A Senior Secondary (SS1) student of Command Secondary School, Enugu, has been flogged to death by a soldier whose identity is yet to be revealed.The story which was reported on Facebook by a relation showed pictures of the deceased whose head was swollen.The student, identified as Paschal Chibuzo, was said to have been flogged severely on his head by the soldier for not barbing his hair. Reports said the boy’s head started swelling causing the parents to move him from one hospital to the other until his untimely death.Efforts to get the reaction of the Army failed as the Public…
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Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye better known as Mr P who is known to take the 2023 general election very seriously and has drummed support for Peter Obi, has replied critics who think he has vested interest in the 2023 election.During an Instagram live chat, he stated that he has nothing to lose if anything goes wrong in Nigeria as the general election draws closer. According to him, he is a very rich man who God has blessed. And he has a second home outside the country, as a matter of fact, he claimed he has two houses in America, so…
“Indeed, those who malign Allah and his messenger, Allah has cursed them in this world and the hereafter, and has prepared for them a humiliating punishment. And those who malign believing men and believing women undeservedly, they bear the guilt of slander and obvious sin. O prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their veils close around them. That will be better, so that they may be recognized and not molested. Allah is always forgiving, merciful. If the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease and the alarmists in the…
Former Big Brother Naija season 6 housemate and Mr Ideal Africa, Emmanuel has said that Liquorose was never his girlfriend.He spoke during a recent episode of the Shine Ya Eye reunion while Liquorose was opening up about the love they shared. The host, Ebuka asked the celebrity dancer if she is Emmanuel’s girlfriend and she answered in the affirmative, but added that she is now his ex However, Emma interrupted Liquorose by suggesting that he was not aware she was his girlfriend and she was probably in the relationship all by herself.
AMVCA 2022: Funke Akindele and husband, JJC Skillz embrace peace, reconcile at the award nightActress Funke Akindele and her husband, JJC Skillz are still at loggerheads over an alleged mismanagement of their finances by the former, even though they tried to downplay the media reports of their marital crisis by putting up a joint appearance on the recently concluded AMVCA stage. It has now become even more evident in the past few days after JJC Skillz began pushing for a new entertaining and educational project for kids, that he is working on, Sokidz; an easy way for the kids to…
Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the fiery director of Catholic Adoration Ministry Enugu, has retracted the statement he made against the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.Recall that the popular priest while addressing his congregants at his adoration ground, described the former governor of Anambra State as a stingy man who will never be the president of Nigeria.The Clergy has however come under fire for his comments against Obi.Mbaka in a statement on Friday, retracted his statement and asked Obi supporters to forgive him. Below is the full statement.. I am grateful to God for His unquantifiable and favorable…
The Publisher of Desert Herald and communication consultant to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, Mallam Tukur Mamu, has been involved in the negotiation with terrorists, who, on March 28, 2022, attacked the Abuja-Kaduna train and abducted many passengers. In this interview with GODWIN ISENYO, Mamu speaks about the efforts to rescue the victimsThree months after, the abducted passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna AK9 train are still in captivity. You’ve been involved in the negotiation for their release, how will you describe the efforts so far? Honestly, it’s a painful and frustrating process that requires a lot of patience; that requires even strategy and…
After living in London for the most part of his life and raising a family, the late 53-year-old Kolawole decided it was time to return home. Vanguard reports that it has been six years so far since the Animashaun family in Surulere Lagos were thrown into mourning over the death of their breadwinner, Kolawole Animashaun who had just relocated from London to Nigeria. After living in London for the most part of his life and raising a family, the late 53-year-old Kolawole decided it was time to return home. Not sure what to expect, he returned with only one of…
Popular Nollywood actress, Judy Austin has been lambasted after revealing that she has now added ‘Yul Edochie’ to her names.Recall that the popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie had unveiled the son he welcomed with his second wife, Judy Austin and had been ridiculed relentlessly by Nigerians for it. The mother of one seems to have officially taken up her husband’s name as she proudly shows off her names, calling herself, her Excellency.She wrote;“Her Excellency Judy Austin Yul Edochie. Thanking God for his numerous blessings”. Her new title has sparked furious reactions from netizens who have taken to comment section to…
A video circulating a social media shows a little Nigerian boy protesting vehemently while being driven to school.He reportedly did not want to go to school on the day the clip was recorded so his brother had to force him to wear his uniform and take him to school. The small boy, however, got provoked and vented during the ride to his school as he heaped insults on his brother. The kid who was identified as Victor described his brother as a stupid boy and went ahead to call him ‘ashawo’ – which is a derogatory slang for an escort.