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OKPE LEADERS OPPOSE DELTA MONARCH
Top Okpe leaders on Sunday kicked against the narrative of Okpe as Urhobo, listing the errors in Orodje’s recent declaration. ‘’At its meeting on November 15, 2025, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Okpe Union (Worldwide) exhaustively discussed Orodje’s declaration. Relying on historical facts in debunking the grave errors in the Orodje’s declaration,…
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Elsie Ajayi Ikoli dies at 93
The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93. A statement issued in Lagos by the Ernest Sissei Ikoli…
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FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING
FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Sunday announced the passing of Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. “Elsie Ajayi Ikoli departed this earth on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in the quiet of her Lagos home — not with fanfare, but with fulfillment. She was 93. A statement…
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NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN: NLC FIGHTS AKPABIO
NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN: NLC FIGHTS AKPABIO CALLS SENATE ACTION ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY, DANGEROUS SLIDE TOWARDS FASCISM THREATENS TO MOBILIZE WORKERS, MORAL AUTHORITY VOWS TO RESIST NIGERIA’S SLIDE INTO AUTOCRACY The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday described Senate’s persecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a descent into legislative dictatorship and democratic anarchy.…
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CRAZY AMERICAN POLITICS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The prize of democracy is eternal vigilance. It will be reckless and the failure of democratic norms to leave a bull in a China shop. America has seen this kind of presidency before. Andrew Jackson was known for being crude and lawless when he rose to the presidency through populist campaigns in…
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IGBO FATAL FLAW: A CRITICAL RESPONSE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The person who cries loudest when a stone is thrown into the market is the one who has been hit. To him, everything is about tribal affiliation. For someone to grow, he or she must at some point learn whether his interaction is positive or negative with the people around him …
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THE NIGERIAN JOURNEY BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together to form a Nation, it is never easy. In the long run, the tears and toil are worth it because the interactions lead to expansion of consciousness…
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THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTETHE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE Is President Bola Tinubu the cause of Nigeria’s problem? Some time ago, I wrote that I did not endorse Tinubu because he will reduce the misery index of Nigeria. I did not endorse him because he will stop corruption…
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OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS
OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS The oldest registered ethnic union in Nigeria, Okpe Union, on Wednesday disowned the 1st Deputy President General of the Urhobo Progress Union and former Secretary of the Delta State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Isaac Itebu , member of Delta State…
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You are a blessing to Nigeria, Youths tell ITF Boss, Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun
Praise Tinubu, Doris Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite Youths in Nigeria on Wednesday described the Director General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Dr Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin, as a man of impeccable character and robust conscience. ‘’Dr Afiz Ogun Oluwatoyin is a shining example, a model to all of us, of what service is all about.…