A Nigerian lady has reportedly committed suicide 11 months after writing about “depression and suicide”.

Facebook user, Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani had earlier disclosed that she was facing lots of challenges which pushed her into depression and suicide.

It was gathered that before her death, Rachel who was in psychological pain and had no father-figure in her life, was practically nursing and taking care of her mum, self-sponsoring her schooling with virtually no assistance from anywhere.”

A friend of the deceased, Tayo Fasuan who took to his page to mourn the loss, wrote;

A Tribute to Adeleke Rachel Tioluwani

At the height of my intense pain and sadness yesterday, I snapped, and started feeling a sense of errie calmness resulting from resignation about Tolu’s demise. I’m still hoping this is a bad joke though, and she came would come to say this is her own version of April Fool. But also, I hope with this post, I would be able to exorcise all the pains I’m feeling and dwell on happy memories I have of her.

Tolu had always been an enigma, and despite our relationship from just last year, we didn’t even meet for once. She approached me for mentorship for fiction writing, and I told her she didn’t need my help since she was already so good in expressing herself through written poems. She had ways with words, and she was meant for greatness with an imaginative mind that would rival anyone’s.

We started working together eventually, becoming perhaps the first official member of FictionWrit Magazine. However, few weeks into working with her, I realised she was troubled. At first, I thought it was financial after talking with her, and I told her I will be sending upkeep money to her when she explained her issue with schooling. She rejected that, and I had to convince her that I would be paying for her writings instead. That seemed acceptable with her, and we proceeded.

Weeks later, she had another issue. She was having issues with her boss, the founder of a writer community. It was a messy affair, and in my attempts to help her resolve it, I realised she was a ticking time bomb, walking all over eggs all her life. She was still very secretive, refusing to open up completely, but she let me in enough to catch a glimpse of the hell she was going through. At that young age of hers, she was going through what she shouldn’t be going through. With no father figure in her life, and she practically nursing/taking care of her mum, self-sponsoring her schooling with virtually no assistance from anywhere, she was in perpetual psychological pain.

I offered that she should consider change of location, and I even offered her a place to stay in Ekiti to start over again, promising to fund most of her expenses. She refused, insisting she couldn’t leave her mum. I offered other places for her to stay in Lagos, but for reasons I won’t divulge here, she still couldn’t take those offer. We reached an agreement eventually concerning work, funding and how to handle issues.

Few months into that agreement, she disappeared completely. Her phone was off, she wasn’t responding to her WhatsApp, and her Facebook was deactivated. I became exasperated after trying so much, fearing the worse and hoping for the best. After a while, I gave up. Late last year, she got across to me briefly to tell me she was okay, but before I could got a hold of her again, she disappeared. And I let her be again, hoping she would get back to me when she is fine.

I went through her walls last week, and I was shocked with the dark words there. Her writings have always, always carried a dark theme, as I had encouraged her to pour her emotions on paper through her ink as most of us writers do when we are going through hard times. This was different though. On reaching her WhatsApp status, I saw other ones, so I got across, knowing she was back on WhatsApp.

Our conversation revolved around coming back to writing and continuation of her education, having concluded OND last year. I told her we should consider her crossing to a degree program because of the problem with HND. We fell right back into smooth conversation, and she promised to even started writing, to get back to me on an offer I gave her. I thought she was over the worst, but I was so careless I couldn’t see beyond that definite goodnight she sent me.

I’m hurting right now not really because of her death, but because even till her final moments, she would be full of optimism. She was full of life. Of course, people are saying that’s the usual way suicidal people act, but I still can’t swallow that theory. She was a fighter, an incredible bullish one concerning life. She was a sweet one.

If she is truly dead, then I morn for an irreplaceble loss to this world. She is at peace right now. I wish she had done it differently, but I can’t seem to help her change her mind. That hurts too. Because this feeling of not doing enough to save her still lingers..

I won’t dwell on her death anymore. She had touched the lives of those she could and concluded her part. The happy memories are few because she was always in that dark hole that I had to be pulling her out every time. But those few memories are worth holding on to.

May she find the peace that eluded her here on the other side.

Once again Tolu, “Be good, Good night.”

A church in Lagos has conducted its first online wedding ceremony amid the coronavirus lockdown.

Nigeria currently has 782 confirmed cases of the virus and major cities are currently on lockdown in order to contain the spread.

Many have had their wedding, birthday and other plans postponed/disrupted by the virus, but Lagos couple, Yinka and Demola found a way to get things done.

The couple who are members of Harvesters church in Lekki Lagos, got married online and they had several guests join in.

The head pastor of the church, shared a lovely photo of the couple and wrote ;

Our first zoom wedding @harvestersLekki !
Congratulations to Yinka and Demola !
Wish them success !

There was no social distancing in this kiss oh ?
Do we call them zoom couples ?
Where will the honey moon be zoom or ?

A California woman has received praises for going above and beyond to ensure that a cracked duck egg she found in a park hatched, by incubating it in her bra for over a month – 35 days.

Betsy Ross was walking in the public park when she found a smashed up duck nests, and was begged by her kids to save a lucky egg which had only a small crack.

She had never hatched an egg before, and she didn’t think she could save it, but the children were already upset because of the nests, so she said yes.

In an interview with Bored Panda, Ross revealed that she contacted a local wildlife rescue organization since she didn’t have an incubator but learned they didn’t take eggs.

She thought of the next best warm place to keep it and opted for her bra, close to her chest. A quick search online proved that she had chosen the right spot as the eggs basically require warmth and humidity. She also read that she had to rotate it a few times a day.

Throughout the 35 days, the only time the egg wasn’t with her was when she showered as she handed it to her husband for a few minutes. She figured that if mother ducks left the nest every once in a while to get food, her egg would survive too.

The embryo inside the egg began to grow and Besty had to do more research on what to do when a duckling is hatching.

The little duck eventually got out of the egg, but it was still attached to the yolk on the bottom, which, she was told, was because he had hatched a bit early. She later learned on Reddit that it was either because the incubation temperature was too low, or because the temperature wasn’t stable.

Even after the duckling absorbed the yolk, it was too weak to stand, or even move, for a couple of days, but its human mom didn’t give up on it, keeping an eye on it and giving it water from time to time. He (it turned out to be a male) eventually built up the strength to walk and Betsy built him a special carrier and took him everywhere with her.

A man who has been consistently putting away 1,000 and 500 Naira notes in his saving box has lost it all after fire gutted his home.

Facebook user, Kelly Mark who shared photos of the burnt notes to Facebook wrote: “Please guys this is what happened to me this afternoon, I have been saving this cash for sometime now. Only to be called dat my house is on fire.

“I ran down and after putting off the fire my saving box was burnt, after opening it I found the money inside like this. Inside this Covid 19 wahala.. am confused of what to do.”

A Nigerian man has taken to his social media page to narrate how God saved him from his enemies.

Facebook user, Oche Prince Paul, shared a photo of a legless rat which he claimed was sent by his enemies to give him sleepless night. However, on the instruction of his pastor, he anointed his surrounding and uncovered the rat somewhere close to his door.

Sharing the photos, he wrote ;

Help me 2 tank God,After d instruction of my papa bishop David Oyedepo dis morng, of anointing service,asking us 2 anoint all our surrounding including the soil of our house which I did,so I ask my boy 2 go and clear d back yield, DAT is how we see dis evil Rat wit out leg close 2 d door we dont even know were it came 4rom but has been trap by d anointing praise d Lord, if any of my enemies say u will not sleep dia will all die 4 my sake because d God I serve is a living God, Tank u Jesus keep exposing dia yash

This period of Coronavirus pandemic is truly a trying time which has shaken the entire world and also threatened the lives of many people all over the world.

However, although there’s panic, anxiety and tension over the rise of the deadly virus, some patients in an undisclosed hospital in Nigeria found cause to laugh, after a good samaritan walked into the hospital, cleared their medical debts, gave them bags of rice and paid their transport fares back home.

A video which just surfaced the internet showed the elated patients singing songs of praises to God for the miracle and showering blessings on the giver. Of course, good men still exist!.

Watch the video below;

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Jubilation as Nigerian man pays for patients medical bills, gives them bags of rice plus transportation fare. #mediagist #happy #good

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At a time when the world is in peril due to the coronavirus pandemic, a good samaritan has stepped up to help stranded patients clear their hospital bills and also helped with palliatives to cushion the stinging effect of the pandemic.

A video which making the rounds on social media captured the moment the elated patients sang songs of praises to God for the miracle and showering blessings on the giver. Of course, good men still exist!.

Watch the video below;

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Jubilation as Nigerian man pays for patients medical bills, gives them bags of rice plus transportation fare. #mediagist #happy #good

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