At 10 years old, boy who spent two years growing his hair, donates it to make wigs for kids with cancer


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“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” – Barbara De Angelis. 

  Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of certain acts of kindness, and this is one of those times. In 2014, when Thomas Moore was nearly 8 years old, his mom showed him a video of then five-year-old Kyssi Andrews, a little girl with cancer who’d lost her hair to chemotherapy. The little angel Kyssi unfortunately passed, but Thomas had felt deeply sorry for her and every other kid dealing with the same condition. 

 He was then struck with an idea, and like the superhero he was, he acted on it without fear or doubt. His story went viral right after his aunt tweeted about it, garnering 57,000 retweets in a short while. People were truly stunned by such a selfless act of kindness coming from the little boy. When Angela Pulos, Tom’s mom was watching the Kyssi’s video, he came up behind her to take a look. He was seven at the time and he didn’t really understand what the story was about. His mother then took the time to explain the basics of cancer, and how chemotherapy leads to hair loss.

She mentioned that the drugs administered during the treatment would attack the rapidly growing cancer cells, but they would also attack other healthy cells in the body. Cells supporting the hair roots on the scalp and all over the body would be affected too. Finally telling him, that’s why people going through chemo lose so much hair and experience a lot of pain [1]. Thomas felt he had to do something for the poor girl.


He figured it couldn’t be easy at all losing so much hair and such a young age. That’s when he decided – he wasn’t going to cut his hair until it grew long enough to make two full wigs [2]. He didn’t initially know how long he’d keep the journey up. He just wanted to grow his hair long enough to suit a little girl’s flashy taste.

 In an interview with Buzzfeed, Tom’s aunt, Amber Ray, described how dedicated he was to achieving his goal [3]. “It started off just fine when his hair was shorter,” Ray said. “But as the afro grew, they had to cornrow it to keep it nice and tame.”
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People are buying clothes to post on Instagram and then returning them, study finds


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In an effort to appear fashionable, middle-aged shoppers are purchasing clothes online, only to return them a day later - after they’ve captured the perfect shot for Instagram. Transforming the “outfit of the day” phenomenon into a literal shopping experience, research from Barclaycard found that almost one in 10 UK shoppers have bought clothes online with the intent to wear them for social media and then return their temporary wardrobe. 

 The biggest offenders? Men and women aged 35 to 44, with 17 per cent revealing that they are guilty of shopping only for the #OOTD appeal - a hashtag that links, at the time of writing, to 199,466,186 posts on Instagram. Related: How to fold a t-shirt like a boss in two seconds (Provided by Newsflare) Click to expand Interestingly, the research found that men are more inclined to shop and return as they are more “socially self-conscious” than women - with 12 per cent admitting to posting a clothing or accessory item on social media and returning it to the retailer after. 

  The desire to appear endlessly fashionable isn’t just for virtual friends either - one in 10 men said they would feel embarrassed for a friend to see them wearing the same outfit twice, compared to only 7 per cent of women who said they would feel the same. The rising number of shoppers who are returning their clothes after wear may stem in part from the “try before you buy” shopping model that has gained popularity. 

  With a variety of online retailers offering shoppers the option of trying on clothes and deciding whether they want to keep them or send them back before charging for the items, it has made returning worn clothes increasingly common.
Both men and women admitted to using the old trick of keeping the tag on a clothing item and wearing it, in case they decide to return it after and 31 per cent of British shoppers said they are more likely to return items they buy online using the “try before you buy method.” Even if they aren’t keeping the clothes, it was found that men spend more on fashion than women - with Barclaycard finding that men spent an average of £114 on clothes and shoes a month, adding up to £300 more per person a year than their female counterparts.
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Pastor arrested for faking own ‘kidnap’, then wants church members to pay N3 million


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The long arms of the law has finally gripped a priest in the Methodist Church, identified as Rev. Peter Adegoke Adewuyi for faking his own kidnap with the intention of making his church members and other concerned individuals pay a ransom. 

  The Ekiti State Police Command who effected his arrest, also picked up one Sunday Oluwadare Adewole who was helping the priest in making calls to unsuspecting members of the public to demand ransom. 

 The culprit, who is 31-year-old was said to have perfected his evil plans by lodging in a hotel in Ado-Ekiti and hid from public view from where he and his accomplice were making calls to the members of the public to pay ransom for his release. 

 He claimed that his ‘captors’ demanded N3 million ‘ransom’ before he could regain his freedom. The development reportedly threw his church into confusion with members raising cash to pay the ransom for what turned out to be fake kidnap saga. The phoney kidnap stunt was busted by the Police who intercepted and arrested the holder of the phone with GSM Number: 09078589516, with which the N3 million ransom was being demanded. Unknown to the priest, he was being tracked to a location near First Bank in Okeyinmi area of Ado Ekiti, where he went to pick the ransom. 

 While being interrogated by the Police, Adewuyi confessed to have masterminded his own ‘kidnap. The priest also confessed that he lodged at a hotel during the period of his self enforced disappearance from the public. 

 The two suspects are presently being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the State Police Headquarters.
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Chelsea winger Willian gets baptised in River Jordan


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Willian briefly put contract talks with Chelsea on hold to seek spiritual nourishment after getting baptised in River Jordan. The Chelsea winger took to his popular Instagram account to share photos evidencing his new spiritual path. Willian is understood to be a devout Christian, with the footballer acclaiming the significance of ba

Jordan River!” he captioned his photos. The post elicited reactions from fellow footballers and fans, with former teammate and Atletico star, Diego Costa, responding to the snaps with a smiley emoji. On his part, Tottenham striker and Brazil pal Lucas Moura replied:

“Glory to God! How wonderful, my brother. I’ll still know this place.


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Black parents give birth to white baby


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When Angela Ihegboro first saw her newborn daughter, she was “speechless.” “She’s a miracle baby,” the 35-year-old mother said yesterday. “But still, what on Earth happened here?” What happened is that baby Nmachi is a blond, blue-eyed white baby born to two black Nigerian immigrant parents at a London hospital. 

 “The first thing I said was, ‘What the flip?’ ” said the father, Ben Ihegboro. “We both just sat there after the birth staring at her for ages — not saying anything.” He quickly sought to dispel any speculation. “Of course she is mine. My wife is true to me,” the 44-year-old customer service adviser said. 

 “Even if she hadn’t been, the baby still wouldn’t look like that.” Genetics experts don’t believe in miracles, but they didn’t have any simple answers to the mystery of baby Nmachi. Instead, they offered three theories: She’s the result of a gene mutation unique to her. 

 If that is the case, Nmachi would pass the gene to her children — and they, too, would likely be white. She’s the product of long-dormant white genes, passed on to her by her parents, that might have been carried by their predecessors for generations without surfacing until now. 

 While doctors have said Nmachi is not an outright albino, or lacking in all pigment, they added that the child may have some kind of mutated version of the genetic condition — and that her skin could darken over time.
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Naomi Campbell talks about Using Fashion to Champion Charity on the cover of ELLE USA’s New Issue


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Supermodel Naomi Campbell joins Gisele Bundchen, Doutzen Kroes, and Anja Rubik as the latest cover stars for ELLE USA‘s July 2019 Conservation Issue. ELLE’s new edition aims to celebrate and raise awareness of women making a difference in climate change—from marine biologists to supermodels. 

  Naomi, who was in Lagos earlier in the year and spoke about using her platform for philanthropy, shed more light on her humanitarian work; from the Fashion for Relief show for Hurricane Katrina to the #Togetherband campaign, a partnership between the UN Foundation, Bottletop Foundation, UBS, Eco-Age, Project Everyone, and TO.org to work toward the UN’s 17 global goals for sustainable development. 

 Read excerpts below: On supporting “Knot On My Planet”, an elephant-preservation charity Africa is very close to my heart. I have a place in Kenya, and it’s tragic and disgusting to know that people are killing elephants for their ivory, destroying the nature and beauty of this continent. So it wasn’t very difficult for me to say yes. 

 Many people have asked us to come together on numerous occasions, but we chose this because we all feel the same way about it. On hanging on to pieces without regard for trends I don’t care how old it is, if I have a connection or an affiliation or a love of the creativity of the person who made it and the design, I’m wearing it. 

  Read the full feature on www.elle.com
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