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PHOTOS: Four-year-old, Grandparent Injured In Lagos Gas Explosion

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2 years ago

February 5, 2024

Medical personnel attached to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) are struggling to save the life of a four-year-old girl, Faridat Shittu, who is in critical condition after a cooking gas explosion ravaged the residence of her parents located at 1, Odubanwo Street, off Olaniyi Street, Gbinrinmi in Ojokoro LCDA, Lagos.

It was learned that Faridat’s grandfather, grandmother, and uncle are also undergoing burn care with various degrees of burns in the incident that occurred on Sunday, February 4, 2024.

Narrating what happened, one of the victims, Faridat’s grandmother, who is currently in severe pain in the hospital, said that she was frying meat when suddenly the oil caught fire, and efforts to control it went beyond their capacity, which led to the explosion of the cooking gas.

The little girl of 4 years, Faridat Shittu, was sleeping in the room when the incident happened yesterday at about 2 p.m. but was rescued successfully by community members and other injured victims.

The whole building of 14 rooms, including shops, completely went down in rubble due to the intensity of the explosion, thereby rendering 11 families homeless.

The landlord of the victims, Pa Femi Odubanwo Solomon, disclosed that neighbours saved him from dying in the incident, as he was initially trapped and is presently squatting in a church opposite his destroyed house.

In a related incident, on Sunday, about 100 plank and building materials shops.

18 recycling iron/steel shops, 19 diesel lister generators, 34 Different types of motorcycle machines, five 14-seater buses, three cars, and two trucks were affected by a massive market fire at a multiple-purpose sawmill market located at Awori bus stop behind GTB Bank, Abule Egba, Lagos.

The inferno, which started at about 3 p.m., lasted until about 5:20 p.m. before it was put out completely. However, no one sustained any injury or casualty recorded.

The Chairman of Ojokoro LCDA and his medical team were handling and rendering various assistance to the victims of the two incidents that happened in his area.

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My Husband Started Coming Home Late, Dated Other Women After He Bought BMW

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1 day ago

October 4, 2025

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Kabushi Local Government, Zambia, has heard how a married man changed after buying a BMW vehicle as it gave him confidence to go after other women.

In this case, Veronica Chiluya 30, , sued Sammy Shapi, 40, for divorce due to marital disputes.

Veronica told the court that the two got married in 2014 after Sammy paid K400 as dowry and together they have two children.

According to Zambia Daily Mail, she said all was well until 2021 when her husband bought a car after he went to do some work outside the country.

“He started coming back home late and sometimes he would come the next day around 14:00 hours.

“He used to be a good husband, but the moment he bought a car, things changed in the house as he now started seeing other women.”

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My Husband Seized My Wedding Gifts, Threw Me Out — Wife

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1 day ago

October 4, 2025

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…I’m sorry —Husband

A Sharia Court in Kaduna, Kaduna State, has dissolved a two-year-old marriage between a couple, Harira Sanusi and Aliyu Yunusa.

The judge, Malam Salisu Abubakar-Tureta dissolved their marriage following a petition for divorce filed by Harira.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Harira accused Aliyu of calling her parents names and humiliating her.

“He will often throw out my suitcases and other belongings.

“He seized my wedding gifts and humiliates me,” she said.

She prayed the court to order Aliyu to allow her access to her belongings.

On his part, Aliyu who did not deny the allegations apologized to her in court.

Aliyu granted the request of Sanusi and made one pronouncement of divorce to her.

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My Husband Threw Me Out After 17yrs of Marriage —Wife

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1 day ago

October 4, 2025

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…I still love her —Husband

A housewife, Lawal Modupe, has approached an Upper Area Court sitting at Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), seeking the dissolution of her 17-year-old marriage to her husband, Ismaila on the grounds of lack of love and affection.

Modupe told the court that she got married Ismaila according to Islamic laws.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the mother of three stated that her husband sent her out of their matrimonial home on June 17, 2023.

“I do not love him anymore and I want the court to dissolve our marriage,” she said.

The respondent, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

He pleaded with the court to call for a mediation involving his family and that of the wife.

The judge, Mohammed Wakli, however, said that he still loves his wife and would not grant her request for divorce.

He pleaded with the court to call or a mediation involving his family and that of his wife.

The judge, Mohammed Wakili, however, advised the respondent to make efforts to win his wife’s love back and the couple two weeks to settle their differences and report back to the court.