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An Instagram user named Irene Chiamaka Nwachukwu has accused Abubakar Jamil, husband of Fatima Dangote, daughter of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, of putting her in the family way. Behind the glitz and glamour of the society wedding of the children of upper class Nigerians – Fatima Dangote and Abubakar Jamil was an allegedly cheating man hoping not to get caught. Irene Chiamaka Nwachukwu aka Goddess Irene, a graduate of Mass Communiucations has accused newly married Abubakar Jamil of being the father of her child. According to her, she had been sleeping with the son of the former Inspector-General of police, Mohammed Abubakar for long without being aware that he was engaged to Fatima Dangote not to talk of getting married to her. As the romance progressed, she reportedly got pregnant for Jamil whose marriage to Fatima was the talk of the nation, with the attendance of a galaxy of stars in March, 2018. According to her account, she safely bir

A 17 - year- old girl has been gang -raped and killed in Ogwugwu village, Oba, in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State . The deceased , who just finished her West African Senior School Certificate Examination , was said to have been attacked and raped by six young men while on her way to buy garri for dinner around 7 pm on Wednesday . A source told our correspondent that the suspects believed to be known to the victim had lured her to an uncompleted one - storeyed building where she was raped and killed . The source said , “ The boys lured her to an uncompleted building , where they took turn to rape her until she became weak . “ They threw her down from the storey building so that she would not expose them. ” He added that the girl ’ s corpse had been deposited in a morgue . The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ojoto Police Division , Prince Ezejiofor, confirmed the incident , saying no arrest had been made . The DPO said , “ They perpetrated

A factory driver , Dominic Nege, has been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly stealing goods valued at N10.3m. The goods reportedly belonged to Rabel Nigeria Limited , a subsidiary of International Breweries . PUNCH Metro learnt that on Wednesday, 14th, March 2018 , Nege was sent to deliver 143 crates of beer at Bonny Camp , Victoria Island , Lagos. He was alleged to have switched off his phone and diverted the goods . It was gathered that when efforts to locate him proved abortive , the case was reported to the police. The state Commissioner of Police , Edgal Imohimi , during a parade of the suspect at the command headquarters in Ikeja on Thursday , said operatives of the Federal Special Anti- Robbery Squad arrested the suspect in Benue State . He said , “ Efforts to arrest the suspect paid off on Monday, 11th June, 2018 , when he was traced to Makurdi, Benue State .  During interrogation , the suspect led detectives to the Sango

A doctor in the Lekki area of Lagos State, Dr Emmanuel Okolo, has been accused of brutalising a nurse, Dorcas Adeyera. The incident happened at the Awoyaya Hospital and Maternity Centre, Ibeju Lekki. PUNCH Metro gathered that Okolo and Adeyera’s misunderstanding stemmed from the treatment of a patient rushed into the medical facility in the early hours of Monday. Okolo was alleged to have frowned on the admission of the accident victim without his consent, blaming Adeyera for the action. The medical doctor allegedly summoned the 23-year-old into his office and ordered her to kneel down. When the victim refused, 35-year-old Okolo was alleged to have dealt her several slaps and also flogged her with a belt. Adeyera, in her report to the medical director of the hospital, said she was humiliated by Okolo.  The report read in part, “Around 2am, there was an emergency outside the hospital. I stepped out to have a clear look at the patient, who was said to have been involved in an

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said Governor Ayodele Fayose will not be allowed to move about on the election day of July 14. He assured the people of adequate security on the day, urging them to come out en-mass to perform their civic duties. According to him, Fayose will only be allowed to vote and go back to his house in Afao-Ekiti. He said, “We will ensure adequate security for voters on election day because if you are not well protected, the election will not be free, fair, credible, transparent, genuine and acceptable. “Fayose cannot threaten or intimidate anybody on the day of the election. Fayose will only be allowed to cast his vote and he will go back to his house in Afao.” Fayemi spoke on Thursday while on a campaign tour to communities in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area. Communities visited by Fayemi included Ifaki, Orin, Ora, Aaye, Ifisin, Igbole, Osi, Ido, Ilogbo, Usi and Ayetoro. The APC candid

Police in Nyamira area of Kenya are looking for a man who allegedly attempted to kill his wife over what he termed his wife’s failure to give birth to boys. The suspect, Joash Misati, locked his wife, Rebecca Kerubo and three daughters inside their house in Bonyamatuta Chache location in Kenya, set it ablaze and fled, leaving them for death, reports Kenya’s Citizen. Fortunately, the woman’s eldest daughter, who was in a separate house within the compound, came to their rescue and opened the door before the incident could turn fatal. The fire could, however, not be contained as the entire house burned to the ground. Speaking to Citizen TV crew at her home, the woman said they were forced to seek shelter at a neighbour’s house where they spent the night. “I’m just worried that my entire struggle to build my home is now in ashes and I’m homeless simply because of the archaic Abagusii cultural belief that a woman who cannot give birth to boys has no worth in a home,” she

An Indian woman had her tongue branded with a hot iron by a witch doctor who thought she was possessed by evil spirits. Jatha Devi, 25, from Pali in Rajasthan, had been unwell for some time; so, husband Kishan Jat, a daily wage labourer, took her to a government-run hospital. But when her condition did not improve, Jatha’s relatives claimed she was possessed by evil spirits and suggested she be taken to a witch doctor, reports Daily Mail. The witch doctors believe in burning the skin with a hot tong or piece of iron to cure certain illnesses and also claim to have the knowledge to perform exorcisms. Her parents, Bhanwar Lal and Sanjini Devi, also labourers, took Jatha to witch doctor Jairam Bhat on Sunday. During the ‘treatment’ the witch doctor mercilessly branded her lips, tongue, forehead and arms for two days with a hot trident. Jatha’s condition worsened as she was unable to utter a word and was whimpering with acute pain. She was immediately rushed to Bangar

A 25-year-old man has allegedly been caught red-handed engaging in sex with his father’s wife in the bush. The situation took place at Mudzami Village under Huchu area in Gokwe, Zimbabwe, prompting Chief Nemangwe whose jurisdiction the area falls under to investigate. Reports say Bubbingeon Musekiwa Ndaba was allegedly hoodwinked into the unholy relationship with his 67-year-old father, Isaac Ndaba’s wife, Naume Langson. The matter came to light when the two were caught by their niece Bongani Ncube allegedly engaging in sex on a river bed. It is reported that before they were caught in the act, the two lovebirds were always taking to the bush to satisfy their sexual urge. After busting them, Ncube reportedly alerted Isaac and it was then that the matter was brought before Chief Nemangwe for hearing. It is alleged that after failing to buy Ncube’s silence, and in a bid to “fix “him, Langson lied to her husband that he (Ncube) once forced himself on her. Bubbingeon s

Police in Kogi State have arrested a cleric, Oluwasegun Aturu, and two others over the suspected ritual killing of a 19-year-old commercial sex worker, Miss Mercy Moses. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP William Aya confirmed the arrest of the suspects to newsmen in Lokoja on Friday. He said that Aturu who claimed to be the shepherd in charge of Voice of Canaan Temple, Cherubim and Seraphim Aladura Church, Ozuri, in Adavi Local Government Area of the state was arrested on the 19th of June  He was arrested alongside Samuel Oluwasegun and Abdulmumini Yakubu, all of Ozuri area in the local government, he said. According to the police, both Oluwasegun and Yakubu were said to have at 10 pm on June 11 gone to a popular brothel in the area to pick the late girl to an unknown place. They were said to have left the brothel on a motorcycle with the woman after exchanging pleasantries with the manager of the brothel simply identified as Mohammed. “The tw

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday promised that his administration will not forget citizens in their time of distress. Buhari, represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, spoke while receiving Internally Displaced Persons from the Kuchingoro Camp, in the Federal Capital Territory at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The IDPs are getting set to return to their communities in the North East. According to a statement by the Deputy Director (Information), State House, Attah Esa, the President promised to continue to work for the betterment and security of the people. He assured the IDPs that his administration will leave no stone unturned in restoring their devastated communities for their immediate and safe return. “While congratulating the 2,000 IDPs at the Kuchingoro Camp, in the Federal Capital Territory who are getting set to return to their communities in the Northeast, the President assured all Nigerians that his administration w

A woman suffered horrific burns and almost had to have her fingers amputated after she fell into a hot oven during an epileptic seizure. Shaz McCormack, 20, from Maidstone, Kent, suffered a four-minute long convulsion while she was cooking a roast dinner for her family. Thankfully, a neighbour heard banging and alerted the fire brigade who rescued her. Shaz, a care home nursing assistant, suffered third-degree burns to both her arms and needed skin grafts to repair the damage. She says: “I’ve been left scarred all over my hands which I’m very self-conscious about. I always wear a jumper to cover them up, even in hot weather. “Doctors almost had to amputate my fingers due to the severity of the burns. It’s hard to believe that this happened due to my epilepsy, but I’m trying to think positively. “I want people to take illnesses such as epilepsy seriously, as they can have a huge impact on people’s lives.” Shaz was diagnosed with epilepsy in July 2013 when she was just

Deadly Ahmed Musa struck two stunning goals to sink Iceland 2-0 on Friday and then promised to do the same to Lionel Messi’s Argentina in Tuesday’s Group D showdown. The Leicester City striker, currently on loan at CSKA Moscow, became the first Nigerian to score at two World Cups as the Super Eagles secured a crucial win over Iceland, who missed a penalty. He scored both goals in Nigeria’s group stage 3-2 defeat to Argentina in Porto Alegre, Brazil, four years ago and is relishing the chance to do it again. But this time he hopes it will knock out the South Americans. “I think scoring against Argentina isn’t that difficult for me,” he smiled after his man-of-the-match performance in Volgograd. “We know the importance of the game. It’s do or die.” The African side will secure a spot in the knockout stage alongside Croatia if they beat Argentina. A draw would be enough to eliminate the Argentines but would leave Nigeria’s fate resting on the outcome of Iceland’s game aga

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday approved the appointment of four non-executive directors for the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olusegun Adekunle, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. According to the statement, the new appointees are Adeola Adetunji, Prof. Mike Obadan, Prof. Justitia Nnabuko and Prof. Ummu Ahmed Jalingo. Adekunle said the appointments were for initial period of four years with effect from June 7. The President also appointed Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf as the Chief Medical Director of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital for an initial period of four years with effect from June 19. He also appointed Dr. Pauline Ikwugbu as the Provost of the Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State for and initial period of four years with effect from March 19. The President renewed the appointment of the Rector of the Fed

Ahmed Musa’s brace gave Nigeria victory over Iceland in the Group D match on Friday. See the photographs: Nigeria’s forward Ahmed Musa (L) and Nigeria’s goalkeeper Francis Uzoho (back) celebrate with a team staff member at the end of the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Nigeria and Iceland at the Volgograd Arena in Volgograd on June 22, 2018. Kenneth Omeruo of Nigeria is challenged by Birkir Saevarsson of Iceland during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group D match between Nigeria and Iceland at Volgograd Arena in Russia on Friday. Nigeria’s forward Ahmed Musa vies with Rurik Gislason of Iceland during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group D match between Nigeria and Iceland at Volgograd Arena in Russia on Friday.  Former Super Eagles of Nigeria captain, Nwanko Kanu shakes hands with captain John Mikel Obi before the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group D match between Nigeria and Iceland at Volgograd Arena in Russia on Friday. Nigeria’s for

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the death of Sarkin Fadan Kano, Alhaji Sule Gaya, has robbed the country of one its humblest and dedicated parliamentarians. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President said one of the greatest legacies a man could leave behind was his unblemished integrity. He said the deceased was a remarkable man in his own right. Buhari described the late Sarkin Fadan Kano as a pride to his family and State. He said Gaya did not only live to the ripe age of 107 years but also lived an exemplary life of integrity and dedicated public service record. The statement read, “As a member of the defunct Northern House of Assembly and a regional Minister of Local Government in the Second Republic, the President noted that the late Sule Gaya belonged to the golden age of decent and respectable democratic representation “President Buhari believes that the best tribute the children of the deceased

A former Vice President who is also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said that he would continue to work for the party, even if he doesn’t win its presidential ticket. Atiku spoke in Abuja on Friday at the national secretariat of the party where he formally notified members of the National Working Committee of his intention to seek the ticket to contest the Presidential election. He said that the conduct of the Ekiti State governorship primary, which he said was free, fair and credible, had given him the assurance that the presidential primary of the party would also be the same. He told the members of the NWC, which was led by the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to also repeat the feat in Osun State. He argued that free and transparent primaries would boost the party’s chances not only in the Presidential election, but also in helping the PDP to regain its lost glory. He said, “Whether I become the presidential candidate o

Two brothers Meshak Felix and Chinechirem Felix  on Friday appeared at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly kidnapping a three-year-old baby and demanding a N600,000 ransom. The accused, Meshak, 25, and Chinechirem, 23 are facing three counts of conspiracy, kidnap and stealing, to which they pleaded not guilty. According to Police Prosecutor Julius Babatope, the accused committed the offences on June 2 at Dog Kennel at Railway Compound, Ebute Meta, Yaba. Babatope alleged that the accused kidnapped and detained the child and threatened to kill him if the ransom was not paid. “The duo had threatened to kill the boy if his parents failed to meet their demand,” he said. He said the accused also stole two Nokia phones valued at N8,000 from the complainant, Mrs. Mary Chidi. The offences contravened sections 2 and 3 of the Kidnapping Prohibition Law of Lagos State, 2017 and Section 390 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.  The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. A.O. Ajibad