Super Eagles captain and former Chelsea star, John Mikel Obi’s Russian partner Olga Diyachenko has taken to Instagram to celebrate him on his 32nd birthday which is today, April 22, 2019.
Sharing this loved-up photo of them posing together, she wrote: ‘Happy Birthday baby daddy ? love you more than fat kid loves cake ?’
The Nigerian Football Federation and his Super Eagles Teammates also wished the footballer a happy birthday.
A Kenyan woman on April 19, shared a CCTV footage of her house help beating her 2-year-old daughter with a carpet brush because she vomited on the sofa.
Read below:
“On this video, this is my daughter Amani,she is 2 and 1/2 years old and the other is Praxides Lumiti Vicheti, the nanny from hell. On 12th March 2019, i saw a footage from my CCTV as my daughter was being brutally beaten with a carpet brush simply because she had vomitted on the Sofa. First, my daughter was sick, the previous day we were from hospital and sadly my daughter was diagnosed with ulcers(God knows how long this torture had been happening for my daughter to be so stressed).
We rushed back home and quickly fired the nanny without looking at the full footage. We should have called the police! I know!!!!!I swear its always hard to explain the decisions we make while on panic mode. Finally after the lady left we reviewed the footage and my heart still breaks when i see what my daughter went through. So we decided to just use legal means to get justice for our daughter. We reported the matter and finally began the journey to tracking and arresting her.
We finally arrested her in parklands where she was working( thank you Viola Ayoo for pretending you knew nothing till we came with the police). On arresting her, we came to know that a few days after leaving my house she had a job at Phenom Estate and later on left for Parklands. This DMs have a huge demand.
She was taken to court and is finally out on bond but i wouldn’t be suprised if she is working for another lady who knows nothing about the devil she welcomed to her home.
This is my point, what ever happened to my daughter is irreversible and hopefully she will be well helthwise. Its my sole duty to ensure that no other child goes through this or even worse.
Kindly share and save a child from this monster nannies.
*She is out on bond stay woke my sisters!!!!
#letsGetThisMonsterNanniesOffOurStreets.
#justiceforAmani
Maisie Williams, who starred as Arya in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones, has opened up about going nude for the first time in the series.
A scene of episode 2 of the season finale had Arya and Gendry (Joe Dempsie) engaging in Coitus and the idea was for her to have a taste of sex since they knew death was coming their way due to the increasing winter.
Speaking of how she felt when she first heard she will be playing a sex scene, Maisie Williams said:
‘At first, I thought it was a prank. I was like, “Yo, good one,”’ she joked, admitting that Sophie Turner (who plays sister Sansa Stark) was the first to tell her after reading the scripts faster than her.
She was however put at ease by the show-runners.
‘David and Dan were like: “You can show as much or as little as you want”,’ she continued to
Entertainment Weekly. ‘So I kept myself pretty private. I don’t think it’s important for Arya to flash. This beat isn’t really about that.’
‘This is something she’s stayed away from, an emotion we’ve never really seen her engage with. David and Dan were like, “It’s the end of the world, what else would you have her do?”,’ she explained.
‘This may be is a moment where Arya accepts death tomorrow, which she never does. It’s interesting to see Arya be a bit more human, speak more normally about things people are scared of.’
The Sri Lankan Police were warned of the Easter terror attack, 10 days before Islamist extremist struck yesterday in an attack that killed 207 people and left many others injured.
The prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirmed late Easter Sunday, that the Sri Lankan’s police and intelligence services were warned of possible suicide bombings at “prominent churches” 10 days before the Easter terror attacks. According to him, the warning to Sri Lanka’s police was not acted upon and the information had not been passed to him.
“We must also look into why adequate precautions were not taken,” Wickremesinghe said the previous evening.
The intelligence information had been sent to the country’s top officers by Police Chief Pujuth Jayasundara, according to documents cited by AFP.
“A foreign intelligence agency has reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama’ath) is planning to carry out suicide attacks targeting prominent churches as well as the Indian high commission in Colombo,” the alert said.
Some intelligence officers were aware of this incidence. Therefore there was a delay in action. What my father heard was also from an intelligence officer. Serious action need to be taken as to why this warning was ignored. I was in Badulla last night pic.twitter.com/ssJyItJF1x
The Country’s Minister of Telecommunications, Foreign Employment & Sports, Harin Fernando also tweeted;
Some intelligence officers were aware of this incidence. Therefore there was a delay in action. What my father heard was also from an intelligence officer. Serious action need to be taken as to why this warning was ignored. I was in Badulla last night
While no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, Sri Lanka’s defense minister, Ruwan Wijewardene, identified the culprits as religious extremists. He said that while they have been identified, their names will not be released to the public for security reasons.
A British gay actor has taken to twitter to reveal he is dying of AIDS.
CJ DE Mooi, 49, revealed he has been living with HIV for 30 years,however ,stress and other factors in the last three years has weakened his immune system .
He tweeted ;
I’ve been living with AIDS for 30 years but the agony of the last 3 years means I may not have many left. I’m outwardly healthy, still running and am staying positive I can get better.
Thank you all for your love and if I can do anything to help any of you, please just ask. CJ ?
The love between Mr. Eazi and Temi Otedola seems to be waxing stronger everyday and new photo of the couple all loved up during the coachella concert proves that.
Temi and Eazi seem not to get enough of each other as they engaged in a lovely warm embrace.
Sharinng the photo on twitter, Mr. Eazi was literally speechless as he only captioned it with “Love Emojis”
See below ;
Mr. Eazi was billed to perform at the Coachella concert and his boo was there to support him all the way.
Nigerian wave making act and street cred, Zlatan has gifted his manager, Jiggy a brand new Hyundai car on his birthday.
The manager, Jiggy took to his IG to show off the gift he got from the musician saying;
Blessings to the mighty creator for life , had some revelations about this year but never knew it turns out to be more than what I plan for myself. Big thanks to zanku himself, man you always on the look out for me and I appreciate it a lot my boss man @zlatan_ibile for this beautiful gift . God bless everyone for the wish , much love #jiggyupdate??
Kannywood actor Adam A. Zango has concluded all arrangements to marry for the sixth time since 2006.
The wedding invitation card obtained by our reporter shows that the actor would marry one Safiya Umar Chalawa also known as Suffy at 2:30pm next Friday.
The wedding would take place at Emir of Gwandu Central Mosque in Gwandu, Kebbi state.
Daily Trust learnt that Zango had married five wives. Before their divorce, they gave him six children – four boys and two girls.
Zango’s first wife was Amina. He married her in 2006 and she gave him his first son, Haidar. Haidar clocked 12 years recently. Daily Trust could not ascertain what led to their divorce, as it is still unknown.
A’isha was the actor’s second wife, which he married from Shika in Zaria LG of Kaduna state. Daily Trust learnt that A’isha gave birth to three male children.
Zango married his third wife, Maryam from Nasarawa state.
He later married an actress Maryam AB Yola in Lugbe, Abuja in 2013, few months after they both acted in a movie titled ‘Nas’.
In 2015, in a secret marriage, the 34-year old actor married Ummul Kulsum from Ngaoundere in Cameroon. The Cameroonian gave birth to Zango’s first daughter, named Murjanatu.
Now, Safiya popularly called Suffy would the sixth woman that the actor would be marrying.
Our reporter gathered that the actor had divorced all the five wives and the reasons for their divorce were still not in the public domain.
Omotola Jalade who graced the cover of Guardian Magazine, stated that she has faced bullets before which makes negative reactions nothing to her as she reacted to her viral tweet which sparked up controversy.
She had tweeted:
“The country under your watch is Hellish! The lack of money in circulation, coupled with continuous assault and killings by uniformed men, will make this country implode! It is unbearable. Do something. Insecurity. Fear and desperation everywhere.”
However,the response to her tweet was majorly negative . In an interview with Guardian Life,she said
I’m not overwhelmed by the reactions, especially the negative ones. I expected them. These ones were just talk. I faced bullets before. I faced military men pointing guns at me, and so, the negative reactions were nothing to me. And why would I want to ruffle any nest? Who doesn’t want to hide his or her head? Do you know that when I had cause to speak up against previous governments, I was attacked? Not by words alone. But my business, my personal life, my finances were attacked. It is not something I enjoy doing, but sometimes, I worry too like every other normal human being. I worry for my safety. I worry for the safety of people around me.
People think this is a joke. They think it is funny. They think it is something somebody just wakes up to do. I don’t have a choice than to speak the truth. I live here and I’m a born activist.
I’m not just an activist, because I want to talk or I want people to notice me, this is who I’m. I have been like this since I was a child.
Everybody who knew me as a child would tell you that Omotola wouldn’t stand injustice. I’m that person who will speak out. Sometimes, I fight against myself too. I am like shut up, shut up; you don’t have to say everything. Keep quiet. I guess you can’t fight whom God has made you.
A British aide worker, Faye Mooney, was among the two people shot dead at a Kajuru castle in Kaduna last Friday, by unknown gunmen who also abducted three others. This was confirmed by the British High Commission.
The 29-year old British aide worker employed by a non-governmental organization traveled from Lagos and was attending a party when she met her end.
Neal Keny-Guyer, Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Corps said they are ‘heartbroken’ at the loss of the ‘dedicated’ Faye Mooney.
He said:
‘Faye was a dedicated and passionate communications and learning specialist who had worked with Mercy Corps for almost two years, devoting her time to making a difference in Nigeria, supporting our teams and the communities we work with to tell their stories of impact, and leading efforts to counter hate speech and violence.
He added:
‘Some suspected kidnappers armed with dangerous weapons gained entry into a recreational resort called Kajuru Castle in Kajuru local government area shooting sporadically and in the process shot dead two persons, including an expatriate lady, and took away three others,’ Kaduna state police spokesman said.
‘We are engaging with the Nigerian authorities, and we understand an investigation is underway,’ the British High Commission said in a statement.
PDP Presidential candidate in the February 23rd presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has refuted claims made by the APC that he is not a citizen of Nigeria.
In a petition filed at the presidetial election tribunal, the APC had alleged that Atiku is not a Nigerian by birth. In their petition, the APC stated that Atiku was born in Cameroon and so is a Cameroonian by birth and as such, is not eligible to run for president.
Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party
Responding to APC’s claim, Atiku in statement himself and his party jointly filed before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, denied the claim. The former Vice President said he was born on November 25, 1946, in Jada, Adamawa State, therefore he was a Nigerian.
He said while his father, Garba Atiku Abdulkadir, hailed from Wumo in the present-day Sokoto State, his mother, Aisha Kande, hailed from Dutse, now Jigawa State. The response in part reads
“Contrary to the allegations contained in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the 3rd respondent’s (APC’s) reply, the petitioners state that the 1st petitioner (Atiku) is a citizen of Nigeria by birth and thus qualified to vote and be voted for and returned in the election to the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, held on Saturday February 23, 2019 going by the relevant provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
“The 1st petitioner was born on November 25, 1946, in Jada, Adamawa State, by Nigerian parents and he is, therefore, a citizen of Nigeria by birth. The 1st petitioner’s father, Garba Atiku Abdulkadir, was a Nigerian by birth who hailed from Wumo in the present-day Sokoto State, while the mother, Aisha Kande, was also a Nigerian who hailed from Dutse in the present-day Jigawa State.
“The parents of the 1st Petitioner are both Fulani, a community/tribe indigenous to Nigeria.
“The birth of the 1st petitioner in Jada, in the present-day Adamawa State of Nigeria, was occasioned by the movement of his paternal grandfather called Atiku, who was an itinerant trader, from Wumo in the present-day Sokoto State to Jada in company with his friend, Ardo Usman. That in Jada, Atiku, the grandfather of the 1st petitioner, gave birth to Garba who in tum gave birth to the 1st petitioner and named him after his father, Atiku.
“The 1st petitioner’s mother, Aisha Kande, was the grand-daughter of Inuwa Dutse who came to Jada as an itinerant trader too from Dutse in the present-day Jigawa State. All averments concerning Germany, British Cameroons, League of Nations and Plebiscite are false and misleading in relation to the 1st petitioner and therefore completely irrelevant more so that the 1st petitioner is a Nigerian by birth within the contemplation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
“The averments in the aforesaid paragraphs are indeed fabricated, contrived, made in bad faith and designed to embarrass the 1st petitioner” he said
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may land special royal jobs in Africa after the birth of their first child.
The new hybrid role could see the Duke and Duchess of Sussex combine Commonwealth and charity work and promoting Britain, but take them out of the UK for at least two to three years.
It would allow Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, a break from divisions that have rocked the royals in recent months, it is claimed. A source told The Sunday Times: “Discussions are at an early stage, but the plan is to find a new way of using their soft power abilities, most likely in Africa.”
A decision on where royal “rock stars” Harry and Meghan would be based is not due until 2020, The Sunday Times reports. But the Duke of Sussex has strong links to Africa and spent his 2004 gap year in Lesostho, where he started a charity. Harry and Meghan are said to have fallen in love in Botswana, which the prince refers to as his ‘second home’.
It’s double the giggles and double the grins, and double the trouble if you’re blessed with twins and in the case of these Nigerian twin brothers who are set to get married to their brides on the same day, it is double Blessing.
Identified simply as “Taiwo and Kehinde”, the two brothers are set to walk up to the alter side by side as they shared simple yet amazing photos in recognition of their big day ahead.
The photos were shot by KLALA Photography, see below ;
Baba Suwe has finally traveled abroad for medical treatment, after funds were raised for him following report of him being down with chronic diabetes.
Yomi Fabiyi who announced that Baba Suwe traveled abroad for medical treatment on Saturday, April 20, disclosed that he was accompanied by his son, Sola Omidina. He also thanked everyone that came to the aid of the actor when news of his ill health broke.
He wrote;
Happy Easter to you all. Of course, before this season of love, emourmous and rare love is being shown to the veteran actor and comedian Alh. Babatunde Omidina. With your help and love, Baba Suwe travelled out in company of his son Sola Omidina to the United States of America yesternight 20th April, 2019 to complete his medical treatment.
I must add that the Federal Ministry of Health through the Lagos University Teaching Hospital(LUTH) were able to stabilize him in order to make the long haul with little or no acute discomfort.
On behalf of Baba Suwe’s family, his colleagues, friends, TAMPAN movie association worldwide, I humbly register an undiluted appreciation to each and everyone for this wonderful show of love. Thank you once again to our dear mother, Rev. Mrs Esther Abimbola Ajayi for footing the air tickets.
Depending on the treatment and prospective out-patient appointments, Baba Suwe should be return to the screen hale and hearty before the last quarter of the year. He will be treated in a hospital in Rhode Island, USA.
We owe this to God and you, I mean you that did one thing positive or the other to get him thus far.Thank you all for being there and thank you for humanity. Happy Easter and Enjoy your holiday.
Veteran comedian, Alibaba (GCFR) has reacted after a Comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky won the Ukrainian Presidential election.
Recall we reported a Ukrainian comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, has won the Presidential election with a landslide victory. It was gathered that the Ukrainian comedian who won the Presidential election, polled 70% support. He dominated the first round of voting three weeks ago when 39 candidates were on the ticket.
Alibaba who reacted to report of the Comedian who won the Ukrainian Presidential election wrote ‘Behold The President of Ukraine, #volodymyrzelensky. #Lawyer #Comedian’
Mr Zelensky challenged incumbent president Petro Poroshenko. Mr Poroshenko has admitted defeat but told supporters gathered in Kiev that he will not leave politics.
“I will never let you down,” Mr Zelensky told supporters on Sunday. He added: “While I am not formally president yet, as a citizen of Ukraine I can tell all post-Soviet countries: ‘Look at us! Everything is possible!’
There was chaos after a man was apprehended in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, for having a human skeleton in his possession. It was gathered that the suspect, a car wash attendant identified as Ismaila Raji was nabbed by residents last week while he was trying to offload a dried corpse in a nearby bush in the vicinity.
According to Double A Media, this same man was caught at the second gate of the University of Ibadan sometimes ago and thereafter, at Benjamin, Eleyele road recently for same crime.
The suspect in his confession reportedly revealed that, he hails from Gbodu compound at Molete Bode, Ibadan and he was nabbed by the residents after killing somebody at Olorunsogo.
He confessed that he sprayed a chemical that he bought on the corpse to decay fast without oozing foul odour after he killed the victim that Friday to prevent suspicion of people.
The suspect said; “Ismaila Raji is my name and I hall from Gbodu Compound at Molete Bode. I am working as a car wash attendant at UI, along Bodija road. I was nabbed for killing someone at Olorunsogo. When I was in Olorunsogo, the man persuade me to stay in his house.
“His name is Rasaki Musibau, he is a trailer mechanic in Lagos. I told him I can’t but he forced me. He switched on the TV for me, then I started seeing many strange guests in the house and as a result, I was terrified.
“Afterwards, he tried to strangle me but I overpowered him by tangling him to death instead, with a towel.“Then I brought his corpse to Olorunsogo by a waste disposal truck which I bribed the driver, Fatai Shaibu who lives at kosodo area of Jawesola with three hundred thousand naira (N300,00) for the operation.
“Since I brought him to Olorunsogo, I never sleep there. I went to sleeping in a church at Aremo in aim to take the corpse to Agodi prison to confess my crime.“He has not decay when I brought him here. I killed him upper Friday and sprayed chemical on him to decay fast without smelling. However, I have killed seven other people so far which most of the victims were the students of Lagelu grammar school.
“I was sent by Tola, the owner of Tola bread bakery at Aremo. He is the one who sent me on the mission for the sum of five hundred thousand naira (N500, 000).
“My colleagues and I do often sit in the school premises. That is where we capture them, and my colleagues Sunday, Kella, Awilo, omo Ola, ID noble are currently hunting there now. They are barbers at Aremo Koloko, Ibadan.”
The suspect was beaten brutally by those who nabbed him before he was handed over to the police, making it the third time he’s been arrested for the same crime.
Reality TV star, Leo Dasilva in new tweets, disclosed that his family is pushing him to get married just after his cousin got married recently.
The reality show star who was formerly linked to Cee-C and also had a romantic affair with Alex, his Whatsapp chats is flooded with messages of getting married. Leo Dasilva who disclosed that his family is pushing him to get married, tweeted;
My cousin got married yesterday, the amount of “you should be next” on what’s app for the next one month like he isn’t 2 years older than I am
The reality star also added;
With the kind of stories I heard yesterday, I think it’s important to never rush into any commitments. It’s one thing to get to know someone, it’s another thing to get to understand the person. Another point, time doesn’t define how well you can get to know or understand anyone.
You can only know someone to an extent by the actions they show you. You might never understand some other things because they won’t open up to you and it’s not your fault. They might not feel safe with you and you might not be right for them. Accept that.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her birthday on Sunday, marking 93 years in the public glare.
Here are five facts about Britain’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch.
– Longevity –
Over 80 per cent of Britons has not experienced life under any other monarch, having not been born when Elizabeth ascended the throne on February 6, 1952, according to the UK Office of National Statistics.
She has reigned over 14 prime ministers, coming to the throne during the tenure of Winston Churchill.
She has also met with 11 of the 12 US presidents in office and signed more than 3,500 bills into law.
On her birthday, the Queen will be 11 years and four months older than any British monarch in history, and at 67 years and 74 days, will be the longest serving by three years and 224 days.
– Birth –
The Queen was born on April 21, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street in London’s upmarket Mayfair neighbourhood, which is now a high-end Chinese restaurant whose signature dishes include “Roasted silver cod with Champagne”.
She has another official birthday on the second Saturday in June, to celebrate the landmark publicly.
The double birthday tradition was started by King George II in 1748, who wanted to have a summer celebration.
– Animals –
The monarch has been an animal lover all her life, and is particularly fond of horses and dogs.
She has owned more than 30 corgi dogs, her favourite breed, and even invented a new breed, the dorgi — a cross between a corgi and a dachshund.
She inherited several thoroughbred racing horses after her father King George VI died in 1952 and her rides have won more than 1,600 races.
The 93-year-old has also owned an elephant, black jaguars and a crocodile — all gifts that were looked after in zoos — and due to archaic laws, still owns all unmarked mute swans and “royal fish” in Britain, including dolphins and sturgeons.
– Tax –
Although not legally obliged to pay tax, Elizabeth chose in 1992 to start voluntarily paying income tax on her private earnings amid public grumblings about the cost of restoring the family’s fire-damaged Windsor Castle.
– Tech savvy –
Despite the tradition and pomp of the family, the Queen has been comfortable with developing technologies ever since serving as a truck mechanic in World War II.
She sent her first email in 1976, sent a message taken to the moon by astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969, first tweeted in 2014 and made her first Instagram post last month.
Her 1953 coronation was the first to be televised and, in 2012, her annual Christmas speech was made available on podcast.
The love story between this Nigerian man and his beautiful fiancee may leave you in tears.
Seven years after their wedding ceremony was delayed due to a ghastly motor accident.
The man who identifies as Zabrang Shehu, was involved in a ghastly motor accident in 2012.. which forced his wedding to his partner, Rahab Mercy Yohanna to be postponed.
Seven years after the unfortunate incident, the loyal couple are set to get married on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the same Church where the wedding had been billed to take place in 2012.
Read the details of what happened as shared by Facebook user Emmanuel Junior Zakka:
Zabrang Shehu was a U02… ABU student – that is he was admitted in the year 2002. He studied Archaeology and was the best graduating student of his class; he graduated with a very good Second Class Upper Degree (2:1). Before he gained admission to study Archeology in ABU, he attended the famous Federal College of Chemical and Leather Technology (a.k.a. Leather Research), Samaru, Zaria: the school Opposite the ABU Main Gate. There, too, he was the best graduating student with an Upper Credit and National Diploma in Leather Technology.
Expectedly, and indeed not surprisingly, Zabrang got two job offers the same year, 2012, before he suffered a setback in that ghastly motor accident that nearly claimed his life and therefore he couldn’t pick either of the jobs – yes he had to forfeit them both because of his ill health.
After my National Youth Service (NYSC) in 2008, I met this lady by name Rahab Mercy Yohanna in Kaduna. We were (and still are) both members of the same Church – Living Water Anglican Church, Ungwan Pama. Before I met her, something happened. I went home in 2011 and informed my parents that my wedding would be on 28th December, 2012. That was a date I had fixed by faith because at that time I had not found the woman to marry yet. It was a faith declaration of some sort. That was on September 27, 2011, to be exact.
When I met Mercy, I told her my intentions and we agreed to pray about it. A month later we were courting. After a while we went for the usual test – phenotype, genotype and the rest. When it was confirmed that we were good to go, I then took the next step and informed my pastor, then Rev A.A. Imade (now Venerable Imade). He is now at Bagado Church. He prayed for us and asked what my intentions were and I told him I wanted to settle down. He then became my marital counsellor and he is my spiritual father even today.
Next, I took Mercy home to Gada Biyu, my home town, for my parents to see her. That was in December of 2011. At the time she was going for her Higher National Diploma, HND, at Nuhu Bamali Zaria. On Friday, 6th April, 2012, we went to the motor garage to board a car to travel to the village for proper introduction at my fiancée’s place, Gora Gida. At that time I was the Youth President of my Church and a lady in my church was getting married the following day, Saturday, April 7, 2012. I was to represent the church at the wedding at Zagom. So I had programmed to attend the wedding and then head to Gora the next, Sunday, April 8, for the introduction proper.
Meanwhile at the garage in Sabon Tasha, only two people were left for the car that was loading passengers, an Opel, to get full before takeoff. As my fiancée stepped into the car, I followed suit. No sooner had I sat in that car than I felt something within me telling me not to get into that car with her. I now disembarked and told her that we were not traveling in the same car. She asked why and I told her I was sorry but my spirit was not at peace with it. I bought bread and gave her to take home for me because she would get to my house before me.
As we were having some discussion before takeoff, a friend of mine, Mr Polycarp, an Igbo guy, called and told me that he was in Kaduna with his 14-seater bus from Enugu; that we should use it to go home so that we could pick some people to accompany us for the introduction on Sunday. So my friend, Mann (Simon Marcus ), also called that he and his fiancée (now his wife with two kids) were coming from Zaria; that Polycarp had called and told him we were going together. We agreed that I would wait for them so that we go in Polycarp’s bus together.
Even with the free bus, I still told my fiancée she should go ahead of me in the car she had already boarded. The last passenger came and they left. I had a strong conviction that we couldn’t go together no matter what. So I waved her farewell and crossed to the other side of Sabo garage to wait for Polycarp to arrive.
Interestingly, the day, 6th April, was a ‘Good Friday’ and what happened later explains just how the experience of Good Friday became my own. There were passengers everywhere on that day, as people were traveling home for the Easter celebration. We then decided to pick a few passengers to fill the empty spaces in the bus since we were heading home. There was no conductor and so I was the one closing and opening the door for incoming passengers.
Something happened as we were about to start the journey. A man came from nowhere and said he must join our bus. We insisted that he wouldn’t but he kept disturbing us to help him. Polycarp asked someone passengers to move to the engine side of the bus and let the man take a seat but shockingly the man demanded that he must seat where I was sitting. I couldn’t believe such troublesomeness. I was angry. We were all angry because it did not make sense to any us one bit. Why should this man dictate to us what we should do in our own bus? Why should someone we agreed to help become such a dictator? Moreover, it was ‘our’ bus and we should be free to decide to go with him or not; so why the troubles? He kept persuading me to vacate the seat for him. In the end I agreed, howbeit reluctantly, and sat close to Mann, while he sat close to door where I was before. And then we took off.
As we started the journey, a few minutes later, as we got to Kujama, we had a tyre burst and Polycarp later narrated that he was confused when it happened and in that state of confusion he applied the brakes… You know what happens in such a scenario. Do you know what? The “troublesome” man who insisted on having, and actually had my seat, was the only one that died in that accident. The door of the car was said to have squeezed with him. You can imagine what went through my mind when I got to know it. It remains an incident I will never forget. He took my place. He exchanged his life for mine without knowing it. It was a Good Friday indeed for me! But I wish no one had died though! But seriously, God saved me.
We were rushed to St. Gerard’s Catholic Hospital, Kakuri – Kaduna, at about 5.15pm. AND THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY YEARS OF PREDICAMENT, AGONY AND SORROWS.
At St. Gerard’s, I underwent two surgeries within the space of two weeks. I suffered what they called Pelvic Fracture Distraction Defect (PFDD), which resulted in bladder burst. I was therefore on a regular change of catheter since the bladder was on repairs. I was also using crutches because I couldn’t walk unaided.
While we were at St. Gerard’s, my fiancée came back from the journey – she actually cut it short after my brother, Zicham, called and informed them about the accident because she had traveled safely to the village ahead of me. RAHAB MERCY YOHANNA STOOD BY ME IN THE HOSPITAL. SHE WAS MY ANGEL. I CANNOT EXPLAIN THE KIND OF HUMAN SHE IS. MY HEART’S ONLY RESPONSE TO HER LAVISH LOVE IS GRATITUDE.
Still at St Gerard’s, one fateful evening, after my second surgery, a man came into the ward where I was admitted, around 7:20pm, and made his way to my bed – two of them to be sure. They greeted me and the man whose bed was close to mine (he was lying unconscious). After that they left. All I can recall with clarity is that the man came down from his car, came towards me at the male surgical ward, greeted me and left.
I later saw a medical personnel who came and asked me if I was a relation of the Governor. I asked him the Governor he was talking about because it was funny, and he said to me “Governor Patrick Yakowa.” My mother shouted, “Yakowa? Where is he?” Seriously, the man that came was Sir Patrick Yakowa of Blessed memory. He took my hospital bills and PAID ALL IN FULL. Can you see another Good Friday experience? I was then transferred to Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria., probably because they thought I was a relation of the Governor. Between 2012 and 2015 I underwent 6 different surgeries in all.
Back to my fiancée. She completed her HND programme and was posted to Rivers State for her National Youth Service Scheme, NYSC. She completed and came back. She told me something which struck me hard and has stuck with me ever since. She said, “God spoke to you and you saved me. And I won’t have peace of mind if I run away and abandon you.” She also added, “I know how I felt the day we agreed to settle down – an inner joy that I had never felt before all my life. I must make sure we complete what we have started. No matter how long it takes, no matter for how long you will be in this state, I will WAIT. I know you will recover. BE STRONG.”. Those words kept me! I was determined to be back on my feet to reward this love with my own love.
Dear friends, eerything about me is grace; I am seriously a living Testimony.
A 30-year-old man, Uwani Danjuma, has killed his wife for planning to remarry after his death.
The incident occurred at Uddu village in Rijau Local Government Area of Niger State.
Danjuma said his wife had told him when he was ill that if he died, she would remarry.
Angered by those words, he said he attacked and killed his wife with a cutlass when he became well.
Confessing to the crime, the suspect said his wife was sleeping when he killed her, adding that he deliberately killed her because of her comment.
“I can’t imagine my own wife telling me that if I die, she will remarry. I became angry and inflicted injuries on her neck with a machete, which led to her death.
“I don’t regret killing her, since she wanted me to die. I killed her so that she would not remarry. She should not have said that to my hearing. There is power in spoken words. So let her go. Allah will send her to hell for that unguarded statement,” Danjuma said.
Police spokesman Mohammad Abubakar said the suspect was arrested following a tip-off, adding that he had confessed to the crime.
He said the injury the suspect inflicted on the deceased led to her death, adding that he would be charged to court.
Nigerian Rapper, Dremo discharges his own version of “Please Me”, which was originally made by American singers Cardi B and Bruno Mars.
The rapper/vocalist appears to have a ton coming up for his fans this year, he’s right now concocting a hot dish labeled “Ringer” highlighting Banks Music founder, Reekado Banks.
A Nigerian man has taken to his social media page to raise an alarm over a fake Bama (Mayonnaise) which is in circulation.
According to the Nigerian man he has used part of the fake Bama, before noticing it was fake one.
Taking to Facebook to share a video of 00the fake mayonnaise, he wrote;
WARNING
Fake Bama in circulation.. Please be careful.. and share to warn others
This is coming after it was reported that National Agency for Food and Drug Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC), closed down RUQAYYA Yoghurt factory, in Lai Lai ward of Potiskum LGA, Yobe state.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it would reach out to candidates through their telephones as as soon as all the results of the 2019 UTME were ratified.
The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.
According to him, candidates should not be carried away by what he described as rumours and misleading information in some sections of the media, especially the social media.
He said ;
“The board want to distance itself from such rumours about releasing the results of candidates of the just concluded UTME and steps to check these results as being speculated.
“Candidates should disregard this information as it is not true. It is not emanating from the board.
“No results have been released yet. Yes the results are all ready, but we are yet to release them because they are still being ratified.
“The board is carrying out all the checks and balances regarding these results by way of viewing the CCTV camera as well as attend to all findings brought before it while the examination lasted.
“The release of the result will be publicised as soon as we are through with all the board has set out to achieve. We will let the public know
“Candidates should not bother themselves going to any cyber cafe to check any result. Our result check has been standardised. We will forward the results to the respective telephone numbers of those candidates who are deserving of it,” .
Volodymyr Zelensky, a Ukrainian comedian, has won the Presidential election with a landslide victory, in the country.
It was gathered that the Ukrainian comedian who won the Presidential election, polled 70% support. He dominated the first round of voting three weeks ago when 39 candidates were on the ticket.
Mr Zelensky challenged incumbent president Petro Poroshenko. Mr Poroshenko has admitted defeat but told supporters gathered in Kiev that he will not leave politics.
“I will never let you down,” Mr Zelensky told supporters on Sunday. He added: “While I am not formally president yet, as a citizen of Ukraine I can tell all post-Soviet countries: ‘Look at us! Everything is possible!’”
It was learnt that thirty-seven candidates were removed from the ballot paper from the first round and yet the president only picked up about 9% more votes this time. Mr Zelensky gained almost 45 percent. Polls gave Mr Poroshenko, who has been in power since 2014, 25% of the vote. The billionaire was elected after an uprising overthrew the country’s previous, pro-Russian government.
“The outcome of the election leaves us with uncertainty [and] unpredictability,” he said after exit polls were released.
“I will leave office but I want to firmly stress – I will not quit politics,” he added.
A young Christian lady has been appointed a regent, following the death of his father who was King of Ibulesoro, Ifedore LGA, Ondo State.
The young Christian lady who was appointed regent, flaunted her bible as she disclosed that she struggled with the appointment because of the idolatry associated with it.
She wrote ;
After my father passed on to glory.
A call came for the throne to be occupied by a Regent.
To lead my community till a new king is chosen
A call I had foreseen for some years
And have vehemently rejected
Like Peter, I believed such position was a meat ‘unclean’
And should not be eaten by me.
I struggled
It was a war
I have plans
I feared how long the tenure may last
The idolatry associated with it
How it’s going to change my lifestyle
Give me huge responsibilities
And also require some sacrifices.
I prayed strongly against it.
Asking the good Lord to deliver me and frustrate the plans of the ‘enemy’ for my life.
But a certain friend told me ‘Not so’
‘Moyin, pray that God’s will be done on this matter’
A mentor said
‘Moyinoluwa, if it is the will of the Lord, it’ll stand’
With tears, I changed my prayer point.
God let your will alone prevail in this matter..
I gave it to the Lord
I asked Him to help me if it is His will
If it is going to hurt me, let him deliver me.
He answered!
He gave me a go ahead
Blessed me with His peace
Reveled to me His purpose in the matter.
And gave instructions.
The installation was done with prayers.
And proclamation was made to the ancient powers of the land that power has changed hands.
Ancient gates lifted up their head
Everlasting doors were declared opened
For the KING of Glory to come in
The foundation of the land shook and war was declared on darkness.
Lord Jesus, the throne of Ibulesoro belong to you.
You’re the rightful owner
I’m just a caretaker
Come and reign
Bless your people with peace and prosperity
Let the gospel receive breakthrough
And let destinies be preserved.
I’m not going to worry about my life, because I know you’ll take care of my affairs.
I have not sent myself, you ordained me.
Help me to stand my ground
And come out of this, better and fulfilled.
I’m using this medium to announce that I was installed as the regent of Ibulesoro (Ifedore LGA, Ondo State) on Thursday, April 11. It is a assignment I have received from God for a season. I request for your prayers and support.
My gratitude goes to my family, friends and all men and women of God that took their time to wait on God with me and support me before, during and after my installation. You’ll not lose your reward.
A Nigerian sickle cell patient, who is also a rape and domestic violence victim has celebrated her 19th birthday against all odds.
Taking to twitter to recount how far she has come, the beautiful young lady shared photos as she celebrated her 19th birthday and disclosed that her challenges brought out 19 years of blessings, grace, tears laughter heartbreaks love hope ambition hard-work and resilience.
She tweeted;
19 years a sickle cell patient, a rape victim, domestic violence, 19 years a hustler and I’m forever grateful cause these years have moulded me and I have no regrets. It spun out 19 years of blessings, grace, tears laughter heartbreaks love hope ambition hardwork and resilience.
An Arabian man has stated that Nigeria is richer than Dubai and that the country is currently the way it is because of bad leaders.
The man stated that Nigeria had oil before Dubai, which is a province in the Arab Emirate and also that the country is blessed with fertile lands to cultivate agricultural produce.
In his words:
“Nigeria Is way Richer Than Dubai, Nigeria had Crude Oil Before Dubai, Nigeria Also Has Agriculture, Gold, Diamond and many Other valuable Mineral Deposits (Minning), But Nigeria Is Currently the way it is Because Of Bad Leaders, the only reason Dubai is better than Nigeria is because of Good Leadership”
The son of deadly armed robber, Anini, in person of Osayi Lawrence Lawson has finally replied those who labeled him as ‘someone who may be like his dad’, after he went public with his identity and background.
He’s finally decided to speak out after three decades of silence.
In a viral video, Osayi said he decided to speak because of people’s opinion about him for many years.
Osayi said anytime he goes out, people always pointed him out as ‘look at Anini’s son. That is Anini’s son.’ He said he was not hiding his identity and that he is proud of his father. Osayi who wore black and carried dread locks, said he wanted to use the video to clarify some things about his late father.
He lampooned Nollywood producers over the video of ‘Anini’ saying many things in the video were untrue. He said “His name is not Nomayankpon as stated in the movie. Anini is not an alias but my grandfather’s name. If I am walking, people always pointed me out saying ‘see Anini pikin.’ I was somewhere yesterday and people were saying many things about Anini.
“I am not hiding my identity. I have used that name to take the Nigeria government to court for years. I am proud of my father. If the way he runs things is not okey by you, that is your opinion but he is my father.
“We are two brothers. The other one is called Osaro. There is no need for people to be pointing out at me. My grandmother is still alive. I will release the true story of Anini by this month end. There is nothing real in that drama about Anini.”
However replying critics over the controversy his video generated, he wrote; “Am cool and calm very very different from what you think ask those that really know me.all sons are not always like their father”
Nigerian singer, Simi has revealed that she’s not ready to talk to the media about her family and marriage to musician Adekunle Gold.
She made this known in an interview where she spoke about her movie debut in a Kunle Afolayan movie titled “Mokalik.”
Speaking about what her fans should expect from the movie and her new album, Simi said:
The feeling is so real and unforgettable. I felt great shooting with some of the legends in the industry. It was something I had looked forward to for a long time, so when I heard that I would be part of the cast, I jumped at the opportunity because it was another way of showing the world the other side of Simi that they have never seen in play.
The interviewer chipped in: Congratulations on your marriage to Adekunle Gold.
Simi replied: “Please don’t let us talk about that. I won’t talk about that matter. So just drop the question..”
Interviewer: How soon are you settling down to have kids and build a family with him?
She replied: I am definitely not going to talk about family with the media. You won’t hear that from me. If there are other questions, I will love to speak about them but not about family or marriage. It’s a no.
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