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MAN WHO BURNT BIBLE, POSTED VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOUND SHOT DEAD A man who recorded himself burning a Bible and then posted it online has been found shot de@d. Antônio Rocha de Sousa’s body was discovered on Wednesday, May 14, riddled with bullet wounds. Police are treating his death as a homicide. Just 10 days before his death, Antônio …

TINUBU’S VISIT TO ROME, INSULT TO CHRISTIANITY – EX-SGF The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has again raised concerns about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of President Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima. Speaking on Arise Television on Wednesday, May 21, Lawal said that the President’s visit to the Vatican City for Pope Leo’s inauguration is an insult …

RIVERS STATE HAD NO FUNCTIONING GOVERNMENT WHEN I DECLARED EMERGENCY — TINUBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told the Supreme Court that Rivers State had no functioning government when he declared a state of emergency in the oil-rich state on March 18, 2025. In an affidavit submitted to the apex court, Tinubu said the declaration was necessary to avert an …

SIMON EKPA DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR KILLINGS IN SOUTH EAST, SLAMS BIAFRA RADIO Detained Biafra activist, Simon Ekpa has denied being behind the killings in the South-East Nigeria. Speaking through his lawyer, Mr Jonathan Levy, in a statement made available to journalists, he slammed the Biafra Radio and others over what he called defamatory publications regarding the alleged killings in Orsu …

EL-RUFAI CARPETS NIGERIAN JUDICIARY, SAYS MANY JUDGES, LAWYERS CORRUPT A former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged widespread corruption in the Nigerian judiciary, saying many judges and lawyers are corrupt. Speaking on Monday at the Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bwari Branch in Abuja, Mr El-Rufai said the public no longer trusts the judiciary due to …

EFCC BEGINS TRIAL OF OIL MAGNATE, AKINDELE IN ALLEGED $35M FRAUD The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday in Abuja commenced the trial of an oil magnate, Dr Akintoye Akindele, accused of complicity in the conversion of the sum of $35 million dollars belonging to the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB. The sum was said to …

ZAMFARA CHRISTIAN CONVERT, ZAINAB, FACES TRIAL IN SHARI’A COURT FOR SWITCHING RELIGION In a development that has sent shockwaves to many quarters, 22-year-old Miss Zainab Muhamadu faces the death penalty in Zamfara State. Family sources said her crime is converting to Christianity. Zainab’s journey of faith began when she encountered Pastor Samuel, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member posted …

UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE: ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, THE UK Many people confuse these terms, but they each have distinct meanings. Let’s clarify: 🔹 England – A country within the UK, with London as its capital.🔹 Great Britain – The island that includes England, Scotland (Edinburgh), and Wales (Cardiff).🔹 United Kingdom (UK) – Officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern …

TINUBU HAS NO BLUEPRINT, HE IS A YORUBA KING, A REGIONAL PRESIDENT – NA’AJATU Hajiya Naja’atu Mohammed, a former director in President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign Council and erstwhile member of the Police Service Commission, claimed Tinubu has sidelined the North and runs a government centred on the South West. Speaking on The PAP Show, anchored by Hadiza Malumfashi in …

DETAILS OF ATIKU, OBI COALITION GUARDED SECRET – EX-VP’S AIDE Plans for a major opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections are being closely guarded, with details of the agreement between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi remaining under wraps. Sources confirm that the two political heavyweights, alongside other opposition leaders, are working diligently to …