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YNaija Says: These politicians need to stop fooling themselves with calls for ‘restructuring’

For the past couple of years and especially for the past few months, the debate on whether Nigeria needs restructuring and the exact manner that restructuring should take has been steadily growing. It can be said that this is the biggest political debate in the country today especially in the light of agitations for secessions... Read More

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Is Bill Cosby the goal for Evans’ lawyers?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Just in case you need a reminder, Bill Cosby is the American comedian and actor whose trial on the charge of non-consensual sexual assault resulted in a mistrial. Cosby was a long-standing darling of American TV for more than half a century, but always had skeletons in his cupboard with his... Read More

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Don’t freak out when Evans, the billionaire kidnapper hires your favourite SAN

by Alexander O. Onukwue When money talks, anything bold and serious works, regardless of whether a kidnapper is involved or not. After the coverage eased off for some days, Evans has come back in the news. He has taken the fight to the Police by filing a suit on the basis of unlawful detention. “Filing... Read More

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Evans Suit: What’s the worst that could happen?

by Alexander O. Onukwue It’s only a suit asking for him to either be tried now or untied, but could Evans really be up to something here? He may have nothing sinister in mind. After all he has confessed, it could be that Evans wants to suffer everything at once rather than have to spend... Read More

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Evans Headache: How will the Police swallow this bitter pill?

by Alexander O. Onukwue While Evans the billionaire kidnapper waited for his Nollywood adaptation, photoshop geeks went to work and turned up with the ‘Evans Paracetamol’. The byline to the comic image is that all headaches will be kidnapped, thanks to the swiftness and efficiency of the Evans Paracetamol. After the glorious mission of the... Read More

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Advantage Evans! The billionaire kidnapper is not going down without a fight

by Alexander O. Onukwue Evans, the billionaire kidnapper, has asked the Inspector General of Police to release him. This became public knowledge on Wednesday, 28th June, with reports that Evans has filed a suit against the IGP for unlawful detention. Arrested on the 10th of June by officers of a special unit of the Nigerian... Read More

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[The Church Blog] 7 takeaways from Day 1 of the Accelerate Conference

The Accelerate conference, a mid-year conference organised by The Elevation Church, kicked off yesterday and it was explosive to say the least. The session that held was taken by Mensa Otabil and was titled “Where are you?”. Mensa Otabil is a Ghanaian theologian, philanthropist, motivational speaker, entrepreneur and founder of International Central Gospel Church headquartered... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Could this be the reason for Lara George’s long silence?

She gave us Ko le Baje, Dansaki, Hallelujah and the big one Ijoba Orun amongst other album hits and then went into hiding. Lara George is undoubtedly on of Nigeria’s A-list gospel acts with a track record of dropping hits that keeps us singing over and over again but we’ve noticed her absence lately. She... Read More

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Backstory: Helicopter crash, brain damage | Reliving Danbaba Suntai’s slow death

On Wednesday, former Taraba governor, Danbaba Suntai passed on. According to a former commissioner of information in the state, Emmanuel Bello, the “former governor died in the United States”. THE CRASH In 2012, when Goodluck Jonathan was Nigerian president and terrorist sect, Boko Haram was frantically ravaging Nigeria’s North East, the then governor of Taraba state,... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Now that the Hallelujah Challenge is almost over, what next?

In a day or two, the history-making Hallelujah Challenge would come to an end and the question we seem to ask ourselves whether consciously or not is what next? It is normal because the Hallelujah Challenge is one that had been one of the few positive things making the news. The Hallelujah Festival which held... Read More

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[The Church Blog] And the Hallelujah Festival was a massive hit

Finally, the Hallelujah Festival – the gathering of the Hallelujah Challenge held yesterday and it would go down in history as one groundbreaking event. No flyers, no banners, no sponsored social media ads, yet, the hall was packed to overflow as people turned out in their thousands to give praise to God. The main event held... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Nathaniel Bassey has a word for the haters

The Hallelujah Challenge has come and would be gone in a day or two but like several other initiatives, this would not leave us without its good, bad and ugly. The good which would be the several lives that were blessed, the numerous testimonies not also forgetting the positive effect of this on “The Nathaniel... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Missed the Hallelujah Festival? Here’s the full video

The Hallelujah Festival held on Wednesday at the Glitz Events Centre, Lekki. For many followers of the #HallelujahChallenge who could not make it to the venue nor watch the live stream, here is an opportunity to For many followers of the #HallelujahChallenge, organised by Gospel music minister, Nathaniel Bassey, who could not make it to... Read More

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[The Church Blog] “Fibroid healed”, “Asthma gone” | Here are the testimonies from the Hallelujah festival

The much awaited and highly anticipated Hallelujah Festival held at the Glitz Events Centre, Lekki, Lagos on Wednesday. The festival organised by worship music minister, Nathaniel Bassey was also streamed live across several Nigerian cities like Asaba, Jos and Port Harcourt and also in Accra, Ghana. At the venue of yesterday’s event, several testimonies were shared... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Thousands gather at the Hallelujah Festival (PHOTOS)

The Hallelujah Festival held yesterday. The event which held at the Glitz events centre, Lekki, was jam packed as thousands of worshippers gathered to give their praises to God. The festival, an offshoot of the Hallelujah Challenge by Christian music minister kicked off at 9pm, Wednesday and had industry players, like Tonye Cole, CEO of Sahara... Read More

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Is anyone thinking about the costs of restructuring?

by Alexander O. Onukwue If a referendum is held on the question of restructuring Nigeria, it is more than likely that there will be a wide margin victory for the Yes campaign. Or for the Vote Leave, depending on what the question is. Either way, there are bound to be costs to be borne if... Read More

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[The Church Blog] The Catholic church to hold daily prayers on InstaLive

If you thought that the Hallelujah Challenge was going to an end and that would mean the end of this digital media invasion by the Church, you were so wrong. It’s just the beginning of several religious invasions on digital media. Thanks to Nathaniel Bassey for yielding to the call of God and helping to... Read More

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Restructuring is the politician’s game; Here’s the layman’s concern

by Alexander O. Onukwue How many persons pay attention to the radio when OAP’s use words like restructuring, misappropriation and diversification? It does feel, sometimes, that these big words make such matters exclusively reserved for the more intellectual members of the society. In such circumstances, regular people get turned off from the media and just... Read More

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While you wait for restructuring, this should be your focus right now

by Alexander O. Onukwue Everyone is bombarding the Federal Government and the cabal that continues to hold Nigeria to ransom with the queries of restructuring. Former leaders and modern influencers are weighing in, adding support to the clamour for the structure of the nation to be modified to give greater autonomy to states in the... Read More

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Should the old restructure Nigeria for the youth?

by Alexander O. Onukwue As the discussion on the restructuring of Nigeria takes up the conversation space, the matter of the persons to carry-out the process has necessarily been brought up. Very many persons, old and young, believe the present structure of the country is a contraption bound to worsen by the day. But not... Read More

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Opposing restructuring in order to champion it later is the favourite political game

by Alexander O. Onukwue The buzz word for the week in Nigeria’s political discourse is: Restructuring. It is the song and poem on the lips of commentators and politicians, as agitations in every part of the country ramp up the pressure on Government to improve the living conditions in the country. Amongst those who have... Read More

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[The Church Blog] These are the locations where Hallelujah Festival would be happening across the world #HallelujahChallenge

It’s no news that Hallelujah Festival; would be going down tomorrow and yes, many cities have decided to join in by creating live streaming centres to help worshipers join in a corporate live streaming of the main service that would be happening in Lagos. Find the detailed list below. Lagos Glitz Event Centre, Plot 2,... Read More

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[The Church Blog] What Nathaniel Bassey will be doing before the Hallelujah Festival tomorrow

Shekere is an end of the month old school praise and worship service hosted by This Present House; one of the umbrella churches led by Pastor Tony Rapu. The service features supernatural time of worship, prayer and prophecy with the use of the local Nigerian Shekere. Its the Hallelujah Festival tomorrow and the good news... Read More

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Fashola vs NASS: Supreme Court a bit too far?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Fashola wants to fully get in the ring with the National Assembly by asking the Supreme Court to determine the extent of its powers in altering the Federal Budget. “Being an institutional and not a personal issue, it won’t be out of place to seek a resolution of the conflict at... Read More

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[The Church Blog] “This is not Daddy G.O.” | Social media reacts to Pastor Adeboye’s post

Today, The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Pastor E.A. Adeboye made a post on both his Twitter and Facebook accounts asking people to report any erring pastor or minister of the church and also gave out an email address where such reports should be forwarded to. This initiative is best seen as... Read More

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Fashola vs NASS: The waste of money bit is about right

by Alexander O. Onukwue One of Fashola’s arguments against the change of projects in the budget provisions of the executive is the waste that accrues from the process. The former Lagos Governor who has served as a Federal Minister since August 2015 made the remark while criticizing the National Assembly’s decision to alter parts of... Read More

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Fashola vs NASS: Five quips from the Minister that totally shades NASS

by Alexander O. Onukwue He made observations that, as a Federal Minister, he was well entitled to make, and they came for him. In his response, he has taken no prisoners. Babatunde Fashola’s response was long and bruising, fending off the personal attacks against him from the National Assembly. Here are five of the best... Read More

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Mind the gap: How inept are Nigerian lawmakers?

by Alexander O. Onukwue At a time when the United States Senate is being grilled in the media and by the Congressional Budget Office over the numbers involved in replacing the Affordable Care Act (alias Obamacare) with the American HealthCare Act, the Nigerian Senate is facing questions as to the rationale behind replacing mega road... Read More

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Explainer: The fuss between Fashola and the senate

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has been in a war of words with the National Assembly over the recently signed 2017 Budget. In an interview , Fashola argued without any apologies that the Senate had tampered heavily with the budget of its Ministry adding items which he... Read More

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[The Church Blog] Nathaniel Bassey, Chingtok Ishaku, Mario Ese, Victoria Orenze and Olumide Iyun to minister at Halleujah Festival

This formation is fire!!! The long awaited Hallelujah festival is finally here. The worship session to round up theis month’s Hallelujah challenge has been one of the most anticipated worship event in this month. The headlining ministers for the event are some of Nigeria’s best when it comes to deep spirit filled worship. Chingtok Ishaku,... Read More

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