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Pastor Yinka Yusuf’s one million crusade, self-inflicted crisis

A sermon by Pastor Yinka Yusuf has been circulating widely on social media, provoking outrage in some quarters and deep reflection in others. In the sermon, the cleric spoke about Akwa Ibom children who ought to be in school but are instead trapped in menial domestic work. He also highlighted a culture of infighting, pull-him-down tendencies, excessive pride, and a mindset that celebrates proximity to power rather than productivity. Pastor Yusuf attributed these setbacks to ancestral influences that, in his view, require spiritual intervention, which he said informed the controversial crusade planned for Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. While many were quick to attack the messenger, a few paused to interrogate the message itself.

Mubanga
Jan 30, 2026

Pastor Yinka Yusuf’s one million crusade, self-inflicted crisis

A sermon by Pastor Yinka Yusuf has been circulating widely on social media, provoking outrage in some quarters and deep reflection in others. In the sermon, the cleric spoke about Akwa Ibom children who ought to be in school but are instead trapped in menial domestic work. He also highlighted a culture of infighting, pull-him-down tendencies, excessive pride, and a mindset that celebrates proximity to power rather than productivity. Pastor Yusuf attributed these setbacks to ancestral influences that, in his view, require spiritual intervention, which he said informed the controversial crusade planned for Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. While many were quick to attack the messenger, a few paused to interrogate the message itself.

Mubanga
Jan 30, 2026

Power without performance: The 2027 reckoning the world must heed

It will be exceedingly difficult for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to secure a second mandate in 2027. At the summit of leadership, longevity is never the ultimate measure of success. What endures are strategic coherence, moral credibility and outcomes that tangibly improve the lives of ordinary citizens. On these defining pillars, the current administration appears dangerously unmoored, drifting amid a storm of unmet promises and deepening public discontent.

Nigeria’s security crisis has metastasised like an untreated wound, spreading across regions and generations. Yet there is still no clearly articulated, coherent and time-bound national strategy capable of restoring public confidence or decisively dismantling the machinery of terror.

Mubanga
Dec 31, 2025

Power without performance: The 2027 reckoning the world must heed

It will be exceedingly difficult for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to secure a second mandate in 2027. At the summit of leadership, longevity is never the ultimate measure of success. What endures are strategic coherence, moral credibility and outcomes that tangibly improve the lives of ordinary citizens. On these defining pillars, the current administration appears dangerously unmoored, drifting amid a storm of unmet promises and deepening public discontent.

Nigeria’s security crisis has metastasised like an untreated wound, spreading across regions and generations. Yet there is still no clearly articulated, coherent and time-bound national strategy capable of restoring public confidence or decisively dismantling the machinery of terror.

Mubanga
Dec 31, 2025

Malice, not facts: Debunking Sowore’s claims against Senator Ned Nwoko

For nearly five years, Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has repeatedly targeted Senator Ned Nwoko with allegations many observers describe as personal, vindictive and unsupported by facts.

Senator Nwoko has since approached the courts, filing libel and defamation suits against Sowore. Unable to substantiate his claims, and at times reportedly denying ownership of Sahara Reporters, Sowore has increasingly taken to social media to sustain what critics describe as a campaign of demonisation against the senator.

Mubanga
Dec 29, 2025

Malice, not facts: Debunking Sowore’s claims against Senator Ned Nwoko

For nearly five years, Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has repeatedly targeted Senator Ned Nwoko with allegations many observers describe as personal, vindictive and unsupported by facts.

Senator Nwoko has since approached the courts, filing libel and defamation suits against Sowore. Unable to substantiate his claims, and at times reportedly denying ownership of Sahara Reporters, Sowore has increasingly taken to social media to sustain what critics describe as a campaign of demonisation against the senator.

Mubanga
Dec 29, 2025

A’Ibom APC, ambassadorial snub: Call for reflection, inclusion

The newly released ambassadorial list, which should reflect national fairness, competence, and unity, has completely excluded Akwa Ibom State. Not a single nominee was considered worthy of representation, either as a career or non-career ambassador.

This omission is shocking, insulting, and deeply revealing.

Mubanga
Nov 30, 2025

Sowore’s serial blackmail: Senator Ned Nwoko never grabbed any land at Idumuje-Ugboko

Sowore Omoyele, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, has begun re-enacting the same old lies he told more than two years ago — that Senator Ned Nwoko grabbed land in Idumuje-Ugboko and caused the murder of some persons.

As someone who has followed the trauma suffered by the 29 victims of the 2017 Idumuje-Ugboko mayhem, allegedly orchestrated by Prince Chukwunonso Nwoko, the current state-installed Obi of Idumuje-Ugboko, I am in a good position to correct this malicious falsehood against an illustrious son of the community.

In 2015, Prince Ned Nwoko, now a Senator, applied for a 90-hectare piece of land to establish a Sports University in Idumuje-Ugboko. The then Obi of the community, HRM Albert Nwoko, consulted members of the land allocation committee. After a series of verifications and consultations with stakeholders from the four federating villages, the land was duly approved by the late Obi and allocated to Linas International Limited, a company owned by Ned Nwoko.

Mubanga
Nov 20, 2025

Sowore’s serial blackmail: Senator Ned Nwoko never grabbed any land at Idumuje-Ugboko

Sowore Omoyele, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, has begun re-enacting the same old lies he told more than two years ago — that Senator Ned Nwoko grabbed land in Idumuje-Ugboko and caused the murder of some persons.

As someone who has followed the trauma suffered by the 29 victims of the 2017 Idumuje-Ugboko mayhem, allegedly orchestrated by Prince Chukwunonso Nwoko, the current state-installed Obi of Idumuje-Ugboko, I am in a good position to correct this malicious falsehood against an illustrious son of the community.

In 2015, Prince Ned Nwoko, now a Senator, applied for a 90-hectare piece of land to establish a Sports University in Idumuje-Ugboko. The then Obi of the community, HRM Albert Nwoko, consulted members of the land allocation committee. After a series of verifications and consultations with stakeholders from the four federating villages, the land was duly approved by the late Obi and allocated to Linas International Limited, a company owned by Ned Nwoko.

Mubanga
Nov 20, 2025

Comrade Ini Ememobong: A fitting choice for PDP’s voice

The election of Comrade Ini Ememobong as the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been met with widespread commendation, and rightly so. His emergence reflects both the confidence of party stakeholders and the unmistakable evidence of competence he has consistently demonstrated over the years.

Comrade Ini is a widely respected public administrator and communicator who has served Akwa Ibom State with distinction. As Commissioner for Information and Strategy, he worked under two state administrations and earned a reputation for clarity, professionalism, and an unwavering commitment to truthful, responsible information management.

His subsequent service as Commissioner for Special Duties and head of the Ibom Deep Seaport project further showcased his administrative depth, discipline, and strategic vision. Before these roles, he had already made his mark as the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Akwa Ibom, a position in which he distinguished himself with sharp messaging and grassroots engagement.

Mubanga
Nov 16, 2025