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  • Ex-Senate President, Adolphus Wabara loses wife

    Ex-Senate President, Adolphus Wabara loses wife

    Former Senate President of Nigeria, Adolphus Wabara has lost his wife, Felicia Wabara who died at the age of 69.

    Late Felicia died in the early hours of Sunday, April 10, 2022, after a protracted illness.

    The Secretary of Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State, Emmanuel Shebbs, in a statement on Monday morning, April 11, also confirmed the loss in a condolence message, saying,

    “On behalf of the people of Ndoki, the Chairman, Ukwa East LG, Hon Chuks Wabara sincerely consoles with the former President of the Senate over this great loss, and urges him to take heart as God knows best.”

    Felicia was married to Senator Adolphus Wabara for 40 years. Wabara became a senator in 1999 and was president of the Senate of Nigeria from 2003 to 2005. He continued his tenure as a senator until 2007 when he stepped down.

  • Bad Marriage: Man Burnt Wife, Brother-In-law to Death – By Michael West

    Bad Marriage: Man Burnt Wife, Brother-In-law to Death – By Michael West

    Last week, a man burnt his wife and her younger brother to death in a bad marriage situation. A close friend of the deceased who is also a relationship coach and a Pastor, Moses Abiola, sent in this write-up to warn against staying too long and keeping quiet in bad marriage situation. Read on:

    In the past few weeks, Michael West has been running a series on bad marriage in which preventive and way forward out of dangerous unions have been offered. As for those who think that every marital crisis can be resolved and also for those who do not see divorce as an option, the untimely gruesome killing of 47-year-old banker, Chinyere Ogudoro, should be an eye-opener!

    Let me start by asking, why do people stay too long in bad marriages, especially women? Why? It is risky and suicidal to keep silent in the heat of marital turbulence. The late banker was a victim of prolonged stay and wicked silence in her bad marriage.

    When a woman is getting more financially empowered either more than her spouse or beyond his expectations, one may not be able to predict the intentions of a bad man. Some men have a sense of insecurity and they become uncomfortable when their wives earn more or are more successful than them. It is on this premise that I want to share the unfortunate story of a dear sister and friend who was murdered in a gruesome manner on Friday, April 1, 2022. Her husband, currently in the police net, is the prime suspect.

    Late Chinyere Magella Ogudoro and I belonged to the same Christian ecosystem on WhatsApp called Young Couples’ Fellowship, YCF. Herself and her husband were members of the group. Although, the husband had opted out of the group due to some basic principles of the group which he said contradicted his personal ideology and philosophy about marriage. However, he was readmitted after the wife pleaded on his behalf.

    The late sister was very humble, calm and unapologetically generous. An easy-going and ever smiling Chinyere was a rare gem. Though only a few people knew about her troubled marriage, she rarely opened up to anyone about the agony, frustration and danger she was enduring in the marriage that eventually terminated her life last week Friday.

    Born on the 12th of May 1975, Chinyere Magella Ogudoro had a promising career in banking while she got married to Benjamin Ogudoro, an accountant. Chinyere did so well in the banking sector as she rose to the peak of her career still discharging her roles as a wife and mother to her four children. She was a Manager at Fidelity Bank before she moved to Ecobank where she resigned as a Regional Manager.

    Even though she had a Master’s degree from the University of Lagos in 2006, Chinyere, in a veiled thirst for knowledge and global relevance, went to Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, to pursue another Master’s degree in 2018. Whereas her relocation to Great Britain was for separation from her abusive husband but none of us knew this much until after her unfortunate death when truth started coming out.

    Following her murder, one of our close friends said “now I understand why she was complaining of depression and suicidal thoughts.” We did not know she was going through a lot just to keep her marriage ship sailing. Travelling abroad to further her studies was just a facade to keep her sanity as her husband once brought out a machete during a fight with her but for the timely intervention of neighbours, things could have ended in disaster.

    She had informed us she would be returning to Nigeria. In fact, she asked one of our mutual friends to help her book a flight to Port Harcourt. So, it came as a surprise when we found out she arrived Nigeria on Thursday March 31 and was killed at about 1am the following day April 1. The president of our group who lives in the neighborhood of the Ogudoros later claimed that the husband, Ben Ogudoro, had made several attempts to sell off the property in which they reside but only to discover that it was the wife’s name that was on the C of O. He became angry even though it was clear that the property belonged to the wife. She also got him a job using her connections.

    When Chinyere arrived last week Thursday at Muritala Muhammed International Airport, her brother, Ifeanyi Joseph, went to pick her to the house. The husband, according to their neighbours, was busy drinking at a nearby beer parlour when she got home. Meeting his wife, an argument ensued, and in other to prevent another physical assault, they shut the door against him. Enraged with fury, he demanded why should they close the door, what were they talking about that warranted them shutting the door. He waited till they were asleep at night, he quietly entered their bedroom, poured petrol on the mattresses and floor as well as their bodies, set them aflame and quickly banged the door behind him with lock and key. He then ran out and started raising a false alarm of accidental fire explosion. Chinyere managed to pick her phone to call but could not because she suffered asphyxiation before she was burnt totally beyond recognition.

    Meanwhile, Chinyere’s younger and only brother who got married some months ago managed to pull the door down while still burning. He was the one who narrated everything that happened to the neighbours who had gathered to help the burning victims. He was quoted as saying, “My in-law, what did we do to you to deserve this kind of judgement? Why did you set us on fire?”

    He was able to do some video and audio recordings with his phone while the incident was going on. He was then rushed to a nearby hospital where he later gave up the ghost in the afternoon of same day. His phone had since been retrieved by the police to help in the course of investigation.

    How I wish Magella had spoken up against her abusive and wicked husband. How I wish she had walked away from the jinxed marriage or stay back in Scotland with her children. Unfortunately, Chinyere and her only brother, Ifeanyi Joseph, died a very tragic and painful death leaving their children and loved ones behind.

    One profound lesson we need to learn is to speak up. Women should stop dying in silence. Domestic violence is not gender specific. Men, please speak out when your life is under threat. Stop saying that is how she talks when she is angry. One day, it may be too late to cry. Likewise, stop trying to tame a beast in your partner. No marriage is worth anybody’s life. Children that we often use as an excuse for enduring bad marriage are better off with separated or divorced parents than none to care for them.

    My Take:

    It is too late to counsel Chinyere now! The killer suspect may not be killed eventually as governors have refused to sign death verdicts on condemned criminals in last 20 years. Many, if not all of such criminals may have their sentences commuted to jail terms. Who is the ultimate loser? The dead, of course! Till date, those who sacrificed their lives in bad marriages did so in vain. God won’t give then medals for dying prematurely and foolishly.

    Genesis 19:17b reads: “Run for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Run to the mountains or you will be swept away!”

    If after trying to make your marriage work but it’s getting worse, if after going for counselling sessions and prayers the situation is not improving, please RUN! Don’t care about what people will say, it is the same people that encourage you to stay back in abusive marriage that will turn around to blame you for not running for your precious life just as they’re blaming Chinyere now!

    • West wrote via
    mikeawe@yahoo.co.uk
    08035304268
    08059964446

  • Police arrest 62-year-old man, wife for N52m cyber fraud

    Police arrest 62-year-old man, wife for N52m cyber fraud

    Operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Ikoyi, Lagos, have arrested George Ewere, 62, and his wife for alleged cyber fraud involving N52 million.

    The Spokesperson of PSFU, SP Eyitayo Johnson, said in a statement on Monday that the suspects were arrested for conspiracy, cyber fraud/Business Email Compromise, Criminal Conversion and Stealing.

    He said that the arrests followed a petition addressed to the Commissioner of Police, PSFU by the Law Firm of Athan Ogbulie & Co. alleging diversion of the aforesaid sum during Inter-Bank wire transfer of the funds.

    “The suspect and members of the syndicate targeted and compromised the email accounts of businesses that frequently make wire payments and waited for the right time to substitute the original account that should receive the money.

    “According to the suspect, the hack which happened in February 2022 was achieved by spoofing on the victim company’s email account/website.

    “Which makes it possible to carry out slight variations to the legitimate email address of the company in order to fool the victim into thinking the fake accounts are authentic.

    “Spear phishing emails were also sent to the company to gain access to company accounts, calendars and data.”

    Johnson said that some of the money which was diverted into five different banks had been recovered.

    “Some of money which was diverted into accounts belonging to the suspect, his wife and daughter has been recovered as exhibit.

    “While effort is on to locate the rest of the funds and other members of the syndicate.

    “Part of the money was also discovered to have been withdrawn via Point-of-Sale (POS)and Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at different locations.

    “The suspects will be charged to Court as soon as investigation is concluded.”

    Johnson said that the Commissioner of Police, PSFU, CP Anyasinti Josephine, has advised individuals and businesses to take note of the some precautions in order to mitigate against Business Email Compromise (BEC).

    “Be careful of information shared online (such as pet names, birthday, don’t click on anything in an unsolicited email/sms asking you to update or verify account information.

    “Carefully examine the email address, URL, and spelling used in any correspondence; set up two factor (or multi-factor) authentication on any account that allows it.

    “Be careful what you download. Never open an email attachment from someone you don’t know.

    “Verify payment and purchase requests in person, if possible, or by calling the person to make sure it is legitimate,” he said.

  • My wife squandered N2m I gave her for business – Man tells court

    My wife squandered N2m I gave her for business – Man tells court

    A Civil Servant, Ibe Kufu, on Thursday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, to grant him divorce on grounds that his wife squandered the N2 million he gave her to start a business

    The petitioner who resides in Abuja, said this in a divorce petition he filed against his wife before the court.

    “My wife is a reckless spender. She is unable to account for the N2 million I gave her for a business,” he said.

    The petitioner also told the court that his wife has been trying to kill him.

    “My wife has been trying so hard to kill me. She has told me several times that she will kill me,’’ he said.

    He also alleged that his wife brings her boyfriend into their matrimonial home, whenever he travels.

    He begged the court to save his life by granting him divorce and custody of the children of the marriage.

    The respondent, Oma, who is a businesswoman was not present in court.

    The presiding judge, Labaran Gusau, adjourned the matter until March 24 for further hearing.

  • N10k a man gives to his wife more valuable than 250k she earns – Female preacher tells Abuja boys

    N10k a man gives to his wife more valuable than 250k she earns – Female preacher tells Abuja boys

    A female preacher has left tongues wagging after advising Abuja boys to be responsible and live up to expectations.

    In a video making the rounds on social media, the clergywoman chastised men who choose to marry financially independent women while doing little to assist them.

    Using Abuja men as an example, she stated that men need to take their familial responsibility seriously and begin providing for their wives.

    According to the clergywoman, a man must live up to his responsibility as the head of the family even with the little he earns, rather than waiting for his wife who earns more than him.

    She further added that even though a man might be earning a meagre salary, if he gives his wife N10k, it is more than the N250k she might be earning from work.

  • Scarcity: Man, wife burnt to death after hoarding fuel at home

    Scarcity: Man, wife burnt to death after hoarding fuel at home

    On-going fuel scarcity across the country has led to the death of an illegal petrol marketer and his wife in Jos.

    The couple was killed on Thursday when fire erupted from the kitchen where Mr Gideon Pam hoarded petrol at their residence in Zawan community of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau.

    An eye witness and neighbour, Miss Shantel Alphonsus confirmed that “Pam runs an illegal petrol business at Zawan Junction.

    “In the morning, he was called upon to get more supply from a fuel station, so he rushed back home to get some empty gallons to hoard scarce petrol.

    “In a bid to empty some of the gallons that had fuel in them, suddenly there was fire outburst in the kitchen were the gallons were kept and Pam was trapped.

    “His wife, Mercy, who had gone out earlier returned and saw smoke emitting from the house.

    “She went into the house to save her husband, but was equally trapped in the inferno,’’ Alphonsus said.

    She added that the couple left a four-month-old baby who had earlier been taken away by Pam’s mother at an earlier visit.

    Mr Caleb Polit, Director, Plateau Fire Service, confirmed the incident and expressed regret that the couple was burnt beyond recognition and the house razed before firemen could reach the scene.

  • My wife is ill-tempered, denies me of sex – Engineer tells court

    My wife is ill-tempered, denies me of sex – Engineer tells court

    A civil engineer, Nwali Godwin, on Thursday approached an Igando Customary Court to dissolve his marriage to Nsika, alleging that she is ill-tempered and denied him sex.

    Godwin, accused his wife Nsika, denying him of sex, watching pornography and have extra-marital affairs.

    “My wife does not care about me. She’s irresponsible and she chats with various men on Facebook.

    “I’ve also caught her watching pornography on her phone,” he said.

    In her defence, the respondent, Nsika, a petty trader t denied all the allegations.

    “I am a responsible woman and wife. I take care of my home, I am not a nuisance as he alleges. I do not engage in extra-marital affairs. It is against our tradition in Akwa Ibom.

    “I am not ill-tempered. My husbands is the violent one. I have been the one taking care of the feeding and paying for the children’s school fees,” she said.

    She said that her husband lied when he accused her of denying him sex.

    ”When I gave birth, I had a vaginal tear and I was advised to stay away from sex for a while.

    “We were invited to the village to settle the case but my husband refused to go. I am not against the union being dissolved. I am no longer interested in the marriage,” she said.

    The President of the Court, Mr Adeniyi Koledoye, adjourned the case until March 10 for further hearing.

  • After confessing, Sammie Okposo, wife go on a vacation in Mexico [VIDEO]

    After confessing, Sammie Okposo, wife go on a vacation in Mexico [VIDEO]

    Gospel singer, Sammie Okposo has shared a video of him and his wife on vacation in Mexico.

    In the video posted on his Instagram page, the singer was on a boat cruise with his wife as they excitedly took pictures together.

    He wrote in the caption, “Me and my Queen. We outside. Chilling in Cancun, Mexico.”

    Recall that Sammie Okposo made headlines in January after admitting to having an affair with a US-based lady.

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  • In my next world, I will still marry Ebonyi Gov. Umahi – Wife

    In my next world, I will still marry Ebonyi Gov. Umahi – Wife

    Mrs Rachael Umahi, Wife of Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi said on Tuesday she would gladly accept the governor’s proposal if there was marriage in the next world.

    Mrs Umahi made the proclamation while dedicating the new governor’s wife complex inaugurated by the governor at the new Government House, Abakaliki.

    She noted that the imposing edifice had all facilities to enable her to continue delivering quality service to women and the generality of the populace.

    “I want to foremostly thank God for giving my husband the ability to construct this complex as it should be proclaimed to the whole world that we presently have such facility.

    “In the next world, if there is anything such as marriage, I will not marry if David Umahi fails to propose to me,” she said.

    She said that celebrating the new complex was justifiable because it was the climax to a fitting reign as the state governor’s wife.

    “The Bible tells us that the end of a matter is better than its beginning there-of and its perfection is the end.

    “I wish to tell all those who are still murmuring that I am counting the remaining days in office more than they and will leave more refreshed and experienced.

    “Anyone who seeks to satisfy everybody will run high blood pressure and whether people clap or not I will will majestically occupy the ‘first lady’s’ seat at the complex,” she said.

    Mrs Umahi promised to maintain the relationships she developed in office when out of it, and sought forgiveness from those she might have offended.

    “I am directing all female commissioners in the state to prepare memoranda which will steadily attract activities to this complex.

    “I urge women to be patient and prayerful as God can annoint the next first lady from you,” she said.

    Rev. Fr Abraham Nwali, the Chairman of the Christain Association of Nigeria (CAN), South East zone, in his homily congratulated Mrs Umahi for the complex and decision to dedicate it to God.

    “Mothers are special breeds who at all times bother about the well-being of their wards and I pray for divine protection of this complex,” he said.

    Mrs Chinyere Iyioku, Chairman of the state chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), thanked Mrs Umahi for ensuring that women exceded the 35 per cent affirmative action, in the state.

  • Ned Nwoko allegedly pays bride price of new wife

    Ned Nwoko allegedly pays bride price of new wife

    Husband of Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, Ned Nwoko, has allegedly paid the bride price of a new wife.

    It was gathered that Regina’s mom, Rita, has told the politician and philanthropist, (Ned Nwoko) not to flaunt his new wife on social media for the sake of her daughter’s mental health.

    According to a report, Ned Nwoko was spotted with his new wife at Asaba, Delta state when the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held a rally at Senotaph stadium.

    The post reads: “So Grandma Moon says Papa Moon should keep his new babe a secret from social media in-laws because of Mama Moon’s mental health.

    “Papa Moon even took his new babe to Asaba when PDP held the rally at Senotaph Stadium.

    “Abeg, aproko says Grandma Moon dey vex wella for fear that Obasanjo’s internet children might make merry over this news.

    “Hmmm and grandma dey para sey as Regina is preparing to take in seed for her 2nd child, this kian behaviour from Pa Ned is very disturbing.

    “Confirming from Asaba, our new in-law is equally beautiful and fair. Pa Ned has even paid bride price on this one.

    “Online in-laws, we will do our own wine carrying this evening. For now let me go and mind the business that pays me.”