Tag: Mother
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Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello loses mother
Hajia Hauwau Bello, mother of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, is dead. A statement personally signed by the governor and circulated among media houses in Lokoja said that Hajia Hauwau died after a brief illness on Sunday at the age of 101 years. “We are relieved that her passing was peaceful and painless,” Bello…
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Just in: Amaechi’s mother released by kidnappers
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru (TNG) reveals that Mrs. Appolonia, the mother of Ikechukwu Amaechi, the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of TheNiche Newspapers, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen has regained her freedom. According to reports from close associates of the Nigerian publisher, the 79-year-old grandmother and a retired teacher, who was abducted on Tuesday, March 3 has been…
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Buhari not committed to securing my daughter’s release – Leah Sharibu’s Mother
Mother of Leah Sharibu, the only Dapchi school-girl remaining in Boko Haram captivity, Mrs. Rebecca Sharibu, has doubted the commitment of the federal government, especially President Muhammadu Buhari to securing her release from Boko Haram terrorists. Mrs. Sharibu, who spoke in an interview with the Hausa Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London,…
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Mother, daughter, three others burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun
A woman, her daughter and a vulcaniser suffered varying degrees of burns after a petrol-laden tanker fell and exploded at Atatun, Ijaiye-Tutun, in Abeokuta on Friday evening. According to an eyewitness, the victims were immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta. No fewer than five houses and several shops were burnt in the…
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Do whatever you can to get my daughter- Leah’s mother begs British PM
Mrs Rebecca Sharibu, mother of Leah Sharibu, kidnapped by Boko Haram, yesterday pleaded with the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to help rescue her daughter from the holds of Islamic insurgents. TheNewsGuru recalls that on February 19, 2018, Leah Sharibu was taken from her school, Government Girls’ Science and Technical College. Dapchi, north-eastern Nigeria, along…
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Ighalo’s mum in tears over son’s dream move to Man Utd
Odion Ighalo has revealed that his mother broke down in tears, after he told her about his move to Manchester United. The 30-year-old has agreed a six-month loan deal with the Old Trafford side. The deal was confirmed few minutes before the January transfer deadline. In an interview with Manchester United Official website, Ighalo said…
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Landlord saga: Bimbo Afolayan hurls curses on trolls, colleagues
Yoruba actress and entrepreneur, Bimbo Afolayan showed her angry side yesterday when she took to Instagram to cry for justice. The drama began when Afolayan revealed that her mother was allegedly attacked by a landlord in the estate where she resides. As expected internet trolls who watched the videos she shared showing her mum’s bruised…
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Photo: Court sentences mother, son to 12 years for duping American of $82,570
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced Mrs Damilola Ahmed Adeyeri and her son, Alaba Kareem Adeyeri, to 12 years’ imprisonment each for duping an American of $82,570. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke convicted the duo following their plea of guilty to four counts of “fraudulent trick business email compromise” during their arraignment on Tuesday.…
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Man smashes mother’s skull in Imo
47-year-old Sunday Agwim from Umuobom in Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State is in police net for killing his 62-year-old mother Christiana Agwim with a hammer. Agwin was reportedly arrested over the weekend for killing his mother using machete to severe her head before smashing the skull with a hammer. Jude Mbionwu, a…
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Tragic! Mother, three daughters die in Yobe fire
The Yobe State Fire Service has confirmed that a mother and her three daughters were killed in a fire incident on Tuesday night at Red Bricks Quarters, on Maiduguri road, Damaturu. Damaturu Fire Station Officer, Mr Usman Habu, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, said that the incident…