Tag: Assault
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Daddy Freeze’s partner opens up on assault by ex-husband, tenders proof
Benedicta Elechi, a chef and partner of Daddy Freeze, has alleged Paul Odekina, her ex-husband assaulted her. In commemoration of International Womans’ Day (IWD) 2021, she took to her Instagram page to express her thoughts on women’s rights. Elechi also shared a medical report revealing she was given anti-inflammatory drugs due to an “assault”…
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Police arraign 4 in court over alleged assault
The police, on Wednesday, arraigned four persons before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged assault. The defendants: Lasisi Alese, 54; Kehinde Ademilua, 40; Ganiyu Alese, 35 and Jamiyu Alese, 35, are facing a count charge of assault. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Johnson Okunade, told the court that the defendants and six others, now at…
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Man Utd legend Giggs arrested on suspicion of assault
Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been arrested on suspicion of assault, according to British media reports on Monday. A report said the police were called to the 46-year-old former Manchester United winger’s home on Sunday night after receiving reports of a disturbance. “Police were called at 10:05 p.m. on Sunday to reports of a disturbance.…
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Lil Frosh finally breaks silence on assault on girlfriend
Budding singer, Sanni Goriola, better known as Lil Frosh has finally spoken on the domestic violence allegations with an apology to the public and Gift Camille, his girlfriend. TheNewsGuru recalls that Mayoks Michael, Camille’s manager and brother, had in a Twitter thread last Monday accused the singer of assaulting his sister. The scandal that ensued…
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Sex-toy-shop: Abbo appeals N50m ‘excessive’ judgement
Adamawa North lawmaker, Senator Elisha Abbo, has appealed the judgment delivered by a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, ordering him to pay N50m as compensation to Osimibibra Warmate. Abbo was caught on video assaulting Warmate at a sex toy shop in Wuse 2, Abuja in 2019. Although the senator won the criminal case instituted…
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Footballer, Chimezie Mba assaults 3 hotel staff when asked to pay N1.3m bill
A 33 year-old Lagos resident, Chimezie Mba, has been arraigned at a Magistrate’s Court for refusing to pay his hotel bills and assaulting the workers. Police at Maroko Division further accused Mba of assaulting three workers of the hotel. Mba, according to the charge sheet, stabbed one Sikiru Sosanya and beat up two other female…
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Leading Democrats defend Biden after sexual assault allegation
A sexual assault allegation by a former aide is casting a shadow on Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, leaving some Democrats defending the party’s presumptive nominee and prompting Republican attacks. Tara Reade, Biden’s former Senate staffer, has accused the former vice president of sexually assaulting her on Capitol Hill in 1993, a claim that gained fresh…
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Police dismiss officers assaulting woman in Osun
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday said it has dismissed two officers who assaulted a woman at the Odo Ori Market, Iwo Osun State. The police said the dismissal of the officers – Inspector Ikuesan Taiwo and Constable Abass Ibrahim – was preceded by a trial where they were found guilty of assaulting the woman.…
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[Video] Police arrest officers involved in assault of lady at Osun Market
In a video that surfaced online, men of the Nigerian Polic Force were seen assaulting a lady at the Odo Ori Market, Iwo Osun State. in the video, a police officer was seen flogging the lady repeatedly. Reacting to the video, through the Force official Facebook page, the public relation officer, DCP Frank Mba…
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Court summons Oluwo to appear over assault on Agbowu
An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Friday ordered the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, to appear in court over an alleged assault. The Oluwo is accused of allegedly attacking and punching another monarch, Agbowu of Ogbaagba, Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo during a peace meeting on Feb. 14. The meeting convened by an Assistant…