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Bishop Mike Okonkwo of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, TREM, was born on September 6, 1945 into the family of Pa Okonkwo of Ogbunike in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. He started his primary education at Salvation Army Primary School, Enugu, but later moved to Ijero Baptist Primary School, Ebute Metta, Lagos. Bishop Mike Okonkwo He, however, completed his primary education at St. Mark’s Primary School, Offa, Kwara State. He started his secondary education at Mayflower College, Ikenne and completed it at Merchants of Light Grammar School, Oba, Anambra State in 1963. Realizing that change is constant but youth is dynamic and shapes the future, several aspects of the life of Okonkwo revolves around creating the environment for young people to blossom. One of such is the Mike Okonkwo Educational & Youth Initiative, MOEYI, which has been organising an annual essay competition to mark the bishop’s birthday. The lecture to mark his 72nd birthday, entitled, “Made

Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa is a name many Nigerians are familiar with, especially those who witnessed the annulled 1993 presidential election in which he participated as the candidate of the defunct National Republican Convention. Now an elder statesman, Tofa, in this interview, says Nigeria’s greatness lies in the unity of purpose of the leadership and followership. Excerpts: Would you, with all sense of sincerity, say that the Federal Government, as controlled by the All Progressives Congress, APC, has lived up to the expectations of the masses in the last two years? When you say, ‘with all sense of sincerity’, it is like asking me to swear that whatever I say is the absolute truth. Well, the modest truth is that one cannot completely judge a government just two years into its tenure. Nonetheless, one can safely say, ‘thank God for this government that, at least, it has slowed down the decay, the wanton and senseless looting of our commonwealth and so on and so forth’. This gov

National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, has linked the secession agitations agitations in the country to the “chronic failure of government to meet basic aspirations” of the citizens. Tinubu has consequently advised the Federal Government to dialogue with the agitators rather than embrace confrontational approach, warning that the “cry of separation has gained traction among the average people.” He posited that if successive governments had delivered on their promises of abundant life and justice for the citizenry, those rooting for secession would not have been taken seriously. Tinubu spoke in Lagos in a keynote addressed entitled “A New Nigeria or a Better One: The Fitting Tools of a Great Repair,” at the 2017 annual dinner of the King’s College Old Boys Association. “Thus, we have people clamouring for secession in one part of the country and the murmur of such a course grows stronger in other sections.

The Northern Elders Forum has stated that on the issue of restructuring, the north would not be stampeded into adopting a grand design from other regions, which would not be in its best interest – The group stated that it however acknowledged the calls for restructuring from various quarters, and stressed that all issues of disagreement could be resolved by dialogue According to the NEF, the north will demand a respectful and responsible approach to its participation, in the search for answers to the many questions confronting Nigeria The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has weighed in again on the controversial issues of restructuring the country, and disclosed what it would not accept, Vanguard reports. According to the group, while they acknowledge the persistent calls for Nigeria to be restructured, they would not be stampeded into adopting a grand design from other regions, which would not be in their best interest. President of the forum, Dr. Paul Unongo, stated: “We wish to

The United States Government has said it does not consider the Indigenous People of Biafra a terrorist organisation. Last week, the Federal High Court in Abuja gave a judicial backing the executive order of President Muhammadu Buhari, outlawing the group and its activities in the country. The court granted the order to proscribe the group on Wednesday. It declared that the activities of the group constituted acts of terrorism. The Federal Government also accused France and the United Kingdom of aiding IPOB activities. The spokesman for the American Embassy in Nigeria, Russell Brooks, told SUNDAY PUNCH on Friday that the US government does not view IPOB as a terrorist group. He said this in response to our correspondent’s email which asked if the United States sees IPOB as a terrorist organisation. Brooks stated further that the US was committed to Nigeria’s unity and would support a peaceful resolution of any crisis in the country. He said, “The United States Governme

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has called President Muhammadu Buhari “an uncircumcised philistine”. In a new post on his personal website, Fani-Kayode uploaded Buhari’s image, along a lengthy write-up. The full text reads: “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that has chosen to defy the armies of the Living God? You come against us with Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram, Arewa Youths and your brutal army but we come against you in the name of the Lord of Hosts, the God of the Armies of Israel. “Thy servant slew the lion and the bear and so it shall be for this uncircumcised Philistine that has chosen to defy the armies of the Living God. “David had Prophet Samuel, Prophet Zadok and others. “We have Prophet TB Joshua, Bishop Oyedepo and others. Our God is mighty in battle and He is doing a new thing! How can we lose? “Once has it been written and twice has it been said that all power belongs to God and the heavens rule in the affairs of men. “The children of d

Many think cheating is the only deal breaker to end a relationship –5 Things that get you question yourself; Am I sure i am doing the right thing? Spoiler alert: here are five signs you shouldn’t marry him that give you the green light to walk away, even when you’re not 100 percent sure you’re doing the right thing. He gets violent, even if he doesn’t hit you. You may think this is a no-brainer but it isn’t. Most women I know who’ve been in abusive relationships have immense strength, only to shut down in the presence of her partner’s anger and violence. As a strong woman myself, I froze when a guy I’d been dating went into a rage one night, throwing things, damaging property and calling me names. I knew it was a deal-breaker because even though he didn’t put his hands on me, he scared me. No healthy relationship can be built off a foundation of fear because you never know when his actions may escalate. I knew it was a deal-breaker because even though he didn’t put his hands

Oseloka Obaze, PDP candidate has lashed on Willie Obiano administration with accusations of the flooding problem in the state capital, Awka. This was shortly after his convoy was forced to take an alternative route as heavy flooding took over Nibo Ring Road, Awka, causing difficulties for drivers to pursue the road. Obaze regretted that instead of solving problems, the Obiano government was rather compounding the problems of the state. “The Nibo Ring Road in Awka is flooded due to government approved market project that blocked waterways. I wonder who approved the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment), if any. This is the evidence that the government is not working,” he said. He added, “This problem was created by the current Anambra State government which issued license for a market there subsequently blocking the drainage channel. Passing this route after a downpour has been a nightmare in the past three years with consequent losses. Government must solve problems not create

Doomsday prophet David Meade has made past claims the world would end on September 23 2017. Of course this hasn’t happened (yet) and now Meade is backtracking, postponing the rapture. As if you can postpone the rapture! Guy Who Predicted The World Is Ending Today Is Already Backtracking PLANET X NEWS Planet X News The so-called ‘Christian numerologist’ has now clarified the apocalypse has been delayed. The world is not ending, but the world as we know it is ending. A major part of the world will not be the same the beginning of October. This nonsensical statement isn’t helping your case mate! Guy Who Predicted The World Is Ending Today Is Already Backtracking Pixabay Pixabay According to Meade, today will see the beginning of a number of events that will eventually lead to the end of the world. Using the ‘biblically significant’ number 33 and his interpretation of the Bible’s Book of Revelation, Meade suggested that Planet Nibiru, also known as Planet X, would hit E

In a leaked audio obtained by DAILY NIGERIAN on Saturday, Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, said he was happy that a former president, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, died because he heard that the late president planned to inject him with HIV and Hepatitis virus. Responding to a question in what appeared to be a question-and-answer session, Mr El-Rufai clarified the caller’s question, insisting that he was happy Mr Yar’Adua died. “Now, regarding the question about Umaru Yar’Adua, yes, I am grateful to God because I am alive and Umaru is dead. Because he wanted me killed. “You know, there are plans to inject me with a combination of Hepatitis and HIV if I return to Nigeria. “This is what I heard. I don’t know whether it is true or not true. But the fact that I am alive and he is dead, I should be grateful to God. Everyone has his own fate and destiny”, Mr El-Rufai said. This newspaper could not independently establish the date and place the audio was recorded. Last week, DAIL

The presidency, on Thursday, said every other group that operated like the secessionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, would also be proscribed and tagged as a terrorist organization. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this during a live television programme titled, ‘Sunrise Daily’ on Channels Television. Mr. Shehu said IPOB operated like Boko Haram by declaring an independent state and hoisting a foreign flag on Nigerian soil. He listed the many offenses of IPOB to include; 1. Biafran currency 2. issuing Biafran passports 3. extorting money from people under the guise of compulsory tax collection. 4. sets up an intelligence agency and a para-military organization of sorts 5. Combating with the military 6. Declaring an independent state 7. Hoisting a foreign flag on Nigerian soil. When asked what the federal government would do if a similar group emerged following the proscription of IPOB, Shehu said, “If

CRISIS is looming in Ndiolumbe Nvosi Autonomous Community in Isiala Ngwa South Council   of Abia between the people and Fulani herdsmen over the refusal of the natives to allow the Fulani herdsmen graze their cattle. But the Fulani herdsmen have insisted that they would remain in the community  graze t in their land and they have gone ahead to camp in the community and graze their cattle. Already, members of the community are lamenting that the herdsmen have caused a lot of devastation to their farmlands and crops which they valued at millions of naira. The Abia state Government has however assured that there was no cause for alarm, saying that the matter would be amicably resolved. The traditional ruler of Ndiolumbe Nvosi, Eze Godwin Ogbonna, informed journalists Wednesday, that when the destruction of their farmlands became unbearable, youths in the area approached the herdsmen and asked them to leave their community. According to the monarch, it was a peaceful engagemen

Conglomeration of civil society groups, under the auspices of Play Forum, will tomorrow bring the leadership of the youths in the ethnic nationalities in the six geo-political zones to Abuja to dialogue on the ethnic crisis plaguing the country. With the title, “engaging the youth in the phase of disunity”, the group, Tap Nitiative, Abuja Global Shapers and Yali Network, said the leadership of Ohanaeze Youth Forum, Oodua Nationalist Coalition, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, Ijaw Youth Council and the Nigerian Youth Forum will be in attendance. Addressing a press conference in Abuja yesterday, the Executive Director Tap Nitiative, Mbasekei Martin Oboro, said: “We are here because of the recent development in our country. The various ethnic groups in the six geo-political zones of the federation are agitating for equity and justice in our socio-economic and political dimensions.” “While we recognise there is marginalisation among all the ethnic groups in Nigeria, we are also c

 The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has been challenged by the Ekiti  State governor,Ayodele Fayose, to name the “treasury looters” he alleged were sponsoring the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB. Mr. Mohammed at a news conference in Lagos on Sunday alleged that “politically disgruntled ” and “treasury looters” were sponsoring IPOB, whose agitations for independence had become a thorny issue in the Nigerian polity. He said the intention of the sponsors was to divert attention from the efforts of the President Muhmadu Buhari administration and obliterate its laudable achievements. “They believe that by sponsoring this group to destabilise the country and trigger chaos, they will realise their ambition of escaping justice and then be free to dip their hands into the nation’s treasury again,” Mr. Mohammed alleged. “The signs are very clear; the activities of IPOB became heightened with the advent of this administration, and have been unrelenting since then.

The war against Cyber crime otherwise known as yahoo yahoo, by security agents in Nigeria may take a long time to be won, if the confession of a 25-year-old alleged internet fraudster is anything to go by. The suspect who simply gave his name as Chidi, disclosed that what people used to know as yahoo yahoo, a term used to defraud unsuspecting and gullible persons,especially foreigners, through the internet, has gone beyond mere conversation and emotional chat. He disclosed that yahoo plus is the trend in cybercrime world today, as operators have resorted to using fetish means to hypnotize their victims in order to get what they want from them. In this interview with Crime Guard, Chidi said he ventured into cyber crime eight years ago, after several attempts to gain admission into the university failed. Rather than venting his frustration on the appropriate channel, he chosed rather, to unleash it on undeserving individuals,by defrauding them of their hard earned money. Unfo

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has declared support for the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB. NEF leader, Wantaregh Paul Unongo, gave the position of the group while addressing journalists on Thursday in Abuja. He said having witnessed terrorism over the years, the North was against the “emerging terrorism” in the South-East. Unongo said the NEF would not “sit idly and watch the nation sink into chaos under new and additional threats”. He said, “The North recognises and acknowledges that there are demanding and legitimate questions on the current operations of the Nigerian state. “The North has very clear ideas on all issues and positions that the nation sees as challenges and is willing to dialogue on all of them. “What the North will not allow, however, is to be stampeded into adopting anagenda and grand designs from other parts of Nigeria which will hurt its basic interests. “The North will demand a respectful and responsible approach to its particip

Minister of Interior, General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has denied reports that quoted him as saying leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu will be killed. Dambazau allegedly said killing Kanu would not tear Nigeria apart, citing the deaths of MKO Abiola, his wife, Kudirat, Ken Sawo-Wiwa and the imprisonment of Obafemi Awolowo, as examples of people who had suffered in the hands of the federal government. In his reaction, Dambazau described the report as false and malicious, adding that the perpetrators are out to cause disaffection, disunity and insecurity while creating public unrest. His denial was contained in a statement signed by the press secretary, Osaigbovo Ehisienmen. The statement reads, “The attention of the Honourable minister of Interior, Lt General (Rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, has been drawn to a fabricated, malicious, ridiculous and false report posted on Linda Ikejis blog and other social media platforms, in which the minister is

The Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday dragged the Nigerian government to court. IPOB asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to strike out the ex-parte order that declared it a terrorist organisation. IPOB, in a motion it filed pursuant to Section 6(6) (1) of the 1999 constitution, as amended, maintained that the order which the Acting Chief Judge of the high court, Justice Abdul Kafarati granted to the Federal Government was made without jurisdiction. The group said that the order was granted against an entity unknown to law. IPOB approached the court through its team of lawyers led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor. Ejiofor noted that the leader of the pro-Biafra group, Nnamdi Kanu was not allowed fair hearing, adding that the court lacked the jurisdiction to grant such an order. The court had outlawed the pro-Biafra group on the strength of an ex-parte motion filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Justice Kafafati

Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra yesterday allegedly held a rally in Aba even after the government got a court order proscribing the group.                              IPOB members It seems like the Indigenous People of Biafra are at it again after allegedly holding a rally on the 20th of September, 2017. According to a Somto Okonkwo who posted a video of the rally yesterday, the procession took place in Aba, Abia state. Okonkwo wrote: "IPOB as we know it, fearless, formidable and ready to die for Biafra at one command. Yesterday in Aba we dared Okezie Ikpeazu to invite his army to come and kill us. People don't know what IPOB means nor represents. On the 18th of November we prove to mankind that Anambra State is the first son of Biafra." The Federal Government through the Attorney General of the Federation yesterday got a court order proscribing the group.

The Police Force headquarters in Abuja, yesterday said the leader of the Independent People Of Biafra (IPOB), was not in its custody. This is coming just as IPOB, raised the alarm over the   whereabouts of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, allegedly abducted by the soldiers who attacked his home in Isiama Afaraukwu Ibeku, in the ongoing operation python dance in the south east by soldiers of the Nigerian army. Force Public Relations  Officer, Jimoh Moshood, who made this known to Daily Sun, in an interview, however, warned that the police would not hesitate to arrest any person or group of persons posing to be members of IPOB, following the proscription of the group by governors of the south east states. Mr. Moshood, who said the police force headquarters has deployed more mobile policemen to the south east and south-south parts of the country to ensure law and order, maintains that the IPOB leader was not in Police custody. He said the question about the whereabout of the IPOB leade

The British government has said its refusal to shut down Radio Biafra, an arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is not deliberate, but that it has not received any request to that effect. The United Kingdom said there was no request from the Nigerian government to have the radio shut down. The denial was made by the British high commission, in a statement by its press and public affairs officer, Joe Abuku. The short statement said: “The UK is not aware of any representation from the Nigerian government about Radio Biafra. “Were we to receive any such request, we would of course consider it carefully on the basis of the available evidence, recognising that freedom of speech and expression carries responsibilities.” The statement could be a reply to Lai Mohammed, the Nigerian information minister, who was quoted as saying the British government had continued to allow the radio despite the damage done by Kanu and IPOB. Mohammed had reportedly said: “Who does not kno

Note that this interview was done before the military invasion of the palace of Eze Israel Kanu, the father of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. - The father to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra has said that his son does not want war - Eze Israel Kanu said he is in total support of the ongoing agitation for Biafra by his son - He said his son never wants to actualize Biafra through war - He also advised his son to be careful and mindful of enemies while in pursuit of his agitation Eze Israel Kanu, the father to the leader of the Indigenous of People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has said that everything about his son is proposed by God. Eze Kanu in an interview with NAIJ.com said the ongoing Biafra agitation is so dear to young Kanu. He also said that he is in total support of his son's agitation for the actualization of Biafra. Eze Kanu said: "Everything about my son is the hand work of God. He (Nnamdi) holds what

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has claimed that the northerners can win an election without the igbos, also said the Igbos play the worst politics in the country. Okorocha, who said this in Owerri, during an interactive session with top media practitioners, also condemned activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and reiterated his stance for a united Nigeria. He said, “Igbos have to change their strategy, in order to reclaim their relevance in Nigeria’s power equation. Quote me anywhere, Igbos play the worst politics in Nigeria. “Today, Hausas have realised they can win an election without Igbos.” “Hitherto, Hausa used to think they could not win elections without Igbo. “Now, they believe with the combined massive populations of Lagos and Kano, they no longer need Igbos to win, hence, the latest alliance between Hausa and Yoruba. “So, where is Igbo today in Nigerian politics?” he asked rhetorically. “I’ve always said Igbo have this feeling of abandonme

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is worse than former German dictator, Adolf Hitler. Dokubo made the declaration while reacting to the deployment of soldiers to the South East and alleged invasion of the residence of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. In a video he shared on his Facebook page, the former militant leader described the action as tryanical and dictatorial. According to Dokubo, “During my student union days, there was real patriotism, but today what you have is the support of the strong against the weak, the events that had unfolded in Umuahia, Aba and other places had really shown the bad side of the Nigerian pseudo elites and there mimickers who enjoy watching the suffering of other people. “I have never seen anything so bad, so dictatorial, so tyrannical like what was played out. I don’t think Hitler even did what happened in Umuahia. “First they said they were innoc

Former President of the Nigeria Senate, Ameh Ebute, has called on the United Nations, to commence the process of investigating the activities of the leader of the Independent People of Biafra, lPOB’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu and members of the organisation. The ex-Senate President in a letter to the UN dated September 18, 2017, said this is because IPOB has constituted itself into a terrorist organisation and has continued to act in ways that terrorises the Nigerian State with intent to plunging the West African country into war. Senator Ebute pointed out to the world body which is currently sitting that the Nigerian Defence headquarters has issued a proclamation which cited IPOB’s perpetration of acts like the formation of a Biafra Secret Service (BSS); advanced stages in the formation of Biafra National Guard (BNG); militants possession/use of weapons; physical confrontations and attempts to snatch military weapons from the military troops on patrol and unauthorised blockage of publi