The Thread: “Isn’t that sign language for I own you”? | Black Twitter celebrates one of its very best moments

This viral video of Aramis Ayala, Florida’s first and only black elected state attorney, being pulled over by white police officers has given the Black community reason to celebrate another I-told-you-America-is-racist moment. WATCH: Police pulled over this black State Attorney — and then couldn't even explain why pic.twitter.com/0mjmTFUkov — NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) July 12,... Read More

America, Aramis Ayala, culture, discrimination, Racism, The Thread

IPOB

“Pronounce Kanu and IPOB as terror outfits” – Northern coalition

The Coalition of Northern Groups has urged the United Nations (UN) to end the increasing agitations by pro-Biafra groups by initiating a referendum. According to Sahara Reporters, the group also want the UN to declare the group led by Nnamdi Kanu, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a terror group. The coalition made its position known... Read More

IPOB, Kaduna Declaration, Nnamdi Kanu, Northern coalition, terror groups, United Nations

Rebuild PDP? This is why it will be no different in 2019

by Alexander O. Onukwue One advantage of supporting people to run for elections is that, regardless of whether they win or not, you would gain some lessons from their experience. Ayisha Osori, former CEO of the Nigerian Women’s Trust, and an experienced lawyer who has practiced in Nigerian and in New York, ran for the... Read More

Story of the day

ayisha osori, party, PDP, Politics

[The Alausa Blog]: Lagos is crucial to Nigeria’s economic stability and growth – World Bank

The World Bank on Thursday said that the role of Lagos to Nigeria’s stability and growth could not be overemphasized, as the State remains the economic gateway to the country and for the rest of the world. Country Director of World Bank, Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud who spoke when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor... Read More

The Alausa Blog

Whistleblower in trouble for giving false information over former VP Sambo’s residence

A High Court in Kaduna has ordered the remand of the whistleblower who is claimed to have given false information that led to the raid on the Kaduna residence of the former Vice President, Namadi Sambo by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). The ICPC on Thursday arraigned the whistleblower, one Abubakar Sani,... Read More

icpc, kaduna, Namadi Sambo, Whistleblower

President Buhari

“Nigeria has let a crisis go to waste” | 5 things we learned from this brutal Financial Times article

Sometime in February this year, David Pilling, the Africa Editor of Financial Times took President Buhari to the cleaners with his scathing article on all 7 ways Buhari went ghost on Nigeria . This is July, Buhari is still MIA; the economy has gone down the drain and Pillings is back with another candid, if... Read More

David Pillings, economy, Financial Times, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, opinion, Yemi Osinbajo

Just In: ‘Etisalat Nigeria changes name to 9Mobile’

Etisalat Nigeria is changing its brand name to 9Mobile, TheCable reports. Details later…

9Mobile, etisalat, Etisalat Nigeria, Nigerian Telecoms

President Trump meets members of the U.S military and their families at Embassy

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrived in France early Thursday, from where they headed to the American ambassador’s residence before being greeted in a formal welcoming ceremony by his host, French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump and Melania would tour Napoleon’s tomb at the Les Invalides before sitting down for extended security talks... Read More

Emmanuel Macron, France, Melania Trump, President Trump

Chinese Nobel Peace laureate, Liu Xiaobo has died

The government of the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang, have announced the death of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate, Liu Xiaobo has died, aged 61. He was being treated for late-stage liver cancer. The Shenyang legal bureau said in a brief statement on its website on Thursday that Liu had suffered multiple organ failure and efforts to... Read More

Chinese Peace Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo

Opinion: Osinbajo’s noble advice to African leaders

by Jide Ojo “The tragic consequences of wars and conflicts in Africa are self-evident. The millions killed and maimed, the millions displaced, children out of school, set us back decades economically and socially. Our resolve to end wars and conflicts in Africa is, therefore, our vote for a future of real growth and development for... Read More

African leaders, African Union, Governance and leadership, opinion, Osinbajo, Politics

Man City and Tottenham agree deal to sign Kyle Walker

Manchester City and Tottenham have reached agreement on the sale of Kyle Walker over a fee worth £50million. City are reported to have offered £45million plus a further £5m in add-ons for the England international. Walker, 27, will head up to Manchester for a medical with City on Friday.

English defender, English Football, Kyle Walker, Mancester City, Tottenham

[The Church Blog Thread] Why Christian women don’t like when christian men act too deep

Before you go on, please call on all the brothers you can remember right now to come read this. This might just be the answer to all the breakthrough prayers. Gentlemen and ladies, shall we? https://twitter.com/revbillb_/status/859954637922861056 https://twitter.com/revbillb_/status/859961961441832961 This guy has said more than enough already. May the Lord bless the reading of His Word... Read More

Christian Men, Christian women, The Church Blog

Stop escalating local politics, concentrate on good governance – Senate tells Gov Bello

Support for Senator Dino Melaye against the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello continued on Thursday when the upper chamber described as “misplaced priority” an advertorial in National dailies by Bello. Bello was supposedly responding to the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel‘s remark on the recall of Melaye. Raising through order 43, Senator Bassey... Read More

Akwa Ibom, dino melaye, Ike Ekweremadu, Kogi State, Senator Bassey Akpan, Udom Emmanuel, Yahaya Bello

[The Sexuality Blog] Destination wedding? Same-sex marriage is now legal in Malta

For a country so deeply entrenched in Orthodox Catholicism that the concept of divorce did not legally exist till 2011, Malta has just done the unexpected, they have just legalised same-sex marriage. This is unexpected, unprecedented even. Despite strong opposition and lobbying by Malta’s clergy (and they have considerable influence on Malta’s politics) only one... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Destination wedding, Malta, same sex marriage

White supremacist might be hiding in Lagos – CNN

A white supremacist, Andrew Anglin is currently living in Lagos, Nigeria, Cable News Network (CNN) has reported. Anglin is wanted in the USA after he reportedly started a harassment campaign against a Jewish woman. The lawyers of Jewish woman, Tanya Gersh are looking for Anglin to serve him papers but have been unable to locate him. Anglin... Read More

Andrew Anglin, Jew, NAZI, Tanya Gersh, The Daily Stormer, white supremacist

[The Church Blog] Who wants Don Moen dead?

The gospel community was thrown into semi-chaos on Wednesday morning after some news sites and blogs reported that the ace gospel musician, Don Moen died at the General Acute Care (GAC) Hospital in California, after a short battle with stomach pain. Frank Edwards helped to debunk this rumour by sharing a screenshot of a chat... Read More

Don Moen, Frank Edwards, The Church Blog

Party Politics 101: 5 foundations you must know

by Alexander O. Onukwue Politics, the world famous dirty game, is compulsory, and it is up to the clean guys to get it right. That was the essential message of the discourse organized by the Enough Is Enough Nigeria coalition in Lagos on Saturday 8th July 2017, which happened to be the moveable feast day... Read More

Akinyinka Akinnola, Ayisha Oshori, Bobo Omotayo, EiE, opinion, party politics

Stay or Go: What now for Ali Modu Sheriff?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the PDP Chairmanship tussle in favour of Ahmed Makarfi, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, it appears, is out in the cold. The former Borno State Governor became the Chairman of the Party to complete the tenure of Adamu Mu’azu in 2015 after the crushing defeats in... Read More

Story of the day

Ahmed Makarfi, Ali Modu Sheriff, APC, crisis, PDP, Politics

Fayose knows everything about Buhari’s health status. We should listen to him

Whose report shall we believe? Governor Ayodele Fayose‘s gloom-ridden assertions or Acting President Yemi Osinbajo‘s good news. President Muhammadu Buhari has been out of the country for health-based reasons for 66 days and counting and Nigerians have been largely kept in the dark on the state of his health. Up until Osinbajo‘s recent feedback, the... Read More

Thinking Through

Ayodele Fayose, Buhari, Garba Shehu, Osinbajo, sick

FRSC official caught on camera wrestling with the driver of a moving vehicle (WATCH)

A female Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Official was caught on camera struggling for the control of a moving car with the driver on. The footage shared on Facebook shows the female road safety officer trying to gain control from the back seat. The 1.21″ video footage ends when a male road safety officer alighted... Read More

“We believe that there’s vacancy in Aso Rock” – PDP Reps

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives on Thursday declared that there is vacancy in Aso Rock. Daily Trust reports that the PDP lawmakers, led by Leo Ogor assured Nigerians that the party will fill the vacancy in 2019. They were reacting to the Supreme Court judgement that affirmed Ahmed... Read More

Ahmed Makarfi, Ali Modu Sheriff, Aso Rock, House of Representatives, PDP

Sheriff expresses shock over Supreme Court judgement

Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has expressed shock over the judgment of the Supreme Court which removed him from office on Wednesday. According to Punch, Sheriff said he was still waiting for his lawyers to brief him on the details of the judgment. His reaction was sent... Read More

Ahmed Makarfi, Ali Modu Sheriff, PDP, supreme court

[The Sexuality Blog] Give us safe abortions or just sentence us to death already

A 21-year-old girl died in the most horrible of ways, alone and in silence. She was a student of the Federal College of Education in Pankshin, Plateau and died surrounded by fellow students in whom she couldn’t have confided. Her neighbours only discovered she was dead because she hadn’t left her room in 24 hours... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

abortion, Istifanus Kyakmut, Nenfort Ezekiel, The Sexuality Blog, Tyopev Terna

President Buhari writes Bisi Akande over the death of his wife

The Presidency on Thursday said ailing Muhammadu Buhari had written and called Bisi Akande, on the telephone to commiserate with him on the death of his wife, Omowunmi. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The President’s message reads, “I received the... Read More

APC, Bisi Akande, Garba Shehu, Muhammadu Buhari, Presidency

Opinion: A confused Professor and a dead presidency

by Sammy Pam It has become irrelevant to count the number of days that president Buhari has been out of the country or for how long he intends to remain in the Queens backyard. What is more important is that the Nigerian state is on life support at the moment, surviving mainly because Nigerians... Read More

Buhari, Buhari's health, nigeria, opinion, Osinbajo, Politics

[The Church Blog] The man who wrote the Message Bible says: Homosexuality is not wrong

Are you a Christian? If, yes, then you have most likely come across The Message Bible. The Bible’s author, Eugene Peterson, 84, in an interview with Jonathan Merritt at Religion News Service Wednesday, said homosexuality is not wrong, saying he knows many gays and lesbians who “seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.”... Read More

Eugene Peterson, gay, homosexuality, Lesbians, Message Bible, The Church Blog

“The Anaconda and the Python once ruled the Forest” | Shehu Sani continues his animal analogies

Senator Shehu Sani has continued his use of animal analogies to describe “political happenings” within the Presidency. The metaphors started when Senator Shehu Sani posted on Facebook and the Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, replied. Senator Shehu Sani had written, “Prayer for the absent Lion King has waned; Until he’s back then they will... Read More

Aisha buhari, Aso Rock, Muhammadu Buhari, Presidency, Senator Shehu Sani, Yemi Osinbajo

Lagos

[The Alausa Blog]: LASIEC releases list of candidates for LG/LCDA elections

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has released the list of validated candidates for the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections into the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas of the State scheduled for Saturday, 22nd July 2017. In line with its statutory responsibilities, the Commission had requested all the candidates, whose names... Read More

The Alausa Blog

elections, Electoral commission, lagos, LASIEC, Local Government

Oil prices will affect capital projects in 2017 budget – Kachikwu

Current oil prices and production levels will affect some capital projects in Nigeria’s 2017 budget, says the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, Kachikwu added that the Ministry of Finance is working hard to find alternative sources of funds for the budget. “In terms... Read More

2017 budget, Ibe Kachikwu, Ministry of Finance, ministry of state for petroleum resources, Oil prices

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