A Nigerian man, Bright Ben who accused his pastor of snatching his wife of 12 years is set to tie the knot with his new lover.
Two months ago Bright took to Facebook to call out the General Overseer of Word Bank Assembly, Pastor Moses Adeeyo, accusing him of snatching his wife, Tina.
“We started attending the church and became full financial members. My wife was given an immediate appointment 7months ago, she moved out of the house with our 2 kids before I got back from work. I searched everywhere and called everyone even the G.O.
Unknown to me that he was the architect of my problems. After sometime he stopped picking my calls and blocked my phone line. I’ve been looking for her until I saw this pictures yesterday online. He claimed that the Holy Spirit told him that she is his wife. Is the Holy Spirit and author of confusion?” His Facebook post calling out the pastor, read.
Well, barely two months later Bright has found love again and set to marry his new heartthrob on September 25th in Unwana Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi state.
Pre-wedding photos and wedding invite of Bright and his new lover, Justina has surfaced online and stirred reactions.
A Facebook user, Peace Ikechukwu wrote, “So now you are not committing adultery abi? Nonsense and ingredients, the same you that was ranting all over this blue app shouting nonsense, this is a proof that you were cheating on your ex wife”.
@Ezenwagbo Perpetual Nkemdilim, “Nawaoooooo I his life shaaa men will forever be men. Full of dubious character. Hmmmmm well manage this well ooooooo”.
@Perpetual, “Just last month u complained bitterly about ur ex-wife that she left u for ur ur pastor and today u here with another woman as a wife hmmmmm oga so u where fooling us around change for good And stop the denting of another’s image”.
@Amaka Udoye, “So this guy was gbensing someone else and was here complaining about his pastor. Nonsense and ingredients”.
Asuzu Chinedu Peters ,the leader of Good Governance Ministry is billed to be at Enugwu Agidi on Saturday 25th ,,September, 2021 for the town new yaw festival. BVI Channel 1 crew will be there to cover the historical event .Stay tuned
Ahead of the 2023 general elections prominent Nigerians have established a third force, Rescue Nigeria Project, RNP, to give Nigerians alternative platform to the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Founders of RNP include former governor of Kwara state, Ahmed Abdulfatai, Prof. Pat Utomi, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, former Governor of Cross River state, Donald Duke,
Senator Lee Maeba, Usman Bugaje, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Amb. Nkoyo Toyo, Yomi Awoniyi, Dr. Rose Idi Danladi, Dr. Sadiq Gombe among others.
Delivering his keynote address, Abdulfatai lamented the state of the nation, noting that the high level of nepotism and lack of inclusiveness have given rise to agitations by different ethnic groups.
He recalled that in 2015, Nigerians embraced change, adding that today, “that change appears to be what we didn’t expect, as insecurity has taken over the nation.”
He said, “It is based on this that we decided to set up this Rescue Nigeria Project. We want to salvage this country and see how we can fix the mess. We want to set a template and key criteria leaders must have before they can attain any political position.
“Despite the great opportunities of the past, Nigeria has failed to live up to the dreams of its founding fathers and the hopes of successive generations of its citizens.
Perhaps, at no other time have these failings become more apparent than in the past decade or so.
“In 2015, Nigerians overwhelmingly embraced the promise of change. These hopes have not only been dashed, but they have arguably turned out to be the worst political statements ever to be made in this country. Nigeria today appears set to fulfill all the prophesies of doom.”
He further noted that “Unprecedented nepotism and political exclusion have left the country more divided than ever as evident in the various separatists agitation that are threatening the corporate existence of the country itself.”
Also speaking, Adeniran noted that there is disaster at hand, hence the move to rescue the nation.
He said: “You only rescue when there is disaster and when you fail to rescue during disaster, it is more dangerous.
“We have a disaster in our hands and we need to rescue the country. We need to look back and see how we get here. We know where Nigeria was before now. We know the task is not going to be easy, but we have to determine how to rescue the nation.”
In his opening remarks, the RNP national coordinator, Usman Bugaje, explained that the Rescue Nigeria Project was founded on the premise that the challenges bedeviling the country were largely derived from poor leadership.
Chiding the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government Bugaje said, “when you reduce the problems of this country to what they are, ultimately, it all comes to leadership.
We have been unable to exit the leadership conundrum precisely because the leadership recruitment mechanism in our political parties is so flawed that, except for accidents, they are incapable of producing competent leaders with the requisite knowledge, discipline and commitment to make a difference. We are living with, or better still, groaning under the consequences of this folly.
“What this means is that any attempt to rescue this country from its troubles must first rescue it from the current leadership recruitment mechanism that seems to leverage on money and connection or ethnic sentiments and no premium on knowledge or competence.
“The challenge is how to introduce a set of criteria or better still re-calibrate the recruitment mechanism in our political parties to prioritize knowledge, competence and character. The deepening crises in the political parties is all the more reason this re-calibration is necessary.
“We must change the conversation about leadership. The first thing we should want to know about our President is not which part of country he or she comes from, rather how competent is he or she? What is the content of his policy document? What is his team made up of?
“We also seek to ensure a seismic shift from the politics of big men to the politics of big ideas. The empty politics of big men have not taken us anywhere but down the drain. We simply can’t continue this way.”
RNP’s vision is “to reconcile and re-unite our country, win and deploy political power for the purpose of nation building and national development, achieving prosperity for all, and the protection of life and dignity of every Nigerian citizen.”
This is even as the mission is “to reconcile, re-unite, mobilize the nation to build a critical mass of citizens capable of driving real and effective transformation, to translate the mass movement into a strong power base within an inclusive and responsive political framework.”
NINAS AND ILANA OMO OODUA ARE NOT PART OF THE YORUBA NATION RALLY PLANNED FOR WASHINGTON DC OCTOBER 1-3, 2021.
-(Issued by NINAS Secretariat, September 21, 2021)
The attention of the Secretariat of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination (NINAS), has been drawn to a video on Social Media, Advertising a 3-Day Rally in Washington DC for the Period October 1-3, 2021.
In the said video which purports to emanate from a Group called “Yoruba Nation” in conjunction with its associates (including IPOB), the emblems of NINAS and that of Ilana Omo Oodua were displayed very conspicuously in a manner that creates the False Impression that NINAS and its associated Platform, Ilana Omo Oodua, are somehow involved in the planned Washington DC Rally of October 1-3, 2021.
The General Public is hereby informed that neither NINAS nor Ilana Omo Oodua, is in anyway involved with the Planned Washington DC Rally of October 1-3, 2021 and that the use of the emblems of both NINAS and Ilana Omo Oodua, were unauthorized.
Coming on the heels of the Million-Man Freedom March at the UN Headquarters in New York where the same Groups now Advertising the said Washington DC Rally, tried unsuccessfully to insert the Terror-Tagged IPOB into the NINAS Freedom March of September 14- 24, 2021 at the UN in New York, NINAS Is closely monitoring what the motive might be for this desperation to foist IPOB on NINAS and Ilana Omo Oodua, despite the many unambiguous Public Disclaimers on IPOB, by both NINAS and Ilana Omo Oodua, (including in the ongoing New York NINAS Freedom March where the New York Police was called in to prevent an IPOB Stalwart from displaying IPOB Colours and Insignia).
For the avoidance of doubt, the Public is invited to note that NINAS is an Alliance of Three Blocs (Lower Niger Bloc, the Yoruba Bloc and the Middle-Belt Bloc). Each of these Three Blocs has a Coordinating Organization through which NINAS relates to each Bloc.
Ilana Omo Oodua Is the Coordinating Organization in the Yoruba Bloc of the NINAS Alliance and it is through Ilana that NINAS relates with other Yoruba Self-Determination Platforms/Organizations that wholly embrace the NINAS Grand Propositions as encapsulated in the December 16, 2020 NINAS Constitutional Force Majeure Proclamation.
Accordingly, while NINAS had no hesitation dealing with the “Yoruba Nation” Group whilst the “Yoruba Nation” Group aligned itself with Ilana Omo Oodua, the situation changes radically if the Yoruba Nation Group goes off solo on its own, associating with the IPOB with which neither NINAS nor Ilana Omo Oodua wants any form of association, for reasons that had been repeatedly placed in the Public Domain, namely – the Terror-tag on IPOB as well as the Terror/Violence Tactics adopted by IPOB since its transmutation to ESN and the so-called “Unknown Gunmen”.
It is on account of the Foregoing that the NINAS Secretariat deemed it necessary to issue this Disclaimer, on behalf of its Constituent Coordination Organizations (including Ilana Omo Oodua), to state Categorically that NINAS has nothing to do with the October 1-3, 2021 Mega-Rally in Washington DC being planned by the Yoruba Nation Group in conjunction with IPOB.
For and Behalf of NINAS Secretariat:
Tony Nnadi. Otunba Shade Olukoya
Coordinating Secretary. Vice-Chairman
NINAS Ilana Omo Oodua.
Is Anambra bill on open grazing addresses what El rufai is pointing out?
I think yes !
Animal rearing is a private business with high profitability rate in short and long term . Government could invest in the business for public interest.
There are a lot of public policies when deliberately deplore to solve certain economic and Political problem, animal rearing is one of them . El-rufai is right that many Governors are playing Political game without actually tending towards solving an existing societal problem. Most of those laws on open grazing cannot be implemented.
The political will of the Governor of Anambra state is what we need to navigate the turbulent water . Ndubuisi Anaenugwu , Deputy Leader , GGM
Southern Governors Passed Anti-Open Grazing Laws They Know Cannot Be Implemented—Governor El-Rufai
He, then, cautioned them not to deploy much energy on the laws, adding that it would take time for it to materialise.
The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that it is difficult to execute the Anti-Open Grazing laws which his counterparts in the Southern part of Nigeria have passed to curb insecurity in the region.
He, then, cautioned them not to deploy much energy on the laws, adding that it would take time for it to materialise.
Speaking during a visit to the headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, El-Rufai revealed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has backed his state with N7.5 billion out of the N10 billion required to build a ranch.
He also disclosed that since there are over 14 grazing reserves in Kaduna State, he would be glad if the Nigerian Government can support his state with N140 billion to develop the grazing reserves.
According to El-Rufai, it is needless for the Southern states’ governors to politicise grazing rights and pass laws they know cannot be implemented.
Speaking on the anti-open grazing laws, he noted, “The northern state governors forum has already taken a position that open grazing is not a sustainable way of livestock production. And we must move towards ranching.
“But moving towards ranching cannot be done overnight. We have to have a plan, we have to have resources and we have to implement it sensibly. It is not a matter of populist legislation or saying tomorrow this or that. It is not a solution.
“We have taken a position as northern state governors and we are implementing that.
“And in my state, for instance, we are developing a huge ranch to centralise the herders. And that is the solution, a long time. But can it be done overnight? No.
“This project we are doing will cost us about N10 billion. The CBN is supporting us with about N7.5 billion. And it will take about two years to do. We will be settling about 1,500 Fulani herder families.
“And I hope that they will see that there are alternative ways of producing livestock instead of running up and down with cattle going to people’s farms to cause all kinds of problems. We want to solve the problem.
“What is unhelpful is to politicise the situation and pass legislation that you know that you cannot implement. So, we have taken a position and we are working round the clock to implement that position.
“And these herders emanate from the north and we are going to centralise them. We cannot do it overnight. We need billions of naira. This is just one ranch that is causing 10 billion. I have 14 grazing reserves in Kaduna State and I will like to convert them into ranching. Do I have 14 times 10 billion naira? I don’t have.
“If the Federal Government will give me N140 billion, I will convert the other 13 into ranches and make sure that nobody comes out with a cow or sheep in Kaduna State because I will have enough ranches to take care of everybody. That is the solution. You can legislate but let us wait and see. And I wish them the best of luck.”
By Chukwuemeka Modilim (ABS Correspondent At Anambra State House of Assembly).
A bill for a law to prohibit and abolish open and Nomadic cattle and other livestock grazing and rearing in Anambra State and to establish cattle and other livestock ranches in the state,has scaled first reading in the Anambra State House of Assembly.
The bill which was presented to the House by the Majority Leader, Dr. Nnamdi Okafor seeks to put a final stop to open grazing in the state.
Speaker of the House, Right Honourable Uche Okafor read out the bill for the first time,while the lawmakers supported through a voice vote.
Also at plenary, the House passed a resolution commending Governor Willie Obiano for achieving oil producing status for Anambra State.
The House passed the resolution following a motion sponsored to that effect by the member representing Dunukofia Constituency, Honourable Lawrence Ezeudu during plenary.
The APC led Buhari administration is no doubt desperately in need of exciting distractions to keep the focus of the people away from its abysmal failure, but she has chosen a wrong masquerade for the job!
With a masquerade living in anger of the south easterner over his betrayal of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, and waiting for the vengeance of his own people on his suspicious moves against their ideology of the Yoruba Nation, the question is what does the Federal Government stand to gain with a man with absolute loss of integrity and credibility?
The dance of the masquerade is one of the many exciting things to look for in an African society. Ìfẹ́ Odaye, where Chief Femi Fani-Kayode hails from has many masquerades and watching them dance is a delight, but not all masquerades are privileged to do their dance before the King to dignify themselves!
FFK is no doubt a big masquerade in our political space, but this masquerade was already naked before he had the opportunity to dance before the President! Though dressed in a borrowed drab by those who brought him to do his dance at the Villa, he remained a sorry sight while the dance lasted!
The masquerade, entertaining 200 million Nigerians is set for another dance. One significant thing about the protocol of masquerades’ dance is the need for an “atokun”, (coordinator(s)). While APC Governors of Yobe and Zamfara states coordinated his last dance at the palace, an APC Senator, who lost her chance to represent her people at the last election has the charge of coordinating his latest dance before the IGP.
I naturally will show no interest in cases involving persons who are or have been lovers, because their matters is like the way of the serpent upon the rock, very difficult to understand! This inform the reason I reached out to a Rev gentleman friend of mine, to arrange a meeting between me and FFK, who misrepresented my request as an attempt to apologize over my writings. Femi, he said bluntly turned down my request never to see me. But now that a third party is linked with their issues, then two is company and three a crowd, then society must be carried along!
The current demand by DIG Egbunike, that FFK’s ex wife, Precious Chikwendu, mother of his four sons should be in Abuja today, Tuesday, 21st September 2021, before 12noon regarding a petition written by Senator Grace Brent should be of interest to all Nigerians 5 days after the Villa masquerade did his macabre dance! Rumor has it that the DIG is under pressure from the IGP as a result of the influence of Brent, who is hell bent on seeing Precious off to jail so that her desire for her children custody can be scuttled.
Precious, before now has notified the general public about a direct threat to her life by one Senator Grace Folashade Brent (nee Makinwa) from Adamawa State.
She stated that for a longtime, she had no idea who Senator Brent was until she shared a public space with her at an event few years ago. Thereafter, she saw her twice in court standing in for her friend, Femi Fani-Kayode, who is now Precious’ Ex, with whom she is currently embroiled in a Court battle for the custody of her four beautiful sons, the eldest being 5 years old and the triplets, 3 years.
Giving details, Precious went further: “I got a call from a family friend whom I hold in high esteem asking me to come over. I did only to be informed by my family friend that Senator Brent claimed that I hired assassins to harm her and her daughter using my “FANS”. As risible and ridiculous her allegations sounded to me, the fact is that I have no personal grouse with the Senator nor her daughter. It is to be noted that a call was put across to the Senator in my presence and I emphatically reiterated my lack of interest in her and indifference to her involvement with my case in court, since the final decision in the custody battle isn’t hers to make. Senator Grace Brent then went berserk on a cursing spree, threatening to deal with me both in her personal capacity and using the DSS and the Police!
Senator Grace Brent seems to be making good her threat to Precious at a time, Nigeria Police is struggling with image issues generated by the possibility of the instrument of state being tools in the hands of individuals who can bear the costs as presently portrayed with Hushpuppy/Kyari episode by the FIB before a bemoaned world! Police harassment image in the public is further substantiated by by Apostle Johnson Suleiman’s influenced deployed to get Pastor Israel a blogger invited and detained by the office of the IGP.
Precious claimed Senator Brent has been beside FFK on a number of occasions in the custody matter pending in Court. Since the institution of that suit, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has engaged in surreptitious and subterranean shenanigan mendacity in order to keep me out of circulation. Further, using some unscrupulous law enforcement agents, even former domestic staff had been harassed incessantly and illegally detained for no justifiable reasons, in the false hope of getting them intimidated and unable to act as potential witnesses for me in my children custody matter.
In continuation of the illegal and wanton acts of harassment and intimidation; apparently Senator Brent, obviously acting at the behest of a person wanting to pervert the course of justice, is trying to lay a foundation for a future Police or DSS harassment by a ruse of falsity! The odious allegation by Senator Brent is merely a subterfuge to launch another frivolous petition or report to the Police or DSS, all in a desperate attempt to cow me into submission over the pending custody matter between me and Fani-Kayode.
I have no fear of the Senator, who is running the errands for her boss. Suffice it to state for the discerning public that in the event that any harm comes to me in the course of the custody battle pending in Court, both Femi Fani-Kayode and Senator Brent are to be held to account and responsible!
I have decided to put this matter into the public domain because Senator Brent on 29th July 2021, verbally threatened to deal with me using the Police and the DSS! Given the antecedents of her collaborator-in-chief, there is no iota of doubt that they are indeed trying to use law enforcement agents to accomplish their dastardly and nefarious agenda against me!
Given my previous experience of bestial brutality using the same methodology; I wish to place it on public record that Senator Brent not only falsely accused me, but also audaciously and contumaciously threatened me before witnesses! I have chosen to make this public as it is clear to me that all of this is geared towards muscling me to get off my custody suit, which is now pending before the Court of Appeal over an interlocutory issue filed by FFK in an attempt to frustrate the substantive matter.
In a proxy response to Precious’ allegations, Brent started thus: ” permit me to thank family, friends, honourable and distinguished members of the parliament, concerned Nigerians and the general public, who have made spirited and frantic solidarity efforts, to stand by Senator Grace Folashade Brent on the occasion of a recent publication, which was patently intended to defame and denigrate her.
This publication, which was at the behest of one Ms. Precious Chikwendu has been making rounds on the internet and diverse social media platforms.
As a civil and law abiding citizen of Nigeria, the distinguished Senator immediately reported the matter to the Police and investigation is ongoing.
For the records, a swift report had to be made to the relevant enforcement agency, because the publication alleged that the distinguished Senator was after the life of Ms. Precious Chikwendu!
This is a very weighty allegation of assassination tendencies and intendment.
The publication also alleged that Senator Grace Brent was out to pervert the course of justice by making efforts at muscling Ms. Precious Chikwendu to abandon her children custody suit.
This is another bold allegation of criminality and disregard for the rule of law which no citizen of Nigeria who knows his/her onions would be mute over!
Lastly, the publication falsely alleged that the distinguished Senator is on an errand for Chief Femi Fani-Kayode and that they will together abusively activate the machineries of enforcement agencies against Miss Precious Chikwendu!
As earlier noted, a complaint has been submitted for investigations bearing in mind that the publication was primarily meant to incite the public against the distinguished Senator and to criminally damage the reputation she has built over the years.
Senator Grace Brent is a mother to many and a grandmother who appreciates family values and mutual respect for all and sundry.
Her interface with Ms. Precious Chikwendu is not in any way significant, and is limited to about only two occasions.
This is the more reason it became imperative to lodge the complaint, because the suggestion that the Senator wants to murder her is dangerous, inexplicable and unfathomable!
The public should be in mind that Senator Folasade Grace Brent, is the mother of Jackie, a single mother of one, she flew to Lagos when her daughter got evicted from the Big Brother Naija house and was seen praying for her daughter before the world. What will make this mother and grandmother come after an orphan, mother of 4 sons who at this time need love, understanding and support of all women, mothers and humanity at large at this moment of trauma she is being subjected to by FFK who remains the father of her children and should at least for that sake show emotional maturity towards the only woman her sons will forever know and treasure as their biological mother.
This may be answered today by the dance at the police headquarters! We can only trust that Nigeria media will serve the dance in details, step by step. The masquerade of the moment have chosen to show Nigerians new dance steps and have elected to do it in the secrecy of the IGP’s office, I hope you won’t miss it?
It is left to the IGP, what to make out of this dance whether to further allow the image of the Police to be battered or to use it to salvage it and send a massage of confidence to all Nigerians and the world at large that a new Sherrff is in town!
Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi, an Apostle with focus on revival and revolution, the BID, as he is fondly called, is also a strategic communicator.
Vacation Judge, Justice KCJ Okereke of Abia State High Court, Umuahia, has adjourned Nnamdi Kanu’s suit against the Federal Government of Nigeria for violating his fundamental human rights.
The judge adjourned the suit filed by Kanu’s Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor on 27th August, 2021 over the failure of the FGN and 5 others to make any submission before the court.
Speaking to the media, Barrister Ejimakor expressed confidence in the capacity of the Abia High Court to uphold the law by enforcing Kanu’s human rights. Ejimakor said that; “there is an unbroken chain of federal government’s violations of Kanu’s constitutional rights that began with the lethal military invasion of his home in Umuahia and his flight to safety in 2017 and his extraordinary rendition to Nigeria in late June 2021”.
At today’s (September 21st, 2021) hearing, it emerged that out of the eight respondents, only two – the DSS in Abuja and Umuahia – have filed their reply to the Suit but their processes were filed out of time. Their Counsel, Ms Odukwe was court. Nothing was received from the other six respondents, which included the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Nigerian Army and no counsel appeared on their behalf.
It also emerged that an apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) has filed an application seeking leave of the Court to file an amicus (friend of court) brief in support of Kanu. ADF is led by emeritus Professor Uzodimma Nwala and the application was brought by its counsel, Max Ozoaka.
Barrister Ejimakor appeared for Kanu in company of several lawyers, two of whom were introduced as Barristers Patrick Agazie and Wilson Kalu.
In making his ruling for adjournment of the matter, the Judge noted that Kanu shall be entitled to certain reliefs against any party that fails to timely respond to the Suit.
It also emerged that an apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF) has filed an application seeking leave of the Court to file an amicus (friend of court) brief in support of Kanu. ADF is led by emeritus Professor Uzodimma Nwala and the application was brought by its counsel, Max Ozoaka.
Barrister Ejimakor appeared for Kanu in company of several lawyers, two of whom were introduced as Barristers Patrick Agazie and Wilson Kalu.
In making his ruling for adjournment of the matter, the Judge noted that Kanu shall be entitled to certain reliefs against any party that fails to timely respond to the Suit.
When queried on the chances of success of the Suit, Barrister Ejimakor drew some inspiration from the 17th September, 2021 fundamental rights judgment of Oyo State High Court in favor of Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) and against the federal government.
Ejimakor said that “the Oyo State High Court judgment in Igboho’s case (which is similar to Kanu) restates the locus classicus on the wide jurisdiction of State High Courts when it comes to enforcement of the fundamental rights stipulated under the Nigerian Constitution and the African Charter”.
