Tag: MAN
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Man confines wife for four years over alleged witchcraft, impregnates her thrice
The Delta State police command has detained a man for caging his wife in a room for four years and subjecting her to debasing conditions. The suspect allegedly impregnated her three times while she was in bondage at their home in the Orerokpe area of Delta State. The husband, who has eight children with the…
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Help, my wife wants to send me to my early grave – Man cries out
An electronics repairer, Samson Babalola, has petitioned the Ile-Tuntun Customary Court, Ibadan, to dissolve his 10 year-old marriage to his wife, Abosede, over death threats and alleged use of demonic powers. Testifying on Monday before Chief Henry Agbaje, the court’s President, Babalola, who resides at Oke-Bola area, Ibadan, said that his wife often told him…
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Man in police net for allegedly killing, burying lover at construction site in Lekki
Operatives of the Lagos Police Command have arrested 29-year-old, Segun Titilayo, for allegedly killing, burying his lover. The deceased, Oritoke Manni, 26, who was a bar attendant at KC Hotel, Apakin Town, Lekki, was declared missing last month after she was said to have gone to Titilayo’s house. According to sources, Titilayo allegedly called Manni…
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‘We agreed to die together’ – 92-year-old man tells court after killing wife of 70 years
A 92-year-old German man – name withheld, on Tuesday in Court admitted to killing his infirm wife after almost 70 years of marriage. His defence lawyer argued that he acted out of love, rather than self-interest or ill will. “All these years I cared for my wife to the best of my ability,’’ the elderly…
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Man faces prosecution for attacking LASTMA official
A man is to face prosecution for assaulting an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity (LASTMA) in Lekki. Emmanuel Ben was said to have hurt, Ismaila Lukman, a LASTMA official on Sunday at the Jakande Junction in Lekki while on duty. Lukman said he was controlling traffic manually owing to the destruction of…
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Man disguises as Facebook lover to catch ‘cheating’ wife
Mlekeleli Masondo, a South African man, has recounted how he posed as an online lover to discover his wife was allegedly cheating on him. In a Facebook post, Masondo said it all began about four weeks ago when he used a “fake” social media account to initiate a conversation with his wife. Ignorant that she…
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The mistake of Abram – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido And it happened that Abram (later Abraham) had to temporarily relocate to Egypt with his wife, Sarai (later Sarah), due to famine in Canaan. Just before they got to Egypt, Abram became worried that the Egyptians could kill him if they knew Sarai was his wife because she was beautiful. And it…
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Ondo2020: Man stabbed at polling unit in Akure
An unknown man has been stabbed by hoodlums at a polling unit in Akure, the Ondo State capital where the governorship election is holding today. TheNewsGuru gathered that the incident occurred at Ward 4, Polling Unit 002 in the Ijomu part of the Akure South Local Government Area. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Investigation, Ondo State,…
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Man imprisoned eight months for stealing phone
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced 37-year-old Chukwu Ndukwu to eight months imprisonment for stealing a cell phone. The Judge, Mr Inuwa Maiwada, however, gave the convict option of N11, 000 fine, warning him to be of good behaviour. Maiwada also ordered him to pay N60,000 as compensation to the…
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Man narrates how his wife beats him at slightest provocation
Olumayowa Afolabi, an auto mechanic, who lives at Odeyan-Akanran road in Ibadan, Oyo State has narrated how his wife beats him at any slightest misunderstanding. On Tuesday, he asked an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 17-year-old marriage to his estranged wife, Mojisola on grounds of disrespect, threat to life and frequent assault.…