ABDUL Karim (not his real name) was 30 years old in 1980, living in Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Baru. Life was challenging. He was a father of five making a living selling drinks with his wife and taking on odd jobs…[Continue Reading...]
It’s easy to imagine that those lured into following deluded narcissists who demand unquestioning devotion to their wild beliefs - aliens, incest, the end of the world, even mass suicide - are somehow weak or stupid. But, says JW Ocker…[Continue Reading...]
eligious leaders, whether official or self-proclaimed, within major, historical faiths as well as more obscure sects enjoy prestige, authority, and a certain influence over their followers. Their status, however, does not prevent them from succumbing to the demons that hide…[Continue Reading...]
Mpape, an Abuja suburb in Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is gradually becoming a hotbed for heinous crimes, ranging from handset snatching along the streets as well as burgling of houses to robbing residents at gunpoint.…[Continue Reading...]
Mpape, an Abuja suburb in Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, is gradually becoming a hotbed for heinous crimes, ranging from handset snatching along the streets as well as burgling of houses to robbing residents at gunpoint.…[Continue Reading...]
The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested seven suspects for cultism and armed robbery. This was disclosed in a press statement issued by the command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Saturday, adding that it also recovered a cut-size…[Continue Reading...]
What happens when a rehab program that is supposed to cure addictions becomes addictive itself? That’s the story of Synanon, an organization that went from providing revolutionary therapy to becoming “a kooky cult,” as TIME put it in 1977. The…[Continue Reading...]
Two cult groups, Neo Black Movement, popularly called Aye, and the National Association of Airlords (also known as Eiye Confraternity), Sagamu chapter, have written letters of apologies to the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Adewale Ajayi, asking him and other traditional…[Continue Reading...]
Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult is a chilling four-part documentary unveiling the harrowing journey of India Oxenberg within the deceptive self-help organization turned cult. The series explores her struggle for freedom, exposing the shocking ease with which a cult can…[Continue Reading...]
Canadian prodco Sphere Media (Sort Of) has secured the rights to adapt the book Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness and the Hare Krishnas, into a feature documentary. Authored by investigative journalists John Hubner and Lindsey Gruson, it exposes a…[Continue Reading...]
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