Albanian President, Ilir Meta has been impeached by the country’s parliament for violating the constitution.
The parliament voted 104-7 to discharge the president on Wednesday, June 9, while three abstained. The final approval lies with Albania’s Constitutional Court within three months.
A report following a parliamentary investigation concluded that Meta had violated the constitution with his biased approach against the ruling Socialists during the April 25 parliamentary electoral campaign. The report said Meta violated 16 articles and also incited violence.
“Ilir Meta has betrayed the mission of the president of … Albania,” Prime Minister Edi Rama said in his speech before the vote. “Ilir Meta has humiliated the constitution.”
Meta has denounced the investigation and impeachment attempt, arguing they are illegal.
His spokesman, Tedi Blushi, described the decision as “unconstitutional and ridiculous,” by what he referred to as “the parliamentary rubbish dump.”
Blushi wrote on his Facebook page that Meta “is motivated more than ever to protect Albania’s sovereignty and integrity.”
Mr Meta was accused of inciting violence and going against provisions of the country’s constitution.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal Office, has arrested a man and his father over alleged Internet fraud.
Malik Giles Bakare and his father, Isa Bola Bakare, are being investigated in an alleged case of conspiracy, computer-related fraud, obtaining by false pretense and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities.
Malik Giles Bakare was arrested and handed over to the Commission by officers of the Nigeria Police, Force CID, Alagbon, Lagos on May 31, 2021.
During the course of investigation, his father, Isa Bola Bakare, appeared at the Commission claiming ownership of a Range Rover car estimated at about N46 Million, which was recovered from his son. However, the father failed to provide a satisfactory account of how he was able to procure the vehicle so he was arrested too.
In a statement on Wednesday, June 9, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Malik acted as a middleman between fraudsters.
The stament explains: “He connects internet fraudsters around the globe with pickers, and receives some percentage on every successful transaction.”
Items seized from the suspects include the vehicle, an iPhone 12 Pro Max, an iPhone 8 and “some incriminating items”.
A woman has been arrested in Brazil on suspicion of killing her husband before cutting his penis off and cooking it.
Dayane Cristina Rodrigues Machado, 33, was arrested by police in Sao Goncalo, a Brazilian city on June 7.
Police were called to the couple’s house in the neighbourhood of Santa Catarina and found her husband, Andre’s body lifeless, naked and mutilated.
According to police, his wife had allegedly cut off his penis and cooked it in soybean oil in a frying pan.
Police say the crime took place at around 4 am after the couple had argued about breaking up.
The cops seized a kitchen knife from the scene believed to be the one she used to kill her husband with .
She has been arrested and charged with murder and corpse desecration.
According to reports from Brazil, the couple were together for 10 years and had been separated for two years, but still continued to relate with each other on and off.
They have an eight-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter, and they ran a pizzeria together.
According to news site UOL, the couple went out to a snack bar on the night of the crime and an argument ensued.
Machado’s lawyer, Carla Policarpo, said that Andre threatened her and she killed him in self-defence.
Andre’s sister, Adriana Santos, however, says the suspect killed her brother in revenge because he cheated on her.
Reports say the couple constantly fought, and Machado had even reported her husband to the police on one occasion.
According to her lawyer: ‘He did not accept the end of the relationship and said that if she could not be with him, she could not be with anyone.’
The lawyer, Policarpo, says her client is remorseful, with local news reports saying she turned herself in to the police.
UFC two-weight world champion Amanda Nunes has sensationally called out television personality Kim Kardashian for an MMA bout in the UFC octagon.
Nunes, who recently defeated Megan Anderson via first-round submission at UFC 259 to defend her women’s featherweight championship belt, called out Kardashian on Twitter last night.
The Lioness tweeted “Hey Kim Kardashian. Let’s do this? Lol,” accompanied by a photo of the two next to each other.
Widely considered the greatest female MMA fighter of all time, the Brazilian has defeated the likes of Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko, Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm and is currently riding a 12-fight win streak, last losing in 2014.
US President, Joe Biden has issued a warning to Russian president Vladimir Putin ahead of a scheduled summit between the pair next week.
Biden who is in the UK, spoke at a hangar of US troops on Wednesday, June 9, stating he was in Europe to defend the very concept of democracy,while also indicating that his first presidential trip abroad will be a feisty one when he meets Putin.
Before he meets Putin in Geneva next week, Biden is holding consultations with European leaders at the G7 in Cornwall and the NATO summit in Brussels.
“I’m headed to the G7, then to the NATO ministerial and then to meet with Mr. Putin to let him know what I want him to know,” Biden said at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, England — home to an American refueling wing.
Biden said he will work at restoring American alliances in Europe, describing them as a cornerstone of global security, stating he wouldn’t hold back in his meeting with Putin.
“We’re not seeking conflict with Russia. We want a stable predictable relationship,” he said. “I’ve been clear: the United States will respond in a robust and meaningful way if the Russian government engages in harmful activities.”
“We’ve already demonstrated that. I’m going to communicate that there are consequences for violating the sovereignty of democracies in the United States and Europe and elsewhere.”
“Our unrivaled network of alliances and partnerships that are the key to American advantage in the world and have been,” Biden said.
“They’ve made the world safer for all of us and they are how we are going to meet the challenges of today, which are changing rapidly. We’re going to meet it though from a position of strength.”
“I believe we’re in at an inflection point in world history, the moment where it falls to us to prove that democracies will not just endure, but they will excel as we rise to seize the enormous opportunities of the new age,” Biden said.
“We have to discredit those who believe that the age of democracy is over, as some of our fellow nations believe.”
The President also became emotional as he recalled his late son Beau Biden who was a major in the Delaware National Guard.
“I only wish my major was here to thank you as well,” he said.
Popular Ghana-based Nigerian lesbian, Elladeevah Ellios has shared her story after first going public with claim of being drugged and raped for two days.
In a Facebook post she shared after being discharged from the hospital, Ellios said she was allegedly lured by her own best friend of 3 years to where she was drugged and ganged raped by 4 Nigerian men including her best friend.
She revealed that her only crime was being a lesbian. Ellios said after she reported the incident to the police, her best friend was arrested but he denied the allegation.
The lesbian also vowed to do whatever it takes to bring them to justice.
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Ellios revealed that she is currently at the Cantonment Police Hospital receiving treatment. She also stated that she needs all the support she can get as her life has “come to an end.”
She wrote on Facebook
I was recorded, drugged, and raped for 2 good days!! Current location Cantonment Police Hospital. I need all the support I can get ?????. My life has come to an end, I want to die
Tororo district in Uganda has reported a sudden rise in teenage pregnancy in a period of three months hence threatening to cut short- the pursuit for education amongst girls of school going age, Daily Monitor UG reported on Tuesday June 8.
The information was contained in data presented by the district bio-statician, Mr Ali Mugerwa, during a district stakeholder’s dialogue held June 4 by National Association of Women Organisation of Uganda.
According to the data, 1,833 girls aged between 10-19 years were reported pregnant within a period of 90 days.
“The highlighted cases of teenage pregnancy are much less than the actual number because these are just those who managed to go for antenatal services yet a big number fear to go for antenatal services thinking that they will be laughed at.’’ Mugerwa said.
He noted that the data, involving cases of defilement by close family members- was extracted from the district health management information system sourced from public health facilities.
“All the people who impregnated these innocent children need to be arraigned before court but it’s becoming a challenge as some of the parents connive with the suspects,” he said.
He blamed both parents and the ineffective justice system for the prevailing crisis adding that if parents were playing their roles well these would not have happened.
Ms Pauline Nabwire, the program’s officer at National Association of Women Organization of Uganda attributes the surge to poor parenting coupled with greed for dowry, poverty, peer pressure and values reinforced by tradition.
“Most of the communities here are poor with majority of them not in position to have a meal in a day and as a result parents end up forcing their daughters to marry so that they are given bride price” she says.
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arrested 50 suspected internet fraudsters.
A statement released by Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesperson of the state police command, said the suspects were arrested at Alaro Sango, Agbaje Ijokoro, and Apete Aladura areas of Ibadan, Oyo State following intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet fraud.
Thirty-four of the suspects already indicted by the investigation are: Badmus Abeeb, Ibrahim Ahmed, Adeyemo Babatunde, Abdulrashid Ajagbe, Olajide Okiki Peter, Hassan Yusuf Atanda, Yusuf Olasupo Salaudeen, Bello Ahmed Bamidele, Adewale Damilola Tosin, Kolawole Yusuf Olawale, Nicholas Ferdinand, Keshiro Olanrewaju, Falana Victor Dapo, Abogunrin Emmanuel, Bosun Tomiwa Tunde, Shelter Chibundo, Banjoko Idris, and Adebayo Akorede.
Others are: Awoyinka Afeez Ayodeji, Afonja Olarenwaju, Akingbade Taofeek, Ezekiel Adekunle, Ganiyu Sodiq, Abioye Abiodun, Ogunbayo Daniel, John Timileyin, Ominiyi Daniel, Adeniyi Idris Sodiq, Joseph James, Adeyemi Segun Oluwaseun, Adeleke Rasheed, Saliu Tomiwa Rasheed, Itoro Edet Ime and Oseni Nasirudeen.
Uwujaren said some items used in perpetrating the crime were recovered from them. He added that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have arrested nine suspected internet fraudsters at Gwagwalada New Layout area of Abuja, FCT.
The suspects are: Teddy Agbam, Abdullahi Abdulsamad, Abdullahi Abdulrasheed, Ehije Miracle Julius, John Amajeh Stephen, Okorie Kalu Udo, Abrebor Promise, Abdulazeez Amin, and Habib Abdulateef.
The arrest followed credible intelligence on the nefarious activities of the suspects.
Items recovered from them are laptops and mobile phones. They were also found with substances suspected to be Indian hemp and other drugs.
According to EFCC, they will be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
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The Lagos Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on June 3, 2021, arrested one Emmanuel Obiyan for allegedly obtaining money by false pretence and diversion of fund to the tune of N77, 773, 700 (Seventy-seven Million, Seven Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira).
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The complainants, Stephen Chinemelum and Emeka Chinemelum, alleged that their father, the late Daniel Chinemelum, sometime in July 2015, entered into a partnership agreement and also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Obiyan for the formation of Fedan Courtyard Home Services Limited, a real estate company.
According to the complainants, the late Chinemelum, who was the Principal Partner, allegedly paid the sum of N52, 000, 000. 00 (Fifty- two Million Naira) into the suspect’s Zenith Bank account number 1011861572 as an equity contribution to the business.
The complainants further alleged that the suspect, however, failed to render an account of the business at the expiration of the five-year duration of the agreement.
Efforts by the complainants to retrieve the money proved abortive, thereby necessitating the complaint to the Commission.
In a related development, the Lagos Zonal Office of the EFCC has also arrested one Rasaki Wasiu Adeyiga for an alleged fraud to the tune of N24, 260,000 .00( Twenty-four Million, Two-hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira).
Adeyiga allegedly presented himself to the complainant, Ahmed Garba Shinkafi, as a businessman dealing in importation of automobiles from the United States of America and Europe.
The complainant alleged that he paid the sum of N25m, for the purchase of a Lexus SUV, into the suspect’s account number 0136968208 domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank Plc.
Investigation revealed that the suspect, however, reneged on his promise and diverted the money to his personal use.
The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is reportedly now accepting applications for new passports.
Oyo state command’s comptroller, Safiya Mohammed disclosed this during a send-off for Usman Babangida, the outgoing comptroller on Tuesday June 8.
Mohammed said that the new applications which started at 12 midnight on Tuesday are in line with the directive of the NIS’ Comptroller-General, Muhammad Babandede.
She said;
“The agency had suspended new applications for passports to clear the backlog of passport applications that were received.
“One of the priorities of the CG is the processing and prompt delivery of passports to applicants. He told me to see that the backlog is cleared.
“Also, the command over the weekend worked overnight, and we were able to produce over 3,000 passports out of the backlog.
“This is to give room for new applicants to be attended to. New applications started at 12 midnight on Tuesday.”
VfB Stuttgart player, Silas Wamangituka, who was recently voted Bundesliga’s Rookie of the Season, has been playing under a false name and age this season, his club have announced.
It was revealed today that the Congolese forward is actually named Silas Katompa Mvumpa and is 22 years old and not 21, as was previously understood.
Stuttgart claimed that Silas was put under pressure by an agent-based in Paris to change his name in order to claim a European visa and earn a move to RSC Anderlecht.
The forward did not end up playing for the Belgian side but spent two seasons at French side Paris FC under the false name, before securing a move to Stuttgart at the start of the 2019-20 season and has impressed in Germany.
In a statement to Stuttgart’s official website, Silas said: ‘Over the past few years, I was constantly living in fear and was also very worried for my family in Congo.
‘It was a tough step for me to take to make my story public and I would never have had the courage to do so if Stuttgart, my team and VfB had not become like a second home and a safe place to me.’
Stuttgart claimed to have been recently informed of this information and have vowed to ensure that the situation is ‘handled correctly from hereon in’. The Bundesliga club does not expect any sanctions.
A club statement said: ‘Silas was under the influence of the agent who syphoned off part of his wages and threatened him that he would never play football again if the matter ever became public.
‘Once he had built up a relationship of trust in Stuttgart and gradually been able to distance himself from his agent, Silas battled his considerable fears of that man and made his situation known to the club, and decided to change agents.
‘Thanks to his considerable efforts to clear up the situation, Silas now has a valid Congolese passport with his correct personal details.’
Stuttgart sporting director Sven Mislintat, who held a simliar role at Arsenal under Arsene Wenger and Unai Emery’s reigns, added: ‘First and foremost, Silas has been the victim of this change of name.
‘I have the greatest respect for the fact that at a young age, he has taken the brave step to clarify his situation. We will continue to give him all the help he needs in absolutely every respect.’
National Identity Management Commission has appointed Spectranet 4G LTE owned exclusive shops as locations for Nigerians to register for National Identity Number (NIN)
Disclosing this in a chat with the media, the Chief Executive Officer of Spectranet Ajay Awasthi said, 7 locations of Spectranet shops in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Ibadan have been granted approvals to conduct registration of National Identity Number. The number of shop locations will be shortly expanded further.
According to Ajay, these locations are already in operation with added manpower to attend to the need of anyone desirous of enrolling for the National identity Number. It is a service we are offering for both Spectranet customersand other members of the public that are yet to register for the National Identity Number. The service can be availed free of cost, in the comfort of Spectranet exclusive shops located at convenient distances from various localities in these four cities.
“We would urge our customers and their Friends & Family to get themselves enrolled for NIN in a hassle-free manner without the need to stand in long queues. I would further urge them to hurry up and not to keep this enrolment pending till 30th June 2021, the date fixed as the last date by the Feder al Government “, he added
As a leading ISP brand, we are thankful to NIMC, for considering us worthy of delivering this critical task in the middle of the challenges confronting Nigerians in registering for NIN, we are extremely glad to render the service that will keep our fellow citizens connected to the internet in a safe manner.
Before the approval of Spectranet as a NIN registering entity, Spectranet unveiled a special portal( https://unin.spectranet.com.ng/) for its subscribers to register their NIN numbers as well as linking it up with their Spectranet SIM modem.
About Spectranet 4G LTE:
Spectranet Limited was the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) to launch 4G LTE internet service in Nigeria. The brand is known for providing affordable, faster and more reliable internet broadband to Nigerian homes and offices through 4G LTE Ultrabroadband technologies- Home Fiber (FTTx) and Fiber-On-air (WTTx). Its internet service is currently available across Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan and Port Harcourt. Its state-of-the-art network ensures high-speed internet connectivity for the customers.
Spectranet 4G LTE is a recipient of multiple awards for Best Internet Service and 4G LTE Provider in Nigeria in 2016, 2017,2018,2019 and 2020.
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku believes racism in football is at an “all-time high” ahead of the start of the European Championships.
The 28-year-old who is preparing for Belgium’s opening game of the Euros against Russia on Saturday has received racial abuse a number of times, notably when he was the subject of monkey chants from fans in 2019.
Lukaku believes abuse towards players is currently getting worse
“I think racism in football right now is at the all-time high. Why? Because of social media now as well,” Lukaku told CNN Sport.
“I understand why people like Thierry Henry are blocking social media because it’s easy, you can track somebody down … The social media companies, they have to do more for me.”
Earlier this year, former Arsenal forward Henry deleted his social media accounts following a spate of online racist abuse aimed at Black footballers.
He slammed social media companies for their inability to hold users accountable for their actions.
“For me, to be honest, I don’t really see progress. I see a lot of campaigns and all that stuff, but really until there is no real action taken,” Lukaku added.
“In Italy, when it happened to me directly, there was something that was done because the Serie A really communicated with me and my team.
“And we basically tried to educate people in Italy that it is not good, because in Italy, it is a beautiful country and I’ve been accepted really well by everybody, home fans, away fans.
“I think when that happened, it changed. That’s what all the leagues should do. They should talk to the players and basically try to start doing things with the players and with their teams.”
Armie Hammer has reportedly checked into a rehab facility following allegations of sexual assault.
The Call Me By Your Name actor is reportedly seeking help at a treatment centre near Orlando, Florida.
According to Vanity Fair, three sources have confirmed that Hammer checked into the in-patient facility in May for “drug, alcohol, and sex issues”.
An eyewitness took to social media recently to report that they’d spotted the actor walking into rehab with his estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, who he split from in July 2020, and their two children.
The person wrote: “Elizabeth and kids drop him off and walk in as far as allowed. A lot of hugs and seemed emotional.”
One friend of Hammer told Vanity Fair: “Everyone looks at Armie thinking that he’s had some sort of privileged life—and that must mean there were no problems in his youth and everything was peachy keen.
“But that’s not necessarily the way things go. Just because you come from an upbringing where financial resources are plentiful doesn’t mean life isn’t without problem.
“This is a clear sign that he is taking back control [of] his life and knows that this [is] a step towards his overall well being.”
Hammer was born into a wealthy family. His great-grandfather is an oil tycoon and his father, Michael Armand Hammer, is the owner of the Knoedler Publishing and Armand Hammer Productions, a film/television production company.
The actor has previously stated he is financially independent from his family and said in a 2019 interview with GQ that he “doesn’t get any money” from them.
It comes after Hammer, 34, vehemently denied allegations of sexual assault and cannibalism.
A 24-year-old woman, known as Effie, claimed to have had an on/off relationship with Hammer for four years after meeting him on Facebook in 2016. She alleged that he had “violently’”assaulted her for four hours, repeatedly hitting her head against a wall.
Hammer reacted to the allegation in January when explaining why he was stepping away from the rom-com Marry Me.
He said: “I’m not responding to these bulls**t claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for four months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic.”
Renowned Nigerian Billionaire Prophet and founder of Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministries (CMDM) located in Warri Delta State, Senior Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin has intimated that the death of popular televangelist, TB Joshua was a rude shock to the body of Christ, globally. Emotions have, unarguably, been at an all-time high since the demise of the globally recognized Man of God. Describing him as a Kingdom General who should be celebrated, dead or alive, Fufeyin, who led the entire congregation to mourn and honor the deceased prophet, touted TB Joshua’s praises and maintained that he was a good man whose life and ministry has touched millions of lives across the globe.
TB Joshua had passed on last Saturday, at age 57 from an undisclosed cause. The preacher founded The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN); a Mega Christian Church in Lagos.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/tDFtl8zldyc Fufeyin was moved to tears during his speech to his congregation. He reiterated that we can all be consoled, knowing that heaven has gained a soul.
Observing a minute silence to honour the great Man of God, Prophet Fufeyin prayed for his family, asking that God Almighty gives them the fortitude bear this great loss. “The church of God has lost a soldier but heaven gained a soul. We pray for the family and the entire members of SCOAN and Emmanuel TV, that they will be comforted in Jesus Name,” Renowned prophet, Fufeyin, said.
Wolves have finally confirmed the appointment of former Benfica coach Bruno Lage as Nuno Espirito Santo’s replacement.
Lage was previously assistant to Carlos Carvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea before joining Benfica, where he won the Portuguese title in 2019.
The 49-year-old was previously assistant to Carlos Carvalhal at Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea before joining Benfica, where he won the Portuguese title in 2019.
“I’m happy, excited, with a big ambition to do great things for this club,” said Lage.
“I’m very happy. It’s a big opportunity. I’m very happy because I’ve returned to this country, and to be the manager of a big team,” added Lage.
“I want to create a good dynamic with all the departments of the club. I have tried to link all together to start to build up the new cycle.
“It’s a good opportunity to understand what Nuno [Espirito Santo] did in these four years and my ambition is to continue and to improve what he did.”
Nuno, who took charge at Wolves in 2017, won the Championship in his first season before guiding the club to successive seventh-placed finishes in the Premier League.
He stepped down last month after the club finished 13th despite only signing a three-year contract extension to 2023 in September.
Lage has been out of work since leaving Benfica last June after 18 months in charge.
He took over the Lisbon club at the start of January 2019 and they ended the season as champions. However, the following campaign was not as good and Lage was dismissed in June 2020.
Lage never played football professionally and began his coaching career at Vitoria Setubal’s academy at the age of just 21 in 1997.
resident Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the first-ever Nigeria-made cellphone.
The phone called ITF Mobilewas presented to him today, June 9, by Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, just before the commencement of the week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Introducing the phone to the President, Adebayo said it was produced by the Electrical/Electronics Technology Department of the Industrial Training Fund’s (ITF) Model Skills Training Centre, using locally sourced components.
Adebayo said: “Twelve indigenous mobile cell phones produced by the Model Skills Training Centre of the Industrial Training Fund; an agency under Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment was launched.
“It gives me great pleasure, Mr President, to present you with one of the phones.”
Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu has won the 2020/21 Ebony Shoe Award in Belgium.
The KRC Genk player claimed the award meant for the best African player in the European country on Monday June 7.
Onuachu beats his Genk teammate Théo Bongonda who scored 18 goals and bagged six assists in 39 games in all competitions; RSC Anderlecht’s duo of Albert Sambi Lokonga (Congo) and Lukas Nmecha (Nigeria) and Club Brugge’s Angola defender.
The 25-year-old forward scored 33 goals to break the twenty-year-old record of Wesley Sonck in 38 Belgian Jupiler league games in this campaign.
He also ended the season as the Belgian Jupiler League top goal scorer and best player of the season after helping Genk finished second on the league table.
The striker is now the fifth Nigerian to win the award after Daniel Amiokachi (1992,1994), Victor Ikpeba (1993), Godwin Okapara (1995) and Celestine Babayaro (1996).
The Ebony Shoe award is a football award in Belgium given annually to the best African or African origin player in the Belgian Pro League.
A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once, breaking a world record set just last month.
37-year-old Gosiame Thamara Sithole, already a mom of six-year-old twins, initially thought she was going to have eight kids. However, when she gave birth on Monday, June 7, she was surprised when 10 babies emerged, her husband, Teboho Tsotetsi, told the Pretoria News.
She gave birth by Caesarean section at a Pretoria hospital.
Husband Tsotetsi told Pretoria News: “It’s seven boys and three girls.
“I am happy. I am emotional. I can’t talk much. Let’s talk again in the morning please.”
Tsotetsi — who is unemployed — said that he “felt like one of God’s chosen children” even when he thought he was about to welcome eight kids.
Sithole, from Ekurhuleni, said that her pregnancy was natural and that she had not received fertility treatment, which has been linked to other multiple-baby births.
Sithole’s delivery of 10 babies at once would make it the first known birth of decuplets.
The previous record was claimed by Halima Cisse, who reportedly gave birth to nine kids — nonuplets — in Malia last month, May 2021.
A spokesperson for Guinness World Records listing told The Post Tuesday, June 8: “Guinness World Records is aware of the news that Gosiame Thamara Sithole has given birth to decuplets, and we send our congratulations and best wishes to the family.
At the current time, we are yet to verify this as a record as the wellbeing of both the mother and babies is of top priority.
“Our records team alongside a specialist consultant are looking into this.”
Former US President, Donald Trump has congratulated the Nigerian government for suspending Twitter activities in the country.
“Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President. More COUNTRIES should ban Twitter and Facebook for not allowing free and open speech – all voices should be heard,” Trump said in a statement.
The Republican politician also encouraged other countries to follow in Nigeria’s footsteps and ban Twitter and Facebook before stating that he should have banned Twitter and Facebook when he was in the White House, but claimed he was discouraged by Mark Zuckerberg.
“In the meantime, competitors will emerge and take hold. Who are they to dictate good and evil if they themselves are evil? Perhaps I should have done it while I was President,” Trump added. “But Zuckerberg kept calling me and coming to the White House for dinner telling me how great I was. 2024?”
The statement was posted to Twitter by reporters from several News outlets because Trump himself is banned from that platform, as well as Facebook, over the deadly Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
Trump’s congratulatory message comes days after Nigeria suspended Twitter indefinitely last Friday.
The Nigerian government made the decision after Twitter deleted Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet for violating its abusive behaviour policy and several calls by Nigerians to take it down.
Naomi Osaka has pulled out of a second tournament just a week after pulling out of the French Open due to mental health reasons.
The Japanese tennis star withdrew from next week’s Berlin WTA 5000 grass-court tournament, an event that begins on June 14 that she was expected to compete in as a warm-up prior to Wimbledon.
“We have received notification Naomi Osaka cannot start in Berlin. After consulting her management, she will take a break,” Berlin event organizers said in a statement.
Last week, Osaka announced her decision to drop out of the French Open after organizers threatened to expel her from the tournament for refusing to speak to the media and hit her with a $15,000 fine.
“I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris. I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer,” she previously wrote on Instagram.
Over the weekend, Osaka spoke for the first time since her withdrawal with a short statement expressing gratitude for the support she has received from her fans. “Just want to thank you for all the love,” she wrote on her Instagram story. “Haven’t been on my phone much, but I wanted to hop on here and tell you all that I really appreciate it.”
Last week, REVOLT reported that Calm, the meditation and sleep app, offered to cover the fines for any tennis player who opted out of media interviews due to mental health reasons. “To support Naomi Osaka’s decision to prioritize her mental health, Calm is donating $15,000 to @LaureusSport in France, an organization doing incredible work in the mental health space to transform the lives of young people through the power of sport.”
“But this is bigger than any individual player,” the meditation app continued. “Calm will also pay the fine for players opting out of 2021 Grand Slam media appearances for mental health reasons, and we will match the fine with a $15,000 donation to @LaureusSport. #MentalHealthIsHealth.”
Timilehin Bello, the Chief Executive Officer of leading PR Agency, Media Panache has been listed on the prestigious Forbes Africa 30 under 30 2021 list.
The young PR consultant was recognized in the field of entrepreneurship for his tenacious leadership and remarkable contribution to Africa’s economic growth during the heat of the pandemic. Timilehin, who started his PR agency with zero capital on a WhatsApp group in 2016, has built a team of young PR experts who are redefining public relations and communications in Nigeria and Africa at large.
Speaking on making the coveted list, Timilehin said, “I’m very honored to have been listed on the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 Africa list. It’s a big win not just for me but for the amazing team at Media Panache. It’s been a turbulent year for businesses and startups especially in Africa but through it all, we have trudged on with passion and grit. And this award has proved that although it was hard, it was worth it.”
Timilehin was listed alongside several other African leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs such as; Amarachi Nwosu, CEO of Melanin Unscripted, Nigeria; Lebohang Moeletsi Phadi, CEO of Basadi Logistics South Africa; Ifan Ifeanyi Michael, Filmmaker, Nigeria; Sepenica Darko, Founder of FarmerTribe Company, Ghana; Temidayo Oniosun, Founder of Space in Africa, Nigeria; Deborah Mutwemwa, Founder and CEO Tsumbo Scott Incorporated, Zambia – South Africa amongst others.
Over the years, Timilehin’s company, Media Panache has provided unique communication services and campaigns for clients in various industries including Jobberman, Tetra Pak West Africa, Jumia, Sidmach, Symrise, SeekMed, Bank of Industry, Novartis, OK Foods’ Pure Bliss Biscuit, to mention a few.
Now in its 7th edition, the Forbes Under 30 List, published annually, seeks to honor trailblazing Africans under the age of 30 who are innovative entrepreneurs, tech geeks, sports stars, and influential creatives leading a pandemic-hit Africa
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“Love & Hip Hop” couple, Safaree Samuels and Erica Mena are reportedly embroiled in a fight over child custody in their divorce case.
The pair are calling it quits after Erica who is pregnant with their second child filed for divorce.
TMZ reports that Safaree is willing to give Erica their primary home, however, he is denying her request to have primary custody of their daughter Safire, and their unborn child.
According to TMZ, the estranged pair are at odds over who will receive primary custody of their children.
The report says Safaree is willing to give his ex the house, but he has rejected Mena’s request for primary custody. Instead, Safaree reportedly wants joint legal custody which will give him more rights in making decisions for their kids.
The reality star also reportedly said he “wants consistent and uninterrupted parenting and visitation with his kids.” Safaree is willing to give up his rights to their current home as long as his name is removed from any financial liability.
As for some of their properties, he wants the cars and has asked to keep any and all personal property purchased during their year and a half marriage.
Safaree also confirmed that he rejected alimony but will honor whatever child support payment that the courts see fit.
Back in November 2020, Safaree “announced” online that he and his wife would be divorcing, but he quickly returned with an apology while calling his move immature.
A UK family lawyer has been suspended after posting tweets mocking the name of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s daughter.
After the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their daughter’s name and explained that it was a tribute to Harry’s mother and grandmother, people began to mock them and their support for the Black Lives Matter movement by asking why they didn’t give their daughter a name showing their support for the movement.
Journalist Julie Burchill asked why they didn’t name their daughter after the late George Floyd who died after a police officer knelt on his neck.
She wrote on Twitter: “What a missed opportunity. They could have called it Georgina Floydina.”
In response to Julie, a lawyer named Joanna Toch, 59, questioned why they didn’t name the baby after Meghan’s mother, Doria.
She wrote: “No Doria? Don’t black names matter?”
Toch quickly apologized for the insensitive reply, writing in a follow-up tweet: “I am very sorry for the comment and what I saw was a joke. I’ve fought during my professional life against racism which is abhorrent.
“I’m not a judge and I have children of colour and I apologise unreservedly.”
Her Twitter account has since been deleted and she has been suspended from her position at the Family Law Cafe (FLC).
Toch is herself the founder of FLC, and the decision was reportedly made by its board of directors.
On Monday, June 7, the company issued a statement reading: “Family Law Cafe (FLC) has suspended Joanna Toch with immediate effect pending an internal review into her recent comments on Twitter.
“FLC considers her comments as offensive, unacceptable and highly contradictory to the inclusive manner in which FLC always and will continue to work with members of all communities in managing the challenges of matrimonial and family disputes.”
French President Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man.
The embarrassing incident occured during a walkabout session with a crowd in the Drome region in southeastern France, BFM TV and RMC radio reported on Tuesday, June 8.
A viral video published by BFM TV and RMC shows a man in a green T-Shirt, with glasses and a face mask, shout out “Down with Macronia” (“A Bas La Macronie”) and then deliver a slap to Macron’s face.
Macron’s security entourage quickly intervened and pulled the man to the ground before moving Macron away from him.
Two men have reportedly been arrested in the wake of the incident, according to French media.
A teenager in France has been arrested after stabbing his father to death and then sharing images of the crime scene online, investigators said on Tuesday, June 8.
The 17-year-old in Ploeren, a town of about 6,000 in the northwestern Brittany region, called police late Saturday, June 5, to say that “he had just stabbed his father to death in the family home”, prosecutor Francois Touron said in a statement.
When police arrived at the home, they found the dead man’s body with multiple knife wounds, and arrested the son, who was under the influence of alcohol.
Already, the teen had shared a video of the crime scene on social media, Touron said.
Police quickly took down the video, and a psychological support unit was set up to help the recipients, and their parents, with any trauma from viewing the gruesome footage.
According to investigators the teenager, after drinking at a party, made his way to the home where his father had been living alone for weeks after his wife and their two children moved out.
He let himself in, took two knives from the kitchen, woke his father up in the bedroom and stabbed him, the prosecutor said.
The boy told police he had wanted to put an end to his father’s violent behaviour, triggered by drinking, which he said had caused much suffering for the family.
Last month, the boy’s mother filed a domestic violence complaint against her husband and authorities opened a criminal investigation. She then left the family home with the couple’s two children.
An investigating magistrate late Monday charged the teenager with voluntary manslaughter and the publication of images related to a crime involving bodily harm.
A new report by Vanity Fair has claimed that billionaire Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates would drive to work in his Mercedes before driving off in a golden brown Porsche that an assistant brought for him, in what his staff believed was his way of allegedly secretly meeting women.
The 65-year-old Bill announced his divorce from Melinda French Gates, his wife of 27 years, on May 4.
On Monday, June 7, the report in Vanity Fair revealed new rumors about his alleged serial infidelity, including how he would switch cars to try to cover his tracks.
‘We all assumed that it was when he was with women,’ one Microsoft employee told Vanity magazine.
‘I knew there were many offsite meetings that were not on his calendar.’
The report also reveals how Melinda hired a private investigator even though she has denied it.
Another employee denied the account of the story, pointing out that Gates was meticulous with planning his day.
They said he was ‘one of the most intensely scheduled people on the planet.’
Two sources told the magazine that someone in Melinda’s circle worked with a private investigator and the Private Investigator’s findings will form part of the divorce case.
A spokesperson for Melinda has denied the allegation.
” Neither Melinda nor anyone at her direction ever hired a private investigator.’
The magazine also reported that many of the Microsoft employees were made to sign Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) to prevent them talking about his management style.
‘For such a long time you were told: ‘You have an NDA. You can’t talk,’ said a former employee, who signed such an agreement.
They said they were emboldened to speak about working for Gates due to the current reporting, but knew there were risks.
They said lawyers were standing by and keeping watch.
‘And these are not nice lawyers,’ they added.
Last month The New York Times reported that Gates, a father of three, allegedly chased women who worked for him a few times when he was the chairman of Microsoft.
He once emailed an employee to ask her out to dinner, and another time told a woman who worked for the Gates Foundation that he wanted to take her out to dinner while they were on a business trip to New York.
In 2019, Microsoft’s board of directors opened an investigation into his behavior after it was notified about his advances on an employee in 2000, and Gates stepped down from the board the following year, after the company hired a law firm to look into the allegation.
The Gates’ are worth $130 billion, according to Forbes.
Two lead attorneys who have been working with R. Kelly have requested to withdraw from the case ahead of the embattled singer’s upcoming federal sex trafficking case in Brooklyn
The attorneys, Steven Greenberg and Michael Leonard filed documents to withdraw, which have yet to be approved, on Monday.
“Our reasons for withdrawal are significant and it is impossible, in our belief, for us to be able to continue to properly represent Mr. Kelly under the current circumstances,” Greenberg wrote to U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly. The two Chicago-based attorneys also said that they “are willing to (serve) as effective stand-by counsel” if it’s deemed necessary by the court.
The request comes amid reports Greenberg and Leonard are having disagreements with the other attorneys that are on the team that’s defending Kelly.
“We refused to try a case with lawyers who don’t have the appropriate level of experience and skill because that is not in the client’s best interest,” the two attorneys said in a statement that was provided to TMZ. “It is a shame that lawyers can’t suppress their own egos or self interest and do or act in the client’s best interest.”
Kelly is also represented by attorneys Douglas Anton, Thomas Farinella, and Nicole Becker. Those attorneys told TMZ “that Mr. Kelly terminated both lawyers prior to filing their motion.”
The singer’s New York trial is scheduled to start on August 9. He’s facing charges of racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child, forced labor, kidnapping, enticement, and bribery. R. Kelly, who is also facing sexual abuse charges in Chicago, has been held in custody at Metropolitan Correctional Center while awaiting trial.
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) has issued a strong warning to the Department of State Services (DSS) that there will be war if the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Father Ejike Mbaka, is harmed after he was summoned to Abuja following his calls for the President’s resignation or impeachment over insecurity challenges in the country.
While addressing congregants on Sunday, June 6, the Catholic Priest said DSS operatives were at his residence in Enugu state to drop a letter inviting him to their office in Abuja.
He also said the security officials at his house did not collect the letter from the DSS operatives.
On Monday, The OYC, in a statement issued by the President-General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, said it would not tolerate further harassment of the priest and threatened that there will be war if the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN) is harmed.
The statement stated, “I condemn the invitation because it is a plan by the Federal Government to silence Fr. Mbaka; whoever speaks without supporting the government, they now come for the person, just like it banned Twitter.
“There will be war if anything should happen to Father Mbaka.
“DSS has no reason to invite Mbaka. The same Mbaka prophesied the emergence of Buhari, he was not invited by DSS then, but now that he is talking about the state of the nation, hunger and killings in the land, DSS came to invite him.
“But we warn that any plot against Mbaka must be resisted by Igbo youths, let nothing happen to him. This onslaught against a revered priest in Igbo land should stop forthwith.
“The Enugu Catholic Bishop should cease from trying to silence Mbaka. Mbaka has been talking under two past Bishops- Eneja and Gbuji, they did not disturb him. We are in the know that the FG is on the neck of Onaga to silence Mbaka.
“They want Mbaka banned and sent out of the Catholic Church. But they must know that the physical cannot control the spiritual.
“Mbaka should continue to prophesy to the world, those who don’t have such a gift are just envious of him.”
Former Liverpool star, Georginio Wijnaldum has signed a contract to join Paris Saint-Germain after the club hijacked his proposed move to Barcelona.
Subject to a medical, the 30-year-old midfielder’s free transfer to the French club will officially take effect once his Liverpool deal expires at the end of this month.
Barcelona had thought Wijnaldum was joining them and had a medical planned but the Netherlands international changed his mind after PSG offered twice the wage following a call from manager Mauricio Pochettino.
The midfielder will be with the club for the next three seasons.
Wijnaldum left Liverpool after five years at Anfield. The Dutchman lifted the Premier League and Champions League during his time in Merseyside, playing 237 games for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho on Monday evening stormed Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo state, days after it was reported that suspected herdsmen killed people and destroyed properties in the community last weekend.
Igboho was seen in photos shared online, waving at the people and acknowledging cheers from them from inside the vehicle.
Okada riders were also seen hailing him and riding beside the Toyota Hilux which conveyed him to the town.
The Nation reported that during the visit, Igboho also tried to comb the forests. Igboho’s spokesman Olayomi Koiki said the visit of Igboho was to assess the level of destruction witnessed in the village and to also relate with the villagers.
Pastor Jackson Senyonga of Christian Life Church Kampala, Uganda has been seen in a video which has gone viral on social media, celebrating the death of Prophet TB Joshua with his church members.
The Ugandan Pastor was heard accusing the late founder of Synagogue Church Of All Nations of sacrificing many while thinking his soul is worth more than that of others.
TB Joshua
Seyonga alleged that Prophet TB Joshua is fake and his death means victory. He also claimed that the Nigerian Pastor initiated some Pastors in his country into “witchcraft” because he is the biggest “witch” in Africa.
He added though heaven doesn’t rejoice when a sinner dies, TB Joshua’s death however means many will also go. Seyonga went on to call down “fire” on other Christian preachers in the continent he described as “false Prophets”.
Watch the video below…………..
Clergyman, Chris Okotie, shared a cryptic post on his Facebook page this morning in which he referenced a certain ”wizard of Endor” who assumed the title of ”Emmanuel”.
In his post, the clergyman said the Wizard who assumed the title of Emmanuel had been consumed by divine indignation. His post comes days after clergyman, T.B Joshua who is known for using the name ”Emmanuel” in his church, died.
Okotie’s post reads
”Hebrews 1:13… Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool (Hupopodion/Greek)
The wizard at Endor who assumed the title Emmanuel, has been consumed by divine indignation. And now his disciples bewail his ignominious exit.
No marvel, one third of God’s angels followed the disgraced anointed cherub Lucifer!!
Jehovah-Jesus our mighty gladiator has broken the head of the dragon with his mighty blows. He has descended from the mountain of spices with the fiery sword of his indignation. Glorious in his apparel and traveling in the greatness of his strength, he goes conquering and to conquer the adversaries of his church.
Let those who swear by the Lord and by Malcham and the descendants of Haman, now tremble in fear. The day of the vengeance of our God has fully come to Nigeria. And they shall not escape. Operation Hupopodion (footstool) has commenced.
Fire has engulfed a part of the Federal Secretariat in Asaba, Delta State capital.
The secretariat complex, located along Okpanam Road, houses most annex offices of Federal ministries, departments and agencies in the state.
The fire reportedly started at the NYSC office located in the Federal Secretariat.
The cause of the fire which started on Tuesday morning, June 8, is not clear but the state fire service is at the scene, trying to put out the fire, though theyhave been unsuccessful so far.
At some point, they appeared to run out of water and onlookers are heard commenting on this.
A reinforcement is being mobilised from the fire service at Asaba Airport to help contain the situation.
A Mexican model-turned-politician has promised women voters free boob jobs if she gets elected in the country’s polls.
Rocio Pino’s campaign slogans include “Give your mum t**s”, “Because a woman with t**s is an empowered woman” and “With me, your vote counts for two”, Daily Star reported.
Pino, who goes by the moniker La Grosera meaning “The Rude One”, is a candidate for the centre-left Progressive Social Networks (PSN) party in the state of Sonora.
She had stripped naked and flaunted her ample assets as part of her election campaign, which ended on Sunday with vote counting currently underway.
She first gained fame through her her sexual content page, which has attracted 59,300 likes.
Pino shared on her website that what made her want to go into politics was helping victims who had been affected by the 2017 Chiapas earthquake.
While her main election promise is to guarantee free breast augmentation for all women, Pino’s other election promises include teaching girls about abuse in school, sanctioning men who do not contribute financially to their children’s upbringing, and introducing laws to protect women from cybercrime.
“What we least need right now are more traditional, corrupt, and male-chauvinist politicians,” she wrote on her Twitter account over the weekend.
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United States investigators have recovered millions of dollars of cryptocurrency paid to Russian ransomware hackers in the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack, the Justice Department said in a statement on Monday June 7.
“Earlier today, the Department of Justice has found and recaptured the majority of ransom Colonial paid to the DarkSide network in the wake of the ransomware attack,” said Lisa Monaco, the US deputy attorney general, during a press conference.
“Ransomware attacks are always unacceptable – but when they target critical infrastructure, we will spare no effort in our response,” Ms Monaco added. “Today we turned the tables on DarkSide.”
The FBI was able to recapture a portion of the ransom by obtaining a password to DarkSide’s Bitcoin account. Investigators seized $2.3 million of the $4.4 million paid to the ransomware group by court order from the account, according to court documents.
The recovery of a ransom paid by a company who had fallen under a cyberattack was a rare occurrence.
Last month, Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount revealed in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that his company paid about $4.4 million in ransom in Bitcoin to DarkSide, a ransomware hacker group based in Russia, after it suffered the cyberattack.
Typically a ransomware attack involves hackers locking up computer systems by encrypting data and paralysing networks before asking for a large ransom from the targeted company to unscramble it.
The FBI has long advised companies against paying a ransom when hit by a ransomware attack, as paying the hackers gives them more incentive to target other organisations.
“The FBI does not support paying a ransom in response to a ransomware attack,” the FBI states on its website. “It also encourages perpetrators to target more victims and offers an incentive for others to get involved in this type of illegal activity.”
But Mr. Blount defended the highly controversial decision to pay the ransom given how the company’s 5,500-mile-long pipeline, which runs between Texas and New Jersey, was a vital part of the United States’ fuel industry. The pipeline delivers fuel to about 45 percent of the East Coast.
“It was the right thing to do for the country,” Mr. Blout said at the time. “I didn’t make it lightly. I will admit that I wasn’t comfortable seeing money go out the door to people like this.”
The cyberattack was reported on 7 May and forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down its pipeline for several days while it worked to restore operations. This caused gas prices to increase and residents in the impacted states to panic buy.
The Department of Justice has warned companies that cyberattacks would likely continue and encouraged vital agencies to adopt proper security measures that would protect their services from these hacks.
He left when Nigeria needed him most, says Baptist President
Leaders of Arigidi community in Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State have closed down markets and shops to honour the founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua.
The late cleric hailed from Arigidi and he had been providing support for the needy in the community and its environs.
He worked for restoration of electricity in the area, provided scholarships for indigent students, gave money and food to the elderly and widows.
Besides Arigidi, other nearby towns also shut down their markets to mourn the man they regarded as a father.
It was gathered that condolence registers have been opened at the palace of Zaki of Arigidi, Oba Oba Yisa Olanipekun and the home of the late T. B. Joshua’s elder brother.
Several mourners were said to have besieged both places to sign the condolence registers.
Those who spoke with TM said it would take a long time for the wounds the late cleric’s death caused in their hearts to heal.
The Onigedegede of Igedegede, Oba Walidu Sanni, said the late Joshua’s philanthropic gesture extended to widows, orphans and disabled persons in many communities, apart from Arigidi.
He said Akoko land has lost one of its shinning lights.
Also, Oba Olanipekun yesterday explained why the people were pushing for Prophet Joshua to be buried in the community.
Addressing reporters at his palace, the monarch said other clerics, like Moses Orimolade, were buried in his Ikare hometown.
He added that burying Joshua in Arigidi would ensure his philanthropic legacy remained in the heart of the people.
Oba Olanipekun said the late preacher touched many persons in every part of Akoko land.
The monarch said his greatest regret was that the late Joshua could not complete the university he started in Arigidi.
“He would bring rice to the people whenever we requested. He hated to see people go hungry. He was instrumental to the electrification of many communities in Akoko land after years of darkness,” he said.
Authorities of Synagogue Church of all Nations (SCOAN) have opened a condolence registers at the church in Ikotun, Lagos State.
Two registers were opened at three of the five church entrances in which members and other sympathisers signed and paid their last respects to the late prophet.
Some of the messages read: “We’ll miss you prophet, rest on”; “You are the last of the prophets for this generation”; “The world rejected you but you lived and died well” and “Rest on, my father and mentor, we love you”.
The President of Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. Israel Akanji, has said Prophet Joshua died at a time the country needed him most.
He described the death of the late preacher as a big loss to Nigeria.
A statement yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by Nigerian Baptist Convention’s spokesman, Pastor Eben Durodola, also described the late prophet as humble, peaceful and lover of the poor.
Rev. Akanji said Nigeria needed his prayer, particularly for insecurity, which the country is currently battling to overcome.
He commiserated with the family and church of the late priest and prayed God to comfort and grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
Billionaire Amazon founder and outgoing CEO, Jeff Bezos has announced that he and his brother Mark will fly on New Shepard, a Blue Origin spacecraft, when it blasts off on July 20.
Jeff Bezos, who founded Blue Origin in 2000, will fly alongside Mark and the winner of an online auction which has already surpassed $2.8 million as at Monday, June 7.
The passengers will spend at least 10 minutes floating in zero gravity inside the capsule during the suborbital sightseeing trip.
Blue Origin named the New Shepard program after astronaut Alan Shepard, who was the first American to fly into space exactly 60 years ago.
Blue Origin, founded in 2000, touts itself as means to provide cheaper access to space through the use of reusable rockets, specifically the New Shepard that has flown 15 times already.
‘Ever since I was five years old, I’ve dreamed of traveling to space,’ Bezos posted to his Instagram account on Monday.
‘On July 20th, I will take that journey with my brother. The greatest adventure, with my best friend.’
The flight date is just 15 days after Bezos resigns as CEO of Amazon, a company he founded in his garage in 1994.
In a short video announcement, he said: ‘I want to go on this flight because it’s a thing I’ve wanted to do all my life. It’s an adventure. It’s a big deal for me.’
If he successfully carries his plan out, Bezos will be beating rivals Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Air and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla who have also spoken of ambitious plans to start commercial rocket flying to space.
The two Bezos brothers will be part of a crew of six on New Shepard, along with the highest bidder from the public auction. The remaining places will be taken by Blue Origin staff.
Super Eagles first choice Goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye has stated his belief that the players are ready for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations even though thet losy to Cameroon last Friday, June 4.
Gernot Rohr’s men lost 1-0 at the Wiener Neustadt Stadium in Austria after Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s 37th-minute goal.
The match saw newbies Abraham Marcus, Valentine Ozornwafor and Terem Moffi make their international debuts.
Despite the loss, Sparta Rotterdam star Maduka says the team is prepared for the next African footbalk tournament.
He also expressed the Eagles’ readiness to square up against Cameroon for the second leg this week.
“We have taken some positives from the first match against Cameroon,” Okoye was quoted by NFF media.
“We had a good game and it was unfortunate that they scored with just that one shot on target.
“However, we have shown that we are ready for the Afcon with the strength of character we showed after conceding the goal. We are ready to go for it on Tuesday.”
Super Eagles’ captain, Ahmed Musa has assured Nigerians that Tuesday’s encounter would be approached differently.
“We are not happy to have created so many chances and fail to score,” the Kano Pillars forward said.
“We will approach the game differently on Tuesday. Cameroon is a big rival and we are not happy to have lost the game on Friday.”
Nigeria will play Mexico at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 3 before taking on Cape Verde and Liberia in September’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
A paramedic who cut a diamond ring off the finger of a dead patient and went on to pawn it has pleaded guilty nearly two years after she was arrested.
Lisa Darlene Glaze was arrested in Nov. 2019 in Arkansas shortly after the family of Gloria Robinson noticed she was not wearing her $8,000 diamond ring when she was pronounced dead at a hospital in Hot Springs.
Robinson’s family asked hospital staff including Glaze why three of the woman’s rings were missing when they were given Robinson’s personal effects. However they did not get a response.
Two days later, an anonymous parcel arrived at a funeral home and contained two of Robinson’s rings, but not her most valuable one.
Police later found the ring, valued at $7,946.63, on sale for $45 at a pawn shop and a shop employee confirmed Glaze sold the ring to the store.
On Monday, June 7, Glaze, 51, pleaded guilty to a felony count of theft but will avoid jail time with a sentence of six years’ supervised probation. She will also pay a small fine and court costs.
Evelyn Joshua, wife of Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as T.B. Joshua, has disclosed the incident leading up to his death.
Speaking with some selected journalists on Sunday, June 6, she said that her husband, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), “ended his race prayerfully”.
She revealed the televangelist spent about three hours in prayers before the last service on the mountain and appeared to be very healthy. She said he never showed any sign of illness or worry and that his main concern was about the prayer line they offered to Indians against the COVID-19 pandemic.
She said: “Afterward, he came up to shower and I left him to have some time to prepare for service as worship had started.
“Few minutes later, he stepped out for ministration. While ministering, he spoke about a time to come and time to leave. His statements were spiritual and suddenly, he left the stage and went to his inner chambers.
“I waited a few minutes and thereafter decided to check on him. I met him sitting on the chair like someone reflecting but unconscious. I quickly beckoned on his disciples who came and tried to revive him to no avail.”Of a truth, he went home to be with the Lord and left us with a message, watch and pray.”
On Sunday, June 6, Evelyn mourned her husband on Twitter, writing; “Losing a loved one is never easy; whether sudden or foreseen. It is always heart-breaking. Grief can wreak havoc on our overall well-being. That’s why it’s important to stay rooted to the Almighty. Only He can lessen our heartache and comfort us in these times. Seek refuge in him.”
Grammy Award winning singer, Mariah Careh has changed management.
Mariah Carey parted ways with Jay-Z’s management company, Roc Nation after three and a half years and according to The Sun, it came after a “huge fight” between the stars about the future of Carey’s career.
“Mariah and JAY had an explosive meeting which did not go well at all,” a source told the Sun.
“She has made it clear she wants nothing more to do with him and has called it quits with Roc Nation.”
“It is a shame because they had done some great work in the last few years. But this meeting couldn’t have gone much worse,” said the insider.
The Roc Nation website no longer lists her among its clients.
Another source knowledgeable of the situation tells The Daily Mail that claims of a fallout between Mariah and JAY-Z are “simply not true.”
“Mariah’s relationship with Roc Nation ended amicably and Mariah and JAY-Z are on great terms,” said the source.
Carey, signed with Roc Nation in November 2017, and is said to have already begun “talking to other managers and thinks she has found someone who she feels has full belief in her.”
“There is a heavily R&B-influenced album being finalized at the moment and she is planning a world tour for next year, so she isn’t letting this stand in her way,” said the insider.
She is currently working on a new album and world tour.
Under Roc Nation management, Carey released her 30th anniversary album The Rarities and published her best-selling memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey. Additionally, she signed a deal with Apple TV+ for her holiday special, “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special.”
France has fined Google £190million after finding the tech giant abused its dominant market position while selling online adverts.
French regulators found Google had pushed publishers to use its platforms for selling adverts while unfairly punishing rival platforms, using a range of tactics which included charging ”opaque and variable commission fees. ” Google has agreed to pay the fine and end some of its self-preferencing practices, the watchdog said.
The investigation found that Google gave preferential treatment to its DFP advertising server, which allows publishers of sites and applications to sell their advertising space, and its SSP AdX listing platform, which organizes auction processes and allows publishers to sell their “impressions” or advertising inventory to advertisers. Google’s rivals and publishers suffered as a result, the regulator said.
The ruling, which blasted Google for an ‘extremely severe’ infringement of the rules, came after claims by three media groups – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, French newspaper Le Figaro, and Belgium’s Groupe Rossel.
Isabelle de Silva, president of the French Competition Authority, said in a statement the decision is the first in the world “to look at the complex algorithmic auction processes by which online advertising ‘display’ operates.”
She added that the investigation revealed processes by which Google favored itself over its competitors on advertising servers and supply-side platforms, which are pieces of software used by publishers to manage, sell and optimize ad space on their websites and mobile apps.
“These very serious practices have penalized competition in the emerging online advertising market, and have enabled Google not only to preserve but also to increase its dominant position,” said de Silva.
“This sanction and these commitments will make it possible to re-establish a level playing field for all actors, and the ability of publishers to make the most of their advertising spaces.”
Google announced in a blog on Monday June 7, that it will be making a series of changes to its advertising technology.
“We recognize the role that ad tech plays in supporting access to content and information and we’re committed to working collaboratively with regulators and investing in new products and technologies that give publishers more choice and better results when using our platforms,” wrote Maria Gomri, legal director of Google France.
The investigation came after U.S.-based News Corp, French newspaper Le Figaro and the Belgian press group Rossel filed a complaint against Google.
French national team coach, Didier Deschamps has mocked Jose Mourinho’s spell at Tottenham Hotspur, saying he expected more from Mourinho’s spell in North London.
Mourinho who has recently been appointed head coach of Serie A giants AS Roma, was in charge of Spurs between November 2019 and April 2021, 17 months after being named as the successor to Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham.
The 58-year-old former Chelsea boss recently gave his assessment on the upcoming European Championships labelling France as favourites, stating that they “have to win” the tournament in order to be successful.
But Deschamps saw that as a subtle dig and has fired back at Mourinho citing his poor spell in charge of Spurs.
Talking to French television outlet TF1, Deschamps said: “I thought the same thing about his Tottenham team, but it did not end up happening like that.
“Automatically, with the status of world champions, we are favourites, with three more years of experience. I have a very important offensive potential.
“But it’s not just that. You talk about balance but I don’t disconnect them from our midfield too. We will do everything to have the ball as much as possible but there will be times when we will not have the ball.
“It is not a pressure, it is a reality, we will not run away from the debate: France is one of the favourites for this Euro.”
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin, cannabis weighing 37.3kilograms and arrested seven drug traffickers at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
Director, Media and Advocy of the anti-narcotic agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, June 6, said the suspected traffickers tried to either import into Nigeria or export to the United Kingdom and Italy, the illicit drugs all of which were intercepted and seized in five different bids.
“The first attempt to bring into Nigeria 76 pellets of cocaine weighing 1.150kg was made by Agudozie Peter Ihie on 25th May, 2021, but he was arrested during inward security clearance of passengers on Qatar airline from Kenya, at the E-arrival hall of Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos,” the statement reads.
“At the point of arrest, he was found in possession 36 pellets of cocaine concealed in his pants. While under observation, he excreted additional 40 pellets. During preliminary interrogation, he confessed to have swallowed the drugs in Nairobi but became pressed during the transit period in Doha and excreted some wraps onboard the aircraft en route Lagos.
Barely two hours after the arrest of Agudozie Peter Ihie for cocaine ingestion, NDLEA operatives at the SAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport also intercepted 4.2 kilograms of heroin bound for Italy. Two freight forwarders have been arrested in connection to the seizure. During preliminary interview, one of the suspects stated that the consignment belongs to one of his customers based in Italy, and that it was sent to him from Benin, Edo state through a transport company.
On the 26th May, 2021, during inward security clearance of passengers on Qatar airline from Doha, NDLEA operatives at the E-arrival hall of the airport also arrested one Nnakaihe Ikechukwu (a.k.a Peprah Livinus) with 600 grams of cocaine. The illicit drug was cleverly concealed inside Ankara dress buttons.
The suspect who hails from Imo state however fraudulently obtained a Ghanaian passport using Peprah Livinus as his name. He is suspected to be a member of some of the illicit drug trafficking groups with multiple passports bearing different names in order to evade detection by security agencies.
On the same date, NDLEA operatives at the NAHCO export shed of MMIA intercepted 30.150 kg of Cannabis Sativa heading to Manchester in the United Kingdom via British Airways and arrested one Anyanwu Chika who is a cargo bag stitcher in connection to the bid. The drug was neatly concealed inside 30 pieces of bankus palm nut cream tin (banga soup) after emptying the real content.
In his confessional statement, he admitted to have been contracted by one of his customers based in Manchester and had negotiated with him for the sum of one million naira but was paid only seven hundred thousand naira.
On Thursday, 3rd of June, 2021, operatives equally intercepted 11 parcels of heroin weighing 1.2kg concealed in eleven packs of Indomie noodles at SAHCO export shed of the Lagos airport. The drug was to go with Ethiopian Airline to Malaysia via Addis-Ababa. A freight agent and an errand boy for the owner of the exhibit have been arrested in connection to the foiled bid.
Reacting to the latest arrests and seizures at the MMIA, Chairman of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) commended the Commander, Ahmadu Garba, officers and men of the airport Command for their tenacity and commitment to the mandate of ridding the nation of illicit drugs.
He charged them to remain unrelenting and always watch out for the disingenuous modes of concealment traffickers employ to beat detection.
The Federal government has given a condition to lift its indefinite suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this during a meeting with foreign envoys in Abuja today June 7. According to Onyeama, the micro-blogging site will be restored in Nigeria only if the platform can be used “responsibly”.
Onyeama said although there is no definite timeline for when it will be restored, the micro-blogging site was suspended so as to stop it from being used as a platform for destabilisation and facilitation of criminality
“The condition would be responsible use of the social media and that really has to be it.
We are not saying that Twitter is threatening the country or any such thing. Why we have taken this measure is to stop them to be used as platforms for destabilisation and facilitation of criminality or encouragement of criminalities” he said
At the meeting held in Abuja were the envoys of the US, UK, Canada and the European Union, all of whom had condemned the “indefinite” suspension of Twitter in Nigeria.
Onyeama told newsmen after the meeting that the meeting was called for because the Federal government takes the comments of the envoys “very seriously”, hence the decision to discuss the matter with them in the “usual friendly way.” The Minister added that the Buhari administration has to keep an eye on its “main objective and legacy” which, according to him, is the security of lives and property.
“We want to use social media for good. Differences of opinion is not a problem; everybody will not think alike.
But lives matter; Nigerian lives matter and we have to do everything we can to preserve Nigerian lives. And when we feel our goals are threatened, actions need to be taken.”he said
Eight-year-old Karan Singh of India has been named the world’s tallest boy towering over 6ft.
Karan Singh is twice taller than his classmates A schoolboy who measures a whopping 6ft 6in is believed to be the world’s tallest eight-year-old at – twice the size of many of his classmates. Karan Singh, from Meerut in India, has been a record breaker all his life, entering the Guinness Book of Records as both the heaviest and tallest baby at birth. Now his Dad Sanjay, 41, hopes his son’s amazing height will be recognised again.
“When Karan was born, he weighed 7.8 kg and was over 63 cm in length. So that got him into the record books instantly.“Then, when he was five-years-old, he got the record for being the tallest toddler. He is eight now and I want to get him into the Guinness Records again,” said Sanjay whose son is already his height.
Karan is not the tallest in his family and seems to owe his extraordinary height to mum Shweatlana, 33, who was named India’s tallest woman with a towering height of 7ft 2in.
Shweatlana, 33, is a basketball player and has represented India in numerous national and international sports events. Although it’s not clear what has caused their lofty height, there is the possibility that both mum and son have an excess of the growth hormone.
Sanjay said: “We take Karan to an endocrinologist regularly. Until now, the tests have not shown any problems and everything is normal. Karan has a good stamina and has no internal problems.“I am a naturopath by profession and I make sure that we follow a special diet and supplements along with a healthy day to day lifestyle.
Despite towering above his classmates, Karan manages to do everything his smaller friends do. He said: “After finishing my homework, I play with my friends and then I go play basketball with my mother; she started teaching me since I was five years old and I want to play basketball like her, but I also like science a lot.”
The family attracts a lot of attention when they step out together, but say their main problem is getting clothes and shoes in their enormous sizes. Shweatlana said: “When Karan was born, he didn’t fit into regular baby clothes. We had to get clothes for a six month old baby for him.“At the age of three, clothes for a 10-year- old would fit him. Now, his shoe size is already 12 and sometimes we don’t get that in the markets and have to get them made.”
Mum and son have the same shoe size and often wear each other’s, and Karan’s clothes are often especially made for him. Shweatlana said. “My clothes have to be stitched specially. I don’t even find bangles or sandals in my size. Now we get Karan’s clothes tailor made as well.”
Far from being embarrassed by his height Karan has said he would like to keep growing. He said: “I like that I am tall and that my mom is tall. I want to be taller than my mom and make my parents proud.“But if I have to choose between becoming a doctor and a basketball player, I will choose basketball for sure.” And proud mum Sweatlana insists that her and her son’s stature is nature’s gift. She said: “As they say, a tiger’s son grows up to become a tiger. Karan is also the son of a tigress. He will grow up to be a tiger.”
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has announced the immediate suspension of tinted vehicle windscreens in Nigeria.
The IGP announced this on Monday during a meeting with senior police officers including DIGs and Commissioners from across the states.
While making the announcement, he reiterated that roadblocks remain prohibited in the country and warned that heads of commands must enforce it and key into the road patrol strategy as an alternative to roadblocks.
A Nigerian footballer, Kelvin Odenigbo, playing for FC Vitebsk in Belarus, has been found dead after drowning in a lake.
Announcing his passing, the Belarusian Premier League club in a statement released, said the corpse of the 20-year-old striker was found on Saturday, June 5 by the lake Beloye, a tourist destination in the Vitebsk region.
“We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the football player. The football club Vitebsk reports that on June 5, 2021, on the lake Beloye, in the area of the tourist base Verasy, OSVOD employees found the drowned Kelvin Odenigbo.
We will publish all official information as it becomes available. We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the football player, as well as to all the fans of the team,” the statement read
Odenigbo joined the club on loan from NAF Rockets FC, the Nigerian National League side, at the end of last season before making the switch permanent for the 2021/22 season.
He featured for sixth-placed Vitebsk, scoring one goal in four appearances.
Manchester City star, Kevin De Bruyne has become just the second player in history to win back-to-back PFA ‘Player of the Year’ awards.
The Belgium international follows in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo in landing the gong in successive seasons.
He won the award ahead of City team-mates Phil Foden, Ruben Dias, Ilkay Gundogan as well as Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Tottenham’s Harry Kane.
Speaking about the award, he said: “The fact that players chose me for this award means that I’ve done really well. You want to win all the trophies with the team, and this is probably the most important one as an individual trophy in the league.
“To be voted by your competitors, by players you compete with every game, to choose you, that says a lot.
“They’re the people in my view who know most about the game. When you have these things, you can show your kids and say ‘Look, this is what daddy did when he was younger.'”
His teammate, Phil Foden won the men’s PFA Young Player of the Year award beating fellow England internationals Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mason Mount, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, and Mason Greenwood to the prize.
On winning the award, Foden, said: “I’m really honoured. There have been some great players in the past who have won it, and I feel really lucky because there have been so many great young talents this year.
The Islamic State West Africa Province has confirmed that Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau is dead.
In an audio recording obtained by news agencies, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) said Shekau died detonating explosives on himself after a battle between the two groups.
A voice said to be that of ISWAP leader Abu Musab al-Barnawi, was heard saying that Shekau “killed himself instantly by detonating an explosive” after being hunted down and offered a chance to repent and join the ISIS-linked group.
He added that “Shekau preferred to be humiliated in the afterlife than getting humiliated on earth.”
The audio statement is ISWAP’s first confirmation that its arch rival in the Lake Chad region has been killed. It is also speculated to be an end of a violent rivalry between the two groups, enabling Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) to absorb Boko Haram fighters and consolidate its hold on territory in northeastern Nigeria.
ISWAP was previously part of Boko Haram before its split five years ago, pledging allegiance to Islamic State. The schism was caused by religious ideological disagreements over the killing of civilians by Boko Haram, to which ISWAP objected.
Former Arsenal, Juventus, and Wolfsburg forward Nicklas Bendtner has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33.
The ex-Denmark international, who made 81 caps and scored 30 goals for his country over 12 years from 2006-2018, most recently played for Tarnby FF’s ‘M+32 Old Boys’ team.’
Bendtner enjoyed a spell at Arsenal under Arsene Wenger from 2005-2014, where he scored 45 goals in 171 appearances.
‘I miss it every day, but I am also aware that there is an end date in this job. I think I’ll spend a lot of time understanding that it’s really over now,’ Bendtner told Bendtner & Philine on Discovery +.
‘Now I will find something else that gives me what football has given me in all the years.
Yet the 33-year-old then went on to reveal that he is taking his coaching badges in the hope that he can stay connected to the game he loves.
‘Football is a big part of my life and I can not leave it,’ the Dane added.
‘That is why I am in the process of taking the coaching education. I hope it will give me as much or maybe more than it did as a player.
‘That way, I will always be a part of football.’
Bendtner started his career at Kjobenhavns Boldklub in Copenhagen before he made the move to Arsenal at the age of 16.
While he was contracted to the club for nine years, he enjoyed loan spells at Birmingham City, Sunderland, and Juventus, where he claimed a Serie A winners medal in 2013.
He saw out the rest of his career back in Denmark, with Rosenborg, Copenhagen, and then Taarnby briefly last year.
The Department of State Services (DSS) has summoned Father Mbaka.
TM reports that the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have summoned the Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu, Father Ejike Mbaka, to Abuja for questioning.
It was gathered that the operatives visited the church in Enugu State to drop the letter of invitation. However, they didn’t meet the cleric at the church premises.
Details of why the DSS summoned Father Mbaka were not stated in the letter.
TM, however, learnt that it might not be unconnected with Mbaka’s criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in recent times.
Father Mbaka has attracted attention lately with his criticism of the current administration when he said God had rejected President Buhari and unhappy with his leadership.
Meanwhile, Father Mbaka, while reacting to the summon via a video, said, “I got a call that the DSS people from Abuja came here (Enugu) with a letter of invitation to Abuja. Over what? What I cannot understand is that the mother church in Nigeria should be “cowed down” to lilliputian.
“The church is a lion and lamb. The bible says if the foundation is destroyed, what can the righteous do. Every priest is a prophet and a king.
“We must protect the sheep. In this time, when killings are every day story, when there is hunger everywhere, people do not have hope again. The only hope I have is God. Anybody who will stop people from worshipping here will regret it.”
The cleric added, “I am the servant here. They don’t understand history. I spoke against Abacha. I went to Minna to tell Babangida what was wrong in his time. I spoke to Obasanjo face to face. I perform under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. I ministered to the late President Yaradua. I am being used by a higher being called the Holy Spirit.
“If they are attacking me here and there, no wahala (no problem). The Bible says if God is for us, who can be against us? Only God can be God. I heard the security people did not accept the letter.
“They asked them to come on Monday to give me the letter. If they know the anointing here is too hot for them, let them change. I will not keep quiet,” Father Mbaka stated.
Prophet T. B. Joshua, a famous Nigerian preacher, televangelist, and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) is reported to have suffered a stroke two months ago before his death on Sunday.
According to The Cable, a Nigerian online news portal, 57-year-old Temitope Balogun Joshua was flown to Turkey to undergo treatment after he suffered a stroke two months ago.
T. B. Joshua, it said was airlifted with an air ambulance from Nigeria to Turkey to receive treatment as his condition was dire.
The Cable said, the controversial pastor recently returned to Nigeria after treatment.
The Church confirmed the news of his passing in a statement on Sunday morning, six days to the birthday of the pastor born in 1963.
Last video of Prophet TB Joshua speaking about his birthday, before his death. pic.twitter.com/YUpvUnSJbO
— Immaculate Sarah Ken (@KenImmaculate) June 6, 2021
According to the SCOAN, “On Saturday 5th June 2021, Prophet TB Joshua spoke during the Emmanuel TV Partners Meeting: “Time for everything – time to come here for prayer and time to return home after the service.”
It regrettably announced that “God has taken His servant Prophet TB Joshua home – as it should be by divine will. His last moments on earth were spent in the service of God. This is what he was born for, lived for and died for.
It added, “As Prophet TB Joshua says, “The greatest way to use life is to spend it on something that will outlive it””.
The Church extolled his virtues, stressing he is leaving a “legacy of service and sacrifice to God’s Kingdom that is living for generations yet unborn.”
According to SCOAN, the prophet’s last words were “Watch and pray.”
Thanking all well-wishers and sympathisers for their love, prayers and concern at such a difficult time, it requested privacy for his family.
The cause of death of the 57-year-old was not disclosed.
Kazakhstan body builder, Yuri Tolochko has revealed how having sex with chicken meat made him ask his neighbour to make him a sex doll with a chicken’s body .
This is not the first time Tolochko is making headlines for his sexual fetishes.
The body builder married a sex doll named Margo at a ceremony attended by dozens of guests in November 2020.
He later divorced it claiming he “cheated” on his wife with a strange object.
He has now admitted he had sex with a raw chicken and has now bought a doll with a human face but the body of a giant inflatable chicken named Lola.
He stunned viewers in an Instagram Live interview with The Domenick Nati Show on Saturday.
Speaking to Domenick Nati, Yuri explained the bizarre farm animal-inspired design.
Domenick asked: “Why the body of a chicken? What does the chicken body do for you?”
Yuri replied: “It’s a very interesting story. I was experienced with chicken, I had experience with chicken but it was very huge chicken, meat not live, then I asked my neighbour, she is very good master and she made Lola for me.”
The Kazakh national insisted he did not rape a live animal but rather had his way with a whole chicken ready to be roasted.
Yuri did not reveal whether his sexual experience gave him any bacterial disease.
A baffled Dom asked: “So you had sex with a chicken, is that what you’re saying?”
Yuri replied: “Yes I had sex with a chicken. It was meat not live.”
