World’s Fattest Child, 10, Put On Crash Diet to Save His Life

Arya Permana has been put on a crash diet (Picture: Caters)

The world’s fattest child has been put on a crash diet to save his life.

Arya Permana weighs 30 stone and, unsurprisingly, is classified as being morbidly obese.

He can’t walk any more and had to quit school as a result of his weight, achieved through a five-meals-a-day eating regime.

His parents have been unable to find clothes that fit and he now wears a sarong all the time, finally getting them to come to the conclusion that he needs to stop eating.

His mother Rokayah Somantri said: ‘He is perpetually hungry and has an enormous diet and can actually eat meals of two adults at one time.

Musa, Toddler Brutalised By Step Mother Flown Abroad for Treatment

Muritala Mohammed, the little boy almost killed by his step mum after she beat him to an inch of his life, broke his arms and legs, damaged his eye and genitals, and cut his tongue, has been getting help from various quarters, and the most recent is from wife of the president of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari.

Baby Musa has been flown abroad for medical treatment and he is being sponsored by the First Lady.

Boy ‘Brought Back To Life’ 30 Minutes After He Nearly Drowned

A TODDLER who nearly drowned in an algae-filled pond was saved by villagers who pulled him from the water and gave him CPR for 30 minutes.

The youngster was rescued by other children who grabbed a long bamboo stick and dragged him back to dry land.

One of the kids was seen face down in the water while the other screamed in the upsetting mobile phone footage.

In the footage, filmed at an unknown Chinese village, a boy known as Li jumped into the pond and carried the unconscious boy back to shore.

Boy, 15 Shoots Dead His 10 Year Old Sister, Cleans Body And Dumps Her In A Field

Disturbing new details has emerged in the case of a Florida teenager accused of murdering his 10-year-old sister, with the 15-year-old suspect claiming he shot the girl by accident and then dumped her body in a field.

Fredrick Matthew Lochridge, 15, was arrested Sunday in the murder of his 10-year-old sister, Isabella Heffernan, after she was reported missing by her family and was later found behind her home in Fountain.

According to an arrest affidavit released this afternoon, Lochridge, who was initially said to be 16 years old but is actually 15, admitted to shooting Heffernan with a .22 caliber rifle at around 3am on Sunday.

During an interview with police, the teenager offered investigators conflicting versions of events, initially claiming that he shot the girl after mistaking her for a deer.

Egyptian Boy, Aged 4 Sentenced To Life in Prison For Committing ''Murder' When He Was One

An Egyptian court has sentenced a four-year-old boy to life in prison for committing four 'murders' when he was only one and a half years old,the Jerusalem Post reports.

Ahmed Mansour Karni was convicted in absentia of four counts of murder, eight of attempted murder, vandalising property, disturbance of peace and threatening police officers. 
The boy was part of a list of 115 defendants who were all given life sentences at a military court in Cairo for crimes committed on 3 January 2014 in the province of Fayoum, 70km south of Cairo.
Ahmed's name was added to the list by mistake but the court refused to accept documents proving his age, according to the boy's lawyers.

65-Year Old Man Arrested For Raping 15-Year Old Boy In Nigeria

A man was arrested and charged with sodomy after he was caught red handed sleeping with a 15-year-old boy, police in Nigeria said.

Bayelsa State Police said that they have arrested and charged 65-year-old Uchenna Ignatius after he was accused of raping the boy over a long period.

The defendant, who is a commercial driver, reportedly had been having sexual intercourse with the child since 2012. He also threatened to kill him if he told anyone about their affair.

The abuse first began when the boy came home from school. The defendant persuaded the boy to go with him to his home. The defendant also deceived the child by telling him that he was a relative of his mother.

Ritualist Beheads Two-Year-Old Boy, Rapes Mother in Ogun

A suspected ritualist, yesterday,  beheaded a two‑year‑old boy and raped his mother in a bush in Ofada town  in Obafemi‑Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State

The suspect,  Momodu  Bashir Ibrahim, was said to have trailed the mother, who had her boy strapped on her back, as she  went to  ease herself in a bush in the area.

An eye witness told Vanguard that the victim went into a nearby bush to ease herself, not suspecting that she was being trailed.

According  to the source, the suspect suddenly pounced on the woman, dragged her along with her baby into an uncompleted building and raped her.

“The suspect after raping the woman, stabbed her and  killed the boy before he severed his head.

“Luckily, someone, who suspected the suspect’s  movement, trailed him to the building but escaped and was able to rescue the woman with the headless body of the boy,” the source said.

Mase And Wife Have Been Legally Separated For Over Two Years

TMZ reports: Rapper/pastor Mase put the word out his divorce is off and his marriage — which has become the backbone of his empire — is rock solid again. Problem is … IT’S NOT TRUE.

TMZ has learned … the divorce is FULL STEAM AHEAD. We broke the story … Mase filed for divorce back in January and it looked really nasty. He was asking for full custody of the 2 kids he had with wife Twyla. But weeks later he dropped the divorce case.

TMZ did some digging … and found the day after Mase filed in Atlanta … Twyla filed for legal separation in San Diego. Mase filed his response by amping things up … asking for a full-blown divorce.

Boy, 15, Exchanged For 2 Bags Of Rice In Lagos

A yet to be identified man on Monday successfully traded a 15-year old boy, Seun Aderinwale, for two bags of rice valued at N20,000 at Igando in Alimosho area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.

According to eyewitness account, the man, whose address is unknown, went to 4, Ifesowapo Street, Igando, on Monday morning to buy two bags of rice from a shop owned by a woman identified as Iya Ibrahim.

The rice seller was not available at the time but her son, Ibrahim, agreed to the man’s proposal to drop Seun, an Aluminium apprentice, as collateral, in order to collect the two bags  of rice and return later to pay.

However, when the shop owner returned in the afternoon, she was surprised to see Seun who was dropped there in exchange for the two bags of rice taken away by the unidentified man.

Boy Jailed For Posting Nude Pics Of Ex-Girlfriend On Facebook

A court in Accra, Ghana has jailed one boy, Henry Alibah for six months for posting nude pictures of his former girlfriend on Facebook after she ended their relationship. He tagged the pictures as “Porn star, pay and f***” and even added the lady’s mobile phone number. 

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Abuja Food Seller Stabs Boy Over N100 Debt

There was a mild disturbance on Wednesday at Herbert Macaulay Way, Central Business District, Abuja, after a food seller stabbed a boy over a N100 debt. Many people in the area said the stabbing eventually led to the boy’s death.

The incident led to the burning of a BMW car and it took the efforts of policemen and soldiers guarding the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the area.

Photos: 11-Year-Old Boy Stops Traffic To Rescue Dog Hit By Car

You don't need to be big to be a big hero. For example, 11-year-old Jean Fernandes, a brave boy from Brazil, recently risked his life to save a dog that had been hit by a car in Itajaí, according to Brazilian news site Guarda-Sol.

The injured dog remained in the roadway after the driver who allegedly struck it drove off. Jean then ran between oncoming vehicles to pick up the helpless animal and bring it to safety, Brazilian outlet Globo Rural reports.

Jean's mother, Rubia Liliana Rose, told BioBioChile that her son loves animals and will rescue ones he finds abandoned or abused.

Comedian Julius Agwu & Wife Welcome Baby Boy

Comedian Julius Agwu and his wife, Ibiere, welcomed a baby boy yesterday, October 7th. Ibiere gave birth to the little bundle of joy in a hospital in the US. The new addition to the family has been named Zadok Chibuike Julius Agwu. Julius and Ibiere already have a 4 year old daughter, Zahra Agwu. 

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[Photos & Video] #RoyalBaby: World Greets The Future King Of England

The world has seen the royal baby for the first time as the future king left hospital with his ecstatic parents, who revealed they had not yet chosen him a name. Prince William and Kate waved and smiled broadly to the waiting cameras as they held their prince on the steps of the private Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in London, 26 hours after he was delivered, weighing 8lbs 6oz.

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Kidnappers Lured Me With Ice Cream – Tales Of A 7-yr-Old Boy

Punch is reporting that A seven-year-old pupil of Martha Dei Primary School in Ogoja, Cross River State, Williams Ebele, said the kidnappers that abducted him on June 10, 2013 gave him ice cream to lure him to their hideout in the bush.

Ebele, who was abducted for four days before the police rescued him, also said the kidnappers took him once to a nearby river to take his bath.

He spoke on Friday at the headquarters of the Cross River State Police Command in Calabar, where two of his abductors alongside six other arrested criminals, were paraded by the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Kola Sodipo.

Items recovered from the suspects were one GPMG gun, two AK49 rifles, one AK47 rifle, one assault rifle, seven rounds of GPMG live ammunition, eight empty magazines of AK rifles and speedboat W23 fitted with 200HP Yamaha engine.

2-Year-Old Boy In Critical Condition After Shooting Himself In The Mouth

A 2-year-old boy in North Carolina is expected to survive after shooting himself with his father’s gun over the weekend.

Randolph County deputies said that the toddler found the handgun in his parents’ room at their home just outside Asheboro around 2 p.m. on Saturday. The boy put the gun in his mouth and fired it.

According to WGHP, the boy was listed in critical condition Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem on Sunday, but was expected to live.

“The bullet missed all the vital arteries there in the neck in the head and also missed the spinal cords, so I said it’s a miracle the child is still with us,” Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Captain Derrick Hill explained to WGHP.