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

Twilight actor, Gregory Tyree Boyce and his Nigerian girlfriend Natalie Adepoju mysteriously found dead at their home

Twilight fans are mourning the death of Gregory Tyree Boyce, 30, and his Nigerian girlfriend Natalie Adepoju, 27, after they were mysteriously found dead in their condo in Las Vegas.



The Las Vegas Medical Examiner's office confirmed that the couple were found dead on May 13. The cause of their deaths have not been revealed.



A source told E! News that "Greg's cousin woke up and noticed that Greg's car was still at the house. He was worried because Greg was to be in LA. His cousin went to check on him and found them."







The source says that prior to his death, Gregory was "really focused and handling a lot of business." And though he had moved to Las Vegas to help his mother, the insider reveals Gregory "would commute to LA for acting jobs and to see his daughter."



A second source adds, "Greg was definitely a person who loved life and [was] super positive... super animated, really witty, he was the life of the party. I will definitely miss him. He was one of my funniest friends in LA and made my experience there really memorable."



Insiders told TMZ that an unknown white powdery substance was found at the scene, but authorities are yet to confirm.



Boyce was known for his role as Tyler Crowley in the first Twilight franchise movie.





His Nigerian girlfriend, Natalie Adepoju who has been dating the actor for just over a year has a young son named Egypt, while Boyce is survived by his 10-year-old daughter, Alaya.



In a statement shared to a GoFundMe, her family described her as being a "loving daughter, niece, sister, cousin, and friend." They continued, "Natalie had so much life to live [and] we are saddened that her life was cut short. Natalie leaves behind her one and only baby boy Egypt, her father, two brothers and one sister, and a host of family and friends who love her dearly."

Yobe state Chief Judge, Musa Nabaruma is dead

The Chief Judge of Yobe State, Justice Musa Nabaruma is dead. Channels Television reported that a family member, Hussaini Nabaruma confirmed the death of the Chief Judge on Tuesday May 19.



Nabaruma who served as the Chief Judge of Yobe for about nine years (the longest in the state), died on Monday night after a protracted illness at the National Hospital in Abuja.



He was appointed as the Chief Judge of Yobe state in 2011 by the immediate past governor of the state, Ibrahim Gaidam.

Cameroonian Pastor who claimed he could heal Coronavirus dies less than a week after contracting the disease

A popular Cameroonian pastor, Frankline Ndifor has died from Coronavirus barely a week after contracting the disease he claimed he could cure.



The Pastor who was also a presidential candidate in the country's last presidential election, had laid hands and prayed for the healing of some Coronavirus patients who turned up at the premises of his Kingship International Ministries Church.







Dr Gaelle Nnanga who was called to treat Ndifor after he started suffering severe respiratory difficulties less than a week after falling ill with the virus, told Voice of America that the Pastor died less than 10 minutes after receiving treatment.



Shortly after Pastor Frankline Ndifor died, his supporters addressed him as a 'prophet' and blocked entrance to his home in the capital city of Douala for eight hours on Saturday as medical staff tried to retrieve his body.







The Governor of the coastal region said a police force had to be deployed when supporters blocked the entrance to his home and claimed the pastor was on a spiritual retreat with God so could not be buried. They reportedly sang and prayed for his resurrection throughout last weekend.



However after security operatives gained entrance into the late Pastor's apartment, his corpse was retrieved and buried in front of his residence by officials of Cameroon’s COVID-19 response team.







One of the late Pastor's followers, Rigobert Che confirmed that the "prophet" prayed for him and several others diagnosed with COVID-19 last Wednesday. He said;




"This is a pastor that has been laying hands [on the sick] and claiming that he cures COVID-19.

"If you, the person that claims that you are curing COVID-19, you are dead, what about the fellow people that were affected by the COVID-19? Now that he is dead, I do not know how the people that he was laying hands on will be healed."



Health officials are now asking all those who came in contact with the pastor to report to hospitals to be tested for COVID-19.



Ndifor came 7th out of nine candidates in 2018's presidential election with 23,687 votes. There have been 3,529 confirmed cases of Coronavirus and 140 deaths in Cameroon.

Man creates ‘cuddle curtain’ so he can safely give his grand-mum a hug amid Covid-19 pandemic (photos)

A man has ingeniously created a special way of giving his relatives a much-needed hug during the Coronavirus pandemic as distancing measures are enforced the world over.



Antony Cauvin, 29, from Stratford-upon-Avon, who works as a plasterer, created a 'cuddle' curtain with arms so he could hug his grandmother who he had missed giving a cuddle after spending months apart due to the pandemic.



The ‘Cuddle Curtain’ created by Cauvin uses a see-through shower curtain fitted with long safety sleeves on either side so that two people can stand opposite one another and embrace without any skin-to-skin or breath contact.


Cauvin said he tested the curtain with his wife Miriam before taking it to his grandparents’ house and fixing it in their garden. ‘We giggled about it but thought, “this could actually work”,’ he told Sky News.



His wife Miriam filmed the adorable moment he and grandma Lily finally hugged again – with their video now shared on Facebook more than 162,000 times with millions of views.



The footage captures Lily’s delight when she hugged her grandson for the first time in months with no fear of spreading germs.


Cauvin says the sleeves and the curtain itself are disinfected after each hug so that someone else can use it.


Cauvin has now left it in his grandparents’ garden so that their seven other grandchildren and three great-grandchildren can come along for their own cuddles.


Antony Cauvin said to Sky News. ‘But we were also giggling that much, just because it seemed such a far-fetched and bonkers idea. We never touched any part of Grannan at all – I’m a believer in social distancing and don’t want to put anyone at risk.’ He told Sky News he hopes his invention won’t be a long-term fixture, adding: ‘Hopefully if we find a vaccine for this horrible disease, it won’t have to last.’


Watch the video below.

https://metro.co.uk/video/man-invents-cuddle-curtain-hug-grandmother-quarantine-2173620/?ito=vjs-link

Loving you is the best that has happened to me'' event planner, Sandra Ikeji-Samuel celebrates hubby, Arinze, as he turns a year older today

Upscale events planner, Sandra Ikeji-Samuel, is all excited as her husband, Arinze, turns a year older today May 19.







Sandra took to her Instagram page this morning to declare her undying love for Arinze whom she referred to as her King. Her post reads


''Happy birthday my dearest husband, my crown, my light in the dark, oh my prayer warrior, my super amazing darling, today I celebrate you my king, loving you is the best that has happened to me, you are my life & my everything, I will love and honor you for the rest of my life & I pray God blesses you with everything beautiful, may the favor of the Lord rest upon you my husband , may the wise continue to surround you to lead your family in the right path..

I love you Arinze my husband with every breath in me, you are my answered prayer and this journey we 've started is forever & ever & ever. My XTY thank you for loving me the way you do, it's honeymoon everyday with you. Have a beautiful birthday. Yours...Mrs S.I Samuel.''