Alhaja Sikirat Yekini is the octogenarian mother of late Super Eagles striker, Rashidi Yekini. She has complained of financial troubles since her son’s demise.

On January 23, 2016, it was reported that Sikiratu Yekini about her plight since the death of her son. And, we set out on a journey to Ijagbo, a town in Kwara state where she lives, and she exclusively revealed her ordeal.

Following that visit, Nigerians reached out and helped her financially. A man named Suraj Tunji Oyewale, a successful chattered accountant based in Lagos championed a course on his facebook page for some monetary contribution for Mama Sikiratu Yekini after reading our reports on what the woman has being going through, and in less than 48 hours, N220,000 was raised on behalf of the woman.

Once again, help as come her way as she won N2million during her appearance on the popular TV show, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”.

According to Daily Trust, she was assisted by Pa Dejumo Lewis and Binta Ayo Mogaji-Oduleye during its recent annual special edition tagged “Who Deserves to Be a Millionaire?”

Alhaja Yekini, happily said: “Also, I am getting to realize that there are still some good people in our midst. Everything is still like a dream to me”, she said in a chat after the show.

“When the representative of this company contacted me that he would be coming to visit me‎, all the way from Lagos, and that I should consider him as one of my sons, I could not believe it.

He said they wanted to celebrate with me and reward me. He now said something that touched my heart: “we want to do part of what Rashidi would have further done for you if he had been around”. Honestly, I was touched.”

“Let me tell you, the essence of events like this in human life cannot be quantified! It gives longevity. That is the feeling I am having now. I am going to live longer. I have just seen life, yet again in another perspective.

“Also, maybe I should tell you that the organizers have assured me of their guidance to enable me spend the money meaningfully,” she concluded, saying the money won would be spent on food and medical needs.

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Where is Churchill foundation when you need them sef


What a nice gesture by the organizers

Rasheedi Yekini, the goal father.

Rest In Peace Bro.



To all Ronaldo Haters out there, I reserve my comment.

Omagago:
Rasheedi Yekini, the goal father.

Rest In Peace Bro.



To all Ronaldo Haters out there, I reserve my comment.

Why post this pic here? You want to look for trouble abi? You want to force all of us to like C abi?

Nice Gesture. God Bless Their Hearts.

nice one

Nice one.

But she could have won more

nice

Congratulations to her

This should make the front page. She deserves what she got. Should and Yekini's father would have aborted Yekini and deny us a chance of seeing play. I didn't see much of him but the little I saw in 94, and some more before 98 and the stories I read of him impress me personally.

Lalasticlala Mynd44 seun Dominique come and see

Congratulations

Ok

Congrats to her

God is the greatest!

Nigeria always neglect her heroes. .

Thumbs up to Ayo Mogaji and the other man. . Altruism doesn't get better than that.

That's good. Congrats to Alhaja.

This is probably why some Nigerian players are shifting base to money stuffed China.....to guarantee financial independence so that your family doesn't go seeking and wanting

wow.....

mama yekini don hammer, hope they will not take the lion share from her those people

Cc Jarus

congrats to her.

Nice of her.

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Yippeeeee

Too much suffering in Nigeria...and everybody is sitting quiet. And hoping. What kind of country is this?

"The money would be spent on food" chaii there is God o

Congrats Mama

There's still space o...

decatalyst:
Where is Churchill foundation when you need them sef


What a nice gesture by the organizers

Tonto Dikeh foundation nko

Yarnvibes:
Following that visit, Nigerians reached out and helped her financially. A man named Suraj Tunji Oyewale, a successful chattered accountant based in Lagos championed a course on his facebook page for some monetary contribution for Mama Sikiratu Yekini after reading our reports on what the woman has being going through, and in less than 48 hours, N220,000 was raised on behalf of the woman.

Jarus kicked off a snowball effect and brought this lady's plight to the nation. Kudos.

I watched the show on channels last Sunday,Ago Mogaji and Dejumo Lewis tried their best.
The question for 5million naira was tough and they had exhausted thier lifelines. So Ayo asked them to walk away instead of falling to to 250,000naira once they failed.

Yarnvibes:
Alhaja Yekini, happily said: “Also, I am getting to realize that there are still some good people in our midst. Everything is still like a dream to me”, she said in a chat after the show.

Honestly, I was touched.”

It gives longevity. That is the feeling I am having now. I am going to live longer. I have just seen life, yet again in another perspective.

“Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.” ~Christopher Reeve