She started collecting money from my first boyfriend. I was nineteen and was dating a guy who was around twenty-seven years old. I didn’t introduce him to her as my boyfriend but somehow she found out and started calling him, “My in-law.” I was embarrassed by my mother’s attitude so I approached her, “Mom, I don’t think it’s right to take money from John. He’s not even my boyfriend. He told me he likes me but I said no so I don’t see why you would call him an in-law and take money from him.” She asked me, “Have I…
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The General Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has refuted claims that he endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for 2023 elections, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Bakare who made the rebuttal in a statement debunking insinuations that he was working against the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on the Muslim-Muslim ticket by Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. In a recent post on Bakare’s Facebook handle, he described the aforesaid allegations as absolute lies.“My attention has been drawn to the viral but concocted and ridiculous statements credited to me,…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP), Peter Obi has condemned the Nigerian system for criminalising young people who embrace tech while overlooking corrupt government officials and politicians.He said that it is wrong for security officials to arrest young boys carrying laptops under the suspicion that they are internet fraudsters aka Yahoo Boys. The former Anambra state governor was having a conversation with Nigerians on an airplane when he stated that such practice needs to change.Obi, then, expressed disappointment over how the Accountant-General of the federation, Ahmed Idris who was arrested for allegedly embezzling N80bn was granted bail by the…
Two Nigerians in Amsterdam express utmost joy as they spot the superstar Afrobeat singer, Davido Adeleke, despite his disguise.The singer had stepped out with his lawyer, Prince Bobo, to hunt for breakfast in the early hours of the morning around 5 a.m. Davido who had a hoodie over his head to hide his celebrity status was however recognized by two Nigerian ladies.One of the ladies who accosted the singer insisted on the removal of his disguise as she hammered on the phrase, “Papa Imade, comot am; na you.” Sharing the video on Instagram, Prince Bobo wrote, “Lmaoo if your burger…
A doctor has been accused of plotting with a wealthy Nigerian senator and his wife to traffic a homeless man into the UK to harvest a kidney for their daughter, a court heard today.Obinna Obeta, 50, from Southwark, south London, is charged under the Modern Slavery Act with arranging the travel of a 21-year-old man with a view to him being exploited between August last year and this May.A second charge alleges he conspired with 60-year-old Ike Ekweremadu – a barrister and former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate – to arrange or facilitate the travel of the man with…
Former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the candidacy of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, is a chance for the “long-suffering” people of Nigeria to “take back their country”.Speaking with newsmen at his home in Nnewi-South local government area of Anambra State, Amaechi said Nigerians have been “politically raped” for many years by both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC). “The emergence of Peter Obi and Datti Baba Ahmed ticket is an opportunity that God has given to the long-suffering people of Nigeria to save and take back their country, which has been…
I was with my dad when his mobile phone rang. He picked up the call and handed it to me after a few seconds later. He said, “Someone from your school is on the call.” My first reaction was, “Who could that be? I hope I’m not in trouble.” I had concerns because there was no reason why anyone from my school would call me through my father’s phone. When I said hello, the person on the other end quickly introduced himself. “Hello J, this is Mike, your childhood friend. I am currently at your school to see you. I…
The Honorable Member representing Oru East at the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon Chigozie Nwaneri has expressed Optimism that the present security situation ravaging the state will soon be a thing of the pastHon Nwaneri has condemned in its entirety the nefarious activities of criminals in the State and pleaded with the youths to remain law abiding as the Government will do everything possible to fish out the criminals disrupting the peace the State once enjoyed. He described as Unfortunate, disheartening and avoidable, the incident that happened in Oru East/West. Speaking to newsmen shortly after yesterday’s plenary session of…
The Labour Party’s(LP) Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi was captured on camera condemning the actions of police officers who go around harassing young boys simply because they own a Laptop or other expensive gadgets.Speaking with random people on a plane, the former governor stated that it needs to stop. He went further to reveal that most politicians who steal billions are not harassed, so it doesn’t make any sense when police officers go about harassing youths.
A young man has challenged the decision of the Edo state government to ban prostitution in the state.He wept in a video about how unfair it is to chase away the girls from the state because they were serving a useful purpose for men who were depressed.The man alleged that government officials would also be affected by the ban, so they are being hypocritical by kicking out prostitution. Recall that the state government in collaboration with police launched operation kick-out prostitution and a series of videos which recently went viral showed when some girls were being chased away. According to…