Due to scheduled open sex, noise, homosexuality, LGBTI, Uganda’s Nyege Nyege international music and arts festival sponsored by telecom giant, MTN, has been banned. “Let foreigners not come to Uganda for sex. If you are coming for sexual reasons worse still homosexuality and LGBTQ, stay away.” “MTN Nyege Nyege will not be accepted… it will not take place. I wanted Nyege Nyege cancelled last year but they escaped,” Uganda’s minister of Ethics and Integrity, Mr. Simon Lokodo warned. The three-day festival slated to begin on Thursday, Sept. 6, has been…
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Raid of Edwin Clark’s Abuja house stirs criticism
The Abuja residence of former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin was yesterday raided by Police for alleged possession of arms and ammunition. The policemen stormed the 43, Haile Selassie Street, Asokoro, residence of the 91-year-old elder statesman at 12.30 and left at 2.30 pm, after carrying out a search of the entire house for two hours. The Ijaw leader, who described the incident as unfortunate and moving Nigeria into a police state, however, vowed that he will not stop commenting on national issues as well as…
Read MoreStudy reveals Olive oil reduces risk of impotence by 40 per cent, boosts drug-free sex life
A study has found that consuming Mediterranean diet, especially plenty of olive oil, cuts the risk of erectile dysfunction by 40 percent, It revealed that consuming nine tablespoons of the oil each week, along with plenty of vegetables, fruit, fish and beans also boost men’s chances of a drug-free sex life into their seventies. The study, presented at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Munich, suggests a healthy diet in middle age could pave the way for an active drug-free love life well into their late 60s and 70s.…
Read MoreBuhari declines assent to Electoral Act Amendment Bill for the third time
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018 for the third time, alleging irregularities and draft issues. The rejection of the Electoral Amendment Bill according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang was communicated to the National Assembly on August 30. The President has also withheld his assent on seven other bills including the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2018 and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2017. Recall…
Read MoreHeadmaster arrested for allegedly defiling 4 pupils in Enugu
A 50-year-old school headmaster, Idoko Nathaniel of Mkpamteulo village, Ezike community, has been arrested by the Police Command in Enugu State for allegedly defiling four pupils put under his care. The command’s Spokesman, Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Monday that the incident happened at Migrant Farmers Children School located at Aguibeji community in Enugu Ezike, Igboeze North local Government Area. Amaraizu said that operatives of the Gender Unit of the state’s Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department investigated the suspect for weeks in relation to his alleged nefarious activities.…
Read MoreI Regret Not Winning Lagos For PDP In 2003 -Atiku
Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said he regretted not doing much to help the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) win in Lagos State when he had the opportunity in 2003. Abubakar, a PDP presidential aspirant, spoke in Lagos while holding a meeting with members of the party in the state. He revealed how his former boss, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, before the 2003 elections, gave him the task to deliver the six South/West states then governed by the Alliance for Democracy (AD) to the PDP. Abubakar said that in carrying…
Read MoreOlukoya files N10bn libel suit against Sowore, Sahara Reporters
Dr Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry, has filed a libel suit against the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, demanding N10bn in damages. In the suit filed before the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the MFM founder said he was constrained to take legal action against Sowore, his online platform, Sahara Reporters Incorporated and the Incorporated Trustees of Sahara Media Foundation for their alleged failure to desist from publishing false and malicious articles against him and his church, MFM, since 2013.…
Read More2 Malaysian women caned in public for ‘attempting lesbian sex’
Dozens of people on Monday watched as two Malaysian women convicted of attempting lesbian sex in a car were caned in court, media and a state government official said, prompting an outcry from human rights activists. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is routinely persecuted in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where they are seen as a threat to conservative values. The women, aged 32 and 22, had pleaded guilty in August to attempting lesbian sex, forbidden under Islamic law. They were sentenced to a fine and six lashings of the cane.…
Read MoreDelta governor shocked over church building collapse
Delta state Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed shock over the death of a worshipper in the collapse of St. Paul’s Catholic Church building at Ugolo, Okpe Local Government Area of Delta. Okowa expressed shock over the unfortunate incident in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Charles Aniagwu in Warri. The church building was said to have collapsed on Sunday morning while service was going on. The governor described the incident as a sad, unfortunate and regrettable experience. Okowa prayed for the repose of the departed…
Read MoreI’m Not Afraid Of Free And Fair Elections – Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari says he is not afraid of free and fair election. Mr Buhari said having benefitted from a credible process as such he was no frightened. The president who restated his commitment to making sure that the 2019 polls, under his watch, will be free, fair and credible said this at an interactive session with members of the Nigerian community in China. The meeting was held at the Nigerian Embassy in Beijing, the capital city of China. “I have no fear about free and fair elections because that…
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