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                   From a survey i conducted on the internet,80% of Nigerians said they should ban tribal marks in Nigeria why 10% said they should not stop it because it is our culture.The remaining 10% were giving baseless facts about tribal marks.Now from the arguments,a lot of history were shared about the tribal mark.One of the major speaker during the survey said during the colonial days {slave trade},the tribal marks was used for identification,just in case you are taken by the slave traders,so that when you are free,you can locate your tribe.Now from where i came from in Nigeria Awka capital of Anambra state,some very rich men back in those days,do give themselves very horrible tribal marks on the face.Now back in those days they have alot of excuses why the tribal mark was done to an innocent child,now that slave trade is partially over and every child now knows the different between right and wrong,why must most parents force themselves to give their child tribal mark when a

                  According sources who were at the airport when President Buhari arrived earlier today captioned all the pictures posted with ''President Muhammadu Buhari was seen early today returning from the African Union Summit in South Africa.The president who was accompanied by governors of Ogun and Bebue states arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 5:30am.He was received by aides at the Airport and later met the Vice President,Prof Yemi Osinbajo before retiring to his residence in Abuja''.More photos below..                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                     It is sad to announce that the family of Bobbi Kristina Brown is planning to take to her home town since she did not wake up after four months they found the 22 year old faced down and unconscious in a bath on January 31 by her boyfrien Nick Gordon shortly before the third anniversary of her mother's death.Sources said ''They are planning to keep her in Georgia and possibly bring her back to the town house.She will e moved to the house in which she lived with her mother,although her father Bobby Brown is against the decision.That was her home and her mom's home.If they can bring her back it would be great.If she is alive,then let her be home and surrounded by beautiful photos of her mum.It's as good as it gets in such a bad situation''.Two weeks ago,sources said Bobby Brown said he would never disconnect his daughter from the life support machine's keeping her alive.One more photo below

              Security agents have rescued the kidnapped Regent of Akungba Akoko in Ondo state,Princess Oluwatoyin Omosowon.Sources confirmed that the Regent was rescued today tuesday by a combined team of policemen and officials of the state security service.A palace source said ''I can confirm to you that our Regent has been rescued.She was seen in the palace this morning.I heard she was brought to the palace by agents''.Weeks ago Princess Omosowun,two of her aides and a driver sent to pick her for a lecture at the Federal University of Technology,Akure,were snatched at gun point by armed men while on their way to attend the lecture.The kidnappers had earlier released two of her aids but kept the Regent.The details of her release,is a bit sketchy for now,but i thank God she was released alive.

                       An Egyptian court sentenced ex-president Muhammad Morsi to life imprisonment today,in which in Egypt life imprisonment means 25 years in jail.He was sentenced and found guilty for conspiring with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas,Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Iran.The court in Cairo also sentenced 16 others to death on June 16,mostly members of Morsi's muslim brotherhood party on charges of delivering secret documents about,between 2005-2019.63 year old Morsi,had been already sentenced to 20 years in jail in a separate trial for inciting violence.One more photo below.