Metro
18 Burnt To Death On Sagamu/Benin Expressway

No fewer than 18 persons were on Monday burnt to death in a lone accident involving a white Toyota Hiace bus around RCC yard, along Ijebu-Ode/Benin expressway.
The accident which occurred at about 3:30 pm, left the driver critically injured.
It was gathered that the bus had gone up in flame after it entered into some failed section of the road with the keg of petrol inside the bus falling and pouring on the exhaust pipe of the vehicle.
Spokesperson of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
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Akinbiyi said, “The cause of the crash according to eye witness account which was corroborated by the driver was that, there was keg full of PMS inside the bus which fell on its side when the vehicle got to failed portion of the road.
“The PMS poured on the floor of the bus and later dropped on the exhaust pipe and caused the vehicle to catch fire on transit”.
Akinbiyi added that the injured driver had been taken to Rona Hospital for medical care while the corpses of the dead were deposited at the State Hospital, Ijebu Ode.
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While commiserating with families of the accident victims, Akinbiyi urged drivers to desist from carrying petrol in their vehicles due to the attendant risk involved.
Similarly, a Mazda bus with registration No JGB 330 ZT was equally said to have also crashed around Ita Osu at about 6:45 pm on Monday along Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu expressway leaving seven people injured.
The accident was blamed on excessive speeding and tyre burst after which the vehicle somersaulted.
The injured were reportedly rescued to State Hospital, Ijaye Abeokuta.
Metro
My 16-yr-old Marriage Is Void Of Love, I Want Divorce, Woman Tells Court
My wife deserted me, My husband has failed to satisfy me s3xually I will grant my wife divorce
An Area Court in Jos, Plateau State, on Friday, dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between a couple, Hussaina Abdullahi and Saidu Ali.
Delivering judgment, the judge, Lawal Suleiman granted the prayer of Abdullahi for divorce.
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According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),the judge gave custody of their children to Hussaina and ordered Ali to send N 30,000 monthly through the court for the upkeep of the two children.
The judge also ordered Ali to pay the children’s school fees.
Earlier, before the divorce was granted, the petitioner told the court that she got married to Saidu in 2008.
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”Our marriage lacks peace and love. I no longer love Saidu and can no longer live with him as his wife.
”I am ready to refund the N40,000 dowry he paid for my hand in marriage”, she said.
She prayed for custody of their two children.
Metro
‘My Wife Sapped Me, I Want Our Childless 26-yr-old Marriage Dissolved’— Clergy
A clergyman, Adegoke, has approached Grade A Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, seeking that it end the 26-year-old marriage between him and his wife, Adetoun on the grounds of irreconcilable differences.
Adegoke stated that no peaceful coexistence dwelt between him and his wife who is childless because she was aggressive and violent.
The plaintiff gave instances of when the defendant once slapped and bit him, and at another time hit him on the head with a scissors.
The plaintiff added that the defendant never ceased to rain curses on him.
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Adegoke earnestly pleaded for divorce.
He also requested an order restraining his wife from threatening and interfering with his private life.
Adetoun refused to come to court despite being served court summonses.
Adegoke, in his testimony, said, “My wife and I got married in 1999 under the native laws and customs.
“Our union was blessed in the church two days after this, and we held a reception party.
“We have the marriage certificate given to us by the church in our possession, but unfortunately, all the pictures we took on both days got missing.
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“We bore no child in our 26-year-old marriage.
“Our marriage lacks peace and rest because my wife is aggressive and difficult to live with.
“She gets angry easily and misbehaves when in this state.
“While other women bless their husband, my wife rains curses on me on a daily basis.
“Her curses, no doubt, have brought a setback in my life.
“Adetoun refused to give me the honour due to me in our home.
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“She fights me on a regular basis.
“She once slapped me during one of our fights.
“To my chagrin, she showed no sign of remorse after this.
“I narrowly escaped being injured when she hit me on the head with a scissors during a heated argument.
“We had just finished Bible study one faithful day, and an argument erupted between us, which ended in a fight.
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“Adetoun, before I knew it went for my hand and dug her teeth into it.
“I was in anguish for days.
“The scar it left on my hand tells the story.
“My lord, there is obviously no future in my marriage to my wife, especially that she is barren.
“I humbly plead that the court declares that we are no longer husband and wife.
“I also request an order restraining her from threatening and interfering with my private life.”
The court president, Mrs S.M Akintayo, after she had heard the plaintiff adjourned the case for judgment.
(TRIBUNE)
Metro
‘I Caught My Wife Walking Hand In Hand With Her Lover’
…She told me they were divorced 15 years ago — Lover
A Soldier of Kabwe, Zambia, has been awarded K18,000 as compensation after the local court upheld his adultery claim against a man he found holding hands with his wife one night in Kapiri Mposhi.
Michael Bwalya, a resident of C Gate in Kabwe, narrated before Senior Local Court magistrate, Elias Kasonde, at Kabwe One Local Court how he caught Maybin Myula with his wife, Rose Bwalya, in a compromising situation.
According to Zambia Observer, Michael told the court that he was first alerted by his eldest daughter, who informed him that his wife had a “husband” in Kapiri Mposhi.
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Michael then travelled to Kapiri Mposhi with two companions, Sylvia Phiri and Humphrey Kayambe, to confirm the claims.
He said that after arriving around 20:00 hours, he was stunned to find his wife walking hand in hand with Maybin.
“The moment they saw me, he released her hand. I was so upset, but I kept calm,” he told the court.
Michael said he followed the pair to Maybin’s house, where Maybin allegedly told him that Rose had claimed to be divorced for the past 15 years.
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“I told them they should consider themselves married. I was so furious I almost killed him, but I restrained myself,” he said.
In his defense, Maybin denied committing adultery, claiming he was only escorting Rose to buy medicine.
However, the magistrate, Kasonde found Maybin guilty and ordered him to compensate Michael K18,000, to be paid in monthly installments of K1,000.
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