There's no such thing as Islamophobia. We know what the root of evil in the world is. Even your leaders in Nigeria are willing to speak the truth sometimes
Incognito403: Islamophobes do their islamophobia even on unrelated topics.
Jealous aunt drowns niece, 6, at wedding because child ‘looked prettier than her,’ admits to murdering 3 other relatives
A woman is accused of drowning her six-year-old niece during a wedding celebration because the child “looked prettier than her.”
The woman, who goes by Poonam, reportedly drowned her young relative in a tub of water after her family gathered for a ceremony in Panipat, northern India, on Monday.
The girl, named Vidhi, had attended the wedding with her father, mother, 10-month-old brother and her grandmother.
Vidhi’s father is said to have received a phone call during the celebrations, informing him that the girl had gone missing – prompting a family search party.
After an hour, Vidhi’s grandmother, Omwati, tragically found her dead in a nearby storeroom, with her head submerged underwater.
She was rushed to the nearby NC Medical College, where she was later pronounced dead.
Police arrested Poonam following the death, where she then confessed to killing Vidhi, her paternal niece.
According to local media, Poonam told police that “she didn’t want anyone to look more beautiful” than her at the wedding.
Superintendent of Police Bhupender Singh said that according to investigators, the woman committed the crime when all the guests were out of the house.
Poonam allegedly saw the child climbing the stairs before following her to the terrace and making conversation with her.
“After having her placed in a plastic tub filled with water outside the storeroom, she drowned the child in the tub, then bolted the door from the outside, and came down,” Superintendent Singh said.
“During interrogation, the accused woman told the police that she was irritated by beautiful girls.”
Poonan also reportedly confessed to previously murdering another three children, including another niece and her own son, whom she also drowned.
In 2023, the woman allegedly murdered her sister-in-law’s daughter, 9, before then killing her own son to “avoid suspicion.”
In August this year, she allegedly killed a young girl in a nearby town because she was “prettier” than her.
Police revealed that the family previously considered these deaths accidental and that Poonam “committed these crimes one after the other.”
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday stirred excitement at the 2025 Imo State Economic Summit in Owerri after declaring that the United Kingdom may well have Nigeria to thank for one of its future national leaders, Conservative heavyweight, Kemi Badenoch.
Speaking before government officials, investors and development partners, Johnson praised the deepening ties between Nigeria and the UK, describing the movement of people between both countries as a “huge blessing” that continues to shape politics, commerce and culture on both sides.
Johnson, known for his flamboyant rhetoric, did not hold back in expressing admiration for Badenoch.
He said Nigeria should take pride in the fact that one of its own is now considered a future British prime minister.
“We send you former UK prime ministers,” Johnson quipped, “and you send us a future UK prime minister in the form of Kemi Badenoch, who comes from Nigeria and is doing better and better these days.”
Johnson also praised the long-standing relationship between the two nations, saying the shared history, language and cultural exchanges make the partnership natural and mutually beneficial.
He said the real strength of UK–Nigeria relations lies not only in trade but in “the things we do together, the things we do in partnership.”
The Imo State Economic Summit, convened to attract investment and reposition the state’s economy, gained an unexpected diplomatic highlight with Johnson’s remarks.
Your movies are low grade and pedestrian, 😂. I don't watch either Nollywood or Ghollywood. They're 2 sides of the same coin. Africans don't know how to make intelligent movies.
God1000: Nigeria is the entertainment powerhouse of Africa, also our movies are evergreen & of high quality
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Police said a man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of killing his 100-year-old mother at their home in western Tokyo before he called to say he was tired of caring for her.
Around 1 p.m., Masato Watabe, 79, allegedly covered his mother Masako's mouth and committed other acts of violence against her at their residence. He made the emergency call around 2:10 p.m., and woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Japan's declining birthrate and rapid aging population have created a social problem where elderly people with limited physical ability are increasingly forced to care for their older relatives.
According to the police, Masato admitted to the allegation. Since the two had been living together in Machida, Tokyo, police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the incident.
The monarch of Bayagan-Ile community, Alhaji Rafiu Salami, remains in the custody of his abductors five days after being kidnapped, community sources confirmed on Thursday.
The traditional ruler was reportedly abducted while on his farm on Saturday morning in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Since the incident, conflicting reports about his release have circulated.
Speaking with Vanguard, community spokesperson Alhaji Rafiu Ayinla said he personally spoke with the monarch on Tuesday, who confirmed that he was still held at the same location since his abduction.
“When I spoke with him on Tuesday, he said he had been at the same spot since he was kidnapped. Our priority is negotiating the ransom; we are not discussing any other issue for now,” Ayinla said.
He further noted that aside from a local government councillor and neighbouring monarchs who visited to sympathize with the community, there has been no official visit from the police or the government house in Ilorin.
Official Statement from the Royal Family
In a statement, Ayinla emphasized that reports claiming the monarch had been rescued by local hunters are false.
“I personally spoke with Kabiyesi on Tuesday, 2nd December 2025, and he confirmed that he is still in the custody of his abductors. The narrative suggesting that he has regained his freedom is fake and should be disregarded in its entirety,” the statement read.
The Royal Family appealed to the public, media, and social media users to verify any information regarding the monarch directly with them to prevent misinformation and unnecessary tension.
The community continues to work toward securing the safe release of their monarch.
Senate summons finance, education, defence ministers over $30m failed safe school initiative
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, over the failure of the Safe School Initiative (SSI) to meet the objective of keeping the schools safe in spite of government investing over $30 million in it.
Also summoned were the Minister of Education, Mr Tunji Alausa; Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd); the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence (NSCDC), Dr Mohammed Abubakar Audi; and representatives of school proprietors.
The Senate’s AdHoc Committee investigating the implementation of the Safe School Initiative (SSI), headed by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, said the trend of attacks on schools highlighted the concerns about the programme’s failure to address the purpose for which it was introduced.
On Wednesday, the committee said at least 1,680 schoolchildren had been kidnapped in Nigeria since 2014 when the Chibok girls incident happened. It said similarly, terrorists attacked about 180 school facilities within the same period, according to its AdHoc Committee investigating the implementation of the Safe School Initiative (SSI).
Speaking after the inaugural meeting of the committee in Abuja, Senator Kalu pledged that the committee would expose all issues related to the SSI’s poor performance. He stated, “It is unacceptable that our schools remain soft targets for terrorists and kidnappers.
“We will track every naira and every dollar allocated to the Safe School Initiative, some of which were the $30 million mobilised between 2014 and 2021 aside the latest N144 billion released for the initiative by the federal government.
“Nigerians deserve to know why, despite enormous investment and global support, our schools remain unsafe.
“The committee will undertake a comprehensive financial and operational audit, engaging federal ministries, state governments, security agencies, and civil society partners.”
The committee planned to conduct a comprehensive financial and operational audit, involving federal ministries, state governments, security agencies, and civil society organisations. The review will examine how funds have been used since 2014, the deployment and effectiveness of security personnel, early warning and emergency response systems, infrastructure improvements in vulnerable schools, and collaborations with international donors and private sector partners.
Kalu emphasised that the investigation is not aimed at targeting individuals or institutions but is meant to enhance accountability.
This investigation was prompted by recent national outrage over the abduction of 25 female students from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State, where the school’s vice principal was also killed by bandits.
During the plenary session, lawmakers questioned the use of Safe School Initiative funds given the ongoing security failures, he explained.
I have just read the entire 56 pages of this paper, “I am a Bandit: A Decade of Research in Zamfara State Bandit’s Den,” delivered by Dr. Murtala Rufa’i in September 2021, and I have provided a summary so that you wouldn’t have to read the entire document.
1. Contemporary rural banditry started in Zamfara in 2011, and the first gang was formed by two criminals known as Kundu and Buharin Daji.
By 2021, just a decade later, over 120 bandit gangs have emerged and had presence in six states. 10,000 bandits operated in Zamfara alone, killed over 12,000 people, stole more than 250,000 cattle, destroyed about 120 villages, and displaced 50,000 people.
2.As far back as 1891, banditry had existed in Zamfara, so it is not a new phenomenon in that region of the country.
Oral historians spoke of it and accused traditional rulers of colluding with bandits to rustle cattle and rob people. In fact, in the colonial period, bandits killed 210 traders and stole goods worth about 150,000 British Pounds.
The colonial government had to respond swiftly by stationing armed policemen in all strategic routes to curb this menace.
3. There are different speculations about the emergence of banditry in present day Zamfara.
The first speculation is that politicians recruited some youths and gave them arms to achieve their political agenda in 2011. After winning the elections, these armed youths were abandoned. Since they had weapons, they began to rob people and rustle cattle, and instead of state authorities tackling this challenge, they gave the bandits amnesty and state pardon.
The second speculation is that the bandits are simply aggrieved groups fighting for justice. They had since been subjected to extortion, exploitation, and deprivation by different state agencies. They formed a group named Kungiyar Gayu, which means ‘an association of young guys,’ to fight for social justice.
The third speculation is illicit mining. Illegal miners, seeking to gain the upper hand over their competitors, armed young boys from the forests of Dan Sadau, Dan Gulbi, and Bagega, all major mining areas in Zamfara State, a state blessed with huge gold deposits. These local miners collaborated with illegal foreign groups of South African, Chinese, and Russian origins to supply arms to the young boys. They delivered arms using helicopters. Some traditional rulers are also alleged to be involved in these illegal mining activities.
4. Sheik Gumi, after a tour to some of the bandits’ dens, provided an estimate of 100,000 arms in the hands of bandits, which raises the question of how these bandits get weapons.
The ‘porous border thesis’ provides an explanation. Nigeria has about 1,950 official borders, but there is an absolute shortage of manpower to oversee these borders. Even when these borders are manned, some of the officials have been accused of conniving with bandits to facilitate the movement of weapons into the country.
5. Teenage boys, young girls, and even married women, are involved in banditry. Some attacks have been carried out by teenage boys without the consent of their elders.
The young girls provided services such as intelligence gathering and serving as cooks to the bandits. Sometimes these armed girls were charged to look after the kidnapped victims so that they do not escape. These women also received their share of the ‘spoils of war,’ in cash and cattle
It should be noted that not every one of these women chose to become bandits. Some of them were given out as wives to leaders of bandit groups in exchange for protection of their villages
6. Bandits have also been involved in raping young girls who were sent to fetch firewood or cut grass in nearby bush. In 2012 alone, over 50 cases of rape were recorded in one district, but the number is higher, as many parents often keep silent to avoid social rejection of the victims.
7. Finally, banditry has become very sophisticated, as bandits have grown in strength, tactics and connections with various terrorist groups across West Africa and beyond.
With all the atrocities committed by these bandits, is it right to keep addressing them as bandits? Should they not be addressed as terrorists?
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Jakarta has become the world's most populous city, according to the World Urbanization Prospects 2025 released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA).
Using an updated and harmonized method for defining urban areas, the report estimates Jakarta's population at nearly 42 million, placing it ahead of Dhaka, which is about 40 million, and Tokyo, 33 million. The revised ranking illustrates how updated measurement criteria and continued demographic growth are reshaping understandings of urban scale in Asia and globally.
The 2025 edition introduces the Degree of Urbanization, a geospatial approach that applies consistent population and density thresholds to classify cities, towns, and rural areas. This method replaces earlier versions of the report that relied on country-specific definitions, which varied widely.
UN DESA notes that the updated criteria produce a more comparable representation of urban areas across regions. Under this method, Tokyo remains one of the world's largest metropolitan regions but has shown a slight population decrease, while Jakarta's continuous urban area captures a broader and more densely populated extent than previously reported.
The report finds that cities are now home to 45% of the world's 8.2 billion people, up from 20% in 1950. The number of urban residents has more than doubled since mid-century, and projections indicate that by 2050, two-thirds of global population growth will occur in cities.
The number of megacities, urban areas with at least 10 million inhabitants, has reached 33 in 2025, more than half of which are located in Asia. By 2050, this number is expected to rise to 37, with Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, Hajipur, and Kuala Lumpur among those projected to exceed 10 million residents.
At the same time, the report highlights that small and medium-sized cities continue to accommodate most of the world's urban population and are experiencing the fastest growth, particularly in Africa and Asia. Of the more than 12,000 cities examined, 96% have fewer than one million inhabitants, and the total number of cities worldwide has more than doubled since 1975.
Jakarta's position in the updated ranking reflects ongoing demographic pressures and long-standing infrastructural challenges. The region faces issues related to density, air quality, mobility, and land subsidence, with nearly 40% of the city located below sea level due to groundwater extraction, urban expansion, and rising sea levels. These conditions have informed national discussions on long-term planning and contributed to Indonesia's decision to relocate its administrative capital.
In 2019, the Indonesian parliament approved legislation to move the capital to Nusantara, a planned city on the island of Borneo located about 1,300 kilometers from Jakarta. The initiative aims to address structural constraints in the current capital and create a new administrative center designed with climate adaptation and renewable energy in mind.
Early planning for Nusantara outlines elevated buildings and pedestrian-oriented layouts shaped by local terrain and environmental conditions, along with expanded public transportation. While the project has encountered delays and has been the subject of environmental and logistical scrutiny, it represents one of the most extensive applications of "managed retreat," a strategy involving the planned relocation of populations away from areas facing long-term environmental risks.
South-East — 90 In 100 person South-West — 88 In 100 person South-South — 88 In 100 person North-Central — 62 In 100 person North-East — 34 In 100 person North-West — 25 In 100 person
They've been murdering blacks in Darfur for over 300 years since the last independent Black kingdom was conquered by Arabs in the same way that Uthman Dan Fodio conquered the 7 Hausa Kingdoms and reduced them to Fulani slavery.
That's the reason why Southern Sudan is an independent country today. They fought 40 years for their independence from the Arab North because they were fed with being treated like 4th class citizens in their own country
DomPerignon: Sudan borders the Red Sea—a corridor vital to Israel’s maritime security and trade. RSF territorial gains bring it closer to Port Sudan and Red Sea logistics routes, offering Israel indirect influence over a region increasingly contested by Persian Gulf powers and global rivals.
UAE-Israel-RSF nexus: The United Arab Emirates, RSF’s primary backer, is also one of Israel’s closest regional allies. Intelligence coordination between Mossad and Emirati services has reportedly facilitated covert support for RSF, including drone warfare tactics and battlefield logistics.
Normalization calculus: Hemedti has signaled openness to finalizing Sudan’s normalization with Israel, a process stalled since 2020. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, commander of the SAF and Sudan’s internationally recognized leader, has also expressed interest in normalization—but Israel’s engagement has leaned more decisively toward Hemedti and the RSF. Unlike SAF’s leadership, which is weighed down by rigid command structures and a legacy of repression, the RSF presents itself as agile and pragmatic—despite its record of mass atrocities.
That was one isolated incident that happened in the 1990s and the culprits were jailed for doing it.
Are you aware that Arabs are still enslaving blacks and committing genocide against them in Sudan?
PMForce: Are you aware Ethiopian jews mothers are given "birth control pills" Against their will to control birth of "black people", do you even know Israel?
Kwara Inclusion Advocates (KIA), a coalition of citizens at home and abroad, has renewed calls for a Christian governor in the state, citing years of leadership imbalance.
The group made its position clear during a virtual media parley with senior editors and political correspondents on Saturday in Lagos.
KIA, whose members span multiple ethnic and religious communities in Kwara and include a significant diaspora presence in the United States, said the push reflects concerns about exclusion and its impact on trust and social cohesion.
According to the conveners, Fola Abiodun Adekeye and Tunji Adeyemi, persistent political exclusion has fuelled tension and vulnerability in the state.
“Kwara is one of Nigeria’s most cosmopolitan and plural states. Yet, this diversity has not been reflected in its political leadership configuration in recent years,” the group said.
“This imbalance is not sustainable. Exclusion—especially when weaponised—creates fertile ground for insecurity.’’
The coalition referenced recent commentary by Iyiola Oyedepo, who warned that some political actors exploit religious sentiment to maintain influence.
The conveners described Oyedepo’s intervention as a “timely reminder that Kwara cannot afford divisive politics disguised as tradition”.
While emphasising that it does not endorse any individual or political party, the group noted that the call for a Christian governor is about fairness and balance rather than sectarian interest.
“This conversation is philosophical, not sectional. It reflects the desire of many Kwarans for a political culture that mirrors our diversity and strengthens social cohesion,” the group said.
The conveners urged political actors to avoid exclusionary tendencies in the lead-up to the 2027 election.
“The 2027 election is a referendum on what Kwara represents. We must choose between being a beacon of coexistence or sliding into the shadows of fear and manipulation,” the group added.
Rufai reveals monthly salaries of Nigerian ambassadors
A popular TV personality, Oseni Rufai, has revealed the monthly salaries of Nigerian ambassadors.
This is following the list of Ambassadorial nominees forwarded to the national assembly by President Bola Tinubu on Saturday.
Tinubu forwarded the names of 32 additional ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, following the recent submission of an initial three nominees.
The list included former Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, Reno Omokri, former Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, among others.
Rufai explained that the salary of a Nigerian ambassador, as a senior Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is governed by the Consolidated Diplomatic, Consular and Foreign Service Cadre Salary Structure, CONPSS, in the Nigerian public service.
Ambassadors typically fall into the highest grade levels (GL 17 or equivalent), with additional allowances for overseas postings.
Based on available data from government budget allocations, salary surveys, and reports on foreign service personnel costs, the basic salary is modest by international standards but is supplemented by substantial allowances.
Exact figures can vary by posting location, experience, and currency fluctuations (as of November 2025, 1 USD is about 1,650 NGN).
The Arise TV journalist explained that the “Basic salary of an ambassador includes a monthly basic pay of approximately N800,000 to N1,200,000 (about $485–$727 USD).
He said that this is drawn from the CONPSS scale for top-tier diplomatic officers, adding that entry-level foreign service officers start at around N300,000–N500,000 monthly, but ambassadors, being at the pinnacle of the career ladder, command the upper end.
“Annual Basic Salary: N9.6 million to N14.4 million (about $5,818–$8,727 USD).
“These figures align with general public sector pay for Grade Level 17 officers, adjusted for inflation and the 2025 minimum wage increase to N70,000.
“However, basic pay alone does not reflect total compensation, as diplomats receive significant extras to cover living costs abroad.
Key Allowances and Total Compensation Nigerian ambassadors posted overseas receive a package designed to offset high living expenses, hardship, and representational duties.
“Total monthly take-home pay often exceeds N2–5 million ($1,212–$3,030 USD), depending on the host country…”
Lifespan: 1883–1946 Archetype: The Architect of Modern Economic Authority
Why Keynes fits the Antichrist Archetype
1. Time Scope Modern period, 20th century. Fits your unrestricted historical range.
2. Non-Obviousness Most people view Keynes as a brilliant economist and savior of capitalism during crises. He is rarely framed as “dangerous” in a moral or archetypal sense, which makes him non-obvious.
3. Deceptive Facade To contemporaries, Keynes was:
A reformer who promised stability and prosperity
Someone who could “save nations” from economic collapse
A visionary thinker whose theories were rational, morally grounded, and beneficial to society
He appeared as a force for good, trusted by governments, economists, and elites worldwide.
4. The Conscience Destroyer Through his ideas, Keynes centralized control of entire economies:
Advocated for government intervention to manage employment, currency, and spending
Created systems where individual economic choices became subordinate to national or global economic planning
Established models and policies that shift moral and economic authority from individuals and markets to centralized bureaucracies
While designed to prevent collapse, these structures also replaced local and personal judgment with centralized economic authority, giving the state unprecedented power over individual lives.
5. The Spectacle of Fear Not through violence, but through the power of dependency and systemic influence:
Nations followed his prescriptions because failure was unthinkable
Economic collapse or mismanagement under centralized planning could lead to massive social consequences
The authority of his models created invisible fear, compelling obedience to centralized systems
Why Keynes is compelling as an Antichrist archetype He shows that the archetype can operate through systems and ideas rather than armies or religion.
Centralization of decision-making, moral authority, and outcomes
Seduction comes through reason, expertise, and apparent benevolence
Obedience is systemic, not forced by visible threat, yet profoundly impactful
Keynes demonstrates that structural domination can be subtle, rational, and “good-seeming”, making him a modern, non-obvious, intellectual version of the Antichrist archetype.
It would depend on the circumstances of the relationship and whether or not I am at risk from being exposed to infection
RetroviralS: Be honest… what would you do if the person you love tested HIV positive today?
Would you still hold their hand or would you walk away?
A> I’d walk away, I’m not ready
B> I'd Stay, love is stronger than fear
C> I’d need time, it’s not easy
Every day, we see people face this exact moment —a heartbeat between love and fear. Let's be real, its not easy to make a decision when it involves matters of the heart.
Vote honestly in the comment section. Let’s start the kind of conversation that speaks reality.
How the rise of DNA paternity tests is tearing communities apart
Among the most sensitive family disputes Moses Kutoi mediates are those involving upset men questioning why some of their children don’t resemble them.
For the Ugandan clan leader attuned to the wisdom of his ancestors, the matter is taboo, never to be discussed with others.
Yet Mr Kutoi feels compelled to intervene in the hope of saving marriages that sometimes turn violent and are on the verge of breaking.
“Even me, I don’t resemble my father,” the clan leader recently told one disbelieving man he was helping.
Paternity has become a key test of faith in this east African country as DNA testing becomes more widely available, fueled in part by published reports of well-known Ugandans who eventually discovered they were not the biological fathers of some of their children.
The matter has become so heated that clerics and traditional leaders now urge tolerance and a return to the kind of African teachings that village elders like Mr Kutoi say they stand for.
At last year’s Christmas Day service, the Anglican archbishop of Uganda, Stephen Kaziimba, cited the example of the virgin birth of Jesus — the bedrock of Christian belief — in a sermon that sought to discourage DNA testing among the faithful.
“You take DNA and you find out that out of the four children, only two are yours," he warned.
“So just take care of the children the way they are, like Joseph did.”
The Ministry of Internal Affairs runs a government-accredited lab that conducts court-ordered investigations. It says the number of men seeking voluntary DNA testing has soared recently, with often “heartbreaking” outcomes.
“About 95 per cent of those coming for DNA tests are men, but more than 98 per cent of the results show these men are not the biological fathers,” Simon Peter Mundeyi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told reporters in July.
His advice for men was not to seek DNA proof of paternity “unless you have a strong heart", he said.
DNA testing centres have sprouted all over Uganda, with aggressive advertising by clinical labs on radio and in public spaces. Some passenger taxis in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, have had their back windows plastered with ads for facilities offering DNA testing.
In Nabumali, a small town where Mr Kutoi is the mayor, most families can’t afford DNA testing fees, which exceed $200 at the only private laboratory equipped to do such work in nearby Mbale city.
The couples who seek Mr Kutoi’s assistance can barely tolerate each other by the time they approach him. He tries to ease the tension with self-deprecating jokes and by sharing his own experience with the taboo topic. Mr Kutoi likes to point out that although he doesn't resemble his father, he was picked as the family heir anyway, allowing him to become a clan leader among the Bagisu people.
In the past, if a man spoke publicly about paternity concerns, community elders would pay him a visit. He could be punished, including being forced to pay a fine, Mr Kutoi said.
“You are not supposed to pronounce that I am suspecting that this child is not mine,” said Mr Kutoi, adding that being drunk was no excuse for such an utterance.
Disputes are tied to property and divorce proceedings
These days many paternity disputes in Uganda revolve around the distribution of property after the family patriarch has died, but also during divorce proceedings when spousal support is contested.
In the most prominent recent case, court-ordered DNA testing showed a wealthy academic in Kampala was not the father of one of this three children. That case has been widely covered by the local press, underscoring paternity as an issue affecting a wide range of families.
The Rev. Robert Wantsala, vicar of a small Anglican parish in the eastern district of Mbale, spoke about the array of paternity disagreements he has encountered.
He recalled a woman who had her late husband’s son DNA tested before he could be considered an estate beneficiary, two men who tussled over a child each believed to be his and a man who told his grown son he wanted a DNA test for not behaving like a family member.
“The man said to his son, ‘This character is not in my family,’” Rev. Wantsala said, recalling an incident from 2023.
The son responded forcefully, winning the approval of his community by telling his father that he would agree to a test “on condition that you invite my (dead) mother”.
Rev. Wantsala echoed the advice of Archbishop Kaziimba, saying he always tells doubting men to leave the matter to God.
“When they come, in whichever way they come, children are children,” he said. “A child that is born in the home, that is your child. Even in African tradition that is how it was.”
The men who seek DNA testing without thinking of the consequences are wasting their time, Mr Kutoi said.
“For us, they knew the child belonged to you regardless,” he said, speaking of African traditional society.
Disowning children was unheard of, although some men were known to discreetly take measures like offering the disputed son a land inheritance far removed from the ancestral compound in which the heir would be installed, Mr Kutoi said.
Faith leaders counsel families Other religious leaders have organised counselling sessions.
Andrew Mutengu, pastor of Word of Faith Ministries in Mbale, said paternity is a recurring subject in many disputes he mediates among his 800 congregation members.
In October, he helped the wife of a rich businessman whose young daughter was claimed by a former boyfriend, a local barber. After the woman confessed she had been unfaithful, Mr Mutengu summoned the barber, who agreed to stop publicising his claim in the child's interest.
“He goes around bragging that ‘I am the father,’” he said of the barber. “It was actually causing issues because this woman is in a home with another man who is actually the known husband."
Mr Mutengu said he believes more men in his community would seek DNA testing if it were cheaper, no matter faith leaders' appeals.
Even Mr Kutoi sounded doubtful when his 29-year-old son crossed the compound one recent afternoon at their home in Nabumali. The son is of light skin and taller than his father, who used the opportunity to tell a joke.
“You saw this tall boy. That is my son,” he said. “When you looked at him, did he look like me?”
Anyone with even an ounce of conscience should be more worried about the fact that people are being murdred brutally and senselessly than they are about shielding the reputation of their religion
Guinea-Bissau soldiers say they have taken power after reports that President Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrested
A group of military officers say they have seized control of Guinea-Bissau amid reports that the president, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, has been arrested.
Shortly after gunshots were heard in capital city Bissau, government sources told the BBC that Embaló had been detained.
The reports come three days after a presidential election in which the main opposition candidate was disqualified.
The results were expected on Thursday - both Embaló and his closest rival Fernando Dias have claimed victory.
Witnesses in Bissau heard gunfire at around 13:00 GMT on Wednesday but it was not immediately clear who was involved in the shooting or if there were any casualties.
Hundreds of people on foot and in vehicles fled, seeking shelter as the shots rang out, the AFP news agency reported.
Later on, army officers made an address on state TV, saying they had formed "the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order" and would be in charge of the West African nation until further notice.
The soldiers instructed the population to "remain calm".
Guinea-Bissau, with a population of just under two million people, is one of the poorest countries in the world. The former Portuguese colony has seen nine coups or attempted coups since 1980.
There have been two attempts to overthrow Embalo, the latest in December 2023.
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