SEXLESS MARRIAGE PALAVER;MAN GOT DOWRY BACK

A Nigerian court based in the capital Abuja has ordered a 16-year-old girl, Maryam Suleiman, and her parents to refund N570,000(about $4,000) to her husband, Mukailu Naibi, over a fraudulent marriage...Naija wonder of the year!!!

The judge in the Area Court sitting in Lugbe, Haruna Masanawa, ruled that Suleiman and her parents must refund the money to Naibi within 30 days. Masanawa also ordered that Naibi’s estranged wife, who had filed for divorce, must remain married to him pending the full refund of the amount.

"Based on the evidence before me, the court is convinced that the plaintiff’s parents are dubious people that no child should be proud of. They collected money from different suitors, all with the fraudulent intention of marrying their daughter out to them, all of which turned out to be fake promises. This honourable court hereby orders the plaintiff to pay the defendant the sum of N570,000 before divorce is granted to her,’" Masanawa said.

Naibi of Keke village, Kaduna, whose wife allegedly starved him of sex for two years of their marriage, had demanded N1. 2 million as compensation from the wife’s parents before he would agree to his wife’s request for divorce. Naibi, 37, while testifying in the case, said the amount covered the bride price he paid before marrying Suleiman. He told the court that the amount also covered the cost of damage done to his house after Suleiman set it on fire before filing for divorce. Naibi tendered written documents with records of all expenses made on his estranged wife and her parents, in addition to presenting a witness who testified in his favour. He told the court that his wife had refused to make love to him since they got married two years ago.

"Your worship, since we got married two years ago, my wife never allowed me to make love to her for once and all my attempts to do it always led to fighting. I married her out of love and I still love her, but with this development, I have no choice, but to ask the court to grant her divorce wish for the sake of peace," Naibi said.

In her testimony, Suleiman said her husband had made love to her once but she was not impressed and so wanted divorce. "I don’t love him. I don’t love anybody who bears his name and I hate anybody who loves him," she told the court. Naibi’s in-laws denied most of his claims.

Source;PM

ASARI BOYLOAF ,ATEKE CANNOT BLACKMAIL JONATHAN-AJUBE

 Very strong indications emerged weekend that the Presidency has succeeded in splitting the ranks of the leadership of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.

Asari Dokubo, Ebikabowei Victor-Ben(Boyloaf), Ateke Tom and Pastor Reuben, in the past three weeks, have expressed misgivings about the reported aspiration of President Jonathan to seek re-election in 2015, saying the President had done little or nothing to deserve a re-run in the next presidential election.

They have equally called on the President to ease out some of his ministers, particularly those of the Niger-Delta Ministry, Godsday Orubebe, and his Petroleum Ministry counterpart, Mrs Diezani Allison Madueke, accusing them of performance.

But one of the key commanders of the defunct MEND, Chief Bibopiri Ajube, alias General Shoot-at-Sight, warned government not to succumb to blackmail by his ‘compatriots’, alleging that the comments of the ex-militant leaders were borne out of ‘failed expectations’.

Ajube, who was reportedly the operational leader of MEND in a statement said, “Asari, Boyloaf, Ateke and others have lost the goodwill and character expected of leaders of freedom fighters”.

The statement read in part: “I am particularly amazed at some media reports to the effect that certain leaders of ex-freedom fighters have now resorted to smear campaign in the media against some targeted officials of the Federal Government, including President Jonathan.

“In all honesty, I do not hold brief for such government officials, however, as a matter of morality and conscience, it behoves on me to put the records in proper perspective.

“Boyloaf, Ateke Tom, Farah Dagogo and a few others either deliberately inflated the actual number of disarmed youths under them or shamelessly defrauded such youths in connivance with some bank officials by deducting from source illegal sums from the meagre monthly N65,000 stipend.

“Today, it is either that the boys feel cheated and vent their anger on the ordinary Niger Deltan, thereby heightening insecurity in the region or they have confronted most of these leaders mentioned above to the extent they no longer go to their respective communities. The noise about third phase amnesty is the consequence of this unfortunate development.

“As if this is not painful enough, these compatriots of mine also later became beneficiaries of the NNPC pipeline security contract. The idea of the deal was that all such jobless youths who did not partake in the amnesty programme be meaningfully engaged.

“It is, therefore, very sad that people like Asari Dokubo, Farah, Ateke and Boyloaf decided to show the failed side of leadership in this noble direction because in spite of the millions of naira paid to them by NNPC, they refused to justify the huge payments. They are the least qualified to label anyone as fraudulent and non-performing as they have done in the past few weeks.

“I submit that not only must they account for the huge sums given to them for job not done, the Federal Government should not renew the pipeline security contracts given to them because the contrary (renewal) can only send a dangerous signal of indulgence of corruption”.

Source:Vanguard

CORONER'S INQUEST INTO DANA AIR CRASH ORDERED

The Lagos State Chief Coroner, the Honourable Justice L. A. Okunnu has ordered a public inquest into the Dana Plane crash which occurred at Iju-Ishaga in Lagos on June 3.

The decision followed a request made last week by human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana. The inquest will be carried out by Magistrate O.A Komolafe, the Coroner of Alimosho District.

In a letter today, Mr. Okunnu directed Mr. Komolafe to “conduct an inquest as desired, and thereafter send to me a copy of your findings and recommendations in that regard.” In his request last week, Mr. Falana wrote as follows: “We have confirmed that the aircraft was allowed to fly even though it was defective. The distress call made by the pilot of the ilfated aircraft several minutes before the crash was ignored by the Airport Authorities while the management of the disaster was crude as members of the public had to use bare hands in the rescue operations.”

Drawing on Section 15 of the Lagos State Coroner’s Law 2007 which provides that an inquest shall hold whenever a Coroner is informed that the death of a person within his District was “in a violent, unnatural or suspicious situation,” Mr. Falana called for a coroner’s inquest.

According to the notice issued by the Coroner this morning the inquest will commence on the morning of Monday, June 18, at the Magistrate's Court, Alimosho, Lagos State.

NAVY VS ZAMBIA SORRY POLICE

Two policemen allegedly sustained injuries, police patrol vehicles and an Armoured Personnel Carriers, APC, were allegedly destroyed.

It was gathered that the incident occurred last Friday, after a team of policemen attached to the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences, accosted two naval ratings on a motorcycle riding against traffic at Trebo Roundabout and allegedly impounded their motorcycle.

The incident was said to have thrown the entire area into panic.

Eyewitnesses said the angry naval personnel ran back to their base and reinforced but on arriving Trebo Roundabout, the task force officials had gone.

The aggrieved naval personnel allegedly descended on a team of policemen attached to the Rapid Respond Squad, RRS, manning an APC stationed at the Roundabout.

An eyewitness, who spoke to Vanguard on the condition of anonymity, said  “The policemen, in their bid to escape, drove the APC dangerously and out of the roundabout  to the Area B Command Headquarters.   Some of the naval personnel went after them.  A police inspector attached to a leading new generation bank, on Liverpool Road, was  attacked and beaten to pulp while his rifle was taken from him.”

“The naval personnel on getting to Area B Command Headquarters, started shooting indiscriminately, sending motorists and residents scampering for safety.

“They smashed the windscreens of some patrol vehicles and one APC was completely demobilised as it tyres were destroyed.

“It took the intervention of the Area Commander,  Ali Mohammed, who contacted the naval authorities for help.”

When contacted, the Western Command information officer, Jerry Omodara, told Vanguard that the Navy did not attack the police area command office.

According to him, “What happened was that two naval ratings were on their way home on a motorbike after the close of work and policemen manning a check point at Point Road junction towards Liverpool stopped them.     The ratings tried to explain that they were personnel closing from work and the policemen refused to let them go.

The scene where the incident occurred was close to the Hydrographic office of the Navy and a Rear Admiral who saw it happened sent a lieutenant to the scene.

The lieutenant pleaded with the policemen, but they refused to listen. The lieutenant then demanded that they all go to the Area B police Command Headquarters.”

“But on their way to the Command, an RRS patrol van approached and hijacked the situation.  The RRS policemen opened fire on the Navy and snatched the motorbike from them.”

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NIGERIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BOMBING;RESISTED ARREST

A man who was described as an accomplice to Henry Okah  in the 2010 independence day bombing in Abuja has been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by an Abuja High Court today..

Edmund Ebiware was arrested while chilling out in Bolingo Hotel ,Abuja on October 2 ,2010.His offence?He did not inform the government about the planning and execution of the bombing which sent 12 people to their untimely graves on October 21st ,2010.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole gave three hour ruling blaming Ebiwale for failing to disclose the act of terrorism to the authorities.

However there was a funny twist as resisted security agents as they dragged him of to prison.Someone should have tried to find out why.The man most likely would have loved to watch the Nigeria vs Zambia encounter in the comfort of his home like every other patriotic Nigerian.

Pray Hard cos anything can happen.

UNDERSTANDING NIGERIA: REMEMBERING FELA

The first time I head his song was in Port Harcourt.I was ambling along Aba road when I heard '...International thief! thief! ...like Obasanjo and Abiola......'That was the Abami Eda's style.Many never agreed with his lifestyle or method of crusade for social change but he got his message out anyway.Remember he used his brand new Mercedes Benz saloon car to carry firewood when men exalted Benz to the highest heaven.He also ran for president at one time.Surely when the history of this generation will be written Fela Anikulapo  will not be missing.

We are yet to hear the last about the Nigeria Police College stuff.This video is another twist...

Will Nigeria win today's match?

When you first saw Nigeria's group fixing,you were sure our first two matches would be as easy as a bowl of amala but things have turned out funny lately and that so late(I actually suspect that a chronometer error-the referee's watch was either too slow or too fast- put Nigeria in such a dire state.I am still hopeful ,however.Kindly drop your comments and prayers for our beloved team and country here.Remember it is today!