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Saturday, 11 February 2017

Indian boy suffers mysterious condition that causes him to bleed from his ear, eyes, mouth and hairline up to 10 times daily

13-year-old Indian boy suffers from a mysterious medical condition that causes him to cry blood, earning him the nickname 'stigmata boy'. Akhileshi Raghuvanshi began to bleed from his eyes, ears, mouth, hands, legs and hairline for no apparent reason at the age of 10. The bleeding leaves the teenager extremely exhausted and with severe migraines.

Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences have studied Akhileshi yet are unable to give him an official diagnosis. They are left confused as to the reason for the bleeding, although they think he may have an ultra-rare condition similar to haemolacria – where sufferers cry half blood tears.

Stigmata is a name for the marks on the body of individuals which looks like the injuries Jesus Christ sustained during the crucifixion and only a handful of people in the entire world suffer this condition which is painful for some.

Akhileshi explained that he doesn't feel pain when he bleeds but it leaves him tired and with a headache.

"It doesn't hurt when the bleeding starts but it makes me tired and sometimes I have headaches." He said.

Akhileshi's father, Arun, has appealed to medical practitioners around the world to assist in offering a solution to his son's problem.

He said:

"I have seen the best of the best doctors in India.
None of them seem to understand what this disease is and how it can be cured.
So far my son was bleeding from his eyes, nose, hairline, neck and legs, but now the things are getting bad to worse as he has started passing blood through while urinating.

"I fear for my child's life now.The medical science must have an answer to it. I appeal to the doctors of the world, please intervene and help save my son."

Outrage as teacher is filmed beating pupils with hose pipe in Kenya

A video of a female teacher brutally beating pupils at the Mwinbi Boarding Primary School in Kenya has emerged. In the footage, which has gone viral on social media, a teacher is seen using a hose pipe to administer corporal punishment to pupils who are lying on their stomach while another teacher watches. According to several reports, Police in Tharaka Nithi County are currently investigating the case.
Watch the video after cut...

Video: Girlfriend tries to prank her boyfriend with fake blood but backfires

Rebekah Eldridge from the UK cooked up the ultimate horror prank when she covered her hands in fake blood and pretended to have cut herself. She was trying to catch out her boyfriend, Reuben Fiander but she didn't foresee his unexpected reaction.

He went sick at the sight of so much blood and dropped to the ground in horror. Luckily, the cheeky girlfriend was able to revive him. Rebekah wrote on the original post:

"So I thought I would prank Reub by pretending I had cut my hand open, not thinking it would back fire quite the way it did!

She added: "The worse part of this prank was trying to convince the postie that the red on my hands was from painting, and that I hadn't just butchered someone and was in the process of burying the body."

Watch the video and tell us if you think the prank is a bit too much.

Photo: EFCC arraigns two for internet scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday arraigned Otojareri Governor Lucky (alias Sam Lewis) and Otorojareri President Mayor (alias John Jacob Carlson) before Justice J.K.Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on a 13-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and sending of fraudulent messages to foreigners.
Investigations revealed that the duo were arrested in their hide-out by operatives of the EFCC in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, based on intelligence reports. Specifically, the suspects were allegedly operating as a syndicate using false identities to deceive foreigners and receive fraudulent sums through Moneygram and Western Union Money transfer from a branch of an old generation bank in Rumuomasi, Port Harcourt.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the count charges. Count one read : " you Otojareri Governor Lucky ‘m’ (a.k.a) Sam Lewis and Otojareri President Mayor ‘m’ on or about of 8 of May, 2016 at Port Harcourt, Rivers State within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court, did conspire among yourselves to commit felony to wit: obtaining money by false pretence and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8 (a) and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other related Offences Act, 2006".

Another count read that : "you Otojareri Governor Lucky, m, (a. K.a) Sam Lewis and Otojareri President Mayor ‘m’ on or about of 8th of May, 2016 at Port Harcourt, Rivers State withinthe jurisdiction of this Honourable court with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of $240.00 (USD) through moneygram from one John Carlson under the pretence that the said sum is an advance fee for the processing of loan from Norton Finance Loans, Springfield, United Kingdom, a pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1 (3) of the said Act.

In view of their pleas, prosecution counsel, M.T.Iko asked the court for a trial date. However, the defence counsel, B.N.Erhire applied orally for bail for his client but was declined.

The matter was adjourned to 3 March, 2017 for hearing of bail applications while the accused persons were remanded in prison custody.

Arsenal striker Takuma Asano hilariously dances shirtless to Gangnam Style (video)

Takuma Asano, Arsenal's striker currently on loan at VFB Stuttgart, hilariously danced to hit song 'Gangnam style' wearing only his underwear. I'm sure Arsenal players will be glad to have him dance for them in the dressing room when he comes back to the club this summer, lol. Enjoy the video after the cut...

Throwback photo of Maryam Abacha with her first grandchild in 2000

Former Nigerian first lady, Mrs Mariam Abacha is pictured with her first grandchild, Sultana Mariam in 2000. Sultana is the daughter of Gumsu Fatima Abacha

Police arrest 452 suspects linked to several crimes in South Africa

In the bid to combat crimes in the country, The South African Police Service (SAPS) has announced the arrest of 452 suspects linked to several crimes. The suspects were said to have been arrested at the Eastern Cape. According to Buzz SA, 51 suspects were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, 13 suspects were arrested for illegal dealing in liquor.
While, 388 individuals were also arrested for other crimes ranging from murder to attempted murder, rape, sexual assault, assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, robbery, business robbery, malicious damage to property, armed robbery, burglaries, theft of vehicles and other crimes.

The SAPS also revealed that 540 litres of alcohol were confiscated with 16 stolen vehicles and 24 firearms including pistols, rifles and shotguns, 405 rounds of ammunition and 104 dangerous weapons, were all recovered during their operations.

Popular Yoruba actress Liz Da Silva in new photo shoot.

The actress cum producer said every bride has a story to tell, as she stunts in these new bridal photo shoot by Soji Oni in Lagos. Congratulations to her. More photos after the cut...

She always deleted him on BBM, now they are married with a child

This lady always deleted this man on BBM but now they are married and blessed with a child. See more photos after the cut...

Man City striker Gabriel Jesus finally explains his goal celebration that got the internet talking

Last Weekend, new Man City striker Gabriel Jesus scored against Swansea city, in that match alone he scored two goals, but after scoring, he celebrated his goal by pretending to be making a phone call. His goal celebration got soccer lovers on the internet talking, with many wondering why he engaged in such a celebration.
A lot of twitter users created vines, imitating Jesus' celebration and also created fake quotes explaining the celebration, with one Twitter User saying:

'My celebration was a message to my ex girlfriend who didn’t answer my calls at Palmerias, but messaged me when I moved to City.'

Surprisingly Gabriel Jesus has taken to his Instagram account to explain his celebration, saying it was a message for his mum.

He captioned his celebration photo; “Hello Mom, I love you.”

This 10 year old kid barber wants to meet and give Adekunle Gold a haircut

This 10 year old kid barber wants to meet and give Adekunle Gold a haircut. Remember Olalekan the 10 year old kid barber we wrote about last week? (Read Here). He was interviewed by Toke Makinwa on Ebony Live TV Thursday and his story is quite touching. In his interview with Toke, he told her that he would like to meet and possibly give a hair cut to YBNL's Adekunle Gold. Read Toke Makinwa's full post after the cut....

'Today I got to interview this 10 year old barber, he goes to school and discovered early his love for cutting hair and he now works after school at a barbing salon. His dream is to one day own his own barbing salon, he makes up to 10k per day but because he does not own the shop he gives the shop owner all the money and he is given 500 naira as his cut. I want to encourage him, I have been given this platform not just to showcase my life but to help people too'.

'He told me that he would like to meet and possibly give a hair cut to Adekunle Gold so I promised to take a picture with him and post it up so that my brother Adekunle will see this and possibly give this little boy his dream. I know you most certainly have a crazy schedule but please pick up this one call. If we can just make his dream come true, it'll go a long way to encourage him and other young stars with their hopes and aspirations'.

'Pleassssssssssssssssssse!!!!! His handle is @lekan_kidbarber and he works at a barbing salon around Sangotedo "He is in school during the day and after school he chases his dream" if you live around there peales follow him and ask for directions to his salon and lets all support him. You can reach him on 08036009658'.

Malawi court sentences Pakistan man to16 years in jail for sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl

The Zomba Magistrate Court in Malawi has sentenced a Pakistan national, Jaral Raja to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

State Assistant Prosecutor, Josophine Chigawa told the court that Jaral Raja a businessman trading as Asante Cash and Carry at Liwonde Township had been sexually abusing the victim between 13th and 19th August 2016.

According to her, it all started when the victim who couldn't be named for legal reasons approached the offender offering to sell him her camera to raise more money to enable her travel to Zomba to visit her grandparents, but she ended up being convinced to work as a house-maid and earn money that way.

After the deal materialized, Jaral Raja started to defile the girl who could not force herself out since she was always locked inside the house.

When the matter finally came to limelight, the law enforcers stormed his house and launched a search only to find the girl being hidden inside a deep freezer which was not connected to electricity.

The 33-year-old was immediately arrested while the victim was taken to Machinga District Hospital where it was confirmed that she was indeed defiled.

Appearing before the Chief Resident Magistrate Agness Patemba, the convict was charged with two counts of defilement which is contrary to Section 138 (1) of the Penal Code and Child Trafficking contrary to Section 79 (1) of the Child Care, Protection and Justice Act.

In passing her judgment, the Magistrate, therefore, slapped Jaral Raja to 16 years imprisonment for defilement and nine years for child trafficking that will run concurrently.

Justin Timberlake, John Legend set to perform at the Oscars this month

Come February 26, 2017 the 89th Oscars will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. The event is gearing up to be a night filled with memorable performances as organisers just announced that Lin-Manuel Miranda, Sting, Justin Timberlake and John Legend will be performing at this year's Academy Awards.
Show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd in a statement said:

"We're thrilled to welcome these world-class artists to the Oscars. These performances will not only celebrate the five extraordinary nominated original songs, but also the integral part music plays in movies."

Timberlake will sing his hit single "Can't Stop The Feeling" from "Trolls", while John Legend will perform "Audition" and "City of Stars" from "La La Land."

Nigerian model Fancy Acholonu shares sexy new photos

Nigerian-American model Fancy Acholonu shared beautiful new photos on her instagram and website. Fancy is in a relationship with Nollywood actor Alexx Ekubo. The couple are constantly supporting each other on instagram. More photos after the cut...

Update: Ghanaian gay refugee finally loses fingers to frostbite after 7-hour trek to cross US Border

Last month we reported that a Ghanaian gay refugee almost lost his life during a long trek to cross the U.S - Canada border into Manitoba. Read here . The man identified as Seidu Mohammed had fled Ghana for the United States in 2015 because he feared for his life due to his sexual orientation, but when he arrived in San Diego, he was detained for a year.
He applied for asylum after his visa ran out but a judge denied his request.

In December 2016, Seidu and another Ghanaian man, Razak Iyal whom he met in Minneapolis, trekked through waist-high snow in Manitoba where they were frostbitten and ended up in a hospital.
According to GhanaWeb, Mohammed had to have all of his fingers amputated, while Iyal lost all of his fingers except for his thumbs to frostbite.

However, Mohammed had earlier stated that 'the journey was worth it' because going back to Ghana will only have him lose his life.