Nigerian singer, Djinee has appealed to his fans to continue to pray for him as he recovers from the ghastly car accident which almost took his life last week.

According to him surviving the accident was a miracle.

The ‘Ego’ singer had been involved in an accident while driving his car in Lekki, Lagos. James Abinibi, a filmmaker, announced the incident on his Instagram page.

In a post on his Instagram page, he said;

“Having been through quite a few near-death situations, this horrific car accident has to rank as the closest! To say my survival is a miracle will be putting it mildly. It is God’s show of grace and mercy!” he wrote.

“He put me to sleep through it all so there were no manoeuvres, no James Bond stunts.. nothing! I literally slept and woke up in the hospital.

“I want to sincerely thank you for your prayers, and concern. I also want to apologize for being unavailable; the doctor advised that I receive/make fewer visits and calls.

“The past 8 days have seen me go from one crisis to another owing to the injuries (both internal and external) that I sustained, but I offer all these painful moments to God as so many acts of love. By his Grace, I am out of the critical phase.

“As I battle towards full recovery, I hope to be on my feet soon by the grace of God. I ask you to please continue to pray for me.”

A Passionate Poem from Stephanie Hegarty for Nigerians

Stephanie Hegarty a BBC correspondence who was covering for the news outfit in here Nigeria, departed the country today. She penned down this beautiful poem for Nigeria and Nigerians.

Nigeria mo chroi. (A poem... kind of)
There will be never be anything like you.
This city Lagos, that took me in and tucked me deep
In its wild soul.
Nothing like the wahala and its best friend, camaraderie
Sharing the struggle of traffic and gens and terrible roads.
Though some of us much less than others...
To the fiery fuse of Lagosians
And every shouting match I witnessed on your streets
AND the plenty I took part in.
Ok, started...
To the many who said “Welcome”,
even though they saw me every day
for two and a half years. I’ll miss you
and the short, sharp expulsion of air
from deep in the lungs of a Lagos street
that followed me everywhere “Oyinbo!”
And the akara lady on the corner,
who saw my “fine” dog taking a stroll with my friend Niyi
and shouted, “Dog, where your oyinbo?”
To the flight nearly missed because two men
locked in the middle of an intersection in a battle of ego,
refused to budge.
Until my taxi driver said get out and beg them. It worked.
And the many flights not missed
because a late arrival rescued this late passenger.
The endless conversations about food.
And the tragedy, that after two and a half years in Nigeria
I’m cursed, never again to enjoy food that doesn’t taste
Like fire.
I’ll miss the grin of “Happy Weekend”.
Or “Madammmmm, turn your hand."
of plenty men eager to help me park,
each with diametrically opposed ideas of how to do it.
And every Uber driver who took the trip
but didn’t show up
because he didn’t like where I was going.
And even the hours, days and weeks spent
hounding government ministries
for documents, information, permissions.
When all along I should have known,
they had no light.
Magnificent waterfalls, hills above the clouds 
long lines of cattle on pink sunset hills.
The clambering, choking green of the bush,
as it creeps up tall palms.
And the dusty deep ochre north.
All this beauty so hard to reach
because roads begin and end, with no middle.
I’ll miss late night chats by the guard house with Mohamed
about the wonders of the earths ecosystems.
Trying to describe what snow is like
in mediocre Pidgin.
And Light, oh Light. I could dedicate an entire ode
to the joyful sound of the siren
triumphantly announcing the return of Nepa.
Kanye said, the most beautiful things sit next to the darkest.
Naija, I’ll miss you. 💚


Credit: STEPANIE HEGARTY TWITTER HANDLE

APPRECIATING A MAN WITH PASSION FOR THE INDIGENTS ON QUALITY AND FREE HEALTH SERVICES: DR. BENJAMIN OLOWOJEBUTU

Dr. Benjamin Olowojebutu is the Founder and Executive Director of the Benjamin Olowojebutu Foundation (BOF) a dream birthed and driven by his love and compassion to help indigent people suffering from various diseases such as Fibroids, Lipomas, Breast lumps, Hydrocele, and Hernias. The goal of BOF is to in the long run change the healthcare space with love and compassion.

Dr Ben is presently the Medical Director of Liberty-LIfe Hospital, Ojota, Lagos Nigeria, where over a hundred indigent people suffering from Fibroids, Lipomas, Breast lumps, Hydrocele, Hernias have received successful, quality care and relief.

His constant pursuit of excellence and undying love and compassion for indigent women gave birth to the BOF –#VISION36.

#VISION36 is a healthcare project that the foundation seeks to treat a minimum of 36 indigent women with fibroids, Lipomas and breast lump absolutely free of charge in each of the 6 Geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

Dr. Ben and the BOF team have started the trip with the North Central Outreach in Benue State, Makurdi from the 23rd of July – 3rd August 2018.

The team will be in the South South region of Akwa Ibom from the 22nd to 31st October, 2018

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