“I am in a relationship with this young man from the north, while I’m from the West. I think I love him and I know he loves me too.”

“He cares about me and treats me well, though we have our arguments sometimes but we usually resolve them eventually.”

“The problem now is that he’s not that educated. According to him, he attended a polytechnic in the north but he has poor English speaking skills. He commits grammatical and pronunciation errors that my younger brother in SS3 cannot even commit.”

“However, he has a good job and some assets as well. He even has a house of his own. He’s smart and intelligent and his words are filled with wisdom.”

“He has been through a lot in life and he’s experienced. But the problem is this English.”

“As for me, I’m very educated and speak English well. I’ve been trying to cope with his English, hoping that with time, I’ll be able to rub-off on him and he’ll improve.”

“He has also indicated interest in furthering his education. Moreso, my parents are opposed, though not strongly, to my marrying a man from another tribe than mine.”

“Should I go ahead and marry him? I used to feel so irritated by his manner of speaking but as time went by, I was being tolerant and I feel I can teach and correct him too.”

“I just hope that in future, I will not feel frustrated and regretful for marrying a man like him. I hope he will not feel inferior and throw tantrums.”

“I hope he will not be over-possessive, thus limiting me from moving forward, maybe faster than him, in future. These are my doubts and fears.”

From Pulse

Reports from Sapele Oghenek claims that a suspected internet fraudster, popularly called “Yahoo Boy” knocked down a woman, with his blue Camry car in Delta State.

According to the reports, the woman who was selling watermelon with her child, by the roadside of Simple Ocean Hotel in Sapele Area of Delta state, didn’t survive, as she died after she was rushed to a nearby hospital.

She died in the hospital due to severe injuries she sustained while her child survived the accident without any scratch.

It was also revealed that the woman’s husband died last year.

Now the woman’s five children have become orphans following her death.

The car was left at the accident scene as the condition of the driver is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

Abayomi Alaka who is wanted by the police in connection to the Badoo killings has said the police is after him because he refused to pay N10 million, Punch reports.

The Lagos State government had on Wednesday sealed off a petrol station and an event centre belonging to Alaka, saying it violates the State’s Urban and Regional Planning Law of 2010.

The police also declared him wanted, urging members of the populace to come forward with information that may lead to his arrest.

In a telephone interview with Punch, Alaka said he refused to surrender himself to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police Edgal Imohimi as he believes the CP will compromise the investigation.

He added that the police is yet to contact him or invite him to the station. He said:

I can no longer walk freely around Ikorodu for fear of area boys administering jungle justice on me. I have read about the herbalist that was arrested. I don’t know him. Why didn’t police allow him to talk to journalists? The case should be transferred from the Lagos State Command; they have dented my image. I sleep in my house in Magodo; no policeman came to arrest me.

I will not show up at the Lagos State Police Command for three reasons: one, they don’t have evidence against me. I was arrested and released the following day without being told to write a statement.

Secondly, the CP has refused to appear in court. The case has been in court since August 2017. For three adjourned dates, the court was said to be on vacation. During the last sitting, the judge adjourned till February 2018 for ruling on the injunction, which is very suspicious.

Thirdly, I will not surrender myself to the CP because he will compromise investigation. But I am ready to appear before the Inspector-General of Police and the National Assembly.

The genesis of this issue was when the IPO requested that I should pay N10m to settle some police officers at the command. It was when I refused to pay the money that I was arrested. I have petitioned the National Assembly and the IG on this.

What evidence did the police have before calling me Badoo (kingpin)? Did any suspect mention my name? What does sealing my property have to do with this case? I applied and paid for the Certificate of Occupancy for the filling station five years ago, but I have not got it. I have evidence of payments.

Since the police declared me wanted, no policeman came to my house or office to invite me. The police have my number, but they did not call me on the telephone for invitation. I don’t believe I am wanted because no invitation was sent to me. Since the police said they were looking for Badoo members, they have not arrested any prime suspect.

I want the government to intervene. I am ready to appear before the police or any investigative body, but not before the Lagos State Police Command and Edgal (Imohimi). A team should be set up to investigate the matter, particularly from Abuja. He (Edgal) declared me a Badoo kingpin, but what evidence does he have? About five security men guarding the filling station have been arrested.

Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, says after retiring from politics, he would become the pastor of a “very big ministry”.

He said his next target after leaving office is to become the president of the country after which he would go into full-time ministry.

Fayose said his “popularity” and “influence” would serve him in achieving his ambitions.

He said this during an interactive session with some reporters in Lagos.

“There is nobody reasonably who doesn’t know who Ayo Fayose is and the decision to me being president is spiritual and physical on the other hand because when your time comes, it will manifest,” he said.

“I am a force God has created at this time. When I retire, I’m going to become a pastor with a very big ministry.

“After being president of Nigeria, I will be a pastor who will be a major force all over the world.”

Speaking on his “ spiritual gift” the governor said he had been getting requests to prophesy about Nigeria’s future.

“Nigerians know that if I give you figures, they find it like that even my prophecies. Some of the things I said about last year came to pass. Some people have been calling me to ask for the prophecies for 2018,” he said

He said he is prepared to be maltreated over his criticisms of President Muhammadu Buhari.

“One pastor said the federal government will bundle Fayose this year, and so? Let them come and do it, who is begging them? I’m equally prepared,” he said.

“I remember Gani Fawehimi, he goes around with his bag. You can arrest him any day, what is the big deal? Some people, their promotion will come as a result of oppression. Our enemies are not our enemies in totality, they are catalysts to our success so I don’t care.

“If the federal government wants to go after me, I am more than available. They know my address, I’m in Magodo now, and tomorrow I’m going to Ekiti. I’m available for them. Those who keep their lives will still lose it.”

On his presidential ambition, the governor said: “Nigerians know that I represent the interest of the common man. If my party picks me as their candidate, I will win this election against President Buhari”.

Fayose also advised the president to quit politics at the end of his first term in office.

He said Buhari would do a great disservice to the nation by contesting the 2019 election.

“We pray for our president that God will grant him wisdom to lead the nation right because as it is now, we are drifting,” he said.

“He is old; he needs the energy to complete his tenure. God will give him the energy to complete this tenure and God will help us to tell him to go and sit in Daura and not contest in 2019. That is my prayer for Nigeria. That he goes to sit in Daura peacefully like the late president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela and go home and rest.”

Source: The Cable.

A Kenyan couple living in the US is in shock following the death of their 18-year-old son who fell asleep on a plane and never woke up.

Griffin Gutwa, a student at the University of San Diego, California, where he was studying to be a doctor, was on his way home for Christmas.

The former Burnsville High School student, the oldest of four children, was the first to attend college since the family moved to the US in 2004.

According to US press reports, Mr Gutwa called his family on the morning of December 22 just before boarding a Delta Airlines flight from San Diego to Minneapolis.

“He had just finished his exams,” said his father, Gideon Gutwa. “He was excited to come home.”
About an hour into the flight, Griffin asked for warm water. He later leaned his head against the window and fell asleep, according to other passengers.

The passenger next to him became concerned when his breathing changed, and called for a flight attendant. The attendant checked on him, realised something was wrong and asked for a medical professional to help.

Gutwa was not breathing and the pilot began looking for a place to make an emergency landing. The nearest airport was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

But paramedics at the airport were unable to revive Gutwa, according to Sioux Falls Police Department. The father was told CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) was performed on his son for 45 minutes but he did not wake up.

Journey Continues..

Gutwa’s body was left in Sioux Falls and the plane continued with the journey. At about 6pm, his father was called by Minneapolis St Paul International Airport to pick up his son.

He was told the plane had been delayed for two hours. The delay didn’t bother the senior Gutwa. It just gave him more time to run back to Burnsville to pick up the rest of the family.

When the father returned, he had not even gotten out of his car when airport security approached. He thought he had parked improperly. They later asked if he was Griffin’s father. This, he said, confused him.

“How come they know my son?” he said.

The officers directed him and the family to an office where they told him Griffin was dead.

“I thought I was dreaming. I could not believe it,” Gideon said. “He was very healthy. He had just been here for thanksgiving. We were expecting him to arrive safely.”

Described as a responsible, outgoing and helpful teenager, Griffin planned to use his medical degree to help the less fortunate. He always talked of returning to Kenya to start non-profit organisations to help alleviate poverty.

The cause of death is still under investigation by the Sioux Falls medical examiner.

– NY Post.

A 32-year-old labourer was arrested in Sibu, Malaysia for trying to rape his three-year-old niece in his room.

The incident happened at 8pm on Tuesday night, January 2, when the woman, who is the suspect’s younger sister, heard her daughter’s cry coming from the man’s room.

Suspecting something amiss, she tried to barge into the room but it was locked from the inside.

Sibu district police chief Assistant Commissioner Zailanni Amit said when the suspect finally opened the door, the victim immediately ran out of the room crying. The man then ran out of the Jalan Tiong Hua house.

“The victim was crying and claimed to experience pain on her private parts. Her mother was shocked when she saw traces of blood and lodged a police report at the Sibu Central police station.”

Acting on the report, Zailanni said police managed to locate and nab the man about 11pm.

“He admitted taking the victim into the room and tried to rape her but the girl started to cry for help.” he said.

Source: New Straits Times Malaysia