Author: Deve Fassam

It was barely a year ago when Nigerian-born American educationist, Prof. Uju Anya made a mockery of Queen Elizabeth and her 70+ reign over the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth on the occasion of her death just announced to the world that it is never wise to repay evil with evil. There is no doubt that the retrogressive evil that was slavery and colonialism has left a lasting impression on the rest of humanity, but there’s no denying the equally retrogressive dastardly acts that were our African ancestors selling their own into slavery. Nor can one erase from our memories…

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has said the 114% salary increment of government officials sanctioned by the Tinubu administration is untimely. Speaking in a tweet on Thursday morning, Mr. Obi called for the decision to be reversed and the savings gotten from such, put into lifting the over 130 million Nigerians in poverty. He said, “I learnt with great reservation, the approval of a 114% increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC).…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of Mr. AbdulRasheed Bawa, CON, as the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. According to NTA News, this follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation.

The native doctor who was spotted in the video splashing blood on the naked young men, prayed for them to get paid by “clients” who don’t pay other people. Noting that the young men are already making money by defrauding people, he further prayed that their next hit will give them enough money to buy houses. The native doctor went on to break eggs on their head.

The Benue State government has announced the immediate nullification of all appointments made by the outgoing administration from May 2022 till date. This was released in a statement signed by Sir Tersoo Kula, who is the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Benue State. The statement that was titled, “PRESS RELEASE” read: “His Excellency the Executive Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has directed as follows: 1. All recent appointments into the State Civil Service made by the outgone administration from May 2022 to date are hereby nullified with immediate effect. 2. All those who have retired but…

The Mutual Union of the Tiv in America (MUTA) has announced their scholarship award winners for 2023. According to the statement released by the Education Committee of the Mutual Union of the Tiv in America and signed by James Tar’Gire who is the Chairman of the Committee, 14 persons have been picked across the 14 Tiv-speaking local governments of Benue state. The statement was titled, “Winners of the 2023 MUTA Education Scholarship Awards.” It read, “The Education Committee of the Mutual Union of the Tiv in America (MUTA) is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2023 MUTA Education Scholarship…

In 1783, a child was born in Mundal Guat, Bengal, India, with two fully functional heads. The midwife attending the birth was so horrified by this unusual sight that she impulsively threw the child into a nearby fire. Fortunately, the child survived the incident with minor burns. Realizing the potential to earn money, the child’s parents decided to take him to Calcutta, where people paid to see him due to his extraordinary condition. The two heads of the child exhibited independent actions and reactions. While one head would sleep, the other could be awake. Likewise, one head could cry while…

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink said it had received Food and Drug Administration’s approval to launch the first-in-human clinical study. Several times since 2019, billionaire Elon Musk has predicted his brain-chip company would soon secure FDA approval for human trials. However, the company’s application was rejected in early 2022, and the company was working through the agency’s concerns over the safety of the experimental implant. Neuralink said to the New York Post, “This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team in close collaboration with the FDA and represents an important first step that will one day allow…

By Idongesit Imuk Insecured citizens of West Africa’s Gold Coast nation, forcing their country’s nationality on the now viral guiness world record aspireé and Kitchen mongul: HILDA EFFIONG BASSEY, on Elon Musk’s now commercialized blue bird app, and the other internet space, has got to be the most RIDONCULOUS and hilarious case of national identity theft I’ve stumbled on so far. But isn’t that constitutionally criminal by international laws? Ripping one’s national ID off and bestowing on them an un-real, un-true and non-existent one, isn’t there a section of international law that forbids that? Vincent Effiong you studied political science,…

A pedophile identified as Okezie has been paraded in a community in the South-East region of the country for defiling some minors. The little girls he defiled were also paraded by his side while being questioned by some youths. The minors affirmed that they were defiled when questioned and Okezie also admitted to the crime. He also disclosed the number of times he defiled each girl. After the confession, the youth leader was heard saying to him that this is his last warning as he would be stripped naked and forced out of the community if he does it again.