Dave Chappelle targets trans community, disabled people in ‘The Dreamer’ Netflix special

After receiving harsh criticism for his remarks about transgender and LGBTQ+ communities in his previous Netflix special The Closer, Dave Chappelle again took a jab at trans people and targeted the disabled community in his latest special ‘‘The Dreamer’’. Chappelle…

I did not scam Nigerians, transgender Jayboogie speaks out amid BBL fraud

Popular Nigerian transgender, Daniel Nsikan, popularly known as Jay Boogie, has debunked claims that she scammed Nigerians amidst BBL fraud. Earlier in November, the popular transgender had claimed both her kidneys were failing due to a botched BBL surgery, a…

India’s transgender people demand inclusion in police forces

It has been a trying day for Nikita Mukhydal, a transgender woman from the western Indian state of Maharashtra who is fighting for the inclusion of transgender people in the state police force. Dressed in camouflage attire, she led a…

Missouri carries out first US execution of a transgender person

A Missouri inmate was put to death on Tuesday for a 2003 killing in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender person in the United States. Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a…

*Bandits Abduct Farmers In Kaduna, Kidnap Lagos-Bound Travellers In Kogi (DailyTrust)*Deaf, dumb man rapes 11-year-old niece to death in Lagos (Vanguard)

Bandits Abduct Farmers In Kaduna, Kidnap Lagos-Bound Travellers In Kogi (DailyTrust) Bandits have abducted two farmers at Unguwar Barde village along Kaduna-Abuja highway. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon while the villagers were cleaning the farm in preparation for farming…

Please, help me explain this transgender business? – Peju Akande

I’ve often heard it, people change. I can accept that. Small changes, even big changes, yes; however, monumental changes are what I can’t deal with. Here’s one change I can handle, I have a 15 year old son still in…

My only son wants to be a girl, e gba mi!

I am a mother for five children, four girls and one boy. I married into a polygamous home, the second wife of an Owo Chief. My husband is in his late 70s and like many Nigerian men in his days,…

The Bobrisky-fication of our world – Peju Akande

Change, the old mantra says, is the only constant in life. As humans, we change with the times and environment… I believe God gave us abilities to make our own decisions…whether good or bad…I also believe God doesn’t change. That…

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