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In the 15th century CE, all African nobles in Europe were fighting for survival. The Papacy in Rome had declared a Papal bull(Romanus pontifex) in 1455, written by pope Nicholas V, which declared all blackamoors as heretics... and that they should be subjected to perpetual Slavery. The enslavement or massacre of these Africans was allowed. The blackamoors lost all their territories in Europe and were left with only one stronghold in the south of Spain.    On February 2, 1492, the blackamoors surrendered all their castles to the church. The truce was broken by Spain shortly after. The massacre was great, so much so that the new Sultan of Constantinople, head of the ottoman empire, sent ships to collect and escort survivals to his lands. Some of the survivals went back into Africa. A great numbers of the blackamoors were seized and they became the first group of people to be shipped to the Americas as 'slave and property.' This group of enslaved men and women had the letter '

 JUST IN: AMID PREGNANCY RUMOURS, AISHA BUHARI ORDERS STAFF TO PROCEED ON INDEFINITE LEAVE. This was announced in a terse statement on Tuesday by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Health and Development Partners in the First Lady’s office, Mohammed Kamal. Dem say Aisha don carry belle. Some pipu dey ask for who?

The Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi today appeared before the Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring in the House of Representatives chaired by Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo in continuation of the investigative hearing on the alleged breach of the Local Content and Cabotage Acts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC. The petition was brought to the Committee by the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria SOAN. Also appearing were the Group Managing Director GMD of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Mele Kyari who was represented by the Group Executive Director, Gas & Power, (MD, NIKORMA) (Shipping) AbdulKabir M. Ahmed, Group Executive Director, Downstream NNPC, Adeyemi Adetunji, Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh and Executive Director, Maritime Labour & Cabotage Services NIMASA, Rt. Hon. Engr. Victor Onyekachi Ochei. Speaking, the Executive Director, Maritime Labour & Cabotage Services NIMASA, Rt. Hon. Engr. Victor Onyekachi Oche

His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, based on the recommendation of the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has approved the appointment of Mandate Secretaries, Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Heads of Agencies and others into relevant positions in the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). They are as follows: A.  MANDATE SECRETARIES AND HEADS OF AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS 1 Ibrahim Abubakar Dantsoho Secretary, Area Council Services Secretariat 2 Abubakar Ibrahim Secretary, Agricultural & Rural Development Secretariat 3 Sani Dahir El-Katazu Secretary, Education 4 Dr. Abubakar Tafida Secretary, Health & Human Services Secretariat 5 Muhammad B. Umar Secretary, Legal Services Secretariat 6 Hadiza Mahammed Kabir Secretary, Social Development Secretariat 7 Zakari Angulu Dobi Secretary, Transportation Secretariat 8 Agboola Lukman Dabiri Secretary, Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and PPP 9 Obinna Francis Ogwuegbu Co

BREAKING NEWS ! On the 24th day of the 10th month in the year 2021. A black African man from the Igbo race, called Mazi Uba Acho discovered a Lake in Leicester East Midlands of England. This newly discovered Lake by Uba Acho shall be called lyi Ojemba. Just as Mungo Park discovered river Niger in Nigeria. A river Ogbaru, Anam and Onitsha people and ancestors had been fishing in and swimming in long before the great great grand father of Mungo Park was born. But hey! Mungo Park travelled over six thousand miles from Scotland in 1795 and discovered it. Just as David Livingstone travelled thousands of miles in 1855 to discover Zambezi river in Zambia and Zimbabwe also discovered a waterfall which he named Victoria-falls. Of course all the people, tribes and communities in Zimbabwe and Zambia, who have been hunting, farming, rearing their herds in that area for centuries were all blind they couldn't see such water bodies. Until a Scotish man came from Britain to discover it. And up til

Nigerian Actor And Singer Charles Okocha recently destroyed his friend's car for taking his teenage daughter out on a date and wanting to go sleep with her. Charles who didn't like the idea, attacked them, dragged his daughter out of the car to his own car and destroyed the friend's windscreen. Click Below To Watch The Video 

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu appears in court today 21st October 2021. Case adjourned to November 10th 2021.  Court rejects application to transfer him from DSS to correctional center. According to lead counsel Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, this was done for security reasons; "for his safety".   

The controversial Nollywood actor spoke out in reaction to viral videos of Whitemoney hanging out with some billionaires including Obi Cubana and E-Money. In a post on his Instagram page, Uche Maduagwu cautioned Whitemoney to stop jumping from one billionaire to the other, because the real source of wealth of these men isn’t known.  He also advised the reality TV star to focus on building his cooking brand, and used BBNaija ‘Lockdown’ winner, Laycon as a point of reference. 

Pastor Tunde Bakare was at the State House on Friday, barely days after vowing not to visit President Muhammadu Buhari again because all his previous meetings with the Nigerian leader had yielded no good results for the Nigerian people. senior pastor of Citadel Global Community Church was seen in pictures with the president on Friday afternoon. President spokesman Femi Adesina shared the pictures on Facebook.   “President Buhari receives Pastor Tunde Bakare in State House on 15th Oct 2021,” Mr Adesina wrote.    The meeting came days after Mr Bakare said he had launched a new movement to find solutions to Nigeria’s crisis, saying he had come to realise that Mr Buhari was not the leader Nigerians anticipated.  Weeks earlier, Mr Bakare, known for his fiery sermons, said he was in a new war with Mr Buhari for his failure to bring peace and economic succour to Nigerians. “I’m not interested in meeting you any longer; no more visits. Now, it is war because Nigeria must be set free,” Mr Bakar

  Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu has supported the call for the breakup of Nigeria for peace to reign.   Agu was arrested in Onitsha, Anambra State by soldiers last week for putting on a Biafran outfit and subsequently conveyed to the Nigerian Army headquarters, Enugu. He was soon released and later rearrested by the secret police who transferred him to Abuja for further interrogations.   Speaking with Broadway TV after his release, the Nollywood actor said he was not beaten up when he was detained by the Department of State Services (DSS). According to him, his controversial outfit has no connection to Biafra, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or its militant arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN). The actor said the outfit represents the rising sun, to mean progress from one position to a better one. However, regarding his views about Nigeria’s unity, Agu said, “We all must rise, I preached that everyone should rise from their position wherever they are with my costume.   “My costu

The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has been affirmed as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA by the Supreme Court on Thursday in Abuja. Mr Soludo and his running mate, Onyekachi Ibezim, were dropped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in July. The court that upheld Soludo's candidacy in the November 6, 2021, election in Anambra State, also returned Chief Victor Oye as the National Chairman of the party. The appeal filed by one Jude Okeke was dismissed on the ground that it was an abuse of court process, in a judgment given by a five-man panel of justices of the court.  The court also ordered Okeke to pay a sum of N1 million to APGA and Victor Oye.  Justice Mary Peter Odili delivered the lead judgment.  The judgment of the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, which had earlier dismissed Okeke’s suit was also upheld.

A member of the House of Representatives, Olufemi Fakeye has called on the Federal Government to tax self-employed Nigerians because they allegedly earn lots of money. Fakeye said this on Wednesday while commenting on the 2022 budget during the plenary session on the floor of the house stating that it would enable the federal government to boost its revenue. He said, “I’m aware right now and it has been said here that only two quarterly releases have been made now, we are in the last quarter of the year. That makes a joke of all the effort that we put in day in, day out to ensure that the budget is passed on time. “I pay attention to revenue shortfalls for the government. I recall when I was young, everybody paid taxes. Whether you are a farmer, your daddy was a carpenter, whatever he did for a living, he paid tax. “Now we have tended to forgive everybody their taxation except those who have an income where the tax is taken out of your income and the rest paid to you. “I think our tax

  The Federal Government on Thursday announced its plans to create mass vaccination sites in higher institutions of learning and religious centres. The Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Faisal Shuaib, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. According to Shuaib, the latest decision of the Federal Government to create the vaccination sites was due to the need to fast track vaccination in the country. He said, “We have made plans to create mass vaccination sites and such sites include higher institutions like Universities, Polytechnics and also religious centres like churches. We will be putting structures in place to achieve this.”

E he Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from Tuesday's attack on Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State. Unknown gunmen attacked the venue of a rally organised by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Tuesday at Odoata Central School Field, Ihiala during which they engaged security operatives in Governor Obiano’s convoy in a shootout that lasted over one hour. The group said it is quite unfortunate that some people who are intimidating their fellow politicians because of the November 6 governorship election in the state will resort to bloodletting to attain power. This was made known in a statement released on Wednesday and signed by the group's media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful.  Powerful urged Southeasterners to be careful, claiming that some Fulani terrorists had been planted in the South-East to eliminate high profile Igbo people.   The statement emphasised that they should stop linking IPOB with killings, noting that IPOB did not co

  E ndSARS campaigner and social media influencer, Rinu Oduala, has reacted to a statement attributed to the Lagos State police commissioner, warning residents to desist from participating in any protest planned to commemorate those who died during #EndSARS protest in 2020. In a statement on Monday, Odumosu promised that his officers would resist any of such protests. A statement from the police stated, “The police in the state will not fold their arms and allow some misguided elements disrupt the peace and serenity currently being enjoyed in the state. “To forestall breakdown of law and order, the police will use all legitimate means within their constitutional powers to suppress the planned protest...” Reacting via a post on her Twitter handle on Wednesday, Rinu said the Lagos police boss and his officers have no right to clamp down on peaceful protesters.  According to her, the youth are not scared of the guns and weapons wielded by officers.  She added that any form of attack by po

Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Nkem Okeke, recently left the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) for the ruling party All Progressives Congress (APC). Okeke was received by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Okeke was led to the President by the APC Caretaker Committee Chairman and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Uzodinma is the chairman of the APC campaign council for the Anambra governorship election coming up in November. A photo of the meeting at the villa showed Buhari, Governor Uzodinma, and Okeke jointly holding a flag of the APC.  

pro-democracy group, TakeItBack Movement has warned the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Ngozi Onadeko to make sure that policemen under her command do not threaten, harass or kill youths that will flood streets on October 10 for the #EndSARS remembrance protest. The group said this in its reaction to a statement by the Oyo State Police Command this week that it will repel the planned protest. A statement signed by the Command's spokesperson, Adewale Osifeso, which was made available to journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital said parents, guardians and leaders that wield various degrees of influence in religious, educational and traditional capacities are passionately advised to warn their wards and proteges against being used by merchants of anarchy, as violators would be thoroughly sanctioned and prosecuted. According to a statement signed by the Secretary of the group, Lekan Adisa, which was obtained by SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the policemen and other security age

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit members of the National Youth Service Corps into the Nigerian military to tackle the insecurity ravaging the country. He urged Buhari to equally turn NYSC camps into security training grounds to recruit the “able” graduates to join the military in order to curtail the insecurity in the country caused by Boko Haram terrorists, others. According to NewsWirengr, Fayemi, who is also the Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum, at an event, said, “With this, we can use the existing orientation camps to train able graduates to reflate the security personnel under a special arrangement that will be worked out. “That way, the fund that is currently deployed to the NYSC can be used with just some additional funding, which could be sourced through a national emergency fund for the next five to 10 years. “Those who refuse to join the military services will have to serve in their community without pay.” Fayemi

  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (OYC) has appealed to the agitated youths in the South-East region to sheathe their swords and reduce the tension in the region for a period of one month. The region has been boiling with killings, attacks on security agents and their posts leading to carting away of weapons since the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Only recently, the National Assembly caucus from the zone, led by Senator Ike Ekweremadu announced that they were employing a political solution towards securing Kanu’s release. In a statement issued Wednesday morning by the OYC President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, he called for a one-month ceasefire by the restive youths. He said in the statement that, “it is just proper that at this juncture, the NASS caucus and two governors who are making moves to secure Nnamdi Kanu’s freedom, be given a chance. “This is not the first time Senator Ike Ekweremadu-led NASS caucus will be playing t

  The Zamfara State House of Assembly has suspended two lawmakers over their alleged ties to bandits. According to Daily Trust, the lawmakers – Yusuf Muhammad, Anka representing Anka Constituency, and Ibrahim T. Tukur Bakura, representing Bakura constituency – were suspended for three months “They are also to appear before the House Committee on ethics and privileges in conjunction with security agencies that are assigned by law to investigate them.” “These are part of the resolutions reached just now at the House plenary presided over the speaker of the House Rt Hon Nasiru Mu’azu Magarya under matters of urgent public importance,” Kaura said. Leading the debate on the matter shortly after each and every member swore an oath, member representing Maru North, Hon Yusuf Alhassan Kanoma, drew the attention of his colleagues to the “burning issue” in the House. He said the house should not fold its arms over the serious allegations leveled against the two members. Kanoma further alleged tha

The skeletons move across a barren landscape toward the few helpless and terrified people still living.  The scene, imagined in a mid-16th-century painting, “The Triumph of Death” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, illuminated the psychic impact of the bubonic plague. I Itwas a terror that lingered even as the disease receded, historians say. Covid-19’s waves of destruction have inflicted their own kind of despair on humanity in the 21st century, leaving many to wonder when the pandemic will end. “We tend to think of pandemics and epidemics as episodic,” said Allan Brandt, a historian of science and medicine at Harvard University. “But we are living in the Covid-19 era, not the Covid-19 crisis. There will be a lot of changes that are substantial and persistent. We won’t look back and say, ‘That was a terrible time, but it’s over.’ We will be dealing with many of the ramifications of Covid-19 for decades, for decades.” Especially in the months before the Delta variant became dominant, the pan