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Kenya’s President William Ruto has been accused of having ties with powerful drug barons in the country.

Mr Ruto’s estranged ally, impeached Vice-President Rigathi Gachagua, on Sunday, alleged that the Kenyan president was running the country with the help of drug barons.

Mr Gachagua, who was impeached last October, accused Mr Ruto of appointing “two drug barons” into his cabinet after he was ousted.

“When I left the government, Ruto brought two drug barons into his cabinet as cabinet secretaries,” Mr Gachagua claimed during a church service in Ol Jorook, Nyandarua County.

He added, “How do you expect the fight against drugs to be won? It cannot. Our youth are left in God’s protection.”

Mr Gachagua dismissed Mr Ruto’s government’s fight against drugs.

“I knew very well the government was not interested in the fight. Now, Kenya is the only country in the world where drug barons selling drugs sit in the cabinet,” Mr Gachagua alleged. “Parliament has been captured by the Executive, so the church, speak loudly. If not, Kenya is gone.”

The Kenyan government did not immediately respond to a request for comments on Monday.

A Dubai-based Ghanaian man, Nicholas Mbir, married three wives on the same day: Angelina Prah, Grace Agyarko, and Esther Abass.

The grand wedding celebration was held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Sakoro Park, near the Salvation Divine Miracle Church in Winneba, Effutu Municipal District, Central Region of South Ghana.


The engagement ceremonies were held separately between Wednesday, April 23 and Friday, April 26.


One Abeku Adams Ekumfi shared photos from the ceremony, declaring that the “myth Christianity forced on us is broken by the power of the Holy Spirit.”


Abeku further claimed that all Mbir is a choirmaster while his three wives belong to the same choir.

“Mr Mbir is now the Regional President of the Brotherhood of Iron and Gold (BIG), the West African Sub region,” he wrote.

"By GOD'S GRACE Mr. Mbir married three wives in Winneba this week. One on Wednesday, another on Thursday and the last on Friday. On Saturday, there was a grand celebration for all 3 wives.

"He's a Choir Master and all 3 wives belong to the same choir. EQUITY PREVAILED. The Myth Christianity forced on us is broken by the Power of the Holy Spirit.

The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs (Army), Major General Gold Chibuisi, has condemned the harassment and assault of civilians unlawfully wearing military uniforms, stressing that while such acts are illegal, the Nigerian Army does not support violence against offenders.

Speaking during a media chat with Defence correspondents on Saturday night in Abuja, Maj. Gen. Chibuisi said that although it is against Nigerian law for non-military personnel to wear military uniforms, soldiers must act professionally and lawfully when handling such cases.

“I’m surprised that in most briefs we give in our programmes, we always talk about this uniform issue because it keeps recurring. It’s against the law of the land. If you are not in the armed forces, please don’t use our uniform, whether you love it or not.

“But that’s one part of it. Let people stop it. The other part is what we do, what our troops do when they see somebody dressed in a military uniform. You’re supposed to just get the person to remove it, arrest, and hand it over to the police, basically for persecution. All these other things that come with it are not right. And we are doing sensitisation on them.”

He said many soldiers had been sanctioned for assaulting Nigerians who wore military camouflage.

” Those that we find and there is evidence that they did that, we always sanction them sternly. And we’ll continue to do that, ” Chibuisi said.

He appealed to citizens to avoid wearing military uniforms illegally, noting that respecting the uniform is an important part of strengthening national security and building trust between the military and the public.

Chibuisi noted that criminals increasingly exploit military uniforms to commit crimes, making it harder for civilians and security agencies to identify genuine soldiers.

“Currently, there are a lot of criminals using military garb to perpetrate crime. If people keep dressing like that, how do you differentiate between a criminal and a genuine soldier?”

He urged families and communities to help with sensitization at the home level.

“If somebody you know is not in the military comes out in the morning, and he wants to jog or drive somewhere wearing our uniform, you should tell him not to, “he said.

Chibuisi also reminded the public that the Army belongs to the people and should be seen as part of their families, not as distant or fearsome figures.

“There is no army that doesn’t want itself to be seen as working for the people. We are the Nigerian Army. The Nigerian people own us.”

As part of efforts to foster better understanding, the Army, he said, is strengthening its sensitisation campaigns both internally among troops and externally to the wider public.

“We are fine-tuning the conduct of our personnel.
“And I believe as we keep interacting, the relationship will continue to improve, ” he said.

FOLLOWING the death of Pope Francis on the morning of Easter Monday, attention turns to the question of his successor.

Francis led the Catholic church for 12 years, right up until his death at 88 - as is tradition.

The Vatican paid tribute to their former leader with a statement that hailed his "faithfulness, courage, and universal love, especially for the poorest and most marginalised".

It continued: “With immense gratitude for his example as a true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we commend the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite, merciful love of God, One and Tribune.″

After the nine days of mourning have been observed - during which time Francis will be buried - the papal conclave will begin in order to select a successor.

All 252 cardinals from around the world will travel to Rome for the secret ballot, in which a maximum of 115 can vote.

When a candidate has two thirds of the vote, they will be appointed Pope through a pontifical coronation.

Here are the 8 front-runners:

CARDINAL LUIS TAGLE

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Tagle, 67, has been dubbed the "Asian Pope Francis", because his views largely align with the late Pontiff.

He has criticised the Church's "severe" stance on gay people, divorcees and single mothers.

Tagle is the seventh cardinal ever from the Philippines and, if picked, would become the first Asian Pope.


CARDINAL FRIDOLIN AMBONGO BESUNGU

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Besungu, 65, is a Congolese cardinal who has publicly clashed with Francis in the past.

He rejected a decree from Francis that the church should give its blessing to homosexual couples, arguing it "cannot be carried out in Africa without [Christians] exposing themselves to scandals".

He effectively declared the doctrine, called Fiducia supplicans, null and void on the African continent.

If Besungu - the youngest of the front-runners - was elected as Pope, his leadership would likely force a U-turn on much of Francis's work.

CARDINAL PIETRO PAROLIN

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Italian Parolin, 70, is currently the Vatican's Secretary of State, and has been a bookies' favourite to don the robe since last November.

He treads the middle ground on most political questions facing the Church, and has spent years abroad in Nigeria and Mexico as a diplomat.

Parolin would be seen as an extension of Francis's legacy.

CARDINAL WIM EIJK
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Eijk, 71, is a former doctor and one of the most conservative cardinals with their hat in the ring.

The Dutchman once wrote that remarrying is "a form of structured and institutionalised adultery", and has sharply criticised Francis's view on the matter.

The cardinal also slammed the late Pope's decision to allow Protestants to receive bread and wine in Catholic churches as "completely incomprehensible".


CARDINAL RAYMOND BURKE

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Burke, 76, is another unwavering conservative, who believes strongly in the traditions of Latin Mass.

Hailing from Wisconsin, USA, Burke doesn't believe that people who have divorced and remarried should be allowed to receive Holy Communion.

He also branded as "objectionable" the Church's reformed approach to gay people, civil marriages and contraception.


CARDINAL PETER ERDO

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Erdo, 72, is a former President of the Council of Bishops Conferences of Europe - a group of 33 leading Bishops from the continent.

The Hungarian is a devout Marian, which means he directs his religious practices towards Mary, mother of Jesus.

He is known for being a Conservative voice within the Church, and is against divorced or remarried Catholics partaking in Holy Communion.

He has made some controversial claims in his time, including likening taking in refugees to human trafficking.

The distinguished cardinal is fluent in Hungarian, English, Italian, French and Latin.


CARDINAL MATTEO ZUPPI

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Italian Cardinal Zuppi, 69, is known to be a favourite of the current Pope Francis, who in 2023 asked him to carry out a mission to bring peace in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Zuppi met with Zelenksy, but not Putin - and later in the year flew to the US to meet President Biden.

He has been the president of the Episcopal Conference of Italy since May 2022.

The cardinal holds much more progressive views than many of his peers, writing in book in 2018 that the Church should seek dialogue and understanding with "our LGBT brothers and sisters".


CARDINAL MARIO GRECH

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Grech, 67, from Malta, is considered a moderate voice within the Church.

He has spoken about the importance of reaching out to communities that feel rejected by the Church due to the sexuality or marriage status.

He was elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis in 2020.

How will the next Pope be chosen?

THE next Pope is chosen through a process called a papal conclave, which takes place after the current Pope dies or resigns.

Here's how it works:

The College of Cardinals is summoned to the Vatican

The cardinals meet in the Sistine Chapel and vote by a secret ballot

They will prepare for the upcoming papal elections - called a conclave

These Catholic leaders will vote once on the first days and four times a day on each additional day

This vote will continue until one candidate gets two-thirds of the vote

The nominee must then accept the offer and choose their new papal name

This outcome will be confirmed to the public when white smoke burns out of the Sistine Chapel chimney.

On April 20, 2025, China Unicom and Huawei activated the first 10-gigabit-per-second (10G) broadband network in Xiong'an New Area, Hebei Province.

This network utilizes 50G Passive Optical Network (PON) technology, delivering real-world speeds of up to 9,834 Mbps download, 1,008 Mbps upload, and latency as low as 3 milliseconds.

helinues:
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Infotubia9ja:
Pictures they say speaks a thousand words.

I know things are so bad in nigeria today as we speak but please as we pray for a better nigeria please let us pray for the world and please pray for GAZA.
It is so bad and most of us take what we have for granted. Let us hope and pray for the best as we try to conquer the evil and bad place upon is today in this world we live in.
This is what is going on in Gaza and this photo credit was from tiktok
Video ( not my link of business affiliated just passing information).

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7472730778112134422/

Location : jabalia camp Gaza.

QuinQ:
I'm just saying that's the logic behind denaturalization and it makes lotsa sense!

QuinQ:
Same difference. By concealing or lying about yourself you've manufactured another non-existent person that would be able to pass through

QuinQ:
Because the naturalization was NOT actually given to you. It was given to the person you fabricated. So it makes perfect sense that it be taken away from the fabricated person!

QuinQ:
Well, that is if the person shouldn't have been naturalized in the first place. That is the ONLY exception. Which of course makes sense - if you totally lied about who you are, which means it was given to the another person, not you

QuinQ:
Well, I turned to Google and couldn't find a single instance where a naturalized US citizen was deported. Try it and see for yourself

Jakumo:
While I regard Donald Trump as a lunatic tyrant who is out to destroy America, I applaud Trump's stand that is reflected by this Supreme Court decision, which holds that there are but TWO genders - male and female, and that no other pretense by confused or deluded cross-dressing people will be regarded as valid in the court of law.

Americans who are prone to creating new genders should be encouraged to go and live in El Salvador.

Obrigardo:
This is the turning point, and i think it would not end well for him.
The regime is now actively defying a 9-0 SCOTUS ruling. That is a full blown crisis there. In some areas, people will call this Treason.

I strongly believe this is the camel that will finally damn his presidency and send him running away from the white house for good this time.

Mark my words.

QuinQ:
Naturalized citizen is exactly same as citizen. In fact US constitution requires that you renounce your citizenship of any other country - meaning there's nowhere to deport you!

QuinQ:
I thought this was not possible



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mrsqueen:
Very simple... Provide scriptures where Jesus visited the poor in their houses. Simple.

The man said Jesus never visited the house of any poor man. Contradict this with a scripture. If you don't have... Then take the preaching and reflect on it.

Goodadvice01:
What will be the consequences of this

I thought he was cleared of the Chicago drúg stuff?

Bigboytinz:
Seriously news of the ban popular pass the so called song itself 🙄🙄

kimjongJezebel:
Out of over 200 tribes in Nigeria, one tribe takes over 70% lucrative positions. Incredible!


According to Wakili, there's another over one thousand board members and several others in different Agencies/Parastatals and ministries that are holding top positions that can't be listed here. And they're all Yorubas!






Credit: Imran U Wakilii

Botragelad:
Hey girl. Take your Islamic nonsense out of here!

Go cry elsewhere! 😂

Botragelad:
Haha. What do you mean Palestinians were “living in Gaza and other areas with the real Jews before the fake European Zionist Jews came."?🤦🏼
Ever heard of the Jewish diaspora, or do you think Jewish history began with a Eurovision performance? Jews have been indigenous to Judea and Samaria (yes, Judea, ring a bell?) for over 3,000 years. The Romans might’ve renamed it “Palestine” in 135 CE to erase Jewish ties, but that’s like renaming Cornwall “Saxonland” and pretending the Cornish vanished.

Zionism is the Jewish people’s indigenous liberation movement. Ever heard of Theodor Herzl? No? He’s the person who said, “Let’s rebuild our ancestral homeland,” not “Let’s invade someone else’s.” Meanwhile, the Arab population in fake Palestine almost quadrupled under British rule (1920s–1940s) because of economic migration, jobs, healthcare, and infrastructure built mostly by Jews. So much for “Palestinians accepting Zionists.”

Speaking of “evil Zionist Jews showing their true colors”, you mean like how Israel’s Declaration of Independence grants equal rights to all citizens, Arab and Jew? Or how Israeli Arabs serve in parliament, courts, and hospitals? How can anyone accuse Jews of “taking land” when Gaza’s Hamas original charter calls for genocide (“The Day of Judgment will not come until Muslims fight the Jews…”). Which part of “coexistence” are you struggling with? 🤷🏼

Libyan authorities have accused aid groups of plotting to change the country's ethnic make-up by encouraging African migrants to stay there, and has ordered some of them to close their offices.
Ten groups were criticised - including Doctors Without Borders, the UN refugee agency, and Norwegian Refugee Council.

"This plan to settle migrants of African origin in our country represents a hostile act. It aims to change the demographic composition of the country and threatens the balance of Libyan society," said Internal Security Authority spokesman Salem Gheit on Thursday.

It echoes a similar announcement made by Tunisia two years ago, which was swiftly condemned as anti-black racism.

Both nations sit on the Mediterranean coast and are key transit points for African migrants crossing the sea to Europe.
Since the overthrow of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 there has been a breakdown in government, allowing armed militias and human-traffickers to proliferate.

The country has been divided into two, each run by a rival administration.
Militiamen have been accused of running detention centres where migrants are beaten to death or starved, and the Libyan coastguard is accused of sometimes filming people in the sea rather than rescuing them. The Libyan authorities have not commented on these accusations.

Thursday's order to expel the aid groups was made by the internationally recognised government based in the capital, Tripoli.
'Are they not Africans themselves?'
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) suspended its work in Libya a week ago, describing a campaign of harassment by Libyan authorities "summoning and interrogating the staff of international NGOs" since mid-March.

"Our organisation is very concerned about the consequences that these orders will have on the health of patients and on the safety of humanitarian workers," MSF said in a statement sent to the BBC.

In response to Thursday's announcement, the UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) has defended its work, telling the BBC that the people it helps are not "migrants" but refugees in dire need.

It also says it has not received any orders to leave and that it operates with the consent of the Tripoli government.

"We are in contact with the authorities in Libya and are following up with them to seek clarity. UNHCR has been operating in Libya for over 30 years, providing humanitarian assistance to refugees, asylum-seekers and vulnerable Libyan communities," spokesman William Spindler told the BBC.

One of the accusations reportedly made by Libya's International Security Authority against the 10 aid groups was that they support "illegal migrants by providing them with food, clothes, and medicine, which encouraged these migrants to consider Libya as a final destination and not a transit country". But many say they do not want to stay in the country.

For years sub-Saharan African migrants have been subjected to grave rights abuses and dehumanising treatment in Libya - including being killed, enslaved, or repeatedly raped.
"He used to call me a 'disgusting black'. He raped me and said: 'This is what women were made for,'" a Sudanese refugee trafficked in Libya told the BBC this year, about a man who had offered her a job cleaning his house.
"Even kids here are mean to us, they treat us as beasts and sorcerers, they insult us for being black and African, are they not Africans themselves?"

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has called for justice for Yusuf Alabi, a 15-year-old boy who has been held at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for over three months without trial.

Alabi gained national attention in 2023 when he was photographed standing bravely in front of Obi’s convoy during a campaign rally in Lagos, a moment that went viral and was seen as symbolic of youth hope.

In a post shared via his official X handle on Tuesday night, Obi expressed deep concern over the boy’s prolonged detention and urged authorities to uphold the rule of law.

“I was made aware of the predicament of a young boy named Quadri Yusuf Alabi, who has been detained for over three months without trial, appeared in court for the first time in March, and still remains held in custody.

“I have contacted a lawyer, Barrister Inibehe Effiong, who, luckily, has been actively working to intensify his release. I sincerely appeal to the police and other agents of the government to always operate within the law and the rules and stop weaponizing citizens, especially our youths, who need our care and love to unleash their talents and energy towards building a new Nigeria that is possible,” he posted.

Alabi was allegedly stopped by local youths, who handed him over to the police, claiming he was a notorious fighter and thief.

However, Alabi maintains his innocence, stating he recognised the youths who accused him. The accusers reportedly held a grudge against Alabi’s family for not providing them with “settlement” money after he received cash gifts from Obi and socialite Cubana Chief Priest for his enthusiastic display at the rally.

Alabi has been charged with fighting and stealing. He made his first court appearance on March 27, with the next hearing scheduled for April 28.

Effiong confirmed Obi’s intervention, stating that efforts have been intensified to ensure justice and Alabi’s freedom.

“I confirm that you contacted me earlier today in respect of this case. I commend your interest in the case, Sir. Efforts have been intensified in the last 24 hours to ensure that justice is done and that Quadri Yusuf Alabi regains his freedom soonest. I will provide an update within the coming hours. History will vindicate the just,” he posted on X.

Freshtruth:
That doyle for PSG na wizard real Madrid go buy am next summer bet me

Mom007:
Good sleep.
When I used to run my bakery, we used to make mad sales on such days as many people liked to take tea and bread in such weather.