From Dike Duruegbuso The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally issued expulsion certificates to 11 high-profile members, including former governors Nyesom Wike and Ayodele Fayose, cementing their removal from the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The announcement was made after a National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, where the party’s…
POLITICAL LEADER AS KING-PRIEST Psalms 110:4 says: “The Lord had sworn and will not relent, you are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.” *King David was regarded, and actually functioned as both a political leader and a priest; in that he not only wore the priestly ephod dress but officiated at religious ceremonies,…
From Marcus Nkire The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a sweeping directive ordering banks, payment-service institutions and other licensed financial operators to immediately take down any advertisements that could mislead customers or breach existing consumer-protection rules. The directive follows a regulatory review that uncovered a pattern of marketing practices the apex bank described…
By Marcus Nkire Nigerian history is littered with influential figures, individuals that helped shaped the present we live in. However, not many are universally revered and worthy of an induction into the pantheon of greats. Funmilayo Ransom Kuti on her worst day, was nothing short of transformational. Born on the 25th of October 1900 in…
From Olajide Williams President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, on his 60th birthday, describing him as a “consistent voice of reason” in Nigeria’s political space. In a statement marking the milestone, the president commended Metuh’s contributions to national discourse, noting that his interventions have…
From William Okeke President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a new executive bill to the Senate, seeking the repeal of the Legal Practitioners Act, 2004, and its replacement with a modern framework that strengthens regulation, discipline, and ethical standards in Nigeria’s legal profession. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the president’s letter during plenary on Tuesday. Tinubu…
CALLED TO PREACH THE GOSPEL 1Samuel3:4&21says: “That the Lord called Samuel and he answered, here am I. Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel by the word of the Lord.” *Anyone of us, just like Samuel, can be called by God for any good purpose or service. *Samuel…
From Sheila Achenyo In a remarkable turn of events, fifty students have escaped from gunmen who abducted over 300 pupils and staff from a Catholic boarding school in Niger State. The children made their daring break between Friday and Saturday, evading their captors and returning safely to their families, according to church leaders. The kidnapping,…
From Marcus Nkire Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly rejected the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s decision to appoint Xpress Payment Solutions as a Treasury Single Account (TSA) agent. In a blistering public statement, Atiku warned that the move could replicate the controversial revenue collection model once seen in Lagos — suggesting the privatization of…
GOD PROVIDES YOUR NEEDS AND WANTS. Psalms 34:9-10 says: “Oh fear the Lord, ye His Saints; for there is no want to them that fear Him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. *From the above passage, every child of God is…
