The Thread: “Nigerian Pastors could never” | That time Pope Francis sparked a religious war on Twitter

Religious and Political Twitter Nigeria are particularly volatile streets. All it takes for violence to occur is someone striking a match in form of controversial tweet, an unpopular opinion, heresy, anything, really. That’s how Nigerian Christians took up arms -figuratively speaking, of course- after some tweets they did not agree with were posted. A little... Read More

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President Buhari's bodyguard allegedly linked to Boko Haram

July 7, 2016

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Jude Ndukwe: Buhari’s new NNPC board and the looming doom

By Jude Ndukwe The recent reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, by President Muhammadu Buhari is another gross abuse of the powers of the president and flagrant disregard for our laws, the same laws which Buhari swore to uphold at his inauguration. With the benefit of insight, this latest naked... Read More

Buhari, crisis, ethnic, IGP, Jude Ndukwe, Nigerian, nnpc, police, Religious

October 28, 2014

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@MrAyeDee: Why Buhari is not a religious bigot

Aye Dee One of the most popular misconceptions against Muhammadu Buhari is that he is an Islamic fundamentalist. In fact, one of the most popular memes against him is that he had asked muslims to only vote for muslim candidates, and that he is a supporter of islamizing Nigeria (Source): As the year 2003 elections... Read More

Aye Dee, bigot, Muhammadu Buhari, opinion, Religious, Sharia, Sokoto, ynaija

June 22, 2014

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Did you know? 15 ways to talk about sex

by Randall Frederick The most “practical” lens, in that is looks only at the physicality of sex; positions; intentional body awareness; sexual expression over the life cycle, etc. It is a curious thing to tell the person I am dating on any given week that I write about sex. This opens the... Read More

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February 6, 2014

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Masquerades invade Osun school as religious crisis escalates

by ‘Jola Sotubo A troubled school in Osun which had students of different religions dressed in their worship attire has also been invaded by masquerades. The crisis started on Tuesday when Christian students appeared at the Baptist High School, Iwo, in white choir robes while the Muslim students appeared in Islamic attire. Traditionalists were said... Read More

Baptist High School, christian, hijab, Iwo, Masquerade, Muslim, Osun State, Religious

January 29, 2014

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Opinion: Why the gay lobby failed in Nigeria

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju Despite the pockets of support the gay lobby enjoys, we must acknowledge that the Nigerian gay lobby overreached itself on the gay agenda. They imported the pressure tactic that worked very well in Europe and America to Nigeria and they deserve the rotten egg thrown on their faces. In the last two... Read More

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January 20, 2014

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Opinion: But wait, is homosexuality not part of our culture?

by Eloho Omowande Omame Make no mistake, what we have done is to take individual freedoms from a section of our society and protect our right to abuse, restrict, harass and oppress that minority by codifying it into law. The inevitable persecutions have begun, but at what price, this preservation of ‘culture’, and is it... Read More

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December 9, 2013

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#RubbinMinds: Don’t take sides between D’banj and Don Jazzy – Cool FM OAP, Dotun speaks

by Oge Okonkwo Cool FM on-air personality, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode popularly known as “Do2dtun” was on the hot seat on Y!TV’s Rubbin’ Minds yesterday. The OAP talked about the entertainment industry and shared his thoughts on various personalities in the industry. The Cool FM OAP who recently tied the knot with Taiwo Oyebanjo, music star, D’banj’s younger sister had... Read More

October 7, 2013

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Teenage woman crucified as part of a ‘week long exorcism carried out by her boyfriend and three of his religious friends’

A teenager thought to be possessed by the devil was subjected to a violent crucifixion-style exorcism by four religious extremists, a court in France heard today (Monday). Three men and a woman belonging to the Seventh Day Adventist Church are accused of kidnapping, and acts of torture and barbarism against the 19-year-old. The young woman,... Read More

Antoinette, boyfriend, carried out, crucified, exorcism, friends, Religious, teenage, week long, woman

August 1, 2013

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Opinion: Nigerian politicians and the trust factor

by Adefenwa Adeshina The youths need people we can trust not those screaming for change when all they really want is a chance to loot their share of the national treasure, we’ve seen many partisan activists cloaking their selfish interests under the auspices of change movement just to realise their ambitions. The ruling party has... Read More

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May 6, 2013

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What Northern big boys are doing now – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze The growing (growing?) wave of kidnappings and the general state of insecurity in the north has led not a few of them to relocate to Abuja where it is safe (for now). One strong argument in favour of retaining this flawed geographical expression is that the various components, within their own limited... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, Ife, Modakeke, Mubu, Okonjo-Iweala, Religious, tiv, violence

April 23, 2013

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Opinion: Beyond our ethnic and religious differences

by Abd’Raqeeb Salako The unfortunate thing is that the moment we start fighting these ethno-religious battles, we are winning the war for those who are bent on seeing the country crumble. “I write this letter with deep sense of thought and responsibility…” The above is the sentence with which I started some of my formal... Read More

Abd’Raqeeb Salako, ethnic, igbo, Ijaw, nigeria, Ogun State, Religious

September 19, 2012

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Opinion: My neighbours are serial murderers

by Obinna Jasper Ezeokeke My neighbors; they are MAFIA! They even ‘waste’ their human enemies, I hear all about it from next door. My neighbours; serial murderers they are. Skillfully trained in the art of assassination and the rhythmical disintegration of human flesh with ‘fire’. . . It is no secret anymore, because around 2am... Read More

neighbours, Religious, serial murders

March 1, 2012

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Boko Haram: A failure of political and religious leadership by Aiyevbomwan Efosa

The Boko Haram crisis currently plaguing Nigeria is symbolic of the failure of the country’s political and religious leadership. Karl Marx, the German philosopher, economist and historian, famously said in his 1843’s Contribution to Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy of Right: “religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and... Read More

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The Thread: “Nigerian Pastors could never” | That time Pope Francis sparked a religious war on Twitter

Jude Ndukwe: Buhari’s new NNPC board and the looming doom

@MrAyeDee: Why Buhari is not a religious bigot

Did you know? 15 ways to talk about sex

Masquerades invade Osun school as religious crisis escalates

Opinion: Why the gay lobby failed in Nigeria

Opinion: But wait, is homosexuality not part of our culture?

Opinion: Religious shepherds and their grass-eating sheep

Wole Soyinka’s daughter buried in Oyo, Amaechi, Duke attend (PHOTOS)

No political party can use us – ASUU

#RubbinMinds: Don’t take sides between D’banj and Don Jazzy – Cool FM OAP, Dotun speaks

Teenage woman crucified as part of a ‘week long exorcism carried out by her boyfriend and three of his religious friends’

Opinion: Nigerian politicians and the trust factor

What Northern big boys are doing now – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

Opinion: Beyond our ethnic and religious differences

Opinion: My neighbours are serial murderers

Boko Haram: A failure of political and religious leadership by Aiyevbomwan Efosa

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