Day: February 16, 2023

Religion: For His Lordship, Bishop Anthony Ewherido

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For His Lordship, Bishop Anthony Ewherido By Sunny Awhefeada The evolution of Christianity in Urhoboland was in chequered phases. The earliest dated back to 1689 when Fr. Monteleone from Sao Tome reached the Urhobo hinterland. It was a fleeting trip whose memory remains enabled only in dim imagination. The next phase was at the turn of the 19th century when freed slaves especially of Yoruba descent spread out to propagate the gospel in places like Kokori, Ovu, Eku and Abraka. By the middle of that century, the famous Bishop Ajayi…

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Redesign Naira Notes: Full Text Of President Buhari Speech

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My Dear Compatriots, ​I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our administration to sustain and strengthen our economy, enhance the fight against corruption and sustain our gains in the fight against terrorism and insecurity which has, undoubtedly, been impacted by several internal and external factors. 2.​ Particularly, I am addressing you, as your democratically elected President, to identify with you and express my sympathy, over the difficulties being experienced as we continue the implementation…

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Chief Edo Prosper Installed As ‘Oletu Ekpa’ Of Igbide Kingdom

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By Uruemu Favour,     CHIEF Prosper Iwoma Edo has been installed as the ‘Oletu Ekpa’ a traditional stool embedded with the Abame Festival and other cultural activities and traditional celebration of Igbide kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta state. Edo was installed according to the demands and customs of the people at the palace of the Odiologbo of Igbide, Chief Godspower Okpohro who was the former ‘Oletu Ekpa, elevated to the position of  Odiologbo of Igbide kingdom. Chief Godspower Okpohro ascended the stool of Odiologbo after…

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