The story of Chukwu Agaezi, better known as Oliver Joy comes off as one of those inspirational Nollywood scripts, yet it is a real-life story of grit and resilience in the face of natural challenges thrown at her by life.Born 31-years-ago in Abia state, Joy was disabled from birth as she is diagnosed with spinal muscle atrophy which has rendered her unable to move and confined to a wheelchair. “Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic condition that makes the muscles weaker and causes problems with movement.” This condition means that Joy is unable to perform many physical activities as…
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I struggled to get a job after my National Service. I didn’t have any money to survive on while I waited to get a job so I devised a business plan and asked my friend who lives in the UK for a loan. I told him, “I want to sell second-hand clothes while I wait to get a job. If you give me a loan, I promise to pay it back as soon as the business picks up.” The only question my friend asked was, “How much do you need?” After I told him and he sent me the money.…
A group of secondary school girls have declared that they are coming for the married men now that they’re done with school.The young students who have upgraded from seeking boyfriends issued warning to older ladies about making moves on their husbands and sugar daddies. A video making the rounds online shows three girls in a room vowing to take over from the ladies older than them. Watch the video below: Similarly, a video which went viral weeks ago captured some SS3 students of stating that they intend to start snatching boyfriends.The senior secondary school girls who were in their school…
Pastor Erinmole Adetokunbo and one Adedoyin Oyekanmi, have been sentenced to death for killing a seven-year-old boy for ritual purposes in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court sentenced the duo who changed their pleas from not guilty to guilty on Monday. They convicts were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and murder. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Lagos State government said the convicts committed the offences on June 7, 2017, at No. 6, Oke Oniburokun St., Odokekere, Ikorodu, Lagos.The government said that the duo cut off the child’s head and…
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s Nephew Daysman Oyakhilome Woghiren, nephew of popular Nigerian minister, founder and president of LoveWorld Incorporated, also known as Christ Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome has been suspended from being a Pastor at the Christ Embassy Church worldwide due to gross misconduct. The President of Christ Embassy a.k.a Believers Loveworld announced this today Sunday 7th August 2022 during a Communinon Service and Worship with Pastor Chris. See Video;
My girlfriend, Freda had something she would do and something she wouldn’t do. We all have that so it shouldn’t be a strange thing, except that Freda’s do’s and don’t’s are always backed with a certain level of superstition. When she accepted my proposal and we started as lovers, one day we went out and everything pointed to the fact that we were going to end up in my house and spend the night together. When we left the place we had stayed all night and hopped into a taxi, I told the driver where we were going. She asked…
Danielle Edochie, the daughter of the Nollywood star, Yul Edochie has disclosed that she’s afraid of engaging in intercourse. The 17-year-old revealed this in a now-deleted video she shared on her TikTok handle. She opened up about not being afraid of animals or any other weird thing but has a great phobia of intercourse. Recall that some weeks back, Yul Edochie issued a stern warning to boys while ordering them to stay away from the damsel.However, after the warning, it didn’t take long for Danielle to share a video of herself and her male bestie having a playful moment. The…
Reno Omokri has said that Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, lacks the moral standing to condemn members of the National Association of Seadogs, otherwise called Pyrates Confraternity, for making a song mocking the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.In the video shared by LIB, some members of the group dressed in red and white attire were heard chanting “Baba wey no well e dey shout emi lo kan (Baba that is sick is saying it’s his turn)”, and “hand dey shake (hand that shakes)”. Condemning the lyrics of the song in a statement on Monday August…
The Asiwaju Bola Tinubu presidential campaign spokesperson, Festus Keyamo, has promised to “help” former Senator Dino Melaye nurture his music and comedy career after the 2023 General Election.Keyamo made the jeering remark in response to Melaye who had described his claim that Atiku Abubakar lacks executive experience as “myopic, porous, parochial and intellectually stagnant”. Keyamo, during an interview last week, said Atiku who is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has “never shown capacity where he makes the final call” hence does not have the requisite experience to lead a nation like Nigeria.“Even Peter Obi is ahead…
President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the 450th mile of the new border wall Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, near the Texas Mexico border. President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the 450th mile of the new border wall Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, near the Texas Mexico border. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.…