By Rev. Father Omokugbo Ojeifo In the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz where prisoners were not known by name but by the number tattooed on their forearms, it was strange that the SS commando kept asking the priest, “Who are you?” There was a certain restlessness about the question. In 1941, Father Maximilian Kolbe, a […]
PROF. WOLE SOYINKA AT 90: A GALA OF HIGH COMMENDATIONS AND DISSECTIONS
By: Godknows Igali On Friday July 13, 1934, contrasting events unfolded around the world. Far away in Europe, Adolf Hitler launched the “Night of Long Knives” in Germany, causing great global unease and rapple. But in British West Africa, a bouncing baby boy, later named Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, was born in Abeokuta, in the […]
LAWS OF FARMING
Never target peak seasons, peak seasons come with their own challenges. Be a farmer not a gambler. First, fertiliser is chosen depending on the soil type. For sandy soils, NPK fertiliser works better than DAP. Farmers should also buy the right amount of fertiliser. The amount will depend on the recommended nutrient application rates, the […]
OBJ’s Remarks: Political Hypocrisy, Attempt To Crucify The Legislature, Says Senate.
By Peace Akujor The Senate on Sunday condemned former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s claims that lawmakers in the National Assembly set their own salaries or receive special fiscal packages from the executive as an “attempt to crucify the legislature by centurions of political hypocrisy.” Obasanjo’s claim, made when some House of Representatives members paid him a […]
Hon. Harris Okonkwo Empowers Constituency Farmers With Fertilizers
In an effort to fulfill his campaign promise to constituents of Idemili and achieve food security and reduce hunger, Hon. Uchenna Harris Okonkwo, the honorable member representing Idemili North and South federal constituency, today, August 10th, 2024, distributed 50 Kg nets of UREA Fertilizers to farmers and farmers’ cooperatives across the constituency. This innovative initiative […]
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
PRESIDENT TINUBU RECEIVES PATRIOTS GROUP, SAYS STRENGTHENING NIGERIA’S ECONOMY A TOPMOST PRIORITY BUT REQUEST FOR NEW CONSTITUTION WILL BE REVIEWED President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Abuja received The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, and emphasized that retooling the economy for sustainable growth and development is a major priority of his administration.The President also […]
A MISUNDERSTOOD AKPABIO
In recent times, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio may have been in the news for what would advert the minds of many as the wrong reasons. And that is the image his traducers want to paint of the good man. They want to create for him a public perception of a villain who […]
Scapegoating, Gaslighting And Gestapo Invasion of Homes And Offices Will Not Do It, Mr. President.
The ill-advised invasion of the Labour House defines the desperation of the Presidency through its security apparati to force the silence of the graveyard over the nation. Yes, any peace contracted without justice, and without addressing the substance of the agitation is at best pyrrhic. When you force protesters out of the Street, they will […]
Interior Minister Commend Rtd. DCM Bisi Kazeem for Projecting FRSC Image
By Peace Eke The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has commended retired Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Bisi Kazeem for positively projecting the image of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) for 12 years. Tunji-Ojo gave the commendation during the 11th valedictory lecture series and Pull out Parade organised in honour of Kazeem, on Wednesday […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF ABDULLAHI SULEIMAN ANGO AS MANDATE SECRETARY FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT
FCTA PRESS STATEMENT PRESIDENT TINUBU APPROVES THE APPOINTMENT OF ABDULLAHI SULEIMAN ANGO AS MANDATE SECRETARY FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Abdullahi Suleiman Ango as the Mandate Secretary for the newly established Youth Development Secretariat within the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). This strategic appointment marks a […]
