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A 55-year-old woman, Cecilia Idowu has being arraigned before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing her tenant, Stephen Haruna and dumping his body in a well at Oge area, Okeagbe, Akoko in Ondo State.

According to reports, the deceased died after he was given palm oil to drink at night.

Witnesses told the Nation that the suspect was arrested after the tenants body was discovered in the well located in front of her home.

Cecilia was arraigned on two counts charges of conspiracy and murder but she pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Police prosecutor, Simon Wada, told the court that the suspect conspired with others at large to commit the offence

He stated that palm oil the victim drank resulted to his death, adding that the suspect invited some persons to assist her dump the corpse.

He said, “My Lord, the woman and the deceased were the only occupants of the house and she confessed to seeing him when he returned home by 10:00pm.

“A calabash filled with palm oil was found in the woman’s apartment.”

He said the offence contravened Section 516 and 316 of the Criminal Code Law of Ondo State, 2022

Wada urged the court to remand the suspect at the Olokuta Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

However, lawyer to the suspect, A. Adedire, requested for an adjournment to enable him file a counter affidavit.

Presiding Magistrate, Musa Al-Yunnus, adjourned the case to October 31 for ruling on the remand application.

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Nigerian crossdresser, James Chukwueze Obialor, popularly known as James Brown, said on Monday that he is single and ready to get a wife.

Naija News reports that the 23-year-old made this known via his verified Instagram account on Monday morning.

Sharing a cute photo of himself on the social platform, James Brown wrote, “The latest bachelor in town, I’m single, looking for a woman to call wife.”

This is coming weeks after the crossdresser sparked mixed reactions online with his s3xtape.

Naija News recalls that the social media was sent into a frenzy in early October with the s3xtape of the self-acclaimed princess of Africa.

In a viral video, James Brown was captured on camera standing naked over an unidentified woman, while holding his private part.

My Mother Infected Me With HIV

In 2020, James Brown opened up about living with HIV in an interview with BBC Igbo, stating that he knew about his status when he was 12.

According to him, learning about his status left him broken, but he accepted his fate and decided to live with it as he had no option.

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I have been trained to be the last man standing, said the traditional ruler of Tungbo town in Sagbama LGA of Bayelsa, Amos Poubinafa, who has been rendered homeless following a recent flood disaster in his community.

Naija News understands that the monarch had served in the Nigerian Navy and retired as a Lieutenant commander in 2002 before he ascended the throne years after.

The former naval officer shared his ordeal with journalists and said he resorted to sleeping in his car after the flood wrecked his palace.

“I have been sleeping in my Toyota Sienna for two weeks since the flood ravaged the palace. It reached the knee level and made the palace uninhabitable,” His Highness Poubinafa told newsmen in Tungbo on Monday.

He added that “The car is the only safe place for me; the entire building is flooded, and there is no safer place for me to sleep.

“My family has been relocated to Yenagoa. As the Captain on board (traditional ruler) this vessel, I cannot abandon my subjects to seek an alternative abode outside the town.

“By my training as a naval officer, I am not expected to abandon the crew I am leading in my vessel. I am expected to be the last man standing.”

Poubinafa recalled that he also suffered the same fate in 2012 when the flood affected the area, that he could not leave his subjects and relocate.

He admitted that the 2012 incident was the worse situation for him. Poubinafa, however, appealed to the National Emergency Management Agency, the Bayelsa Emergency Management Agency and well-meaning Nigerians to assist flood victims in his domain.

He also called on the federal government to construct dams and dredge Rivers Niger and Benue to end perennial flooding in parts of the country.

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A Sharia Court in Kaduna State has granted the request of a lady identified as Maryam Dahiru, who asked that her marriage to one Salihu Yakubu be terminated.

Naija News learnt that Dahiru had on October 12, through her counsel Murtala Gyallesu, filed a suit against Yakubu, begging the court to end their one-month-old marriage through Khul’i.

She told the court that she was no longer interested in the marriage and was ready to pay all the prices to get them separated.

On his part, Yakubu, through his counsel, M. M. Dahiru, told the court that he was still in love with his wife and had no intention of divorcing her.

He, however, prayed the court to order his former wife to return the marriage suitcases filled with clothes he gave her as a gift.

Delivering his judgement at the court situated in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, on Monday, the judge, Malam Rilwanu Kyaudai, ordered Dahiru to return N100,000 dowry and the suitcases of clothes she received from her ex-husband.

He confirmed the divorce between the couple through Khul’i (divorce by mutual Agreement).

“She will only return the clothes she hasn’t used. The complainant has the permission of the court to move her belongings from her former husband’s house,” the judge ruled.

Borno Community Chief Imam Poisoned To Death By Second Wife

In another report, a chief man in Borno State was poisoned to death by his second wife of one year.

The victim, Goni Abbah, was said to have returned home from a prayer session at the mosque at Anguwan Doki, where he usually led other Muslim faithful in prayer, when the suspect, Fatima Abubakar, reportedly carried out the heinous act.

The State Command of the Nigeria Police Force confirmed in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday that the 25-year-old housewife has been arrested and is now in its custody for further investigation, Naija News reports.

The state commissioner of police, Abdu Umar, while interacting with journalists at the force headquarters in the state, said Abubakar was arrested on October 19 by men of the Command at Anguwan Doki, Naija News reports.

According to her confessions, Umar said the suspect mixed poison in the Chief Imam’s food after returning from the mosque on the day of the incident. He explained that as soon as Goni started eating, his condition deteriorated.

According to him, the victim was immediately rushed to the State Specialist Hospital, where he was given emergency medical attention, but unfortunately, he later died when they returned home.

The police commissioner further disclosed that men from the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the command were immediately deployed to arrest the suspect after the incident was reported by the victim’s family.

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Afro beat singer, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has said that he is an uncle to his colleague Davido.

Naija News recalls that  Wizkid recently lost his cool and reminded naysayers of the amount of wealth he has acquired in his career.

Speaking via his official Snapchat account on Sunday, 30^th October 2022, he argued that his success and wealth remain untouchable.

The artiste who is also called BigWiz argued that he can decide to retire from music today and still maintain his wealthy status.

The singer maintained that going forward, he should be addressed as sir or daddy before the subject of the post tries mentioning his name.

He wrote, “Moving forward, y’all address me as sir or daddy before mentioning my name! Ok babies!”

Reacting to Wizkid’s declaration, Burna agreed that indeed Wizkid is the father to all Nigerian artiste. However, he boldly stated that he is an uncle to Davido.

He wrote: “Normally Wizkid na every Naija artiste popsy for sure. But I be uncle to Davido for this music thing!!!! Yes, I said!!!”

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Fresh information has emerged that the Federal Government (FG) has reaffirmed that there is no need for panic or fear in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)and that residents are safe.

Naija News reports that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd.), disclosed this n Monday in Abuja after an emergency National Security Council meeting convened by President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to him, the panic created by the recent terror alert in Abuja raised by the recent United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) was needless.

Monguno noted that even though the terror alert was hyped so much by the U.S and U.K that it created unfounded panic, Nigerians and other residents should go about their businesses without any sense of apprehension.

Monguno, who was with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyema, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar told pressmen that the armed forces, security and intelligence agencies are not relenting in their duty to ensure that all Nigerians and every part of the country are safe for all.

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Also present at the emergency National Security Council meeting was Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; and the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari.

Others include the Minister of Defense, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd), Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and the Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi.

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, led the service chiefs, including the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Farouk Yahaya, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao to the meeting and the Chief of Defense Intelligence, Major-General Samuel Adebayo, was also present.

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The Federal Government has been asked to establish the Federal Ministry of Nomadic Affairs in the country as a step toward ending the Fulani-herders crisis in Nigeria.

Naija News reports that the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Fulani Association made the call on Monday at the end of its expanded National Executive meeting with state chairmen of the association held in Abuja

According to them, establishing the ministry will broaden educational opportunities and address pastoralist challenges across the country.

A statement jointly signed by the association’s National President, Abdullahi Bodejo, and secretary, Saleh Alhassan, also called for the overhauling of Nigeria’s security and justice systems to address cases of injustice meted on its members.

Miyetti Allah alleged that many of its youths are illegally detained across correctional centers.

The nomadic association maintained that the immediate designation, gazetting, and development of all 415 grazing reserves across the country is the only first strategic step in addressing the challenges confronting Fulani Herders in Nigeria.

“This will include the building of earth dams and solar boreholes. Building of veterinary clinics. Development of Diary (milk) collection centres,” the statement said.

The group noted with dismay the recent massacre of Fulani pastoralists in Taraba State and called on the Inspector General of Police to set up a high-power panel to unmask those responsible for the dastardly acts and ensure justice is done to the victims’ families to avoid people resorting to self-help.

“The meeting dismissed the consistent claims of farmers-herders conflicts as a major setback of instability and insecurity in Nigeria. But rather the conflicts are exacerbated by activities of states sponsored vigilantes and tribal hordes who willfully continue to carry out extra-judicial killings of Fulani pastoralists,” the statement added.

The association’s leadership also condemned the continuous profiling of Fulani pastoralists by Benue state Governor Samuel Ortom through the anti-grazing law it said the governor has been using to officially constitute and auction cattle belonging to Fulanis in Benue-Nasarawa and Benue-Taraba border communities.

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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is set to embark on another foreign medical trip to London, United Kingdom.

He will depart the shores of Nigeria today, Monday 31st October for the medical trip.

According to a statement made available to Naija News by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari will be away until the second week of November 2022.

He also described the medical trip as a routine medical check-up

According to Adesina, “President Muhammadu Buhari leaves for London, United Kingdom, October 31, 2022, for routine medical check-up.

“He returns to the country in the second week of November, 2022.”

More details later…

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A Kaduna State-based Christian preacher, Apostle Emmanuel Nuhu Kure has said that something spectacular will happen in November that will raise eyebrows concerning the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

The cleric said God has not revealed to him yet who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023, but that he has seen that there will be some swings in November which will show clearly to Nigerians who the next leader should be.

Naija News understands that the Vision Pioneer, Throne Room Trust Ministry (TTM) said this over the weekend at the close of the 18th International Prophetic Prayer Conference, held at the permanent site of TTM Sanctuary in Kafanchan, the headquarters of Jema’a local government area of Kaduna State.

Apostle Kure, however, urged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to lead in uniting and directing Christendom towards making the right choices during the 2023 general elections.

He said, “among all the leading contestants, God is yet to show me who will lead. But, what I have seen and heard is that, by November, God will shake the land and position the man to be our Messiah”.

He reiterated that by November an event would turn around the country and expose the secrets of evil men before the February 2023 polls.

Speaking on separatist groups calling for the country’s disintegration, Kure urged Nigerians to do away with the call because it would not in any way end the agitations of other minority groups, which might not be satisfied after the split.

He, however, tasked Nigerians to recommit themselves to putting the judgement and word of God above their desire to serve as an example for others to emulate.

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The General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, OFM, Apostle Johnson Suleman has disclosed the reason he was attacked by some gunmen some days back.

Naija News recalls that the clergyman was attacked in Auchi area of Edo State. About seven people, including three police officers lost their lives during the attack.

Suleman had claimed that he knew those responsible for the ambush but would not disclose them.

Speaking once again on the incident, the clergyman told his congregation that some of his colleagues in the ministry who were uncomfortable with his condemnations of the killings in Nigeria offered him a bag of money but he refused.

He stated that the ministers vowed to come after him for refusing their offer.

Suleman said: “Some ministers called me to Abuja after I spoke against the killings on a national scale, and they sat me down, threw a bag of money, and they said to me, take this and shut up.

“They threw out an AK-47, they threw out a newspaper, and they said take the money or you go by these two.

“I told them that I did not understand what they meant. They said if I did not do that, they would make sure that in this country, I don’t hold the microphone again.

“I said to them, I never knew what I said was actually a big deal; now I want to start talking. I said if you wanted to come for me, please you were very free to bother yourselves, because I would keep talking, and I kept on speaking.”

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