Young man goes missing in Lagos

A Twitter user, Titilayo, took to the social media platform to declare her brother Victor Ayorinde, missing.



According to Titilayo, her brother was last seen at Lekki phase one on Monday evening, May 18th.

"Hello everyone. My brother, Victor Ayorinde is missing. He was last seen at Lekki phase one on 18th May at 7:20pm. Please reach out if you have any information on his whereabouts. Please call 08079142632 or 08168016894. Please help retweet, you may be saving his life"

Broadway actor, Nick Cordero's wife Amanda Kloots breaks down in tears as she reveals his health is 'going downhill'

Broadway actor, Nick Cordero wife Amanda Kloots has disclosed that his health is 'going downhill.'



The 41-year-old Canadian actor has been battling a series of coronavirus-related complications since he was hospitalized in March. He recently woke from a medically-induced coma after having his right leg amputated after clotting issues.



On Wednesday night, Amanda Kloots revealed during an Instagram Live stream that her husband's health has gotten worse.



"Nick has had a bad morning. Unfortunately, things are going downhill at the moment, so I am asking again for all the prayers, mega-prayers, right now," Kloots revealed.



"Please cheer and please pray for Nick today, and I know that this virus is not going to get him down,"Kloots said as she wiped a tear from her eye.



It's not how his story ends, so just keep us in your thoughts and prayers today. Thank you."





Kloots, who is a fitness trainer, did not provide additional details about her husband's health but after Cordero tested positive for coronavirus in March, she said he had no pre-existing health conditions and has always been healthy.

Ghanaian Pastor, Bishop Obinim still in police custody after failing to meet bail requirements

Controversial Ghanaian Pastor and founder of International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim is reportedly still in police custody after failing to meet his bail requirements.



The Pastor was arrested days ago for publication of false news and forgery of a document contrary to sections 208 and 159 of the Criminal and other offences Act, 1960 (Act 29) respectively.



He was subsequently arraigned before a Magistrate court in Accra and was granted a ¢100,000 bail with three sureties (one person to be justified).







Head of Public Affairs of the CID DSP Juliana Obeng however told Joy News on Wednesday May 20, that Bishop Obinim is still in their custody after failing to meet his bail requirements.



Upon perfecting his bail conditions, Bishop Obinim is expected to appear in court on June 1 while investigations into other offences leveled against him continue.

Teenager kills her husband for trying to have sex with her; says she had no idea sex is a marital obligation

A 17-year-old wife accused of killing her husband as he tried to have sex with her in Bauchi has said she had no idea sex is a marital obligation, so she thought her husband was trying to defile her.



Salma Hassan, a resident of Itas-Gadau, was paraded at the Bauchi Police Command on Tuesday, May 19, for stabbing her husband to death 11 days after their wedding.



She told journalists that when her husband approached her for sex that night, she thought what he was doing was wrong, so she objected. However, her husband beat her and tried to force himself on her. She said she then picked a knife to scare him but mistakenly stabbed him with it.



She said: "We were married. We loved each other.



“I never knew that sex is a marital obligation. On that fateful night when he approached me for sex, I refused him because I have never been involved in it. I thought he wanted to defile me.



"He later got angry and was trying to force himself on me with slaps and beating, then I picked up a knife to scare him away but he kept coming. I didn’t know when I stabbed him with the knife in his chest.



“I have already given my statement. I'm in great suffering. I'm in great bitterness. I don’t know what will happen to me now. But I wouldn’t have done what I did if I knew better."



According to a Police statement, a knife was recovered when they arrested Salma for culpable homicide at her home in Itas-Gadau.







“On the 24/04/2020 at about 0900hrs, one Haruna Musa ‘m’ of Itas-Gadau reported at Itas-Gadau Division, that one Salma Hassan ‘f’ 18yrs of the same address stabbed her husband, one Mohammed Mustapha on the chest. As a result, he sustained serious injury and was rushed to General hospital Itas–Gadau for treatment where he was certified dead. The suspect was arrested and has confessed to the crime. Exhibit recovered from the suspect was one knife,” the statement reads.

We are happy the way we are - Lilian Esoro tells 'concerned' fan intruding on her relationship with Ubi Franklin

Lilian Esoro served an update on her relationship with her ex-husband Ubi Franklin, after the music executive was queried by a "concerned" fan.



The follower had asked Ubi Franklin why he left the actress, while also describing the move as a "mistake". However reacting to the comment, Lilian Esoro stated that they are happy the way they are.



She also asked the "concerned" fan to move on as she is in a better place. See the exchange below;

Trump threatens to permanently pull funding from WHO and 'reconsider' US membership

President Donald Trump on Monday May 18, threatened to permanently pull US funding from the World Health Organization over the Coronavirus pandemic.



In a four-page letter addressed to WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus, the US President criticized the stages of the body's response to the outbreak of the disease since December.



Trump insisted that the international health agency shares the responsibility for the large number of deaths in the crisis and further threatened to pull US funding permanently and also reconsider US membership in the organization, if it does not commit to “major substantive improvements” within 30 days.



The US President who disclosed that talks on reforming the WHO had already begun, had earlier called the UN health body a "puppet of China".



The letter read in parts;




"It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the world. The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if it can actually demonstrate independence from China.

"My administration has already started discussions with you on how to reform the organization. But action is needed quickly. We do not have time to waste.

"It is clear the repeated missteps by you and your organization in responding to the pandemic have been extremely costly for the world. The only way forward for the World Health Organization is if it can actually demonstrate independence from China.

"My administration has already started discussions with you on how to reform the organization. But action is needed quickly. We do not have time to waste."



Trump also criticized the WHO for the "political gamesmanship" of praising China's strict domestic travel restrictions and being "inexplicably against my closing of the United States border."



He highlighted WHO's reaffirmation of "China's now-debunked claim that the Coronavirus could not be transmitted between humans."













This is coming after Trump temporarily halted funding to the organization last month. The US President who faces re-election this year and has repeatedly been criticized over the way he's been handling the Coronavirus pandemic, has consistently blamed China for trying to cover up the outbreak and also accused the WHO of failing to hold Beijing to account.



China has however denied the allegations numerous times, while also arguing that the country had released information "in an open, transparent, responsible and timely manner".



The president of China, Xi Jinping during an annual meeting of the World Health Assembly on Monday, said China would support the WHO conducting an investigation, while defending that his country has “acted with openness, transparency and responsibility.”



The US has more than 1.5 million of the world's 4.8 million confirmed cases of coronavirus so far, with more than 90,000 deaths.

Mother ties up her 10-year-old son in a sack for four days over allegations he is possessed with an evil spirit (video)

A middle-aged woman, simply identified as Iya Ayo, was arrested for tying up her 10-year-old son, Ayo, in a sack and locking him up in a wardrobe for four days in the Fesojaye community, Owode, in Osun State,



The woman reportedly tied up her son last Thursday until on Sunday May 16 when a neighbor heard his cry for help. The neighbor immediately alerted the leaders of the community who in turn alerted the police, The woman was arrested and her son freed.



When interrogated, Iya Ayo who is separated from Ayo's father, said her son was possessed with an evil spirit and was in the habit of stealing people's money.



Confirming the incident to LIB, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Yemisi Opalola, said the woman was arrested and made to sign an undertaking never to maltreat the child. Opalola said efforts are being made to search for the father of the child so the woman can hand Ayo over to him. She added that the police are closely monitoring the situation.




''We went to arrest her and she told her part of the story, how the boy has been disturbing her. In a nutshell, the police told her to go and look for the father of the boy if she cannot take care of the child again. She promised to do so. The DPO also followed up yesterday to ensured that the father is found. There is no way the police can keep the child with them. They have made her to write an undertaking even with a surety who promised she will never do it again.'' she said



Watch a clip from the moment the boy was rescued below Mother ties up her 10-year-old son in a sack for four days over allegations he is possessed with an evil spirit (video) A middle-aged woman, simply identified as Iya Ayo, was arrested for tying up her 10-year-old son, Ayo, in a sack and locking him up in a wardrobe for four days in the Fesojaye community, Owode, in Osun State, The woman reportedly tied up her son last Thursday until on Sunday May 16 when a neighbor heard his cry for help. The neighbor immediately alerted the leaders of the community who in turn alerted the police, The woman was arrested and her son freed. When interrogated, Iya Ayo who is separated from Ayo's father, said her son was possessed with an evil spirit and was in the habit of stealing people's money. Confirming the incident to LIB, the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Yemisi Opalola, said the woman was arrested and made to sign an undertaking never to maltreat the child. Opalola said efforts are being made to search for the father of the child so the woman can hand Ayo over to him. She added that the police are closely monitoring the situation. ''We went to arrest her and she told her part of the story, how the boy has been disturbing her. In a nutshell, the police told her to go and look for the father of the boy if she cannot take care of the child again. She promised to do so. The DPO also followed up yesterday to ensured that the father is found. There is no way the police can keep the child with them. They have made her to write an undertaking even with a surety who promised she will never do it again.'' she said Watch a clip from the moment the boy was rescued below