- Some Ijaw people in Delta State have staged a mock obituary for Nyesom Wike during the state of emergency in Rivers State.
- A viral post on X (formerly Twitter) featured hundreds of people singing, dancing, and carrying a casket adorned with Wike’s poster.
Amid the ongoing political unrest in Rivers State, some members of the Ijaw community in Delta State have stirred controversy by organizing a mock funeral for the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
A viral video circulating on X (formerly Twitter) captured the dramatic scene, showing a large crowd dancing and chanting while carrying a symbolic casket bearing Wike’s image. A song playing in the background included the phrase “Wike, rest in peace,” suggesting a symbolic end rather than an actual death.
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The act has sparked mixed reactions online. One user who shared the footage criticized the gesture, stating, “I do not support this. These are some Ijaw people in Delta State holding a funeral service for Wike, with ‘Gone So Soon’ inscribed on a casket. It’s wrong na… Haba ✖️✖️✖️.”
The display appears to be a form of political protest against Wike, who has remained at the center of tensions in Rivers State’s political landscape.
In other news, A former church minister has opened up about the two things she misses after stepping away from Christianity.
The Kano-born woman, known on TikTok as @thatbirkinbad, shared her experience of leaving the faith, stating that she no longer misses Christianity as a religion.
She explained that her Christian beliefs were strongly influenced by her pastor when she returned to Nigeria. However, over time, she embarked on a personal spiritual journey that led her away from Christianity.
Having read the Bible twice and preparing for a third reading, she ultimately lost her faith. Reflecting on her past, she admitted to missing two aspects of her Christian life: the concept of the “Christian God,” whom she once perceived as a powerful and judgmental figure, and the act of ministering to others, which she found deeply fulfilling.
“…I used to study the Bible for like 2, 3, 4 hours. I have read the Bible from scratch two times. As a matter of fact, I was in the middle of repeating the Bible again just before I lost my faith and I just couldn’t continue after that.”
“I went from seeing the Christian God as this big scary guy that was judging me all the time, and that is as a result of starting off in a fire fire church when I was young, to developing an inti.mate relationship with the Christian God and knowing him as father, as abaa. That is a more int.imate term for the Christian God…”.
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