Homeless Man Sues Couple Who Seized $400K They Raised To Help Him.

A homeless man is suing a US couple who raised more than $400,000 to help him, alleging they used the funds as their own “piggy bank”.

Johnny Bobbitt went viral last year when he gave his last $20 to Kate McClure when her car ran out of petrol.

Ms McClure and her boyfriend Mark D’Amico started an online fundraiser for him, which drew contributions from over 14,000 donors. The legal action – alleging fraud and conspiracy – was filed on Tuesday.

Lawyers for the 35-year-old wrote documents filed in Mount Holly – a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia – that the couple had used the GoFundMe account they set up for Mr Bobbitt “to fund a lifestyle that they could not otherwise afford”.

In recent interviews, Mr Bobbitt said Ms McClure, 28, and Mr D’Amico, 39, had recently paid for trips to Las Vegas and Florida, and a new BMW.

Mr D’Amico works as a carpenter and Ms McClure is a receptionist for the New Jersey Department of Transportation, according to local media. A judge is set to hear the case on Thursday.

Bobbitt says the couple sold his camper, gambled away some of his money, and have declined to provide him with any financial records. The couple claims he once blew $25,000 on drugs in just 13 days.

“Every dollar he ever touched was used for drugs,” D’Amico told NBC in a nationally televised interview on Monday.

He added that he would be “absolutely” willing to allow an accountant to review financial statements to determine how the money was used, and what remains.

📸: AP

Security Guard’s Son Attempts Kidnap On A Professor, Demands ₦7.5M Ransom.

The son of a security guard employed by an Emeritus Professor, Joshua UnuiGboje Aiseku, has been arrested, alongside two others, for attempting to kidnap him in Edo State.

Police Commissioner, Babatunde Kokumo, told newsmen that the main suspect, Adamu Aminu, 23, was like a son to Prof. Aiseku. Kokumo explained that Adamu’s father worked as a security man to Prof. Aiseku.

He said Prof. Aiseku paid for the education of Adamu and even allowed him to live with him. The Police CP stated that Prof. Aiseku sent Adamu to another school when he was rusticated from the first school he was enrolled into.

Names of the two other suspects were given as Tamuno Diepreye Samuel, 19, and Ovie Raymond, 21. They were said to have threatened to kidnap and kill Prof. Aiseku if he did not pay them the equivalent sum of ₦7.5m.

The suspects provided a Turkish bank account number 851838335002 with account name, Akunday Aorah, into which their victim was to pay the money.

In a chat with newsmen, Adamu said there was no intention to kill Prof. Aiseku since the man did no harm to him.

He said he got the two others in River State to provide a Techno phone and the account number where the money would be paid into and blamed the devil for the act.

Debtors Stab Creditor In The Neck In Kano.

A man identified as Alhaji Auwalu Awaisu, has been rushed to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, after two teenagers stabbed him in the throat in Dorayi, Kano.

According to reports, the act was committed by his debtor, one Aminu Manga, with the help of his friend. Auwalu was said to have loaned Aminu some amount of money and collected some documents as collateral.

However, on the day of the incident, Aminu allegedly called the victim that he was ready to repay the loan and they agreed to meet at Auwalu’s house, but on getting there, Aminu stabbed him and fled with his car.

It was Auwalu’s cry for help that attracted neighbors who, immediately, rushed him to the hospital, after which the suspects were arrested.

📷: Aminu Abdu Bakanoma

Fresh Graduate, Two Others Burnt Beyond Recognition In A Car Crash.

Three people, including a fresh graduate of the Kogi State Polytechnic, lost their lives, on Thursday, in an auto accident involving three vehicles on Zariagi-Lokoja Highway, Kogi State.

The accident occurred in the early hours of the day. Nine people conveyed in three vehicles, a Toyota Carina car, a truck and a tanker were, but three persons were burnt beyond recognition, while five others were critically injured.

One of the deceased, Hafsat, a fresh Biochemistry graduate, was said to be making a trip to Lokoja, from Okene, ahead of her NYSC which starts in two weeks.

The accident was said to be caused by over-speeding.

BBNaija’s Bisola’s Baby-Daddy Is Reportedly Dead.

Olanrewaju Malcolm, father of ex BB Naija runner up Bisola’s daughter, has died.

Malcolm, a veteran artiste manager and promoter, passed away in the early hours of today, at Model Specialist Hospital, Surulere, Lagos, after a prolonged battle with a yet to be disclosed ailment.

In his last post on Instagram, he made a vague reference to his health condition and some friend were elated to see him improving, but he eventually lost the battle, today, due, largely, to the paucity of funds for his medical bills.

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Rest In Peace Malcolm, we pray for fortitude for his loved ones at this time of grief.

VIDEO: Being Physically Challenged Is No Excuse To Break The Law – Ajimobi On Why Ayefele’s Music House Was Demolished.

Governor Ajimobi of Oyo State, has said being physically-challenged doesn’t give anyone the right to break the law.

He said this in reaction to the backlash he got for demolishing musician Ayefele’s Music House.

In an interview with BBC, he said: “Ayefele didn’t obey the law. People are saying he should be pardoned because he is physically challenged.

https://twitter.com/scribblesurban/status/1032171624710254592?s=21

So, does being physically-challenged give one the right to break the law? They said he employed people, but even thieves employ people. Should we say a thief should continue stealing because he employed people?

And we warned him (Ayefele) about the building. Now that he has appealed, we will pardon him, but we must always obey the law.”

Via: BBC Pidgin.

OAU Suspends Six Students Indefinitely Over Allegations Of Cultism.

In its avowed commitment and zero tolerance against cultism & other anti social behaviors, the management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has suspended six students of the Institution who confirmed their membership of a secret cult.

On Monday, 2nd of July, 2018, an information was received by the University Management that two students of the institution, against their will, were forcefully initiated into cultism outside the University campus. Promptly, the security Unit of the University swung into action and, after a thorough preliminary investigation, twelve students of the University were apprehended & handed over to the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police to assist with further professional investigation.

A special release signed by the University Registrar, Mrs. Magaret Omosule stated that after the investigation of the suspected students by the Nigeria Police, the University, today, 20th August, 2018, received a detailed report of the Police findings where it was confirmed that six students of the University had admitted their membership of proscribed groups, thus breaching their Matriculation Oath, Code of Conduct and other pertinent University regulations.

Accordingly, and in accordance with the relevant statutes, the students have been suspended pending the outcome of investigations by the appropriate Students’ Disciplinary Committee.

They are:

1. ONYEKWUSI Praise Chinemerem, Matriculation number ASE / 2014/218.
2. OJO Abiodun Olamide, Matriculation number MCB /2012 /149.
3. UDE John, Matriculation number ASE /2015 /362.
4. OLADOYE Tobi Olakunmi, Matriculation number EGL /2014/ 383.
5. AYEYI Damilola Ayomide, Matriculation number EGL /2016 /075.
6. DAVIS Jesulayomi Olakunle, Matriculation number EGL / 2014 /207.

Mentally Challenged Man Stabs Monarch To Death In Ekiti.

An Ekiti State king, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin, who is the Olowa of Odo Oro Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area, has been killed in his palace.

The incident, according to a source in the town, occurred early on Monday when a man suspected to be mentally deranged entered the palace and murdered the monarch.

The monarch’s death led to a violent protest in the town as youths trooped out to show their grievances over the gory incident.

The man was said to have escaped into the bush after committing the crime and now being trailed by youths and security agencies.

The assailant is from the same royal family as the slain traditional ruler. He was earlier seen before, a council meeting, today, sitting on the throne and was chased away.

The monarch was stabbed by the assailant while he was attempting to enter his vehicle after the council meeting.

Duncan Mighty Gets Called Out For Allegedly Battering His Wife.

Some classmates of Vivien Nwakanwa Mighty, wife to Nigerian musician, Duncan Mighty, have released pictures of her battered face, after an alleged domestic violence incident on Saturday.

According to the friends who are furious with the singer, this isn’t the first case of abuse by the Duncan.

The latest case was said to have occurred shortly after the singer finished a video shoot with Davido, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday.

The cause of the attack wasn’t stated, but one Pella claimed Duncan flew down to Lagos, shortly after the attack and hasn’t shown any sign of remorse since.

He was said to have called Vivien, this morning, to tell her that she shouldn’t have shared the picture of her face with her friends, as it can dent his image.

Police Arrest Son Trying To Use His Mother For Rituals.

Ayobo, Lagos, was, on Sunday, greeted with the gory sight of a helpless mother whose face and skull was badly battered by her son in his attempt to advance his cyber fraud business (yahoo) to the ritual level (yahoo plus).

The incident took place at No.2 Raji Ajanaku street, Alaja Road, Ayobo, inside the flat the suspect,Taiwo Akinola, 29, lives with his mother, Mrs Alice Iyabo Akinola, and her grandchild, Master Faruk, age 14 years.

In a carefully thought out plans to kill his mother, Taiwo, said to be staunch member of the notorious Aiye confraternity, went to the victim’s provision store in front of their apartment and told his mother to meet him inside the house for an important discussion and at same time sent his nephew, Faruk. to go buy him a white handkerchief and a stick of cigarette.

As soon as the victim entered the house, the suspect attacked her, smashing her head with a plank, pressing iron and a UPS charger, to ensure she didn’t survive the ferocious attack.

When Faruk returned from the errand, he didn’t see his grandmother in the shop, so he went into the house only to see the poor woman lying in a pool of blood. Shocked by what he saw, the small boy raised the alarm which attracted neighbours to the scene.

The police was informed and Taiwo promptly arrested. The victim was rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment and was found to be hanging onto life.

During a brief interrogation, the suspect disclosed that he was asked to kill his mother in order to have more money. When his room was searched, the following exhibits were recovered:

Two calabashes with one containing human skull and the other, a mixture of dark concoction. A plank perforated with nails and stained with blood; A pressing iron stained with blood; A white handkerchief with which he wanted to scoop the victim’s blood; A bottle containing oil and labelled “Back To Sender.”