A divorce-seeking woman, Temilade Rasheed on Wednesday, told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan that her husband, Adeboye Rasheed hates her for giving birth to three girls. Temilade, in her testimony before the court, while seeking dissolution of her marriage, urged the court to grant her application for divorce. ”My in-laws are pushing my estranged husband to leave …

The Imo State University, Owerri has suspended one of its lecturers, Desmond Izunwanne, for allegedly slapping female students who arrived at a class session behind schedule and in non-departmental uniform. In a statement in Owerri, the state capital, the spokesperson for the university, Ralph Njokuobi said the lecturer’s action was “barbaric and unbecoming.” Njokuobi said at a management meeting, the …

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhasan Doguwa, on Wednesday, hit back at his critics, stressing that any leader who can manage four wives and 28 children like him can aspire to become the Speaker in the 10th Assembly. Doguwa’s statement was a response to criticism that he lacks the competence and right temperament to replace the …

The Senate has appealed to the Centre for Criminal Court, United Kingdom for clemency in the sentencing of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The plea is coming barely 48 hours before the sentencing of the former Deputy Senate President and his wife. Last year, Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Wednesday dissolved the State Executive Council. Obaseki said the dissolution of the council was with immediate effect. The governor announced the during the weekly Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday. Obaseki expressed appreciation to the outgone members of the council for their service to the government and people of the state. A statement …

The Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN) has given full accreditation to the Doctor of Optometry programme of the University of Ilorin. A statement by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun disclosed that this followed a re-accreditation exercise carried out by the Board last Thursday and Friday. In a letter conveying this development to …

The House of Representatives has urged the Central Criminal Court of the United Kingdom and the British Government to “temper justice with mercy” in sentencing a former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu; and a UK-based Dr. Obinna Obeta. The House also urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to “take all diplomatic steps and …

The Obeagu and Ndiagu Amechi-Uwani Awkunanaw communities in Enugu South Local Government Area of Enugu State, have pleaded with the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) to shelve its planned demolition of over 200 houses in Enugu Lifestyle and Golf City, otherwise known as Centenary City. ECTDA had issued last notice for demolition of the houses in the estate after …

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder was arrested in Los Angeles, United States early Tuesday for possession of a concealed weapon, police said. The Los Angeles Police Department said Wilder was detained in the early hours of Tuesday after being stopped by police while driving his Rolls Royce car in Hollywood. He was subsequently booked on suspicion of carrying …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of the appointment of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) Project Director, Dr. Ferdinand Giadom. The sack notice was sighted on Tuesday in a tweet on the official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Presidency, @NGRPresident. It also announced the appointment of Prof, Nanibarini Zabbey as Giadom’s replacement. The tweet reads: “President @MBuhari has …