Nigerian mum gives birth to white baby in odds that baffled midwives

32 year old Nigerian Catherine Howarth was
convinced she had been given the wrong
child when midwives presented her with her
new baby shortly after she gave birth at a
Milton Keynes Hospital on June 1st. She was
stunned because the little boy named Jonah
was completely white. And even though
baby Jonah has a white father, doctors say
the chances of him being completely white
too were an incredible one in a million.
And it wasn’t only baby Jonah’s parents who
were stunned, so were the midwives.
“The midwife looked at me and looked back
down at Jonah and then at me again and
couldn’t believe it. The doctors confirmed it
was extremely rare."Catherine.
Her husband Richard Howarth, 34, was
equally astonished.
“When I first set eyes on my baby boy
Jonah, it was a feeling of pure delight and
relief that he was healthy and strong. His
complexion was very pale due to the
umbilical cord being wrapped around his
neck when he was being delivered.
“After a few hours his colour came to his
cheeks. Catherine and I noticed his
complexion was very similar to mine and
were surprised it was as light. The midwives
and doctors told us he’ll most likely remain
this colour.”
Doctors have said Jonah is not an albino.
“We have been told that I must have been
carrying a recessive gene. My parents were
from Nigeria and, for as far back as anyone
can remember, my family have all been
black. But at some point there must have
been a white gene in my family that has
remained dormant for years and years –
until now. The doctors said they had
researched the chances of this happening
and discovered that it was very, very rare.
They had only found two similar cases, both
in America, that had been reported in
recent times.” Catherine said
Catherine and Richard say they plan to have
more children but have been told the
chances of them also being born white are
highly unlikely.

ISIS video shows beheading of another American journalist Steven Sotloff

The ISIS terror group has
published a video titled "A second
message to America," showing the
beheading of American journalist
Steven Sotloff.
The video also threatens the life of
British captive David Haines.
Sotloff speaks to the camera before
he is killed, saying he is "paying the
price" for U.S. intervention.
Considering he was a captive, it's
possible that his words were scripted
for him.
The masked ISIS figure in the video
speaks to U.S. President Barack
Obama, telling him, "Just as your
missiles continue to strike our
people, our knife will continue to
strike the necks of your people."

Source: CNN

Give Me Back My 30 Million Naira - Emenike Asks Governor Chime

Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel
Emenike, has asked Enugu state
government to give him back his 30
million Naira (about $ 180,000) he
invested in the state to build a
sports academy after army men
stopped workers from working on
it.
An angry Emenike told
AfricanFootball that he acquired the
land after the World cup had
concluded through the help of a
special assistant to the Enugu State
Governor Frank Ndubuisi Ugwunweze
(a.k.a Ezeumuaga), who forwarded all
documents concerning to the land in
Emenike’s name.

Emenike wants his N30m back!
Emenike revealed that he bought the
lands as he visits there regularly
during his free time, so he found out
about a free plots of land in the state
and contacted Governor Sullivan
Chime’s aide who further assisted in
making the purchase.
Emenike, in his own words, said: “I
worked hard to make my money, I
know what I pass through on the
pitch before I earn my living and it
will be unfair if what am hearing
about my land in Enugu State was
true.
“I visit Enugu whenever I come to
Nigeria, my friends stay there as
well as some of my family
members. And I am the kind of
person who allows for advise. Even
before now, I had a dream to own
an academy not only in Nigeria but
I believe in the saying that
“charity begins at home”.
“About three, four months ago, I
acquired 13 plots of land in Enugu
State through the special assistant
to Governor Sullivan Chime. And
during the time of conversation of
the land papers he never told me
there was any problem on the
land. He gave me all the necessary
documents in my name after
payment.
He went on to reveal that when he
asked work to begin in the state, the
Chime led government ordered
soldiers to stop the labourers.
He added: “I then directed for work
to commence immediately, but the
state government has directed
soldiers to stop anybody from
working there.”I don’t want to
believe that this is fraud. I am
ready to fight it all.
“I am not a politician and I see no
reason why my money will be held
by the government house.”
“I have called some top
government officials in Enugu, but
all of them are not trying to be
sincere.
They could not help because the
order came from the Governor.
“Nobody is trying to be sincere
and as a matter of fact, I want my
money back. I am very depressed
that there is no confidence in
investing in my country. I just
don’t understand the pranks.

“Right from time, I don’t like going
through government for anything. I
prefer to do it with my money and
I see no reason why my property
will be held back by government. ”
Emenike also demanded that the
Governor gives him back his money,
if the project won’t be allowed to
continue, as he won’t like to see his
hard earned cash dissapear into thin
air.
“People go to government to get
free land, but I will not do that
because there is no sincerity in
most of the things we do. And I
will not be here and somebody
takes my money, it will never
happen,” he disclosed.
“I just want to believe that His
Excellency Governor Chime was not
aware of the purchase of the land,
in that case, I will like to have my
money back.”
Emenike plays for Turkish club
Fenerbahce, and he is Nigeria’s main
and mostly lone striker.
The bulky Imo state born athlete has
started this season off well, having
scored a fantastic goal for
Fenerbahce, he is scheduled to
represent Nigeria in the September
6th AFCON Cup qualifiers.

Slice of Princess Diana's Wedding Cake Auctioned

A 33-year-old slice of
cake from Prince Charles and Princess
Diana's 1981 wedding has sold at auction
for $1,375.
The cake, still in its original white and
silver presentation box, was sold online
Thursday by Nate D. Sanders Auctions of
Los Angeles.
With the box was a card stating, "With
best wishes from Their Royal Highnesses,
the Prince & Princess of Wales."
Auction house spokesman Sam Heller
says the buyer is a private collector.
Although the cake came wrapped in its
original wax paper, Heller says it
wouldn't be a good idea to try to eat it.
He adds, however, that there is a small
but dedicated group of royal cake
collectors.
Some, Heller says, have purchased cakes
dating to the days of Britain's Queen
Victoria, who married in 1840.

Funerals, ghost towns and haunted health workers: Life in the Ebola zone

At the
gravesite in a northern Liberia village,
there are no religious or traditional
burial rites. No ceremony, no
mourning, no family members, and
no final goodbyes.
Nothing but a group of men dressed
in space-suit-like outfits, cautiously
throwing the dead body into the
grave, they pause only to toss in
anything else they are wearing that
came into contact with the deceased.
These men are part of the country's
Ebola response team, specifically
tasked with burying anyone
suspected to have died of the Ebola
virus.
The virus is spread through contact
with the blood and body fluids of
people infected with Ebola, and it is
still transferable even from a dead
body.
To help combat the spread of the
disease, the Liberian government has
directed that its citizens should not
bury anyone who dies of, or is
suspected of having been infected
with, Ebola.

Weird: Meet the Brazilian man born with his head upside-down

A man born with physical disabilities so
severe his head is Upside-down has defied
the odds to become an inspirational public
speaker.
Claudio Vieira de Oliveira, 37, was born
with his neck folded back on itself, as well
as badly deformed legs and almost no use
of his arms and hands. Doctors told his
mother to stop feeding him as a newborn
as they believed he had no chance of
survival. But Claudio from Monte Santo,
Brazil, has overcome his extreme
disadvantages to graduate as an accountant
and become a public speaker. Continue...

"Since I was a child I've always liked to keep myself busy and work - I don't like to depend totally on other people. I do a bit of accounting, research for clients and consulting. I have learned to turn on the TV, pick up my cell phone, turn on the radio, use the internet, my computer - I do it all by myself." he said.

Claudio types with a pen held in his mouth, operates phones and a computer mouse with his lips and has specially made shoes that allow him to move around town. His determined independence saw him succeeding at school and qualifying as an accountant from the State University of Feira de Santana. When Claudio was born, doctors told his mother Maria Jose he would not be able to survive. Maria Jose said: "People started saying 'the baby is going to die' because he could barely breathe when he was born. Some people would say: 'Don't feed him, he is already dying'. But there's only happiness now. Claudio is just like any other person - that's how he was raised in this house. We never tried to fix him and always wanted him to do the normal things everyone else does. That's why he is so confident. He is not ashamed of walking around in the street - he sings and he dances." At eight years old, Claudio, who had previously been carried everywhere, began to walk on his knees. His family had to change the floor of the house so he could walk around without injuring himself. Claudio's bed, plugs and lights had to be made lower so that he could do things for himself without asking for help. He cannot use a wheelchair because of his unusual shape, making it hard for him to be independent outside the home - but he begged his mother to be allowed to go to school and learn with the other children. Doctors have recently diagnosed him with a rare condition called congenital arthrogryposis.

They believe he has multiple joint contractions in his legs and arms which mean they cannot extend properly. Claudio said: "Throughout my life I was able to adapt my body to the world. Right now, I don't see myself as being different. I am a normal person. I don't see things upside-down. This is one of the things I always talk about in my interventions as a public speaker. "Nowadays it's much easier to deal with the public, I'm not afraid of it anymore and I can say that I am a professional, international public speaker and that I receive invitations from all over the world." Culled from UK Mirror

Former president Obasanjo's niece Kikelomo Anubi pregnant @64

A niece of former President Olusegun
Obasanjo, Mrs Kikelomo Anubi (pictured
above) who is 64 years old, is currently
expecting her first child after being married
for 28years.
Mrs Anubi, whose Ghanaian husband just
returned home after leaving her for 6 years,
spoke to City People magazine about being
an expectant mother at such an old age
"I am pregnant and permit me to tell you
that by next year when I have my baby I
will be 65. I have been married for 28
years. It may amaze you that I got pregnant
in a natural way. I didn't do IVF. I have
done IVF before at a popular hospital on
the island and it failed. In fact, an uncle of
mine who is a top shot paid for it. I almost
lost my life but God intervened". she said.
Asked how she is related to the former
President, Mrs Anubi said;
"He is my Uncle and somebody I respect so
much. My mum is his elder sister and if you
look at my face, you will see the
resemblance. I am also from Owu" she said