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Girl’s Tears Turn to Astonishment

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This girl cried her eyes out when a 60-year-old man offered to marry her. She didn’t want him. She didn’t want this sort of life for herself, but it was the only way to save her family little did she know that she would learn the old man’s secret and that would change everything.

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They were homeless and lived off the streets, but despite how difficult things were, Daisy’s parents ensured they sent their kids to school. The siblings performed very well in their academics. Luckily, for Daisy after her high school education, she got a scholarship to study in high school, a few years later, Daisy now 26 graduated college and worked as a secretary. She wanted to have a family of her own as soon as possible, but sadly no man wanted her. You see many men asked Daisy to go on dates with them, but whenever she told them about her background, they cut communications with her.

They wanted nothing to do with a woman with such a poor background. They felt Daisy, wouldn’t love them genuinely and would only be with them for their money. Daisy’s brother wasn’t left out of this mess, and all the women he approached talked down to him because of his financial status. Well, one day, this family got a big surprise. One day Daisy’s parents received a handwritten letter from a 60-year-old man saying he wanted to marry Daisy when they saw the man’s name.

They were stunned. This man was the wealthiest in the community the following week. The man visited Daisy’s parents and gave them several food items. They desperately needed it, so they didn’t reject his gifts. He also promised to take good care of them.

It seemed their suffering would now be over, but it would come at a huge sacrifice, their daughter’s happiness. The couple called Daisy and told her everything about the old man Daisy found herself in a very tight spot. She thought about the man she would love to spend the rest of her life with, and this old man didn’t even come close, but thinking about how much her family was suffering, did she have any other choice? Would it be right to reject this proposal when it was the only thing that could save herself and her family Daisy thought, so she called her parents and told them. I will do anything for my family.

I will marry the old man the next day. Daisy traveled, home and her family got another letter from the old man saying he would come to the house early the next morning to see Daisy that morning, Daisy’s parents made sure she wore her best outfit Daisy was scared. What did the man look like? Would he treat her nicely? Would she even love him?

Well, all her fears disappeared. The moment she saw the man and she knew things would work out between them. The old man didn’t look great and his face was wrinkled, but his personality did the trick. He was very kind and humble he was witty and Daisy learned a lot from him. They spoke as if they were long time, friends and they played like kids soon enough.

The family set the wedding date and Daisy was a happy bride-to-be she didn’t mind if the man was a lot older than her parents and she didn’t care about his wealth. She just wanted to share her life with him. The old man kept visiting Daisy and, as each day passed, she got more comfortable with him. She loved his clever nature and the way he respected and cared for her family. Finally, it was the morning of the wedding Daisy stood in front of her husband and took her wedding vows, but her mind was filled with fear and tears trickled down her cheeks.

Was this real or a dream she needed to wake up from? Would things continue to be pleasant or a catastrophe was waiting for her down this seemingly beautiful road? After a few hours, the wedding came to an end. The staff drove Daisy to one of the old man’s luxury houses where he and his bride could consummate their marriage. Daisy took a quick shower and sat on the bed without saying a word to her husband.

She was anxious. She had never been intimate with a man and she didn’t know if the night would go well. Let me shower the old man, tapped, Daisy’s shoulders gently and went to the bathroom after 30 minutes when he still hadn’t returned to the room. Daisy drifted off to sleep three hours later, Daisy suddenly woke up and she was scared out of her wits when she heard the shower running. What was he still doing there?

Was he planning something evil? Is this the point of the story where she would pick up her bags and run Daisy wondered just then the bathroom door came open and the young and gorgeous man walked out. He approached Daisy with the most beautiful smile the young woman had ever seen. Daisy was frightened and she shook like a leaf, were her eyes deceiving her. Was this some kind of magic Daisy tried screaming, but the young man placed a finger over her lips and said: hey. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

It’s me: Daisy recognized the voice as that of her husband, but she didn’t believe it was him just then the man pulled Daisy into his arms and kissed her. It was fierce, slow, and passionate for a split. Second, Daisy got carried away by the kiss, but when she regained herself she broke away from the kiss. What kind of a joke is this getaway from me? I don’t know you.

Daisy screamed and tears flowed out of her eyes. She rushed into the bathroom thinking her husband was there, but it was empty. Then she turned to the young man and screamed. I don’t care if he looks old. I love him.

He makes me happy. I want to share my life with him. So please give me back my husband Daisy thought the young man tricked her into getting married to the old man just so he could later have her. Why didn’t you have the guts to come to me by yourself? Do you think, having power and wealth gives you the right to treat and use people as you please?

Please take me to my husband. I cannot withstand being away from him. Daisy fell to the ground and wept hard. The young man knelt beside her and tapped her shoulder gently. He explained to Daisy that he was indeed her husband and that he was never old.

Instead, he wore makeup that made him. Look that way, but Daisy didn’t believe him. It’s me, my love. I am the one I’m here for you and I love you so much too. The man said then recounted all the beautiful memories and conversations they had, but none of this convinced Daisy that he was indeed her husband, the young man, told Daisy.

There is something else she needed to know. He told her that he first met her at the office when he came for a business meeting with her boss at work. Daisy was also at the meeting since she was the secretary. The young man told Daisy that during that meeting he fell in love with her wits, smile, and humility. I asked your boss to tell me more about you and he said you selfless honest, humble, and truthful.

He was right. You loved me, for who I am and not all I own and that’s what I have been searching for. The young man said, but Daisy still didn’t believe him at that point. The young man tapped his fingers and two makeup. Artists walked into the room and approached Daisy.

These women transformed me from a young man to an old man, and I did all that because I wanted to find true love and I found that in you, the young man sat on a chair. Then he tapped his fingers again and the makeup artist started working on his face daisy washed in awe as the makeup artist, slowly transformed the young man into the elderly man after three hours, the job was done and the man now looked exactly like the elder man. Daisy married Daisy and burst into tears right away. She ran into the man’s open arms and they shared a warm and tight hug. It’s you, it’s you right now it doesn’t matter whether you look young or old.

I am just happy that it is you. I am just happy, you are the man I married. I promise you today that you will never regret loving me Daisy, said and kissed her husband, while the makeup artists cheered them on ever since then. These two lived happily ever after wonderful stories like this are a beautiful reminder that we should always look beyond people’s appearances. Our loved ones may not have great looks, but maybe if we take a deep breath and look closer, we will see just how sweet, loving, and beautiful they are.

It’s never about how a person looks, but it is what is inside of them that matters. I hope you enjoyed this story. Please turn on the notification bell, so you don’t miss out on more inspiring stories like this.

 

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I Just Met This Guy, He Took Me To a Hotel When We Got There, What He Did Left Me Outraged

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I walked into an eatery one afternoon to order takeout. While I waited for my food I kept busy with my phone. A man walked up to me with determination on his face. He smiled and said “Hello my name is Victor. I have been trying to get your attention from my table over there (he points to a far-off table). READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

You didn’t even blink in my direction.” I looked at him and said “Sorry I’ve been engrossed with my phone.” He said “I can see that. I suppose that’s how to get your attention, through your phone. Can you give me your number then?” I didn’t mind giving…Read Full Story Here……..

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1999 Toronto Saga: How Former Speaker, Salisu Buhari, Declared False Age and Forged University Certificate

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On the 3rd of June, 1999, Salisu Buhari, a 29-year-old Nigerian businessman who made his fortune dealing in computers, was elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives in Nigeria, a position which constitutionally made him the fourth most important person in Nigeria.

Unknowing to his colleagues, the government and the whole of Nigeria, Salisu Buhari was not qualified for the office he occupied. Few weeks after he was elected, findings revealed that Salisu Buhari, the sixth Speaker of the House of Rep. forged his way to power…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

The News Magazine released an article on the 19th of July, 1999 claiming that Salisu Buhari is seven years younger than the 36 years he claimed to be and that he didn’t attend the University of Toronto in Canada not to talk of graduating from the institution. The News Magazine had more than enough proofs to back their claims thus suppressing all threats made by Salisu Buhari and his lawyers to sue them for libel.

Salisu Buhari
Salisu Buhari

It was made known to the world that Salisu Buhari, the self-acclaimed Toronto University graduate, was actually born in 1970 and not in 1963 which he claimed. This rendered him unqualified to be the Speaker as section 65 subsection 1 of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria disqualified anybody under 30 years from contesting membership of the House of Representatives.

Also, it was made known that Salisu Buhari didn’t attend the University of Toronto in Canada not to talk of graduating with a degree in Business Administration in 1990. The University of Toronto, when asked, denied knowing Salisu Buhari. The management said they couldn’t find any record relating to the his name. Carlo Villanueva, an official of the Institution said,

Regarding your request for confirmation of degree for Mr. Ibrahim Salisu Buhari. We have searched our records and could not find anybody with the name you are inquiring with”.

Letter from University of Toronto
Letter from University of Toronto

Also, Salisu claimed that he did his national youth service at Standard Construction in Kano. This was proven false as records at the NYSC secretariat in Abuja could not produce his name among the 1991 corps members who served in the scheme. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

Blocked in every way, he had no means of escape. After several open denial of the allegations and threats to sue The News Magazine, Salisu Buhari, on Thursday, July 23, 1999, eventually faced Nigerians and admitted declaring false age and forging certificate. In tears, he said,

“I apologize to you. I apologize to the nation. I apologize to my family and friends for all the distress I have caused them. I was misled in error by the zeal to serve the nation, I hope the nation will forgive me and give me the opportunity to serve again.”

He then resigned and walked into the shadows. In 2013, he made his return to the news and the public space when he was appointed as a member of the governing council of the University of Nigeria by President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

Normally, the move garnered a lot of criticism. In a feeble attempt to justify the appointment, the Nigerian government explained that Buhari’s apology had earned him a presidential pardon from President Olusegun Obasanjo.

 

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The Man Called Adegoke Adelabu ‘Penkelemesi’

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Joseph Gbadamosi Adegoke Adelabu alias Adelabu Penkelemesi was a colossal in the political arena of Ibadan and the then Western Region before the independence of Nigeria in 1960.

He was born in Oke-Oluokun, Ibadan, on September 3, 1915 to Mr. Sanusi Ashiyanbi Adelabu and Mrs. Awujola Adelabu. At the tender age of five, Adegoke Adelabu lost his mother and then lived with his paternal aunt. Adegoke Adelabu attended St. David’s C.M.S School in Kudeti, Ibadan from 1925 to 1929; CMS Central School, Mapo, Ibadan in 1930 and Government College, where he was a head boy, from 1931 to 1936…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>

 

In 1936, Adegoke won a U.A.C scholarship to study commerce in Yaba Higher College but eventually left the college six months later to work as an assistant to the UAC Ibadan district manager. After working with UAC for sometime, he was promoted to an Assistant Manager due to his hard and clever work. However, he left UAC in 1937 to start a business of his own which was unsuccessful. He later took up a civil service job, then returned to UAC in 1945 only to leave after a short period to start a textile trading business which was successful.

After acquiring little wealth from his textile business, Adegoke Adelabu got involved in politics. The starting point of his political career was traced to the period when Ibadan lineage chiefs (Mogajis) rose against Salami Agbaje, the then Otun Balogun of Ibadan, from becoming the Olubadan of Ibadan. In 1951, during the local elections, Adelabu and some other political elements formed a new party called the Ibadan People’s Party to challenge the already established Ibadan Progressive Union and fortunately for Adelabu, the new party won all six seats to the Western Regional Assembly. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>

However, the Ibadan People’s Party broke apart after an informal alliance with NCNC was proposed by Adelabu. Adegoke Adelabu stayed with NCNC and became the secretary of the party’s Western Province Working Committee. In 1954, Adelabu became the chairman of Ibadan District Council. Also, in the Federal elections of 1954, Adegoke Adelabu won a seat to the House of Representatives and later became the First National Vice President of NCNC and appointed Minister of Social Services. He held this post along with his chairmanship of the Ibadan district council.

He later resigned from both positions after allegations of corruption by the opposition party, Action Group.
In 1956, Adelabu ran for a seat in the regional assembly as the leader of NCNC in the Western Region but his party lost majority seats to Action Group thus making Adelabu the leader of opposition in the Western House of Assembly.
Adegoke Adelabu alias Adelabu Penkelemesi was a strong politician, leader and had his ground, a firm ground, in Ibadan. He was found of using the phrase “Peculiar mess” whenever he address the public. The non-literate segment of his followers who had never heard of the words peculiar and mess and never knew its meaning Yorubanized the phrase into “Penkelemesi” and then added it to his name- Adegoke Adelabu Penkelemesi. The people so much loved Adelabu. He was indeed a ‘man of the people’. OldNaija gathered that when he became the Minister of Labour, he was given an official limousine car which he drove to Ibadan to show his friends and followers and declared that the car belonged to them, not him. Also, when Adelabu was given an official residence in Ikoyi, the most exquisite part of Lagos inhabited mostly by the British and French, he called drummers from his hometown to celebrate the success which the British and French residents found disturbing. Adegoke Adelabu simply said, “If they do not like noise and drumming, they are free to go back to their own country.” Adegoke Adelabu admitted being an egoist in a book he wrote in 1952 titled ‘Africa In Ebullition: Being a handbook of freedom for Nigerian nationalists’.

Adegoke Adelabu and Obafemi Awolowo
Adegoke Adelabu and Obafemi Awolowo

On March 25, 1958, at the age of 43, Adegoke Adelabu met his untimely death in a fatal car accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. His death sparked protest and chaos in Ibadan as many of his supporters claimed he was assassinated by his opponents with juju. Several properties were destroyed and people also lost their lives. The police arrested over 500 persons of whom 102 was charged with murder and others discharged and some, jailed. It was indeed a big loss, a “peculiar miss” for the people of Ibadan.

 

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