I can’t pay- Nigerian woman racks up £500k (N90m) bill after giving birth to quadruplets in London hospital

One of the largest hospitals in the country
is chasing a bill of more than £500,000
from a Nigerian woman who gave birth to
quadruplets.
The 43-year-old, named only as Priscilla,
went into labour three months early
shortly after landing at Heathrow airport
in November.
She had intended to give birth to the babies
in Chicago, in the US, where she has family
– but was turned away by border officials
upon arrival.
According to Mailonline ,they claimed that
although she had a visa, she did not have
required documents from a hospital stating
that she had the money to pay for the birth.
Priscilla, a healthcare worker, said she was
returning to Nigeria via London when she
started having contractions.
She was taken to the Queen Charlotte’s and
Chelsea Hospital in west London, part of
Imperial College Hospital, where she
delivered the four babies.
One sadly died shortly after birth while
another, a girl named Deborah, passed
away on Saturday. The other two, Elijah
and Esther, are still being treated on the
hospital’s neonatal intensive care ward.
Staff estimate that the total bill for the
highly complex birth and the care of the
babies is already more than £500,000 about
90 million naira .
The cost of treating one baby in neonatal
intensive care is £20,000 a week.Priscilla is
currently staying at a hostel run by a
charity and is unable to afford the bill.
Her husband is in Nigeria, and cannot
come to Britain to help take care of her as
he does not have enough money for a visa
or the flight.
Priscilla underwent IVF treatment, which
has a high risk of multiple births, as she
was struggling to conceive naturally due to
her age.

She was told by her doctor to fly to the US
to have her babies, as Nigerian hospitals do
not have the ‘facilities to cater for the
children’.
Her case is revealed tonight in the BBC 2
documentary Hospital, which exposes the
pressures of health tourism on the trust.
When first warned of the high treatment
costs by overseas visitor manager Terry
Facey, she says:

‘I didn’t plan to come
here.
‘It’s only money.
Money can’t buy life.
The last bill I had was
£331,000 but – even if
I worked every day – I
would never earn that
much money. My kids
are priceless.’
Culled from Mailonline
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Nigerian Man Puts Up Advert To Deny Being Biological Father Of Newly Wedded Bride

A Nigerian man, Olaniran Anthony
Igbaroola put up a Newspaper advert on to
deny being the biological father of a newly
wedded bride, Enitan Olanike Keji.
Mr Olaniran Anthony Igbaroola said, all
monies, gifts or any dowry collected on his
behalf were fraudulently obtained.
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I will be part of it- Gov Fayose to join 2face’s protest

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose says he
will be joining the protest on the 6th of
February..
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Watch your tongue, DSS warns Apostle Suleman

The Department of State Services has asked
the General Overseer, Omega Fire
Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, to
stop granting interviews.
The cleric was directed to watch his tongue
because of the importance attached to his
messages by his followers.
A security source at the DSS told The
PUNCH that Suleiman was equally told by
security operatives to know that his
followership cut across Christianity and
Islam and should therefore mind the way
he speaks.
The pastor was quizzed by the DSS on
Monday in Abuja over his alleged sermon
asking his followers to kill any herdsmen
found within his church premises.
During his interrogation by the DSS, on
Monday night, however, Suleiman, who
was accompanied by a former governor,
was said to have been told that some
unsuspecting Nigerians could cash in on
his messages to cause havoc in the country.
The source stated,

“We asked him why
he made such a
provocative statement
and he defended
himself.
“He (Suleiman) said he
made the statement
based on available
information that some
herdsmen were
planning to attack him
and that he merely
asked his church
members to defend
him and the church
property.
“While we didn’t
argue with him, we
asked him to note that
his followership cuts
across the two
dominant religions,
which are Christianity
and Islam.
“We also asked him to
note that the Federal
Government was
doing its best to
curtail the activities of
the herdsmen and also
fight crime generally.
“He said he knew, but
added that the
government needed to
do much more and
that he was not out to
cause religious crisis
but was merely
expressing his anger
at the refusal of
government to take
actions that he said
could reasonably
convince Nigerians
that it (the
government) is not
partial.”
The source, who spoke on “strict
confidence”, said both parties also agreed
not to speak with the media on the
outcome of the interrogation.
“None of us would
speak on the issue. We
need to douse tension
in the country. That’s
our agreement,” the
source added.
In order to avoid further controversies, he
explained that this was one of the reasons
why the DSS asked Suleman to postpone
his coming for interrogation from 10am to
8pm.
“We needed to
manage the crisis and
the crowd. That was
one of the reasons we
agreed that his coming
should be devoid of
any razzmatazz and
long convoy,” the
source added.
Reacting to his visit, Suleiman, who refused
to speak on whether he was banned from
speaking during his interrogation,
commended the DSS operatives.
He said they exhibited what he described as
professionalism in their work.
The source confirmed that the cleric was
told to be cautious of his words because he
had a large audience, including both
Christians and Muslims, who watched his
satellite channel, Celebration TV.
“The DSS categorically
told him that there is
the tendency for his
followers to
misinterpret him
while mischief makers
could, at the same
time, capitalise on it to
cause crisis in the
country,” he added.
Alabatvnews.

(Photo) Pastor runs into street naked after angry husband caught him having sex with his wife

A cheating pastor was chased into the street
naked by a gun-wielding husband after he
caught him in bed with his wife. Pastor O.
Jermaine Simmons’ of Jacob Chapel has
issued an address to his congregation after
the incident.
According to a Tallahassee Police report,
officers went to the Sienna Square
apartments on Capital Circle Northeast in
the middle of the afternoon of Jan. 17 after
a woman called to report that her husband
was angry and had a handgun after he
encountered his wife and Simmons having
sex in the daughter’s bedroom.
The man came home early after the school
called him to pick up his sick son. The
school had tried unsuccessfully to reach the
wife.
Tallahassee Democrat reports that,
according to the woman, Simmons came
over to discuss starting a business and
providing less fortunate kids with clothes
and shoes, but they ended up in bed
together. The woman told police she and
Simmons began “establishing a
relationship” last October.
After the husband interrupted them, he
yelled, “I’m gonna kill him,” and ran to the
master bedroom for his handgun; Simmons
fled the apartment naked and hid behind a
nearby fence.
The wife then called the police and her
husband left with Simmons’ clothes, wallet
and car keys, which he threatened to drop
off at the church. He also threatened to
expose Simmons on Facebook.
The wife told police her husband never
threatened her and she declined to press
charges. Simmons also declined to press
charges. State Attorney Jack Campbell,
“citing the interests of all involved,”
decided against prosecution.
In an address to his members, Simmons
who apologized,said he won’t quit

“I’m hurting because
I’ve hurt you,”
Simmons said Jan. 22.
“I can’t speak to
people on the outside.
I am not Tallahassee’s
pastor. I am not
Florida’s pastor. I am
Jacob Chapel’s pastor.
It hurts me that you
have to defend my
actions. You cannot
defend sin,”What I
want from God, I have
already received —
that’s his forgiveness,
“What I am asking of
our members is your
prayers and your
forgiveness.
In response, the congregation stood and
applauded for several minutes.
Alabatvnews.

Odion Ighalo Joins Mikel Obi in Chinese Super League

Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Odion
Ighalo, has become the latest ex- Premier
League star to make a big-money move to
Chinese Super League after completing his
transfer to Changchun Yatai, yesterday,
January 31, 2017.
The former Watford star who struggled to
make an impact netting only one goal this
season after scoring 15 Premier League
goals last season, is expected to earn close
to £200,000 per week.
According to a Daily Mail report,
Changchun Yatai bought the striker for
£22million from Watford in England.
However, earlier in January we also
reported that Super Eagles of Nigeria
captain, Mikel Obi signed for Tianjin TEDA
in China, where he is also the captain too
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Ministry workers flee as lepers protest in Delta

Workers in Delta State Ministry of Women
Affairs and Community Development took
to their heels yesterday, when lepers
marked this year’s World Leprosy Day by
staging protest, demanding increase in
their monthly stipends, feeding and
payment of arrears.
They barricaded the new Anwai Road,
where the ministry is located, and vowed
to remain there until their demands are
met as officials of the ministry took to their
heels for fear of being brutalised.
The lepers, on the platform of Persons
Affected with Leprosy, PALs, who came
from their settlement at Eku in Ethiope
East local Government Area of the state,
accused the ministry officials of tampering
with their allowances. Some of the placards
carried by the protesters read:
“We are dying of
hunger, our children
are starving,” “In 2017
you must pay us
N15,000 or we return
to the road,” “Is there
any market for the
poor among others?

A leper Chairman of the Eku settlement,
Mr. Lucky Egbo, and Secretary, Paul Oke,
in a letter of reminder to the Commissioner
for Women Affairs and Community
Development, Mrs. Omatsola Williams,
insisted that the six months arrears owed
them should be paid. While also
demanding increase in their monthly
allowance from N3,500 to N15,000, they
said they should be fed twice a day instead
of once.
Contacted, the commissioner, Mrs
Williams, said the lepers’ demands are
being looked into, adding that they were
not abandoned by the Governor Ifeanyi
Okowa’s administration. She, however,
said what was being owed the lepers under
the present administration was this January
stipend, saying that the five months being
owed by the past administration was being
looked into.
Alabatvnews.