Touching Tale Of Salawa Abeni... How She Lost Her Son & How It Paralysed Her For 6 Years

No wonder little or nothing was heard about Ibiwunmi Salawa Abeni for some years until lately. Salawa in an exclusive chat with LoveHaven Magazine,  disclosed she was on sick bed for 6 years! Paralysed actually! And it was shortly after she lost one of her sons, Olanrewaju. 

She also spoke about how friends deserted her and glad God finally restored her. It's such a touching story, but thank God it has a happy ending!

“Men with many wives live longer than those with just one” — 91 year old man, Tanko Yakasai

91-year-old elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai, who hails from Yakasai town in Kano State, in an exclusive interview with PUNCH Newspaper, declared that men with two wives or more live longer than those with only one woman in their lives.

Here are excerpts from the chat;

Four men arrested for stealing N1b property from late M.K.O Abiola’s bookshop

Four men have been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly entering the Late Moshood Kashimao Olawale (MKO) Abiola’s Bulk purchase bookshop in Oshodi, Lagos to steal properties valued at N1 billion.

The suspects are Dare Saka, 40; Adebola Adesida, 33; Lateef Onifade 34 and Gbenga Adedigba, 34. The properties allegedly stolen by the accused persons, according to the Police included a generator, welding machine, books, tank and printing machine. Police said that the accused persons allegedly threatened the life of Mr Ajayi Oluwatosin, a security officer attached with Pexion Security services and other staff guarding the bookshop to gain entry into the shop to steal and damaged properties valued at N500 million and escaped.

My CAF award, a gift to Nigerians, says Oshoala

Super Falcons striker, Asisat Oshoala has said that the African Footballer of the Year award she won last week in Accra, Ghana is a gift to all Nigerians, particularly the younger generation, girl child and women who have been a source of inspiration for her.

Oshoala, who previously won the award in 2014 and 2016, was named Women’s Footballer of the Year last Thursday by CAF, beating Cameroun’s Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene and Chrestina Kgatlana of South Africa to the top prize.

Joining Barcelona is a dream come true, says Coutinho

Philippe Coutinho had his medical at Barcelona yesterday as his £145m transfer from Liverpool came to a completion.The Brazilian midfielder described his move – the second most expensive in football history – as a ‘dream come true’.

After the medical was completed, the 25-year-old signed his contract and was then officially presented to the public on the Nou Camp pitch at 12.45pm UK time.Coutinho made a brief appearance before the cameras wearing a Barcelona tracksuit on Sunday night after their routine 3-0 win over Levante in La Liga.

‘PDP Is The Only Hope That Can Free Nigerians From The Fraud Called APC’ – Atiku

The Peoples Democratic Party is the only party that can transform Nigeria and return the country to its prosperous era.

Ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar expressed this in Kaduna at the weekend, when one of his supporters, Miss Zainab Musa Pindar, organised a reception for him at the Arewa House, welcoming him back to the PDP.

40-Year-Old Man Cuts Off Drinking Partner’s Head In Russia

A man allegedly cut off his drinking partner’s head with a kitchen knife and threw it out of the window.

Horrified neighbours raised the alarm after discovering the decapitated head on ground outside their block of flats, police said.

‘Don’t Try It In Anambra’; Governor Obiano Warns Killer Herdsmen

Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra state, has warned killer herdsmen against perpetrating any atrocity in the state. He gave the warning at a reception organised in his honour in the Aguleri area of the state, on Monday.

Obiano directed that herdsmen, wielding AK-47 rifles and other dangerous weapons should not be allowed in the state.

It’s Not Yet Ripe to Say If I’ll Support Buhari for Second Term - Obasanjo

A former Nigerian president and chairman of the panel of advisors of the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that it is not yet ripe to determine if he will support President Muhammadu Buhari’s bid for a second term in office or not.

Having ditched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which brought him to power for eight years, Obasanjo in 2014 threw his weight behind Buhari and invariably the All Progressives Congress (APC) as against the PDP administration led by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Burden Of Bad Debt…Why First Bank Littered Marina Front With Seized Oil Vessels

· Intrigues as banker confiscates over 100 assets of billionaire debtors

If the Nigerian bank is truly a graveyard for ghastly debts, then First Bank Plc, could be the greatest undertaker among contemporary banks.

The foremost financial institution wallows in a sea of debts as you read; this is because its major debtors within the oil and gas business sector serially defaulted in payment of outstanding loans to the bank.

US police shot and killed nearly 1,000 people in 2017

Police officers shot and killed nearly 1,000 people in the United States in 2017, slightly more than the previous year, according to a tally published on Monday by The Washington Post.

A total of 987 people were fatally shot by US police last year, up from 963 in 2016 and down from 995 in 2015, the Post said.

Army hand over rescued Chibok girl to Borno

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday formally handed over the rescued Chibok school girl, Salomi Pogu, to the Borno Government.

Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, presented two rescued girls, including Pogu, to the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Usman Durkwa, in Maiduguri.

How Ibuprofen causes impotency-Study claims

A study published by the National Academy of Sciences has confirmed that Ibuprofen has a negative impact on the testicles of young men which causes impotency.

The development was confirmed after a small sample of young men developed a hormonal condition that typically begins, if at all, during middle age following an intake of ibuprofen doses commonly used by athletes.

Wike Releases Names Of Suspected Kidnappers, Cultists, Robbers In Rivers

In furtherance of his efforts to stem the tide of crime and violence in Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Wike has given marching orders to security agencies to hunt down cult leaders terrorizing the state.

Governor Wike in a comprehensive list released during his state wide broadcast on the killing of Don Wanny, said security forces should not spare any of the listed suspects.

Read the list below

Man convicted of vandalizing Colorado mosque kills self

A man convicted of vandalizing a Colorado mosque killed himself in a motel room Friday after he was sentenced.

Authorities found 36-year-old Joseph Giaquinto dead the next day at the Motel 6 in Fort Collins, the Coloradoan reported.

I didn’t mingle with criminals as governor – Rotimi Amaechi

Former Rivers State governor and Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he was able to fight against cultists, kidnappers and others masquerading as militants because he never hobnobbed with criminals.

Amaechi also recalled that he did not appoint any of the criminals into political office or crown them king, adding that his administration then returned peace to the state and stopped the insecurity that reigned before the advent of his government.

Ghana immigration disqualifies recruits with stretch marks, bleached skin

The Ghanaian Immigration Service (GIS) has disqualified candidates with bleached skin and stretch marks from a massive recruitment exercise.

A GIS spokesman told the BBC this was because people with such marks might bleed during the “strenuous” training.

2 Nabbed Over Robbery Of Mr. Ibu’s House

Two members of the robbery gang that stormed the Festac home of Nollywood star, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, weekend, have been arrested.

The robbers, as gathered, invaded the home while the actor was away. They met his wife who they ordered to show them where cash and other valuables were kept.

Ex CAN President, Ayo Oritsejafor’s private jet grounded at the Airport (Photo)

According to information by sahara reporters, the jet of the former CAN chairman is now grounded due to cost of maintenance .

Herdsmen killings: Buhari orders IG to relocate to Benue

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to immediately relocate to Benue State to prevent further loss of lives and forestall the crisis in the state from escalating and spreading.

The President gave the order last night, a statement by the force spokesman, Jimoh Moshood stated.

Nigeria among 10 cheapest places to buy petrol – Report

With a pump price of N145 ($0.40) per litre, Nigeria has been ranked as the eighth cheapest place in the world to buy petrol.

Other countries among the cheapest places to buy petrol are Venezuela ($0.01), Turkmenistan ($0.29), Kuwait ($0.35), Iran ($0.36), Egypt ($0.37), Algeria ($0.37), Ecuador ($0.39), Bahrain ($0.42) and Syria ($0.44).

Saraki appeals against CCT trial at Supreme Court

The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has appealed against the December 12, 2017 judgment of the  Court of Appeal which reversed his acquittal by the Code of Conduct Tribunal where he was prosecuted false assets declaration and other related charges.

Delivering a unanimous judgment in the appeal filed by the Federal Government against the Senate President’s earlier acquittal, the three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, headed by Justice Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson, restored three out of the 18 charges earlier dismissed by the CCT.

Striking non-teaching workers cripple activities in varsities

There is an indication that the ongoing strike by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union and National Association of Academic Technologists nationwide may have paralysed administrative and, to a large extent, academic activities at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; University of Lagos, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta; University of Uyo and the Federal University, Otuoke, among others.

Power, Works, Housing Minister leads federal, state delegation to USA Builders’ Show

Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Suleiman Zarma Hassan, will be in attendance at the 74th annual convention and exhibition for stakeholders in the housing and construction industry beginning today to end next tomorrow at the Orange County Convention Centre, Orlando, Florida, USA.

A team of directors in charge of housing in the ministry  and other government agencies, the Federal Housing Staff Housing Loans Board, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Federal Capital Territory and Ogun State Lands Bureau, are expected to accompany the Minister to the three-day event as Nigerian delegation to the International Builders’ Show (IBS) 2018.

Omisore is a tax defaulter - Aregbesola

The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf. Aregbesola, has accused a former Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, of defaulting in tax payment from 2014 till date.

According to a statement in Osogbo on Monday by Aregbesola’s media aide, Mr. Sola Fasure, the governor said this at a dinner.