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Our definition of family has changed greatly since Eve was fashioned from Adam’s rib, Athena sprung fully-formed from her father’s head, or Oedipus gouged out his eyes — even since Ward and June Cleaver settled down together. Just last year, the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to equal marriage rights, expanding the […]

A former President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Most Rev. Peter Akinola and many other religious leaders have declined to attend the meeting of Christian elders led by Cardinal John Onaiyekan scheduled for Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Thursday, July 7, 2016, investigations have revealed. The meeting was convened by the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja […]

Kile Selky Torughedi, a former Niger Delta militant leader who Nigeria’s secret police says is a member of the Niger Delta Avengers, has sued the federal government and the Department of State Security Services, DSS, for damages of N100 million. Last Friday, the DSS, which serves as Nigeria’s secret police, accused Chief Torughedi, also known […]

recently surveyed President Muhammadu Buhari’s top appointments and was left wondering when last he took a long, hard look at Nigeria’s map. Before the president makes another important political appointment, he would do well to spend some time looking at the map of the country that’s under his charge. President Buhari’s disdain for geopolitical spread […]Read More

mong the different ethnic groups in Nigeria, the Igbos are without a doubt, one of the most remarkable. So remarkable, indeed, that some have even traced their ancestry to Biblical Israel, as the far-flung descendants of Jacob, the Jewish patriarch. Gad, Jacob’s seventh son, is said to have had three sons who settled in South-eastern Nigeria. […]

Alfred Nelson-Williams, the Sierra Leonean diplomat who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria has been freed, the police said on Tuesday. “The diplomat has been reunited with the Sierra Leonean High Commission and his family,” said Force Public Relations Officer, Don Awunah. “We were able to locate where he was kept at about 1500 hours. He […]

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 6th July  and Thursday 7th July  as public holidays to mark the Eid el-Fitr celebration following the non-sighting of the moon on Monday. This was communicated by  the Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, in a statement on Tuesday that was signed by the Permanent Secretary in the […]

President Mohammadu has on Tuesday in a congratulatory message to all Muslims faithfuls in Nigeria celebrating the Eid El Fitr to mark the end of Ramadam fast, pointed out that he is not unaware of the hardship and hunger in the land and the tough times Nigerian are facing presently. Buhari then assured Nigerians that […]

President Mohammadu has on Tuesday in a congratulatory message to all Muslims faithfuls in Nigeria celebrating the Eid El Fitr to mark the end of Ramadam fast, pointed out that he is not unaware of the hardship and hunger in the land and the tough times Nigerian are facing presently. Buhari then assured Nigerians that […]

Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead. Sources close to her said the respected thespian died an hour ago at the age of 82. Her last public appearance was at the 2016 African Magic Viewers Choice Awards-AMVCA in March where she gave a heart warming speech after receiving her lifetime achievement award. Her words: “I […]

Confirming once again that a rising dollar is not good for US trade, moments ago the dept of commerce announced that the goods and services deficit was $41.1 billion in May, up $3.8 billion from $37.4 billion in April, and worse than the $40 billion expected. In fact, this was the first miss on expectations […]

Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com, In the wake of Brexit, the EU and German Chancellor Angela Merkel responded to the UK with spite and vengeance. Merkel insists that if the UK pursues a Norway-style solution, it will have to accept the EU’s migration rules along with it. Ironically, had the EU’s migration rules been […]Read More