Author: Kelvin Funkeye

Former Cross River State governor now a 2019 presidential aspirant, Donald Duke, has said he would not criminalize Nigerians who are gay if he is elected President. Donald Duke said this in a recent interview with Falz on the viral show ‘On The Couch’, which has generated controversies. When asked his opinion on the issue of LGBT rights in Nigeria, Duke said: “I don’t understand the emotional feelings a gay person would have toward someone…

Thousands of people have voiced support for a 17-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and forcibly tattooed by a group of men in Morocco. The teenager said she was tortured by members of a “dangerous gang” in Beni Melal province after being abducted outside a relative’s home in June. Photos shared online showed tattoos, including an image of a swastika, across her arms, legs and neck, and scars which she said were the result of…

United States President, Donald Trump on Monday stirred controversy online after he referred to President Muhammadu Buhari as ‘Lifeless’ Trump made the statement shortly after a meeting between the two leaders on April 30, Financial Times reported on Monday. Buhari, the first sub-Saharan Africa president to meet Trump since he was sworn in January 2017 as the 45th American president, was in the US for bilateral talks on Trump’s invitation. The meeting, according to the Newspaper,…

UK Prime Minister Theresa May will be visiting Nigeria on Wednesday. The Cable reports that this was revealed in a statement released by the UK Government. May is also to visit two other African Countries, Kenya and South Africa. The Prime Minister’s central message will be focused on a renewed partnership between the UK and Africa, which will seek to maximise shared opportunities and tackle common challenges in a continent that is growing at a rapid pace –…

A South African man who stabbed his 73-year-old mother to death and then chopped up her body, claiming the voices in his head made him do it, has been declared a dangerous criminal and sentenced to indefinite imprisonment. Judge Cassim Sardiwalla on Friday sentenced Kitiji John Mathe, 40, to indefinite imprisonment for the gruesome April 2017 murder of his mother Makanana at their house in Mamelodi East. He ordered that Mathe must be brought before the court…

An International Catholic Organisation has contracted a private DNA agency in Kenya to conduct paternity DNA Services to children who believe they were sired by Catholic priests. On Saturday, the agency- DNA Testing Services, formerly known as CSI Nairobi launched a campaign asking mothers who have had children with priests to request for DNA tests. Several cases of children, mothers and families accusing Catholic Priests of siring and abandoning children have been reported in Kenya,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is reported to have detained the MD of Zenith Bank, Peter Amangbo over a series of transactions his bank allegedly carried out on behalf of Rivers State.   EFCC is alleging that the transactions, at least N117 billion in value, are suspicious in nature but that Zenith failed to report them as demanded by law. According to reports, Amangbo was held to explain why his bank failed to document the…

Songstress Simi is taking a shot at acting. The X3M Music star is set to star in Kunle Afolayan‘s new movie Mokalik alongside Femi Adebayo, Ayo Adesanya, Faithia Williams, Lateef Oladimeji, among others. Kunle Afolayan made the announcement on Instagram, sharing a photo of him and Simi with caption: It is Official: Simi @symplysimi is featuring in “Mokalik” a Kunle Afolayan film. ‘Jamb Questiom’ crooner, Simisola Ogunleye, aka Simi, has accepted a role in Kunle Afolayan’s coming film, ‘Mokalik’ (Mechanic). The agreement was formalised on Sunday, at…

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Report (GDP) has grown 1.50% in the second quarter vs. 1.95% in the first quarter of 2018. According to the GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the second quarter GDP is driven by the non-oil sector 2.05% growth indicating an increase in the second quarter of 2018. “In the second quarter of 2018, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 1.50% (year-on-year) in real terms to N16.58trillion. “Growth…

A new article released by world leading global business publication, Financial Times, claims that US president, Donald Trump, after his meeting with President Buhari on April 30th, told his aides that the Nigerian president was so ”lifeless” and that he doesn’t want to see such a ”lifeless” person again. Financial Times quoted Trump as saying this in an article titled Africa looks for something new out of Trump as Kenya president visits the White House. “The first meeting, with Nigeria’s…