Edeson Online News: 06/25/13

Tuesday 25 June 2013

"I’ve had sex with 370 men" ….Nigerian woman Seyi Kolade reveals

Approaching a man at a bar, Seyi Kolade had only one thing on her mind as she chatted with the stranger - sex. Within hours the pair were in bed together and she was delighted at how her evening had panned out.

Photo: Is Nelson Mandela Dead?

Latest Update on Nelson Mandela’s Health…

Is Nelson Mandela Dead or Alive. Several reports from over the weekend have indicated that the former South African President is in a critical condition ,though some few online news sites have been quick to state the Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela is dead .
News 92 FM earlier reported that Nelson Mandela had died but later told its listeners and online news readers the Nelson Mandela is not dead but is fighting for his life in Pretoria Hospital.
Leaving the conflicting reports aside ,the truth is that Nelson Mandela’s health has taken a turn for the worst and he is now said to be in ‘critical condition’. The Former South African presidents health has deteriorated significantly over the weekend and the 94-year-old may be in his last days. The current South African President, Jacob Zuma who visited Mandela on Sunday said in a statement..
Fresh information about the health of Nelson Mandela indicates that he is unresponsive and his immediate family is now discussing whether to withdraw treatment.
Mandela’s liver and kidney functions are down to less than 50 per cent and he has not opened his eyes for days. Madiba recently had two procedures, one to repair a bleeding ulcer and another to insert a tube into his body, TopAfric.com reported.
Mandela’s situation is said to be much more serious than has been reported by South African authorities.

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Is Nelson Mandela Dead or Alive. Several reports from over the weekend have indicated that the former South African President is in a critical condition ,though some few online news sites have been quick to state the Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela is dead .

Photo: Latest Update on FATAI ROLLING DOLLARS Death:

…Rolling Dollar’s Children May Drop-out Of School Soon…

…He Did Not Leave Any Money to Take Care of His Children…

“His Two Wives Want the Government to Help Them Financially”

Though death has stopped the beat of highlife singer, Fatai Olagunju, popularly known as Rolling Dollar, his family wants his fans to keep the tempo going, writes GBENGA ADENIJI

The location was the Millennium Estate, Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos residence of deceased highlife singer, Fatai Olagunju, otherwise called Rolling Dollar. His two wives, Zainab and Serifat, some of his children including Sikiru-who is the singer’s 50-year-old first son, wore a pensive mood as our correspondent walked into their home.

It was evident from their faces that they were yet to come to terms with the reality of the death of the 86-year-old songbird, Rolling Dollar, who breathed his last on June 12, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the acclaimed “fairest and freest” election in Nigeria. The musician shot to stardom a few years back via a successful album, Won Kere si Number Wa. But despite his fame, the family is worried about the education of his younger children.

One of the children, Jamiu, told our correspondent that he was still saddened by the death of his father, expressing uncertainty over his future. He explained that he and his other siblings would miss their father’s pieces of advice.

The young Olagunju regretted that his late father was unable to fulfill the promise he made to him concerning his education.

Jamiu stated, “Anytime he was around, he used to advise us on things we should do and the ones we should avoid. He promised me that he would make sure I studied up to university level. It is unfortunate that when my father was making the promise, he did not know that he would die this year.”

He added that when the news of his father’s death was broken to him, the first thing he remembered was the promise he made to him, regarding his university education.

“When I was told about his death, I remembered what he promised me. I also thought about my education. It is my desire to be a singer like my father but I want to go to school first. To honour my father, I will take to music someday. He became popular as a highlife singer but I want to be a hip-hop artiste,” he added.

Rolling Dollar might have arrived on the big stage late in life but his works were recognised by highlife lovers, music buffs and fellow musicians. After his death, President Goodluck Jonathan was one of many notable individuals who praised the good work of the late singer. Zainab, who had just finished saying her prayers, told SUNDAY PUNCH that she was yet to believe that her husband had left her forever. She recalled that she married the musician after her first marriage failed, adding that Rolling Dollar was yet to hit the stardom when he married her.

She said, “I was staying with an aunt at Olorunsogo, Mushin area of Lagos about 13 years ago when I met him. I used to see him pass by but I did not know that he had interest in me. I was a bit sick when he called me on a Sunday. He jokingly asked me if I would not mind preparing Ramadan food for him because it was the fasting period. He later noticed some patches at both corners of my mouth, indicating that I had been sick. I told him I had used some drugs but he insisted on buying some more for me.”

Zainab said the musician did not even stop at that. According to her, he also prepared rice and asked one of his children to take some to her house.

She added, “I later learnt that the year he met me was exactly three years after the death of his wife, who left three children behind. We got married in 2001 and I promised to take care of the children for him. His caring and honest nature drew me to him.”

She further stated that the family was apprehensive of how to cater for the children of the late artiste, who she said, did not leave anything behind. Zainab appealed to his fans to stand by them at their moment of grief.

Rolling Dollar’s younger wife, Serifat, who said she bore a boy and a girl for the deceased singer, also reiterated that their husband did not leave any money to train their children.

When the highlife maestro was alive, Serifat said he cared so much for the children and would do anything to make them happy. But his death seemed to have caught her and the rest of the family unawares.

“Our husband did not leave any money. We hope his fans and government will stand by us. The major challenge we are facing right now is how to ensure that our children continue their education. I am a businesswoman and I only survive on the little profit I make,” she stated.

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…He Did Not Leave Any Money to Take Care of His Children…

“His Two Wives Want the Government to Help Them Financially”
Though death has stopped the beat of highlife singer, Fatai Olagunju, popularly known as Rolling Dollar, his family wants his fans to keep the tempo going, writes GBENGA ADENIJI

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…Bank Manager arrested for robbing his own bank…

An Operations Manager with a first generation bank in Agbor, Delta State has been arrested by the police for allegedly conniving with an armed robbery gang that raided the bank, weekend.

The gang had in a commando style operation, succeeded in carting away millions of naira in both local and foreign currencies on Friday, while some bank customers and passers-by were wounded in the process.

Delta State Police command's spokesman, Mr. Lucky Uyabeme, said that "the arrested Operations Manager of the bank is helping the police in its investigation. The command will not leave any stone unturned in ensuring that all the hoodlums involved are brought to book.

"Preliminary investigation revealed an insider connection in the bank robbery as the two keys to the strong room that were supposed to be kept by two different senior staff were left with the Operations Manager, who in turn left the strong room open.

"The four bullet proof doors were not tampered with. One of the senior staff of the bank who was supposed to be with one of the keys to the strong room purported to be sick, handed over the keys to the Operations Manager," Uyabeme said.

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An Operations Manager with a first generation bank in Agbor, Delta State has been arrested by the police for allegedly conniving with an armed robbery gang that raided the bank, weekend.

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…Bill Gates Has Surpassed Carlos Slim As World's Richest Man After 4 Years…

Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person, thanks in large part to a slide over the past few days in the price of Mexican stocks. Gates bumps Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim from his perch as world’s richest, a post Slim has held for the past four years.

The swap happened at the end of the trading day on Monday, after America Movil shares dropped 0.24% from Friday’s closing price. That tiny shift–one quarter of one percent–dragged the biggest part of Slim’s fortune down by $82.7 million. Meanwhile, Microsoft shares rose 0.6%–yes, six tenths of one percent–from Friday’s closing price to Monday’s close, lifting this portion of Gates’ fortune by $88.4 million. With other holdings accounted for, Gates took the lead by just a hair, in billionaire terms: $140 million. Gates finished Monday’s trading with a fortune that Forbes estimates at $70 billion vs. Slim with $69.86 billion.

Slim’s fall from the top continued on Tuesday, when shares of America Movil sank another 1.55% by day’s end, dragging that piece of Slim’s fortune down by $529 million. The price of Microsoft dipped only slightly in Tuesday’s trading, 0.6%. That sent Gates’ stake in Microsoft down by $96.8 million. All in all, the gap between the billionaires’ fortunes widened to $504 million- real money for most of us, but not much to these two. Gates ended the day with a fortune we estimate at $69.9 billion vs. Slim with $69.4 billion.

The gap between their net worths continued to grow on Wednesday, to $624 million. Gates ended Wednesday’s trading day with a $69.8 billion fortune, Slim with a net worth of $69.1 billion.

For the 2013 World’s Billionaires List, Slim took the top spot with a net worth of $73 billion, while Gates came in at second richest with a net worth estimated at $67 billion. It isn’t just Slim’s America Movil that has been dropping lately. Shares in five companies in which he holds major stakes– among them Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V., Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Minera Frisco , Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo, and Inmuebles Carso–were all down from Friday’s market close to Tuesday’s close.

The men have long battled for the top spot on the net worth race (it belonged to Gates for nearly a decade and a half before Slim claimed it in 2010, as my colleague Kerry Dolan explains). But they’ve been teaming up on philanthropy. At the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi in April, Slim pledged $100 million towards Gates’ effort to end polio. The announcement marked the second time this year the pair have teamed up on philanthropy. In February, Gates joined Slim in Mexico to announce a philanthropic partnership aimed at improving agricultural research with the goal of reducing hunger. Neither man disclosed how much his foundation would dedicate to the effort.

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Bill Gates is once again the world’s richest person, thanks in large part to a slide over the past few days in the price of Mexican stocks. Gates bumps Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim from his perch as world’s richest, a post Slim has held for the past four years.

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…Nigerians to start paying £3, 000 to enter the UK from November…

According to a report by UK Daily Mail, visitors from 'high risk' countries in Africa and Asia will have to put up a £3,000 cash bond to enter Britain.

The money will be kept by the Government if visitors do not return home by the time their visas expire.

A pilot scheme, introduced by Home Secretary Theresa May, will target hundreds of people coming to Britain on six-month visit visas from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The countries have been picked for their high number of visa applications and what the Government sees as relatively high levels of immigration abuse and fraud, reports the Sunday Times.

The bonds, to be introduced from November, will only apply to non-EU migrants, otherwise they would fall foul of European rights to free movement.

'This is the next step in making sure our immigration system is more selective, bringing down net migration from the hundreds of thousands to the tens of thousands while still welcoming the brightest and the best to Britain,' Mrs May told the Sunday Times.

'In the long run we’re interested in a system of bonds that deters overstaying and recovers costs if a foreign national has used our public services.'

A second scheme will cover countries such as Kenya, the newspaper reports, which are considered to be lower-risk because immigration officials have fewer doubts about migrants' plans to return home.

About 2.2million people are granted visas to enter Britain every year. Last year 296,000 people from India were granted six-month visas, as were 101,000 from Nigeria, 53,000 from Pakistan and 14,000 apiece from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

The Home Secretary plans to reduce annual net migration to under 100,000 by 2015.

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According to a report by UK Daily Mail, visitors from 'high risk' countries in Africa and Asia will have to put up a £3,000 cash bond to enter Britain.