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Blinded effort: Man attempting 100-hour crying marathon goes partially blind

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10 months ago

July 19, 2023

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An attempt to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest crying marathon by an individual by Cameroonian skit maker, Tembu Daniel, fondly called Town Cryer, has gone wrong with him ending up partially blind.

Recall that Nigerian masseur, Joyce Ijeoma, who was attempting to break the world record for the longest massage on different individuals, recently collapsed.

In an Instagram post last week, the comedian, who is based in Lagos, had said he will be crying nonstop for 100 hours.

In an accompanying flier, the skit maker had claimed he had the permission of GWR to proceed with the attempt.

“I am going in to break the Guinness world record for the longest time crying,” he wrote.

However, backtracking, Daniel, told BBC that he experienced serious health issues.

“I had headaches, a swollen face, went partially blind for 45 minutes and has puffed eyes.”

“I had to re-strategise and reduce my wailing”. he added.

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Daniel added that he was determined to see it through and so he is sobbing towards his target, even though he has not applied to GWR, so it won’t be an official record.

Last week, GWR had issued a short statement to people attempting to break world records.

The statement followed after Danny Zara, another Cameroonian, announced her intention to set a world record for the longest-sex marathon.

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‘Big head, wide mouth, tribal marks’ — police describe blogger declared wanted for ‘murder’

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May 13, 2024

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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has declared one Dorcas Adeyinka wanted in connection with alleged murder.

The police also alleged that the suspect is linked with cyber-stalking, abduction, murder, injurious falsehood, threat to life and extortion.

In a post on X, the police described the suspect as 1.64m tall.

The force highlighted other attributes of the suspect to include “big chin, full lip, wide mouth, and a large head” size.

The police said the suspect hails from Ekiti state but lives in the UK and frequently visits Ikeja, Fagba, Ogudu, and Sango.

‘HILARIOUS DESCRIPTION’

The description of the suspect has sparked reactions on social media.

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Police arrest woman for trafficking 16-year-old secondary school girl to Libya

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21 hours ago

May 12, 2024

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Operatives of the Ogun state police command have arrested a middle-aged woman, Abike Olonade, for trafficking a 16-year-old student to Libya.

It was reliably gathered that the victim, whose name is yet to be disclosed, is a student of Adeoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.

Confirming the arrest, the command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, in a statement in Abeokuta, on Saturday, said the suspect confessed to trafficking the victim to Libya.

She said, “One Abike Olonade has been arrested for trafficking 16 year old student of Ademoye Lambo Secondary School in Obada Oko, Ogun State.

“She confessed that the victim has been trafficked to Libya.”

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Ajayi Crowther varsity guards arrested for raping female student

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2 days ago

May 11, 2024

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The management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, on Saturday, announced the arrest of two members of its vigilante group for allegedly raping a female student of the institution.

The management, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Olufemi Atoyebi, said the university had set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

Atoyebi said the suspects have been handed over to the police with a vow to ensure heavy penalty on anyone found culpable after a thorough investigation.

He, therefore, assured all stakeholders that the institution would not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

The statement read in part, “Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo received with shock a report of alleged rape of one of our female students on Thursday, May 9, 2024, by two members of our vigilance group.

“The management promptly handed over to the police, the two people alleged to have committed the crime while the university has set up its own internal panel of inquiry to investigate the allegation.

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“The management wishes to assure all stakeholders that ACU will not tolerate any act of misconduct capable of tarnishing its enviable image.

“Raising Godly intellectuals is our primary goal in ACU and we will not allow any act of misconduct capable of diverting our attention from our goal. Heavy penalty awaits anyone who is found culpable after our thorough investigation.”