- A Nigerian man called Donte Franklin has got lucky and he is now $52,000 (N23 million) richer over a life that saw him walking daily to work.
- Prior to his new fortune, the man never missed a day at work despite the fact that he spent hours trekking.
- Thanks to Michael Lynn who one day saw him trekking twice, the man's life has changed for good.
While driving one day, a man saw someone walking along the highway in scorching heat so he stopped to ask why.
It turned out the man was walking over 8 miles to and from work to earn money for his family, so the stranger picked him up and helped fundraise more than $52,000 (N23 million).
Every day, Donte Franklin sets off to work at a Buffalo Wild Wings to earn money for his family. On the way there, he walks 8.6 miles over more than 2 and a half hours. Then, he starts his shift and when he’s finished he has to walk all the way back home.
“I really don’t care if it gets tiring. I just have to keep pushing,” he told the Fox News affiliate in Oklahoma. “I walk just to make my family proud.”
“I haven’t missed a shift at all,” he added.
But one day on Franklin’s way to work, a man stopped to see if he needed a lift. The driver, Michael Lynn, had seen Franklin twice while out running an errand and the hard-working walker agreed to the ride.
“I wasn’t expecting it, but really it was a true blessing he gave me a ride,” Franklin told Fox.
In the car, the two got to chatting. Franklin revealed that his mother died of Hepatitis-C when he was just 16 and things have been rough ever since.
“After she passed away it’s just been hard for me,” he said.
Lynn asked if Franklin had money for food. He didn’t, so Lynn gave him $20 and dropped the Franklin off at work.
Touched by the experience, Lynn decided to post about it on Facebook.
“Friends I gotta share this with you!!! … I just want to wish him well!! May God bless him and I hope his days get better for him!”
Lynn followed up his post by making a [url=https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-dante-get-a-vehicle-for-work?utm_campaign=p_cp%20share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&fbclid=IwAR282Qzh7t6hZsNVHaIVofaSYCpMkTWyLAxd3iBpqMQddzlqoaTNKg49vkQ]GoFundMe[/url] campaign to help Franklin get back on his feet.
With a goal of $2,000 , the fundraiser has since reached over $52,000 (N23 million) and counting.
“I can really help my family with this,” Franklin told Fox. “It’s just a really good blessing.”
Lynn said he hopes his good deed influences others to help if they can.
“If it can make just one person go help someone else that’s all that matters,” said Lynn.
Nigerian superstar and singer Davido, has taken to his social media pages to pay tributes to his friend and former manager Obama DMW, who passed away due to heart complications.
This is by far the hardest thing I’ve had to write. Hurt, broken, sad, and lost. For the first time in my life, I am EXTREMELY confused. The pain is one I cannot explain. 44 was more than an elder brother to me, he was a protector. someone that literally just always made me smile
no matter the issue ,problems I had. His response was always “Don’t worry, I’ll talk to them”, “Don’t worry I’ll sort it out”, “Don’t worry I’ll give them something”. I would nvr believe in a millions years I will be writing a tribute like this to someone so dear to me this soon.
All my life it’s been “David you’re strong, David you’re strong”. 44 I won’t lie to you, this time around, this one WEAK ME!! I miss you so much 44.
You became so peaceful. You ound peace and purpose, a true generational influence. I cannot even begin to count the amount of people you helped, artistes you brought to me, people you brought together in nothing but love and brotherhood. Actors, artistes, influencers all. God!
44 I swear you will never be forgotten. Up until now I cannot believe this is real, I don’t even know what I’m writing, I’m just writing. I’m just confused.
This has been such a haunting week for all of us. All of us, me, his family, his son, his daughter, his brothers, his friends, a whole brotherhood; God give us all the strength. This isn’t even about me, it’s about all of us, and all the amazing plans and vision you had.
It is hard getting by without you, my backbone is truly gone but I won’t stop making you proud. I promise to continue to take this thing we started together, to the ends of the earth. I promise to continue dominating the world.
And to Malik, even though you are taller than me ❤️, you are basically my son. Doing so well in school, passing with flying colours. I have to be strong for you, and u have to be strong for the family, your mom . Everything 44 wanted to do for you, we will finish it together.
44 MY FRIEND. May God accept you to His kingdom. I Love You.�❤️
Paul Pogba, Paulo Dybala, Blaise Matuidi and Brazilian legend Ronaldinho were filmed embracing, joking and vibing to "On The Low" song by Burna Boy at a night club in Miami this week.
Pogba is currently enjoying some time away from football after competing in Euro 2020 with France before their shock last-16 elimination by Switzerland over a week ago.
In the video shared by Pogba on his Instagram Page, the song "On The Low" by Burna Boy can be heard playing in the background.
Obama DMW, a close associate of Nigerian music superstar Davido, has died of suspected heart failure. Real name Habeeb Uthman, Obama DMW is a known affiliate of Davido and has been regularly around him since 2017.
On Tuesday, June 20, 2021, Obama drove himself to Ever Care Hospital in Lekki to complain of breathing difficulties.
He was admitted at the hospital and unfortunately died a few hours later.
Aside from always hanging around Davido, Obama DMW was also a music executive cum artistes manager and founded his music label Obama Music Worldwide (OMW).
The face of the Somali immigrant who killed three people while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' in a knife attack in Germany on Friday has been revealed in a never-before-seen photograph.
The suspect, identified as a 24-year-old Somali immigrant, was shot in the leg by police and arrested after the Friday afternoon attack in Wurzburg, Germany.
Now, an image has emerged of the attacker's arrest, with the man lying on the ground with his cheek pressed on the pavement as he is pinned down by a police officer.
A police officer can be seen kneeling on the suspect's back as he makes the arrest, while the suspect is seen with his eyes closed after being shot in the leg.
Police said his life was not in danger after they shot him and he was being questioned in hospital.
The knifeman killed at least three people and wounded at least five others in the street rampage at Barbarossaplatz in Wurzburg's downtown area, according to local media reports.
It later emerged that he had been placed under compulsory psychiatric treatment just days before the attack.
The man, whose name was not released by police, had lived in the German city of Wuerzburg since 2015, the same year that Germany opened its borders to more than a million migrants and refugees fleeing war and poverty.
The suspect had most recently lived in a shelter for the homeless in the city and apparently did not know the victims.
Bavaria's top security official, Joachim Herrmann, said the suspect had been known to police and had been admitted to a psychiatric unit just a few days earlier.
'His condition had been noticed in recent months, including violent tendencies, and a few days ago he was put into compulsory psychiatric treatment,' Herrmann said.
On Saturday, investigators were looking for a motive behind the attack in the German city of Wuerzburg, which saw three people killed and five others wounded.
Herrmann told news agency DPA on Friday that he couldn't rule out an Islamic extremist motive because one witness had reported hearing the suspect shout 'Allahu akbar,' Arabic for 'God is great'.
'That suggests a possible Islamist motive, and that is also part of the investigation,' he added.
Among the three dead in the knife attack was a young boy and one of his parents, according to Main Post newspaper.
People were seen leaving bouquets of flowers at a makeshift memorial which had been set up on Saturday at the scene in tribute to the victims of the deadly attack.
Police officers were seen at the scene of the attack this morning as people placed flowers, candles and other items in memory of those killed in the horrific rampage.
As investigators continue to try and pinpoint the suspect's motive, police said there was no indication that there were any other attackers, and that the situation was now under control.
Videos posted on social media showed pedestrians surrounding the attacker and holding him at bay with chairs and sticks at Barbarossaplatz in Wurzburg on Friday.
The videos matched the reported location of the attack, though it was not immediately possible to confirm when they had been made.
Another video showed one man, armed with a bag, attempting to scare off the knifeman by shouting at him before he disappeared off screen.
A woman who said she had witnessed the incident told German RTL television that the police then stepped in.
Julia Runze said: 'He had a really big knife with him and was attacking people. Then many people tried to throw chairs or umbrellas or cellphones at him and stop him.
The police then approached him and I think a shot was fired, you could hear that clearly.'
'The attacker was overpowered after police used a firearm,' Lower Franconia police said on Twitter. 'There are no indications of a second suspect. There is NO danger to the population.'
Bavaria's top security official Joachim Herrmann confirmed five people are in a serious condition and it is 'not certain' if they will live following the attack.
He then disappears off screen as the suspect hurls the knifeman towards him. Several bystanders than intervene.
Another video posted on social media appeared to show blood on the ground.
The clips matched the reported location of the attacks on and around Wuerzburg's central Barbarossaplatz, though it was not immediately possible to confirm when they had been made.
The knifeman was overwhelmed by police after being shot in the leg. He was taken into custody.
when your wife delivers a bouncing baby boy, the first gift/toy you should get for the infant is a soccer ball. the walkers, toy guns and baby clothes sbould come after.
Erling Haaland enjoyed a MASSIVE spending spree while on holiday in Mykonos, according to stunning reports.
The Borussia Dortmund superstar appears to have enjoyed himself on the Greek island of Mykonos.
The 20-year-old has taken the summer to relax following a grueling season in the Bundesliga and Champions League.
And he spared no expense during his summer getaway, shelling out a reported €500,000 (N250 million) in just SIX hours at a restaurant.
He also tipped staff a staggering €30,000 (N16 million), per Greek outlet Sportime via Stefan Bienkowski.
Haaland has been the subject of intense transfer speculation with a host of Europe's elite clubs keeping tabs on him ahead of a potential summer move.
He was spotted partying with Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez, with fans going into overdrive.
The Norway phenom had an ultra-prolific campaign last season, scoring an impressive 41 goals in all competitions.
His goal-scoring ways have alerted the likes of Chelsea and Real Madrid, with the player's father, Alf-Inge, and super-agent Mino Raiola shopping for suitors.
It is claimed that he will a command a transfer fee in the region of £112 million.
Lionel Messi on his Instagram Page, posted a video of the exact moment his Argentina team mates woke him up to a Happy Birthday song and gave him presents.
Eccentric tech entrepreneur John McAfee died by suicide in a Spanish jail cell Wednesday evening - hours after reports surfaced that he would be extradited to face federal charges in the US, according to local media.
McAfee, the founder of a antivirus software company (McAfee Anti-virus), was arrested in October of last year and awaiting extradition when he was found dead, police sources told the newspaper El Pais
Italian TV presenter Paola Ferrari went viral after many thought she'd accidentally flashed the whole of Italy.
The face of Italian Euro 2020 coverage has been compared to Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct after an X-rated leg-crossing incident - but she denies not wearing underwear - unlike Stone in the blockbuster movie.
Rai presenter Ferrari was dressed in a long black gown with her crossed legs on show.
At one point she switched legs with some viewers suggesting the 60-year-old had gone commando.
But the experienced journalist has quashed the rumours, explaining she 'prefers health and hygiene'.
She said: "It has gone viral, they are using more VAR (for this incident) than on the field at the European Championships.
"It happened but it's nothing serious."
Some onlookers also thought they saw an intimate butterfly tattoo revealed.
But Ferrari said: "I can assure you that I do not have a tattooed butterfly, I do not fly so high."
And on the comparison between her and Stone in the famous interrogation scene in Basic Instinct where she flashed in a similar fashion?
Ferrari added: "It's a bit of a stretch, as she is one of the sexiest women in the world.
"In short, the viral video seems a bit exaggerated, I presented two evenings WITH pants.
"Sharon Stone was not wearing underwear in that scene. I, on the other hand, prefer to protect health and hygiene."
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