Below The Headlines - 103
RCCG Pastor missing and MAGA coming for Nigerian pigs
It has perhaps been our busiest ever week here on 1914 Reader. A warm welcome to all our new subscribers who are getting this newsletter for the first time.
This week I wrote obits for the Awujale of Ijebuland and former President Buhari which seems to have struck a chord with many people. We take nothing for granted here so thank you for your kind support.
Tobi wrote a follow up post on Nigeria’s tax reforms and the ideological drivers behind the policy. He also wrote a piece about culture and economics, one of my favourite topics.
Finally, the latest episode of the podcast was with Michel Deelen, the Dutch Consul in Nigeria. Tobi conducted this interview in person in Lagos and it was a lot of fun.
Enjoy the coming week and the usual selection below.
Nigerian Media
What is the punishment for stealing bicycles in Abuja?
A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Thursday sentenced a 20-year-old artisan, Suleman Ahmed, to clean Gwagwalada International market for two weeks for stealing two bicycles valued at N70,000.
Ahmed, who resides in Dukpa village, Gwagwalada, was convicted for criminal trespass and theft.
The defendant, who pleaded guiltys to the offence, sought court forgiveness, saying such an act would not happen again.
The Magistrate, Olatunji Oladunmoye, sentenced the convict to clean Gwagwalada market for two weeks from 9am to 2pm under the supervision of the correctional officer.
A friend recently asked a question in a WhatsApp group: where did the practice of rotating ruling houses in Yorubaland come from? He didnt get a satisfactory answer. My only guess is that it is a byproduct of polygamy:
Members of the Onikoyi Royal Family in Lagos State have rejected the recent installation of a new Oníkòyí of Ikoyi and Moba Land, describing the process as illegal and a violation of the established chieftaincy declaration guiding succession to the throne.
On Tuesday, nine out of the 10 branches of the ruling house staged a peaceful protest at the old palace of the Oníkòyí in the Idumota area of Lagos Island.
The aggrieved ruling house accused the Lagos State Government of breaching the rotational succession arrangement enshrined in the Onikoyi Chieftaincy Declaration of 2006, published in Gazette No. 45.
According to the family, the throne was due to rotate to the Ojulari branch following the passing of the late Oba Patrick Ibikunle Onikoyi of the Fafunwa lineage in 2023.
They lamented that the state government, instead, favoured a return to the Fafunwa family, an allegation denied by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who noted that the government followed due process because its role is merely “to be present and present the staff of office, which was what the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs did.”
However, the Onikoyi Royal Family maintained that “Our family followed due process. Nine of the 10 branches selected me, Prince Abdul Omogbolahan Sulaimon Onikoyi, as the Oba-elect on December 9, 2023.
“There were just four people at the so-called installation today. That tells you everything,” Prince Omogbolahan told journalists at the gathering on Tuesday.
This story about a man freed from prison after 18 years left me speechless:
Kinanee’s ordeal began in 2007 when policemen forcefully took him away from his village in Ogoni, Rivers State.
He was just 14 years old at the time. With no records of his existence in the prison system, Kinanee was left to languish behind bars, a “ghost” without a name or a case file.
The Haven360 Foundation discovered Kinanee during one of their outreach visits in September 2024. Despite his mental condition and difficulty communicating, the foundation was determined to uncover the truth about Kinanee’s past and help him regain his freedom.
After months of investigation, petitioning, and correspondence, the foundation finally traced Kinanee’s family and confirmed his identity.
News from Kogi:
A senior lecturer at Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi, Dr Olabode Abimbola Ibikunle, has passed on while allegedly having sexual affair with a female student.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at a hotel in Anyigba and was later reported to the police by the hotel manager.
The Kogi Police Command Spokesperson, SP William Aya, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Lokoja on Friday.
Aya described the incident as unfortunate and said an autopsy has been conducted to determine the cause of death.
According to him, the hotel manager, Moses Friday, reported that a 22-year-old 200-level student of PAAU, named Gloria Samuel, rushed to the reception to alert the staff that the lecturer had collapsed after their encounter.
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He said the lady was arrested and taken to police custody and later transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
We are looking for a RCCG Pastor. If you know where he is, contact this newsletter for your $8,000 reward:
Pastor Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, has alleged that one of the church’s pastors absconded with $8,000, abandoned his wife, and remarried in the United States.
Pastor Folu made the revelation during her ministration at a men’s programme organised by the church.
A video of Pastor Adeboye’s wife recounting the incident has since gone viral.
According to her, the pastor, originally from Ekiti State, had been stationed in Cape Town, South Africa.
The $8,000 in question was intended for the acquisition of a permanent site for the parish.
Pastor Adeboye recounted the matter with concern for the pastor’s deserted wife: “The woman she abandoned in South Africa is presently in a terrible state now, almost running mad.”
She continued with a stern charge to the men of the church: “RCCG men, what are we going to do? Are we going to continue with such a lying spirit, a deceitful spirit to the God of the kingdom?”
Staying on the topic of the Good News of Christ:
A gospel singer, Otitoju Moses Sesan, and eight others have been convicted by courts in Ilorin, Kwara State, over internet fraud, conspiracy, and misappropriation of funds, following prosecutions by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a statement by the head, media and publicity of the anti graft agency, Dele Oyeyemi, he said that Otitoju Moses Sesan, a 31-year-old gospel artiste from Iyamoye in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, was on Thursday, July 17, 2025, sentenced to six months imprisonment without the option of a fine by Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Ilorin.
Otitoju, who claimed in his extra-judicial statement to be a popular gospel performer at weddings, naming ceremonies, and funerals in Lokoja, Kogi State, was found guilty of retaining the proceeds of unlawful activities amounting to over N8.4 million in his bank account.
Another Yahoo school close down:
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have raided a cybercrime training centre called Yahoo-Yahoo Hustling Kingdom in Abia State.
In a statement released on Friday, the commission noted that the crackdown on the centre was conducted on Friday. It said 23 suspects, including eight trainees and 15 cyber criminals, were arrested during the raid.
The suspects were apprehended at the Doofco Palace building, located behind Government College Umuahia, following credible intelligence. Additional arrests were made in the surrounding areas of Umudike, Ahiaeke, and Umugu, all within Umuahia.
Non-Nigerian Media
Have you ever ‘lodged’ at Oyins International Hotel in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State?
A Nigerian man living in the San Gabriel Valley was sentenced today to 135 months in federal prison for defrauding California and Nevada out of $1.3 million in COVID-19 pandemic unemployment and disability insurance benefits by submitting more than 100 fraudulent applications using stolen identities and using the money to build a nightclub and mall in Nigeria.
Abiola Femi Quadri, 43, of Pasadena, was sentenced by United States District Judge George H. Wu, who also ordered him to pay $1,356,229 in restitution and a $35,000 fine.
Quadri is a Nigerian citizen who acquired permanent residency in the United States through what he described – according to court documents – as a “fake wedding” in messages to a woman who was not his wife, pleaded guilty on January 2 to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Quadri withdrew the fraudulent unemployment and disability benefits at ATMs from 2021 until his arrest in September 2024 at Los Angeles International Airport, where he was scheduled to fly to Nigeria. Quadri sent at least $500,000 abroad during the scheme. He also paid for the construction of a 120-room resort hotel in Nigeria, the Oyins International, that includes a nightclub, a mall, and additional high-end amenities. Quadri failed to disclose his ownership of the hotel as required when completing his financial disclosure to the court.
Investigators found on Quadri’s phone images of 17 counterfeit checks totaling more than $3.3 million, along with messages about negotiating the checks. Some of the checks were made payable to shell businesses held in the names of Quadri’s aliases.
Le Monde has a really good piece on Gilbert Chagoury. It’s in French so its worth putting in ChatGPT or Google Translate for the English translation:
Within the clan, the patriarch rules. Outwardly, he is painted as discreet—even secretive. “Everyone talks about him but you rarely see him,” sums up one observer, also speaking anonymously. To some he is contemptuous and vindictive; to others, charming and deft. A “brilliant light in a room,” enthused Tinubu in a 2024 birthday statement, “generous with both his heart and his resources.”
The elder Chagoury handles major deals and public relations, while his slightly younger brother Ronald runs the empire day‑to‑day. Gilbert and his wife, Rose‑Marie, have four children. Beyond Gilbert‑Antoine, who founded Chagoury Couture in Los Angeles in 2010, Christopher manages the Eko Hotels, a sprawling Lagos complex befitting Nigeria’s scale, with 850 rooms, nine restaurants and bars, mega‑concerts and even a Christmas skating rink. On Ronald’s side, Ronald Jr. is vice‑president of South Energyx, the subsidiary developing their most pharaonic venture since 2008: Eko Atlantic.
Carved literally out of the Atlantic Ocean by reclaiming millions of cubic meters of sand, the new district rises where waves once crashed. For now, a vast esplanade looks largely empty except for a few towers on sandy ground. Yet promotional videos tout chic avenues lined with abundant skyscrapers and a 300‑berth marina. Among the rare family members who speak to the media, Ronald Jr. touts a “blend of Miami, Dubai and Singapore” that, he says, has saved Lagos from catastrophic erosion.
MAGA has Nigerian pork in its sights:
The National Pork Producers Council submitted comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on the eligibility of sub-Saharan African nations to receive African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits. AGOA allows countries to export goods to the United States duty-free but requires beneficiaries of the trade program to provide “reasonable and equitable treatment” for U.S. imports.
Several AGOA beneficiary countries have barriers to their markets for U.S. goods and services, including Angola, Cote d’Ivoire and Kenya. Two of the most recalcitrant nations with regard to U.S. pork imports are Nigeria and South Africa.
Despite being the second-largest AGOA beneficiary, Nigeria has continued to block market access for U.S. pork. While in 2022 it began allowing pork sausage imports from the United States, Nigeria has maintained an express prohibition against the importation of raw pork, as well as other meats and associated products. Its restrictions are not science based and violate provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
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NPPC supports withholding AGOA benefits from countries that have barriers to U.S. goods and services. It also supports removing Nigeria and South Africa from the AGOA program until such time as they allow full market access for U.S. pork.
One of the craziest stories in the UK in a while:
Constance Marten told a friend she wanted to return to the cult that “broke” her in order to expose it for a documentary.
Marten, 38, who on Monday was convicted of killing her baby, joined the Christian preacher TB Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria (Scoan) as a 19-year-old in 2006.
Angie, a fellow disciple who shared a dormitory with her, told the BBC that the church was “a place of torture, psychological abuse, physical abuse, spiritual abuse, and sexual abuse” under Joshua’s leadership.
Marten was thrown out of Scoan after four months, with Joshua telling others that she was a “CIA spy”.
On Monday Marten was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughterfollowing the death of her baby Victoria. The baby died while Marten and her partner Mark Gordon spent weeks on the run in fear that the authorities would take the child away after social services took her previous four children into care.
Adidas believes in Nigeria:
Sportswear giant Adidas is expanding in Nigeria, its largest West African market, the latest lifestyle brand to bet on the country’s affluent class as the economy shows cautious signs of recovery.
The German company’s largest store in the subregion, which opened this month, targets Nigerians whose fortunes have held steady despite a series of government policies that have contributed to an economic slowdown.
A number of consumer goods multinationals have quit Nigeria in recent years because skyrocketing inflation, triggered by the devaluation of the naira, has curtailed the spending of most shoppers. Those economic woes have squeezed the working middle class, but people paid in dollars or key lucrative sectors have emerged relatively unscathed. As a result, Nigeria has a sizable number of affluent shoppers relative to other African countries, despite them making up only a small proportion of the country’s consumer base. And, with the nation’s population growth far outstripping that seen in advanced economies in other parts of the world, Nigeria remains an attractive growth market.
“Nigerians have the purchasing power but people underestimate it,” Vincent Kangni, the Lekki store’s manager, told Semafor. The store’s ambition is for the types of customers who typically travel to Dubai or Paris for quality retail services to experience the same at home, he said, while spending in their own currency and without the hassle of shipping.
Another piece on sextortion. As we have been saying in this newsletter for a while now, these people are doing generational damage to Nigeria:
Stephens thinks sextortion is a symptom of lack of human connection and male loneliness, so to raise awareness of the subject he has made a documentary: Untold: Hunting My Sextortion Scammer is released by Channel 4 on Wednesday.
With the help of experts, he traces the account, which uses the false name Joy Tunick, to a man who owns a rundown barber shop in a town near the city of Ibadan in Nigeria. The suspect denies involvement, but when Stephens obtains his phone number, a Snapchat account reveals the same username.
“Sextorters are ruining young people’s lives,” Stephens says. “I wanted to look them in the eyes and ask them if they’re aware of the consequences of their actions.”
Victims are often young — last year there was a 25 per cent increase in reports involving 14 to 15-year-olds compared with the previous year — and 90 per cent are male. The scam has had fatal consequences: it is linked to at least four known suicides in the UK and 20 in the US.
Last year, an inquest into the death of 16-year-old Dinal De Alwis from Sutton, south London, revealed that he took his own life in 2022 after being blackmailed over nude photographs.
A feature on baby factories:
Many "baby factories" in the West African nation operate under a veil of legitimacy, "disguised as private medical clinics, orphanages, or even social welfare homes", said Human Rights Pulse back in 2021. But inside, women and girls are being held against their will, abused and forced to give birth for this "dirty, profitable business".
After the babies are born they are "forcefully taken away" either for adoption at a price, or to be trafficked to become "prostitutes or child labourers".
A "fear of poverty" due to challenging "socio-economic conditions" in Nigeria means both men and women have become vulnerable, said Deutsche Welle last year, while "crime rates" have increased. But "not everyone blames it on poverty". Bearing children is "considered significant in many African societies" and the pressure can cause "humiliation" for infertile couples. Traffickers know this, and a high demand – for male children in particular – makes the practice "especially lucrative".
Trafficking thrives due to the "ready market" for children, said Nigerian newspaper Punch. The legal adoption process can often be "prolonged, stricter and more expensive", driving couples to "resort to illicit means".
The impact of shortening the duration of US visas for Nigerians to 3-months is being felt in the US too:
The State Department’s action is part of the Trump administration’s plan to enhance immigration controls to the United States, which includes a complete ban on travel from 12 countries, mainly from Africa and the Middle East. These new restrictions impact nonimmigrant and nondiplomatic travelers, who previously could enter the U.S. multiple times for five years on each visa.
Rep. Jonathan Jackson, a Chicago-based congressman and member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, opposes the restrictions. The Democrat discussed how the new restrictions will affect Nigerian immigrants in the city.
“Many have deep roots here and equally deep ties to Nigeria — family, businesses and investments,” Jackson said. “When we make it harder for them to travel back and forth, to manage their affairs, or even just to visit loved ones, we are not just impacting individuals, we are weakening the very bonds that enrich both our nations,” Jackson told NBC News.
Nigerian American Bobby Digi Olisa told the outlet he’s concerned that the new restrictions, which come with increased fees, might prevent his family, who visit him in New York each year, from entering the country.
Visa applicants currently pay a $185 fee to enter the U.S. on tourist, business, student, or exchange visas. Starting Oct. 1, the government will add a $250 Visa Integrity Fee, which will increase with inflation under the Big Beautiful Bill Act.
A nice feature non the great Maro Itoje:
On Saturday, when the Lions begin their series against Australia, Itoje will win his 100th Test cap. He is England captain, the first black captain of the Lions and the country’s most prominent rugby player. And you cannot help but wonder to what extent he himself has passed the torch. For there can be little doubt that the number of British-Nigerian players making a significant impact in the Premiership is at an all-time high. Gabriel Ibitoye finished the season as joint top try-scorer, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso began it as England’s next big thing. Andy Onyeama-Christie, Beno Obano, Nick Isiekwe, Max Ojomoh, Afo Fasogbon and Emeka Ilione all shone across the campaign.
The list goes on. Indeed it is five years since Itoje picked his Nigerian British XV on social media, with Monye as director of rugby and his aunt, Funke, as team manager. These things are subjective but by most metrics, today’s team would be considerably stronger and many of its contingent would have been inspired by Itoje’s totemic performance for the Lions against New Zealand in 2017, just as he was by Monye’s try.
“There’s only a small number of us who have contributed to the Premiership,” says Monye, who recalls being approached by Itoje’s father, Efe, to offer his gratitude at paving the way for his son. “We’re punching way above our weight, it’s totally disproportionate but of course you feel a greater sense of pride when it is one of your own and someone who has a similar heritage.”
Itoje, 30, is passionately proud of his Nigerian heritage. He co-founded the Akoje Gallery to showcase African art and established his charity the Pearl Fund which seeks to tackle poverty among children in Nigeria and other African countries. And after England’s 2019 World Cup final defeat by South Africa he quoted a Nigerian proverb: “When a ram goes backwards, it is not retreating. It moves back to gather more strength.”
Update on this story we have previously covered:
Last summer, a woman was arrested at Gatwick Airport after she arrived from Nigeria with a very young baby girl.
The woman had been living in West Yorkshire with her husband and children, and before leaving the UK for Africa had told her GP she was pregnant.
That was not true.
When the woman returned about a month later with the baby, she was arrested on suspicion of trafficking.
The case, the second the BBC has followed through the Family Court in recent months, reveals what experts say is a worrying trend of babies possibly being brought to the UK unlawfully - some from so-called "baby factories" in Nigeria.
The woman, who we are calling Susan, is Nigerian, but had been living in England since June 2023, with her husband and children.
A careworker with leave to remain in Britain, Susan claimed she was pregnant. But scans and blood tests showed that wasn't true. Instead, they revealed Susan had a tumour, which doctors feared could be cancerous. But she refused treatment.
Susan insisted her previous pregnancies had been invisible on scans, telling her employer, "my babies are always hidden". She also claimed she'd been pregnant for up to 30 months with her other children.
Susan had travelled to Nigeria in early June 2024, saying she wanted to have her baby there, and then contacted her local hospital in Britain, to say she had given birth.
Doctors were concerned and contacted children's services.
Arriving back in the UK with the baby girl - who we're calling Eleanor - Susan was stopped and arrested by Sussex Police.
Someone did a study of Nigerian school textbooks and what they say about Jewish people:
Nigerian textbooks are inconsistent in their presentation of Jews, with some promoting respect and coexistence and others promoting deeply problematic stereotypes, according to a new report on Nigerian education by IMPACT-se (Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education).
The report, which was released on Thursday, examined more than 40 state-approved Nigerian textbooks for Grades 1-12, including Civic Studies, Social Studies, History, Islamic Studies, Christian Religious Studies, English, and Mathematics.
It explored the representation of Jews and Israel, as well as the presentations of peace and democracy, attitude toward the other, and women and gender, and then compared them with UNESCO standards.
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According to IMPACT-se, some Islamic Studies textbooks present Jews as “People of the Book” and highlight the joint lineage with Islam through the prophets “Ishaq” and “Ismail” (Isaac and Ishmael). The report acknowledged these in a positive light, saying it helps highlight coexistence and shared ancestry.
One Christian Religious Studies text explores Jewish history, such as the Exodus from Egypt, and affirms that Jesus was a Jew through accounts of his synagogue teachings.
Additionally, a Grade 11 New Government textbook for Grade 11 uses Israel as an example of a “parliamentary system,” which IMPACT-se says “acknowledges the political legitimacy of the Jewish state.”
ANOTHER CHRISTIAN Religious Knowledge textbook discusses the Jewish return to Jerusalem, acknowledging “Jewish indigenous ties to Jerusalem and Israel.”
“The textbook quotes the book of Ezra, stating that ‘the Jews and the returned exiles celebrated the dedication of the Temple with joy’ and served God in Jerusalem. Referring to Jews as ‘returned exiles’ is particularly significant, as it recognizes the historical and religious connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel,” IMPACT-se said.
A History textbook for younger people explores the Israeli heritage of the Igbo tribe. The Igbo Jews of Nigeria are a small community of practicing Jews, numbering 12,000 to 15,000, and are believed to descend from the lost tribe of Gad, the report said. This case study “highlights the similarities between ancient Hebrew and Igbo cultures, suggesting that the Igbo are offshoots of the southern Hebrew tribes, corroborating the group’s own narrative” and presenting “cross-cultural awareness,” it said.
Nevertheless, “such messages are frequently contradicted by harmful or inaccurate content,” it added.
In many Islamic Studies books, Jews, Christians, and idol worshipers are portrayed as enemies of Islam, which limits Jewish-Muslim reconciliation, the report said.
Today in the globalisation of Nigerian food:
Nuli, the Lagos-based, fast-casual chain, hopes to challenge misconceptions about African cuisine, one jollof super bowl at a time — through its first U.S. location opening soon in downtown Washington.
Scheduled to round out The Square food hall (1850 K Street NW) in August, the health-food restaurant’s warm bowls and toasted wraps not only emphasize nutrient-rich African ingredients locally sourced from the DMV, but they also reflect culinary traditions across the continent’s 54 countries, including its Mediterranean and Indian influences.
“We need to tell these stories of how, at the end of the day, we are one people,” says Nuli’s founder Ada Osakwe, who operates six locations across Lagos. “Broader than Africa, just we are one, and we need to break down those barriers for building this community.”
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Items unique to the D.C. location include steamed bean cakes known as moin-moin, and nutritious moringa smoothies and parfaits. Moringa, also known as the “miracle tree,” has become a popular superfood. Nuli in D.C. will also use gluten-free cassava flour for the naan bread that surrounds the toasted wraps, something that is not available at the Lagos locations. And in keeping with African culinary practices, Nuli’s staff will make the menu items from scratch each day.
Angela Peters had twins at 56. A Nigerian man was involved:
Realising that for some years she hadn't been happy in her marriage , in 2019 at the age of 51, Angela Peters got divorced from her husband. They had three children together and she’d relished raising them along with her two kids from a previous relationship. Having a family is all she had wanted from a young age.
She had her first child Sheana, now 37, when she was 19 and her brother Heath, 33, followed four years later. After marrying her first husband, Kallum, 32 arrived and they went on to have two more kids, Deina, 28, and Gabriel, 18.
Being a mum was all she had known and Angela, who grew up on the Gold Coast in Australia , "longed" to marry again. She knew that more babies were off the cards because of her age and being perimenopausal and she was at peace with that. "I had five incredible children and now could focus on myself, travel and starting my own business in disability services," she told The Sun .
By March 2020, Angela, who also has 12 grandchildren, had decided to take the plunge and try her luck in the world of internet dating. She started chatting to a Nigerian man called Emeka, who was living in Senegal. Although he was good to talk to, she realised he wasn’t for her.
However when he sent her a picture of his family, she spotted his brother, Bright, and was immediately struck by cupid’s arrow. “It was like a thunderbolt - I knew this was the man I was meant to be with," she revealed.
Emeka happily gave Angela his brother’s number and even though he was a little taken aback when she told him how she felt, they hit it off and would speak for hours every day about their lives, which were very different. He was working in South Africa and had been trying to provide for his family from a young age but had never married or had children.
They both wanted a relationship with each other so Angela was honest about the stage of life she was at and that it meant she couldn’t have any more children. Despite this, Bright wasn’t bothered and said he knew they would one day have twin girls together.
I’m sorry but I laughed:
A poet said his career skyrocketed within the liberal literary scene by taking on minority personas to promote his work to publishers.
Aaron Barry, 29, of Vancouver, experienced the most success when he posed as writers with identities far from his own, even if the poems were blatantly 'trash.'
His reasoning behind the scheme was simple - to prove the poetry world is more concerned with writers' identities than the quality of their work.
'My thinking was that, if the industry - from small magazines to full-on publishing imprints - could get away with showing a clear preference toward certain groups and, in that same vein, a clear bias against other groups,' Barry began to DailyMail.com.
'Then there was nothing to say that such power couldn't be abused in the future, whether it be to adhere to shifting trends or politics, or to discriminate against additional demographics.
'Such treatment would leave writers in a state of peril and anxiety, forever having to look over their shoulders while navigating their careers.'
From 2023 to 2024, Barry had managed to fool 30 respected literary journals around the globe and got about 50 of his 'nonsensical' poems published.
He published dozens of pieces as Adele Nwankwo, a 'gender-fluid member of the Nigerian diaspora,' including one titled After Coming Out: A Wrestling Promo.'
President Trump getting praise for arresting a Nigerian romance scammer (never mind that he was first arrested last year before Trump came into office):
A Nigerian man convicted in a federal romance scam case has been arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE’s Dallas Enforcement and Removal Operations unit stated in a post on X that Abdul Waris Akinsanya, a 28-year-old Nigerian citizen, had been arrested. The post said he “has convictions for forgery with conspiracy to defraud the United States and fleeing via vehicle in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.”
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s official shared the announcement the same day, attributing the arrest to the President and his cabinet: “Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and Sec_Noem, ICE is removing the WORST OF THE WORST from American communities.”