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  Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah has accused an Islamic group, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) of inciting violence against him over his controversial Christmas message.   Recall that the Islamic group had accused Kukah of "firing a poisoned arrow at the heart of Islam and Muslims in Nigeria" after he said there could have been a coup if a non-Northern Muslim President did a fraction of what President Buhari has done in his Christmas message.    The JNI in a statement signed by its secretary-general Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, alleged that the Catholic Bishop initiated the attack even when he was welcomed in Sokoto, a state they described as the seat of the Caliphate and the heart of Islam and Islamic scholarship, culture and practices in sub-Saharan Africa.    Reacting to this, the Catholic Bishop alleged that the Islamic group was simply inciting violence against him. He added that the JNI secretary focused more on politics than humanity to have accused him of firi

  BBNaija star,  Leo DaSilva  has taken to social media and advised that people should not marry someone whose family doesn’t like them. He was reacting to a story shared by a Twitter user who narrated how a certain lady was hated so much by her mother-in-law. The Twitter user identified as Tosin with the handle @DonteeWrites had tweeted,  “A relative married into a family that the husband mother did not like her, the hatred was so much that when she gave birth the woman came to greet them and did not carry the Baby, not quite long Husband lose job, the woman said na the wife cause am. Ladies, don’t try it o ” On seeing the post, Leo quoted the tweet and wrote,  “Even men don’t try it. If your in-laws don’t like you, no do am.” Writing further, Leo said  “I know love is important and all but you can’t marry someone that their family doesn’t like you. Especially if the family is very important to them. This life is too short to deliberately be surrounded by haters till you die.”

  The  New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) has announced it has taken the extraordinary move of opening an inquiry into the removal of President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani from its membership. According to an NYSBA statement, on Monday, January 11, the organization received hundreds of complaints in recent months regarding Giuliani's efforts to challenge the veracity of the 2020 presidential election on the President's behalf.     The organization also feels Guilani's actions and words also spurred Trump supporters to invade the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to the statement. Even if the NYSBA removes his memebership, they cannot dibar him as the organization is a voluntary bar association, so the ousting would not prevent him from representing President Trump in an impeachment trial or other pending litigation against him.     "This decision is historic for NYSBA, and we have not made it lightly. We cannot stand idly by and allow those intent on rend

  Controversial Instagram blogger,  Tunde Ednut  has blocked Mr Macaroni a few hours after supporting him to gather followers on his new account. It would be recalled that the singer turned blogger was  suspended on Instagram  some weeks ago for violating the policy of the platform. Hours after  bouncing back on Instagram , Tunde Ednut had support from celebrities like Mr Macaroni who pleaded to their fans to follow the blogger. Tunde had shared a video of the comedian asking for users to follow him on his page after gathering close to a million followers under 24 hours. Well, the entertainer blocked the comic relief star and deleted his video after he encouraged Tunde Ednut to treat people more nicely on his new account.

  A Nigerian lady has shared her experience with an immigration official who was allegedly processing passports without wearing face mask and gloves.    The lady who disclosed that she lost a friend to Coronavirus, alleged that her passport was seized after she started raising her voice.    @Temitope_Olagbegi added that when she demanded to see the highest authority, she was told to delete the photos and videos she took.    She wrote;    It was a heart breaking experience for me coming into the country to see the Nigerian Immigration not wearing masks. I lost it! How can you be handling multiple passports without gloves or masks. These guys, speak to people and droplets can get unto passports. Is this not how the virus is transmitted? I said to them in a friendly manner at first to wear their masks and the complete disregard infuriated me. I begun to scream. I couldn't take it. Are they ignorant? If they are ignorant, I dare say, they should not be there as, govt representatives. I

  A mother has been accused of stabbing her newborn son to death with a pair of nail scissors before throwing the body into a trash can.   Mother-of-three Anastasia Skorychenko has been sentenced to two years in jail for allegedly stabbing her newborn 22 times, just moments after delivering him on her balcony.   The 30-year-old confessed to the crime during the sentencing in a court in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine, last week.   Skorychenko explained the motive for the crime by saying "the baby was unwanted" and "she could not afford it", according to reports.   Anastasia Skorychenko and one of her older children    Skorychenko, who kept her third pregnancy secret, went into labour at home.   She began having contractions at night when her two daughters, aged 7 and 4, and their grandmother were sleeping.   Not wanting to wake them up, Skorychenko reportedly went to the balcony where she bent over a plastic basin and gave birth to a healthy baby boy.   The woman used he

  Women have now been given the privilege to read mass by the head of the Catholic church, Pope Francis. Pope Francis   Pope Francis has approved a new law empowering women to read mass.   The Pope changed a former Catholic Church law that banned women from such.   However, the new law stipulates that women can act as readers and altar servers in liturgical celebrations, while reaffirming they cannot be priests.   In an unexpected apostolic letter published Jan. 11, the pontiff says he is making the change to recognize a "doctrinal development" that has occurred in recent years.   That change, the pope says,  "shines a light on how some ministries instituted by the church have as their foundation that common condition of baptism and the royal priesthood received in the Sacrament of Baptism."   Francis' new letter, titled Spiritus Domini and issued 'motu proprio,' changes the Code of Canon Law to explicitly allow women to be installed in the Catholic Chur

  A woman holding her daughter in her arms jumped off the roof of a building on Sunday afternoon, January 10, killing both of them, police have announced. Both the 39-year-old mother, Oksana Patchin, of Brooklyn, and her 5-year-old daughter, Olivia, were taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, but could not be saved.       The mother leaped off the 13-story building on W. 53rd St. near 11th Ave. in Hell’s Kitchen about 1:30 p.m., on Sunday according to police. She did not leave a suicide note, NYPD sources said.

  The police has said it doesn't know why a member of the National Youth Service Corps reportedly killed her lover in Akwa Ibom. Princess Odume   The police in Akwa Ibom has reacted to the killing of a young man by his alleged female lover.   The Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Ogbeche-Macdon while speaking on the matter, said that an investigation has commenced into murder.   He identified the suspect as Princess Odume, a member of the National Youth Service Corps in the state.   Odume was arrested on Monday after she allegedly hacked her male friend to death with a machete.   Ogbeche-Macdon, who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters, said the culprit had been arrested and that the police had begun investigating the issue.   He said,  "The police are investigating. The police have her in custody, she committed the act, but as I speak, an investigation is ongoing as to how and why she did it."   The young woman, who is said to be a graduate of t

  A young man has opened up on the brutal murder of his parents and two brothers, insisting that they deserve it. Warunge murdered his family members   A young man who brutally murdered his parents and two brothers has finally confessed.   The tragic incident happened in Karura area, Kiambu county, Kenya.  The 22-year-old university IT student identified as Lawrence Simon Warunge, was arrested on Friday, January 8, as a prime suspect into the incident after a three-day manhunt.   Police said they arrested the son identified as Lawrence after he went missing since Tuesday when his parents, two brothers and a worker were brutally murdered at their home in Kiambaa Constituency.   After he was arrested, he later confessed to the incident and led police to a residence in Mai Mahiu area on Saturday where they recovered the murder weapon, a kitchen knife, clothes, shoes and a piece of paper.   He had thrown the exhibits to a pit latrine. Police dug the wall of the latrine and used ropes to re

  Fleeing armed robbers have shot and killed a police officer attached to the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Edo State Police Command, Inspector Mohammed Hameed.    The incident occurred on along Lagos Street in Benin City at about 6.30 pm on Thursday, January 7.    It was gathered that a patrol team had received a distress call that some suspected armed robbers snatched a car around the Ring Road.   The team responded and gave the hoodlums a hot chase towards Lagos Street, a short distance from the city center.   According to a police source, the robbers allegedly opened fire on the patrol van and Inspector Hameed was hit by one of their bullets. The deceased who led the patrol team was said to have died on the spot.   "The policemen on patrol got a distress call that some suspected armed robbers snatched a car around the Kings Square in Benin City and headed towards Lagos Street. The police responded swiftly and pursued the hoodlums towards Lagos Street," the source said.    “Upo

  Nigerians eager to register for the national identification number have been alerted of a new trend by scammers. NIN   Nigerians interested in registering for the national identification number have been alerted on the new tactics scammers are now using to dupe people.    The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned Nigerians to stay away from a fake app that claims to help link the National Identity Number (NIN) to SIM cards.   NIMC, in a Twitter post on Monday, dissociated itself from the app.   The agency claims the app is run by fraudsters who use it to harvest NIN and Bank Verification Number (BVN).   “The app was not created by NIMC or the Federal Government of Nigeria. It is run by fraudsters who are currently harvesting people’s NINs and BVNs by default,”  NIMC said.   The Commission further advised people to protect their data and stop disclosing personal information to unauthorised persons or platforms.   Recall that last week, we reported that a mobile app

  A number of Ugandan government officials and ruling party members have had their Facebook accounts shut down over accusations they are seeking to manipulate public debate ahead of elections  The  East African nation will cast their votes on Thursday, January 14,  to elect a new president and parliament amid a tense and bloody electoral campaign, with incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, 76, facing a stiff challenge from singer -turned-politician, Bobi Wine, 38.   “Given the impending election in Uganda, we moved quickly to investigate and take down this network,” Facebook said in a statement on Monday, adding the decision was linked to the government ministry of information and communications technology. “They used fake and duplicate accounts to manage pages, comment on other people’s content, impersonate users, re-share posts in groups to make them appear more popular than they were,” it added. Judith Nabakooba, Uganda’s minister of information, told Reuters news agency she needed m

  According to the man who appears to be a peace-loving fellow, the wife called him a disabled man and revealed to him that she married him out of pity. File Photo A Nigerian man took to social media to reveal the harsh words his wife said to him during a rift. According to the man who appears to be a peace-loving fellow, the wife called him a disabled man and revealed to him that she married him out of pity. Read His Full Story: "Let me first tell you my kind of character. For you to make me angry, you have to repeat an offense more than 30 to 40 times. After each offence, I would only give you facial expression that will let you know that you offended me. And I would ensure you get the message. So wife kept repeating same offence. I told her I don’t like what she was doing. She said she would adjust, but kept repeating the same thing. When I got fed up, I tried to retaliate. My only retaliation is that I stopped being around in the house. I would leave the house very early in th

  A corps member serving in Akwa Ibom has reportedly been arrested for allegedly hacking a young man to death with a machete.   Facebook user, Godwin George, who narrated the said event on his page, said he saw a large crowd attacking a lady on Sunday morning, January 10, around 9.30am at Abak road while she was being stripped naked.      According to Mr.George, he was told that the lady identified as Odume Princess Paschaline, was apprehended with bloodstains all over her while trying to jump out from a fence at the house where she had gone to hookup with the victim.      Following an interrogation over the bloodstains, the University Of Nigeria Nsukka graduate was reportedly beaten to a pulp after they discovered the crime she allegedly committed before she was taken to the Police Headquarters in Akwa Ibom.    The Facebook user also gathered that the lady allegedly used a matchet to attack the young man, killing him instantly after several cuts on his stomach and face.     See his po