There was mayhem in Randburg, South Africa, last Sunday after a woman got possessed by a demon and undressed in church before running into the streets and fighting a man.

According to iMzanzi, the woman, who happens to be the resident pastor’s wife, had the devil manifest in her during the preaching. The church, Holy Ghost Revival Ministries, is said to be embroiled in controversy over misuse of funds.

On the day in question, eye witnesses report that the pastor’s wife, Mrs Ngonzo was acting strangely before the service started and she was asked if everything was okay of which she replied saying she was fine.

When the service started, all those in attendance got the shock of their lives when Mrs Ngonzo suddenly screamed and started undressing.

“We could not believe it” a congregant said. “It was like a scene from a twisted porn script”

The wife is reported to have ran outside the church and when strong men tried to subdue her, she beat one up. “She was possessed and had so much power she beat us all,” said another eye witness who had a swollen eye after one of Mrs Ngonzo’s brutal jabs got him.

The possessed woman was eventually subdued and when she regained her senses, she was shocked to find herself n*ked.

Other respected women covered her with clothing and whisked her away.

The people of Benin kingdom in Edo state have been told to observe an unusual rite, which is not to cook with any form of fire on Sunday, 5th of June. This is in honour of the late Oba Eradiauwa who passed away.

According to a press release signed by the secretary to the Benin Traditional Council, Mr Frank Irabor, the order is in accordance with Benin customs and traditions and is in continuation of the 15 days funeral rites of the late Oba.

All indigenes and non-indigenes based in Benin kingdom are reportedly expected to observe the Igberimwin rites of no cooking with fire.

Earlier today, There were rumours on media outlets that Musa, the 4-year-old mutilated by his Step mother had passed away.

Angels of Hope Foundation, an NGO that has been giving reports on Musa’s treatment and progress in the hospital, has debunked the reports. According to their CEO,

“It is sad that people start false rumors without confirmation. People have been circulating rumors that the mutilated toddler Musa has passed away. I received various calls this morning from online news channels asking me to confirm or refute the story. Well here is my answer “Musa Is Alive and getting better”.

For news channels that have put up his death even before confirming, I Omar Naveed Mohammed Abdulmalik Request that you take it down immediately (On Behalf of his mother). This family have been through enough trauma for a lifetime and I consider the spreading of this false rumor as Mean. Please take it down and let the family heal emotionally and physically. Just pray for them and support them in anyway you can. Thank you all for your support and concern”.

The Federal Government yesterday scrapped the conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions.

The Muslim Rights Concern rejects the abolition of post-JAMB. It is reactionary, myopic and irritating. It is JAMB itself that should have been abolished.

Our position is based on the bitter experiences of Nigerian youths and their parents over the years. Post-JAMB examination was introduced after the general public and tertiary institutions lost faith in the national examination body.

There were allegations of bribery and corruption being rampant among staffers of JAMB who swapped candidates’ marks for the highest bidders.

There were also alleged cases of impersonation whereby parents who could afford it merely bought high scores for their children who never wrote any examination. Many brilliant candidates allegedly got low marks.

Excellence was compromised on the altar of mediocrity. JAMB was ruining the future of Nigerian youths.

It was the poor performance of JAMB candidates who scored amazingly high marks but who could not justify their high scores in tertiary institutions that attracted hue and cry.

They performed woefully after gaining entry into institutions and it was natural for the schools to do something about it since it was obvious that JAMB was dumping dullards in the universities and polytechnics all over the country.

It was an alarming situation. Many undergraduates could not write a single correct sentence. The quality of education in Nigeria was deteriorating.

University graduates were performing woefully in job interviews and prospective employers had problems getting genuinely qualified graduates. The lion share of the blame for the fall in the quality of education in Nigeria today should go to JAMB.

Post-JAMB examinations emerged as a corollary of this ugly situation. The universities and polytechnics needed to separate the wheat from the chaff.

MURIC is not quite comfortable with government’s explanation that all tertiary institutions were at liberty to conduct screening for candidates seeking admission into any school because ordinary screening without written examinations cannot be effective enough. FG should also note that any type of screening at all must cost the institutions some money.

We call on FG to grant tertiary institutions some level of autonomy particularly in the area of admission requirements.

FG should also stop JAMB from exposing the lives of teenage Nigerians to danger through its early morning examinations. It is most irrational for JAMB to slate its papers for 6.30 am in a country where insecurity is still a far cry.

Many JAMB candidates who went out to write the 6.30 am during the last exercise had ugly experiences. Many were forced to travel far distances and sleep overnight in strange and unsafe places.

Two allegedly lost their lives as they were attacked by ritualists and armed robbers. One was allegedly raped by hoodlums.

Another was kidnapped and the parents were made to cough out a huge amount of money. JAMB must put on a human face.

In conclusion, we submit that post-JAMB examination is part of the war against corruption. It is part of the change mantra.

It has come to save Nigerian youths from the monster called JAMB. It is therefore JAMB that should be scrapped, not post-JAMB.

. Being a statement by Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Director of Muslim Rights Concern.

Another black Friday, as no fewer than nine persons have been confirmed dead while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries after an 18-seater commercial bus rammed into a truck in the Fadeyi area of Lagos‎, this morning.

The accident happened around 5.30am and the injured were rushed by emergency officials to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre in the Tollgate area for treatments.

Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos State Emergency Agency Nigeria Police Force and Lagos State Traffic Management Authority were on the ground to clear the wreckage.

The LASEMA General Manager‎, Mr. Michael Akindele, said the accident was caused by the speeding commercial bus, which swerved and rammed into the path of the truck.

He said,

“The agency received an emergency alert of an accident involving two vehicles at fadeyi Bus stop around 5.45am this morning.
This prompted immediate activation of the Emergency Response Plan.‎ Total number of nine people lost their lives in the incident while 10 others sustained injuries and were taken to the emergency Trauma centre at Tollgate.”