My mother had me when she was 19. From the stories I’ve heard, my father denied the pregnancy. At 19 the burden of a child was too much for her to bear so my grandparents took me in. They took care of me as though they birthed me themselves. Sadly, for our family, my grandmother passed away when I was 2. My grandpa didn’t know how to care for me so he took me to his mistress. Later he married her so she became my stepgrandmother. My new grandma and I lived in a town separate from the rest of…
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While grappled with a politically damaging wave of inflation, the U.S. President Joe Biden said he was considering slashing tariffs on Chinese goods.At the same time, he wants to pressure OPEC to increase oil supply, reported Reuters. “I am considering it. We did not impose any of those tariffs. They were imposed by the last administration, and they’re under consideration,” Biden stated on reducing tariffs on China.President Biden made the remarks during a press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
A 30-year-old mother of four, Mujidat Ademola is on the verge of losing her eye after she was allegedly assaulted by her husband in Oyo state over alleged infidelity. According to a report by one SakiFirst, the mother-of-four was beaten to pulp by her husband, Nurudeen Amao Ariya last week Tuesday, after accusing her of infidelity. She was rushed to a clinic in their area around 1am and according to Sakifirst, Mujidat bled for hours. Read the full report below: “Sadly we have to write this, all our effort to fix it was in vain maybe cos this man doesn’t…
True life story. Sometimes strange unimaginable things happen. The kind of experience that exist mostly in the contemporary world seems unbearable to behold. See Chioma’s true life story below. Chioma is now a woman of 46 years though she looks like a 60+ years woman due to what you are going to read below. Though some of her personal identity is kept private. It all began when she was in the university. Chioma had two roommates in the apartment they rented. The two ladies that stays with Chioma in the same room were in the same level of study…
POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a woman who allegedly threw a tantrum at a Lakeland McDonald’s because her order took too long.Tianis Jones, 22, was arrested by deputies on Friday.According to investigators, Jones got violent inside the restaurant last Thursday. She first hit a small plastic sign in the direction of an employee, then went behind the counter and threw cups on the floor and at workers. Deputies say Jones was asked to leave several times and called 911 on her phone and told the operator, “I’m five months pregnant, these people don’t know how…
Shocking surveillance footage shows California jewelry store workers fighting back after several smash-and-grabber robbers rush into the shop and attempt to make off with valuable gems. FOX 5 San Diego obtained the video showing at least four individuals wearing hooded sweatshirts run into Princess Bride Diamonds, located in Bella Terra mall in Huntington Beach. One of the suspects uses a hammer to smash open a glass display case, as others rush in carrying backpacks. But workers at the store quickly jumped into action, running toward the would-be thieves. The employees, including a brother and sister who work for their father…
On the cusp of summer, the cold, hard edge of hunger is hitting North America.At a time when experts are warning about global food shortages, a new report from Canada says individuals living on government benefits are being forced to live with less.Stephen Jones, 56, told the Toronto Globe and Mail that Canada’s inflation has forced him to change his shopping habits with an eye on price. Sometimes, even that is not enough.“Sometimes, by the end of the month, before we’re getting to the due date for the money, I’m down to maybe just a very small meal once a…
A pregnant woman whose car was allegedly hit by a fleeing robbery suspect died but her unborn baby survived, according to the husband and father. Samantha Russell, 22, was at a stoplight in Wichita, Kansas, on Tuesday when Javan Ervin, 37, reportedly ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle. Samantha was transported to Wesley Medical Center and pronounced dead about two hours after the 5 pm accident, according to KAKE News. Her husband Brandon on Wednesday confirmed that their baby boy was alive and healthy. ‘Words cannot explain or express the emotions going through everyone’s head today,’ Brandon…
A man is accused of stabbing a pastor to death and then abandoning her body several miles from his home, according to a report. Last week, police in Dekalb County, Georgia, arrested Christopher Devonta Griggs, 27, in connection to the murder of Rev. Martia Harrell, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Harrell was the pastor at Connections at Metropolitan United Methodist Church. She was found dead on May 18 along a secluded road.Police said they believed Griggs stabbed Harrell to death in his home and then drove her to the location she was found, according to the Journal-Constitution.Investigators identified Griggs as…
Girl Thinks the Church Is Nothing but a Fraud until She Meets the Local Pastor – Story of the Day A girl whose father had abandoned her family when she was very young is shattered when her mother passes away and finds her faith in God is gone until she meets the pastor. Diana Landers was just seven when her father left. Her mother, Molly, was a loving, hard-working woman, and she did her best to fill the void in her daughter’s life. “Daddy loves you, Diana,” she’d say, “But he needs to find his way in life. You’ll see,…