Heartbreaking Photos Reveal Final Years Of Man Who Battled Severe Obesity His Entire Life

A heartbreaking photo series has revealed how one man's struggle with obesity finally killed him.

At his heaviest Hector Garcia Jr. weighed 636 lbs (more than 45 stone) and battled severe pain and depression as a result of his size.

Hector, from Texas, spent years yo-yo dieting and managed to lose hundreds of pounds several times.

But he always piled the weight back on. Often confined to his home, in 2010 Hector first let the San Antonio Express-News in to document his final years.


My life is a cautionary tale,” he told the paper. “I overeat because food never rejects me. But the truth is, it’s actually rejecting me now, because it’s killing me.

"It’s going to reject me up to the point where it takes my life.”

Tax boss, Olanike Disu, dies suddenly 24hrs after celebrating her birthday

Popular female tax guru, Olanike Disu, widely known as Madam Tax, has died! She was a director at the Lagos Inland Revenue Service. She died yesterday September 4th, barely 24 hours after celebrating her birthday on Sunday, September 3rd.

Confirming her death, the members of Council, Management and Secretariat of the Chartered Institute of Taxation Of Nigeria regrets issued a statement announcing the 'unfortunate demise of a member of the Executive Committee of Council, Mrs Olanike Disu, FCTI which occurred today, September 4, 2017. She was the current Chairman of the 2018 Annual Tax Committee (ATC). She was also an Assistant Director with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) until her death. We pray that God will comfort her family and the CITN family, and grant them the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss'

"The US will receive more gift packages from my country"-Vladimir Putin Slam USA

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said pursuing further sanctions against North Korea is "useless", saying "they'd rather eat grass than give up their nuclear programme".

The US said on Monday it would table a new UN resolution on tougher sanctions in the wake of the latest test of a nuclear bomb by the North on Sunday.

Mr Putin also said that the ramping up of "military hysteria" could lead to global catastrophe. He said diplomacy was the only answer.

China, the North's main ally, has also called for a return to negotiations. Meanwhile, North Korea's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Han Tae-song, said his country's recent "self-defence measures" were a "gift package addressed to the US".


"The US will receive more gift packages from my country as long as it relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts to put pressure on the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying

EFCC Arrests 7 MAPOLY Students, Others For Yahoo Plus

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos zonal office, has arrested seven National Diploma (ND) students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun State for alleged offenses bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretenses and possession of forged documents.

The suspects- Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun Sodiq, Tajudeen Hafeez Bolaji and Kareem Olaseni- are studying various courses in the institution.

They were arrested alongside Iyun Ifeoluwa, Odusanwo Ibrahim, Obanijesu Opeyemi Soneye, Azeez Olayinka, Babatunde Ajala, Ojejimi Ademola, Aderowunmi Ayomide and Oluokun Oluwaseun by operatives of the Commission within Abeokuta and its environs on August 17, 2016, following a petition received by the Commission about their activities.

The suspects, who were said to be living flamboyantly, were alleged to be involved in internet scam, forgery of financial instruments and lottery scam, among others.

One of the suspects, Olaseni, a 21-year-old Business Administration student, was said to have created a   Facebook account with the name Dean Robert, with which he interacted with his victims.

In his statement, Olaseni gave a blow-by-blow revealed his modus operandi, saying, “I tell them (his victims) that they have won Facebook Lottery.  I have people who receive the money sent by the victims.  Then, the money is remitted into my personal accounts domiciled in GTBank and Skye Bank.”

A number of items, including laptops, forged documents, were recovered from the suspects during their arrests.

The suspects will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.

Nollywood veteran, Eucharia Anunobi 's son Raymond Finally Goes Home (photos)

                      

Nollywood stars trooped in to join Nollywood actress Eucharia Anunobi to lay her son Raymond Joshua Chimaobi Chimnonso Ekwu to rest. RIP Ray! The likes of Ini Edo, Monalisa Chinda, Lilian Bach are at the burial to show support.

Alicia Keys Continues Her #Nomakeup Campaign As She Poses For Elle Brazil

Alicia Keys posed for her first Elle Brazil cover - not once but four times. And the 36-year-old singer did the shoot with the minimum of make-up, after launching the #nomakeup campaign last year to encourage self-acceptance.

'It can seem silly, but I think that many of us are caught in this trap. We worry about what the others are thinking about us, and we forget to think by ourselves. Actually, this is not only about using makeup or not. It is more about living, being as you feel really comfortable and exploring all of it,'

she explained in an accompanying interview for the publication.

Lady Gaga Gushes Over Romance With CAA Agent Beau

She recently went public with their relationship - having healed from her split from former fiancé Taylor Kinney last summer.

And it seems Lady Gaga, 31, is truly in the throes of new romance as she gushed about her love for CAA agent boyfriend Christian Carino, 48, during her concert at Citi Field stadium in New York last week.

In a typically candid display to her adoring 'Little Monsters', the stunning star spoke of the best parts of being in love, having previously admitted she thinks her actor ex is 'pretty f**king cool'.


Lady Gaga was quick to laud her beau for helping her through hard times following her split from Taylor.

Speaking on stage, she said: 'When I went backstage, Christian was by the stairs making sure I was OK. The best part about being in love with someone is having them there to catch you if you fall.'

Sources have told The New York Post's PageSix column that the pair have been “totally inseparable" ever since they were spotted getting cosy at a Kings of Leon concert in January.

The 'Bad Romance' singer amicably split from Chicago Fire actor Taylor, 35, in July after five years together.

Checkout How Suitor flogged to death in Katsina marriage competition

A young man identified as Yari Inusa, has died while competing with another suitor for a lady’s hand in marriage,
The incident recently occurred
at Durmin Biri village, in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Police sources said Inusa following injuries he sustained on the head when he engaged in a Fulani traditional game of Sharo with another man, Ahmed Saidu, to determine who would marry the lady.
The traditional game requires two male suitors to bitterly flog themselves for a woman’s hand in marriage. Whoever wins between them will marry the girl.
Inusa had reportedly flogged Saidu without any incident, but tragedy struck when it was the turn of Saidu to flog Inusa. Saidu allegedly hit Inusa on the head, instead of hitting him on the back as the rules of the game dictate.
Inusa was said to have collapsed after he was hit on the head and subsequently died from the incident.
Confirming the incident, the Katsina State Police Command spokesman, DSP Gambo Isah said: “Inusa’s father, Mallam, reported the incident to the police, leading to the arrest of Saidu.”
According to him, Inusa’s corpse had been released to the family and buried according to Islamic rites.

Adesua Etomi strikes a pose with Banky W’s mother and sister in stunning photos

These photos were taken in July in Maryland when Banky W and his family had a family reunion and also took another set of photos to include his brother who missed his introduction ceremony to Adesua Etomi.



More photos below…