PHOTOS: World's Tallest Man dies at 26

      

The world's tallest man has died at 26. Pornchai Saosri, who measured a whopping 8ft 8ins (269cm), had been plagued by several illnesses related to his unusual rate of growth and had recently been treated in hospital.

Acxording to the Bangkok post, Pornchai was bedridden and being cared for by his father Saran, 60, his mother Mrs Woen, 56, and their 15-year-old granddaughter before his death..

   

Mrs Woen reported that her son had died at 10.05am on November 9 at their home on Ban Takaeo village in the Prasat district of Thailand.She said she had found her son dead after returning from washing dishes.After the media originally reported Pornchai's illnesses, locals had donated 110,000 baht (around £2020) to the family.

                  

Mrs Woen used some of the money to redeem her house which had been mortgaged to pay for Pornchai's medical bills.

In Oyo Female civil servants allegedly stage protests half naked

Reports say half naked female staff of Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), Ibadan, have staged a protest, demanding for the removal of the Executive Director, Professor Malachy O. Akoroda.

The female staff are accusing Akoroda of corruption and high handedness.

A petition signed by the Baale of Odo Onanla, Chief Yekeen Ogunyode, reads "Letters have been sent to the President Federal Republic of Nigeria and Federal House of Representatives regarding the lingering crisis in CRIN. In addition numerous petitions have been sent to the ICPC, the EFCC, the Auditor General, and Accountant General of the Federation concerning the mismanagement of funds through white elephant projects at the expense of research by Professor Akoroda.

“The workers alleged that Professor Akoroda use his influence to engage the security services to intimidate, harass, and victimize all those involved in the struggle to expose his maladministration through the issuance of queries, endless warnings, open confrontations and many more. Chief Ogunyode and other community leaders informed journalists during the protest that they identify with the plight of the workers and demand for the removal of Professor Akoroda

“We the Community Leaders have made several attempt to ensure this matter is settled, but Professor Akoroda will not listen. We cannot continue to fold our arms and watch this institute rot away or have our land taken away, most of our people are here. We want peace and I think peace cannot return to this place until Professor Akoroda is removed.”

Expert says breastfeeding can prevent cancer

Dr Mauris Nimark, Senior Registrar, Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, National Hospital, Abuja, said on Monday that breastfeeding could prevent the development of breast cancer in women.

Nimark disclosed this at a two-day retreat on 'Prevention and Treatment of Cancer, Hepatitis and Typhoid,' organised for Management Staff of the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFUND) in Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that A.I. Global Concept Ltd. in collaboration with the Corporate Medicals organised the retreat.

Nimark said women between 30 years and 40 years of age may likely contract breast cancer, explaining that at that age they were due to breastfeed.

"Breast feeding has been discovered to be protective towards development of breast cancer. So, women that breast feed reduce the risk than those that never breast feed.

"Generally, cancer is a disease that forms abnormal and uncontrolled growth within and outside the human body,’’ he said.

Nimark urged the participants to always go for cancer screening before the ailment got out of prevention and treatment.

According to him, participants should avoid tobacco, alcohol and processed food such as can foods in order to prevent cancer diseases.

"Regular exercise helps in controlling diseases such as hypertension, high blood pressure and cancers because when you are fit, you will be able to fight the diseases,” he said.

Alhaji Abdullahi Ibrahim, the Managing Director, A.I. Global Concept Ltd., a Human Resources/Medical Consultancy Firm, urged the Federal Government to urgently react positively to the needs of nation’s hospitals.

Ibrahim said the government should provide necessary and sufficient equipment to detect and drug to fight cancer scourge affecting women in the society.

He said it is regrettable to note that machines used to diagnose and treat cancer patients are virtually non-existent as most hospitals do not have functional machines.

He said that news report has it that the only one functioning is in Abuja, adding that patients are too many to cope with large number of patients.

Ibrahim said hepatitis became rampant in the country due to lack of awareness on causes of the ailment.

He stressed the need to overhaul the nation’s health-care delivery system to avoid epidemic in cancer and hepatitis ailments in the Nigerian society.

According to him, government should take the fight against corruption to procurement process of equipment for detection and treatment of ailments in order to succeed in the nation’s health-care reform.

"Government should ensure that right equipment for detection and treatment are procured at reasonable cost and as well as distributed to all our tertiary health institutions.’’

Gay men subjected to horrific electric shock therapy to 'cure homosexuality' in China

       

They are horrific images of young Chinese men with electrodes placed near their genitals and on their head before being subjected to huge doses of electric voltage to try and rid them of their homosexuality.

It's been revealed that men are still regularly subjected to gay electric shock therapy in China, 15 years after it was no longer classified a 'mental illness'.

Hospitals across the country continue to offer the brutal treatment, saying they can 'cure homosexuality'. Their barbaric methods are exposed by the Dateline program.


      

Viewers are taken inside medical facilities like the Tianjin Mental Health Hospital where undercover activist, John Shen, is told he can be prescribed drugs and shock therapy.

'It’s a small electric rod, when you have these urges, you shock yourself with the rod, then you know you should avoid these urges,' a psychiatrist tells Mr Shen.

In one particularly confronting image it appears a nurse even places electrodes near the man's genitalia as he calls out that 'I'm nervous'.

'Now what I want to make you to feel is scared,' the clinician tells him as she sends the charge through his body.

China outlawed the classification more than 15 years ago but that hasn't stopped the shocking practice taking place in medical facilities.


   
Undercover reporter


Another 'patient' went ahead with the treatment at the Huashan Hospital to secretly recorded the process.

'When these urges arise, you can take a cold shower or go jogging to release the excess hormones,” a psychiatrist suggested to him before offering the electric shock treatment. He is told it costs $800 each time and that several appointments will be required for him to be 'cured'..

   

Electrodes are attached to the man's head, which goes numb as the voltage is turned up.'He’s told it will rebalance his nervous system.'

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Army arrests another wanted Boko Haram terrorist in Adamawa

THE Nigerian Army has arrested another wanted Boko Haram suspect barely a day after it apprehended one at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja at the weekend.

Army spokesman, Colo- nel Sani Kukasheka Usman said the suspect, one Ishaku Wardifen, was nabbed by

vigilant troops of 23 Brigade Special Battalion at a checkpoint in Maiha, Adamawa State.

Usman said preliminary investigation indicated the suspect is a Camerounian citizen, adding that “visual matching with photographs on the poster of the 100 declared suspected Boko Haram terrorists wanted list released by the Nigerian Army last month, shows that he clearly resembles the suspect on serial number 22 on the list.
“The suspect has been handed over to military intelligence for further in- vestigation and possible prosecution,” the army spokesman said.

He urged Nigerians to be more vigilant and security conscious to enable the military get rid of Boko Haram, insurgency and terrorism in the country.

The military had on Sun- day announced the arrest of one Chindo Bello by aviation security at Abuja airport, as he was about to board a commercial flight to Lagos.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai last month dis- played photographs of 100 suspected Boko Haram fighters on the wanted lists of the military. Buratai said the wanted suspects were linked with various terror activities and violent at- tacks in troubled North-East states.

Pastor rapes teenager during deliverance, blames devil

The Nasarawa State Police command on Monday arrested a 46 year-old pastor, Ifeanyi Bernard, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Karu Local Government Area of the state.

According to police authorities, the alleged rape took place on November 3 when the pastor was performing deliverance on the teenager.


However, the pastor described the incident as the handiwork of the devil.

While parading the suspect at the Criminal Investigative Department, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Sani Mohammed, said the suspect was apprehended following a report by the father of the victim, Mr. Martins Ijiwo.

According to the police, the cleric, who lives in the Alikima Mararaba area of the state, lured the victim into his house under the pretext of casting out demons from her.

The police boss said the cleric allegedly pushed her to his bed and raped her repeatedly.

The commissioner said the suspect threatened to kill the victim if she reported the incident to any member of her family.

However, when the father of the girl learnt of the incident, he reported the matter to the police. The police subsequently stormed the pastor’s home and arrested him.

Policemen also recovered bottles of anointing oil from the suspect’s home as well as a bedspread.

The CP said, “The pastor took advantage of his closeness to the girl’s family – who are members of his congregation – to rape their 13-year-old daughter under the guise of casting out demons from her.”

While speaking with our correspondent at the police command, the pastor confessed to the crime, adding that he didn’t know what came over him when he committed the crime.

He said, “I had been into evangelism for some years now and I have been casting out demons from people who have spiritual and family problems before I met this young girl through her father, Mr. Martins Ijiwo.

“I have been a friend of the family for quite some time.

“I used my anointing oil to lure her into my room and all of a sudden, I was carried away and before I knew what was happening, I saw myself making love to her.”

Meanwhile, the police have also arrested four suspects for allegedly kidnapping a Taiwanese, Mr. Chew Williams, on October 6.

“We collected the sum of N7m from the Taiwanese before releasing him,” the suspects said.

It was learnt, however, that the police were only able to recover N750, 000 from the suspects.

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Etisalat Doles N7m To Indigenous Software Developers

Etisalat Nigeria has doled out N7 million to two Nigerian software developers, Obi Brown and Chijioke Ezegbo, who emerged winners in the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Innovation competition for developing mobile applications that could run on its network.

Brown carted home N5 million in the most innovative product/service category. His start-up, StudyLabs developed Exammate 3.5, a complete interactive application for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and post UTME computer based-text (CBT) examination to help students solve practical subjects.

On the other hand, Ezegbo went home with N2 million in the most innovative idea category. His start-up company DTMD developed a mobile interactive app that helps road users monitor traffic and find alternative routes using local dialects in the ever-busy Lagos roads.

Funke Opeke, CEO of Main One Cable Company who was a member of the board of innovators said the app would help Nigeria leapfrog into the digital economy, correct ills of the society as well as position students and commuters to be patriotic citizens contributing their own quota to growth and knowledge economy.

Director of digital business, Etisalat Nigeria, Adia Sohwo, said the company helps grow Nigeria’s innovation industry through the sponsorship of the Etisalat Innovation prize by giving software developers opportunity to develop apps. She noted that Etisalat has established an app store with about two million downloads already with local apps dominating

IPOB protests: Southeast Governors, Ohaneze to meet in Owerri

                           

Southeast Governors and the leadership of the Apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, will convene in Owerri, Imo State, this weekend at the instance of the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, to find a lasting solution to the rising activities of separatist groups in the zone.

Okorocha, who had earlier denounced the activities of the pro-Biafra groups on behalf of the Southeast Governors and Igbo leaders, said the governors and leaders in the zone could no longer sit and watch the situation degenerate further, adding that the Igbo as a people cannot afford to have another Boko Haram in the region.

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, the governor noted that the pockets of protests across the zone and in other neighbouring states, organized by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), is highly embarrassing, disturbing and counter-productive.

He said, “The pro-Biafra protests could not be in the interest of the Southeast people but are only sending wrong signals to the rest of Nigerians. And it has become increasingly necessary for the governors in the zone, Ohaneze leaders and other stakeholders in the area to meet, to call a spade, a spade.

“It is also expected that at the end of the Owerri meeting, the governors and other leaders will take a common position and will also invite the leaders of the pro-Biafra groups for a meeting, to let them know the socio-economic and political implications of their activities including their demand for sovereignty in a united Nigeria.”

Buhari sacks Lamorde

                              

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday sacked Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Allegation of corruption and disappearance of money and properties seized from financial crime suspects have been leveled against him.

Buhari, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has approved the appointment of Mr. Ibrahim Mustafa Magu as the Acting Chairman of the EFCC.

“Mr. Magu, who is an Assistant Commissioner of Police is to take over from Mr. Lamorde who is proceeding on terminal leave ahead of the formal expiration of his tenure in February next year,” the statement added.

Nigeria Discovers Crude Oil in Lake Chad Area – NNPC

                               

Nigeria is “on the verge of a significant oil find” in the Lake Chad area of the northeast, NNPC managing director Ibe Kachikwu was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the state oil company on Sunday.
Kachikwu, who is to be sworn in to President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet on Wednesday and is widely expected to become junior oil minister, also said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is projecting revenues of $20 billion in 2016.

Africa’s biggest economy has been hammered by the sharp drop in global oil prices, because it relies on crude exports for around 70 percent of government revenues.
“There are signs from the latest 3D seismic studies that oil may be very close to being found now in Lake Chad,” Kachikwu was quoted as saying in a statement issued by NNPC spokesman Ohi Alegbe.

“I am optimistic that by the end of the year we should be able to announce something major on this,” he said in a presentation in Lagos, according to the statement.
Kachikwu was quoted as saying it would be important to pass the long-delayed Petroleum Industry Bill aimed at overhauling the oil sector, and to encourage investment in the country’s oil and gas industry.
“Kachikwu stated that the NNPC is projecting the inflow of $20bn in 2016 to enable the corporation to fund major projects,” said NNPC spokesman Alegbe.

Portfolios have yet to be assigned to the 36 cabinet members chosen by Buhari, but analysts expect Kachikwu to report to the president, who will personally oversee the petroleum portfolio.

PHOTOS: Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki at the swearing-in ceremony of new INEC chairman and commissioners

            

President Buhari this morning performed the swearing-in ceremony of the new INEC Chairman Professor Mahmud Yakubu as well as five INEC Commissioners namely Antonla Taiye Okoosi Simbine for North-central, Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo for North-east, Mohammed Mustafa Lecky for South-south, Amina Zakari for North East and Soyebi Adedeji Solomon for South-west.

             

            

            

One Of Britain’s Richest Men Loses Son

                   
                                             The deceased and his wife at a dinner in 2014

A boss at the steel company Caparo has died after falling from his penthouse home. Angad Paul, son of billionaire Lord Paul, fell eight storeys, landing on the roof of a building below where his body was spotted by horrified onlookers.


Fire-fighters were called to lead the operation to get him down and paramedics pronounced the 45-year-old dead at the scene in central London.


Police last night said there were no suspicious circumstances and they were investigating the circumstances behind the fall.


Indian entrepreneur, author and socialite Suhel Seth tweeted: “Deeply saddened. He was young and bright. Deepest condolences to Lord Swraj Paul and family.”


Mr Paul’s father Lord Paul is ranked the 47th richest person in Britain with an estimated wealth of £2.2billion.

Have You Seen P.Diddy’s Mum? Take A Look

 

He took the photo yesterday when he took her out on a date.

Bride and Groom Shot In Their Wedding Reception By DSS

                            


An official of the Department of Security Service (DSS), name withheld, on Saturday evening, went berserk and fired several shots at newly wedded couple during reception in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.

Eyewitnesses told Nigerian Tribune that the incident which happened at Kugbaru community at the reception after church service left several other guests wounded and they were currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in the area.

Conflicting reports, however, said that the bride and bridegroom died before reaching the hospital, while another witness said the couple, alongside other victims were still in the hospital, responding to the treatment.
It was learnt further that the suspect, who made sudden appearance when the new couple was dancing, started shooting sporadically to scare the well wishers before firing several shots on the victims.

According to one of the witnesses, “after achieving his inhuman acts, he was trying to escape before the angry youths within the area descended on him. He was almost killed before the arrival of the policemen who rescued him and took him to the station.”

When contacted on phone in Lafia, the state capital, on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ismaila Numan, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), confirmed the incident, saying the suspect has since been arrested, while investigation was ongoing.

The PPRO, who declined comment on the identity of the suspect, then added that the couple and one other victim were shot during the reception and they were all responding to the treatment.

Wanted suspected Boko Haram terrorist apprehended on Aero Contractors flight in Abuja

                           
Press statement from the Nigerian Army:

The declaration of 100 suspected Boko Haram terrorists has started to pay the desired dividend as one of them was arrested as he attempted to flee. Today(Yesterday November 8th) at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, a man suspected to be one of the declared wanted suspected Boko Haram terrorists, Chindo Bello was apprehended by Aviation Security as he was boarding Aero Contractors’ Airline flight to Lagos.

MTN Group CEO to resign over NCC $5.2billion fine

                            

The Group CEO of MTN, Sifiso Dabengwa, is expected to resign over the recent $5.4billion fine by Nigerian Communication Commission for failing to cut off customers with unregistered SIM cards.

The telecoms company said in a statement today that Dabengwa will resign immediately and will be replaced by non-executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko as the company continues to dialogue with the Nigerian government over the fine.

PHOTO: Lagos Lawyer In Street Fight Over Late Father’s Property, Blinds Sister In The Process

A woman, Mrs. Ifeoluwa Oluwaloseyitan (nee Alalade), has lost her right eye after she was allegedly attacked with a plank by her step-brother Mr. Olusegun Alalade, over their late father’s estate on Ladipo Oluwole Avenue, off Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja, Lagos.

Olusegun, who is a lawyer and his brother, Babasanjo Alalade, were said to have led some hoodlums to their father’s estate on Sunday, November 1, wielding cutlasses, among other weapons.


PUNCH Metro learnt that Ifeoluwa, her husband, Pastor Abraham Oluwaloseyitan; and her two elder brothers – Tunde and Kolawole – had been to the estate to inspect the painters working on one of the apartments therein.

PUNCH Metro gathered that Kolawole, who works in Abuja, had embarked on the renovation of the flat for him to be staying there whenever he came to Lagos.

Our correspondent learnt that they were about to leave the premises when the lawyer and his accomplices unleashed terror on them. Apart from the woman, the pastor was slashed in the head with a machete while Kolawole and others were also injured. But Tunde escaped unhurt.

It was learnt that a surgical operation was done on Ifeoluwa on Thursday to prevent the ‘ruptured’ eye from being infected.

One of the doctors treating her at the Lagos State University Hospital where she was admitted to confirmed to our correspondent shortly before the operation that the eye had become blind.

He said, “The trauma has ruptured the eye. The surgery we want to do is just to prevent infections. But medically, she can’t see with the eye.”

Narrating the incident to our correspondent, Ifeoluwa said Olusegun beat her severely and left her for dead.

She said, “It all started on Saturday when his younger brother, Babasanjo, used a machete to inflict wounds on a step-brother, Shola, in the palm inside our father’s estate. Babasanjo was arrested by the police from Man Centre Police Station but was released that same day. The lawyer was boasting before the policemen that he would deal with all of us.

“On Sunday, we went to the property to see the painters working on it. I was reading a magazine beside the gate when I saw the painters rushing out. I was approaching them to know what was wrong when Olusegun smashed a big plank on my forehead. He was hitting me, shouting ‘I will kill all of you’. He stopped when I pretended I was dead.”

Her husband, Pastor Abraham, said he wanted to rescue his wife when Babasanjo attacked him with a cutlass.

He said, “I moved her away from them (Olusegun and Babasanjo). Suddenly, they started clubbing me in the head. It was when two policemen came that they stopped beating me. Between Sunday evening and today (Thursday), I have spent over N200, 000 on her treatment alone. She is blind in one eye and her nose is affected too.”

Kolawole, one of Ifeoluwa’s step-brothers, accused the police of not handling the matter properly.

He said, “I am going to petition the Inspector-General of Police on this matter. Why would they release persons who attempted to kill? We are not happy with the way the matter is being handled by the police. It was because Babasanjo was released on Saturday that he was able to attack us on Sunday.”

Another brother, Tunde, said Olusegun had been ‘fraudulently’ administering their father’s property within and outside the state since he died in 2008, without giving them any share of the income.

But the lawyer denied attacking the victims. He said the apartment was under lock and key when Kolawole gained entry into it without his consent.

He said, “Tunde’s claims are not true. They were the ones that attacked me and I was injured in the head. I don’t know about the hoodlums and how Ifeoluwa got injured.

“They have been warned by the police to keep away from the estate. I just ejected a tenant from that place last month and locked the room. What was their mission on that premises on a Sunday? After all, they have sued me and my sibling.”

When contacted on the phone, Babasanjo simply told our correspondent that the squabble over the property “is already in court.”

One of the painters, Ayoola Henry, described the attack as ‘bloody’ saying he witnessed the incident from where he hid.

He said, “We were done with our work when Mr. Babasanjo, the lawyer and some people came with weapons and started attacking everybody. I ran to a corner but my partner was slightly injured in the leg. The lawyer was saying ‘I will kill everybody’. I am not sure whether it was the lawyer or Babasanjo that injured the woman (Ifeoluwa) because I was in shock.”

The Lagos State Police spokesperson, DSP Joe Offor, said he had yet to be briefed on the matter.

He said, “The officer in charge of the case is receiving treatment in a hospital. I will get back to you.”

Offor, however, had yet to do so as of press time.

Policeman shoots female ESUT student

                     

A student of Enugu State University of Technology, Miss Jovita Nwakaego Ezeala, narrowly escaped death, arising from a gunshot wound she sustained from a trigger-happy policeman along Owerri-Aba Federal Highway, on October 31. Narrating her experience to newsmen in Owerri, Miss Ezeala said she was travelling with her siblings from their Amucha, Njaba Local Government Area country home in Imo State to Aba, Abia State, on the environmental sanitation day, when the incident occurred.
She said:


“We were shot at by the policemen on duty at a checkpoint within the jurisdiction of Ngor Okpala Police Division.
“I immediately noticed that a bullet fired by the policemen hit my leg.”

Ezeala said as soon as she noticed blood gushing out of her leg, she ordered the driver to turn back to the police checkpoint.
According to her, “on arrival, the policemen using patrol van No. 9, initially denied firing at us. However, one of them, who have 442697 as his personal identification number, later admitted firing the shot.

“They later took me to a nearby hospital and paid N1,500 for my treatment.”

Continuing, Miss Ezeala said that although the policemen quickly informed the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of the area about the incident, she insisted that her father must be told.

“My parents ran an x-ray at Umezuruike Hospital, Owerri. It showed a bullet lodged in my leg.
“The DPO called me on the phone last Tuesday and asked after my health, but he did not say if they would underwrite my hospital bills.”

Speaking also, the girl’s father, Ichie Emma Ezeala, who noted that nobody had the right to shoot his innocent daughter, also called on the Inspector General of Police to step into the matter.

“I cannot fold my arms helplessly and watch the police kill my innocent daughter in the way they tried to do,” he said.

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12 Dangerous Bedtime Habits That You Should Always Avoid!

 

Here are 12 things you might want to avoid at night, especially if you’re suffering from a lack of sleep.

# 1 Stop drinking before you go to bed! If you will beverage water within 1-2 hours of sleeping, you may need to wake up 2-3 times to go to bathroom.

#2 Avoid the routine for sleeping at any time of the day. Make a reliable routine and time of your sleeping, so that your brain will be prepared accordingly!

#3 Keep your electronic things away before you sleep. In the event that you will continue utilizing Facebook just before you go to sleep, your PC screen’s brightness will fortify your brain and will disturb your rest.

#4 If you have a habit of reading around evening time you should try to avoid it. You can read your book a little earlier and afterward keep it aside. You should never bring your book to bed.

#5 Avoid utilizing bright alarm clocks. It will likewise fortify your brain and will make sleeping complicated for you. You can choose alarm clock having dimmer numbers.

#6 Never go for less expensive mattress. A high-quality mattress will make you rest comfortably, and this will keep you fresh and sound. So utilize good mattress!

#7 Have your supper no less than 2 hours before going to bed. If you will sleep on full stomach, your body may keep you awake for digestion process.

#8 Exercise makes you feel fresh and lively. So quit practicing no less than 3 hours before sleep time.

#9 If your feet are icy, they will most likely make it difficult for you to rest. Try utilizing some heating pad or socks to make your feet warm.

#10 Make your body mindful about night time and sleep. Begin having a schedule, go to bathroom, brush your teeth and wash your face. Your body will prepare itself to rest.

#11 Do not drink cappuccino no less than 4 hours before you rest. Do you realize that caffeine fortifies your body and makes you feel fresh? So as opposed to taking it during the evening, take it when you have to stay awake!

#12 Adopt the best sleeping position, to abstain from having sore back and shoulder or even neck when you wake up. You should try to sleep on your side rather than on your stomach or back!

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Golden Eaglets Retain U-17 World Cup in Chile

*Nwakali wins MVP award, Osimhen Golden Boot as highest scorer of the tournament

By Duro Ikhazuagbe with agency report

Two second half goals by Victor Osimhen and Funsho Bamgboye were all the Golden Eaglets needed against Mali last night to retain the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Chile.

The Emmanuel Amuneke tutored lads left no one in doubt of their capacity to retain the trophy the Eaglets class of 2013 won in the United Arabs Emirates. Osimhen with tournament record of ten goals was the show stopper on the Nigerian side as he scored in virtually all the matches played by the Eaglets.

Smooth-playing Eaglets captain Kelechi Nwakali was named the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament, as Osimhen also picked up the Second Best Player award alongside the Top Scorer’s Golden Boot. Mali’s Aly Malle was third best.

As early as the fourth minute of the all-Africa final game of the 2015 edition of this cadet World Cup, Nigeria earned a deserved penalty kick when Malian defender, Chato handled the ball in the box. But Osinachi Ebere’s low kick was saved by Samuel Diarra in goal for Mali. Ebere’s follow up header bounced off the cross bar before a third kick was block by another Malian defender.
Both sides had chances in a tense opening period, with Golden Eaglets skipper Kelechi Nwakali hitting just wide and Boubacar Traore seeing his glancing header tipped over by Akpan Udoh.

The second half saw the game burst into life, with Amuneke's words clearly working their magic on the Nigerian youngsters.
Osimhen shrugged off the challenge of Mamadou Fofana before hitting a wonderful dipping half volley towards goal, which Diarra spectacularly saved. Udochukwu Anumudu then smashed a thunderous effort at goal, which rebounded back off the crossbar and was cleared away.

Mali did not heed those warnings. Good approach play by substitute Chinedu Madueke saw him tee up Osimhen for his record-breaking goal, seeing him surpass the nine goals scored by Florent Sinama Pongolle in 2001 and Souleymane Coulibaly ten years later.
Eaglets doubled their advantage mere minutes later, with Bamgboye bursting down the Nigerian left before smashing a powerful effort at goal, Diarra standing little chance.
Despite a couple of late chances for Mali, from corner kicks, Nigeria retained possession for large spells and saw the game out to retain their crown.

In the third place match played earlier, ten-man Belgium finished third after a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Mexico in Vina del Mar.
Dennis Van Vaerenbergh opened the scoring for the Belgians before a Ricardo Marin penalty levelled matters moments later with Dante Vanzeir's wonderful chip cancelled out by Francisco Venegas's late leveller. Vanzeir then kept his cool in stoppage time to seal third place.

There were two clear-cut opportunities in the opening exchanges of the game, first with Belgium and then Mexico failing to capitalise. Vanzeir burst clear of the Mexican defence, after a slip by Francisco Venegas, but he sliced his effort wide.
Claudio Zamudio then found himself in space behind the Belgian defence, but Gaetan Coucke, making his first appearance of the finals, saved well with his feet.

Van Vaerenbergh and the ever-dangerous Pablo Lopez each went close, but neither side could break the deadlock in a tight opening period.

The European side were first to strike, with Vanzeir once more showing his pace and trickery down the Belgian right wing. The Genk player picked up the ball close to the halfway line and took on a number of Mexican defenders before forcing his way into the penalty area. He found Van Vaerenbergh in space inside the six yard box and the tall No9 made no mistake, slotting home for his first of the tournament.

Mexico were given an opportunity to level moments later. Kevin Lara cut inside from the Mexican right and hit a left-footed effort at goal which was blocked by Wout Faes' hand. Substitute Marin stepped up and calmly sent Coucke the wrong way for his first goal of Chile 2015.



FIFA U-17 World Cup

(Awards)
ADIDAS GOLDEN BALL
1 Kelechi Nwakali (Nigeria)
2 Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)
3 Aly Malle (Mali)

ADIDAS GOLDEN BOOT
1 Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)
2 Johannes Eggestein (Germany)
3 Kelechi Nwakali (Nigeria)

ADIDAS GOLDEN GLOVE
1 Samuel Diarra (Mali)

Police arrest 3 traffic robbers in Lagos

Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of Lagos State Police Command, have arrested three suspected members of a robbery gang that specialized in attacking motorists and commuters trapped in traffic around Ikoyi area of the state.

The suspects, as gathered, were arrested in their hideout around Bourdillon, while preparing for an operation, Saturday.

Recovered from the suspects were four cutlasses, axes and iron rods used in breaking victims’ cars’ windscreens.

The suspects according to the RRS Commander, Mr. Olatunji Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, “were arrested following complaints from members of public on incessant in-traffic robbery attacks around the axis.

“Our men laid an ambush, which led to the arrest of 24-year-old Joseph, 29-year-old Jamilu and 30-year-old Gambo. Others manage to escape the dragnet of the Police. When the policemen combed the area, different weapons were recovered from.”

However, Jamilu, who hails from Jigawa State, said he was innocent of the allegation, saying one of his friends, Joseph, was a member of the robbery gang.

According to him, “Gambo and I are innocent. We were relaxing under a tree in the field when we were arrested. We were selling second-hand goods under the bridge before government sent us away.

“Since then, we have been staying under the tree. We are not members of the gang that attack people in traffic. But Joseph is. They are 15 in number. He usually leaves every evening with members of his gang.

“The field is their meeting place. When they come back from any operation, they would bring travelling bags, school bags, telephones and other items stolen from their victims. Gambo and I never partook in the operation or sharing of loot.”

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PHOTOS: Man with terminal cancer marries s*x doll

                    

A man with terminal cancer was desperate to get married - but didn't want to leave a heartbroken widow,so he married a s*x doll.Now,his wedding pictures have become a viral sensation in his native China.

CCTV reports the Beijing man reportedly wanted to experience a fancy wedding shoot before he died, so he brought the life-like inflatable doll and got the full works - including a makeup artist and a beautiful wedding dress.

                 

CCTV reported:
"Some netizens recently revealed that the man is actually suffering from a deadly cancer.
"In order not to hurt other people's feelings, he chose to marry an artificial doll instead of a real person."

The photographer who snapped the series of pictures defended the man's unusual nuptials.
She said that even if she didn’t necessarily agree with the man’s choice of marrying a doll, he still deserved to be respected as a matter of personal freedom.

Five-year-old, couple drown in neglected Ogun canal

A five-year-old girl and a couple have drowned in an uncovered canal at the Ewekoro end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the little girl, identified as Aliyah Hussein, was returning from Abeokuta with her parents penultimate Sunday when she and her mother slipped on the edge of the canal and fell into it.


Our correspondent gathered that a yet-to-be-identified couple also drowned last Monday in the canal, as residents of Ewekoro lamented the failure of the state authorities to put a slab on the open part of the canal and guard it with iron bars so that pedestrians would not fall into it.

When PUNCH Metro visited the area on Thursday, Aliyah’s father, Oseni, said his family was returning from Abeokuta when it rained heavily in the area and caused a traffic gridlock.

Oseni added that his wife was seriously injured, and would also have died but for the quick intervention of other pedestrians who struggled to pull her out.

Oseni, who described his deceased daughter as his joy, said the management of a cement factory in the area, who reportedly dug the canal, did not show sympathy to his family.

He said, “The incident happened around 8pm on Sunday. We were in a bus coming from Abeokuta when it started raining and there was a heavy traffic so we decided to take motorcycles to Ifo where we lived.

“I got a motorcycle to Papa and left while my wife, our first son and Aliyah also took a motorcycle. Aliyah was asleep so my wife carried her on her back. When we got to the canal, the motorcyclist’s hands were unstable because of the flood and my wife alighted from the motorcycle.

“The motorcyclist rode his bike to the other side of the road and my wife and daughter were attempting to cross the road to meet him when she slipped on the uncovered part of the canal and fell. There is an open part of the canal, which is supposed to be covered and guarded with iron bars but has been neglected. My wife did not see it because of the flood.

“It was our first child who observed that my wife and daughter had fallen into the canal and he immediately raised the alarm. When people rallied round them, they were able to pull out my wife, but we did not see Aliyah again.

“We continued searching for her till Monday. She was found dead on Monday evening and has been buried. She was a bright girl and she was just five years, and eight months.

“When we went to see the management of the cement company to lodge a complaint, we did not see anyone to complain to. All they needed to do was to put a slab on that uncovered part and use iron bars to demarcate the canal from the road.”

When PUNCH Metro visited the canal, a resident, who identified herself simply as Matron, showed our correspondent bones suspected to be remains of people who had fallen into the canal in past months.

She added that Aliyah’s corpse was recovered at the back of a cement company in the area a day after the incident.

She said, “The slab on the canal does not cover the entire surface, and during heavy rains, the flood covers that part and pedestrians who are not familiar with the terrain fall easily into the canal.

“A couple still fell and drowned last Monday. It is wickedness on the part of the authorities and the cement company who are supposed to undertake the fixing of the iron bars. How many people will drown in this canal before the proper thing is done?”

When contacted, the Ogun State Commissioner for Works, Lekan Adegbite, said he could not get the exact location of the canal, adding that general construction work was ongoing at the Ewekoro end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

He said, “Although I cannot pick the location of the said canal, I can assure you that there is ongoing construction work at the Ewekoro end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

“The cement company in the area is also contributing to the construction as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility. If you need further details, you can talk to the Commissioner for the Environment.”

Enyimba Clinch 7th NPFL Crown, Despite Draw With Wolves

Despite being one man down, the Enyimba International Football Club of Aba went on to hold visitors Warri Wolves at the Enyimba Stadium, to spark mad celebrations amongst fans of the home-side, after a pulsating 94 minutes.

The home side who boast the best away form of the season (five wins and seven draws) reached deep to hold the determined visitors for the duration of the game, after both sides had gone close a number of times but squandered their opportunities.

Daniel Etor received his marching orders after he punched Wolves’ forward Gbolahan Salami in the 5oth minute.

Enyimba last won the trophy five years ago.

Meanwhile, in Jos, Charles Okoro’s 65th minute strike was all Giwa FC needed to overcome a resolute Shooting Stars Sports Club of Ibadan. Thanks to the win, the Elephants of Jos move into third lace, behind Warri Wolves and above Wikki Tourists, having 63 points from 37 games.

Rangers poor run of form continued as Anthony Agbaji and Tony Okpotu put them to the sword as Lobi Stars ran out 2-0 winners in Makurdi.

Despite being relegated, FC Taraba, defeated Abia Warriors 2-1. Goals from Olusola Ajala (24th minute) and Stephen Adah made the difference, with Ifeanyi Onyeali pulling back a 71st minute equalizer for the visitors.

Nasarawa United rallied for a resounding 2-0 win over moneybags FC IfeanyiUbah to set up a winner-takes-all finale with Giwa FC of Jos. The win sees the Lafia-based team climb into fifth place. Philip Auta’s brace made all the difference.

Wiki Tourists’ continental hopes took a punch in the face, after they were piped 1-0 by El Kanemi Stars of Maiduguri in Katsina. The Tourists will now have to win their last game of the season at home to Pillars and hope Giwa lose at Nasarawa United to stand any chance of featuring in the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.

Bakare says Buhari’s govt ‘helpless’ not ‘clueless’

Pastor Tunde Bakare, of the Latter Rain Assembly has said that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari can only be described as ‘helpless’ not ‘clueless’ and that what Nigerians should do is support the administration and give it more time so that it can fulfill all the campaign promises made to the people.

Speaking on Channels television, on Sunday, Bakare said that the Buhari’s government fight against insurgency lead to the appointed new service chiefs and cooperation from African countries .

“President Buhari’s administration is not clueless but helpless on the issue of insecurity. He met with neighbouring countries, changed service chiefs and formed ties with the leaders of the Western nations to seek their support in tackling insurgency. That is why we must all rise up to support his administration.”

He went on to say that “Buhari took his time to choose the ministers. If anyone says they are not the best or competent, the person should tell me the charges against them in court. Are those nominated competent? Are they Nigerians? I know that there is federal character. If you don’t have those you want, you pick those available. The President has said not all of them will have portfolios. If our constitution says we must have 36 ministers and we don’t have the resources to pay them, it is time to change that constitution.”

See the case of Rotimi Amaechi with all the battles he fought with the past administration. I do not also see any horse-trading in their screening and confirmation by the Senate.”

PHOTOS: Meet Khadija, The Girl Born Without A Face

         

A 21-year-old woman has lived her whole life with no face as doctors warned surgery could kill her – now they think it may be hiding a tumour.

Parents Rashid Mulla and Amina Bibi said they were initially unaware of their daughter’s condition but became concerned after she failed to open her eyes despite being two months old.

They said doctors told them, “there was nothing they could do” and any attempts to perform surgery could have killed her.


             



            

Her condition worsened as her excess skin kept growing.

Later as an adult Khadija made the same decision as her parents although admitted that her condition had prevented her from going to school and she didn’t have any friends.

She said:


                   “My family is my only friend and I love them dearly.
                    “It’s not a matter of coping, I just live as I am.”

PHOTOS: 8 year old boy hangs himself after argument with little sister

      

The devastated father of an eight-year-old who hanged himself after being sent to his room has told how he frantically tried to save his son.
Christopher Furniss-Roe was found in his bedroom after a childish argument with his sister over a red plastic bucket.The pair had been out playing after enjoying the school sports day where Christopher came first in a running race.

"They were both happy and excited about the sports day events and when we got back from school they went out," dad-of-four Jason Furniss-Roe said.
"Kimberly came back in and wanted to get the buckets so they got their buckets and went back out."Then she came back in saying Christopher had smashed her bucket."


Jason told Christopher - called 'Fiffa' by his sister because she could not pronounce his name - to get washed and go to bed.

"He had a shower but snuck back down to play which did not bother me because they were both outside playing happily.
"Not long after Kimberly came back in saying he had hit her so I sent him back up to bed."

     

The seven-year-old's nose was bleeding.

"Ten or 15 minutes later I came back in here and said 'Shall we let him back down?"I went up to get him and when I opened the door that was when I found him.""I just could not understand how he could do it," Jason said. "I've sent him to his room loads when he was naughty and he would just sit on his bed and that was it."At the hospital I was just wishing he would show some sign that he was still there,"We were just watching the machines to see if he was doing anything. We were in the same room as him.
"We must have arrived at half-eight in the evening and it was noon the following day when my parents arrived and they turned the machines off."

The next morning other family members arrived.The nurses washed him and brushed his hair and dressed him in pyjamas.

"I spoke to him after everyone else," Jason said. "I just told him I loved him and I missed him.
"When they turned the machine off Kimberly was crying her eyes out. Everyone was. I was crying as well."


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Disturbing Story of How Doctor Allegedly Killed Baby by Breaking His Neck During Delivery

                              

According to the story the family shared on Facebook, 18 year old Tatyana Phillips was excited about delivering her very first child, a boy she would name D’Mauri. Only for everything to turn into a nightmare when D'Mauri arrived and “Dr.” June Coleman of Bayshore Medical stepped in to deliver him.

D'Mauri had a birth weight of 9 pounds, and the doctor had his mother, Tatyana Phillips, try to push him out naturally ignoring cries for a c-section. When the child got stuck due to his size, the doctor
began to try and suction him out, causing injury to Tatyana as well as removing chunks of the child’s head in the process.

Sadly the nightmare doesn’t even end there. When suction showed unsuccessful, Coleman decided to pull the baby from Tatyana’s body while the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck.

Coleman then insisted that she had to break his arm in order to get him out. Tatyana of course said no but the doctor ignored her wishes and ended up not only breaking the arm but also his collar bone and neck as well.

The baby of course passed on but Dr Coleman attempted to cover up her mess by calling it a stillbirth.

Tatiana's aunt Kendra Rainey, yesterday took to her Facebook page to narrate the painful ordeal an seek justice. The end of the post is what will break your heart..
The post reads:


                          


                         


                     


                               
                                                                 Pregnant Tatyana

Ginger Tea: Dissolves Kidney Stones, Cleanses Liver And Kills Cancer Cells – Recipe!

Ginger’s main ability is to reduce inflammation, improve digestion and boost immunity, ginger is rightfully thought of as the most powerful food of the XXI century. It’s rich in many essential oils that give it flavor and aroma like gingerol, shogaol and zingerone. They are powerful anti-parasitic, anti-viral and anti-bacterial agents that relieve pain and help with cardiovascular diseases, asthma, etc.

Ginger tea benefits

– Ginger is an extremely efficient remedy in the fight against sore muscles, cold, flu and headache, but can also relieve pain.


– It eliminates the virus that causes influenza, colds and cold sores.

– A cup of ginger tea reduces the risk of stroke.

– Because of its warming properties, ginger improves circulation, oxygen, vitamins and minerals delivery.

– The antioxidants in ginger fight infections and boost the immune system.

Ginger tea recipe

Ingredients:

– Organic honey

– Coconut milk

– ¼ teaspoon of ground turmeric

– ¼ teaspoon of ground ginger

– A cup of water

Preparation:

This tea is really easy to be made. Boil some water, then add turmeric and ginger and let it simmer for 7-10 minutes. Put the milk and strain the tea in a cup. You can also add some flavor if you like, and enjoy this wonderful and healthy tea!

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God Hasn’t Told Me to Replace Kefee - Teddy Don-Momoh

                                      

Teddy Don-Momoh is a radio presenter and widower of the late award-winning artiste, Kefee. He opens up on life after her death and his career in this new interview with PUNCH:

What do you miss the most about your late wife? 

I miss her so much. Waking up in the morning and knowing she was still there were some of the memories I cherished. Today, I wake up and find books lying in her place. It is so sad.


How have you been coping since she passed on?
Life has got to move on. I am still trying to get a grip of myself. She was the best thing that actually happened to me but she just disappeared in a flash. I am happy that she is resting in God’s bosom. Although she is not here with me today, we both planned to be together forever. But, I cannot question God.


What were some of the plans you both had for the future? 

We had so many personal plans, but she is no longer there. It is more like when you are driving a car and you miss your way, you have to reroute. I am currently rerouting my life’s journey.


How difficult is the rerouting process for you? 

I am rebooting all over again. I am a Christian and I do not believe anything is difficult. As a child of God, I believe that whatever happens to you is the will of God for you. I tell myself that I live according to God’s will and I thank Him, knowing that everything is working together for my good to fulfill my destiny. I know my stand with Him.


Do her friends still keep in touch? 

Yes they do. She was someone that never really had friends but had many colleagues.


Do you intend to immortalise her? 

We are currently working towards it. We also intend to name an award after her in a gospel category of the Headies or Nigerian Music Video Awards. It may probably be called Kefee Branama Queen Gospel Video Award of the Year. I am ready to do anything to make sure the award is named after her. She actually represented gospel music and she was the first winner of the Artiste of the Decade Award at the Nigerian Entertainment Award. That tells you that she was an icon.


How did she impact your life? 

You do not really know what you have until you lose it. She was loving, generous and always thought about other people. I am imbibing those qualities. Not that I never possessed them, but I take them more seriously now.



There are talks that you closed down the restaurant, Branama Kitchen

Yes, we did. We wanted her parents to have a share of her so we moved it to Delta State.



Any plans to reopen it in Lagos again?
Maybe from Delta State, it might be moved to Lagos where it all began, but we are praying for the progress of the business.


Do you intend to remarry sooner or later? 

I am walking in God’s purpose. Whatever happens right now is in his hands. If he says I will marry again, I will know. It actually took me a long time before I married the first time, because I had not heard from God and had not met the right person. Now, I am in a hush moment.


Have the recent happenings caused your faith in God to waver? 

No, it has not. The Bible has said that they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. I am listening to God and trying to focus. I have not questioned God. Whatever happens is part of his divine plan for me. I am spiritual and I always think of what Jesus will do at every passing moment.


What is your typical day currently like? 

I wake up every morning, thanking God for life all over again and new opportunities. I exercise a little to tone up my muscles. I look through the Internet to know what’s happening, go to the office, attend meetings, work and go home. My day revolves around the house and office. I like to read a lot too.


Do ladies make passes at you?
I do not know if I am being harassed. I have an aura that scares people a bit away from me. I also do not smile too much at people. Sometimes, when I go out, I only smile and exchange pleasantries with people who approach me and then, I switch to my usual self.

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How to help your daughter cope with accepting her hubby’s second wife!

At 49, Jubril was thought to have an enviable marriage by his married friends – a 22-year partnership with beautiful Tumi who bore him three lovely children. They met in college and were almost inseparable.

Then she became a mother of three, and gradually her appearance at parties

with him began to fade. “When Jubril started staying out late and at most weekends, I warned my daughter of its implications”, Miriam, Tumi’s mother said. “As a Muslim, Jubril could be polygamous if he desired, but Tumi seemed to trust him not to take another wife. Well, he did. Not only that, he had said that since they lived in a sprawling accommodation, the new wife could have one of the chalets. At his age and with his position, Jubril said he wouldn’t want to be running from one woman’s house to the other if his new wife were to live on a different premises. Tumi was devastated to say the least. She’d invested so much into her marriage, and to be replaced with a new model in her life as if she was an old car, was too hard for her to take.

“I had to counsel her all of the time, to tell her that she too was a product of polygamy, but she believed her husband was throwing away all they’d both worked for, all the investments in emotions and their home for a gold-digger. She was sure her husband would soon regret his decision. When I eventually met Yosola, the new wife, I was a bit taken aback by her simplicity. She was young and fresh-faced all right, but you could hardly call her a gold-digger. She came from a very strict Muslim background. Her parents were rich and she turned out to be a successful business woman.

“She deals in household goods and is a major distributor for a few manufacturing companies. She also imports some of the items she sold wholesale.

“I was ready to dislike her, but you just couldn’t help admiring her resolve.

You could see she was prepared to do anything to make the relationship

work. She was very polite to Tumi and the children. When she learnt that I dealt in some of the things she sold, she compared her prices with where I bought mine from, and she needn’t twist my arm before I agreed to be buying from her. My daughter was livid. She thought Yosola was trying to buy my affection, but I told her she was being silly. The prices she quoted were lot less than I was currently paying and she even said I could pay her after I’d sold the goods! It was too good to be true but because I got the goods for less, I was able to be a small distributor in my own right! Small stall-owners started patronizing me and in two years, I was able to rent another shop – a bigger one at that!

“It took a long time for my daughter to see that one could sometimes benefit from a seemingly bad situation. Since I started dealing with Yosola, I no longer ask for any material things from my daughter. I was able to help my other children and I now have a pick-up van I use for my business.

Jubril is happy at the turn of events and Tumi is also learning to live with the situation. Her children are grown and doing well in school while Yosola’s two children are in primary school.

“It is not really a thing one looks forward to when one has to share one’s affection with another partner, but it could be worse. What if my daughter’s husband had ended up with one of these desperate women who are bent on unseating the incumbent wife?”

When Eno met her son-in-law’s new wife, she was determined to hate her. The fact that Bukky, the new wife, met her husband after he was widowed; had nothing to do with how Eno felt. “He married her too quickly after my daughter died”, Eno fumed. “Though she’s as nice as wives come, every time I look at them together, see how happy they are, I just can’t help thinking she’s a poor replacement for my darling daughter. She’s also almost twenty years younger than Dominic.”

“But your so-called son-in-law is in his late forties and his new wife is no teeny-bopper – she is 30 years old”, I pointed out. “And breeding like a rabit”, snapped Eno. Gently, I reminded her that even though she tried, her late daughter only had a child. Surely, Eno would want Dominic to have more; children? He has always encouraged Eno to visit her grand- daughter more often but she wasn’t having any of that. “My blood boils any time I see that woman in my daughter’s former home, using her things and my grand-daughter calling her mummy. I mean, she’s not her mother and what would she be to me? A daughter-in-law? I’m sure she too wouldn’t want “me around, cluttering up her newly arranged matrimonial home!”

What You See Is What You Get! (Humour)

Unbeknown to his family, a man joined a nudist colony. A few months later, he received a letter from his mother who wrote that she hadn’t

seen him for a while and would he send a recent photograph? Unfortunately all the photos of himself were in the nude so he cut one of the pictures in two and sent her the top half.

A couple of days later, another letter arrived from his mother thanking him for the photo and asking him to send one to his ageing grandmother! The poor old dear’s nearly blind, he thought to himself, I’ll just send the other half

of the photo, she’ll never know the difference! Some time passed and one morning, a letter arrived from his grandmother. “Dear Ernest,” it read, “thank you for the photo, though I must say that your new hairstyle makes your nose look much longer.”

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