Humanity Watch

...As  Anglican Bishops seek end to  the  "obnoxious, wicked" system  Some Anglican priests have called for an end to the "obnoxious, wicked Osu" caste system, which classifies some people as inferior to others in Igbo land, South East of the country.  The clerics made the call at a stakeholders meeting of government and tradition leaders in Awka on Wednesday.   They expressed worries that the practice was still prevalent in communities in the region in spite of the advent of Christianity in Igbo land over 160 years ago.  Rt. Rev. Tony Nkwoka, Emeritus Bishop of Niger West said that Christianity did not just come as an alternative to religion but an agent of civilisation. Nkwoka, who is also the Director, Institute of Theology, Paul University, Awka said Osu Caste system was abolished 62 years ago, precisely on May 19, 1962 by the then Eastern Region Government and revalidated in the Eastern Nigerian Law No. 26 of 1960.  He expre...

The CNN broadcaster released on Wednesday an alleged recording of the then US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s conversation with his former attorney Michael Cohen, where the two seem to be discussing payments to buy the rights to an adult-film actress’s story about her purported affair with Trump. The discussion reportedly took place two months prior to the 2016 presidential election and concerned payments for the story of model Karen McDougal, who said she had an extramarital affair with Trump some 10 years ago. McDougal sold her story for 150,000 dollars to the National Enquirer which refrained from publishing the story. McDougal has accused Cohen of making a secret deal with the head of the publication, who happens to be friends with Trump. According to the recording, Cohen proposes setting up a company to finance the purchase of the rights from American Media, which publishes the National Enquirer. When the issue emerges in the conversation again, Trump asked C...

Video game staged funerals are now becoming a trend in the US. When a teenager dies, the family will stage up a funeral to remind the mourners of his life. These photos shared by a Twitter user, Shady™, shows a dead teenager fully dressed in his preferred fashion style as he appeared to be lounging on a couch while holding an Xbox controller and sporting a pair of sunglasses with a giant TV facing him at his memorial.  This article first appeared on LindaIkejiblog