I first heard the name Rashidi Yekini when I barely knew how to scrub myself in the bathroom.
Few years down the line, I knew him as the first Nigerian footballer to score Nigeria’s first goal at the World Cup in 1993. He went on to score 37 goals in his 24-year career as a Nigerian International.
The international star passed on in 2012, suffering from bipolar disorder, depression and some other undisclosed psychiatric condition. He left behind an aged mother who had nothing to live on despite her late son’s success.
Recently, the Senate President Nigeria extended a helping hand to the star’s mother. He rehabilitated her living conditions and almost failing petty business. Truly if each one can reach one, then each one can change one. Check out the before and after pictures:
Like they say if you get money it’s parents first before anything! But I still know some guys with $$$ and their parents still dey the bed bugs infected single room with 7 of her grandkids
Thank u Dr Bukola Saraki fr dis tremendous reforbished late former super eagle‘s player Rasheedi‘s mother house. More blessings on d way.
A big thanks to him
God bless you, you who watches over the widows
God bless you, you who watches over the widows
Sentiments aside, some people would blame the government for this but one question I want to ask is was rashidi yekini not paid for his services to Nigeria?? And was he not paid in his international clubs ?? What happened to all his money? Was he cursed ? I don’t mean to disrespect one of Nigeria’s greatest footballer but then I think the ones alive should learn from this mistake some of them spend money clubbing they buy expensive cars and even buy private jets this same calamity falls on out artists , musicians, actors and actress some people don’t even have as much opportunity as they have but yet they turn drops of water to bucket of water we need to pass a message to our youths that it’s good to save for rainy days, it’s good to save during the day because the night will surely come, even the bones gets weaker and the strength shrinks, the eyes gets dimmer and finally we return to our maker but what would you be remembered for??
Wen did rasheed died was he Nt a governor for years in same state Nt bad I MST say bt y naow
God bless the senator….yet more needs to be done to her
Thank God if it was PDP THEY WILL GO AND MY A BUILDING ..JUST SEE HOW LIFE CAME BACK TO HER HOME SO HAPPY FOR HER
God bless the hand that remember the poor
Thanks to the Senate president for doing this. Please sir, consider some other thing in your life to repent of and see how God will have mercy on you. No condemnation for anyone that ready to repent and make his or her ways pure before God Almighty. Once again thanks on your generosity to Mama Rashidi Yekini… Let’s remember Samuel Oparaji mother too and many others. God bless Nigeria…
Thanks to the Senate president for doing this. Please sir, consider some other thing in your life to repent of and see how God will have mercy on you. No condemnation for anyone that ready to repent and make his or her ways pure before God Almighty. Once again thanks on your generosity to Mama Rashidi Yekini… Let’s remember Samuel Oparaji mother too and many others. God bless Nigeria…
May God bless the band that transformed this woman’s life.
May God bless the band that transformed this woman’s life.
How true is it? Have you earned and make withdraw from it?
How true is it? Have you earned and make withdraw from it?
Abegi, he only did that to gain attention, so Nigerians can say he is good, meanwhile, he is a very corrupt treasury looter like the others. He did it with Nigeria’s money and she deserves it
Abegi, he only did that to gain attention, so Nigerians can say he is good, meanwhile, he is a very corrupt treasury looter like the others. He did it with Nigeria’s money and she deserves it
Pray to God that you shouldn’t encounter any difficulty that will be beyond your power….
Pray to God that you shouldn’t encounter any difficulty that will be beyond your power….
No photo of the actual building?
No photo of the actual building?
God bless Bukola saraki
God bless Bukola saraki
What’s your point ??
who is she?
Thanks to the senate president
Thanks to the senate president
Go and read the story of Rashidi Yekini very well, you’ll understand his point.
Go and read the story of Rashidi Yekini very well, you’ll understand his point.
That player must be suffering in hell by now. How could he enjoyed luxury life and forgot his mother?
@Jefferson..whether he,s corrupt or not…atleast he did wht other corrupt ones couldn’t do.so GOD..will definitely bless him.
@ Angel Godsegun Samuel E. U are actually right coz piple like 2 blame govt 4 everything whereas d stars demselves are 2 be blamed. But in d case of Rashidi Yekini, I ll suggest u google his story b4 his death. U ll understand better.
Was there a world cup in 93
I cld remember vividly when Sam died, it was announced dat his family be given an amnt of money(d money is huge but I can’t recollect). But I don’t know if d family actually recieved d money.
No building shown
My question is.
What was rasheedi Yekini doing when he was alive????
Why he allow his mother to live in that kind of house after he has all those wealth when he was alive?????
#SenatorBukolaSarakiDidThat U0001f64cU0001f44fU0001f3fb respect
God will bless Saraki.
She’s found restU0001f44fU0001f3ffU0001f44fU0001f3ffU0001f600U0001f600U0001f600
She’s found restU0001f44fU0001f3ffU0001f44fU0001f3ffU0001f600U0001f600U0001f600
If only Saraki did all this,the Lord will reward him
Can’t u read?
his state should do that
Great work well done
This my country self dey tire me, which one is amazing transformation, you think with this house transformation this woman will be happy each she remembers that her son who brought glory to Nigeria was abandoned when he was suffering? How much did they even spend for this transformationonsense sorry transformation? And believe me na here e stop o, how the woman will eat will not concern them, this is what I called “Eye service” abeg make dem gerrarohere make I see road, no be only transformation na transformer. The same person who transformed the house was there when yekini needed help, he didn’t transform him to a better life. Ori oda. I rest my case jor.
Let us appreciate this man for this wonderful work…God will bless u sir.
Rasheed yekini build that house you are seeking in the picture for his mother alone. How many of us on this platform can build house for their parents?
Hahahahahahahahaha @ eye service bros oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602
Stephine Eseosa na true
God pass them bros
thanks to senate president saraki
Hahahahahaha Cole u dey vex o.
Stephine Eseosa yes o
Stephine Eseosa yes o
When I saw this foto, exactly all you said was what go through all my mind, people have made money in this life but had lavished it on things that are not meaningful, buy big cars, club, girls, and outings with some sycophants friends, at the end they ends in penury, too bad, this mistake we igbos don’t usually fall on it.
what nonsense are you talking now Nwanneka? igbos dont usually fall on it? Ewu. tribal bigot. anybody can go broke irrespective of tribe. stop saying nonsense
Which planet are you from bro?
Nigerian from ekiti and I tink I tink different
my bro even the government has done well.what about the footballer himself
Oswald Bimpeh Kumeni my brother, remember he became inactive due to his problem, there are issues that may deal with someone and the person will have no option but to sell all he has to solve such issues, yekini had been having loads of problems including mental illness, the government should’ve helped him but he was left alone, a whole talented footballer who have done well for his country
94. Not 93
How many years ago are we talking about?… How old are were you then @Angel Segun?… Tell me your age then. Before I wl cont with you…
I pray is true
I pray is true
God bless the hand that giveth.
no i cant read Ademola Adebanjo Cole
He’s a legend in nigerian football. The mum deserves it
Thank U Mr Senate President!!!
Rashidi have alote of property that can take care of his mother only that the lawyer in charge of his property is not been sincere with his mother and stop saying nonsence
may God forgive you
Your type can’t remember your family sef .
Rashidi should be ashamed of himself by Now!
Are you God???
much more can be done this is jux 1/10
Abundant blessings for who ever that did this to this woman.
She deserves more than this
All good but what did he do with all his football earnings? Why could he not sort his mum out? But it is well.
what do u mean by his lower is not sincere to his mother? do he just go to bed and he didn’t weak up again without been sick?y cant him let his people kn all about him in time.
Thank you to whoever did this.
Seems like Rashid was not interested in material wealth why he never built a better house when he was making money in Europe
Brother good talk
Nigeria for you
Dr bukola saraki thank u very much God bless.
Ok, Saraki is a Smooth criminal, he is on trial of stealing Nigerian Money Millions of $$ Dollar , then he sneaked out to spend less tha $900 on a mother of a well known guy for everyone, mostly the short sighted to say eyaaa that man is A good man… Abeg if anyone her knows Saraki or close to him, please tell him that I said Thunder with Mtn sim card will strike him 2wice in a day… Onye ara Abuja
This is d house Rashidi Yekini build 4 d mother in his home town IRA,Kwara state.if any
C the house Rashidi Yekini build 4 d mother in his home town IRA kwara state
Am from Jamaica……just read the story and am now reading the comments. I must say….Ademola Adebanjo Cole yuh ave a very sharp tongue……you make me laugh U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602U0001f602for real
It depends on what u want in life.
All elders deserve nice place to retire ..good for her
Yes for real you are right U0001f60d
May God bless him
Thank you Alhaji Dr Saraki..
More blessings
Let the others looters emulate from him, we need something good from them no matter the looting
Thank you x imagine Saraki deserves no praise, people like Saraki one way or the other is partly responsible for the poverty this woman is experiencing, not only her millions are in this woman’s shoe, we only talk of our culture here in Africa otherwise. How was that a responsibility of Rashidi to be taking care of his mum when her mum is a citizen of Nigeria, she ought to benefit from Nigeria but for people like Saraki who swindled billions of dollars meant for the citizens .
Not a direct causation though, people like Saraki was one of those who swindled billions of dollars meant for this woman and millions of others and put the nation into conditions where the state can not be responsible for her citizens in the first place. To me Saraki is a criminal and deserve no commendation for spending couple of thousands on this woman, it should have been the job of a state where state functions, state does not function because of people like Saraki. We are talking of yekinis mum when many many thousands like her are in the country suffering same faith because of actions or inactions of people like Saraki.
Which way Nigeria
God bless you Saraki
Angel Godsegun Samuel E how wouldn’t know how much you’ve blessed so many including me with your comment here.. God bless you
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