Mrs. Mariam AbdulLateef has approached an Ilorin Area Court, seeking the dissolution of her marriage to Mr. AbdulLateef Tahjudeen over claims of prolonged sexual neglect. Mariam, a resident of No. 144 Cemetery Road, Irewolede Area, Ilorin, told the court she married Tahjudeen in 2016 under Islamic law, and the union produced a seven-year-old daughter. However, she lamented that her husband stopped fulfilling his marital obligations after the birth of their child and has since abandoned the matrimonial bed. “He doesn’t sleep in the same room with me or touch me. Whenever I seek his attention, he tells me to leave…
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A Chief Magistrate Court in Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State, on January 7, 2025, sentenced Mr. Nuhu Isah to six months imprisonment for intimidating officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). The court, however, offered an option of a ₦20,000 fine. According to a statement by the FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the incident occurred on January 5, 2025, when Isah, a passer-by, recorded an FRSC patrol team during their operation. While doing so, he intimidated the officers and incited passengers to attack the team as they carried out their duties. Reacting to the incident, the FRSC Corps…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has dismissed allegations made by Governor Monday Okpebholo, accusing him of misleading the public about purported misappropriation of N12 billion by suspended local government chairmen. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee in the state, Hon. Tony Azeigbemi, the party described the governor’s claims as baseless and an attempt to justify his actions against the elected local government chairmen. “For clarity, we want to emphasize that every comment made by the governor in the statement is false and baseless. At no point have PDP leaders received any…
The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended three suspects accused of hacking the WhatsApp account of the state’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) head, Deputy Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, and defrauding his family and friends of over ₦1.1 million. The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, disclosed this on Tuesday while parading the suspects and others involved in various crimes at the command headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta. The suspects, identified as Tolani Jeremiah (31), Akande Suru (20), and Edwin Jatto (24), were arrested at their hideout in Edo State. They allegedly hacked DCP Ojajuni’s WhatsApp account and sent messages to his…
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has dismissed allegations made by Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, accusing him of issuing threats against Obi’s life and family. Describing the claims as a “self-evident malicious lie,” Morka accused Obi of engaging in “attention-seeking” tactics and “emotional blackmail.” The controversy arose after Obi published a post titled “Have I Really Crossed the Line?” on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday. In the post, Obi alleged that Morka had threatened him following his New Year critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. “My New Year Message has…
A devastating motor accident along the Akwanga-Abuja road has claimed the lives of entire family returning to Abuja after spending the Christmas and New Year holidays in Makurdi. The victims, identified as Victor Angbiandoo Tyohemba, a 37-year-old accountant; his wife, Erdoo Stephanie; and their two young daughters, Agnes and Immaculate, lost their lives in the crash on January 4, 2025. Confirming the tragic incident on Tuesday, Victor’s elder brother, Emmanuel Tyohemba, expressed deep sorrow over the family’s untimely demise. “It is with profound sadness that the family of Mr. Gabriel Mmem Tyohemba Ambe announces the heartbreaking deaths of their beloved…
The Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, presided over by Justice K.B. Olawoyin, has scheduled January 13, 2025, for the ruling on bail applications filed by Naomi Silekunola, former Queen of Ife; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, owner of Agidigbo FM; and Abdulahi Fasasi, Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun. The three individuals are being prosecuted in connection with a fatal stampede during a Christmas funfair held at Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, in December 2024. The tragic event resulted in the deaths of at least 35 children. The hearing, which took place on Tuesday, saw the defense teams for the…
Police have arrested 19 suspects in connection with a violent cult clash that rocked the Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday. The clash resulted in the death of four individuals, including Fisayo Oladipo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former youth leader. Sources revealed that Mr. Oladipo was shot dead around 2:00 a.m. while returning from a nightclub. The newly deployed Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Wilfred Afolabi, confirmed the arrests during an on-the-spot assessment of the crime scene on Tuesday. He expressed sadness over the loss of lives and disclosed that investigations had…
As schools across Edo State resumed for a new term, the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Paddy Iyamu, conducted surprise visits to various schools to assess teachers’ performance and ensure compliance with professional standards. During an inspection in Benin, Oredo Local Government Area, Dr. Iyamu suspended a primary school teacher for professional misconduct after discovering that the teacher had awarded a correct score to a pupil who had provided an incorrect answer in their workbook. Expressing his disappointment, Dr. Iyamu highlighted the teacher’s failure to uphold basic teaching standards despite possessing a National…
The family of Mrs. Adiat Abiola Babatanisewu is pleading with the public to help locate their 56-year-old mother, who has been missing for nearly three weeks after leaving her residence in Harmony Estate, Aboru, Lagos State. According to the family, Mrs. Babatanisewu disappeared on December 17, 2024, and has not been seen or heard from since. Her son, Abiodun Babatanisewu, told PUNCH Metro on Sunday evening that despite extensive efforts to find her, there has been no trace of her whereabouts. He explained that his mother had been struggling with health issues, including insomnia and other ailments, for which the…