“Sequel to the widespread rumour that Hon. Babatunde Oke died of COVID-19 complications, I wish to state emphatically that the former executive chairman of Onigbongbo LCDA died after a brief illness.
While we reflect on the passing of a great leader and astute politician, rumour mongers must not use this medium to distract his immediate families and political associates from the peaceful mourning the late Hon. Babatunde Oke deserves.
I pray that almighty God grant his household the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.
And may his soul rest in peace as we continue to reflect on the life and times of late Hon. Babatunde Oke,” he wrote.
Police Operatives attached to SARS Unit Minna, Niger State, have arrested one Onuwa Stephen, 37, of Benin, Edo State.
The suspect was arrested at Obasanjo Shopping Complex Minna while he was about to purchase a large number of phones with another person’s ATM card.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed to have loitered around the premises of a Commercial Bank in Minna where he tricked a customer, spied her pin and swapped her ATM card.
It’s no news that BBNaija: Lockdown housemate, Laycon is overly interested with current Head of House, Erica, who has made it clear to him that she’s only mentally attracted to him.
The desire of Laycon to be with Erica has been a topic of interest among viewers of the show, as a lot of people are expecting the singer to move on since she has told him already how she feels about him.
In light of this, a viewer of the show has opined that were it not for the Big Brother Naija house, Laycon, in real life wouldn’t have even had the mind to confront Erica and her stance has since caused a stir online.
The lady wrote in a tweet,
Omo let’s not even lie, if not for big brother’s house Erica can’t even look at Laycon twice in rel life
Her stance has since garnered a lot of reactions from viewers as they counter her saying if it weren’t for the BBNaija show, Kiddwaya too wouldn’t have looked Erica’s way.
In related news, Erica and Kiddwaya were earlier caught on camera passionately making out in the head of house room. (See Here)
Recall Erica emerged the fourth HOH and unsurprisingly, picked Kiddwaya as her deputy which automatically guaranteed immunity from eviction and would also give them a much-needed private time to bolster their romantic affair.
The couple seized the opportunity to make out and they were caught on camera.
Another cut in the video showed the moment a dismayed Laycon stared into nothingness, probably filing his mind with what must have been going on in the HOH room.
This is coming after Erica confessed that it was difficult not having sex with Kiddwaya during their first night in the house.
A Nigerian man identified as Andre Tha Mage on micro-blogging platform, Twitter has mourned his dog Douglas Brown in a heartwarming way.
In an tweet he made on Saturday, August 1, Andre revealed that Brown had taken ill.
However, days later, he said that the dog finally passed away, adding that death brought an end to their “8 years of friendship and loyalty”.
Andre thanked his late pet for being a good listener to issues he couldn’t tell anyone else other than his furry friend.
While penning an emotional tribute, the dog lover added that he would also not forget the bite scars Brown gave him as he said that his love for the dog is forever. “
Thank you for the 8 years of friendship and loyalty, thanks for listening to me when I couldn’t express myself to anyone, I won’t forget the scars from your bite as well, love you forever buddyPleading face RIP Douglas Brown 2012 – 2020.” he wrote.
Read his post below:
Thank you for the 8 years of friendship and loyalty, thanks for listening to me when I couldn't express myself to anyone, I won't forget the scars from your bite as well, love you forever buddy? RIP Douglas Brown 2012 – 2020 ? https://t.co/xuH0H2ZDghpic.twitter.com/HE4jyXALLH
Recently evicted Big Brother Naija Lockdown housemate, Eric have confirmed the story that two of the reality TV contestants, Ozo and Nengi have been bathing together in the house.
For privacy reasons, the bathroom area in the BBNaija house is a blindspot for the cameras, hence the viewer’s inability to confirm the story that was making rounds about the housemates taking showers together. However, with this disclosure from Eric, we can’t help but think that something “more” might have happened between the duo.
Apparently, it didn’t happen only once because they have been doing it repeatedly since the first incident that Neo revealed to one of the housemates.
In Nengi’s diary session on Monday, she said she hasn’t slept on the same bed, kissed or done any thing sexual with any guy in the house. I guess we now have reason to question her statement.
Headline sponsor of the Big Brother Naija show and premium entertainment brand, Betway recently took the newly evicted housemates on an After The House media tour where they visited several radio stations to talk about their time in the house, experiences with other housemates, and life goals moving forward.
While Tochi’s eviction came as a bit of surprise to viewers, we have to admit that seeing Eric leave the house wasn’t a shocker.
Eric had been in a relationship with ex-housemate Lilo, and his relationship with her consumed his time, preventing him from interacting with the other housemates and showcasing his personality to viewers. Even after Lilo’s eviction, Eric still had quite the low-profile week.
Unfortunately, after Lilo was evicted she appeared to blame Eric for her early dismissal from the house. Eric was initially looking forward to continuing his relationship with her, but on hearing what Lilo had said about her relationship with him, he said he was shocked but not surprised, and added that he respected her decision to go back to her boyfriend.
Eric also explained that his relationship with Lilo was not an act or any kind of strategy. and in responding to Lilo’s claim of being distracted by a relationship with Eric, he replied that they distracted each other.
‘Lilo and I distracted each other,’ he said.
When asked about his thoughts about the other housemates, Eric explained that he believes Erica is playing a game with the Laycon/Kiddwaya love triangle, that Nengi’s behaviour in the house is a part of her strategy, and that he would like for Neo to win because he’s a great guy and a good friend.
Eric holds no hard feelings about being voted out, and he has a lot of plans for the future. He wants to get back into fitness, develop an athletics apparel brand, launch a charity foundation, and go back to school to complete his Bachelor’s degree.
A Nigerian lady identified as Okot Thomas Ekpang is currently in a celebratory mood as she recently welcomed her child with her husband after eight years of waiting.
After eight years of waiting, she can finally be called a ‘mother’ and she has taken to social media to share photos of her baby bump
Sharing the amazing photos on her Instagram page, she wrote ;
YES I am a Proof that God answers prayers?
….And He makes all things beautiful in his time ?
….After 8years of waiting,God blessed us with a cute SON on the 1st day of the 8month in our 9th year of marriage…?
….Indeed what God can’t do doesn’t exist ?
….It’s only a fool that will say that GOD doesn’t exist?
….You are God all by yourself
Nigerian music icon, Davido has had his fans in talk after he took a recent action on his social media page moments ago.
Davido, who about two months ago, took a break off social media as he revealed he had some cleansing to do, had unfollowed everyone on his Instagram page, including his fiancee, Chioma.
But a recent check on his page shows that he’s following a beautiful mystery lady and this has had his fans and followers wondering who she is.
Here’s how some Nigerians are reacting to the development below,
See more of the mystery lady’s photos below,
About two months ago, Davido while revealing his intention of staying off social media, stated that all his life, he has been putting people first, but he feels it is time to stop thinking about others and focus on building himself.
Just some days after making the post, the singer unfollowed everyone on his page, including Chioma, which fueled speculations that unfollowing everybody was only a plot to unfollow his fiancee, Chioma without causing a stir on social media.
Nigerian Lawyer and social media commenter, Reno Omokri has advised guys to stop spending money on a girl because he wants her to love him.
In one of his many nuggets he shared on social media posts, Reno Omokri said that such a relationship is parasitic.
According to him, guys who do such are only feeding the greed of a lady.
“Dear men,
No matter how much you water a dead plant, it wont produce flowers. Stop spending money on a girl because you want her to love you. That is not how love grows.
“You are only watering her greed. A girl that loves you will love you for you. It is not love. It is a parasitic relationship! Emancipate yourself from financial chemistry!”, he wrote.
Dear men,
No matter how much you water a dead plant, it wont produce flowers. Stop spending money on a girl because you want her to love you. That is not how love grows. You are only watering her greed. A girl that loves you will love you for you#FreeLeahSharibu#RenosNuggets
A Twitter user has spoken up as a Nigerian pastor who went viral after laying curses on a man received a house gift not long after.
Recall that the pastor overheard an unidentified man call him a beggar while he was preaching by the street side got angry and placed a curse on the man to suffer for 600 years.
About a week later, the pastor received a house gift.
Instagram Comedian, Dikeh who disclosed the good news on his Instagram page wrote; “God is the greatest, Big Thanks To @prolifick5 for getting Prophet_600_years a house, I can’t even believe, but I just want to thank God and everyone who has partook in making this mans life better, May God bless you all”
Speaking on the matter of the pastor being gifted a house, Monye decried how ”nonsense” is being glorified in Nigeria, while pointing out that nobody offered any gift to the person who was cursed by the pastor.
“The glorification of nonsense in this country is quite alarming. The recipient of the curses received nothing!” he said.
Free Internet-based encyclopedia, Wikipedia, has recently updated its meaning of failed states and cited Nigeria as an example of a failed state.
According to Wikipedia, a failed state is a political body that has disintegrated to a point where basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government no longer function properly.
The common characteristics of a failing state include a central government so weak or ineffective that it has an inability to raise taxes or other support, and has little practical control over much of its territory and hence there is a non-provision of public services. When this happens, widespread corruption and criminality, the intervention of state and non-state actors, the appearance of refugees and the involuntary movement of populations, sharp economic decline, and foreign military intervention can occur.
In the wake of the happenings in Nigeria in recent years and the description of a failed state, Wikipedia might not be wrong.
Countries also listed by Wikipedia includes; Syria, Somalia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Liberia, Yugoslavia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan.
Nollywood actress, Annie Idibia has aired her disgust over a publication which claimed that she has cancer and needs urgent prayers.
The actress and mother, took to her social media page to share the screenshot of the post which was made on Facebook. In the post, a photo of the actress is placed by another photo from a photo shoot where she was transformed to look like a bald woman for a cancer campaign.
The publication had it that Annie’s husband, singer Tuface Idibia was begging for prayers for his wife who is “battling cancer”.
Annie slammed the reporter and demanded that it be taken down immediately. She wrote,
Why Would Anyone Do This Just To Get Traffic To Their Blog !!!
This Was A Campaign I Did With A Very Creative Makeup Artists Against Cancer 3 Or 4 Years Ago I Think ! It’s Really Unfair To Post Such A LIE Just For Traffic! Whoever did this , I Pray That You Or Your Love one DONT Encounter This ! This Isn’t A Joke ! TAKE IT DOWN NOW!!!!
The United Kingdom has officially gone into recession for the first time after 11 years following a 20.4% fall in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The corona virus pandemic, lock-down is said to be the cause of this pandemic.
According to the Office for National statistic, statistical report released on Wednesday the economy is yet to recover from the sharp fall seen in the second quarter of the year from April to June , during the stay-at-home measures put in place, to control the spread of the virus.
The last time UK experienced recession was the great recession of 2008, which lasted for five quarters and affected many sectors of the economy, which included banks and investment firms, and many established businesses had to close up.
BBNaija: Lockdown housemate, Praise had a conversation with Kiddwaya on Tuesday night, where he advised him not to sleep in the HOH lounge with Erica on Friday and Saturday or there would the high chance of them engaging in coitus.
On Monday evening, Erica emerged as head of house and she chose Kiddwaya to be her deputy so they get to share the HoH private lounge. After spending the first night together, she confessed to Tolanibaj that it was quite hard for her not to engaged in intercourse with Kidd that night.
Erica revealed that she had to continue staring at the camera to remind her where she was. While advising Kiddwaya, Praise reminded him that on Friday and Saturday, there would be enough alcohol in the house and Erica is hardly able to get her hands off him when she is drunk.
He then went on to say if Kiddwaya also gets drunk on the same night as Erica, there is a high chance tendency they would have s3x so the only advise he would give is for him to sleep in the other rooms.
Watch below,
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Big Brother Naija fans have berated past winner, Mercy Eke over some comments she made concerning this year’s edition.
Pepper Dem winner, Mercy Eke is quite pissed with the people who have been pestering her to support one of the current Big Brother Naija: Lockdown housemates.
In a live video she made recently, Mercy is seen quite agitated over how people have been bothering her and asking her to pick a favourite. She’s seen telling those who it may concern, to leave her alone… that she’ll done whatever it is that she want whenever she wants.
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Fans of the show are now calling her ‘ungrateful’ for not having time for a show that brought her to limelight.
See some reactions below ;
El Sheriff wrote ;
This is what happens when you serve people on a pedestal and make into a god. With no relevance, no talents, no skills, no intellects or wit yet they have people listening.
Well, I am guilty now too and I am sorry. But this is plain LOW.
Pablo wrote ;
You’re too busy to support the show that made you big This one doesn’t have sense 1naira Clown
Wizzymajic wrote ;
What’s is she feeling like? So the people that took at times to campaign and vote for her had nothing to do, this forming is low even for her.. She’s rude..
Collins wrote ;
I think mercy can do better in expressing her self without using all the foul languages, I may not totally understand how u feel but I believe u can do better
Popular Nigerian blogger, Makinde Azeez recently welcomed a newborn baby with his wife and also dedicated his multi-million Naira mansion.
Makinde took to his social media page hours ago to share the good news with his followers who have since stormed the comment section of his post, to shower him with congratulatory messages.
Sharing a photo of himself with his wife and their newborn baby, the blogger wrote,
Which of God’s blessings can I hide? I’m blessed beyond measures ??
Child’s naming and House Dedication today!
In another photo, he shared the frontal view of his new mansion and thanked God for the blessings in his life… He wrote simply I thank you Allah ?
YBNL leading artiste, Fireboy DML is here with a brand new music, and he titles this new one, “Tattoo”.
This jam s off his forthcoming sophomore album ‘Apollo’ scheduled for August 20. It is also a follow up to the recent, ‘ELI‘ and his debut; “New York City Girl“.
Popular Nollywood actress Destiny Etiko also known as the ”Drama Doll” clocks a new age today, August 12th and she took to her social media page to share amazing photos.
In a series of post she made on her Instagram page, she noted that although she is just a year older, she has become wiser and has improved her game.
She captioned one post ;
Am just a year older but am wiser and up in my games Happy birthday to me .
On another post, she wrote ;
Crowned and blessed ??? The happiness is from within
The general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Suleman has joined other Nigerians to react to the death sentence that was given by a sharia court in Kano to a Nigerian singer for blasphemy.
According to the Apostle, the act of forgiving a terrorist and sentencing a singer to death for blasphemy is considered the worst form of self deceit.
On Tuesday he tweeted,
“A country that pardons terrorists wants to kill a man for blasphemy. I am sure even Saudi Arabia is shocked…the worst form of deception is self deceit'”.
see the tweet below,
Recall that, the country recently pardoned more than 600 terrorist and reintegrated them in the community, while 22-year-old, Yahaya was sentenced to death by an upper sharia court in Kano, for committing blasphemy in a song that was circulated on Whatsapp.
Nigerian Disc Jockey and billionaire heiress, Florence Otedola a.k.a DJ Cuppy has shared her concern over her inability to find love.
The Apple Music Radio host, in a recent post on her Insta stories, suggested that she just might stay single forever if her search for a better half continues to be futile.
DJ Cuppy took to her Instastory to talk about her single status as she insinuated that men should shoot their shot.
According to her, her situation appears so irreversible that she suspects she’s going to remain single forever adding that it’s a good thing she already loves herself.
“AT THIS RATE, I’M GOING TO BE SINGLE FOREVER…AND EVER” she said. Then she added; OH WELL, GOOD THING I’M IN LOVE WITH MYSELF…”
Nollywood actress, Sylvia Oluchy has berated photographers who have cultivated the culture of issuing out fame as a compensation for injustice and poverty.
Sylvia Oluchy whose tweets centered on how Olajumoke Orisaguna turned out after she became famous and the recent photo campaigns of the woman whose husband allegedly abandoned for giving birth to daughters with blue eyes, noted that issuing out fame as compensation for injustice and poverty is instrincally flawed.
Her tweets read ;
This culture of photographers issuing out FAME as a compensation for injustice and poverty is instrincally flawed. Fame is not a reward. Fame is actually ENDURED in exchange for living your dreams. Celebrities will tell you their utopia is to keep the success and lose the fame.
People who require fame to boost their craft eg Actors, Musicians, Politicians usually go through a long period termed “paying your dues” where they develop a thick skin and learn to tolerate all the BS that comes with being popular.
Throwing poor illiterates into the spot light is like throwing a baby in the deep end first to teach it how to swim
I recall the breadseller who TY Bello made famous. Illiteracy & her naivety meant she couldn’t convert the sudden fame to anything substantial & there’s always someone lurking to take advantage of her new status. She later complained about how fame ripped her life apart.
Now it’s the woman with the blue eyes who was called a witch by her husband. Today, I saw a beautiful photoshoot on her. Helping someone would be more beneficial if we helped them progress in things they actually do as opposed to treating fame like a proven remedy to any problem.
The bread seller would have been better off if TY Bello helped her raise money to start her own bakery for example.
These photographers have their hearts in the right place but the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Anybody in showbiz will tell you that sustaining fame is harder than getting it. Big brother contestants are a good example
What these photographers fail to realize is that unless they are prepared to stay the course, take these people under their wing, mentor and teach them the business of monetizing their fame for nothing less than 5 years. The fame they give them solves nothing long term.
They’ll be used as poster faces for causes by people with their own agenda and then quickly forgotten. But now because they are popular, they can’t go back to their old life and can’t move forward.
We should help people become the best versions of themselves rather than creating a whole new reality for them. This blue eyed woman, what does she do? If she is a petty trader for example. It might be better to get her a bigger shop and give her capital to upgrade her business.
Perhaps these photographers might want to scour for under appreciated talent and issue those ones fame. They will be better prepared to handle it and ready to tolerate the life upheaval because fame is actually something they desire and need desperately.
Fame is HARD, don’t let the glamour on SM fool you. To sustain it, you REALLY need to WANT it. Now that we know her story, thanks to her photoshoot. Helping her grow at whatever it is she already does will be a longer lasting solution to self sufficiency than instant fame.
We should help people become the best versions of themselves rather than creating a whole new reality for them. This blue eyed woman, what does she do? If she is a petty trader for example. It might be better to get her a bigger shop and give her capital to upgrade her business.
Fame is HARD, don't let the glamour on SM fool you. To sustain it, you REALLY need to WANT it. Now that we know her story, thanks to her photoshoot. Helping her grow at whatever it is she already does will be a longer lasting solution to self sufficiency than instant fame.
Popular Media personality, Shade Ladipo has said being married has made her to understand why some marriages end in divorce.
The radio personality made this known via her social media handle, stating that it is until one gets married before you can comprehend somethings about marriage.
Taking to her Insta-story the media personality wrote: “Until you get married, before you can comprehend somethings about marriage.
“Let’s just say now I understand why people’s marriages end after 3 years.”
I now understand why marriages end in divorce – Shade Ladipo says one year after she got married
Things are happening in the Big Brother Naija ‘lockdown’ house and y’all might have missed out on some major highlights ; well we got you covered.
An unseen clip making the rounds on social media showed the romantic moment Erica and Kiddwaya enjoyed their ‘private time’ in the head of house lounge and fans have been going crazy over it.
Recall Erica emerged the fourth head of house and unsurprisingly, picked Kiddwaya as her deputy which automatically guaranteed immunity from eviction and would also give them a much-needed private time to bolster their romantic affair.
Well, the couple seized the opportunity and they were caught on camera passionately making out.
Another cut in the video showed the moment a dismayed Laycon stared into nothingness, probably filing his mind with what must have been going on in the HOH room.
Hon. Babatunde Oke, the chairman of Oniggbongbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos state is dead.
He died in the early hours of today, due to coronavirus complication. Hon. Oke was serving his second term in the council and was an active member of the All Progressive Party (APC) before his untimely death.
We gathered that he had been sick for some time but recovered, only for the sickness to relapse late last week due to the stress he went through during the last sallah break where he reportedly got exposed again.
According to a source, Hon. Oke was sick for over 8 weeks with a disease suspected to be COVID-I9 and was earlier treated at the Isolation centre in Gbagada.
He was rushed to an unnamed hospital on Friday. However, he was transferred to St. Nicholas Hospital when his condition became critical. He eventually died in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The Rivers State Police Command have aborted the alleged sale of a day-old baby in Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local government area of the state on Tuesday, August 11th.
Rivers state police spokesperson, SP Nnamdi Omoni who confirmed the incident said operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad stopped the sale at Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local government area of the state and also apprehended a 56-year-old woman identified as Florence Jonah in connection to the crime.
It’s alleged that she conspired with the father of the child to sell the baby to waiting buyers at the cost of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N900,000). The father of the baby who was also arrested led security operatives to Better life Clinic in Eneka, where the child was recovered and handed over to his real mother, Rejoice Izuchukwu.
The statement read;
“Operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in a covert operation at the early hours of today 11/8/2030 cracked a Child Trafficking Syndicate at Igwuruta, Ikwerre LGA,where one Florence Jonah, a 56 year old woman was arrested.
“She is alleged to have conspired with the father of the child, one Izuchukwu Success to sell him to waiting buyers at a cost of Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (900,000).
“Upon his arrest, the father led the Police to Better life Clinic, Eneka, where the child who had been sold, was eventually recovered and handed over to his real mother, Rejoice Izuchukwu. Both mother and child are in stable condition.
An Indian woman has been apprehended after her husband committed suicide over the claims that she failed to have intercourse with him during their marriage.
32-year-old Geeta Parmar who lives in Maninagar, Gujarat, was recently arrested on suspicion of ‘abetment to suicide’ following a complaint filed by her late husband’s mother-in-law.
The man’s 55-year-old mother, Muli Parmar, claims that Geeta didn’t have sex with her husband, Surndrasinh during the their 22 months married life.
Muli also stated that the lack of sex left her son in ‘mental stress’ as their relationship failed. She further disclosed that they were sleeping in separate beds when she paid the couple a visit.
Surndrasinh revealed to his mother that he and Geeta did not have ‘physical relations’, police report said. Muli alleged that Geeta had ‘taken a vow‘ that she would not engage in intercourse with her husband during their marriage.
”Once I had gone inside my son’s room and found that he and my daughter-in-law were sleeping on different beds,” Muli alleged in her first information report.
‘When I asked my son about this, he told me that they did not have physical relations as Geeta had taken a vow that she would not sleep with her husband.’ Times of India reports that the couple fought frequently over the issue before Geeta moved into her parents’ home.
On July 27, family members returning from a funeral to Surndrasinh’s home discovered he had committed suicide.
Surndrasinh, a railway employee married Geeta, his second wife, in October 2018 following a divorce from his ex-wife two years earlier. The case is under investigation by Shaherkotda police in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
A Nigerian virtuous widow, mother of five children identified as Mrs. Esther Ahmadu, who recently retired as a teacher in the civil service in Kogi State has demonstrated that there is more to motherhood than childbirth.
The unflinching effort of Mrs. Esther Ahmadu over her children despite roaring obstacles is a twin to Sonya Carson’ – the mother of Dr. Ben Carson who went though thin and thick before raising her son who has now become a renowned neurosurgeon in the World. Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu, the second of five children of Mrs. Esther Ahmadu went from being a poor student who against repetitive failures and delays soar high to a point of representing both his University and his country – Nigeria, won numerous national and international award competitions.
Emmanuel, professionally known as Mr Voiceover, was pictured in front his mother’s house, showing his gratitude while displaying the numerous awards he received following the impacts he made in Kwara State and Nigeria at large during his just completed National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in Kwara State.
A true template of motherhood such as Mrs. Esther Ahmadu are great inspiration to others, their stories are acts of courage that can empower millions of other women in the country, and that is why Mrs. Esther Ahmadu should be supported, given national honour and recognition to encourage other African parents on good child upbringing and selfless parenting.
Emmanuel Ahmadu, on 16th July 2020 successfully completed his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in Kwara State with several awards and recommendations bagged for his selfless service and commitments that restored hope to over 500 community households and 50 schools across 3 Local Government Areas (Ilorin East, Ilorin West, Ilorin South) of Kwara State within 154 days.
On the international front, Emmanuel recently represented Nigeria in Bangladesh, India on 28th July, 2020 via Google Meet virtual conference along side Indian Professors and Mental Health Advocates, where he spoke on “Suicide Prevention” as an offshoot of the Covid-19 pandemic situation which has become a major health challenge across the World. Emmanuel, who seeks financial support and partnership from national and international stakeholders to drive home solutions to Nigeria was able to share innovative ideas from his sensational story and field experiences that have restored hope to over 200,000 people in Edo, Kogi, Kwara and other parts Nigeria and beyond.
Emmanuel told international television network, British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC News that the experience of raising money to register one exam after the other for 17 times in 5 years before he secured admission into the University was a traumatic experience. “My mom has been the one God used in sponsoring majority of my enrollments throughout the 16 primary schools, 14 secondary schools and the entire 17 O’level examination attempts, including the University Matriculation Examinations (UME) I wrote 5 times”.
“As shocking as it may appear, my mom spent virtually all her salaries thereby neglecting her personal needs as a School Teacher, she borrowed money from people, engaged in all types of petty businesses shamelessly and sometimes went the extra mile to obtain bank loan just to sponsor my enrollments and education and that of my other siblings. She trained us in God’s way from childhood and she never gave up on any of her children despite oppossing tides and societal challenges. She encouraged us all the way, she will always say, “don’t be tired, all will become well.”
RIP Douglas Brown 2012 – 2020.” he wrote. 
