Even with all the condemnations that have followed the United States President Donald Trump’s description of African nations as ‘shithole countries,’ an Enugu cleric, Pastor Polycarp Ugwu, on Sunday said there was nothing wrong with the remark.

According to The Punch, President Trump reportedly used the words “shithole countries” to describe Haiti, El Salvador and African countries in response to plans by the U.S. lawmakers to restore protection for immigrants from those places.

The development has drawn the ire of some African countries as well as the African Union, whose spokeswoman, Ebba Kalondo, reminded Trump that many Africans arrived in the U.S. as slaves, adding that Trump’s profane statement “flies in the face of all accepted behaviour and practice.”

But Ugwu, the General Overseer and Founder of The Voice of Freedom Fellowship International, an Enugu-based church, on Sunday commended Trump for the ‘frank and truthful’ comment.

Preaching at a church service in Enugu on Sunday, Ugwu said, “Donald Trump is the only leader who can tell African leaders the bitter truth as he does not care about political correctness.

“Trump has told us the truth and instead of crying over it or telling him to apologise, we should look at ourselves and tell ourselves the truth.”

Noting that the U.S. President’s remarks was ‘in the best interest’ of African nations, the pastor observed that African leaders had, over the years, squandered the wealth of the continent through carelessness, corruption and the lack of good leadership.

“Are we not worse than Trump’s assessment?” he queried.

Speaking on the theme, ‘Wisdom for enlargement,’ Ugwu lambasted Nigerian leaders for wasting the country’s abundant natural resources.

Ugwu said, “When God talked about a land flowing with milk and honey, I think he was referring to Nigeria. This is because in this nation, we have resources in abundance but what have our leaders done with these things?

“Look at Britain, Dubai and Singapore and others that have nothing and see how backward we are as a nation.”

He added, “Do you know the amount of mineral deposits in Ebonyi, Enugu, North Central and all over Nigeria? Everybody wants to escape to the U.S. and other nations because our own nation is truly a shithole country.

“We have wasted what we have; we have wasted our resources because we don’t plan.”

Ugwu urged Christians to “avoid the life of waste” by appreciating and making optimal use of what God had given to them instead of complaining about what they did not have.

United States President, Donald Trump, has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African nations.

Mr Trump reportedly used the term last week during a bipartisan Oval Office meeting on immigration reform.

He has now told journalists:

“I am not a racist. I’m the least racist person you have ever interviewed.”

It is the first time the President has responded directly to the racism accusations, the BBC reports.

He made the denial to White House press pool reporters at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach in Florida on Sunday night.

The row broke out after lawmakers from both parties visited the President on Thursday to work on a proposal for a bipartisan immigration deal.

In recent weeks the Trump administration has been withdrawing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from a number of nationalities currently living in the country.

Reports later emerged in U.S media that Mr. Trump had asked during the meeting: “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”

Mr. Trump was said to have told them that instead of granting temporary residency to citizens of countries hit by natural disasters, war or epidemics, the U.S should be taking in migrants from countries like Norway.

Nigerian Clergyman, Apostle Johnson Suleman in a sermon in his church on Sunday preached against the herdsmen killings around the country.

The Senior Pastor of the Omega Fire Ministries rained curses on people who are reportedly sponsoring the various attacks being carried out in some parts of the country.

He said the prayer while reacting to the killings that have been recorded in some parts of the country. In his sermon, he prayed that the sponsors of those behind the killings suffer great losses up to their 7th generation.

Watch the Cleric preach below:

The Federal Government has summoned the United States ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, over the derogatory remarks by President Donald Trump.

Trump had in a fit lambasted immigrants, stating that they were coming from ‘shithole’ countries, a statement that annoyed many concerned nations and generated serious criticisms from the African Union and others.

Symington is expected to meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama later today.

Details later…

A man identified as Engineer Simput Eagles Dafup has been arrested for allegedly converting one Miss Nabila Umar Sanda Galadima from Islam to Christianity on a flight from United Kingdom. The man was arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS after a raid on his home in Jos, Plateau state.

18-year-old Nabila, a daughter of a traditional title holder in Biu, Borno State had converted to Christianity while at Birmingham University and had met Dafup, a lecturer, in Ghana four years ago on a flight.

It was said Nabila had recently reconnected with Dafup who was visiting Jos for the Christmas break and expressed her intentions to fully convert to Christianity.

His mother, Mrs. Dafup, said the men who stormed her son premises heavily armed in 5 Hilux van brutalized and torture her son before they whisk him away adding that even passersby were assaulted in the process.

According to her, ” nobody has contacted me or any member of my family as to the where about of my son. I, however, know as a fact that some of the people that were found in the premises with my son and who were also assaulted and brutalized with my son were taken to the Plateau state command of DSS.”

She further stressed “While at the DSS office in Jos, they never met or saw my son there. The men suspected to have whisked my son put a mask on him and the others. The other people who were taken to DSS office in a mask are here with me to confirmed my narration.

18-year-old Nabila, a daughter of a traditional title holder in Biu, Borno State had converted to Christianity while at Birmingham University and had met Dafup, a lecturer, in Ghana four years ago on a flight to Dubai.

It was said Nabila had recently reconnected with Dafup who was visiting Jos for the Christmas break and expressed her intentions to fully convert to Christianity.

There was utter shock mixed with amusement in Namatala Mbale, Uganda after a man got stuck in woman at Triple Zero Guesthouse  after having s*x with her .

The man was cheating on his wife with another lady and his manhood failed  to pull out.

It was reported that as at the time of reporting this , efforts were still being made to release the bonded duo

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A lady has taken to twitter to narrate how a man allegedly beat his wife to death because she gave him a small fish .

Read a compilation of her tweets below ;

Just heard a very devastating news now. My tenant’s sister was beaten to death by her husband because she gave him small fish!!!!!! Some men are mad!!! I mean very mad!!!

So actually, this is not the first time he had been beating her, but she never told anyone. She had different scars on her body ranging from broken bottles to cutlass marks. I mean why endure such madness??? Why???? ?

She actually reported to the police station the night she was beaten, where she was rushed to the hospital from. Scan showed broken limbs and blunt injuries especially her kidney. Like how do you beat your wife and damage her kidney. How????!!

While reacting, a user, Kay wrote ;

This is so sad but the truth is, you can only help someone who wants to be helped. You can only save someone who wants to be saved. The society we’ve found ourselves has made alot of women to sit still and endure abuse so that they won’t be tagged as “marital failures”. ☹️

A murder investigation has been launched after a Nigerian teenager, Oluwadamilola Odeyingbo was stabbed and died from his injuries in Chislehurst, South east London.

18-year-old Oluwadamilola died on Wednesday, January 10, of injuries he received during a reported fight in Empress Drive just after 9pm the previous evening.

Police were called on Tuesday, 9 January to reports of a fight on Empress Drive. Officers attended to the victim. He was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a south a London Hospital where he passed away.

A post-mortem examination began on Friday, January 12, but has not been finished.

As part of the investigation, an 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday, and has been bailed until early February.

Police are appealing for information. Detective Chief Inspector Tim Wright said:

“We understand that neighbours and people passing through the area witnessed the incident on Tuesday evening. We are keen to speak to all witnesses and would encourage them to come forward as soon as possible. A young man has lost his life and we are doing everything we can to piece together what took place.”

According to Twitter user, Femo, his aunt, the boy’s mother had left Nigeria to the UK to get a better life.

He wrote:

“My aunt traveled to the UK to get a better life Then some idiots went to stab my cousin and killed him God nawa to you o I know Twitter is a strong place and I know if y’all rt this someone would come forward and say something There were witnesses”

A 20-year-old man, Abdullateef Ibrahim, who was arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl, has pleaded for forgiveness, saying he started raping children after his girlfriend left him.

The Niger State Police Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Abubakar, said on Sunday that the suspect was apprehended by operatives attached to Nasko police division, adding that he had been charged to court.

Abubakar explained that the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation, noting that the victim had been taken to the General Hospital, Magama, for treatment.

It was learnt that the victim was running an errand for her mother when Ibrahim dragged her to an isolated area in the bush and had sex with her.

Northern City News gathered that the suspect had been involved in the heinous act for over two years before he was eventually arrested by police operatives.

Ibrahim told our correspondent that he had forcefully had carnal knowledge of more than six underage girls in the community.

He said, “Since my girlfriend left, I have been in the act and I enjoyed doing it, but at times I will ask myself ‘why am I into this mess and the urge still continues?’ It is quite unfortunate that I found myself in this hopeless predicament.”

He begged for forgiveness and advised other youths to shun “the wicked act that may mar their future.”

A 22-year-old lady, Bukola who was arrested for random theft has been released after spending one year in prison in Ilesa, Osun state. The young lady who reportedly had a baby inside the prison was arrested and remanded for stealing a dress.

According to the president of Behind Bars initiative; Prince Gwamnishu Harrison, the lady has the habit of stealing things both valuable and non-valuable.

She was arrested by the police after she stole a dress and was caught wearing same dress. She was then charged to court and later convicted.

She just left prison yesterday after one year.

According to reports, she has been disowned by her parents as he her siblings don’t want to see her.

She is currently in Delta state in the custody of a well meaning Nigerian.