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Online word site, Dictionary.com has revealed its
plans to update their definition of 'black' after
being branded racist by a young black lady.

21-year-old Nyshayla Barnes , an artist from New
Jersey, took to Twitter to express her discomfort
at the words associated with the term.

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Sharing a screengrab of the synonyms alongside
'black', she revealed how words including 'dark,
dingy, depressing, devilish and sinful' were listed
among others.

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Reacting on her page, Nyshayla wrote: 'There are
offensive words in the dictionary associated with
the definition of 'Black'. It is vital that we have
more positive meanings for this word because
how we define words shapes our perception of
them'.

And further explaining her point, she added: 'We
are not taking offense to the word 'Black'. That is
our identity. We have a problem with the other
words that are associated with Black that don't
need to be associated with it at all'.

https://alexis.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/5cfe6bb306ac5.jpg

'Rather than making words, such as 'depressing',
'threatening' and 'foreboding' synonymous to
'Black', we should instead use words that do not
insinuate a biased undertone to a word that is
commonly used to describe people of Black race
and culture.'

Replying to the thread, Dictionary.com revealed
their plans to update the definition.

https://alexis.lindaikejisblog.com/photos/shares/5cfe6adc2a5bb.jpg

They tweeted: 'We agree! We are making some
updates and revisions that will be rolled out later
this year.' ( https://mobile.twitter.com/Dictionarycom/status/1136331285134270467?p=v )

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7123433/Dictionary-com-reveal-plans-update-definition-word-black-branded-racist.html

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the bill to make June 12 Democracy Day.


Last year, the president had declared June 12 as Democracy Day in honour of MKO Abiola, presumed winner of the 1993 presidential election.

More to follow…

https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-buhari-signs-june-12-bill-into-law

Nigerian politician and All Progressives Congress
national leader, Bola Tinubu has been spotted in
jolly mood showing off his dance moves inside his
mansion.

https://www.tori.ng/userfiles/image/2019/jun/09/jagaban1.JPG

The politician has been instrumental in the party's
recent successes.

Dele Momodu who shared the video, titled it:
"The JAGABAN of Africa"

https://www.tori.ng/userfiles/image/2019/jun/09/jagaban.JPG

However, some Nigerians are not impressed as
they asked when the politician will be arrested by
security operatives over alleged involvement in
corruption.

Watch the video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXnZz-v7xHU

https://www.tori.ng/news/123988/bola-tinubu-shows-off-his-dance-moves-inside-his-m.html

This was taken many years ago before he became governor.

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/6/check-out-this-throwback-photo-of-ex-oyo-governor-abiola-ajimobi-and-his-wife-florence-2.html

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On Friday, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation took over the case of alleged N25 billion fraud filed against Former Gombe State Governor, Senator Danjuma Goje from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. (Read HERE )


Reacting to the new development, Reno Omokri says,

'Danjuma Goje withdraws from the Senate President's race in favour of Buhari 's anointed candidate, Farouk Lawan, and the next day the EFCC withdraws from his corruption case. I like the way Buhari fights corruption!'.

https://mobile.twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1137269909090721793?p=v

https://www.tori.ng/userfiles/image/2019/jun/08/pastorcarry.JPG


Some congregation members of a church have been
seen carrying their pastor while he preached.


In what will appear as shocking to many people, a
pastor has been spotted being carried by members
while preaching in church.

The incident happened in an African country.
In the video, three church members were seen
carrying their pastor with a white chair on their
shoulders as he preached to the congregation.

Many people have condemned the act as they
believe such a thing should not be happening at this
time.


Watch video below:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCmhiQNZvQE


https://www.tori.ng/news/123955/church-members-carry-pastor-around-on-a-chair-whil.html

lalasticlala

The Religious Preaching Regulation law, 1984
before the Kaduna State House of Assembly
seeking substitution was on Friday passed into law
The passage of the bill came three years after the
bill faced serious criticism from different religious
bodies and individuals.


The bill, which purpose is to regulate religious
preaching in Kaduna State with a view of
promoting religious harmony and peaceful co-
existence amongst the residents of the state was
brought to the House since 2016.

Presiding over the plenary, the Speaker, Alhaji
Aminu Abdullahi Shagali while reading the bill close
by close said a state inter-faith Regulatory council
has been established with a chairman to be
appointed by the Governor on the recommendation
of the Secretary to the state.

Also, two members representing the Christian and
Muslim faith, respectively, to be appointed by the
Governor, among others.

According to the Speaker, the bill further has it
that the above mentioned council shall hear and
determine appeals brought before it arising from
the decision of the local government inter-faith
Committee and also has power to issue regulations
considered necessary to guide the state inter-faith
council and local government inter-faith committee
in the performance of their functions under the bill
if signed into law.

He further mentioned that the bill when signed into
law, stipulates that in each of the 23 local
Government areas of the state, a committee to be
known as the Local Government Inter-faith
Committee has to be established

According to him, the local Government Inter-faith
committee shall consider and recommend to state
Inter-faith Regulation Council all applications for
the grant of licence to religious preachers as well
as screen and recommend preachers for the grant
of license among other functions.

The supplementary provision explained that all
cassettes, compact disks (CDs), flash drives or any
other communication gadgets containing religious
recordings from accredited preachers may be
played inside a private dwelling unit or vehicle,
entrance porch (zaure), Church, Mosque and any
other designated place of worship.

It further stated that any person who plays
religious cassette or uses a loud speaker for
religious purposes between the hours of 11pm to
4am in a public place, and uses a loudspeaker for
religious purposes other than inside Church or
Mosque commits an offence and shall on
conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term of
not less than two years or pay a fine of less than
N200,000.00 or both.

The bill added that any person who publicly insults
or seeks to incite contempt any religion, by
making false statements in such a manner as to be
likely to lead to a breach of peace, shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term of not less
than five years a fine of not less than N100,000.00
or both

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https://dailypost.ng/2019/06/07/breaking-kaduna-assembly-passes-bill-grant-pastors-imam-license-preaching/

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amazing!!
beautiful kids too

gosh!!!

haha


My belle oooh!

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has emerged president of the 74th UN general assembly.

Muhammad-Bande, sole candidate for the position, emerged through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday.

He is the second Nigerian to hold the office after Joseph Garba, a retired military officer and diplomat, who led the organ between 1989 and 1990.

He will be inaugurated in September. President Muhammadu Buhari had appointed Muhammad-Bande as Nigeria’s representative to the UN on March 31, 2018.

He was born on December 7, 1957, in Zagga, present-day Kebbi State.

He received a BSc in political science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979, MA in political science from Boston University, USA in 1981; and a Ph.D in political science from University of Toronto, Canada, in 1987.

He was the vice-chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto between 2004 and 2009. He served as the director-general of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS) from 2010 to 2016.

He served as the vice-president of the general assembly during the 71st session.

A recipient of the national honour of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR), Tijjani Muhammad-Bande is married with four children.

https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-nigerias-muhammad-bande-emerges-unga-president

The British crown dependency of Jersey has seized £211 million said to have been laundered from Nigeria by former head of state Sani Abacha.

UK’s Metro is reporting that Abacha had stashed the money in accounts held in Jersey by Doraville Properties Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company.

It was said to have been laundered through the US into the Channel Islands, while he was in office.

“The money is now being held by the government until authorities in Jersey, the US and Nigeria come to an agreement on how it should be distributed,” the report said.

Jersey had in 2014, secured a restraining order from the court on the bank account, following a request by the US.

Doraville went to court to challenge the order in 2016 but failed at various times, up to the privy council – Jersey’s ultimate appellate court.

Robert MacRae, Jersey’s attorney general, was quoted as saying: “In restraining the funds at the request of the United States of America, through whose banking system the funds were laundered prior to arriving here … Jersey has once again demonstrated its commitment to tackling international financial crime and money laundering.”

This is the latest of the public funds discovered to have been stashed in international banks by the late military head of state who held sway between 1993 and 1998.

At least $322 million is said to have so far been recovered as funds looted by Abacha.

Last year, the house of representatives began a probe into the recovery of the loot by the late Nigerian leader.
https://www.thecable.ng/uk-seizes-fresh-211m-abacha-loot

Omeny:
Ha?

If the percentage between man and Dolphin is that close,how come they aren't doing exploit of their own in their ecosystem?

They still need man to protect,care and exploit them just like every other animals.

I bet you don't know about dolphins then...

Abubakar Shekau, factional leader of Boko Haram, has been seen in a new video reading the group’s ideology and the Nigerian national pledge, which he denounced as “shirk.”

Shirk, in Islam, is the sin of idolatry or worshiping of anyone or anything besides the singular God.
In a report, Ahmad Salkida, an investigative journalist known to have access to the leadership of the group, said Shekau was seen in the video clutching an AK 47 rifle as he read a prepared speech in Arabic about the doctrines of the insurgent sect.
Sakilda said Shekau appeared to be impaired as he read the speech.

“The factional leader of Boko Haram that have been weakened by an internal feud that led to the emergence of another faction in 2016 and persistent military campaign by the Nigerian Army and the Multinational Joint Task Force appeared to have impaired eyesight as he struggled to read his group’s ideology in Arabic, while intermittently reciting Nigeria’s National pledge in English, which he repeatedly said was an act of Shirk,” the journalist said.
Salkida said the 35-minute speech “may be targeted at the international jihadi community.” “Shekau may be reaching out for support, according to analysts, which rival groups in the region enjoys, by clearly highlighting the group’s doctrines,” he said.
The journalist promised to release “detailed translation” of the video “shortly.”

It is not clear when the video was released.
https://www.thecable.ng/shekau-denounces-nigerian-pledge-in-new-video

why?

that Sea creature has almost 98.5 near human intelligence

see proof:

only reading this will even make you not to even think of drinking sniper.
l love my life. why should I kill myself

hypocrite

British-Nigerian heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has emerged as the latest sports star to be a victim of the 'Drake curse' after he was beaten last night by Mexican boxer, Andy Ruiz Jnr.

Back in March, the 28-year-old boxer posted a picture with Drake and vowed to break the Drake Curse, a phenomenon whereby any team or athlete the Canadian rapper is pictured with ends up losing a big event.

'Bout to break the curse #June1st,' he captioned the photo with Drake.

Before his fight with Ruiz Jnr, Joshua admitted that the Drake curse is real after his initial opponent Jarrell Miller failed a drug test.

‘You know about the Drake curse? It is real though. Do you know what is weird actually? I took a picture with Drake before Miller got banned.'

'Miller had his drug test and the whole fight went to pot.

The fight got cancelled,' he said during his appearance on The Michael Kay Show in May.

Joshua has now joined the list of sports stars including Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Paris Saint-Germain defender Layvin Kurzawa and Conor McGregor among others who have been affected by the Drake curse.

After Kurzawa was pictured with Drake, his team Paris Saint-Germain suffered 5 - 1 thrashing at the hands of Lille, the club's heaviest league defeat in 19 years.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/anthony-joshua-becomes-the-latest-victim-of-the-drake-curse-124529117.html

lalasticlala

Such a sweet sight. More photos below..

https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2019/6/check-out-these-lovely-father-daughter-graduation-photos.html

mee

let me don't say what's on my mind....


But some cultures are just stupid....

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday,
June 4 and Wednesday, June 5, as public holidays
to mark the Muslim Eid-Fitri Celebration.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs
Georgina Ehuriah, made the declaration on behalf
of the Federal Government in a statement signed
by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director Press & Public
Relations, of the ministry, on Friday in Abuja.

Ehuriah congratulated the Muslim faithful on a
successful completion of the Ramadan Fast and
enjoined all Nigerians to use the occasion of the
celebration to pray for the peace, unity, prosperity
and stability of the nation.

She admonished Nigerians to shun hate speeches
and divisive tendencies and join hands with the
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to
build a peaceful, strong and united Nigeria so as to
achieve the next level of socio-economic
development.

Ehuriah reaffirmed the determination of the
Federal Government to protect the lives and
property of Nigerians.

She said that security agencies under the Ministry
have been directed to provide adequate security
before, during and after the Eid-Fitri Celebration.
The Permanent Secretary restated government’s
desire for all Nigerians to be inspired by the
virtues gained during the Holy Month of Ramadan
to live a life of sacrifice, charity and love for one
another.


She wished all Nigerians a happy, peaceful and
rewarding Eid-Fitri Celebration.


https://dailypost.ng/2019/05/31/eid-fitri-fg-declares-tuesday-wednesday-public-holiday/

as stupid as fu%k

terrible

The Kano State Public Complainant and Anti-
corruption Commission's Investigation into the
alleged N4billion fraud against the Emir of Kano
took on a legal coloration on Tuesday May 28th
when the commission wrote to the court for an
order of arrest of three palace officials.


A Chief Magistrates' court in Kano on Tuesday
granted the order citing their refusal to honor the
commission’s invitation. Chief among those
ordered to be arrested is Mannir Sanusi, the Chief
of Staff to the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi
II. Sanusi holds the traditional title of Damburan
Kano. The two others are Mujitaba Abba and the
Accountant of Kano Emirate Council Sani
Muhammad-Kwaru.

Chief Magistrate Mohammed Idris consequently
issued and signed the arrest warrant sequel to a
motion by Salisu Tahir, Chief State counsel. Tahir
had said that the request was based on the
provision of Section 38 of the enabling Law
establishing the Commission.

The Commission had invited four people in
connection to the allegation, of which only one
person, Isa Bayero, alias Isa Pilot, who was a
former Scribe to the Emirate Council, honored the
invitation. Muhiyi Magaji, the Chairman of the
commission, said the three persons that have an
arrest warrant on their heads are the principal
suspects in the case. He said the commission
had already requested security operatives to
enforce the order and arrest the three persons.

http://saharareporters.com/2019/05/28/kano-court-orders-arrest-sanusi-two-others-over-n4bn-fraud

20.8 million that's much.

why are we always first at the wrong things

why can't he cook it himself.

whatever