Theophilus Afe

Madam Mary Acormirere Afe (late) was born on the 16th of August 1942 to the family of late Pa. Joseph Ogheneguake Odiete of Adagbrassa Elume and Madam Agnes Agbanukwe Abiekunogho Odiete of Adagbrassa Elume, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria Madam Mary Odiete-Afe (as formally called) grew up under the nice care of her parents that had all it takes to instill good moral training of their children. In 1964, she got married to Late Pa. Samson Afe at St. William Catholic Church Orerokpe, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State. She was an active member of the following societies in the church. Catholic Women Organization (C.W.O) and Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary. The marriage was blessed with (5) five children, (4) four female and (1) male. She worked as Community Development Assistance in the ministry of Social Development, Youth Sports and Culture and Owned a private nursery school called Mary Models Nursery & Primary School, Orerokpe. She retir...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared Jerusalem as Israel's capital, hailing it as "very fresh thinking" and a repudiation of "the same failed strategies of the past" employed by his predecessors. "It is time to officially recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel," Trump said from the White House. Trump also said he would direct the State Department to begin the process of moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. While Trump is fulfilling campaign promises domestically on both decisions, the U.S. risks infuriating the Muslim world, potentially sparking protests that could fray American alliances in the volatile Middle East. Reactions from leaders in both the Mideast and around the world had already ranged from concern to alarm in anticipation of Trump's announcement. Palestinians watch a televised broadcast in Jerusalem's Old City of Trump delivering his address Wednesday. (Ammar Awad/Reuters) Mahmoud Abbas, pre...

Donald Trump's former top advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI over his contacts with Russia, in a dramatic escalation of the probe into possible collusion between the president's campaign team and Moscow. The 58-year-old retired three-star Army general is the most senior figure indicted in special prosecutor Robert Mueller's sprawling investigation into Russian interference in last year's election. Flynn's admission that he had secret discussions in December 2016 with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak -- with direction from top Trump officials -- set Washington abuzz with speculation over who in the Republican leader's inner circle might next be in Mueller's sights. Citing unnamed sources, The Washington Post reported that one of the "very senior" presidential transition team officials advising Flynn to contact the Russian envoy was Trump's son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner. Flynn's guilty plea, on a feder...

Former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed claims by the Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, that he was poor in his choices and ran a bad government, accusing the governor of being economical with the truth. He challenged Shettima who is also the Chairman of Northern Governors Forum to be honest enough and tell the world all he knew about the abduction of over 200 students of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok especially the reason he exposed the girls to risk that insurgents kidnapped them. The former leader said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze. Shettima, at a book presentation, ‘On a Platter of Gold- How Jonathan won and lost Nigeria”, written by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said though Jonathan was a good man, he made poor choices and ran the country poorly during his time as president. He claimed that the former president was made to believe that he was the one that took the abducted female students. Hitting back at the governor, Jona...

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah has, has called on Catholics to vote out bad government. He also blamed the woes of the country on the shunning of politics by Catholic Church and its members, who, he said were natural community builders. Kukah made these remarks in Lagos yesterday, while delivering a speech on, “Family Value, Human Right and the Challenges of Modernization In Nigeria”, at the 38th Supreme Council Convention of the Order of the Knights of Saint Mulumba Nigeria. He noted that Catholics’ non  participation in politics led to the killing of Christians in the northern part of Nigeria, even as he blamed them for not visiting Christian victims of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram. “The role of religion in restructuring is much and yet we have not tapped into it. Right from time, Catholic Church has always been helping the government to build and organise the society. The church has always offered direction for the society. If Catholics...

By Vincent Kalu. The Indigenous People of Biafra has relocated its world administrative headquarters from London to Langenfeld, Germany. According to IPOB Media And Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, the office will be officially by the organisation’s, Deputy Leader, Uche Mefor and members of the ruling Directorate of State (DOS) nest Friday and Saturday. Powerful said the “ceremony will demonstrate the commitment and zeal of the worldwide family of IPOB to meet the administrative challenges of our renewed diplomatic offensive and demands of the upcoming mid-2018 independence referendum of the territory of Biafra.” It is also to notify all friends and well wishers of Biafra of IPOB’s that the new address is where “authentic information regarding the agitation for Biafra liberation will emanate from”, he said. The group’s spokesman implored the public to desist corresponding with any other office, pointing out that IPOB now only has official regional liaison offices in Lon...

CIA, Bill Oxley - finally spoke the truth - He killed Bob Marley. A 79-year-old retired officer of the CIA, Bill Oxley, has made a series of stunning confessions since he was admitted to the Mercy Hospital in Maine on Monday and told he has weeks to live. He claims he committed 17 assassinations for the American government between 1974 and 1985, including the music icon Bob Marley. Mr. Oxley, who worked for the CIA for 29 years as an operative with top-level security clearances, claims he was often used as a hitman by the organization, to assassinate individuals who could represent a threat to the goals of the agency.Trained as a sniper and marksman, Mr. Oxley also has significant experience with more unconventional methods of inflicting harm upon others, like poisons, explosives, induced heart attacks and cancer. The 79-year-old operative claims he committed the assassinations between March 1974 and August 1985, at a time when he says the CIA “was a law unto itself.” He says he w...

The new slave trade-human trafficking in Libya is being carried out by many nationalities, including Nigerians and Ghanaians, according to a Cameroonian returnee, who was abducted in the country. Foka Fotsi, who was trafficked twice, told Reuters that those in charge of one of the places where he was held included Ghanaians and Nigerians. Fotsi story corroborated another testimony by a Nigerian in the southern state of Edo, who identified one Charles, a Nigerian as the trafficking kingpin. Foka Fotsi- battered in a camp run by Nigerians and Ghanaians Unable to find work to support his family, Fotsi decided to leave Cameroon last year, but fell into the hands of a Libyan kidnap ring before reaching Europe. “There was torture like I’ve never seen. They hit you with wooden bats, with iron bars,” he said, removing the hood of his sweatshirt and showing the still raw red wounds on his skull. “They hang you from the ceiling by (your) arms and legs and then throw you down to the floor. T...

For the fifth time, Nigeria was yesterday drawn against Argentina in a group for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. They will also face Iceland and Croatia in Group D. There are some intriguing stories coming out of the Final Draw after its conclusion with Nigeria facing Argentina yet again. There  seems to be no easy group, checking with Groups A – H, each group is equipped with top teams from all across the continents. Argentina  and  Nigeria  meet again in the group stages, as they did in 1994, 2002, 2010 and 2014. The only time Nigeria avoided Argentina in the World Cup was in 1998 in France. In 1994, Nigeria was pitted against Argentina, Bulgaria and Greece. The opening match was against Bulgaria which the Super Eagles won 3-0 with late Rashidi Yekini scoring the country’s first ever World Cup goal. They topped the group despite losing 1-0 to Argentina because they also beat Greece 2-0 to garner six points. In 1998, they were drawn again against Bulgaria,Spain and Paraguay, winni...