The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Saturday visited Owerri, Imo state capital to commission a campaign house donated by a member of the party. He was received amidst cheers from waiting crowd.In Calabar, Cross River state capital, many Nigerians in their unprecedented numbers marched round the city and created awareness on the labour movement.
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I woke up that fateful morning buzzing with excitement. It was my birthday and I had a perfect day planned. Unlike all my other birthdays, this one made me very happy. I chose to spend the day by myself. First, I would get a professional makeup artist to work on my face, and then I would head to the beach for a photoshoot. After which I would go to a nice restaurant and eat something exotic and expensive. So I got out of bed tingling with expectation for my very pregnant day. After receiving a few phone calls from family…
A Nigerian military officer has gotten people talking after he refused to recite the National Anthem.A video making the rounds online shows the soldier sitting down while guests stood up when Nigeria’s National Anthem was being sang at an event.The man who was in full uniform just sat and bent his head and refused to stand up until the recital was over. Someone who attended the same event captured the moment on tape and it generated mixed reactions online. Some netizens took his side and said he is probably tired of the happenings in the country and he does not…
Nothing Must Happen To Akintola, MURIC Tells Alaroye MagazineThe chairman of the Oyo State Chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Dr. Nurudeen Oloso, has raised the alarm over an article published in a weekly Yoruba magazine popularly known as ‘Alaroye’.Dr. Nurudeen Oloso said the article incited the Yoruba public against the director of MURIC, Professor Ishaq Akintola, as well as the organisation. Dr. Oloso therefore warned that nothing must happen to either Akintola, his family, the organisation’s office, its staff and any of its officials. Dr. Nurudeen Oloso raised the alarm in a statement signed by him on Saturday,…
I know a lot of people would want to curse me or call me various terrible names because of what I am about to share but please, I beg you to be calm and understand my situation before you jump into conclusion. I am a 36 year old mother of five children, my husband is 40 and earns a meagre income as a cashier in a company. His salary is not even enough to provide three square meals not to talk of paying school fees and rent. I used to have a job that enables me to support whatever he…
I am in a deep mess as I write to you. I need suggestions on how to get out of this please. I am a mother to five children. I know that the third child is not my husband’s child and I feel bad for letting him raise a child that is not his. However, the child is for his younger brother so it’s not as if it’s entirely for a stranger. I used to have a secret relationship with my brother-in-law and it led to a pregnancy. I was scared to my bones but there was nothing I could…
FROM WHERE I STAND, I DARE TO PROCLAIM THAT NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY MUST SURVIVE! – MR. PETER OBIThose Who Say Peter Obi’s Twitter President Are Now Saying He’s President of Only Christians – AwuzieThey once called him President of the South East before Dunamis happened. They realised that Dunamis is not Pastored by a South Eastern Pastor then they said Dr. Paul Enenche played politics in Church.Then last night, on the invitation of the grand father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria, Pa Enoch Adeboye, Peter Obi stormed The Redemption Camp. The celebration at the mention of his name scared the moderator and…
A 82-year-old Village Head of Efen Ibom, Ika Local Government Area of the State, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong has been sentenced to death by hanging for murder.The judgment was passed on Odiong by an Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo.The convict, who is married to 12 wives with 60 children, was standing trial on a four count charge of conspiracy, directing unlawful trial by ordeal, stealing of the motorcycle and murder of the owner, a member of his community, Udoma Akpan Udo Ubom. In a judgment, the Court presided over by Justice Edem Akpan, found the accused guilty…
IREEN MY WIFESikota Sitali wrote….Ever since my wife (Ireen Malambo Sitali) died in a road accident last year as she was coming from work, i spend each night crying. Our laptop had a short video clip she sent to me when she travelled to work from UTH during COVID as she was a nurse. In the video she is saying “bye bye love, you are always in my heart” then it cuts. I often put it on repeat whilest am lying down next to the laptop. The first few weeks, i would cry intensly but nowadays tears just run down…
Supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate Labour Party, LP, on Saturday took over the streets of Calabar in a massive rally.The rally, which was attended by thousands of youths, literally paralyzed vehicular movements in the Paradise City. The demonstrators were seen displaying placards with inscriptions asking Nigerians to support Peter Obi to emerge victorious in 2023.IDOMA VOICE reports that supporters of the Labour Party candidate had last week staged a one million-man march in Nasarawa. The event had many young people in attendance, who clamoured for Peter Obi as the next president of Nigeria.