We Need Just N800,000 To Save Our 3-Year Old - Father Cries Out

Father of 3-year old Godwin Nna, the child who has been diagnosed of hydrocephalus (water in the head) and battling to stay alive for the past two years, has cried out to kindhearted Nigerians.

 Godspower Nna, father of Godwin spoke with Punch revealing how things started and have been.

In his words:

“The problem started when he was one year old. We just observed that he always had high temperature and was always crying. We thought it was malaria, we gave him malaria drugs, but the problem persisted. So we went to the hospital here, they only prescribed malaria drugs which we gave him but this didn’t help.
“Later, we discovered that his head was swelling every day. We did not know the cause, so we took him to a teaching hospital where series of tests were conducted on him and we were told that he is suffering from a disease called hydrocephalus.
“They told us that there is water in his head and that the water that is supposed to go through his body is stored in the head and that is why the head is swelling up increasingly. We were told that he would undergo surgery and we were asked to pay a sum of N600, 000 for the operation, which we did. We were told by the doctors there that the head would become normal after the operation but unfortunately it was not corrected.”

Godspower who works as a bar attendant in a hotel in Akure further stated someone advised him to take the boy to the National Hospital, Abuja , where he was asked to come with a sum of N800,000 for another surgery.

“But we have practically spent all we had when we went to the teaching hospital. Since this sickness started, we have spent over N1m. There is no way we can afford anything else again. We are just begging well meaning Nigerians to help us so that my child doesn’t die.
“They told us that it is only the National Hospital, Abuja that tackles such a case successfully, so we took him there. They too also conducted tests on him and diagnosed hydrocephalus. They said we should come back for the operation with N800,000. I could not go back to the hospital because there is no money again. That is why we are appealing to Nigerians to help us out. This is the only child I have and I don’t want him to die, the head is so heavy that you can’t carry him for five minutes; you will feel the pain because it makes him very heavy.”

The distraught father gave the account details Nna Blessing, 2082214074 United Bank for Africa, for Nigerians who wish to come to their aid.

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Police Arrest Man While Trying To Bury His Mother Alive

A man has been arrest by policemen in Kabuchai Constituency, Bungoma County, Kenya, for attempting  to bury his mother alive. The attempt was proved following a land dispute between the parties.

Chris Wamalwa's efforts to bury his mother were thwarted by people who were passing nearby.


They heard the woman crying for help and went to check. They rushed to the scene and found the suspect struggling to bury his mother in a pit latrine that was halfway dug. .

Ms Beatrice Nasaka narrated  her ordeal saying:

“I am a widow and my only property will save me from poverty. .
I had sold a piece of plot so that I can use the money for my personal needs and when my son heard of the sale, he rushed to my home and demanded for a share. He attempted to bury me after he failed to get what he wanted,” claimed the victim. .

Ms Nasaka said she had bought a one-acre piece of land for her son in a neighbouring village. Area village elder, Ronald Umbu, said they took the suspect to Nalondo police camp. Crdt: Nation.co.ke

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Hardwork Got Me Here - Olamide Speaks To Students In Ogun

Popular Nigerian rapper and singer, Olamide Baddo, has revealed that his hardwork is what got him to where he is today as he had to drop out of school.

The YBNL boss made this known appearing as a special guest of honour at the Summer camp organised by the Ogun State government at at Akin Ogunpoola Model College, Akinale in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state .

 “I am from Ogun State here, I do not joke with my culture and language, infact I came from a poor background. I had to drop out of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode, when it was getting difficult for my parents to pay my school fees. - “However with dogedness, perseverance and hardwork I was able to find myself where I am today.” _

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She Holds A Vigil Every Time I Demand Sex - Man Tells Divorce Court

A bittered married  man, Kolade Atanda, has filed for divorce at Oja Oba/Mapo Court C Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State against his wife, Dupe Atanda.


According to Atanda:

“My wife denied me of two things which are important to me. These are s3x and access to my two children.
“Her mother indirectly runs our home because she takes orders from her, but flouts every instruction I give her.
“As a result of this I feel inadequate as a man.
 “I can’t tolerate this anymore. Please, separate us and give me custody of the children

“I got married to my wife eight years ago and for those years, she refused to work.
“I got her a job through the help of my boss, but she refused to resume work on the stipulated day, ”he said.
“She denied me s3x. Any night I demanded for s3x, she would tell me her mother told her to pray throughout that night or attend a vigil in her church.
“I encouraged her to enroll for a part time Higher Diploma Degree (HND) course, but she failed to complete the programme.
“She made me believe she was nearly through with the course and that she was working on her project which she collected N90,000 for from me.

“She lied concerning the project for more than two years. The truth was finally revealed when my friend who lectures in her school helped me to check her result.
“He told me she performed woefully in all her courses and that she was not working on any project.
“I reported her to her mother who took side with her.
“Her mum told me she never offered her daughter’s hand to me in marriage. She added that she was already engaged to someone who fared better than I did.

“I told her she shouldn’t have taken the food items and money my family members presented to her and her husband during our traditional wedding.
“My lord, my wife and her mother told me I have no claim on our children because they are not mine.
“She later moved out of my home with the children and took my belongings like deep freezer, watching machine, mattresses among others along with her.
“She called my father some few days back and threatened to deal with him if he refused to restrain me from coming to court, “he told the court.

The defendant fhowever did not show up in court even after been served court summon twice.

The court president, Chief Ademola Odunade, after he had listened to the plaintiff adjourned the case till September 7, for judgment.

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See How This Woman's Breasts Ended Up Looking After £11k Boob Job

A Texas woman has been left with 'breasts like udders' after an £11k boob job went horribly wrong.

Stephanie Lopez, 27, following her expensive surgery was left with two sagging breasts after the botched boob job. The silicone used for the job is said to have detached from her body.
At 17, Stephanie decided on increasing her A cup breasts size to a size D when she was just 17, but just two months after having the op, was left with the nightmare.

After spending almost a decade with her uneven boobs, she applied for a TV show that specialised in fixing botched surgery.

Stephanie finally had botched job corrected in may 2016.

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This Baby Is Too Big For A New Born - Fans Come For Patoranking After He Shared This Photo

Last week singer Patoranking made news when he shared a photo of himself and a pregnant lady with a caption suggesting he is set to become a father.

The singer has however come under massive fire after he shared a photo of himself holding a baby with the lady in the former picture looking on as he cradled the child.

Many began sending in congratulatory message but a few had one or two things to say about the photo with most alluding the picture if from a music video shoot.

Read some of the comments below:


creamyamaraDis baby is too big to be a new born.i feel Dis is a music video.whayasay
official_nu_elBut wait oh.. This not a new born baby nah.. 😕
mimi_umehThat is not a newborn baby. He/she is at least a month old. Plus there's an IV bag but no IV line. I think this is a music video and you're just stringing ppl along 😄
sinphia_phrancisThat's a very big newborn... I'm sure there is a story behind this.


Not my business anyways.lol.

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Mummy You Are 15-Minutes Late - Eucharia Anunobi Talks About Late Son In New Interview

Veteran actress Eucharia Anunobi recently lost her only child to the cold hands of death a few days back.

The actress speaking with Saturday Beats has opened up on how she is coping with the loss.

In her words:

“Thank you very much for sympathising with me. I am going to miss everything about my son. Now, there would be no one that would call me to say ‘Mummy where are you? You said you would be home by 7:30 and now it is 7:45. You are 15 minutes late.’ That was how close we were and he was my best friend. I cannot talk much now because I am in the hospital but once I am free, we would talk better,” she said.

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All You Need To Know About The ‘Money Fight’ Between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor

Finally the day is here: two of the best fighters in their respective sports go head-to-head in a boxing match expected to generate the highest ever revenue.

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor are set to earn the biggest paycheque of the careers.

                            

Although the fight has been criticized by pundits as just a crass money making venture, both Mayweather and McGregor have embraced it to show the world that each person is the best fighter in the world, period.

                          

The Money Fight is on course to be the highest pay per view event in world- 5 million people are paying upwards of $100 to see the fight, netting a cool $500 million for the organizers.

Add to that arena tickets to the actual fight that is priced at $3000 but are being sold on the black market for as high as $15,000, the fight is expected to generate in excess of $800 million.

Mayweather who retired from boxing after defeating Manny Pacquiao two years ago came out of retirement to take on 29 year old MacGregor. The two will split the purse at ratio of 70:30 in favour of Mayweather. He could earn $250 million to McGregor’s $70 million.

Holding in Las Vegas, the Money Fight will start at 10 pm local time (4am Nigerian time).

-NET

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Nicki Minaj Featured in Tasha Cobbs New Gospel Music

American singer, songwriter and psalmist Tasha Cobbs Leonard shocked everyone when she released the tracklist for her album “Heart. Passion. Pursuit” and Nicki Minaj was featured on one of the tracks, “I’m Getting Ready“.

The 16-track album also features Anna Golden, William Murphy, Jimi Kravityand Kierra Sheard. The album dropped today and Tasha went on her Instagram page to thank Nicki Minaj for putting her talent into praise for the Most High.

She wrote:

I want to take a moment to appreciate my friend @nickiminaj!!! Thank you for shouting your praise for the world to hear and for putting your love for God on display! Thank you for lending your gift to this album! As I tell you often, I’ll say it for the world to hear… I will forever cover you in prayer! Many will be blessed and have an authentic God encounter because of the stand you chose to make with this record and THAT is all that matters!!!  Now lemme say this…. YOU SNAPPED!!! You absolutely smashed these 16!!!  LOVVVVEEEE YOUUUU!!

 

I want to take a moment to appreciate my friend @nickiminaj!!! Thank you for shouting your praise for the world to hear and for putting your love for God on display! Thank you for lending your gift to this album! As I tell you often, I'll say it for the world to hear... I will forever cover you in prayer! Many will be blessed and have an authentic God encounter because of the stand you chose to make with this record and THAT is all that matters!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Now lemme say this.... YOU SNAPPED!!! You absolutely smashed these 16!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 LOVVVVEEEE YOUUUU!!!

A post shared by Tasha Cobbs Leonard (@tashacobbsleonard) on Aug 24, 2017 at 10:26pm PDT

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Hilda Dokubo Is Having The Time Of Her Life In Canada

Beautiful Nollywood actor, Hilda Dokubo is currently having the time of her life in Canada.

She shared photos on her Instagram and she captioned one thus;

When the reason for your joy is the fact that you know God will always be there for you the smile becomes like a tattoo. You will smile no matter what.

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Senator Kashamu Is After My Life - Gbenga Daniels Cries Out

Former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has cried out over fear of being assassinated. He has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris; and the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura.

In the petition, Daniel accused a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Senator representing Ogun East, Senator Buruji Kashamu, of being behind the alleged plot.

Kashamu on his part has, however, denied the allegation, accusing the former governor of having a sinister plot against him. He added it was Daniel's plan to steer everyone's attention from his plan to later attack him.

Daniel in the petition, titled, “Assassination Attempt on my Person; Main Suspect, Senator Buruji Kashamu,” said that five hefty men, two of whom were in military uniforms and three others in black clothes, were at his residence in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday around 9:13 pm, and asked that the gate be opened for them.

The petition read in part, “The gatekeeper peeped through the pedestrian gate, asking for their identities and mission, they refused to wind down their car window. The gatekeeper then opened the pedestrian gate to continue with his enquiries.

“They asked for his boss ‘OGD’ (the acronym for my full name, Otunba Gbenga Daniel) and he told them that I was not at home. The five men instantly alighted from the car and pushed the gatekeeper inside the compound. They started beating him, saying he was lying and that they had information that I was at home.

“They thereafter asked him how many policemen were in the house and he told them that there were five. They asked him to show them where the policemen were. He led them to the Boys’ Quarters, where they found one of the policemen lying down. Then they asked for his service gun.

“He told them that it was not with him, then they pushed him inside the toilet and locked the door. They returned to the gatekeeper and told him to start showing them round the house, and where the other policemen were. They insisted that they had accurate information that ‘OGD’ was in Abuja and at home.”

He continued saying the men were armed with pistols or shotguns, while one of them, who allegedly had a bigger gun, stood at the gate to watch as the operation continued.

He also alleged that Kashamu was the number one suspect in the alleged plan to kill him, adding that those sent to kill him were not aware that he had left Abuja for Ibadan to attend a political meeting.

He said the petition was written to alert the “the police authorities about the evil intention of Senator Buruji Kashamu” and to request for additional security protection.

“I want to inform the Nigeria Police and security agencies that they should put Buruji Kashamu on security watch list and under strict surveillance.”

Kashamu, however, told our correspondent that Daniel was lying, saying he had never been involved in violence in his life.

He said, “I have never been involved in any violence. It is Daniel who is into violence. He is merely playing politics, and his actions are because of Ogun and South-West politics and the PDP.

“I was aware that he was at Ibadan with the Chairman of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, while I was in my office in Lagos. He knows my house and we have been to each other’s houses on many occasions.

“The petition is all lies. It doesn’t make sense at all. I hope he’s not planning to attack and kill me. He could be using this as an opportunity to kill me. I can’t kill or be involved in any crisis, but I can only use the courts to protect myself. Daniel knows this.”
Kasumu, has now called on the security agencies to investigate the claim by the former governor, adding that at the end of the day, the truth would prevail.

Punch

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I Inspired Wizkid, Timaya, Asa and Others - Sound Sultan

Popular Nigerian act, Sound Sultan has declared he is king.

The singer while speaking with Showtime bragged about his years in the industry saying he mentored and inspired the likes of Timaya, Wizkid, D'banj and a few others making them into what they are today.

“So many artistes that are big now, when they were budding artistes, I inspired and motivated them. From P-Square to Wizkid, Dbanj, Timaya, Asa, and all the other guys.”

On not being scared of his thron ein the game despite these people enjoying massive attention from around the globe:

“That I want to mentor young up and coming artistes doesn’t stop my own career movement, it’s more like a positive energy; it’s not something you need to take a break from. .
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You don’t have to wait for your fire to die down before igniting another person’s, while your fire is burning you can use it to ignite another person’s fire, so they could feed off the good energy that you emit. .
That’s why I’m always here; I feel I’ve already done my own thing, all I do now is to satisfy my fans, use the attention and limelight to influence another person."

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Wealthy dad kills his wife, teen daughter before taking his own life

A father killed his wife and teenage daughter and then himself in a murder-suicide Friday inside their palatable  home on Fox Hill Road.

A woman who arrived to clean the home at 23 Fox Hill Road at about 11 a.m. discovered the bodies of Steven Dym, 56, Loretta Dym, 50, and Caroline Dym, 18, on the second floor.

She called 911 and Pound Ridge and state police responded.

State police Investigator Joseph Becerra said police were not yet ready to identify how all three were killed. He would also not say where each of the bodies were found,according to Lohud.com.

It was not the first violent episode at the house. On Nov. 11, 1992, Steven Dym’s mother, Paula, attacked her husband Lawrence with the handle of a hatchet, striking him in the head as he slept.

Lawrence Dym survived and his wife, who was under stress at the time for a medical condition, was hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation.

Steven Dym was CEO of Gabriel Management in Queens, a managing agent of apartment buildings. His father had been president of the company for years.

Loretta Dym was vice president for global strategic memberships for Club Quarters Hotels in Manhattan.

Caroline Dym ,the couple's other child, William, just started his sophomore year at the University of Southern California.

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Man Assaults Pregnant Girlfriend For Making Too Much Noise While Having Contractions

A Texas man has been arrested for all attacking his pregnant girlfriend. According to report, he attacked her for  making too much noise while she was having contractions.


Lubbock police said the man Adam Reyna, 23, has on numerous occasions assaulted the expectant woman, including while she was having contractions.

Reyna's mom had upon seeing her son assault his woman on one occasion called police  The girlfriend told authorities that on June 21 she started having contractions in the middle of the night.

She said Reyna became agitated she wouldn't be quiet and repeatedly punched her in the face until she stopped talking.
It's not clear if the girlfriend had the baby already.

Reyna's mother reportedly told police that her son struggles with mental health and substance abuse. She said she thinks that's what influenced Reyna to attack his girlfriend.

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I Am Honored To Be Compared To The Likes Of Wizkid - M.I Abaga

Chocolate City Boss, M.I Abaga, in a new interview with Saturday Beats, has revealed why he took him so long to drop a new music project.

According to the ace rapper:

“The truth about it is that the CEO work has been harder than I thought and it has taken a lot of time from me. Also, when you become a brand, you have brand commitments as well. My contract with Glo expired this year even though I have been working with them for seven years and I had been their ambassador for five years. We had to go for interviews, tours, shoot commercials, then you come back and you do the same thing for Martel. Then, I have friends that would want you to feature in their concerts. So, as a brand, it became tougher. Once an artiste gets to the point where he becomes a brand, it becomes tougher for him.

“I have about five projects in my heart that I want to do because I am getting older and once I am done with that I would probably leave,” he said.

On effortlessly remaining relevant in the industry and being compared to the successful younger acts in the industry, he said:

“I am ten years in the industry since my first song came out in Lagos in 2007 because that’s when Crowd Mentality was released. It is an ultimate compliment for me to be compared with the likes of Olamide, Phyno, Ice Prince and others that came out after me. If you think about my first five years, I was really hot but as you get older, you get tired of saying some things. It is very hard for me to write a song about being in the club. If you hear some certain artistes sing about being in the club, you would say that you’d prefer a younger artiste to sing about that,” he said.

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Hurricane Harvey:Residents asked to evacuate as biggest storm since Katrina hits Texas

 Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast late Friday, with high winds and rain battering coastal and inland communities.

 The National Hurricane Center upgraded the storm to Category 4 Friday, with sustained winds of 130 miles an hour. It swept ashore about 9:45 p.m. between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor, just northeast of Corpus Christi.


President Trump signed a disaster proclamation, allocating federal funds for state and local relief efforts.

 According to the New York Times, Gov. Greg Abbott warned at a news conference that the storm was shaping up to be “more dangerous” than previous hurricanes because of the potential for widespread flooding that could leave Texas in the storm’s grip for at least “a week if not longer.There are fears that it may be worse than Hurricane Katrina, which left more than 1,800 people dead in 2005.

 Gov. Greg Abbott warned of record-setting flooding and called on people to flee the area before the storm hits.

"My top goal is to be able to make it through this storm in a way in which we lose no lives," Abbott said. "Put your life first and your property second."

The combination of wind and water could leave wide swaths of South Texas "uninhabitable for weeks or months," the National Weather Service in Houston said.

The threat has prompted officials in at least one town to ask residents who stay behind to write their Social Security numbers on one of their arms in case. It will make identifying bodies easier.

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How I escaped being shot on my birthday –Angela Okorie

Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie who  turned a year older  last week revealed she was almost shot on her birthday.

In a chat with Saturday Beats, the actress said she was accosted by men of the underworld after her charity event to celebrate her birthday.

She said,

“I am grateful to God for life. I am a humanitarian and I am always happy whenever I give back to the society. That was why I celebrated my birthday with the underprivileged.”

“My brother was driving and since the road was rough, he had to slow down because of a pothole. All of a sudden, he just told me to bend my head in the car because I was not concentrating. By the time I would realise what was happening, some armed robbers had double crossed us and they alighted from their cars with guns. They approached our car and cocked their guns, ready to shoot. They almost shot us but before we knew it, some officers of the Nigerian Customs Service showed up from nowhere. They intervened and immediately, my brother seized the opportunity to zoom off. That was how we were saved.
“I believe it was God that sent those Customs guys to us because they were not on the road and they came out from nowhere. When I saw the robbers, I was scared but I had faith in God. I wonder what would have happened if God was not on my side.”

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French President Macron spends $30,000 on make-up in 100 days

France’s President Emmanuel Macron ,39 has run up a make-up bill of $30,000 (€26,000) in his first 100 days in office, offering fresh ammunition to his critics.

The bill, revealed by Le Point magazine and confirmed by the presidency to AFP on Friday, was paid to a freelance make-up artist for work since the centrist took power in mid-May.


It recalled an embarrassing revelation about the balding former president Francois Hollande who was forced to admit to employing a private hairdresser on a pre-tax monthly salary of nearly €10,000 ($11,800).

Opponents seized on the total of the make-up bills — one for €10,000s and another for €16,000 — with most of the French media publishing stories about the issue.


“While France is slaving away, Macron is spreading (the equivalent of) 23 times the minimum wage on his face,” wrote far-right strategist Florian Philippot on Twitter.

A source in the presidency told BFM television that future costs would be “significantly reduced,” while claiming that both Hollande and former right-wing president Nicolas Sarkozy spent more on make-up.

A beauty writer in Britain’s The Telegraph newspaper offered some tips for some cheaper male cosmetics in an article entitled “How President Macron could save himself £8,000 on make-up a month.”

Many male politicians in the West wear foundation while making media appearances to counter the bleaching effect of studio lights or flash photography, as well as concealer to cover up signs of under-eye fatigue.

The leak to Le Point comes at a bad time for France’s youngest-ever president whose approval ratings have fallen sharply since his victory in May standing in his first ever election.

A recent poll showed that only 37 percent of French people were happy with his performance so far and he faces a tricky battle to ram through promised labour market reforms next month.

Earlier this month, Macron’s wife Brigitte, his former school teacher who is 25 years older than him, joked about the difficulties of living with her youthful husband during an interview with Elle magazine.

“The 20 years of age difference… it’s really nothing,” she said. “Of course, when we’re having breakfast, there’s me with my wrinkles and him looking fresh, but it’s like that

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I don’t have a problem with homosexuality — Nse Ikpe-Etim

Nollywood actress, Nse Ikpe Etim has revealed she doesn't have a problem with homosexuality. When asked by Vanguard if she supported a monologue at the AMMAS which supported homosexuality,NSE who hosted the awards said

 I don’t have a problem with homosexuality. I think there’re bigger issues than who I love….

On her husband,she said

He’s a British Nigerian—a black British. His name is “Clifford”; and he was my first boyfriend. We met about 21 years ago and got married later. Clifford and I live together, in the U.K., where he lectures in “Computer Networking,” at Middlesex University—a far cry from what I do.

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Between Frank Edoho and Twitter user who called him a wife beater

Who Wants to Be A Millionaire Host, Frank Edoho shut down a Twitter user who alleged he beat his ex-wife.It all started when Frank tweeted about being afraid for Floyd Mayweather because Conor Mcgregor's training is more intense .

The Twitter user then called him ''over sabi'' saying no one has access to any of the training camps.In response, Frank said there is a tv series based on their preparation and he guesses GoTV doesn''t have it .

See their heated exchange below;

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