Lil Nas X releases unofficial 'Satan' Nikes containing human blood

Rapper and singer Lil Nas X launched a controversial pair of "Satan Shoes" featuring a bronze pentagram, an inverted cross and a drop of real human blood — and they sold out in less than a minute on Monday, reorts CNN.

According to the report and art collective MSCHF, launching as a limited-edition of 666 pairs, each shoe's air bubble sole contains 'one drop' of human blood.

They were priced at $1,018 a pair, a reference to the Bible passage Luke 10:18 that reads: "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven." 

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PUNCH NEWSPAPERS: I begged Niger Republic to let Nigeria construct free railway for them – Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says he personally travelled to Niger Republic to beg the country to allow the Nigerian government to construct the $1.95bn railway from Kano State into Maradi in Niger Republic.

Amaechi said this on Channels Television’s ‘News Night’ programme on Monday which was monitored by our correspondent.

Ten million naira donations to Burna Boy, other artistes rumbles the social media

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has honored Port Harcourt-born music star, Burna Boy after recently winning a Grammy award for the Best Global Music Album.

According to media reports, the governor bestowed on the award-winning artiste, the second-highest honor of  Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State (DSSRS).

FULL VIDEO: Yemi Osinbajo's Speech At Tinubu 12th Colloquium

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There is a big push to buy vehicles but a bigger push to convert vehicles using PMS to run on gas - Obaseki

From the Facebook handle of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki:

Those Who instigate violence have means to flee Nigeria - Keyamo

Nigeria's Minister for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN) says "Those Who instigate violence have means to flee Nigeria" 

The minister added that those who become victims in war are usually not the intended targets but the hapless ones who are influenced by the advocates of war.

According to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, the #EndSARS protest of October 2020 has shown that those who push others to violence have the means to flee the country leaving behind those they instigated to violence.

The Minister who wrote on Twitter said the call for calm that comes from the government and responsible citizens is not out of cowardice but to protect the weak.

He said, “During the COVID-19 lockdown, those badly affected were, unfortunately, the weak and lowly amongst us; during ENDSARS, the eventual victims that lost billions were not the intended targets; the insurgency in the North East has mostly affected the weak and vulnerable amongst us.

HATE NOT - Tricia

From the desk of Nigeria's media personality, Tricia Eseigbe Kerry:

*H A T E* *N O T !*

 

*Before* you *hate* anyone in this *life* , try and *find out* if you're _important_ to the person, so that you don't *waste* your *hatred* .

*I* will never *hate* anyone but I will *distance* myself from *people* who do not *value* me .

*Be* careful so you don't *hate* a *lovely* *person* , because of a *dirty rumour* you heard about them which was created out of *jealousy* and *envy* .

*Try* to *appreciate* those who *gossip* about *you* . It's not easy for *someone* to *leave* their *problems* and *carry* yours on their *head* .

BUHARI NEVER PROMISED TO MAKE ONE NAIRA EQUAL ONE DOLLAR

The Presidency has said that there was not a time when the current administration promised to make one naira become equivalent to one dollar, Mr Adesina stated while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.

Mr. Femi Adesina who is the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, also added that the claims suggesting that President Muhammadu Buhari made such a promise, are false. 

“It does not exist, it is fake, it is false, it is apocryphal, it doesn’t”, he said.

Success doesn't come with with just a snap of a finger - Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan

From the desk of The Oniru of Iru Kingdom, HRM Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal (Abiosogun ll):

Every worthwhile thing takes time. Success doesn’t come with just a snap of a finger. It's never that easy! Most of the time, it takes years to succeed. Oftentimes, it comes with a lot of ups and downs before we achieve our goals.

Successful people know this for a fact. They didn’t get to where they are overnight. Some of them had to work for even a decade before they could say they made it.

It’s about dedication, patience, and a lot of smart hard work. But don’t be discouraged by the time it takes to succeed. Instead, be determined to see it through; be determined to cross that finish line. Some of them take even longer. Be patient and keep working at it and when you stumble and fall, keep getting up and keep going.

The key is never to give up even if it’s taking a while and you feel like it’s getting tougher. Hang in there and in the end, you will succeed.

REPORT OF LEAH SHARIBU'S SECOND BABY HEARTBRAKING - PARENTS

Leah Sharibu’s parents, Nathan and Rebecca, have described as “heartbreaking rumours” reports that their daughter had given birth to a second baby in Boko Haram captivity.

Demanding that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), bring back their daughter with or without children, the traumatised parents said it was a big shame that the Buhari regime had abandoned their daughter.

According to Punch Newspaper, Leah was one of the 110 female students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, who were abducted on February 19, 2018, by Boko Haram terrorists.

While others were released by the terrorists following negotiations, Leah, then 14, is still being held captive for reportedly refusing to renounce her Christian faith.

BIBLICAL TRADITIONS OF IGBOS BEFORE THE MISSIONARIES CAME TO AFRICA

From the desk of a Nigerian Film Director, Ugezu J. Ugezu: 

*BIBLICAL TRADITIONS OF IGBOS BEFORE THE MISSIONARIES CAME TO AFRICA* IGBO 101.

*1. NSO NWANYI*

In Igboland women live apart from their husbands and neither cook for them or enter their husband's quarters when they are in their period. They are seen as unclean. Even up till today such practice is still applicable in some parts of Igboland especially by the traditionalists. Before a woman can enter the palace of Obi of Onitsha, she will be asked if she is in her period, if yes, she will be asked to stay out.

*Leviticus 15: 19-20*

When a woman has her monthly period, she remains unclean, anyone who touches her or anything she has sat on becomes unclean.

*2. ALA OBI*

An Igbo man's ancestral heritage, called “Ana Obi” is not sellable, elders will not permit this. If this is somehow done due to the influence of the West the person is considered a fool and is ostracized by the community.

*1 king 21:3*

I inherited this vineyard from my ancestors, and the Lord forbid that I should sell it, said Naboth.

*3. IKUCHI NWANYI*

Igbos have practiced the taking of a late brother's wife into marriage after she had been widowed until the white men came. Now it is rarely done but except in very rural villages.

*Deuteronomy 25:5*

A widow of a dead man is not to be married outside the family; it is the duty of the dead man's brother to marry her.

Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 per month, no strings attached

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced last week that the city will launch a guranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indegenous families and people of color $500 per monthh for 18 months, reports CNN.

Similar initiatives were introduced in Newark, New Jersey, and Atlanta last year.

"Guaranteed income is one of the most promising tools for systems change, racial equity and economic mobility we've seen in decades", Mayor Schaaf said. She further added that "The poverty we all witness today is not a personal failure, it is a systemic failure".

A message for men and women - Reno

Reno Omokri has a message for men and women as published on his IG yesterday. Check out the screen shots of the posts below: