Growing up, two proverbs stuck out for me, one by my father, and the other was a Pidgin English saying. One was: “If one person buries himself, one hand will stick out”. Young, impressionistic, and inquisitive, I asked for an explanation. My father explained it away both as an idiomatic expression and a literary saying....
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Forsake pride, strive for God’s presence, cleric tells Christians
The general overseer, Covenant of Glory Int’l Church Inc, Apostle (Dr) Liberty Usiayo, has tasked Christians to forsake pride and strive for God’s presence in their lives and ministries in their Christian race to heaven. Usiayo gave the task yesterday at the occasion of “G.O’s Appreciation Day” at Bomadi, headquarters of the church in Bomadi...
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Social media and the 2023 general elections
Consummate politicians and statesmen must be media savvy. They must deploy to maximum effect the prevailing media technology of the epoch to communicate lucidly their thoughts, visions and sound bites. These ultimately resonate with their huge audiences/supporters, etch them into their memories and zing into history. Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt used radio to...
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Use your pvcs to install competent govt — Baptist Convention
AHEAD of 2023 general election, President of Nigerian Baptist Convention, NBC, Dr. Israel Akanji, has called on Nigerians to use their Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to elect a government that will sweep away the evils militating against the progress and development of the country. He spoke in Benin City, Edo State, while declaring open the...
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Tinubu is Nigeria’s next President, says Masari
The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is the next President of Nigeria “Insha Allah.” Masari said this during an interview with TVC, monitored by Ugama tv on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Peter Obi receives a rousing welcome while being ushered into ongoing...
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Joshua has more to offer – Okorodudu
Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk on Sunday defeated British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, in a rematch by split decision to retain the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO titles in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. Commenting on Joshua’s second defeat to Usyk, ex-Nigerian boxing champion, Jerry Okorodudu, believes Joshua still has a lot to prove and does not agree it’s the...
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Everything Tinubu Has Given As His Name, School Is A Bundle Of Lies – Bode George
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has said everything the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu attributed to himself is a “bundle of lie”. George During an interview on Channels TV monitored by Ugama TV on Thursday said Tinubu should tell Nigerians who owns Alpha Beta and how...
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Atiku, not Wike is the problem
Until recently, I considered Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, one of Nigeria’s most prepared aspirants. Atiku, who has become a career aspirant for Nigeria’s presidency, is one of the very few hopefuls with a road map to the nation’s reformation. The road map identifies Nigeria’s problems and how to tackle them....
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STREETUP NAIJA: HILARIOUS VIDEO AS NIGERIANS SPELL THEIR FAVORITE FRUITS (VIDEO)
The importance of fruits in our lives cannot be over exaggerated as even dieticians and health professionals recommend it as a daily meal. On this episode of STREETUP NAIJA, UGAMATV’s Precious Okorie went into the streets of Enugu to ask Nigerians how often they eat fruits, what their favorite fruits are and if they can...
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PEOPLE’S PERCEPTION OF VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine’s day is a time of the year when people appreciate and show love to special people in their lives. It is also believe to be one of the most special day when lovers express their affection through greetings and gifts to one another. This celebration which occurs every 14th February is to commemorate a...