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I Will Not Remain Silent: Muslim Man who Left His marriage says He Did so because His Wife Beats & Abuses Him Monday

A Muslim man has sparked a debate on social media as he opened up about why he left his marriage The man, Merbaan Talib, said he suffered varying degrees of domestic violence at the hand of his estranged wife including physical ones Lending his voice to the trending topic of abuse in marriages, Merbaan vowed not to remain silent for the men who have also suffered the same fate.

As a Muslim man I will probably be of a minority who speak up, nevertheless I will speak up. I left my ex because I was abused for the duration of my marriage. When I say abused I mean verbally, mentally & yes, physically. I will not remain silent for the men who suffer too.

https://twitter.com/merbaant/status/1515022528481275911?t=tX_awbY8g1Len6zCuX6FEg&s=19

Nigerian man dies while attempting to go for the 7th round during a Sxx competition A middle-aged man identified as Davy has reportedly died after a attempting a 7th round in a ‘kerewawa’ (sex) competition in Lagos. The young man reportedly died after making a bet with a lady, Loveth, about who would last longest in a romp challenge. The competition took place at a popular hotel in Lagos located in Ikotun area. It was learnt that Davy staked N50000 on the bet and lost the money alongside his life in the end. Davy went through to the sixth round but Loveth was unshaken till the seventh round when Davy collapsed and died on top of her. She then raised alarm and contacted the hotel management who handed her over to the Ikotun Police division while the corpse of the deceased was quickly deposited at an undisclosed hospital for an autopsy report. Loveth was detained by the SCIID Panti Yaba, where she narrated what happened between Davy and herself.
Really more details here https://tvafrica24.com/a-man-dies-during-a-sex-competition-with-a-girl-and-the-7th-round-killed/

A Kano-born atheist, Mubarak Bala, has been sentenced to 24 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to all the 18-count charges bordering on incitement and breach of public peace leveled against him.

Mr Bala, who is the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was arrested at his home in Kaduna on April 28, 2020 and taken to Kano, where complaints of blasphemy and incitement were lodged against him.

He had earlier posted comments critical of Islam, Allah and Prophet Muhammad on Facebook, causing outrage among Muslims.

There has been campaign for his release or trial, with activists saying he was out of touch with his wife and lawyer.

But appearing before Justice Farouk Lawan of Kano High Court 4, Audu Bako Secretariat on Tuesday, Mr Bala pleaded guilty to all the charges.

When the judge asked him whether he knows the consequences of his guilty plea, Mr Bala insisted not to change his initial plea.

Mr Bala’s lawyer, James Ibor, had earlier tried to persuade his client to change his plea, but he insisted that he was guilty to charges.

The lawyer however cited frustration and fear as reasons for his client’s guilty plea, saying his client had been in prison for two years.

But Mr Bala, who appeared unruffled, raised his hand and told the court that he was guilty as charged.

In his plea of leniency, Mr Bala however said the intent of his social media posts was not to cause violence. He therefore promised not to repeat the blasphemous posts in future.

Passing the sentence, Justice Lawan sentenced him to 24 years imprisonment.

This snake was killed by a drunkard yesterday night on his way from a beer parlor. Please zoom in to see it properly.

In military-style, a Nigerian man entered a commercial bank, grabbed a printer and demanded he must be attended to According to the story, the man whose identity is not known as at press time said the bank is owing him money even as he did not mention the amount As he was opening the security door to leave, people were calling, trying to persuade him to stop, but the man insisted he must be attended to.
A Nigerian man took the bull by the horn as he entered a commercial bank and took hold of one of their printing machines, demanding he is attended to. The man was seen in a trending video leaving with the electronic device but people pleaded with him to stop. He then asked if the bank was ready to attend to him.

Nigerian And Iraqi Men Arrested For Gang-raping 18-year-old Ukrainian Refugee Fleeing War

The woman was reportedly assaulted by two men, one after the other on the Oscar Wilde hotel ship. The alleged assailants, aged 37 and 26, are from Iraq and Nigeria but also hold Ukrainian citizenship, Bild reported.

An 18-year-old Ukrainian refugee has allegedly been gang-raped by two men onboard a German hotel ship being used to house people fleeing the Russia-waged war.

The woman was reportedly assaulted by two men, one after the other on the Oscar Wilde hotel ship. The alleged assailants, aged 37 and 26, are from Iraq and Nigeria but also hold Ukrainian citizenship, Bild reported.

Police launched an investigation into the alleged assault which took place on March 6 and arrested the two men, who remain in custody, Dusseldorf prosecutor's office confirmed on Monday.

Alongside paying guests, more than 25 refugees were staying on the hotel ship at the time of the alleged incident after fleeing the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine last month, Daily Mail reports.

Since the start of the Russian invasion on 24 February, more than three million people, including over one million children, have fled Ukraine for other states in Europe, according to the UN.

It is almost entirely women and children making up the number who are fleeing across Ukraine's borders and concerns are growing on how to protect the most vulnerable refugees from being targeted by human traffickers or becoming victims to other forms of exploitation.

It is at least the second alleged rape of a teenage Ukrainian refugee after a man was arrested in Poland last week on suspicion of assaulting a 19-year-old who had fled the conflict.
A 49-year-old man was detained in Wroclaw, Poland, on Thursday after he allegedly lured the young woman in with the offer of help over the internet.

The suspect could face up to 12 years in prison for the 'brutal crime,' authorities said. 'He met the girl by offering his help via an internet portal.'

'She escaped from war-torn Ukraine, did not speak Polish. She trusted a man who promised to help and shelter her. Unfortunately, all this turned out to be deceitful manipulation.'

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Praying for or to Ukraine?

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The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, has been seen praying over the map of Ukraine.

Pictures obtained show the fiery preacher in a kneeling position with his hands touching the Ukrainian map while in prayers.

Many people have reacted to the pictures. Nairalanders, what do you think?

Like ASUU, UK lecturers begin strike over ‘pay injustice’
Thousands of university staff in the United Kingdom have embarked on strike to demand better working conditions.
According to BBC, the industrial action is due to issues bordering on poor pay, pension scheme, and other concerns about the varsity system.

The media outlet said in terms of salary, the University and College Union (UCU), the body representing varsity staff across the UK, is demanding a £2,500 pay increase for members.

Other demands also include an end to “pay injustice” and zero-hours contracts as well as action to tackle “unmanageable workloads”.

On pension, it is understood that the union and the UK government had been in a lingering face-off for over a decade.

The latest twist over the issue was said to have been triggered by concerns on the valuation of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the pension scheme used for academic staff in varsities.

The UCU had argued that the valuation of the scheme was “flawed” since it took effect at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic “when global markets were crashing”.

The union also said sustaining the new arrangement would take a toll on its members’ guaranteed retirement income by 35%.

It is understood that the industrial action will hold for 10 days and spread across three weeks.

The first week of the strike — which would address pension-related issues — is billed to hold in 44 varsities across the UK between February 14 to 18.

This would be followed by a two-day march scheduled for February 21 and 22 across 68 institutions over pensions, pay, and working conditions.

In the third week, about 63 institutions will embark on a three-day strike from February 28 to March 2.

The last day of the industrial action is expected to hold simultaneously with a strike also declared by some students across the UK’s most-populated institutions such as the Open University, University College London, and the University of Manchester.

The development has continued to elicit concerns over possible disruption in the UK’s education system still trying to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The UCU estimated that more than a million students may be affected by the latest round of strikes.

But Raj Jethwa, chief executive of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), said such disruption has so far been at “low levels.”

The industrial action in the UK comes at about the same time when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria also declared a one-month nationwide strike over the federal government’s failure to meet its demands.

https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/like-ASUU-uk-lecturers-begin-strike-over-pay-injustice/

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Why I'm no longer a 'Christian'

These are words I thought I may never have to utter publicly, but feel it's about time, as people are already beginning to connect me with atheism.

I believe in people's right to self determination, to choose which God to worship or even to choose to doubt his existence. I have many wonderful friends who identify with atheism. I respect them. Heck, I've met Atheists who have a higher moral compass than some 'Christians' I know, Atheists who are more inclined to protect my interest and see me elevated.

I've been privileged to live in an European country with a predominantly atheistic population, who are more economically and technologically advanced, have far less viscous tendencies, show more compassion and respect to their fellow humans, than countries where almost everyone professes to be religious and holy. I've learned to believe that economic development is a higher enabler of morality than religion. It's extremely difficult for people to be poor and moral at the same time, no matter how religious.

I like atheists, I respect them but I don't agree with them. I've made these clear through many of my writings. But now it seems I'm one myself, at least that's the public persona I've unwittingly created. I'm no longer a 'Christian', by the standards of today's Christianity, merely based on my criticisms of organized christianity in this country.

Do I have a problem with organized religion? Yes I do! Spoiler alert: there's a man from Galilee who also vehemently opposed organized religion whose tenets were not established on Gods law. He's called Jesus the Messiah, and his approach was much more radical. It might surprise you to know that just the other day, he went to a 'church' to angrily whip some 'worshippers' out. Yes he did that.

Given that over 80 million of our citizens identify as Christian, do you ever feel the essence of this identity in our socio-political endeavors? If after all these years, which translates into countless hours of prayer and worship, the impact on our development has been largely negligible (if not counter progressive), then, most likely, something is not working. Something is wrong! The rational thing to do is to at least question our approach. I have numerous questions that I, unfortunately, can't keep to myself, and that makes me an atheist.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't see anything wrong with Jesus's message of love, peace and hope, I see a lot wrong with the church today.

Do I attend church? Yes I do, but occasionally. Lately I've elected myself to attending church once a month. Of course I know that means I'm no longer a Christian. Good Christians go to church every Sunday, spend, sometimes, up to 5 hours worshipping God and 'fellowshipping' with people they pretend to like. People they have no interest in and no inclination to see become successful, people they would brush aside should they meet on a Monday, especially if they do not attend the same church.

I believe many Christians spend this much time in church because it makes us feel good and holy. We've reduced Christianity to a set of rituals instead of a set of character and attitude! And because it's been reduced to a set of outward rituals, people perceived to be judiciously performing these rituals are considered good Christians. For instance, a politician who steals from the state and makes hefty donations to the church is given the best seat and the most majestic title. Forget about the fact that his corrupt practices is the reason others won't make it to heaven.

A person who prays in 5873 tongues is considered spiritual, even if they are a different species from Monday to Friday (if you want to know who a real Christian is, ask the cleaners and security guards at their offices). A person who attends every prayer meeting and partakes in every fasting is expected to make the first entry through the pearly gates, forget about the fact that he/she shows no love or compassion to their fellow human beings.

Outward rituals have only one purpose: to receive praise from man. We all have a natural proclivity to acting this way because it's socially desirable. This explains why a new species of Nigerians are born each Sunday morning and die on Monday mornings, only to be reincarnated on Sunday mornings, and this cycle of life continues till thy kingdom come.

But I'm afraid God turned this 'doctrine' upside down when He said he's more concerned about what's inside a person's heart than what they pretend to be on the outside. By attending church once a month, I consciously condition my mind into accepting that church is wherever I find myself. I know, I know, it's written somewhere in the Bible not to forsake the gathering together of the saints, but isn't it also written that "where two or three are gathered in my name, behold I'm there also"? Church is what happens when you meet the cleaner and security guard at your office entrance. When you attend to the desperate citizen needing assistance at the government ministry you're employed, when you a reasonable contract signing as a representative of the state, when you give the job to the young lady based on her qualifications not your selfish sexual desires....Of course, I'm not a Christian because I talk about stuff like these.

I believe Church is not what happens when you're sitting in an Airconditionerd room and listening to a sermon you're most likely to forget before it's over. Church is you! Haven't we read that our our bodies is the temple of God? Of course we have! But somehow the only message many of us got from that text is in its relation to sin. Hardly heard anyone say, "because my body is the temple of God (which by extension means my body is church) I ought to exude love and goodness to others, wherever I am".

Also, (and here's perhaps the best representation of my atheism) I think many of the so called 'men of God' are only inspired by economics and not a desire for the things of God. They are not "prophets" because they love God. They are 'prophets' because they love money. Their 'calling' is an economic necessity, an entrepreneurial avenue. 80 million Christians is a big economy and it's only natural that people would have the incentives to want to cash in.

And the good thing is, the government incentivizes this 'industry' very faithfully; there's no tax obligation and no requirement for financial accountability. I think the African politician considers the church an important element in preserving their power and sanity. Because the church sells an important message: the devil is responsible for poverty.

The church defers government's responsibility to God. Each Sunday millions of our citizens troop to church to ask God to do what they should be asking their government to do. So government can have tax payer funded vacations with mistresses in exotic places, transfer the nation's wealth to secret offshore accounts, live in the poshest neighborhoods, drive the biggest cars and disturb the very citizens who gave them their vote with annoying sirens because they are too "big" to stay in the very congested roads their inactions have created. And they still have a sound sleep at night. If we exerted a fraction of the energy we put into prayer in keeping our government on its toes, we wouldn't have to bother God over the little things.

Again, I'm told anyone who professes to be Christian and see something wrong with the constant display of absurdity by these 'prophets' on our TV screens is lost in the vicissitudes of wonderland. I'm no longer a 'Christian' because good Christians don't criticize the church, no matter it's form.

Do I pay tithes? No I don't. This one deserves its own article. In summary, 'tithe' is what I do when I provide an underprivileged kid a decent education.

Right now I'm in a bit of a conundrum because Atheists, especially the radical ones, would not extend a hand of welcome to me as well. Perhaps I have to start my own church then. The Right Reverend Holy Prophet Dr. Shimasaan Kelvin Anger Global Outreach Ministry, coming to a classroom near you.

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