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‘I Discovered My Husband Was Sterile 5 Yrs After We Got Married’

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2 months ago

July 19, 2025

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GRADE A Customary Court, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned for further hearing, the divorce suit brought before it by a woman, Alaba, against her husband, Alade, whom she accused of deceit and infertility.

Alaba told the court that Alade hid from her the fact that he had already had a wife before he dated and married her.

Alaba further said that Alade did not tell her that he was infertile and unable to father a child.

The plaintiff stated that she no longer believed in her husband and therefore prayed the court to dissolve their wedlock.

Alade was not in court on the day the case was mentioned, and on other subsequent adjourned dates.

Alaba, in her testimony, said, “My husband and I held our traditional wedding in 2020, and he paid N5,000 as my bride price.

“I went into marriage filled with expectation, but this was cut short because my husband built our relationship on deceit.

“I have always detested a polygamous marriage, but unfortunately, I ended up in it.

“My husband hid the truth of his marital status from me and deceived me into marrying him.

“I realised a few months after we got married that he had another wife.

“I felt disappointed in my husband, but I later accepted my fate.

“He showed no concern that our marriage of five years had not produced a child.

“I paid through the nose going from one hospital to another seeking solution to our predicament, but all my efforts yielded nothing.

“My husband always refused any time the doctors I consulted requested that he came for a medical test.

“The cat was let out of the bag after I put much pressure on him and he reluctantly went to the hospital with me.

“A fertility test was carried out on both of us and the result showed that my husband is sterile.

“I felt bitter because he knew this all this while but kept it away from me.

“My lord, I count the years I have spent with my husband a loss.

“I no longer desire to stay married to him.

“I, therefore, pray this honourable court to dissolve our union so that I can move on with life.”

The court president, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, adjourned the case for judgment.
(TRIBUNE)

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Gateman Arrested For Allegedly Defiling Four-year-old Pupil In Oyo

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9 hours ago

September 5, 2025

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A 26-year-old gateman identified as Josiah Ayomide has been arrested for allegedly defiling a four-year-old pupil in one of the schools in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The suspect was paraded alongside other suspects arrested for offences ranging from theft, banditry, rape, and other crimes at the Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Thursday.

In his briefing, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Adewale Osifeso, said the suspect was nabbed after the victim complained of severe vaginal pains to her parents at home.

Osifeso added that after a thorough investigation and probe, the suspect confessed to the crime.

The police spokesman said the victim later told her mother that her school gateman had unlawfully raped her while she was in the school.

According to the report, “The victim was taken to the Police Medical Clinic, Eleyele-Ibadan, for medical examination and treatment, and the medical report revealed that the hymen was not intact, with tenderness around the vulva and vagina and bruises.”

Osifeso said the suspect would be prosecuted upon completion of the investigation.

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Panic As Fire Guts Fuel Station In Ikorodu

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11 hours ago

September 5, 2025

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There was pandemonium on Friday when fire gutted A1 Petroleum Filling Station, an independent oil dealer located on Isawo Road, off Agric Bus Stop in Ikorodu, Lagos.

As of 1 p.m., the extent of property destroyed and possible casualties had not been confirmed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Men of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, supported by other emergency responders, were at the scene battling to contain the inferno, which reportedly began from a diesel-laden truck within the premises.

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DSS Charges Top Ansaru Leaders Over Terrorism, Kuje Prison Break Roles

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11 hours ago

September 5, 2025

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The Department of State Services (DSS) has brought terrorism charges against two senior commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-linked terror group, over their alleged role in violent attacks across Nigeria.

The suspects are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, who is described as the Emir of Ansaru, and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, also called Malam Mamuda. They were recently captured during security operations.

According to the DSS, the charges against them include leading a terrorist organisation, funding its activities, recruiting members, and planning violent operations nationwide.

Their arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja is expected soon.

Nuhu Ribadu, the national security adviser (NSA), said the two men were behind the July 2022 Kuje prison attack, where more than 600 inmates, including Boko Haram suspects, escaped.

Ribadu explained: “Abu Bara was the coordinator of terrorist sleeper cells across Nigeria and the mastermind of several high-profile kidnappings and armed robberies used to finance terrorism.”

On Mamuda, Ribadu revealed that he trained in Libya between 2013 and 2015 under foreign jihadists from Egypt, Tunisia, and Algeria, specialising in handling weapons and making explosive devices.

The NSA also linked the suspects to the 2013 abduction of French engineer Francis Collomp in Katsina, the 2019 kidnapping of Musa Uba, Magajin Garin Daura, and the kidnapping of the Emir of Wawa.

Ribadu described their arrest as “a turning point”, noting that the duo maintained strong networks in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso.