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My Wife Abandoned Me For 6 Yrs, Divorce Seeking Man Tells Court

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9 months ago

February 15, 2025

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A man, Mr Nuel Ode, has
prayed a Customary Court in Area 8, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to grant him divorce from his wife, Maria, on grounds that she abandoned him.

Nuel, the petitioner, in his divorce petition, said, “I never enjoyed any care and affection from my wife since the consummation of the marriage.

“All the steps taken by me to get closer to my wife, resulted in insults and cruelty.”

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the petitioner told the court that his wife moved out of their matrimonial home six years ago.

“My wife left our matrimonial home on August 26, 2019 with the pretext that she was going for her grandmother’s funeral.

“She never returned to our home since then.

“I made several attempts that she might return to me but she refused to.

“It is on this ground that I seek for divorce from my wife,” he said.

He also prayed the court to grant him custody of their three children.

The respondent, Maria, a businesswoman was present in court and she denied all the allegations brought against her.

She consented to her husband’s prayer for divorce and begged the court not to grant him custody of their last child.

“My husband cannot take care of our last child because she is still a baby and she has some health challenges,” she said.

The presiding judge, Mr Festus Enomhonse, advised the couple to explore out of court settlement and adjourned the case.

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16-year-old Killed As NDLEA Operatives, Drug Barons Clash In Edo

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7 hours ago

October 30, 2025

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, and drug barons reportedly clashed at Okpuje, Uzeba community in Owan West Local Government Area, leading to the death of a 16 -years -old boy, identified as Emmanuel Monday George.

Two others identified as God’spower Omage (20 years) and Ajayi Irobia (54 years), were said to have sustained serious injuries during the gun duel which reportedly happened on Monday.

Mitchell Ofoyeju, state commander of the NDLEA disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin on Thursday.

Ofoyeju said that one of its officers sustained an injury after being struck on the hand with a sharp object.

Recall that Army and NDLEA officers were recently attacked by drug barons in the agrarian community, notable for cannabis cultivation.

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JUST IN: Fire Guts Store At Abuja Mall

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10 hours ago

October 30, 2025

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A fire incident occurred at the Jabi Lake Mall, Abuja in the early hours of Thursday.

The cause of the fire, which started around 3am, could not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.

It was gathered that only the Adidas Sports shop was affected.

It was further gathered that firefighters from the Federal Fire Service, the Berger Fire Department, and the FCT Fire Service, as well as police officers, were deployed to the scene.

A resident of Jabi, Saliu, who informed our correspondent of the incident, said the fire had been contained.

He said, “Around 3am., this morning, there was a fire incident at the Jabi Lake Mall in Abuja. No loss of life or injury was recorded. Only the Adidas Sports shop was affected by the fire.”

The FCT police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident to The PUNCH.

Adeh said police officers were deployed to the location to secure the area and prevent looting.

“We received a distress call at about 3:40 a.m. We immediately deployed our men there to secure the place and prevent any breach of public order,” she said.

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JUST IN: Hausa, Benin Youths Clash Over Killing Of Suspected Yahoo Boy

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23 hours ago

October 29, 2025

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Several persons were on Wednesday night injured in a clash between Hausa and Benin youths, in Ogheghe community, Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, over the killing of a suspected yahoo boy identified as Chizi Benz.

According to sources, Chizi Benz was said to have been stabbed to death by a Hausa youth over a sour deal.

Though details of the deal were not available as at press time, the killing of Chidi Benz sparked outrage as youths stormed the streets with dangerous weapons in a revenge mission.

According to sources, many ‘Abokis’ were injured in a reprisal attack while others fled for safety.

News of the killing was to have spread to nearby communities of Uwelu along the Siluko Axis, forcing Hausa youths who do petty trading and rides okada closed their businesses and fled for safety.

According to sources, policemen who were deployed to the area fired tear gas to disperse the angry youths.

Edo Police Spokesman, Moses Yamu, who confirmed the incident, promised to send a detailed statement.

He was yet to do so as at press time.