Republican Lawmaker Says Businesses Should Be Allowed To Turn Away Black People

A Republican lawmaker is facing some backlash behind his recent comments intending to illustrate why he believes the government should not intervene or shut down businesses for refusing to serve African-American or gay customers based on their religious beliefs.

via Think Progress: A Republican lawmaker in South Dakota believes that businesses should be able to deny services to African Americans, gay people, or anyone else who offends their religious beliefs.

Embattled Rivers State Lawmaker Chidi Lloyd Remanded In Police Custody

When you look at him, limping and being assisted to walk, you feel sorry for him but then you remember the video and how he battered a colleague with a mace. The majority leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly was in a high court, facing charges of conspiracy, willful damage, and attempted murder, but his arraignment was stalled because the Attorney General wants to try the case.

Chidi Lloyd will remain in police custody until August 6, 2013.

Ondo State Female Lawmaker Suspended As Fetish Objects (Juju) Are Found in Apartment

A former commissioner in Ondo State, Ogunbadejo Kolawole, has raised alarm following alleged discovery of fetish objects in the apartment of the state House of Assembly member, Hon. Fola Olasehinde.

Ogunbadejo said the scary items in the twin-duplex at No. 6, Olasehinde Lane, Ijapo Estate, Akure, was occupied by Olasehinde since 2009.Fetish objects allegedly found included amulets, snail shells, live snails, cow horns of different sizes wrapped in coloured cloth, miniature coffins, photo images of humans and animals, concoctions in black clay pots as well as bottles and cans containing all manner of liquids.

Others were charms in bottles labeled: Rasu, Aso Eegun, Eegun Ekun, Iye Agbe, Aluko, Irun ori omo tuntun (hair of a new born baby) and odidi osio. There were other bottles labelled Gbetugbetu, Ajatuka etc.