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All you need to know about Benjamin Aderounmu (AKA) Kokoro

The legendary Kokoro, Benjamin Aderounmu. Due to his blindness, people exploited him a great deal. He was making money from shows and events but most of the money never got to him. He was at one time homeless and had to play on Lagos streets to make ends meet.

Benjamin ‘Kokoro’ Aderounmu.

Benjamin was born 25th February 1925, he died 25th January 2009.

He was a very popular blind musician born into a Royal family from Owo in Ondo State,Nigeria.

He was making use of his eyes until he became blind at 10 years of age. 1n 1947,he moved to Lagos having earlier developed a unique style of singing,first with a drum and later with a tambourine.

Great man

Kokoro featured regularly on Federal and State radio stations in the 1960’s right up to the early 1980’s and same for TV stations as well.

The revered author Cyprian Ekwensi wrote a fictionalized version of his life in his novel ‘Drummer Boy’.

Then Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos State, donated a 2 Bed-room apartment to Kokoro in 2007 haven learnt he was homeless.

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8 interesting facts you need to know about Anthony Joshua by Olamilekan Moshood

  1. He was once a bricklayer in a big construction site in England before taking up boxing full-time.
  2. Anthony Joshua was once a prisoner in 2009, Anthony was put in a remand in reading prison for what he described as fighting and other crazy stuff. He was made to wear ab electronic tag on his ankle when released.

3.Joshua career was almost stop when he was arrested for possession of cannabis but once sentenced to a 12 months community works.

  1. Joshua is from a broken home. His parents, Robert and Yeta Joshua got divorced when he was 12.
  2. Joshua spent some of his early years in Nigeria as a boarding school student at Mayflower school Ikene, Ogun State, Nigeria.
  3. He excelled in football and athletics and broke is school year nine 100 m record with a time of 11.6 seconds.
  4. Anthony Joshua has suffered only one defeat in his fighting career.
  5. Anthony Joshua worth is about £45m which should have double due to his victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. In Saudi Arabia
Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua as a child
Anthony Joshua and mum
Lifestyle

Man Banished For Impregnating Daughter Twice In Anambra by Okoro Abraham.

A Facebook user, Okoro Abraham took his social media plattform today and shared a story of a man in his 60s that was sent out of a community in Nnewi.

Residents of Okofia, Otolo Nnewi in Anambra state have banished a man in his 60s for reportedly impregnating his daughter twice.

In photos shared on Facebook, the elderly man who is allegedly from Okija in Ihiala Local Government Area had palm fronds tied on his neck. His daughter who was carrying a baby also had palm fronds tied on her leg to show that they engaged in abominable acts.

The father and daughter were then led to a waiting bus where all their property was packed in by the community members.

The victim
The perpetrator
Health

Nigerians should be mindful of the drinks they consume, dorctor warns.

A Nigerian medical doctor with the Twitter handle, @doctoremzo has advised Nigerians to be mindful of the drinks they consume, especially drinks like zobo, kunu that come with re-used plastic bottles.

In his words;

“This is important! Empty bottles being used by patients in the hospital is normally packed by some cleaners who get to sell them to some of their customers who use it to make “Zobo, yoghurt, kunu, tiger nut drinks and so on”.

Now here is the problem some of these bottles

Some of these bottles were used by patients who had Tuberculosis, which means they coughed out their saliva into it… Some were used by patients with Hepatitis B and other infections that are can be transmitted, it could be Lassa fever or Ebola viral infection

When those that buy the empty plastic bottles buy it, they do so at a very cheap amount and I’m sure that they don’t sterilize it hence the chances for transmission of infection is very high.

This message is very important for everyone especially.

You have to be careful, this has been the tradition for years and this is one of the ways by which some people come down with infections at times without knowing the source.

It’s a message for everyone that cares about their health. Be conscious of what you eat and the source.

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Love is expressed at home, not on social media- Reno Omokri

That your husband, wife, fiancé or significant other does not post about you on social media does not mean they don’t love you. Love is expressed at home, not on social media.

Often, your relationships last longer when you keep them offline. Valuable things are not frequently exposed to the public. The Queen of England wears pieces from the Crown Jewels once a year. Aren’t your relationships more valuable than jewels? They don’t need to be flaunted on social media daily, or they may lose their value.

Reno Omokri
Lifestyle

I dont know why anyone would bleach their skin- Reno Omokri.

Harvard University’s research proves that Black people have a ‘Methuselah Gene’ that makes us look younger than other races. It produces collagen and Melanin. Google it. Why would you want to bleach that away?

Every year, hundreds of millions of White people tan their skin to look more beautiful. It is a multibillion dollar industry. The belief that you don’t look good is in your head. Songs of Solomon 1:5 says It am Black and beautiful’. It is a love song Salomon wrote to a Black woman 3000 years ago. Look at yourself from head to toe. You are Black and you look good. Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived (other Christ), said so! Love your Black skin. Don’t BLEACH it. PREACH it!

Blessings Mr Omokri. You said it all.