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Stop your Evil Acts to Avoid the Wrath of God-Cleric to kidnappers and other criminals.
- On 08/07/2021
- In News
Kidnappers and other categories of criminals in Nigeria have been advised to desist from their evil acts to avoid the wrath of God.
This advice of given by a Christian cleric, Pastor Opeyemi Ajayi.
''My advice to kidnappers, terrorists, and other categories of criminals is for them to desist from their evil acts to avoid the wrath of God. They should turn a new leaf, if not the wrath of God would eventually consume them. If history is anything to go by they are already treading the path of destruction.
Also, the Government at all levels should make life more meaningful and bearable for Nigerians'', Pastor Ajayi concluded. -
Religious Intervention to Resolve Crisis By Prof. Sabitu Olagoke
- On 06/07/2021
- In Special Report
When one accepts a faith, it is for one to be submitted to the will of his or her creator for the purpose of destiny realization.This is because in every religion there is always a mechanism to regulate and control all affairs, most especially in the area of personal rule, social and spiritual control for all activities to be duly regulated in the line with the upheld scripture which must be the supreme consultation by which adherents are supposed to live their lives because all scriptures are considered to have a divine construct, religious curriculum, therefore, is expected to be more superior in value and potency, than the social construct we call the nation's constitution.
Religion and those who symbolize its existence usually play the tertiary fiddle and are classified into the poor second to the fourth estate of the realm of the government-the Media, which is but equally abused into the poor state of a watchdog for the government to play around most of the time as a pun in the hands of the powerful.
1Corithians 6: 5-10 alludes to the above observations. ''I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
7Now, therefore there is utterly a fault among you because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
8Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be Not Deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.''
This is why in clear terms the Almighty Allah admonished the Muslims not only to be true believers but to truly resolve conflicts through the process of Mediation, Conciliation, and Arbitration and at the utmost level to use the Scripture to adjudicate on any ensuing matters. The Holy Quran refers, ''To thee, we send the Scripture in truth, confirming the Scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety: So judge between them by what Allah hath revealed(the Jews through the old Testament, the Christians through the New Testament and the Muslims through the Holy Quran to avoid sentiments or bias for a religion other than that of our faith, with a clear purpose to respect individual fundamental human rights), and follow not their vain desires diverging from the Truth that hath come today to each among you have we prescribed the law and an open way. If Allah has so willed, He would have made you a single person, but His plan is to test you in what He hath given you: So strive as in a race in all virtues. The goal of you all is to Allah. It is He that will show you the Truth of the matters in which He disputes.''
For the above reasons, let us all put on the armor of prayer and the virtue of patience, perseverance, and tolerance in our homes, large compounds, communities, and the society as adherents of our faiths that have learned sufficiently enough in the houses of God to the benefit of self and the society through settling conflicts without external intervention.
The best option to keep up with amity in the home and peaceful co-existence in the society is to live by the Scripture for the benefit of others. Do not allow sins to develop into crimes. They are preventable
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Beyond the People's Reach
- On 28/06/2021
- In Special Report
Strangely, poverty alleviation and reduction seem not to be on the priority list of the state actors at all levels of government.
The measures in the past years have failed woefully to empower Nigerians to be economically productive, with the sole focus of improving their quality of life.Transfer Money with Wise
Poverty alleviation programs do not cut across all sectors of the economy, failing to adequately address the problems of low economic growth and high poverty incidence.
Millions of Nigerians insist that beneficiaries of government advertised empowerment programs are not known to them.
The insecurity everywhere in Nigeria has foreclosed any way forward in the agricultural sector.
indeed, unemployment, access to affordable housing, satisfactory Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary health care delivery, quality education, potable water supply, and regular electricity supply among others, constitute the urgent needs of poor Nigerians, who are in the majority are beyond reach. And a result has brought about hunger, poverty, and stunted economic growth. -
Support the Poor-Oba Ladoja to Wealthy Nigerians
- On 01/04/2025
- In News
Former Oyo State Governor and Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has charged comfortable Nigerians to continue to pray for and support the vulnerable and indigent in society.Oba Ladoja gave this charge on Sunday in an interaction with news reporters at his Old Bodija home in Ibadan, Nigeria.
''Those of us who do not know what people are passing through, should use this period to not only pray for them but also assist them. Some people have been fasting before the 30-day Ramadan fast; let us continue to pray for this set of people and also support them. We should give those that do not have. We should also move away from sin; those who have moved away from sin don't go back." Oba Ladoja counseled.
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Aleshinloye Market Fire-Government should equip fire service to function optimally-Chief Obi
- On 13/03/2025
- In News
The Onyendu Ndigbo of Ibadan and Oyo State, High Chief Alloy Obi, has called on the government to adequately equip the fire service to function effectively. In the early hours of Wednesday, a fire gutted a section of the Aleshinloye market in Ibadan, Nigeria.
'It is regrettable that the fire incident occurred in this period of economic hardships. The government should provide all that is needed for the fire service to function optimally; it takes a long time for the fire service to respond to distress calls. The traders should not lose hope but keep on making efforts to make their lives better. I pray that the almighty God will console the traders; some borrowed money, some collected goods on credit, and this happened; it is unfortunate. The government should also assist the traders in bouncing back.''
It was reported that the fire service near the market has not been functional for the past 12 years.
On state creation, Chief Obi advised the government to consider the creation of one additional state in the South-East geopolitical zone so that it would be on par with other geopolitical zones in the country.
He, however, canvassed for the return to the regional system of government, saying, This will ensure that the regions develop at their own pace. The regions will take development more seriously. Let the center be weak and the regions strong.''
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The Lord is Sovereign
- On 24/02/2025
- In Update with Solomon
All of us ought to embrace unwavering hope.Hope is precious, most especially when confronted by crushing oppression.
The oppressors have their temporary moment of power.
Afterwards, they are replaced.
The sovereignty of the Lord is eternal. Read Daniel 7:13,14
The Local Scene
Those in charge in Nigeria have again given an insight into their unique brand of leadership in the South West.
And the consequences of the insight are visible for all to see.
However, millions of worried Nigerians insist that those who perpetrated the recent state of nature in Osun state, were only acting out the script written by those who have continued to misuse political power with impunity, while simultaneously manipulating the machinery of state on both sides of the divide
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This is a government of manipulation, exploitation and extortion-Comrade Emelieze
- On 19/02/2025
- In Update with Solomon
The present administration in Nigeria revolves around manipulation, exploitation and extortion.Support Online News Website-New Federation
This assertion was made by the convener of the Federal Workers Forum, Comrade Andrew Emelieze.
'The present government Nigeria is grounded in extortion, exploitation and manipulation. This is leadership by example, go to the markets, market men and women are following the footsteps of those who are a the helm of affairs.There is no end in sight in the ongoing milking of millions of Nigerians by the oppressors. The oppressors have been molded by greed and for-self-only attitude. This is a period of inhuman increases in the costs of goods and services-most especially foodstuff. Comrade Emelieze sated.
The Local Scene
The purchasing power of millions of Nigerians have, all this while, been disabled by the prohibitive prices of goods and services.
Curiously, as Nigerians are busy grappling with the violent crimes in the land, the lawmakers in Edo state have already taken a decision on kidnapping in the state.
Sadly, so many states, where cultism is already part of daily living, are very reluctant to move against the cultists. Why is this so?
Perhaps, this is suspicious, when consideration is given to the saying:''He who pays the piper dictates the tune.''
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ASCSN Crisis: The Days of Locusts Are Numbered—Comrade Emelieze
- On 15/02/2025
- In Update with Solomon
The days of locusts in the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) are numbered.This assertion was made by the National Coordinator of the Federal Workers Forum, Comrade Andrew Emelieze.
''The dark days of the locusts are numbered in the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, and corruption will soon be eradicated in the association. My appeal to members is that they should abide by the decision of the National Industrial Court on the matter; there is light at the end of the tunnel.'' Comrade Emelieze stated.
The Local Scene
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An unspecified number of residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, have, over the years, been dispossessed of their landed properties by those they look up to through dubious means.
Fraudulent government officials and judicial officials, in addition to unscrupulous law enforcement agents, have played major roles in this respect.
Indeed, those in charge have continued to formulate policies that aid the annexation of private residences.
The forgery of property documents is commonplace, even as litigation piles up in different courtrooms.
Communities in the ancient city have been overwhelmed by criminal elements, who stop at nothing to accomplish the wishes of those in charge, while those responsible for the protection of lives and property look the other way.
It is a very disturbing narrative.