A Texas-based Family Medicine Physician, Dr. Austin Orette, has joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). Orette, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Delta South senatorial aspirant, told newsmen in Lagos Tuesday how the APC sidelined the founding members in Delta State. ‘’The All Progressives Congress (APC) wants the incumbent to… Continue reading ORETTE JOINS NDC, DECRIES UNDEMOCRATIC PRACTICES IN APC
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AKOGATE, CANAANLAND CLUB SUSTAIN PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
KIDS, PARENTS, OTHERS MEET IN KOKO Preparations for the one-day golf training for kids in Nigeria are in top gear, says Chief Executive Officer of Akogate Group, Hon Felix Aganbi. ‘’This year, 50 children will take part in the golf training scheduled to begin from 7:00am on March 8, 2026, in Koko,… Continue reading AKOGATE, CANAANLAND CLUB SUSTAIN PLANS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
NIGER DELTA FAMILIES PRAISE VERONICA IKPEERHA EBIRERI
CALL HER ROLE MODEL DESCRIBE VICTOR OKPAKO EBIRERI AS AN EXEMPLARY LEADER Two established families in the Niger Delta Region on Thursday heaped praise on the Late Chief Executive Officer of Oghene Ochuko Motors, Chief Veronica Ikpeerha Ebireri. They described her as a woman of great personal integrity, courage, good character… Continue reading NIGER DELTA FAMILIES PRAISE VERONICA IKPEERHA EBIRERI
ALL SET FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL IN LAGOS
Thousands will gather in Lagos on Friday to bid farewell to Madam Elsie Ajayi Ikoli. The woman of courage, good character and wealth died on September 2, 2025 in Lagos. Her funeral activities will begin with Service of Songs and Night of Tributes on Thursday, November 27, 2025 at The Citadel, 274 Kofo Abayomi Street,… Continue reading ALL SET FOR ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S BURIAL IN LAGOS
MILITARY, SUBORDINATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
In a society that is based on the rule of law and hierarchy, there should be no room for any serving army officer to comment on what happened between Wike and Yerima. It is disgraceful for any general to intimidate the public by saying that the action is a threat to national security.… Continue reading MILITARY, SUBORDINATION AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING
FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING The Ernest Sissei Ikoli Foundation on Wednesday 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… Continue reading FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES MADAM ELSIE AJAYI IKOLI’S PASSING
THE DUALITY OF THE AFRICAN SOUL BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
Religion in Nigeria will always be a cog in the wheel of progress because this is the Trojan horse the colonizers left behind. It is the only thing that leads to arrested development of any intelligent discussion of finding solutions to what is holding Nigeria back. At the time the British left, they… Continue reading THE DUALITY OF THE AFRICAN SOUL BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE 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 and other ills that plague the Nation. I did not endorse him because he is… Continue reading THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
AGANBI CALLS WIKE SUPERB POLITICAL STRATEGIST
PRAISES FCT MINISTER FOR MAKING ABUJA SMART CITY SAYS AKOGATE IS THE BEST IN NIGERIA The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, has been praised for imagining a different future for the nation’s capital, revitalizing and modernizing the city providing development opportunities for… Continue reading AGANBI CALLS WIKE SUPERB POLITICAL STRATEGIST
RESTATEMENT OF OKPE DISTINCT ETHNIC NATIONALITY: KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY PROF. O. IGHO NATUFE, PRESIDENT GENERAL, OKPE UNION, ON THE 93RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE OKPE UNION AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE OKPE UNION, 65 MOSHALASHI STREEET, OBALENDE, IKOYI, LAGOS ON MAY 16, 2023
Greetings. All Protocols Observed. Introduction On behalf of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Okpe Union, I warmly welcome you fellow Okpe sons and daughters, dignitaries, guests and members of the Press to this august event. We are gathered here today, May 16, 2023, at the Headquarters of the Okpe Union to… Continue reading RESTATEMENT OF OKPE DISTINCT ETHNIC NATIONALITY: KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY PROF. O. IGHO NATUFE, PRESIDENT GENERAL, OKPE UNION, ON THE 93RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE OKPE UNION AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE OKPE UNION, 65 MOSHALASHI STREEET, OBALENDE, IKOYI, LAGOS ON MAY 16, 2023