Homeless chess champion from Nigeria 'gets apartment' after crowdfund

Homeless chess champion from Nigeria 'gets apartment' after crowdfund.

More than $180,000 was raised for him after he won New York State's chess championship. The money means that Tanitoluwa Adewumi 8 years old US chess champion and his family will be able to move out of the homeless shelter they've lived in for the last two years, according to reports.

Tanitoluwa moved to New York City with his family two years ago as refugees from Nigeria. The family has been living in a homeless shelter and his parents say he can only practice the game on the floor. That hasn't stopped Tanitoluwa's unwavering dedication to improving his chess prowess. 

Tanitoluwa, meanwhile, is preparing for the national championship in May. “I want to be the youngest grandmaster in the world,” Tanitoluwa said.

Bala Haruna is dead, few days after celebrating Buhari's reelection inside gutter

Bala Haruna, the Bauchi man who fulfilled his vow to spend ten minutes inside a gutter and drink the gutter water should Buhari win the presidential election has reportedly died.

Bala was rushed to the hospital after complaining about severe abdominal pains and severe stooling of blood for two days and after series of tests conducted, was diagnosed with Gastrointestinal bleeding including hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia which was contacted from the gutter water he drank which was contaminated. 

He spent several days in the hospital before he gave up the ghost early Tuesday morning.