Popular Singer, Naira Marley is proud to have another property in Lekki to his name.
The singer while responding to one of his well wishers, revealed that his latest property is his fifth house in Lekki.
Marlians are sure doing something right.
Congratulations to the singer.
The screenshots of a conversation between two supposed lovers have gone viral on Nigerian social media over how the chat went between the lovers.
In what has been deemed “disgusting” by a lot of people, the man in the conversation who is seemingly tired of his relationship with the lady responds to her messages in a demeaning manner.
The lady however, who seems to be deep in love with the guy, neglects his arrogant and condescending responses and continues to profess her love for him.
Even when she questioned him about a lady she thinks he might be having an affair with, the man still responds to her in a hostile way which she also neglects and continues to profess her love.
The conversation has been called disgusting by a lot of people as some even think it’s an unreal chat. It has however set social media abuzz with a lot of people pondering whether there are still people who are blinded by love such as this in this generation.
Read the chats below,
A lady who happens to be a pastor’s daughter took to her social media page recently to share how she got pregnant out of wedlock. She revealed her story in a quite creative way.
In a TikTok video she made with singer, Simi’s Duduke playing at the background, the lady took her followers from when she got pregnant, to the stigmatization and shame she had to go through, to having her son and all the successes she enjoyed up till he turned 10-year-old.
She shared,
Hmm did you hear?
Pastor’s daughter got pregnant out of wedlock
Can you imagine?
That one! Her life is over just like that
A bouncing baby boy was born 9 months later
Graduated High school with distinction 2 years later
Graduated with 1st degree a few years after that
Relocated to a new country for further studies
Graduated with 2nd Degree 2 years later…
Got accepted into a 3rd program..
Son turned 10!!!
ALL BY GOD’S GRACE!!!
Watch the video she shared below,
Popular Tanzanian actress, Zena Yusuf Mohammed aka Shilole has disclosed her decision to end her three-year-old marriage over domestic violence.
On Wednesday, July 8th, the actress took to her IG page to share photos of herself with a battered face as she opened up about her violence-riddled marriage.
She alleged that she had been a victim of domestic violence throughout her marriage to her husband, Uchebe whom she started dating in 2016.
In a quite lengthy and heartbreaking post, which she wrote in Swahili, the 32 year old actress also issued an apology for staying quiet about her issues while encouraging other women in violent or abusive marriages to speak out for help.
She wrote,
“I am writing this with a clear mind and conscience. First, I would like to apologise to my family. I am seeking your forgiveness because I assured you that my marriage was trouble-free, while in reality, it wasn’t peaceful.
I have been a victim of domestic violence and other evil acts I cannot speak about on this platform.
“I apologise because every time I heard my fellow women cry for justice after being assaulted by their spouses, I would urge them to voice out their grievances. When I heard that there was a woman from Kigamboni, who had been fatally battered and her body set alight by her husband, I was the first one to say: ‘she should have spoken out about her marital troubles’. I pretended that I was not one of the domestic abuse victims; I distanced myself from the group of women who were victims of domestic violence. Forgive me.
“[As an artist], I am a role model to many in the society; I represent women on many fronts. Today, I have decided to break my silence on my marital woes. My husband Ashrafu Sadiki, popularly known as Uchebe, has been battering me too much!
“And, after meting out violence on me, he never calls to show concern or know about my wellbeing. Other people, unknown to me, are the ones who usually nurse me in hospitals after being beaten up by my spouse. In my marriage, there are many other bad things that have been done to me, making my union lack the expected bliss.
“Making matters worse, I am a mother; a parent of children who look up to me as their mother and father. I won’t allow myself to be killed and leave my children motherless, not today!
“I loved Uchebe, I persevered to be with him despite his inadequacies; I gave him everything (my innocence, my wealth, and when he needed a woman to stand by him so that he could get on his feet — financially and socially — I was there for him). I did all that because I knew he and I were together in everything as husband and wife. Despite all that, my sacrifices did not stop him from battering me endlessly, disrespecting and betraying me.
“Two days ago, when I returned home from my livelihood-seeking activities in Dar es Salaam, he seriously beat me up, forgetting that I had gone out there to look for food not only for my children, but also him. Why did he assault me? Because of petty marital conflicts that are present in all marriages. He did not batter me because he had found me cheating on him, or on issues that are hard to solve through dialogue, no. Furthermore, I respect him so much.
“Nonetheless, he saw the best way of solving the small dispute that we had, was through battering me senselessly. I was asleep when he punched me in the face.
“I know there is a section of people who will fault me for bringing to social media my marital woes, however, I would like to tell them that I was left with no other choice but to share my predicaments on this platform. What happens in my life, [being a public figure], should be known by my fans. Many people in the society look up to me as their role model.
“I have had enough [of domestic abuse], and from now henceforth, I would like to state categorically that no one should refer to me as Uchebe’s wife. People should refer to me as ‘that mother who chose to prioritise her children’s welfare and wellbeing at the expense of a toxic relationship’. They should describe me as ‘that woman who chose her happiness and safety [over a violence-ridden marriage].
“My female fans and other women in the society should use this social media post of mine as a strong message that says ‘we [as women] should speak up when we have been reduced to punching bags and recipients of brutality, because if we don’t, we’ll end up dead someday’.
More photos below,
Olalekan Jacob Ponle, popularly known as Woodberry, was nabbed through details accessed from his WhatsApp, iPhone and Bitcoin transactions, court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES reveal.
Mr Ponle, alongside Ramoni Igbalode, also known as Hushpuppi, was arrested in the United Arab Emirate on June 10 for multiple fraud charges after a raid by operatives of the Dubai crime unit.
The duo were then extradited to the United States on July 2.
Mr Ponle, 29, is currently facing charges bordering on wire fraud conspiracy at a United States District Court sitting in Illinois.
The court had since June 25 issued an arrest warrant to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding Mr Ponle’s case after a criminal complaint was filed.
His first appearance in court was on July 3, after which the preliminary hearing was set for July 16 before Judge Jeffrey T Gilbert.
However, as provided by a section of the U.S. laws on the release or detention of a defendant pending trial, Mr Ponle will be remanded in custody until a further order of the court.
If found guilty, he is liable to a jail term ranging from 20 to 30 years.
Page Pate, a U.S. law firm, stated on its website that penalties for wire fraud include a prison sentence of up to 20 years (30 years if the case involves federal disaster relief funds or a financial institution), restitution to any victims and a fine set by the judge.
How he was tracked
Ali Sadiq, a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), chronicled how the bureau tracked down through his online activities.
He said this in a criminal complaint document filed at the court and obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.
He stated that Mr Ponle, who often adopted a pseudonym Mark Kain, has defrauded several United States-based companies through Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes.
This scheme compromises legitimate business email accounts through computer intrusion techniques or social engineering and uses those accounts to cause the unauthorised transfer of funds.
Techniques for perpetrating these schemes include phishing, spear phishing, identity theft, email spoofing, and the use of malware.
“Beginning no later than January 2019 and continuing until at least September 2019, OLALEKAN JACOB PONLE conspired with others to engage in BEC schemes to defraud several United States-based companies. These schemes resulted in attempted and actual losses to victim companies in the tens of millions of dollars,” the criminal complaint document read.
As part of the scheme, he reportedly directed ‘money mules’ in the United States to open bank accounts in the names of victimised companies.
According to Mr Sadiq, proceeds from BEC schemes, “ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars”, were then wired by unwitting employees to the bank accounts opened by Mr Ponle’s mules.
Mr Ponle then instructed the mules to convert the proceeds to bitcoin (virtual currency) and to send the proceeds of the BEC schemes to a bitcoin wallet that he owned and operated.
Bitcoin, a type of cryptocurrency, is generated and controlled through computer software operating on a decentralised peer-to-peer network.
Its transactions are recorded in the Bitcoin blockchain which makes it hard to trace because the identities of individuals are partially anonymous.
Massive scheme, more findings
In fact, one of those BEC schemes involved two Chicago-based companies. One was defrauded of $2.3 million and the other, sent wire transfers totaling $15.3 million.
Preliminary blockchain analysis done by the FBI indicated that the 29-year-old received at least 1,494.71506296 bitcoin related to these BEC schemes, valued at over $6 million dollars at the time he received the proceeds.
Finding also revealed that the money mules in the United States were approached by a person they knew as “Mark” or “Mark Kain.” Mark later directed them to open bank accounts in the names of these companies.
Those accounts received proceeds from the BEC schemes, and on Mark’s instructions, the
money mules converted proceeds to bitcoin and sent proceeds to Mark.
According to Mr Sadiq, “Mark Kain” contacted Individual B using telephone number (323) 985-4088 (“the 4088 phone number”).
Mr Sadiq noted that these telephone details were records obtained from Dingtone, a messaging and voice call application.
He added that his review of the chat transcripts from online messaging applications like WhatsApp showed him how Mr Ponle and his mules transact.
“Mark instructed Individual B and Individual A to send money to the bitcoin wallet 16AtGJbaxL2kmzx4mW5ocpT2ysTWxmacWn (“the 16AtGJ BTC Wallet”) on at least nine occasions.
“Records obtained from Bitpay, a processor of cryptocurrency transactions, indicated that between approximately September 18, 2015 and November 29, 2016, the 16AtGJ BTC wallet made five purchases associated with the Gmail account hustleandbustle@gmail[.]com (the “hustle Gmail account”).
“Based on records obtained from Apple, an iCloud account (Subject Account 1) was subscribed to by Jacob Olalekan, listing the 7890 phone number, the hustle Gmail account, and a physical address in Johannesburg, South Africa.
“Based on my review of records from Apple, Subject Account 1 contained several identity documents and photographs of PONLE. These included a photo of a Nigerian passport with a photo of an individual named Olalekan Jacob Ponle, born in May 1991 in Lagos, Nigeria, a photo of a United Arab Emirates visa with a photo of an individual named Olalekan Jacob Ponle with the profession ‘marketing’,” the document read.
The FBI agent insisted Mr Ponle and his accomplices, gained access to emails and financial records of these companies to perpetrate fraud.
“Based on the above information, there is probable cause to believe that, beginning no late than January 2019 and continuing until at least September 2019, at Chicago, in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, and elsewhere, PONLE conspired to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349,” Mr Sadiq said.
Culled from PremiumTimes.
A popular female-life coach , Sophie Anthony-Ogwuegbu recently tied the knot with the love of her life but according to some allegations that has been leveled against her husband on facebook, it is reportedly shaping up to be a costly mistake.
The lady had shared her wedding photos and videos with the caption;
Dreams do come true…
God begins another journey with us!!
June 27th,2020
Some Nigerian women took to the comment section of her wedding post to warn her about her new husband “Tony” who is allegedly married to another woman and allegedly a gold digger.
See some comments below ;
Mavins Record singer, Ladipoe has dropped the long awaited visuals to his song, ‘Know You’, featuring songstress, Simi.
The amazing musical was directed by DK.
Alleged fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi’s has been declared ‘absolutely not guilty’ by his legal representative, Gal Pissetzky of Pissetzky & Berliner.
In an interview with Forbes, Pissetzky spoke on the fraud allegations against his client.
According to Pissetzky, his client is “an entrepreneur” who made his money legitimately through “real estate” and his work “promoting brands” as an “Instagram personality.”
Gal Pissetzky went further to tell Forbes that his client is “Absolutely not guilty of the charges they are accusing him of,” adding, “Abbas was running a legitimate business and a very legitimate Instagram account and did not take part in any scam or fraud.”
“He’s an entrepreneur. He has real estate involvement, he’s an Instagram personality. He was promoting brands and that’s how he was very legitimately making his money.”
Court documents seen online showed Hushpuppi on Monday retained Gal Pissetzky, a senior partner at Chicago law firm Pissetzky & Berliner, to help disentangle him from multi-million dollar fraud charges levelled against him by American authorities.
A Nigerian woman has narrated her experience in the hands of her abusive mother, saying she doesn’t want to have kids because she’s scared she’ll end up like her.
Ukwu Ose made this revelation while defending Chidera, the Nigerian boy who went viral when he was filmed destroying his parents’ home after which he said his family is dead to him.
Reacting, Ukwu Ose narrated her own experience growing up with her mother.
She said her mum once used a pestle to break her head. She added that she eventually ran away from home to escape abuse.
She said that when she ran away, she realized she didn’t need her anti-depressants anymore. The atmosphere at her home had been the cause of her depression.
She further stated that her mother was abused by her own parents and she took it out on her kids. As a result, she is scared of having kids of her own to avoid taking out the abuse she suffered from her mother on them.
Read her tweets about parental abuse below.
A popular Nigerian lady on Instagram known has poshnicki has taken to her page to share details of an almost fatal-accident she was involved in.
According to Poshnicki whose real name is Abidemi Abiodun, her car is relatively new and although she cannot believe she’s alive, she does not know where to start from.
Sharing a video narrating her ordeal, she wrote ;
I can’t still believe am alive..???? this car is not up to 2month ..it’s not up to ??? I was crushed by this wicked big trailer ??people came to help and stole my phone again in the process.. this word is really a wicked place ?because I don’t know where to start from am in pain
See video below ;
Award-winning music producer, olumide idcabasa Ogunade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, has called out influential people for claiming there is no Covid-19.
The music producer said people will believe whatever they say either in the right context or otherwise because of their influence.
The music producer also narrated how a lady refused to believe there’s Coronavirus in Nigeria because her pastor said so. She only believed after her brother was diagnosed with it.
He wrote:
“As intelligent and influential people, it will be discretional to be quiet and observe things as regards COVID-19 than building up theories around why? I don’t dispute what you feel or believe BUT if what u feel or belief has no FACTS backing it please be careful how you share these things u are feeling it is..
“You are influential and people will do without thinking whatever u say either in the right context or otherwise… And if there’s a strong conviction about what you feel please be clear so as not to confuse people with what you have not said(Which can be insinuated from what you said)
“Someone said there’s no COVID-19 and all she could quote was a top MOG… and I am like “Did he ever say there is no Covid? Then she started saying everything is a hoax.. quoting theories upon theories…SMH.. 10mins after she called back panting and nearly crying that she just got a call that her younger brother was exposed to the virus…..
“Please let’s be careful people… This stuff is real.. Let’s trust God for a cure/prevention soon while we also do our part to prevent the spread…
“Those who caught d virus already we pray God heal them.”
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Popular Nigerian media personality, Derenle Edun, has showered praises on BBnaija 2019 housemates, Mercy Ekeh and Kim Oprah.
While pouring enconium on the reality stars, he said the world needs strong women like the duo.
Taking to Twitter, he shared this in reaction to the recent episode of the BBNaija reunion show
Denrele’s tweet reads ;
The world needs STRONG WOMEN;
Women who will lift and build others, who show love and be loved.
Women who stand up for themselves & still stand up for the TRUTH!
Women of Indomitable Will!
THE WORLD NEEDS @real_mercyeke & @_kimoprah
Talent Manager, Teebillz has taken to his social media page to shower praises on his former client, Natacha Akide, otherwise known as Tacha.
Following the backlash from social media on Tacha from the BBNaija reunion show last night, TeeBillz decided to show her his unrelenting support.
According to Teebillz, when it comes to Tacha, he does not want to hear comments from anyone until there is a bigger and more successful disqualified housemate from BBNaija.
His post reads ;
God Bless the work of my hands. ?? Until there’s a bigger/successful disqualified housemate from BBN and a perfect human being on earth…… I don’t want to hear pim ?? #Blessings?? @symply_tacha
Tanzanian actress, Wema Sepetu has narrated her alleged experience while dating music star, Diamond Platnumz.
The singer and the Actress dated about a decade ago and went their separate ways in 2014.
In an interview with Ijumaa Wikienda, the actress disclosed that one thing she misses about dating Diamond Platnumz was how he used to “beat her up”.
In her words ;
“He would beat me up thoroughly.
“Ironically, I loved it when he battered me, I just don’t know why that was the case. But, I remember he would pamper me after assaulting me, and, I think I loved it because he’d give me attention after the battering. Honestly speaking, I miss being beaten up by him, a lot.
“I remember there was a day he saw a suggestive message on my phone. Out of anger, he gave me a hard slap on the cheek. My siblings came to know that I was a victim of domestic abuse. They pleaded with me to leave him, but I told them that they should leave me alone as I was enjoying being beaten up by him.”
The Big Brother Naija reunion show for 2019 housemates continued yesterday and more drama that happened in the aftermath of the reality show was made public.
During the episode of the BBNaija reunion show, it was revealed that Kim Oprah and Tacha had a recent altercation.
According to Kim, after the show, Tacha came at her, screaming at her while recording and asking where her car was.
In her words ;
“You came at me, recording me and screaming at me. I don’t know what prompted it other than what happened on the show. I don’t know if there is any other thing. But I felt like you were trying to put me in a corner and intimidate or bully me. I felt like that was really uncalled for it made me feel really unsafe because we were staying in the same place. Because if you could do that I feel you could come at me to my room and try to beat me up or fight me. To me, it was just a lot. I don’t understand what prompted you and you were recording me. I told you several times to stop recording me and you were recording me and screaming on the phone. I don’t know what you want to use those clips for or if they are still on your phone.”
See video below ;
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However, Tacha defended her actions by changing the conversation to being about her self-confidence. Show-host Ebuka then told her to address Kim’s claims and she said she does not know what was being talked about. She also denied recording Kim.
2. Tacha denied recording Kim Oprah even though Kim said Omashola and Esther were present at that time. I follow back
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.#BBNaijaReunion pic.twitter.com/u9sl4ffs55— Big Brother 9JA (@BbnigeriaHD) July 8, 2020
"I have seen that video of Tacha recording Kim."
-MercyThere was a caught.#BBNaijaReunion pic.twitter.com/4od2VlkU4Y
— DStv Nigeria (@DStvNg) July 8, 2020
Nollywood has been thrown into mourning as the industry recently lost yet another veteran.
The year 2020 has come with a lot of ups and downs. The entertainment industry in particular has experienced the loss of a number of great talents.
Veteran actor, Jimmy Johnson, known for his character as “Okoro” in the NTA TV Series, “The village headmaster”, has died at the age of 80.
He passed away after a brief illness at Garki Hospital, Abuja, according to reports.
May his soul rest in peace.
Popular Nigerian socialite, Omotola Taiwo Temilade, better known as Omohtee, who had called out alleged quack Dr Anu Adepoju of MedContour following a botched cosmetic surgery, has narrated how she became suicidal and had to spend millions to treat herself after the botched surgery.
In a chat with BBC pidgin, Omohtee narrated how she wanted to make her tummy flat and “top up” her butt. She decided to go to MedContour for Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) and Liposuction.
She revealed that she paid 1.2 million Naira for the procedure – however, she said that after the procedure, her body was a mess. She couldn’t stand, her waist became numb.
“After the surgery, I started having complications. I started having belly burns, waist burns, waist numb, and after two months I started having fat necrosis.
“Fat necrosis is when liquid fat that has turned into dirt starts coming out. The thing will just come out like boil, e go come burst, start to dey comot the fat.
“Up till now, my waist is still numb. As I stand up like this, my body is not complete. One is bigger than the other.
“The wound wey she inflict on me still dey heal. I still dey go hospital Evey two two days interval. And to dress the wound, sometimes 7,000, sometimes 10, 000 it depends because sometimes I fit open the wound make another fat necrosis don dey beside the wound. Them go need do operation to bring that one out. Sometimes, maybe the wound don catch infection, them go need do swab. I go buy drug, I go buy this one.
“Money wey I don spend has run into millions, more than money wey I even use do the surgery from am.
“The wound, e dey my belle, e dey my butt, e dey plenty places for my body.”
She revealed that she was unable to bathe alone after surgery and her brothers had to help carry her. She added that she became suicidal and constantly thought of taking her life, so her brothers hid the knives and every other dangerous object in the house.
She also stated that she constantly wonders who would marry her now that everyone knows she had a botched surgery. She said she currently doesn’t have a boyfriend and she isn’t sure anyone will want to be with her.
She said she shared her story for others to learn but the reaction she got afterwards was horrible as people mocked her and wished her dead.
Reacting, Dr Anu put the blame on Omohtee for not following post-surgery instructions
Dr Anu told BBC pidgin,
“She come hospital come see us for follow up when she get issues. And usually, when you advice patients on wetin to do after surgery and them no follow am because dem feel say dey sabi how to take care of themselves e dey give issues and at the end of the day, them go say na doctor cause am.”
Doctor Anu insisted that she is qualified to perform cosmetic surgery. She added that she has never claimed to be a plastic surgeon.
Watch the video below,
Popular social media influencer, Laura Ikeji and sister to celebrity Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji has revealed why she doesn’t like to help people.
The enterprenuer took to her social media to reveal how scared she gets whenever she wants to help people in need as they never seem to appreciate her kind gestures, instead, they undermine her extended arm of help.
According to her, she feels many people expect her to send them more than what she has in mind to send to them, and so they don’t get to appreciate her for her good deeds.
Read what she wrote below:-
I see people being given 5k ,10k in the streets of naija and they thank their helpers in tears and serious appreciate, me I give some of my staff, friends and extended family 50k or 100k some of them send thanks as text messages or say thank u but I need extra for bla bla bla
Infact I get really scared to send ppl 20k because I feel like they’ll be cursing me in their minds. When I return to naija I’ll hit the streets, I love their genuine appreciation. Shoutout to ppl reaching out. God bless you guys
The police in Ogun state have arrested a 57- year-old man, Joseph Akporugo, and his wife, Janet, for allegedly maltreating their seven-year-old granddaughter on allegation she used her witchcraft to kill her biological father.
A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, Opeyemi Abimbola, says the little girl’s plight came to the open after she walked into the home of a police officer living close to their home in Awa-Ijebu area of the state and showed him the wounds and scars all over her body that were inflicted by her grandparents.
Abimbola said the little girl who has been living with her grandparents since the demise of her father, gave touching account of how her grandparents would put rubber on fire and use it to burn her all over the body.
She also told the Police that her grandparents accused her of using her ”witchcraft to kill her biological father” and have subjected her to untold hardship.
Abimbola said the matter was reported at the Awa-Ijebu Police Station and the couple were immediately arrested. He said upon interrogation, the couple were unable to justify their actions.
Abimbola said further investigation is ongoing.
According to new reports, the Oyo state police command has apprehended a ritualist linked to the serial killings in Akinyele Local Government Area(LGA) of the state.
Confirming the arrest to newsmen on Wednesday July 8, spokesperson of the state police command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, said,
“Yes, we have arrested some suspects in connection with Akinyele killings; we will brief the press soon please”
Special Adviser on Security Affairs to Gov. Seyi Makinde, Fatal Owoseni also confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a town hall session organized for stakeholders on tackling security in the Akinyele area.
”As I speak now, the perpetrators of the killings in Akinyele have been apprehended. As at yesterday the criminals had been apprehended. The person behind it has been taking the police to the ritualists and they are now behind bars,” Owoseni said
Recall that in June, five persons were killed in mysterious circumstances in the said local government. Barakat Bello, an 18-year-old student was raped and killed in her home on June 2.
On June 5, a pregnant woman, Azeezat Shomuyiwa’s head was smashed with a stone.
On June 13, Grace Oshiagwu, a female student of Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, was killed inside a church in the local government.
On June 24, a 42-year-old married woman, Mrs. Olusayo Fagbemi, was hacked to death in front of her home, and on June 22, a 5 year-old-boy, Mujeeb, was also hacked to death inside his compound.
Controversial BBNaija star, Oluwasbusayo Abiri aka Khloe has seemingly revealed that she is a misandrist.
The former reality TV star and fashion entrepreneur shared that she hates men.
She wrote on snapchat ;
“In general, I hate men”.
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It is quite unclear what brought about this new assertion from the reality star because just a week ago, she tagged Ghanaian actor, Mawuli Gavor a “national cake’ following revelations of his involvement with the Diane/Elozonam relationship.
Actress, Funke Akindele-Bello has gifted veteran actor, Kayode Olasehinde ‘Ajirebi’ A.K.A Pa James a new apartment after his house got flooded in Oke Odo part of Lagos State.
Funke showed her kind gesture after Pa James cried out for help through his son.
Recall that his son, Samuel Ajirebi cried out for help after their home got flooded.
The plight of Pa James left many dearly worried after his house was swept by flood in Oke Isagun community of Oke Odo, Lagos.
Actress, Kemi Korede, shared the good news, asking fans to thank Funke Akindele for her kind gesture.
She wrote: “On behalf of PA JAMES, I Want to say Big thank you to @funkejenifaakindele for the new apartment given to him by you. God bless you so much for your good heart. your type is so rare..you are a gem. Almighty God will continue to make way for you where dier seems to be no way.”
Chidera, the teenage Nigerian boy who was filmed in a recent viral video trashing his mother’s house has shared his side of the story.
In the video, the boy is seen opening foodstuff in the kitchen and pouring them on the floor.
His mother was asked what happened and she said he came home and started demanding some things from her, including her “P21” passport. She said when she didn’t give in to his demands, he went into a rage and started wreaking havoc to the house.
— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) July 8, 2020
However, the guy has since refuted all she said, according to him, he was subject to physical and emotional abuse from his mother.
The boy, who lives in Ireland with his family, has now shared his side of the story. He said his mother attacked him first but hers wasn’t captured on video.
Read his own side of the story below ;
“Firstly I would like to begin by saying thank you for everyone who has showed love to me. ❤️I was very shocked to find out that my personal business was so publicly displayed and that the narrative was twisted and changed to portray me as a bad guy.
My actions as seen in this video wasn’t isn’t because of “disagreement” or a “passport” issue as my mum describes in the video.My mum is a very abusive, aggressive and violent person… and she has been all my life.
When I say aggressive and violent, I am not exaggerating… I have endured plates/knives thrown at me. I even have to remove my mattress and put it up to the door when I sleep for fear she will do something to me in my sleep as she frequently threatens to.
I have kept all of this very private… not even my friends and good friends knew. So I was in shock to find this video circulating the internet. I have tried talking to her about it but she is to deep in her “Nigerian culture” to ever listen and ends up having aggressive fits
She then left me no other choice when she kicked me out of the house about over a month ago to report myself in. This how social workers and Gardaí were brought in. I was moved to numerous places over the duration of this month and feared going back to her abuse.
But after a conversation from the man and the woman seen in this video, I decided to go back home and make it work with my mum (with my social worker present of course). Unfortunately, as you all can see this “peace” didn’t last long.
The day of this altercation, I had indeed asked for my passport to fill out college applications. But my mum wasn’t at all cooperative… in fact at this point … she had been ignoring me in the house and refusing to feed me. I was cycling to my friends house daily to eat.
So to avoid one of her violent outbreaks I went and looked for it myself without her knowledge. When I couldn’t find it I did go back to her to ask her for it again… where she then began to be aggressive and violent trying to physically lift me -!: remove me from the room.
She was groping slapping and punching me… and obviously I will not fight my own mother back so I told her to stop or I would begin to break things
At this moment that was the only way I saw, for me to get her to stop without being violent back to her .. however she continued
Nigerian boy who scattered his parents houseSo I broke a few things like hairdryers ( we were still upstairs at this point) and my little brother called the guards. The guards arrived and seeing as how they could resolve the issue they warned both me and my mother to stay away from eachother till Tusla were notified (again)
The guards so made their way downstairs and I accompanied them because I wanted to make myself food… ( my mum was still present through all of this and didn’t voice her disagreement to me making food). The guards told me to make my food and go straight to my room.
So the guards left and I was downstairs making food… when my mum came rushing downstairs hysterical… telling me I had no right to touch her food , fair. But I asked her why she didn’t say this when I told the guards I was going to make food .
She got angry and turned off the burner and trying to manoeuvre my way out of another altercation I went to the fridge to eat a cold leftover … she slapped it out of my hand. What she did next was what provoked the actions you see in this video
She took powdered pepper and threw it in my face… and while I was still disoriented she grabbed a moping stick and reapeatedly beat me with it … she then grabbed me and bit me. I still didn’t retaliate or fight back .
After this vicious attack she then proceeded to call the three adults featured in this video, her exact words were “You better get here before I kill Chidera”. They were there in the next 5 minutes. I had to take off my t-shirt and soak it and put it on my face to cool the pepper.
At the moment I just felt sheer rage and instead of getting physical or aggressive with my mum … I decided to trash the kitchen as u see in this video. Looking back at it… it might not have been the best solution but I didn’t know what else to do.
The guards were called again and they returned just 30 minutes after they had left and detained me. I was put into emergency care. And I have been in foster since that day last week.
I feel nothing towards this family other than pure disgust and hatred for the way they all treated me ( my brothers and fathers included). And I don’t think I can ever bring myself to ever reconcile with them… I have changed my number and deleted all contact with them.
I have kept all this private to protect all of us as we can all be negatively be impacted by this. But for me to come on social media and receive nasty death threats and messages and finding out they posted this video and painted the narrative completely differently.
You might all ask me why I didn’t correct my mother’s grossly false version of the events while I was smashing things. The answer is I was so consumed by rage and anger after what had just happened to me. And as u can see in the video I didn’t care about anyone.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion and that is fine. But as of now the family is dead to me and all I’m focused on is my future and college.
Again I would like to sincerely thank everyone who knew that there was more to the story and knew the truth and supported me.
Love x”
The Federal Government has declared that schools under its control will not be reopening for the forthcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams.
This was disclosed in a tweet post by the aide to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi from his official Twitter handle on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.
According to Ogunlesi, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said that WAEC should suspend exams and also urges State Governments to toe the line of the Federal Government as this is not the right time to reopen.
According to the tweet post, ‘’Minister of Education has just announced that schools under control of the Federal Government will not be reopening for the forthcoming WAEC exams. Says WAEC should suspend exams and urges State Governments to toe Federal Government line. This is not the right time to reopen,’’
Adamu, while addressing state house correspondents after the virtual Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, said that none of the schools under the control of his ministry will resume until schools are considered safe enough
The Minister appealed to the State Governments that have already announced the resumption of schools to reconsider that as it is not safe and the students should be protected. He said that he would prefer that students lose an academic year than expose them to dangers.
He also debunked an earlier report that claimed that the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, announced that schools will be resuming on August 4, 2020. Adamu said that the Minister of State must have been misquoted as the schools under the supervision of the ministry will not be opening on August 4 or anytime soon.
Going further, Adamu pointed out that WAEC will not determine what Nigeria will do as he will rather have the country lose a school year than exposing the students to danger.
Controversial marriage counselor, Lutterodt has indicated that every rape victim enjoys the act when it gets to some point.
According to him, the moment it enters and the place begins to get wet she feels small pains which makes the enjoyment develop.
He explained that despite raping is not a good thing, the moment a victim is not willing to do it she starts to enjoy it after the incident beginning.
He said this during a discussion on Adom Tv which the pundit argued with him that what he claims is not true.
check video below;
So, you’ve got that gaming match going on between you and your buddy. It is going strong, and you can clearly see yourself as the winner. Then suddenly, your smartphone begins to display that dreadful ping that signifies low battery.
Panicked, frantic and filled with anxiety as you try all the skills you know to quickly finish the game before your phone dies on you. Worse still, there’s no electricity to power it on… But then, no matter the magical skills you develop, the next thing you see is your misery etched on your face as you stare at the blank dark screen.
Surely, if you had a smartphone with more battery life, you wouldn’t find yourself in this mess and the sad part, you are not alone in this.
Our smartphones are no longer novelties, they form a part of our life. They work as our alarm clock, gist companion, news panel, “travel attendant,” connection tool, and of course, our wallet. No doubt having that smartphone always on and right there with us, wherever we go, is now a necessity.
Even so, with the global pandemic raging and restricting our movement, our smartphones have become the focus of our lives. We now have to learn, work, and even party from our smart devices.
And it’s so hard when we consider that power supply is so unpredictable and is making life so hard. Watching your favorite movies must be done with your smartphone plugged into a socket.
What about that virtual meeting with your bosses scheduled for later, that has you sweating while working out the math on how you can stretch the battery of your smartphone to make sure it doesn’t die like it did and cost you a client the last time.
So the big question is – where do you get that smartphone that can get rid of all those problems? Think about it, you will need a smartphone that gives you at least a day of heavy use, so you can take charge of your life.
The unique smartphone brand, TECNO, thought about all these pain-points and decided to solve all of these problems in the spectacular device – TECNO Pouvoir 4 series. The TECNO Pouvoir 4 comes with a 6,000mAH battery, which means you get a smartphone that can last for up to a day on heavy use. This is why the new device has been nicknamed the always-on smartphone. It also comes with an 18W supercharger and paired with Android 10 to ensure that you can charge your device in a very short time.
That way, you spend less time charging your smartphone and more time, enjoying it. The TECNO Pouvoir 4 also comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB, which is excellent for all your gaming needs. Even more, the busy entrepreneur will enjoy the long hours of connectivity, alongside more space to store files and ride out the current work-at-home culture.
To crown it all, this impressive device also comes with an AI-Quad Camera, which equally solves a myriad of problems. Selfie lovers and photography hobbyists will enjoy the crisp, clear and stunning photos they can take on this fascinating device.
With all of these features, there’s no doubt the TECNO Pouvoir 4 is the right companion you need during this period.
Residents at Anthony Village, Lagos, woke up to see a white foamy substance taking over their community and some have taken to social media to cry for help.
Twitter user, Tosin Obembe who shared the video, wrote ;
This is some sort of Chemical reaction surging from the ground happening in Anthony Village. Please does anyone know what it is. If it is dangerous so everyone can stay clear of it.
@Gidi_Traffic @jidesanwoolu @followlasg this is some sort of Chemical reaction surging from the ground happening in Anthony Village. Please does anyone know what it is. If it is dangerous so everyone can stay clear of it. Please RT#SimplyTacha #ToyinAbraham #osinbajo pic.twitter.com/tistfsmb44
— Tosin Obembe, AMC (@Tosin_Obembe1) July 8, 2020
We trying not to have human contact with, but it is blocking every path in the Estate. This is Anthony Village.
A man identified as Adamu Hassan, has been arrested for stabbing his wife to death in Gangawa, Jigawa state.
Mr. Hassan, 45, allegedly stabbed his 25-year-old wife, Hauwa, to death for an undisclosed reason at about 11a.m on July 3, 2020, and absconded.
The police later tracked Adamu and arrested him. The suspect and the deceased had two children and were married for eight years.
A man on micro-blogging website, twitter with the handle @KingAtoki has inspired social media users after showing off his newly acquired crib.
According to his post on Twitter, 4 years ago he used to sleep in his car and would shower in a nearby gym.
He shared a photo of himself posing in front of his crib and wrote ;
4 years ago I was homeless sleeping in my car, showering at the gym, wondering where my next meal would come from. Today I’m officially a homeowner!
4 years ago I was homeless sleeping in my car, showering at the gym, wondering where my next meal would come from. Today I’m officially a homeowner! pic.twitter.com/GpI18DEzxa
— Chris Atoki (@KingAtoki) July 7, 2020
He went further to narrate his journey to becoming a homeowner.
Read his lengthy narration below ;
So I got some time to write. About 5 years ago I was working full time at a warehouse and I was going to college full time. I had to work full time because I had to give my mom what equates to about a weeks worth of pay every two weeks at the time.
— Chris Atoki (@KingAtoki) July 8, 2020
So I got some time to write. About 5 years ago I was working full time at a warehouse and I was going to college full time. I had to work full time because I had to give my mom what equates to about a weeks worth of pay every two weeks at the time.
I would wake up at 7 AM and go to class until about 3 PM. I would take a 2 hour nap and go to work at 5pm and work a 12 hour shift until 5 am. Took another 2 hour nap and back to school again. It was hard but I just sucked it up ??♂️
One day my manager at my job says he has to cut a few people’s hours and since I’m in school, he picked me to be on of those. I figured it was fine. I could still pay mom rent and I would be able to sleep in so yay right?
Nope. I think it might’ve been two weeks later. They start letting people go and I was one of the people that had to be let go because “I didn’t work enough hours”. I’m like ??????? But you guys cut my hours. Doesn’t matter. Jobless.
Here I am 18 years old. Only job I had was filling trucks and I’m still going to school because that’s what I was taught you have to do to make it. The problem is with no income and no parental help I lost even more.
Had to drop out of school because I couldn’t afford it anymore since I wasn’t working. (Yes I applied for literally hundreds of scholarships and got 1, but still couldn’t afford it). And I had a falling out with mom so I got kicked out.
On top of that my car gave out. It was a $1000 95 ford thunderbird and I got kicked out in November in the cold. Tried to crash on my grandmas couch. Didn’t last. Tried to stay and my girlfriends dorm. Nope her dad didn’t like that. Understandable.
So I had to stay in my car. I remember the day. I parked in front of Walmart. Freezing cold. Less than a dollar in my account. I think it was like $0.83 or something. No family. No friends. No money. Hungry. Felt like giving up. Cried. Tried to sleep.
I didn’t sleep. I was thinking about how much I hated everything. My mom, my dad, my father. My family. My job. College. My rusty car. People. But most of all myself. I told myself that my situation was an accumulation of why my life didn’t matter.
After days of contimplating ending my life I took a look in the rearview mirror and realized the only person I could truly count on was myself. Idk what it was. It was like almost looking at myself outside of myself? And it’s like I had something to fight for
I really don’t know how to explain it but I told myself that I would fight for myself as long as I live. Maybe someone can explain it better but either way I felt like I was born again. Like a different person. I was going to grab life by the horns
After that I went to the library and applied for EVERYTHING. I mean anything. Warehouse, factory, meat packer, wedding DJ assistant, solar panel canvaser (twice), insurance agent, etc,and finally mattress sales man for a company where I had to go meet clients
My car got repoed but I saved enough doing these odd jobs that I was able to put a payment down and get another car. I did this job for a while until driving 400 miles a day started to wear on me. Eventually I applied to Mattress Firm and got the job.
I thought I was doing well for myself making 30k year. I couldn’t afford an apartment yet so I would shower at the gym next to the store and show up to work. On the days when I was the only one working the showroom I would sleep on the beds instead of my car.
Eventually I almost got caught because I overslept and one coworker decided to come in especially early so I decided I had to look for a place. Just like with the job I looked for anywhere. And I found a decent room for 550 a month ?
I was doing this for a while but I wasn’t happy. I didn’t want to do this for the rest of my life, but I also couldn’t go back to school. I looked up some online schools and after a while I saw @LambdaSchool come up. It checked all the boxes
Online ✅ no money down ✅ structure ✅ don’t pay back until you’re making a decent amount or you pay nothing ✅. I thought this was perfect. The only thing is back then they only had full time. But once again I worked full time so I thought I couldn’t do it
I wanted to go so bad so I emailed the CEO @Austen. I didn’t think he would respond but he did. I never had the CEO talk to me about anything. I didn’t even know who the CEO of Mattress Firm was (still don’t) but talking to him pushed me to do it.
It wasn’t much,but if we didn’t talk I guarantee I wouldn’t be where I am now today. So I didn’t have internet at my apartment or work so I used my hotspot on my phone to attend the classes while I was working. It sucked but once again I’m doing this for me.
I kept at it through a few challenges but things were pretty smooth, plus my son came into this world. Another reason to fight and push myself. I wasn’t the best father when he was first born but I’ve corrected my mistakes and pushed on.
I’ll wrap this up because it’s getting quite long. After LS I went back as a teaching assistant. I wanted to help students achieve the same goals I did and get the same guidance that I wanted. I gave my all to each one of them and they know. All 100s of them
Eventually I applied to tech jobs and got my first one in Philly. I LOVED what I did. And I doubled what I made the previous year. I kept grinding and kept learning and I moved on to another job where I was making more on top of that. And didn’t stop there
So that’s most of my story. I’m ina financial position greater than I ever thought possible.I’ll end and say no matter where you are.Find that motivation to push you to do better. It doesn’t happen overnight. I’m nobody special. I just took control of my life
My goal is to show people that no matter the circumstances you can overcome it. I’m a 24 year old black man with tattoos and was homeless just 4 years ago. To now owning a $350k home on 1.24 acres. If I can do it. You definitely can. I’m proud of myself
A proud Nigerian single father has taken to his social media page to share photos of his kids as he celebrates raising them alone.
Twitter user @SalmanDuke wrote a heartfelt post as he noted that he sacrificed alot for his kids, even if it meant enslaving himself.
Sharing the photos, he wrote ;
Each time I realise I raised these two (2) alone as a single father, I always say “Alhamdulilah”
I didn’t believe I could come this far, I did a lot to make this happen, even if it’s enslaving myself, I do it to see their smiles. Today I’m happy. I know I haven’t fail God raising them. I’m so grateful Lord. Alhamdulilah
See more photos below ;
My son, my guy, my real nigga, my confidant, I tell him things even when I know it could be incomprehensible. But no, I have a paddy to tell stuffs. It's a feeling.. ? pic.twitter.com/bwFyj2zYGw
— sαℓмαη سلمان ∂υкε ? (@SalmanDuke) July 6, 2020
