Davido Gives Out Scholarship

Music superstar Davido is taking time out to do
something inspiring.
He has set up a scholarship program to ensure that as
many people as he can help get education actually do.
The artiste, whose father is a billionaire, made this
known on Tuesday, in a post on his Instagram page.
“I plan to send people to school every year”, said
Davido, who also revealed that the scholarship will be
in his late mother’s name.
“So many people deserve education.. Starting from this
year I plan to start the Veronica Adeleke Education
Scholarship program.”
“I’m starting from 4 students this year details will be
released soon on how to apply. Do your part to make
the world better, even if you start small… at least start”,
the artiste said.
He shared on Instagram ““So many people deserve
education.. Starting from this year I plan to start the
Veronica Adeleke Education Scholarship program .. I
plan to send people to school every year … I’m starting
from 4 students this year details will be released soon
on how to apply…. DO YOUR PART TO MAKE THE
WORLD BETTER , EVEN IF YOU START SMALL .. AT
LEAST START! OBO!”
The singer, fondly called Omo Baba Olowo (OBO), has a
history of granting education aid.
Davido once promised to take a little boy out of street
hawking business and pay for his education up until
the university level.
“Every child deserves an education but it’s sad that,
that is not the case in the world today but if we all do
our part, the world would be a better place. God bless
his soul. I am ready to give him education till he
finishes university”, the artiste had announced on
social media.
In another instance, the HKN label boss, tweeted that he
was in the mood to give out an unspecified amount of
money.
After getting tons of requests from fans, Davido settled
on Jide Sanyaolu, a Nigerian who had just dropped out
of the University of Liverpool, UK.
Jide, who was studying Electronics and
Communications Engineering, had taken a year’s break
from school because his parents couldn’t afford the
£24,700 tuition required to continue his studies.
Despite having raised £4000 in donations from crowd-
funding platform, gofundme.com, Davido offered to give
him an additional N1 million to clear his school fees.
Davido, who recently graduated from Babcock
University, has a strong educational background.
His late mother, Dr Veronica Imade Adeleke, who died
in 2003, was a lecturer at Babcock University, an
institution where her husband has a substantial stake.
Davido’s father, Deji Adeleke is also the pro-chancellor
of privately owned Adeleke University, in Ede, Osun
state.

BREAKING: Asari Dokubo Loses Wife In Accident

Niger Delta ex-militant, Mujahid Asari Dokubo has lost
his first wife, Zainab Dokubo.

She died in a motor accident on her way to Ibadan on Wednesday,alongside a friend.
Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni, chairman Oyo state Muslim
community, who confirmed the death in a statement
said Zainab

was already a Muslim years before she
married Dokubo.
He recalled that Zainab, who lived in Ibadan had to
relocate to Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa when she was
appointed Secretary of the Muslims Pilgrims Board.
“Even then, there was hardly any month she was not in
Ibadan for one Islamic programme or the other.
“She was a member of many Islamic organisations in
Ibadan including Oluyole Muslim community under the
Imamship of Imam Mudashir Bada.
“It is interesting she was coming to her preferred town
Ibadan when she met her destiny.
“She was survived by four children Amirah, Hassan,
Hussain and Osama.
“May Allah accept her multifarious and
multidimensional jihad as acts Ibadah and admit her to
jannat Firdaous,” Alhaji Sanni said.




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Ambassadorial Nominee Fails To Recite The Nigeria's National Anthem

An ambassadorial nominee, Alhaji Ibrahim Bida, from
Niger state currently serving in Turkey shockingly
failed to recite the Nigeria National anthem when asked
to do so by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
Ibrahim, is among the 47 ambassadorial nominees
currently being screened in the national Assembly.
Check here for Buhari’s full list of nominees.
He began stammering having introduced himself
successfully and on getting to singing the pledge, it
became difficult for him as he began to mix up the
wordings.
The entire 8-man Committee including its Chairman,
Senator Munsirat Sunmonu burst into laughter, until
James Manager intervened in completing the anthem.
Pressed further on his knowledge of foreign economic
blueprint, the nominee explained succinctly how China
got their economic prosperity right because their
President as at the time of their recession decided to
shut its doors against import from other nations and
was busy rebuilding China through domestic policy
approach.
The nominee also stressed that if Nigeria could
configure its foreign policies with the interest of
benefiting from resources abroad, it would help the
situation immensely.

28-year-old Jumps From A Five Storey Building

 28-year-old British tourist has died after falling from a holiday
apartment in the Algarve resort of Albufeira. He was pronounced dead at the scene
after plunging from a fifth-floor balcony at the Janelas
do Mar Apartments in the seaside destination.
He was with two friends who were asleep at the time
and told police they had not realised their friend had
plummeted to his death.
The tragedy happened around 4.30am on Tuesday
morning.
The receptionist is understood to have alerted
authorities after hearing a loud noise and going outside
to find the victim lying on the ground.
The British man has not been named and a post-
mortem is due to take place.
Police from the GNR force in Albufeira have launched a
routine investigation into what they think was an
accident.
Local firefighter chief Francisco Abreu said:

“We are today lamenting the loss of

life of a British holidaymaker aged

28.”

“The victim was already lying on the

ground when a team arrived and was

pronounced dead at the scene.”

The tragic death comes just days after fellow Brit
Christopher Beattie, 33, from Glasgow, died after falling
from a block of holiday flats in the Ibizan party resort of
San Antonio.
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The Boy Is Possessed With A Spirit That Makes Him Steal, Father Of Korede Taiwo

Francis Taiwo, who
starved and chained his 9-year-old son for months, has
been arrested along with Korede’s stepmother, Kehinde, who was also arrested for
allegedly aiding the cruelty meted out to the boy. The 40-year-old pastor was apprehended by
the police from the Onipanu division on Sunday at his
church – CCC, Key of Joy Parish – in Ajibawo, Atan, in the
Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.

According to the to the Ogun State police spokesperson, SP Muyiwa Adejobi,
Francis might be charged with
attempted murder, among other offences, after the
completion of investigation.
Korede, who said he aspired to be a doctor, had blamed his
father for his stealing habit.
“It is true that I stole a pot of soup and a bowl of eba in our
house. I also stole in the neighbourhood. My father’s
inability to give money to my stepmother for the upkeep of
the family caused it. When I was chained, my father and
stepmother fed me twice a day. Some days, I was not given
any food. I want to go back to school because I want to be
a doctor in the future. I do not want to go back to my
father’s house,” Korede had said.
Francis, a father of five who hails from Benin Republic,
confessed to the act in his statement to the police, adding
that Korede’s mother was late.
He said, “I was ordained a pastor in the CCC in 2012. I had
divorced two wives, including Korede’s mother, Maria; she
is late now. She had four children for me – two boys and
two girls – before she divorced me in 2007 after she gave
birth to Korede. I chained Korede because he is possessed.
An evil spirit makes him to steal. He needs deliverance. His
siblings are not living with me.”