For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use. “I (was) born within the Rastafari community. My mother and father are Rastafari,” says Ras Kiyode Erasto, a priest with the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari. Erasto suffered bullying and …
Read More »Sweden declares sex as sport, to host competition
Sweden has officially declared sex as a sport and is also set to host its first-ever sex competition. The participants will engage in sex sessions which can go up to six hours daily. A panel of judges will decide the winners of the sex competition while the audience will also influence the …
Read More »SGF: Group hails Tinubu over Akume’s appointment
A group, under the aegis of the Northern Christian Youth Professionals, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for finding the former Governor of Benue State, Senator George Akume, good enough to be appointed as the Secretary General of the Federation. While praising the president as a man who is genuinely interested …
Read More »BRICS ministers urge global ‘rebalancing’ as Putin looms large
Top diplomats from BRICS countries called for a “rebalancing” of the global order during talks in South Africa on Thursday, as the bloc seeks a larger voice in the international arena. Foreign ministers from the five-nation grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa met in Cape Town for …
Read More »NAPTIP sacks five, demotes three over bribes
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, on Wednesday, dismissed five of its personnel, including a Deputy Director, for offences ranging from bribery, pilfering of confidential documents, amongst others. This was as two other officers were demoted by two ranks for soliciting bribes from a human trafficking …
Read More »APC-UK youths congratulate Tinubu, call for youths-oriented policies
Youths under the aegis of the All Progressives Congress youth wing in the United Kingdom on Tuesday congratulated the newly sworn-in president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu. In a letter signed by their leader, Olumide Awoyemi, the forum urged Tinubu to focus and implement youths-oriented policies. The …
Read More »Tunisia: 1 Beninese stabbed to death in attack targeting Sub-Saharan migrants
A Beninese migrant aged 30 was stabbed to death and five other wounded in an attack by a group of Tunisians in the central eastern part of the country. The spokesperson for the Sfax court made the announcement Monday (May 29). The attack against 19 migrants gathered in a housing …
Read More »Ijara-Isin: Kwara community where residents trade with special ‘currency’
SEGUN ODUNAYO writes on Ijara-Isin, a small community in Kwara State, which has its unique means of buying and selling Ijara-Isin is a sleepy small community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, North-Central, Nigeria. The villagers are quiet people who go about their business peacefully. Many of the …
Read More »Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups
Russia is ready to supply Somalia’s army with military equipment in its war against terrorism, Russia’s foreign minister said Friday. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the offer after talks with his Somali counterpart Abshir Omar Jama in Moscow. Russia’s top diplomat said Moscow reaffirmed its readiness to meet the …
Read More »Just In: Gombe Gov dissolves cabinet, inaugurates transition committee
Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has dissolved his cabinet with a caveat that they would still remain handy till May 29 inauguration. Yahaya made this disclosure during a valedictory meeting at the council chamber, Government House. He said, “I hereby announce this cabinet is dissolved as of today. This is …
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