In a shocking revelation, a Nigerian man identified as Chika Wonder has confessed to having unprotected sex with over 400 women while knowingly living with HIV.

Speaking on a recent episode of ‘Doyin’s Corner’, Chika detailed his reckless sexual history, struggles with depression, and the stigma he faced after his diagnosis.

Chika disclosed that he was diagnosed with HIV seven years ago while working at a photography studio in Kano State. Before receiving the diagnosis, he had already been highly promiscuous, claiming to have slept with around 1,000 women in total.

“I got into photography with a renowned photographer in Nigeria and was posted to Kano. Because I was promiscuous, I started having sex with anybody I saw. It was cheap there,” he recalled.

According to him, he frequently paid women for unprotected sex, arguing that protected sex did not give him pleasure.

“I would offer to pay more just to have unprotected sex. I would even drink to get myself in the mood. I was sleeping with different women, paying as little as N700 for sex and N300 for a room,” he admitted.

However, his lifestyle soon took a toll on his health, as he began experiencing severe fever, diarrhea, and physical weakness. Upon falling seriously ill, he was advised by his colleagues to undergo medical tests, where he was eventually diagnosed with HIV.

Before his HIV diagnosis, Chika admitted to manipulating church members by pretending to suffer from different ailments, including asthma, arthritis, and even HIV, to solicit financial assistance.

“I would visit churches like House on the Rock and lie about my health. Because I was eloquent, I knew how to gain people’s trust, and they would offer me money,” he said.

After testing positive for HIV, Chika initially appeared unbothered. However, the stigma and discrimination he faced from people—including being sent away from his workplace—began to affect him deeply.

“I didn’t care at first, but the stigma started immediately. I was kicked out of the company. That’s when it hit me,” he explained.

Despite knowing his HIV status, Chika continued engaging in unprotected sex, citing depression and lack of pleasure with protection.

“I continued having sex with people unprotected. I did not care anymore. Depression kills your conscience. I had unprotected sex for seven years, and within that period, I slept with over 400 women,” he admitted.

At one point, Chika attempted suicide, an incident that was widely reported in the media.

“I tried to take my own life. All the blogs carried the news. From that moment, my life started to change,” he said.

Chika revealed that he only began taking his HIV medication on November 25, 2024, after years of reckless behavior.

Now, he says he is focused on raising awareness about HIV and mental health to prevent others from making the same mistakes he did.

“I am out here to create awareness. Depression kills your conscience. People need to understand that HIV is not a death sentence, but reckless behavior only worsens the situation,” he emphasized.

Chika’s revelations have sparked outrage and concern, with health experts and legal analysts warning about the criminal and ethical implications of knowingly spreading HIV.

Dr. Michael Onwubuya, a public health specialist, stated that intentionally transmitting HIV is a criminal offense in Nigeria and could result in legal consequences.

Similarly, mental health expert Dr. Grace Adeyemi stressed the importance of psychological support for people diagnosed with HIV, as untreated depression can lead to self-destructive behavior.

“Stigma can push individuals into depression, and when that happens, they may engage in risky behaviors. Counseling and proper mental health support are key,” she explained.

Chika’s story underscores the urgent need for greater awareness about HIV, mental health, and the dangers of reckless sexual behavior. Experts urge better access to counseling, education on safe sex practices, and stronger legal enforcement to prevent similar cases.

[NationalDaily]

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, never stops to give thanks to God. But he needs to arrange a special thanksgiving now. Praying every morning at the Government House Chapel is part of his daily routine. He doesn’t miss it. He doesn’t also miss Sunday service. He is an Elder in Winners Church. Nothing reduces his time with God. Overall, he stands very tall in that department.

He even tries to show it in his conduct by being more reserved than he is expressive. In other words and like an orphan, he tries in every way to do his own thing quietly and avoid unnecessary quarrel with people who are more privileged. He understands where he is coming from. In the build-up to 2023, his opponents said he was from the street and therefore, not good enough for the elevated formalities and tasks of the Government House in Asaba.

But he made it against the run of the fast-paced politics of 2023. We can as well say that his hard nut was cracked for him by a benevolent spirit. And he has not forgotten to be humble. That humility is helping him a lot. It has kept him focused and very far from exhibiting any form of street mannerisms that his critics had hoped for. Instead, he has been able to strike some impression in Pa Edwin Kiagbodo Clark. This is a big score. It is the reason I am suggesting to the governor to expand his spiritual bouquet to accommodate a special thanksgiving to celebrate this huge endorsement of his efforts so far by Papa Clark.

Maybe I should explain a little more. Papa Clark is not ordinary. He is a principality even in the national context. He is beyond bounds. He says whatever he wants to say, to whomever and at whatever time and nothing will happen. He has earned that privilege. Pa Clark is unaffected by the known sentiments. “I am not a praise singer” he reiterated. And so, when he talks, even at age 97, the low and the high in Nigeria listen somehow. He cannot be pacified to tone down. Like crab, you cannot put him securely under wraps. For instance, if as Governor, you take to him a giant cow at Christmas and then begin to dream big dreams of having him under wraps, he breaches the boundaries almost immediately to proclaim that he actually deserves more than you have done as an elder statesman. If the package is enhanced, to a say, a brand new Prado SUV and an accompanying cash of N50million, he will describe the largesse as statutory and he therefore does not need to go overboard to express gratitude to the generous giver. It is like asking a pensioner to specially thank the pension manager for releasing his pension money.

There is yet another aspect of Pa Clark that is also pretty difficult to comprehend by casual observers. The old man is very stingy with praises. It is very difficult to impress him. Here is an example. After what seemed to former President Olusegun Obasanjo like a good deal on the Delta Steel Complex (DSC), Ovwian-Aladja, Pa Clark had stormed the stage to cast spanner in the works. He lambasted Obasanjo for selling DSC to some con Indian investors for peanuts. In the tumultuous aftermath of the sale, Pa Clark had explained to stakeholders at one forum in Warri that a well-run thrift cooperative in Kiagbodo or Aladja, would have been able to raise, without hassles, the 30 million dollars, at a time dollar exchanged for one to N120, which Global Infrastructure Holdings Limited (GIHL) paid for the steel company. This was to underscore his disapproval of the concession deal described back then by industry watchers as a rape on the national heritage. Obasnjo’s successor, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua had acted without looking back on the prevailing sentiments to revoke the concession and resell the complex to Premium Steel and Mines for a more robust N40 billion.

In national discourse, Pa Clark comes in different descriptions depending on the context. He is an elder statesman. Other times and when PANDEF (Pan Niger Delta Forum) is in focus, he drops to “foremost Niger Delta leader.’’ When the issues are further disaggregated, he settles finally for “foremost Ijaw leader.’’ So far and good, he has managed to project in these cross-cutting, and sometimes conflicting, roles, without losing stature. He has simply learnt to answer whatever name that he is called at any given time. What doesn’t change is the purity and strength of his message. Either as an elder statesman, Niger Delta or Ijaw Leader, Pa Clark has been fairly constant. Nothing pushes him into a correctness to manage political intrigues.

Almost a decade ago, the old man had announced his entry into the departure lounge and that he could board and fly away any moment. He has not boarded. He is still holding his boarding pass and pacing about the duty-free zone where he runs free commentaries on the composition of shops and prices of goods on display. If a Wike, for instance, is displaying expired goods in his shop and refuses to walk back from the wrong way, he assumes the corresponding role of a Niger Delta Leader to talk him back on a sensible path. If it is a Bola Tinubu that is inventing taxes without creating an economy in his financial services shop in the duty-free zone, Pa Clark will step in as an Elder Statesman to note that neither the economics of Adam Smith nor Karl Max supports creating humongous national wealth from a traumatised people.

It is much easier for the old man in Delta State, where his stool and stature are almost sacrosanct. His language is also understood by all. Principally, he speaks Ijaw, Urhobo and English. But whichever he chooses to speak, he is understood by all the ethnic nationalities, namely, Ijaw, Isoko, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Ukuani, Ika/Anioma, in the state. Most times, he speaks to the people through their governor. And since 1999 when this democratic experiment started, he has been speaking to all the governors in the state. He previews and reviews. While his previews have been moderated by anticipation of performance, his reviews during and after performances have been very caustic. He has got nothing nice to say about all the past governors, namely, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan and Dr. Arthur Ifeanyichukwu Okowa.

Although Pa Clark spoke differently and at different times to the different governors, his message was same. He accused all three past governors of misrule. It was a blanket condemnation that didn’t recognise the modest contributions of each of these governors in certain areas. For instance, Ibori’s opening up of rural areas with roads and electricity did not tilt the scale in his favour. Neither did the efforts of Dr. Uduaghan in health care and Okowa in road infrastructure cut impression as relevant facts in the court of Pa Clark. Nothing about the performance of the trio was admitted in evidence to help their cases. The old man handed a verdict of guilt. He sounded triumphantly final like the Supreme Court. Chief Ibori, in the light of his post-office travails, got the worst bashing from Pa Clark. He was named the founder of the misrule dynasty. The alleged misdeeds of Uduaghan and Okowa were traceable to the foundation that Ibori had laid.

Therefore, for Pa Clark to wake up in his departure lounge and talk as if the incumbent Governor is a product of a different political dynasty, is really, really, a big deal. Just for the records, this is how it has been in Delta State. Ibori begot Uduaghan. Uduaghan begot Okowa. Or put differently, Ibori caused Uduaghan to beget Okowa. When it was time to beget Oborevwori, there was real confusion over who the heir-apparent should be. The hurdle was scaled somehow, and in the end, Okowa struggled to beget Oborevwori in spite of the position of the progenitor. In other words, Ibori did not cause Okowa to beget Oborevwori. That made Oborevwori to become a descendant without ancestors.

You can now understand why the incumbent has been steadfast in oiling his paths with God and the ordinary people in the streets in efforts to cultivate a protective base. The efforts have paid off following his adoption and proclamation as a worthy son by Papa Clark. The old man did not just talk and move on to other matters. He actually wrote a commendation letter with his own hand thanking the governor, for, among other things, “returning (Warri) to its old self.” Expectedly, the Governor’s spin men feasted on the endorsement. “The oracle has spoken’’ said one supporter in a manner that captures more than the given circumstances to project into the battle ahead, and almost saying that, with what Papa Clark has said, the re-election of Oborevwori in 2027 is also a settled issue.

Well, that is left to be proved. What we can however say for sure, even now, is that it isn’t going to be as tough as it was in 2023 when the Governor was seen as coming from nowhere. This time, he will be coming from somewhere and bringing to the bargain, his huge endorsement by Chief E.K Clark. But it is just mid-term. What has given Oborevwori the edge is governance and not politics. The Governor has been able to rest a great deal of the post-election anxiety with his M.O.R.E Agenda. It is an acronym that defeats its own ease and requires further factorisation for better understanding. The M and O stand for Meaningful Development Opportunities for all. The R is Realistic Reforms and the E is Enhanced Peace and Security.

As it is, the prayer of the ordinary people in the streets of Asaba, Warri and elsewhere in Delta State is for the strict implementation of the Agenda to continue. Oborevwori can choose to slip from implementation into sloganeering at his own risk. He is not the first Governor to do agenda in the state. Since late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua introduced the novelty of coded agenda in governance with his Seven-Point Agenda, creation of agenda has become a fundamental objective in policy drive in Delta State. Governor Uduaghan did one called THREE-POINT AGENDA of Human Capital Development, Infrastructural Development and Peace and Security. This ran for eight years more as a slogan than it ran as a programme. Towards the end of his tenure, another, called DELTA BEYOND OIL, was introduced to replace the old agenda that recorded no clear implementation.

After him, came Okowa with a SMART Agenda that was broken into 1.Strategic Wealth Creation 2. Meaningful Peace Building 3. Agriculture and Industrialisation 4. Relevant Health and Educational Policies and 5. Transformed Environment Through Urban Renewal. In the end, Delta refused to be transformed into a smart state. It is only Governor Ibori who did not have an agenda as such because it was not fashionable in his time to encode basic governance into an agenda to be pursued exclusively. He did Resource Control which was close to human rights crusading and which put him on a war path with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

All said, Governor Oborevwori should continue with his own agenda the way he has been doing it. He should look neither right nor left but straight. He should raise the substance higher than the shadows. The people know what to do when the times comes. Even me, one of the drivers of the opposition in 2023, I am getting convinced. The Pa Clarke endorsement should not get into his head. He should quietly go for the thanksgiving and return to work.

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), on Tuesday, declared that Nigeria is undergoing a rebirth and that corrupt leaders will soon be exposed.

The PFN also announced a 40-day fasting and prayer campaign ahead of its 18th Biennial Conference, themed “The Rebirth of a Great Nation: Nigeria is Great.”

The National Deputy President of PFN, Archbishop JohnPraise Daniel, disclosed this in Abuja, during a press briefing, said the conference, scheduled for February 11-14 at the Dunamis Glory Dome, Abuja, will focus on economic recovery, security, and national renewal.

Daniel stressed the need for Nigeria to transition from economic dependence to productivity, tackle corruption, and create an enabling environment for all citizens to prosper.

He asserted that the expectations of the righteous would not be cut short, expressing faith that the nation is on the verge of transformation.

Daniel said: “The expectations of the righteous will not be cut short. Our nation is on the verge of transformation.

“The Church, as the conscience of the nation, is committed to eradicating corruption. We must move towards zero tolerance for corrupt practices.”

He called for policies that encourage entrepreneurship, particularly among young graduates, warning that the government alone cannot provide jobs for everyone.

He added, “Our leaders must foster an economy where businesses can thrive. The current economic hardship and the increasing migration of Nigerians abroad underscore the urgency of reform.”

He stressed that improved security would also facilitate the movement of goods across the country, ultimately lowering food prices and reducing economic strain on citizens.

In his remarks, the Co-chairman of the Conference’s Central Working Committee, Dr. Victor Ogunkanmi, reiterated PFN’s commitment to exposing dishonest leaders.

He said: “Corrupt individuals will be exposed, and the people will demand honest and capable leaders. Nigeria must be governed by men and women of integrity, regardless of tribe or region.”

Ogunkanmi clarified that PFN does not endorse political candidates but remains dedicated to praying for righteous leadership at all levels of government.

Ogunkanmi also highlighted the conference’s theme, drawing from Isaiah 66:8 “Can a nation be born in a day?”, stating that Nigeria is at a turning point and in need of divine intervention for lasting transformation.

The PFN leadership confirmed that the 18th Biennial Conference will feature key strategic meetings, including sessions for the PFN National Executive and Advisory Councils, a General Assembly on February 12, and an evening rally

[Leadership]

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has congratulated his son, Seni Saraki, on winning his first Grammy Award at the 67th Academy Grammy Awards. 

Seni received the prestigious award for his contribution to the ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ soundtrack, which won in the ‘Best Reggae Album’ category.

Taking to social media platform X, Saraki expressed immense pride in his son’s achievement, highlighting the significance of his global recognition.

“Congratulations, Seni, on winning your first Grammy last night for your work on the Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack, which took home the award for Best Reggae Album!” he wrote. “Seeing you pour your heart into your passion and having it recognized on the global stage is an indescribable joy. Well done! We are super proud of you!”

Seni, in his reaction to the win, expressed deep gratitude to the artists, producers, and engineers who contributed to the project. He acknowledged Nigerian musicians Wizkid and Bloody Civilian, alongside other global artists, for their efforts in reinterpreting Bob Marley’s legacy.

“I appreciate all the amazing artistes, producers, and engineers who were brave enough to take on this project because it is about Bob Marley’s legacy,” Seni stated.

“I appreciate them for taking on the songs, reinterpreting them, and doing it their own way. Artists like Bloody Civilian, WizKid, Daniel Caesar, and Jessie Reyez.”

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ is a biographical film chronicling the life of the legendary reggae icon, focusing on his struggles, resilience, and the revolutionary impact of his music.

Seni Saraki, a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science, is the Chief Executive Officer of ‘The Native’, a Lagos-based music magazine that spotlights African music, style, and culture. He co-founded ‘The Native’ in 2016 alongside Teni ‘Teezee’ Zaccheaus.

This is not Seni’s first foray into high-profile music projects. In 2023, his collaborative work on the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ soundtrack earned four Grammy nominations, where he served as the music consultant.

His Grammy win has further cemented his influence in the global music industry, particularly in amplifying African and Caribbean sounds on the world stage.

[Leadership]

English-born Nigerian footballer Jordan Chiedozie is currently in a coma after being hit by a car on the motorway.

The 30-year-old had played for non-league side Bashley FC against Tavistock at the weekend.

While on the way back from the away game, Chiedozie, alongside Bashley physio Reighan Taylor, suffered a flat tire on the motorway.

The player sustained “life-changing, and potentially life-threatening” injuries after being struck by another vehicle on the M27 when he stepped out to assess the flat tire situation.

Reacting to the incident, the club, in a statement, wrote: “Everyone connected with Bashley Football Club is devastated by the news of our player Jordan Chiedozie, currently in the hospital with life-changing, and potentially life-threatening injuries, after a serious car crash.

“Jordan was taken to Southampton Hospital with multiple broken bones and other physical injuries. At this time, he remains in a controlled coma.”

[DailyPost]

Model Denrele Edun has addressed social media users inquiry about his s3xuality. 

A video clip of Denrele attending the grand opening of “Above Lifestyle” in Lagos, accompanied by Nedu Wazobia, sparked questions due to his bold fashion choice.

When a user asked, “Sorry but is Denrele gay?” Denrele responded with his signature wit, redefining the acronym “GAY” to mean “Gorgeous. And. Young,” “Graceful. And. Youthful,” and “Good. As. You.”

Denrele further stated: “Who you go to bed AS is different from Who you go to bed WITH!” He then described himself as a “S3xual Outlaw” who is “BI your side,” leaving a hint about his s3xuality without providing a direct answer.

Another user wrote: “Denrele be hiding under fashion all his years. I hear there’s a lot of money in this Gaybriel thing tho…”

Denrele replied: “Hiding under kini?

Fashion is an expression of Individualism and my Style is a reflection/extension of my Personality!

“All his years? I’ve been in ShowBiz since 1994 and I’m just getting started!

“Now there’s a lotta Money in LEGIT Hustles;

Get something to do other than forming Evaluating Tape Rule for people’s “hiding” shenanigans and preferences. Get busy and thank me later!”.

[TheNation]

The Ogun State Police Command, on Tuesday, arraigned the suspended Olorile of Orile Ifo, Semiu Adewale Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old chief, Abraham Areola.

Ogunjobi was arraigned on three counts bordering on conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.

The Nigeria Police Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday.

He said, “The Kabiyesi Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, who assaulted one elderly man in a viral video, in Ifo Ogun State, has been charged to court today February 4, 2025, on a three-count of conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace.

“He was granted bail while the case was adjourned to 06/03/2025.”

The FPRO vowed that justice would be served on the matter.

“The police will continue to uphold the rule of law and the core values of the noble profession,” Adejobi said.

Details later…

[Punch]

A Nigerian lady living in the United Kingdom (UK), identified as @shakels95, has shared her shocking experience of being arrested due to a simple misunderstanding of Nigerian jargon.

According to her, she had gone to a pharmacy to purchase medications for her husband when an innocent remark during a phone conversation led to her unexpected arrest.

While speaking to her husband on the phone, she casually used the word “drugs” instead of “medications,” unaware that people around her at the pharmacy misinterpreted it. 

Moments later, the police arrived and took her into custody.

Recalling the incident in a TikTok video, she said, “I got arrested yesterday, last night, and got detained. Now, I am going home. Story time. So, yesterday, I went to the pharmacy to get some drugs for my husband.

“Then, when I got it finish, I was on call to say, ‘Ah, I got the drugs, I got two drugs for you. So, when I get home, when you use it, you are going to be strong.’

“Ok. Not knowing people closer to me were like, ‘drugs, drugs, drugs,’ but I wasn’t bothered ’cause I felt I didn’t do anything wrong. Before I knew it, the police came. When they came, they were like, ‘we heard there is drugs.’

“And I said what drugs? This (displaying the medications she got) was literally what I was referring to as drugs, Ibuprofen, for my husband because he wasn’t feeling well…”

Despite her attempts to explain the situation, the police refused to take her word for it.

She revealed that they detained her at the station and even searched her home in a bid to verify their claims.

“They took me to the police station. They detained me. They asked me questions…” she added.

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Jesus wept three times in the Bible. One was at the death of Lazarus. Jesus showed his displeasure with death as a heritage that came from the failure of Adam and Eve on their mission on Earth. Jesus also wept at the inability of us, His creation, to believe Him and avoid dying in sin. Poor Jesus. He must have overestimated what we could do. The third time Jesus wept was when He pictured the destruction that would befall Jerusalem on judgment day for again failing to live up to Jesus’ expectations.

Since then, Jesus has not wept again despite humanity’s continuing misbehaviour since He left. Jesus has not wept since because of His hope in scientists’ work in opening up the heavens one layer after another.

On October 14, 2024, while you were sleeping, NASA launched the Europa Clipper mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It is going to land on one of Jupiter’s moons called Europa. This moon has an ocean on it. The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles for six years and arrive in 2030. The implications will be momentous if the spacecraft finds life on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You might as well say, “It’s finished.”

For those who may not know it, Jupiter is one of the planets in our solar system. Galileo Galilei spotted Europa as a dot in 1609 with his ancient telescope. Together with seven others around our sun, they orbit the Milky Way galaxy’s center once every 210 million years. And they travel at the speed of 240km/second. We don’t feel it move because it travels at the same constant velocity. It is the same thing with the aircraft. Even though an aircraft travels about 460 to 575 miles per hour, those inside mostly do not feel it is moving.

This $5.2 billion mission to Jupiter to check out its ice-encrusted moon is at the heart of a renewed search for life outside the Earth. The ocean on Europa holds more water than all the oceans on Earth combined. Scientists hope to find biological ingredients inside the ocean that have existed for billions of years.

When scientists work hard to go to our moon or Mars, we think of visiting a place inhabited by some life forms billions of years ago. However, visiting Europa might take us to a spot currently occupied by life.

Meanwhile, scientists have uncovered lava tubes under the surface of our moon. It is now being studied as a place to build infrastructure where astronauts can live.

On Mars, scientists have used seismic data collected from many Mars probes to determine that underground water exists inside rocks found 7–13 miles below Mars’ surface. While it may be challenging to drill that far on Mars, it gives hope that one day, we may travel to Mars and make a home on the red planet.

As you read this, a 2020 rover called Perseverance that landed on the surface of Mars has collected over two dozen rock samples in an airtight titanium tube. According to NPR, NASA is working with the European Space Agency to retrieve the rock samples and bring them to Earth for more studies. An earlier plan would cost over $11 billion and not happen until the 2040s. NASA is considering two new and cheaper plans to return the samples before 2039.

Scientists are salivating about possible geological and biological treasures these rocks from Mars will have. They can explain the history of Mars that we do not know and evolving life on the planet. Unlike Martian meteorites, which sometimes land on Earth, these rocks will be pristine, unaltered by their long space journey and atmospheric entry.

Besides the technical challenge of retrieving the rocks and bringing them to Earth, there are concerns the rocks could bring in particles that may contaminate the Earth.

If NASA and their European allies delay, China is pursuing its mission to retrieve rocks from Mars.

The race is on. But that is not the only race going on.

In 2005, Mike E. Brown “killed” Pluto. I hope you heard the news.

Based on the studies by Brown, an astronomer and a professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, the International Astronomical Union in 2006 demoted Pluto from planet status to dwarf planet. Pluto failed to meet one of three criteria that make an object a planet. While it is orbiting the sun and is spherical, it is not large enough to ensure that other objects of a similar size are not in its orbit.

Since then, scientists have been searching for a replacement for Pluto. They suspect one orbiting at the edge of our solar system. They believe this because something is distorting the paths of smaller objects somewhere there. It is something that planets do. They have determined that whatever is doing it is about five to ten times the mass of the Earth, but smaller than Neptune. A new telescope to be launched soon is promising to find this planet. It is called the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. The telescope’s strength is unmatched, capable of discovering countless new objects, potentially including the elusive 9th planet.

Mike Brown, the man who “killed” Pluto, is hoping to be the person who finds it.

In biological studies, scientists recently discovered a 520-million-year-old worm lava with its brain and guts intact. Evolutionary biologists are celebrating because of all the possibilities they can deduce from this rare ancient find. They are already drawing evolutionary connections between the ancient insect and the ones we have scurrying around today. This advanced study will enhance our knowledge of evolution.

These are hopes, not hypes. These are not pipe dreams.

Talking of dreams, scientists are working hard to engineer dreams. They hope to use it to treat nightmares and PTSD. It is as fascinating as what they wish to do with the vagus nerve, the brain’s most interconnected nerve. Some scientists believe that stimulating the vagus nerve (also known as the tenth cranial nerve) in specific ways can cure various illnesses.

Even physical scientists will tell you that the universe as we know it today is not how it will be one thousand years from now. As of today, we know four fundamental forces govern the universe. Physicists called them the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force, electromagnetism, and gravity. They believe that in the early days of the universe, electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force existed as one force called the electro-weak interaction. This force existed only in the first trillionths of a second of the universe. Later, the Higgs mechanism separated the two forces.

We can currently observe and measure this force at the CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (CHC) in Switzerland. As China builds its Circular Electron-Positron Collider and Japan builds its International Linear Collider, with Switzerland’s new Future Circular Collider and the Compact Linear Collider, we hope scientists will arrive at the long sought-after Grand Unified Field Theory. And if you add gravity, we will get the complete “Theory of Everything.”

Make sure you don’t die soon. The best in the world is yet to come. When we get to the “Theory of Everything,” the news media will scream on the front pages, And Jesus wept, for the fourth time.

When Jesus weeps for the fourth time, it will be for joy because humanity has overcome sin and gravity and soared to the heavens.

Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo teaches Post-Colonial African History, Afrodiasporic Literature, and African Folktales at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He is also the host of Dr. Damages Show. His books include “This American Life Sef” and “Children of a Retired God.” among others. His upcoming book is called “Why I’m Disappointed in Jesus.”