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Societal Ills: Cleric Charges Parents On Good Moral Upbringing Of Children

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4 years ago

August 21, 2022

A cross section of women shortly after their thanksgiving service

Wife of the general overseer and founder, God’s Greater Grace General Assembly, Pastor Mrs. Amen Akenbor, on Sunday, charged Nigerian parents to instill the values of discipline and integrity on their wards in order to checkmate societal ills and restore dignity to the country.

She disclosed this while speaking on the theme “Saved to Save” as part of the church activities to mark the 2022 Women Convention.

Akenbor said the ills in the society today have gone from bad to worse because the home (parents) which is the mini society has failed in its civic responsibility of instilling moral values in their children.

“Our value system has changed. Before when you see a child coming up and the parents noticed that the child is doing something wrong, the parents, they are the first contact person that they will draw the attention to that what the child is doing is wrong.

“They will correct the child immediately but nowadays, parents even encourage their children to do something wrong.

“From the book that we read in Ezekiel, it warned us. It said, our children are involved in those wrong things like stealing, fornication, kidnapping.

“It said on the last day, He will demand the blood of those children from our hands.

” So, both our biological children and our spiritual children, we as parents, mothers especially, we own that responsibility to correct our children because if we are able to balance it at home, the whole society will be balanced, there will not be problem in the society but if we miss it at home, there will be problem”, she said.

She admonished parents to instill moral values that will stand the test of time in their children for them not to bring reproach to them (parents) in the long run.

“As a godly parent, they should inculcate that value in our children, that values of integrity, the fear of God, we should be able to inculcate it in our children”, she said.

Also speaking, founder of the church, Rev. Sunny Akenbor, said the parents often bear the the pains of their children whenever they go wrong, adding that for such not to happen, they should start instilling moral values in their children while they are still very much young.

He noted that when they are old, they will not depart from them.

“We should question the sources of children’s wealth because many of our children have gone into the act of ritual killings, kidnapping and into fraud.

“When anything happens to our children, it affects we the parents.

“We should ask them, somebody that is not working, he is using expensive car, having a mansion, what is the source of the money? It calls for a man to question his son or daughter, how come about it”, he said.

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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7 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.