RIHANNA ON RESCUE MISSION FOR NIGERIAN ATHLETE

America pop queen, Rihanna has announced her involvement to help get a bone marrow donor for a Nigerian born athlete in the United States of America. Seun Adebiyi the athlete who is getting Rihanna’s love and sympathy at this time is a Yale Law graduate. He was recently diagnosed of leukaemia and as such he would be prohibited from competing in the 2014 Winter Games.

Adebiyi forwarded a letter to Rihanna stating his deplorable situation. Also, he wanted Rihanna to assist by using her superstar status to get peoples attention to his condition. Immediately she received the letter, Rihanna reportedly sent words that she would be interested in getting him all the support he needed to bring smile back to his face.

Rihanna was born 21 years ago in Barbados. She moved to America when she was 16 to pursue her music career under Evan Rogers. She launched her career big time when she got a contract with Def Jam after a several tests with then head, Jay-Z.


Today, the award winning artist who once dated co- music star, Chris Brown, has launched big time into the American Entertainment industry. At the moment, she is head over heels in love with Matt Kemp, a baseball player. Her song ‘Umbrella’ was for many weeks on top charts all over the world. She has performed in different parts of the world including Nigeria.

(click to watch a video of Seun’s plea)

Quick facts on Seun Adebiyi

• He graduated from Yale Law School in June 2009.
• He was born in Nigeria 26 years ago.
• He is vying to become the first Nigerian to compete in the winter Olympics
• He was diagnosed of the ailments last year after graduating from law school
• He currently undergoes chemotography at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New-York.
• Lymphoblastic lymphoma is a form of cancer that affects the lymphoid tissue which includes the lymph nodes, spleen and other organs of the immune system.
• Stem cell Leukemia is a progressive malignant disease of the blood-forming organs marked by distorted proliferation and growth of Leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow.
• Both conditions lead to death.