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  • Lawyer sues Buhari’s daughter, DSS for N500m

    Tope Akinyode, lawyer to Mr Anthony Okolie, an Asaba-based businessman detained for 10 weeks by the DSS for owning a SIM card previously registered in Hanan Buhari’s name, has made good his threat to sue all the parties involved in Okolie’s ordeal.

    A suit has now been filed in which Okolie is asking President Buhari’s daughter, the Department of State Services (DSS) and MTN, to pay him N500 million compensation.

    Mr Okolie, 33, was arrested on July 19, 2019 in Asaba.

    The suit, with number FHC/ASB/CS/3/2020, is seeking an order to “compel the respondents (DSS, Hanan and MTN) jointly or severally to pay the applicant the sum of N500,000,000 only as general and aggravated damages for the gross and unlawful violation of the applicant’s right to acquire moveable properties, freedom of movement and self-dignity.”

    Okolie said in the suit that he was detained with handcuffs until September 22, 2019, as the DSS waited for Hanan, who was schooling in the United Kingdom, to come and clear him but she never did.

    The trader also attached the receipt he was issued after purchasing the SIM card as well as the SIM certificate.

    According to the affidavit, he bought the SIM card on December 8, 2018, with phone number, 09035666662, for the sum of N1,000.

    Okolie asked the court to declare that his long detention was an abuse of his fundamental human rights and that the actions of the DSS contravened sections 35 and 34 of the 1999 Constitution.

  • VACATION TRAGEDY! RCCG pastor, son, daughter drown inside pool in Spain

    A 52-year-old pastor of The Redeemed Christian Church of God RCCG, Gabriel Diya, his 16-year-old son, Praise Emmanuel Diya and 9-year-old daughter, Comfort Diya, drowned inside the swimming pool in the Costa del Sol resort in Southern Spain on Tuesday December 24th.

    Gabriel Diya who was until his death the Minister in charge of the Open Heavens of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Charlton, South-East London, was on a family vacation with his wife and their children. Unfortunately, his daughter Comfort got into difficulty while playing in one of the 21 swimming pools in the resort.

    Himself and his son jumped in to try to save her but also struggled in the water. Despite poolside attempts to resuscitate them, all three died at the scene. His wife, Olubunmi, who was with them prayed fervently as CPR was performed on her husband and children. Sadly, they were all confirmed dead by the doctors.

    Post-mortem examinations carried out on Christmas Day confirmed death by drowning. After the incident, police carried out an investigation and could find nothing wrong with the pool’s filtration and pump system. The pool has since been reopened to the public.

    The UK’s central office of RCCG has since described the unfortunate incident as a “tragic accident”. In a post shared on Facebook, the church said

    “With heavy hearts, we extend our condolences to the family, parish, friends and associates of Area Pastor Gabriel Diya who sadly passed away, along with two of his children – Comfort Diya (9 years old) and Praise Emmanuel Diya (16 years old) – in a tragic incident while on a family holiday in Spain on 24th December 2019.

    Pastor Gabriel Diya, who was also the Parish Pastor of Open Heavens, Charlton in London was aged 52. He is survived by his wife Assistant Pastor Olubunmi Diya and their daughter.

    At this very difficult time, our prayers are for Pastor Gabriel Diya’s family, the parishes that were under his supervision, friends, associates, members of RCCG and the general public”.

  • Tragedy! Generator fume kills couple, daughter in Imo

    Tragedy! Generator fume kills couple, daughter in Imo

    The people of Umuoparaemeka village, Ugiri in Isiala Mbano local government area of Imo State were thrown into mourning early Monday morning as a couple Lucius Iwunze, his wife Ngozi and their daughter Geraldine all died from inhaling generator fumes.

    According to village sources, a member of the extended family visited in the morning and noticed that the doors were still locked from inside.

    He was said to have knocked severally without any response, a development that heightened his anxiety, thereby attracting the neighbours, who forced the door open.

    Spokesperson of the Imo state Police Command Orlando Ikokwu (SP), who confirmed the ugly incident, said the police have commenced investigation into it.

    According to him, the Police Divisional Police Officer in the area led his men to the scene and found the lifeless bodies of the victims.

    Ikokwu said: “A report was received at the Divisional Police Headquarters, Isiala Mbano LGA, about the mysterious death of three persons.”

    “In view of that, the DPO led a team of policemen to the scene and met the lifeless body of Chief Luscius Iwunze, Lolo Ngozi Iwunze and Geraldine Iwunze.

    “However, preliminary investigation revealed that they died as a result of fumes (Carbon monoxide) emitted from a power generating set.

    “The corpses have been evacuated to a morgue, and the Commissioner of Police, Imo state Command, has ordered a full scale investigation into the incident.”

  • Court sentences farmer to 10 years in prison for impregnating daughter

    Court sentences farmer to 10 years in prison for impregnating daughter

    A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced a 58 years old farmer Yesiru Onajobi, to a term of 10 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting and impregnating his teenage daughter .

    Details to follow…….

  • How daughter of Ex-Adamawa Gov aspirant was kidnapped, released in Abuja

    Aisha Umar Ado, daughter of a former governorship aspirant in Adamawa state, Dr. Umar Ardo, was kidnapped by gunmen in Abuja on Saturday night. But she was freed on Sunday, her father announced.

    Aisha, aged 24 years and popularly called Ummi, was abducted on Saturday at about 7:45pm at Blinkers Shopping Mall, at 46, Kwame Nkrumah Crescent in Asokoro, Abuja.

    According to a reports, the gunmen in an ash Toyota Camry car initially parked close to the shopping mall.

    Aisha Umar Ardo, kidnapped in Asokoro and released in Gwarimpa

    Aisha was coming out of the shopping mall with the provisions she bought when the gunmen blocked her with their car, forced her in and whisked her away.

    Aisha’s father, Dr. Umar Ardo, contested for the governorship of Adamawa state under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2011 election.

    However, in a statement published Sunday night on the Facebook page of Abubakar Sadiq Ajiya, Ardo said his daughter has been freed. He did not indicate whether he paid ransom to the abductors.

    “I’m glad to inform all and sundry that my daughter, Ai’sha, has been released by her abductors. I collected her somewhere around Gwarimpa where they dumped her by the roadside. She is safe and sound. I thank you and all Nigerians for the support given to me during these trying hours. I appreciate that it”, he said.

  • I raped my daughter to protect her, 37-year-old guard tells court

    An Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Iwo-Road on Thursday ordered that a 37-year-old night guard, Wasiu Orilonise, be remanded in Agodi , Ibadan Prison custody after confessing, and telling the court that he raped his 15-year-old daughter in an attempt to protect her.
    The accused was arraigned on a one-count charge of having carnal knowledge of his daughter, with Charge‎ No. Mi/271c/2019
    The prosecutor, Mr. Sunday Ogunremi, told the court that the accused, in December 2018, at Omo Village, Agbofieti, Ibadan, in the Ibadan magisterial district, did rape one Orilonise Adenike without her consent.
    Ogunremi‎ said the offence was contrary to and punishable under Section 34, Subsections 1 and 2 of the Child Rights Law of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2006.
    No plea was‎ however taken during the arraignment.
    When the Chief Magistrate, Mr Taiwo Olaniran, sought to know from the accused what could have pushed him into defiling his biological daughter, Orilonise said that since he lost his wife a few years ago, he had been taken care of Adenike and others siblings.
    He further told the court that he committed the act in an attempt to protect his daughter.
    Orilonise said that the incident happened as he was trying to ascertain if Adenike had lost her virginity, adding that upon discovering that his daughter was still intact, he started having sex regularly with her both in the morning before she leaves for school and at night.
    ‎The magistrate berated fathers who were fond of sexually abusing their daughters and other under-aged girls, saying they were only allowing the devil to use them to destroy the society.
    He thereafter ordered that the accused be remanded in Agodi Prison pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and adjourned the case till July 30, 2019.

  • Buhari condoles Fasoranti over daughter’s death

    President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the leader of Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, on the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin.
    The deceased was reportedly shot on Friday on the Kajola-Ore road in Ondo State by those the police described as armed robbers.
    In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday night, the president prayed that God would comfort Fasoranti and give him the fortitude to bear the grievous loss.
    He also directed security agencies to swing into action and bring the hoodlums to justice in the shortest possible time.

  • BREAKING: Suspected herdsmen kill Afenifere chairman's daughter, abduct others

    Daughter of the leader of the Pan Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, Mrs Funke Olakunrin was on Friday reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State.
    Sources said the deceased was coming from the Lagos end of the Benin/Ore road when her car was attacked by the kidnappers suspected to be Fulani herdsmen.
    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state Police command, Femi Joseph confirmed the incident.
    He said the suspects were kidnappers who also engaged in armed robbery.
    The incident, he said happened between Kajola and Ore, adding that Mrs Olakunrin was the only one killed in the incident.
    He said three vehicles including a luxurious bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow Motors were attacked by the kidnappers, adding that the passengers in the luxurious bus were travelling from Imo State to Lagos.
    However, he said the Police have rescued three of the victims, adding that one Gerald Igboroka was yet to be found by the police.
    Joseph said “information available to us is that suspected kidnappers who were 16 in number ambushed the three vehicles at Kajola.
    “The three vehicles were said to be going to Lagos and they were all attacked,” he added.
    The PPRO who said the Police were on the trail of the kidnappers, assured that the victims would be rescued in no distant time.
    He said none of the suspected kidnappers has been arrested, but efforts are on top gear to ensure their arrest, saying that the police have already condoned the location.

  • How my 68-year old father defiled me for 3 years – Daughter

    A 15-year old girl has narrated to the police how her 68-year old father allegedly defiled her and her friends in Imota area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
    According to the girl (name withheld), her father, Yisah Showunmi had allegedly had sexual intercourse with her for three years.
    She also told the police at Imota Police Station that when her two friends (Names withheld) ages 15 and 16 came to stay in their house, her father also had sexual intercourse with them.
    Based on her confession, the police arrested Showunmi on 27 June, 2019 at at 2pm.
    According to Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana on Sunday, the 15-year old girl reported the defilement at the Imota Police Station against her father, Showunmi.
    “The survivor alleged that her father has been having sexual intercourse with her for the past three years. She further alleged that when her two friends (Names withheld) ages 15 and 16 came to stay in their house, her father also had sexual intercourse with them.
    “She added that the last incident happened on 23rd of June, 2019. The suspect, however, confessed to the crime. He has been charged to court,” he said.

  • Woman arrested for forcing teenager daughter into prostitution

    A homeless Romanian woman has been arrested in Sicily for forcing her 13-year-old daughter into prostitution, in return for which she would obtain money, cigarettes, drinks, the use of a shower or a place to sleep.

    In a statement, Italian police said they also apprehended four men who sexually abused the teenager, including a 90-year-old.

    “They will all face rape charges as the age of consent in Italy is 14,’’ police said.

    They said that the events took place in the south-eastern province of Ragusa, where the girl worked illegally in greenhouse plantations.

    Officers discovered the alleged sex crimes while investigating cases of rural labour exploitation.

    According to police, she used to have sex with fellow land workers from Italy, Romania or North Africa, either on the fields or in abandoned houses.

    Otherwise, older men would abuse her in return for hospitality for her and her mother.

    “Instead of protecting her daughter, the mother would exploit her receiving in return sums of money or other benefits such as wine, beer, cigarettes, the use of a shower or a home where to sleep,’’ police said.