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“My husband abandoned us and hid in toilet during a robbery attack” – Nigerian woman seeking divorce tells court

A businesswoman identified as Asiata Oladejo told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court, in Ibadan, Oyo state to dissolve her marriage on the grounds that her estranged husband, Abidemi, was unreliable and abandoned her and their children during a robbery attack.

Oladejo submitted her counter argument in the divorce suit filed by her husband.

”My Lord, I am yet to recover from the shock I experienced when a gang of thieves raided our house. He hid in the toilet, leaving me to pant in front of the armed robbers, who terrorized the entire residents of the house.

My lord, when the thieves arrived at around 1am. on that night, my husband was nowhere to be found to defend the children and I.

Unknown to me, he hid in the toilet. He only came out when they had gone. My husband wanted us to continue living in that house,” she said.

Abidemi in his defense said that his wife was ill-tempered.

”She comes to my shop unannounced to torment me. It is true that I hid in the toilet when armed robbers attacked our house. All the attempts made to bring her back home failed, because she said she was unnecessarily scared,” he said

He prayed the court to grant him custody of the three children because he had been a responsible father.

Delivering judgment, the President of the Court, Mrs S. M. Akintayo, granted the order restraining Oladejo from threatening, harassing and interfering in the private life of Abidemi.

Akintayo granted custody of the three children to Oladejo, adding that she was in the best position to cater for them.

“Both petitioner and respondent shall be responsible for the education and other welfare of the children. In addition, Abidemi shall pay a monthly feeding allowance of N20,000 for the children’s upkeep. Both of you must maintain peace and order,” Akintayo held.

She, however, noted that there was no marriage to dissolve between the couple.

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Gunmen kill NAN correspondent’s father, kidnap niece in Kaduna

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Daniel Yatai, the father of Philip Yatai, a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and abducted his niece, Brenda.

The incident which took place on Tuesday night in Manchok, Kaduna State, has thrown the community into mourning.

The father of the NAN correspondent, aged 86, retired from the Nigeria Railway Corporation in 1991.

Ms Christiana Yatai, daughter of the victim, in whose presence her father was killed, said that the abductors came to the house at about 11:15 pm on Tuesday night.

According to her, they were five in the house; “myself, my dad, my mum, two of my niece and a nephew. They asked us to open the door and when we refused, they broke the main entrance and gained access to the house.”

She said her father was in his room and one of them wearing a mask, who was outside, shot him through the window and the bullet hit him from the back.

According to her, those who entered the house later went to his room and finished him up.

“They went away with one of my nieces, Ms Brenda Friday, 21, a final year student of Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya,” she narrated.

Another child of the deceased, Joseph Yatai, said the gunmen had contacted the family and demanded N15 million to release the girl.

The Kaduna State Police Command spokesperson, DSP Mohammed Jalige, did not pick up his call for confirmation.

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Police k!lls wanted criminal suspect, arrest another in Delta.

Operatives of the Delta state police command says it has killed a Suspected criminal who has been on the wanted list of the command after engaging him in a gun duel along illah road, in Oshimili local government area of the State.

The suspect identified as Japheth according the Delta police spokesperson Edafe Bright was responsible for several attacks on policemen and killings of innocent person’s until he was sighted by patrol who engaged him in a shootout which made him sustain injuries and resulted to his death in the hospital

According to the police, another gang member of the suspect precious Azuka was arrested with a locally made gun, and presently at the state police headquarters in Asaba where he is undergoing investigation to arrest other gang members.

It will be recalled that a Suspected leader of the proscribed IPOB believed to have killed three policemen at Okpanam was on Monday shot and killed on the same illah road by operatives of the Delta police command.

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NBC Fines Trust TV ₦5 Million Over Expository Documentary About Bandits

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N5 million on Trust Television Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired by the station on the 5 March, 2022.

The NBC, in a letter to our company dated August 3, 2022, which was signed by its Director General, Balarabe Shehu Illela, said the fine was imposed on Trust TV because its broadcast of the said documentary contravened sections of the National Broadcasting Code.

In a statement, the management of Media Trust Group said, “While we are currently studying the Commission’s action and weighing our options, we wish to state unequivocally that as a television station, we believe we were acting in the public interest by shedding light on the thorny issue of banditry and how it is affecting millions of citizens of our country.

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ASUU Strike: NANS Demands Education Minister’s Sacking

The National Association of Nigerian Students has demanded the sacking of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu over the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

In a statement signed by the NANS president, Sunday Asefon, they said tertiary education had collapsed under Adamu’s watch.

Part of the statement read, “You will recall that President Gen. Muhammadu Buhari on the 19th of July, 2022 gave the Minister of Education Malam Adamu Adamu two weeks ultimatum to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to ensure that students return to classes. You will also recall while this ultimatum subsist ASUU extended the strike by another four weeks.

“It is therefore abundantly clear that the Minister of Education lacks the capacity required to manage such an important ministry as the Ministry of Education. He has shown over the years his lack of capacity, know-how, and adequate understanding of the complexity of educational management. This development calls to question his qualification to be appointed as minister of education in the first place. His total lack of compassion and empathy for the plight of Nigerian students speak volumes.

“Since he became minister ASUU has gone on strike for almost 18 months cumulatively and the entire educational structure of our tertiary education system is in total shamble under his watch. It is therefore imperative to call on the President to immediately relieve him of his duty in the ministry and bring in a more competent hand, educated, experienced, physically fit, and willing enough to begin the process of salvaging the debris of the collapse of education system in Nigeria with the hope of rebuilding it.

“NANS under our leadership will leave no stone unturned to ensure that our demands are acceded to, as we will do all that is required to reawaken the spirit of the Ali-Must-Go to ensure that Adamu-Must Go. The nation and well-meaning Nigerians must prevail on the government to fire the minister as this will serve as the only good radiance to the bad rubbish we have witnessed under his leadership of the ministry.”

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“I’m not evil” — hookup lady pleads after client caught her with charms in a hotel room

A suspected hoøker has been captured pleading for leniency after her client caught her with charms while making out in a hotel room.

According to her explanation, she was not for evil as the charms were meant to protect her from the dangers of the street that she is involved in.

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On the other hand, the client and his associates accused her of using the charms as “Kayanmata” to hypnotize men, in order to drain them financially and take away their destinies.

The client also showed off a toilet roll allegedly stained with his s3men but she claimed that she uses it to wipe herself.

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Kidnapped LAUTECH Student, Hotelier Shot Dead After Alleged Payment Of Ransom.

Kidnapped final year student of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Rachael Opadele and hotelier Olugbenga Owolabi have been reportedly shot dead, after alleged payment of N5m of ransom demanded by gunmen

Recall that Rachael, who was kidnapped last Thursday at Abaa community in Surulere local government area was yet to regain freedom in spite of efforts intensified by security agencies.

However, 7 days after the dastardly act, it has been gathered that the kidnap victims have been shot dead by the gunmen.

It was learnt that the families of the victims effected the payment of the demanded ransom through an established link, who went to their hideout along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in a motorbike otherwise known as Okada.

Anticipating possible arrest by the soldiers deployed to monitor the security situation in the Ogbomoso area, the gunmen became suspicious of the link person.

It was gathered after collecting the demanded sum, they opened fire on the victims, the link person and the Okada riders.

The kidnap victims, as reliably informed died on the spots while an Okada rider who escaped with bullet wounds is currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital.

When contacted the Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso said an update would be provided.

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2023: Stop Misrepresenting Afenifere, We Won’t Support Peter Obi – Yoruba Youths Tell Pa Ayo Adebanjo

The Pan Yoruba Youth Socio Political Organisation, Yoruba Youth Congress(YYC) has described the statement credited to Pa Ayo Adebanjo, an Afenifere leader, as his personal opinion and not the opinion of the majority of Yoruba leaders.

Pa Adebanjo, had openly endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Mr Peter Obi.

But in a swift reaction through a press Statement made available to newsmen in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the President of the Yoruba Youth Congress and chairman coalition of southern youth groups, Prince Dapo Adepoju said the endorsement of the labour party presidential candidate is not the stands of the majority of Afenifere leaders but a personal opinion of Mr Adebanjo.“That endorsement is the personal opinion of Pa Adebanjo and not the stand of the majority of the Afenifere leaders. We are not disputing the fact that Pa Adebanjo has the right to support whoever he so wish but that shouldn’t be taken as the stand of the Afenifere.

The Yoruba Youth President maintained that consultations are ongoing and in no distant time the socio political organisation will let Nigerians know who the body will be supporting for the 2023 presidential election, and he clarified it that the person, definitely, will not be The LP candidate.

“As yoruba youths, we want to sincerely advise Baba Adebanjo to stay off political issue or endorsement that can tarnish his image or that of our Afenifere. We also want to remind Adebanjo of his inglorious roles in endorsing failed project of Dr Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

“No serious yoruba group will betray or dump any of their sons and be supporting ‘stranger’ at this critical time that we need to be fully involved in transforming the country after President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime,” Adepoju said.

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16 dead, five injured in Lagos auto crash

2nd August 20222

A crash involving two vehicles in the early hours of Tuesday along Alaro City, Epe area of Lagos State claimed 16 lives and injured five.

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Twenty-three male adults were involved in the crash; while 16 died, five were critically injured, and two suffered no injuries.

Confirming the accident, the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos Command, noted that the crash occurred at 03:00 am and was caused by impaired visibility due to reckless driving.

A statement by the FRSC Public Education Officer of the command, Olabisi Sonusi, revealed that the five injured victims have been hospitalised.

It partly read, “The vehicles involved in the crash were a white bus with Registration number KTN 262YJ and an Articulated truck (Registration Number unknown).

“FRSC operatives and other emergency management agencies are on ground, ensuring prompt recovery and evacuation of all crashed vehicles.

“The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps Lagos Sector Command Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, therefore, advised motorists to always avoid night journey because of impaired visibility at that hour.

“He also admonished the motoring public always to observe construction signage and speed limits at such zones.

“Ogungbemide is also using this medium to commiserate with the families of the deceased, while wishing the injured quick recovery.”

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80 Years Old Ebenezer Obey Mourns As His 48-Year-Old Son Dies.

Legendary Nigerian juju singer Chief Ebenezer Obey has been thrown into mourning as one of his sons, Olalekan Obey Fabiyi, dies at 48.

Founder of Best of Nollywood Awards, Seun Oloketuyi, made this revelation on his social media page.

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Although there is yet to be an official statement regarding the death of Olalekan, reports claim that Olalekan Fabiyi died on Friday and was buried on Saturday.

my Happy weekend Global News recalls that Chief Ebenezer Obey paid a courtesy visit to Pastor Tobi Adegboyega at his residence in London.

Videos that emerged online captured Pastor Tobi Adegboyega prostrating on citing the highly revered Ebenezer Obey and his son, Bishop Folarin Obey.

The man of God warmly welcomed the veteran gospel juju singer while their discussion was not made public.

Nigerians who reacted to the video praised Pastor Tobi Adegboyega’s humility and preference for the African culture.

Many also commend Pastor Adebayega’s hospitality, while others appreciate his lifestyle.