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2023: ‘I Have Nigeria’s Solution, Many People Wasting Their Time’ – Fr. Mbaka

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Enugu fiery priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka was on it again during the re-opening of the Adoration Ministry on Sunday.

In a video obtained, the priest, shortly before his transfer was announced, could be heard reeling out prophecies concerning Nigeria.

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It had earlier been Mbaka has now been transferred to a monastery, with another priest, Rev. Fr. Anthony Amadi appointed as the new chaplain of the Adoration Ministry.

While celebrating a mass shortly before announcing his replacement, Fr. Mbaka said some people were just wasting their time with regards to the 2023 presidential election.

He however, said God told him not to reveal the details of the prophecy.

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According to him, “Anyone seeing vision, God revealed something to the person; everybody does not see vision; it is given to some people.

READ ALSO: Fr. Mbaka Removed From Adoration Ministry, Sent To Monastery

“Early this morning today, as I was asking God about the Adoration Ministry and myself, the Holy Spirit led me into the temple; I was asking the Holy Spirit, can you give me a vision; instead of giving me a vision for the ministry, he gave me a vision for Nigeria.

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“It will interest you to understand that there are public visions and there are private visions; there are some visions that should not be disclosed publicly.

“God opened the country Nigeria to me like a film; concerning this election you are killing yourself for, but he told me it is a personal one; ‘don’t disclose it now’.

“I am serving a Holy Spirit that reveals the future; they can’t stop it; even myself cannot stop it.

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“I am not quarreling with anyone; Mbaka is not in dispute with anyone; it is if you want to misunderstand Mbaka, you have a problem, I only say what is revealed to me.

“There is none that God revealed to me that never came to pass, all of them came to pass 100 percent.

“This vision is an appointed time; it is not for me to come and speak here. If God has not constrained me, I will just give Nigerians a simple solution, because it is like many people are wasting their time.

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“Since God told me not to say it, I won’t, because all these while I was like John in the land of Patmos. We have stayed away over three months, but God has been making a name unto himself.

READ ALSO: Fr Mbaka Under Fire For Saying Peter Obi Too Stingy, Can Never Rule Nigeria

“It must surely come to pass; but if it tarries, wait for it, for it must surely come to pass.”

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Meanwhile, the announcement of Fr. Amadi as Mbaka’s successor was resisted by Mbaka’s followers, popularly called adorers, as they surged forward to lynch the transfered priest.

A source, who witnessed the riotous scene, said Amadi escaped death by the whiskers.

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JUST IN: NLC Defies Edo Assembly Resolution, Inaugurates Factional Caretaker Committee

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has inaugurated Professor Monday Igbafen as Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Edo State Council despite resistance from the state House of Assembly.

This particular faction is supported by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajero, while the Edo State government is in support of the Comrade Bernard Joman Egwakhide-led faction.

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The swearing-i was initially slated to take place at the Adams Oshiomhole Labour House in Benin City on Thursday, but the venue was locked and secured, apparently in a bid to block the event from taking place.

This came two days after the state House of Assembly passed a resolution urging the NLC to suspend the inauguration and instead recognize Comrade Bernard Joman Egwakhide as the rightful leader of the union in Edo.

READ ALSO: Strike: NLC To Shutdown FCT After Tinubu’s Project Inaugurations Labour

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In spite of this, the NLC delegation from the national secretariat, led by Comrade Oluwole Adeleye Sunday, pressed on with their plans.

The group initially moved to the ASUU Secretariat within the Ugbowo campus of the University of Benin, however, after information about that location was leaked, the team quickly relocated.

The inauguration was eventually conducted at an undisclosed venue under tight security.

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Speaking during the ceremony, Comrade Oluwole charged the newly constituted faction to restore unity within the state chapter.

You are to resolve all contending issues and work towards electing new executives,” he said.

READ ALSO: May Day Shocker: NLC Cancels Celebrations In Rivers, Edo States

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In his acceptance remarks, Professor Igbafen pledged to mend divisions within the Edo NLC, assuring stakeholders of a renewed focus on solidarity and internal cohesion.

At NLC Secretariat, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force sealed off the Edo State secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress otherwise known as the Adams Oshiomhole Labour House.

Similarly, the main gate of the University of Benin was beefed up with police personnel.

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Some suspected thugs were also seen loitering around the secretariat.

READ ALSO: NLC Turns May Day Into Protest March For Fubara In Rivers

A police Armoured Personnel Carrier was deployed to the NLC secretariat,
while heavy security at the Labour House and the UNIBEN main gate were present.

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Some NLC leaders from neighbouring states, who were scheduled to attend the inauguration, at the Labour House, expressed regret that they could not access the secretariat.

Speaking, Comrade Augustine Igben from the Maritime Workers Union, said he was embarrassed when he was not allowed entry into the Edo Labour House.

“I felt embarrassed about the whole thing. How can the police barricade the Labour House when there is no war. It is a Labour issue. They should allow Labour to settle the issues themselves.” He said.

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Access Holdings Names New GMD/CEO

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Access Holdings Plc has appointed Mr. Innocent Ike as its substantive Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, effective August 29, 2025, following regulatory approval.

The announcement, contained in a statement released on Wednesday and signed by the company secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, comes hours after Roosevelt Ogbonna resigned from the company’s board in compliance with new corporate governance rules issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria.

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Ike takes over from Ms. Bolaji Agbede, who has steered the company in acting capacity for the past 18 months after the death of former Group CEO, Herbert Wigwe, in 2024.

She will now return to her role as Executive Director, Business Support.

READ ALSO:How UNICEF’s Initiative Changes Narrative Of Access To Healthcare Services In Bauchi

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According to the statement, Access Holdings Chairman, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, said Ike’s appointment signals a new phase for the group.

He said, “We are thrilled to welcome Mr. Innocent Ike as we move forward. At the same time, we want to express our deepest gratitude to Ms. Bolaji Agbede.

“Her outstanding contributions over the past 18 months have been invaluable, and we appreciate her dedication in navigating the Company through challenges and opportunities. While regulatory requirements necessitate this change, we are grateful for the strong foundation that has been laid.”

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Under Agbede’s leadership, the company achieved major milestones, including workforce stability, the execution of a N351bn rights issue, and the seamless hosting of two annual general meetings.

READ ALSO:FG Security Agency, Nigerian Army Move To Tackle Illicit Small Arms, Light Weapons

Speaking on the appointment, Ike said, “I am honoured to take on the role of Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer and excited to work alongside the talented team at Access Holdings.

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“I look forward to building on the strong legacy established by Herbert Wigwe and Bolaji Agbede, and driving our vision forward, ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional value to our shareholders and stakeholders.”

Ike, a graduate of the University of Lagos and Best Graduating Student in Accounting in 1988, is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria.

He is also a certified IFRS expert.

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With over 30 years’ experience in banking and financial services, Ike previously spent a decade at Access Bank, rising to General Manager before serving as Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank from 2020 to 2022, where he introduced VULTe, the bank’s award-winning digital platform.

 

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Group Fumes As Rivers CJ Inaugurates LG Poll Tribunal

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A rights group, the Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative, has faulted the inauguration of the Local Government Election Petition Tribunals in Rivers State, accusing the state Chief Judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, of lending credibility to what it described as an “illegal” electoral process.

Justice Amadi had on Tuesday sworn in chairmen and members of the tribunals for the state’s three senatorial districts ahead of the August 30 local government elections.

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He charged the appointees to be fearless, firm and impartial in discharging their duties within the 30 days provided by law for determination of petitions.

READ ALSO:Man Stabs Lover To Death In Rivers Over Cheating Allegation

But reacting shortly after the inauguration, Pilex Coordinator, Courage Nsirimovu, said the action of the Chief Judge amounted to endorsing an election already tainted by legal controversy.

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The action of the Chief Judge in setting up the tribunal is tantamount to endorsing illegality. He has just attempted to clothe an illegal process with legality, but it won’t work. The judiciary should have resisted this capture by the executive,” Nsirimovu said.

He argued that Justice Amadi ought to have boycotted the exercise or even resigned, insisting that his involvement eroded the moral authority of the judiciary.

Outside this country, people resign to protect the rule of law. Here, the Chief Judge knows the law yet still went ahead. There is no moral justification for all of this,” he added.

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READ ALSO:Nigerian Senate Passes 2025 Budget For Rivers State

Justice Amadi, however, defended his action, stressing that the establishment of the tribunal was a statutory duty under the Rivers State Local Government Elections Tribunal Law 2000 (as amended). He dismissed suggestions that he acted under political pressure.

What I have done is the statutory duty of the Chief Judge. That is what the law provides — when there are local government elections, the Chief Judge must set up a tribunal. I didn’t do it under pressure,” he said.

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Justice Amadi reminded the tribunal members that, unlike before when tribunals had three months, they now had only 30 days to conclude petitions.

Many lawyers will come there and start objections to delay. You have to be firm,” he told them.

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