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58-year-old Pakistani Protestant Pastor, Zafar Bhatti has been sentenced to death for blasphemy against Islam. Zafar was handed the sentence by a district court in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Anglican Ink reported that the Pastor who has been in prison since 2012, was accused of sending blasphemous SMS text messages. The Pastor who ran a house church […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, we watched as an old man was retired politically. Sitting lonely in an empty room, with no political friends or associates, he came cap in hand to ask for permission to run for office from a man that didn’t need to give it, and left a resounding message: “this is about me, this is […]
Continue ReadingFormer head of the Interim National Government (ING) that succeeded the military junta of General Ibrahim Babangida when he stepped aside in 1993, Chief Ernest Shonekan, is dead. Shonekan, a boardroom guru before his selection to head the Interim National Government, died in Lagos. He passed away at the age of 85. Shonekan was the […]
Continue ReadingLeader of Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on Tuesday, said his group won’t back any candidate for President in the 2023 general election until the current 1999 constitution is changed to reflect true federalism and regional autonomy. Adebanjo, in a conversation with Punch, also said there is no big deal in the declaration […]
Continue ReadingAfter giving Nigerians the gift of fast noodle known as Indomie today, the Aswani family, the family behind Tolaram group ( makers of Indomie)are betting on Nigeria’s future and it’s economy by building what is known Lekki deep sea port. Let me digress: Mohan Vaswani, the father of the current Chairman of Tolaram group who […]
Continue ReadingA group of Nigerian strippers have been spotted in a viral video praying and speaking in tongues before commencement of their hustle. In the video shared online, the three strippers were seen holding hands and praying before resumption of duty. One of the ladies was heard praying that their clients spray them their ‘hard-earned money’. They also asked […]
Continue ReadingOfficers from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos state command, have re-arrested Dubai-based businessman, Ismailia Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, for allegedly laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. Mompha, who was arrested on Monday January 10, is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment […]
Continue ReadingAn international human development organisation, MacArthur Foundation has awarded N800 million grant to 11 human rights groups working on issues concerning the original inhabitants of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. But the Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education has awarded its N80 million to Mairo Women Foundation Ushafa for the promotion of […]
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time, I got a book gift from Charly Boy. Like many in my generation, I love books, especially unusual ones. And that precisely was what I got from the son of Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. The title of the book? ‘My Private Part.’ Curiosity won’t kill me. I grabbed the book and flipped […]
Continue ReadingVeteran juju musician and Soko maestro, Dayo kujore, is dead. He was confirmed dead on January 10, at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment. Kujore made his debut album, ‘Ha Jesu mbe, awa yo’ in 1978 at a time he was playing music at a […]
Continue ReadingFormer Lagos governor and a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu on Monday declared that he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his presidential ambition for 2023. Asiwaju Tinubu disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The APC stalwart, […]
Continue ReadingNollywood actress, film producer, film director, and screenwriter, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has revealed that the best decision she took last year, was selling her Range Rover car to raise money to complete the house she was building. According to her, a car is never an achievement but a necessity. The actress also disclosed that she […]
Continue ReadingLest I forget, I have been living in the Magodo Residential Scheme II, fancifully called “Magodo GRA” by residents, for 20 years: first as a tenant and now as a homeowner. One day in 2012, I got home and saw a letter hanging on my gate. It was written by a retired Supreme Court judge […]
Continue ReadingA young girl identified as Maryam Mustapha, was reportedly killed by a stray bullet while asleep in her bedroom in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. According to one Yagana Usman, the deceased was hit by a stray bullet fired by unknown persons suspected to be revellers who shot into the air to celebrate the New Year. […]
Continue ReadingChristian youths under the aegis of the Christian Association of Nigeria Youth Wing (YOWICAN), said on Sunday that, for his continued romance with bandits, the Department of State Services (DSS) should invite popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, for questioning. YOWICAN was reacting to the reported invitation of the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Fr. Matthew Hassan […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, on June 12, 2023, Nigeria would have suffered, for 30 ugly years, for the calamitous mistake of annulling our best Presidential election result ever. For the benefit of those who wee not yet born, or too young to understand and appreciate the magnitude of the disaster that hit Nigeria since that saga, let […]
Continue ReadingA police officer from Jigawa State, Nigeria, Mr. Nasiru Ya’u Abba Kazaure has died in a motor accident a day to his wedding. It was gathered that the officer was killed in the auto crash while coming back from his pre-wedding ceremony in the early hours of Friday, January 7. The late officer and his […]
Continue ReadingThe news that Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu ordered the arrest of four security guards, who denied him entry into a gated community, Brooks Estate, is far more instructive than a simplistic adjudication of who is right or wrong. Media reports stated that Odumosu was humbled by mere security guards who would not allow him […]
Continue ReadingVideo of a man fingering his lover while on a fully booked flight has gone viral after being shared online. The man’s hand was seen in-between his lover’s legs which they stylishly covered with a dress. The lady gave out soft m*anings and clinged to her man’s hand mid-way through the act. Facebook user, Oma […]
Continue Reading“It is interesting that close to the 20th anniversary of Ige’s death, Chief Bisi Akande, one of Ige’s closest collaborators released his robust autobiography, My Participations, to tell Ige’s side of the story, especially as it pertains to Afenifere. Anyone who has read Akande’s great book would know he has no kind words for those […]
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