fostering stronger national unity and healing divisions. “As we mark the Easter season, I extend warm greetings to all Christians across Nigeria,” Senator…
Frontline politician and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last year’s Governorship Election in Edo State, Dr Asue Ighodalo, has sent warm greetings to the people of Edo State in particular and Nigerians in general as Christians across the world celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Ighodalo, in a message he personally signed, rejoiced with the people, urging them to be steadfast in their faith, hope and stay united as a people in the face of current challenges. The full statement reads: “My Dear People of Edo State, As we celebrate this Easter season, I extend…
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Deputy President of the 9th Senate, has urged Nigerians to draw inspiration from the spiritual rejuvenation of the Lenten season and rededicate themselves to building a nation that will overcome its challenges. In his Easter message, Omo-Agege said the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ holds special significance in Christendom as it gives the world the platform to build a new life along the lines of God’s divine design for man to live a fulfilled life. “That is why at this time when we are at the cusp of building a renewed Nigeria, this Easter offers…
By Kabeer Bello The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be divided over the possible return of former Kano State Governor and 2023 NNPP presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to the party. In a press conference held at the APC headquarters in Kano on Friday, the State Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, confirmed reports that Kwankwaso, who was recently expelled from the NNPP, is making moves to rejoin the APC. Abbas welcomed the development, describing it as a positive step. “We have received reports that the leader of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who was expelled…
By Umar Sani Adam Tuggar, son of Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has denied reports suggesting that the Bauchi State Deputy Governor, Auwal Jatau, slapped his father. He also lashed out at Shamsuddeen Bala Mohammed, son of the Bauchi State Governor, accusing him of spreading falsehood. Responding in a statement posted on his official Facebook handle on Saturday, Adam Tuggar, noted that he has never engaged in political discussions on any cyberspace, Tuggar stated, “The recent shameful act by the spoiled brat son of the Bauchi State Governor and his media dogs has compelled me to throw some…
The Ondo State Government in conducting some verification exercise for its workers, particularly teachers, requested for the printouts of the workers respective BVN (Bank Verification Number) and NIN (National Identification Number). If the Ondo Government doesn’t know the implications of publicly exposing a man’s BVN and NIN, I implore whoever initiated and issued that directive to read the experience of Pastor Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in the hands of a Yahoo boy, as published on May 2, 2024 in The Nation newspaper 👇👇👇👇 17-year-old yahoo boy hacks EFCC chairman’s BVN, displays remarkable…
By Basil Okoh It is amazing how after destroying his own party PDP, Sheriff instead of looking for ways to rebuild what he helped destroy, is running away, looking for a viable party to inherit and again destroy. It was Okowa’s obduracy and insistence that an unqualified and unpopular Sheriff must be the governor of Delta state that caused the implosion in PDP which has now destroyed it. Sheriff should not be made governorship candidate of APC as compensation for destroying his own party, PDP. He, as is obvious now, did not have the certified knowledge, capacity and general attributes…
The Nigeria Police Force has successfully completed the extradition of Benjamin Best Nnayereugo, male, widely known as “Killaboi,” from Doha, Qatar to Nigeria. The fugitive, who had been on the run for the murder of Miss Augusta Oseodion Onuwabhagbe, was returned to the country in the early hours of today, Saturday, 19th April 2025, through the coordinated efforts with the Ministry of Justice, INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Force Headquarters Abuja and the Qatari Judicial Authorities. The extradition followed a petition from the family of the deceased, submitted through their legal representatives dated 29th September 2024. The matter was…
Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has exposed her ex-lover’s alleged affairs with some of her colleagues in the Nigerian film industry. Okorie took to her social media accounts to rant about the failed relationship, accusing her ex of clinging to their past to date and sleep with other actresses. She wrote: “Make una warn that mad man to stop posting my picture. I blocked Casanova a long time ago. I don leave am for Nollywood girls and more. Until I marry, you all will never see or even know what my man looks like again. Make una carry am—e fit una,…