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“My heart is broken” – Openly gay Nigerian pastor, Jide Macaulay reacts to alleged murder of gay man in Lagos
Jide Macaulay, an openly gay Nigerian pastor, has reacted to the alleged murder of a gay young man in Lagos. According to the pastor, the young man simply identified as Dave was stabbed to death by a homophobic killer he met online. Recall that gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi had alleged that Dave was murdered on Monday February 21. Read HERE Taking to his social media pages on Wednesday, February 23, Pastor Macaulay said that Nigeria is not safe for LGBTQ members. “Dave was an openly gay man in Nigeria. Who was killed in his own home by a homophobic killer. From what I understand they met online…
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Ndidi should be Leicester’s highest-paid player for his contribution at the club – Fashanu
Former footballer turned Sports Consultant, John Fashanu, has said Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi deserves to be Leicester City’s highest earner due to his contributions to the club. Ndidi, who joined the club from Genk in 2017, has been an integral part of the Foxes having spent six years at the King Power Stadium, with 201 appearances in all competitions to his name. Ndidi, valued at €60m, currently earns £75,000 a week, below what Johnny Evans, James Maddison, and Kasper Schmeichel earn at the club. Meanwhile, according to Football Insider, the Foxes are eager to agree to a new long-term contract…
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Nobody can come between Buhari and Tinubu, they are brothers – Jibrin Abdulmumin
Abdulmumin Jibrin, a former member of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, described President Muhammadu Buhari and Bola Tinubu, a presidential aspirant, as brothers He shared this in a tweet. According to him nobody can come between them. He noted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader is loyal to Buhari as they both make up the party. He wrote; “Just leave President Buhari and his brother, loyalist and ally Asiwaju Tinubu. You can’t come between them. You just can’t.“Both of them are APC and APC is both of them. They know where they are coming from and they…
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“The Nigerian Police know those attacking them but insist on mentioning IPOB and ESN” – IPOB
Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB has berated the Nigerian police who insist that the attacks and kidnappings in the South East are being carried out by IPOB and the Eastern Security Network, ESN. The group stated this reacting to a recent attack at the Isu LGA Divisional Headquarters of Police by unknown gunmen. According to a statement by IPOB Spokesman Emma Powerful, the Nigerian Police know those perpetrating the act but decide to turn a blind eye. He alleged that the Nigeria Government, security agencies and their “evil politicians” created the unknown gunmen because the state government wants to…
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Signing of Electoral act amendment bill postponed till Friday
President Muhammadu Buhari will now reportedly sign the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill on Friday, February 25.This is coming after presidential aide, Femi Adesina stated that President Buhari will sign the bill in a matter of hours.A source close to the Presidency, who had earlier indicated that the President would assent to the bill on Wednesday, confirmed the new date to Channels Television.According to the source, the new date will be honoured by the President.
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Pastor arrested for raping Church member during deliverance in Ogun state
Pastor in charge of Life and Power Bible Church Ogijo identified as Mathew Oladapo, has been arrested for raping a 19-year-old member of the church during a deliverance session.The victim had reported to the police at Ogijo police division that the Pastor, on February 20, told her that he saw a vision that she had a ‘spiritual husband’, which she needed to be freed from.The woman was said to have also told the police that the suspect prescribed three nights of fasting and prayer, which must be done in the church, for total deliverance and also come to the church…
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Strike: I’m shocked FG and ASUU didn’t resolve crisis – Ngige
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has expressed shock over the inability of the Federal Government and the Academic union of Universities ASUU to resolve the dispute that has led to an ongoing strike by the Union. This was mentioned by Ngige during the resumption of the conciliation meeting with the union on Tuesday.He expressed that the Federal Government was surprised that ASUU had reneged on the agreement and guarantees it had given to the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC). He said, “I sincerely thought ASUU and the Ministry of Education would have resolved the issues, which, hopefully, are…
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VIDEO: This guy (Pastor) did something and I didn’t know what happened after that – Jim Iyke reflects on his 2013 “deliverance session” with T.B Joshua
Actor Jim Iyke has reflected on his 2013 “deliverance session” at late TB Joshua’s church in Lagos. The actor in an interview with Chude Jideonwo, said he came down to the church after they insisted that he must be present before his mother will be healed of her ailment. Jim Iyke said all he remembered was chuckling before the Synagogue of All Nations’ Pastor approached him. According to him, the Pastor did something and he didn’t know what happened after that. The actor concluded by saying that “the world is deep” and there are spiritualities which are way beyond us. He added that…
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After sending out invitation to friends and family, Nigerian Clergyman dies three weeks to his 50th birthday
A Nigerian clergyman, Ezekiel Atang, has died. Atang who was a popular relationship and marriage counselor, died on Monday, February 21, three weeks to his 50th birthday. Atang had sent out souvenirs and a letter to his friends inviting them to his 50th birthday party in Akwa Ibom on March 14. On Sunday, he attended a church program in Onitsha and had to sit on a chair to minister. He died the following day. His friend and clergyman as well, Kingsley Okonkwo, shared photos of the invitation letter Atang had sent out to friends and wrote ”My brother and my…
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People would be trekking from Lagos to Ibadan if I had not intervened – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that Nigerians would have been trekking from Lagos to Ibadan if he didn’t intervene with rail and road projects. Speaking on Tuesday February 22 at the presidential villa while receiving a delegation from Kaduna state, the President said that by prioritising infrastructure projects, particularly the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and rail line, hardship was reduced. Buhari said; “My objective was very clear, despite the dwindling resources, I wanted to deal with infrastructure across the country.We should look at advancement in terms of Infrastructure. No country can advance without infrastructure.“The people from south-west can tell better because between Lagos and Ibadan…
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APC governors are united in our resolve to ensure that the ‘Peoples Destruction Party’ doesn’t come back to power- Governor El-Rufai
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, February 22nd met with President Buhari at the statehouse Abuja where they resolved that to ensure the ‘opposition party which they referred to as the ”Peoples Destruction Party PDP never returns to office come 2023. The governors met with the President to agree on a simple and equitable zoning formula for all geopolitical zones as it concerns political positions within the party. Speaking after the meeting to newsmen, the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, who spoke to newsmen, said the governors are not in any way divided on the zoning of…
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2023 Election: Avoid APC, come out I will support you – Eedris Abdulkareem tells Youths who want to contest
Veteran Rapper, Eedris Abubakar has urged all youths who want to contest for any seat of leadership to do so as he is ready to support them. He called on the older generation to step down and most importantly for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to be avoided. Abdulkareem said: “If you’re a youth and ready to contest for any position in 2023 please come out.“The most important thing is avoid All Progressives Party, APC. Come out whether for presidency , House of Representatives just like Sowore, Yul Edochie.“I’m going to support you all, it’s time for the youth…
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