Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Nigeria, Dave Padopas-Awunah, has said no fewer than 20 formidable cult groups operate in the country. At a press conference to announce the organisation in Abuja, he said authorities were disturbed by emerging…[Continue Reading...]
Official dictionaries define “cult” as a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious, such as satanic cults. Another definition is a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing. In many of the more extreme cults, a charismatic leader…[Continue Reading...]
There was serious confusion in different parts of the ancient town of Ota between Monday night and Tuesday morning as rival cult members went on a rampage. Two people were injured, and many vehicles and a mosque were vandalised as…[Continue Reading...]
The Department of State Services, on Tuesday, reportedly invited the Chairman of the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, Afolabi Odulate, over the recent cult killings in Sagamu. Also invited by the secret police over the matter was the…[Continue Reading...]
No fewer than 19 persons suspected to be members of different cult groups have been arrested by the police in Ogun State in connection with the recent cult clashes that left eight persons dead in Sagamu area of the state.…[Continue Reading...]
Popular rapper Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike aka Phyno has said during his wee days as a struggling artiste he was advised to join a cult or engage in ritual if he wished to succeed in his career. According to him, he’s…[Continue Reading...]
MANILA, Philippines — Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian on Thursday launched an investigation into claims that an alleged cult in Surigao del Norte might be wrongfully taking government cash grants intended for its members. The move comes following revelations…[Continue Reading...]
ABEOKUTA: Security operatives in Ogun State on Wednesday tracked six suspected cultists, allegedly involved in the violence that erupted in Sagamu at the weekend to the official residence of a member of the State House of Assembly. The member, representing…[Continue Reading...]
The Ogun State Government plans to set up a special court for cult-related cases. The state also plans to set up a Joint Anti-Cultism Security Task Force comprising all major security outfits, with the mandate to rid the state of…[Continue Reading...]
Police in Kilifi have gone to court to detain members of an alleged religious sect pending investigations after two minors died after their parents refused to take them to hospital for medication because of their faith. Ten suspected members of…[Continue Reading...]
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