14-year-old boy takes his own life with shoelace in Cross River

14-year-old boy takes his own life with shoelace in Cross River

A 14-year-old boy identified as Donald reportedly took his own life using a simple shoelace as a makeshift noose. The incident occurred on Saturday, October 28, and has left the many in shock and disbelief. Donald, who was known to be a resident of Ekondo street, lived with his grandmother. According to accounts from a close friend named Eyo, the day started seemingly ordinary, with Donald completing his morning chores before he went out to buy fufu, a local cassava meal.

Little did anyone know that this would be the last time he would be seen alive. The tragic turn of events began when Donald did not return home after purchasing fufu. His absence raised concerns among family and friends. Around noon on that fateful day, his grandmother, deeply worried and unable to make contact with him, called for the assistance of a carpenter. The carpenter arrived promptly, but the scene he encountered was beyond shocking. Donald had hanged himself by tying a shoelace around his neck. There was no furniture or object in sight that he could have used to support himself, indicating that he had somehow managed to fix the noose to a wall or some other structure. ”Nobody heard any noise from the compound until the carpenter ran out and raised alarm and we all went inside the compound. The boys legs were on the floor, there was no table or object which the boy climbed on to fix his head on the noose and the string round his neck was just a shoe lace”.  “The police did not touch the boy and and others who were called to take the boy down did not touch the body and when the woman was asked to take the boy down she refused,” Eyo said.

14-year-old boy crowned America’s top young scientist, wins $25k prize for developing soap that treats skin Cancer

14-year-old boy crowned America's top young scientist, wins $25k prize for developing soap that treats skin Cancer

A 14-year-old boy, Heman Bekele, a ninth grader at W.T. Woodson High School in Annandale, Virginia,  has been crowned America’s Top Young Scientist in the 2023 3M Young Scientists Challenge. The young boy’s groundbreaking invention, an affordable bar of soap that effectively treats skin cancer, has earned him a well-deserved $25,000 grand prize.

14-year-old boy crowned America's top young scientist, wins $25k prize for developing soap that treats skin Cancer

He addressed this issue by ingeniously infusing medicinal soap with three specific ingredients known to reactivate dendritic cells, which play a crucial role in generating an immune response against cancer. One of the most remarkable aspects of Bekele’s soap is its affordability. The cost of producing each bar of this cancer-fighting soap is a mere $0.50 (approximately N382.33), a stark contrast to the exorbitant expenses associated with current medical treatments, which can soar to over $40,000 (approximately N35 million).

14-year-old boy crowned America's top young scientist, wins $25k prize for developing soap that treats skin Cancer

“Skin cancer is mostly found in people living in developing countries,’ Bekele told Fairfax County Public Schools. “But the average price for an operation is $40,000. “14-year-old boy crowned America “I was devastated by the idea of people choosing between treatment and putting food on the table for their families. There are so many preventable deaths.’ The young scientist’s journey began with extensive research into skin cancer and dendritic cells, which are pivotal in protecting the skin by enhancing the immune response.

Former governor of Zamfara, Yerima says no regrets marrying 14-year-old bride in 2010

Former governor of Zamfara, Yerima says no regrets marrying 14-year-old bride in 2010

A former Zamfara State governor, Senator Ahmad Yerima, has said that he has no regrets about marrying his 14-year-old bride, an Egyptian wife in 2010, stating that the wife is grown now and is in the process of obtaining a master’s degree. GistReel reports that Yerima was elected governor of Zamfara State in 1999. He was re-elected in 2003 for a second term, which ended on 29 May 2007.

Former governor of Zamfara, Yerima says no regrets marrying 14-year-old bride in 2010

Former governor of Zamfara, Ahmad Yerima Nigerians and people all over the world were shocked to hear that a former governor had married a minor at the national mosque in Abuja in 2010. However, while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Friday night, Yerima defended his actions, saying his marriage to his wife has not stopped her education. “She is doing her Master’s Degree now. “I told you my own daughter who was married at the age of 16, is doing her Ph.D” “Marriage does not stop people from getting educated,” Yerima said. Yerima also criticised the Child Rights Act (2003) and the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (2015), saying whatever act is passed at the National Assembly has to be domesticated by the state assemblies. “And once they have not done that, it’s no longer a law,” he added. The former governor alleged that former President Olusegun Obasanjo “tried to smuggle the Child Rights Act”. “He passed it at the National Assembly through some manipulations but I don’t think any state in the North domesticated it and passed it,” Yerima said. Asked to share his views on whether children deserve the right to education and other freedoms enshrined in the Child Rights Act, he argued that marriage could not stop education. Probed further on the level of education of his Egyptian wife, he said, “She’s doing her master’s degree now.” Yerima also noted that his daughter whom he had given away in marriage at the age of 16 “is doing her Ph.D. in London” On the claim that he paid $100,000 as dowry for the Egyptian girl’s hand in marriage, the former Zamfara governor noted that “it’s not dowry.” He explained further that “all other things” stipulated as conditions for the marriage were counted to arrive at that figure. “Provision of the house, provision of dowry, the dresses that she has to wear, everything [in] total,” he said. “At that time, it was just N15 million.” One can give as much as is requested of them in marriage by Sharia Law, Yerima disclosed. “Whatever you have to do in marriage is clearly stipulated under the Sharia Law. You have to provide for a house for the girl, if you’re marrying her, like, from the condition the Egyptian government’s law provides,” he said.

14-year-old boy kills neighbour over girlfriend in Ondo

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A 14-year-old boy named Marvelous Asefon has been remanded by a magistrate’s court in Akure, Ondo State for killing a neighbour over girlfriend related issue. The remand order was issued in connection to the alleged killing of his neighbour, Sunday Ogele. According to reports, the defendant was apprehended by the state police command in April after fatally stabbing the deceased with a pair of scissors during a dispute over a girlfriend in Oka Akoko, which is the administrative center of Akoko South-West Local Government Area. The charge read, “That you, Marvelous Asefon, on Sunday, April 20, 2023, at 8pm in Kanmu, Oka-Akoko in the Ondo State Magisterial District, did kill one Sunday Ogele, 17, by stabbing him with a pair of scissors in his rib, which led to his death.”Trending:Another Nigerian lady set to break Guinness World Record as she begins counting of rice grains (Video) The defendant was subsequently charged with one count of murder. The prosecution argued that the offence violated sections 319 (1) and 316 of the Criminal Code, Cap. 37, Vol. 2, Laws of Ondo State, 2016. The court did not take the defendant’s plea. During the proceedings, the prosecutor, Matins Olowofeso, submitted an application requesting the defendant’s remand in a custodial center until advice is received from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The magistrate, Folashade Aduroja, granted the prosecutor’s request and ordered the remand of the defendant. The case was adjourned until June 11 for further hearings.