Islamic law forbids the construction of new churches. Christians are “forbidden to ring church bells or display crosses, recite the Torah or Evangel aloud, or make public display of their funerals and feastdays, and are forbidden to build new churches” – Reliance of the Traveller o.11.5 (6,7)“Indonesian Christians decry stalled church project,” by Katharina Reny Lestari, UCA News, September 9, 2022:The denial of building permit to a Protestant church in Cilegon city in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Banten goes against the spirit of religious moderation, Christian leaders say. The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) criticized the refusal of permit…
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Residents reportedly caught and killed a big python in the area. The python was said to have swallowed a big black goat belonging to one of the residents and could no longer move it’s massive body. Unconfirmed reports stated that the black pregnant she-goat was earlier declared missing overnight in the neighborhood and a search party put in place to find it. The black goat was believed to have been stolen by street urchins, according to eye witness account. However, after hours of fruitless search, a 18-foot-long python with protruding belly was discovered in the Oshodi neighborhood. It was lying…
Attah Ameh Oboni was a revered Igala King.At a particular meeting held in Kaduna which consisted of all paramount traditional rulers in Nigeria and which had the queen of England in attendance, Attah Ameh was asked to remove his cap to greet the Queen of England as others had done.Though he refused until they said he should leave the meeting if he would not remove his cap. But Attah was not like others, or was he?It was a taboo for Attah to remove his cap in the public. The entire hall where they were staying was occupied by swan of…
Saga, Giddyfia likened as Tega Dominic clears air on earlier statement about Phyna, Whitemoney’s attitudeFormer Brother Naija housemate, Tega Dominic has issued a PSA to fans of Phyna and the general public, amidst backlash from critics. Recall that days back, during a podcast, Tega described season seven housemate, Phyna as ‘annoyingly loud’, adding that she shares similar characteristics with Whitemoney because of her constant use of the slang ‘who dey’ which she dislikes. She said:“This is my perspective of Phyna, I think she is a very sweet girl but like you said that whole shouting thing, I would ask for…
Controversial artiste, Habeeb Okikiola better known as Portable caused a stir at a recent music event when he lost control after allegedly taking drugs.According to reports, he allegedly consumed an advances strain of marijuana known as Colorado without eating any food and it affected him. Portable was said to have been destabilised by the effect of Colorado and began to go gaga while performing at the show. A video making the rounds on social media shows the moment bouncers and other people were trying to hold the singer as he was displaying ‘madness’.At a point he went down to the…
An Open Letter To Peter Obi.———————————————Dear Obi,Please, come back home immediately and relocate to the North.The diasporas have heard, accepted and bought your good messages already.You have already conquered the entire South and majority of north central.Forget those infinitesimal few in the south who’re still held down by their party considerations.When the chips are down, all their offspring will abandon them for your sake. Even their wives are totally Obidients.Their children in the South will never vote them.But the reality still remains that;for anyone to be successfully elected as president of Nigeria as at today,You need the support of the…
Three Nigerian friends returning from a birthday party d#e in an acc#dent in South Africa Three Nigerian men identified as Akinjopo Ifeoluwa Dickson, Aladeokin Adedeji, and Fadare O. Martins have passed on. It was gathered that the deceased who were friends were on August 28, returning from a birthday party when the ghastly accident occurred in Pretoria, South Africa. A source reports, “The three of them had attended a birthday party and decided to go pick up Akinjopo’s daughter at a location when the unfortunate incident happened. They all died before the ambulance arrived four hours later. We buried them…
Famous Nigerian skit-maker, Sabinus narrowly escapes death, as he crashes his recently acquired Mercedez Benz. The video of his crash surface on the internet, however, it remains vague. Although the comedian escaped death, his car’s bonnet area was badly damaged. A couple of authorities could also be seen surrounding his car, as passers-by show sympathy. It will be recalled that Sabinus, whose real name is Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekiru showed off his Mercedez Benz GLE SUV on social media on the 20th of July, 2022. He shared a series of videos and photos and his car was estimated to be worth…
A man has revealed how he started a clandestine affair with his older brother wife for 7 years, because he felt entitled to having her and also according to him his brother was rarely available to attend to her emotional needs. He recounted the series of events that led to the relationship in an interview with a show host as he revealed that he felt encouraged to pursue the affair with his brother’s wife because she embolden him with they way she treated him whenever her husband wasn’t around. The affair continued even after they slept with each other the…
A little boy is melting hearts across TikTok this week after packing his bags to go visit his dad in heaven. TikTok mom, Ashley Irwin (@just_your_average_mom) is a content creator and single mom from Texas who uses the platform to share various parts of her life, including grief and mental health. In a viral video Ashley shared last month, which has nearly 5 million views at the time of publication, the single mother of three sat in front of her phone holding her young son’s super hero-themed duffle bag. The clip begins with the text, “When your son wants to…