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Rivers: Woman Sets House Ablaze After Quarrel With Husband

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A woman simply identified as Esther Alison Ibiwari set fire to her house after she was allegedly beaten by her husband during a quarrel in Rumuolu community in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Though it was not clear what caused the problem, but an eyewitness said the couple had a heated argument on Tuesday.

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The eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said the woman in an apparent act of retaliation went inside their apartment and set it on fire.

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The eyewitness said the detachment of the building which was destroyed by the fire belonged to her husband, adding that the incident rendered some tenants homeless.

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He said the fire caused pandemonium as some of the tenants who inside ran out and tried to salvage some of their properties but could not.

He stated, “The man and his wife had a little issue yesterday which resulted in him beating the woman.

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“He went in, wore his clothes and went out. So the woman went inside the house and brought out her own clothes outside. She then went to buy kerosene and set fire to the man’s clothes inside the house.

“That was how the fire started. It escalated and burnt down several rooms. Some of the apartments affected are occupied by tenants.

“Most of their properties were burnt. I believe some of them don’t have where to stay now. We don’t know the whereabouts of the woman. But I heard she has been arrested.”

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When contacted, the spokesperson for the state Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident, saying the woman had been arrested.

“Yes, I can confirm it. The woman has been arrested and the matter was transferred to the State Criminal and Investigation Department.

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“And the investigation is ongoing,” she stated..

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My Husband Impregnated My sister —Wife

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My father- in-law acceded to it —Husband

A man of Lusaka, Zambia, Jackson Changwe, 48, admitted to the court that, “Yes indeed, it was he who had fathered three children with his wife and also impregnated her sister.”

Asked why he was sleeping with the two sisters, Jackson claimed that it was because his wife always deserted their home whenever they had a quarrel hence his appointing her younger sister to act in her capacity as wife until she cools down and returns home.

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According to Zambia Observer, Jackson also said he had been allowed by his father in-law to sleep with his wife’s younger sister.

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However, his wife, Mirriam Namutowe, claimed that Jackson was a womaniser.

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She claimed that for years, he had lied to her that he would work in Namibia, yet, he did not have an ordinary passport size photo and used the so-called Nambia trips to visit other women.

Challenged with this fact, Jackson begged for the court not to dissolve his marriage claiming he will stop sleeping with the now pregnant sister-in-law.

His pleas were not enough as the court dissolved their marriage and ordered him to pay his wife K12,000 in K500 installments.

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Job Seekers Protest Alleged Fake Employment Letters For Ondo Teaching Jobs

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Hundreds of aggrieved job seekers on Friday staged a protest at the Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, the Ondo State capital, over alleged fake letters of employment issued to them for teaching positions in the state.

The protesters, who had applied for teaching jobs under the state’s civil service, barricaded the entrance to the Governor’s Office while demanding immediate inclusion in the ongoing biometric capturing exercise for newly recruited teachers by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

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According to the protesters’ claims, despite possessing ‘official-looking’ appointment letters purportedly issued by SUBEB and the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), their names were not included in the official list of successful candidates scheduled for the exercise.

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While armed with placards of various inscriptions, the job seekers chanted solidarity songs and called on the state government to intervene.

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A source said, “The affected members of the newly recruited teachers in Ondo State are protesting their disengagement from the capturing exercise due to backdoor appointment letters issued to them by unscrupulous directors of the personnel at SUBEB and TESCOM offices.”

In a reaction, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, confirmed that the protesters had been scammed with fake appointment letters by some unknown people.

People should please note that those who protested are not teachers but applicants who were duped by some individuals during the recruitment process.

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“They all paid money to scammers who issued them fake letters of appointment.

“Those legitimately recruited by the government have been absorbed and have started working,” the CPS stated.

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The government, however, maintained that the genuine recruitment exercise is being handled transparently and urged applicants to be wary of fraudsters exploiting the process.

 

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Police Arrest Suspected Robber, Three Others With Firearm In Delta

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Operatives of Safe Delta have arrested a 23-year-old suspected armed robber, Raphael Chukwuemeka, with a cut-to-size double-barrel pistol and seven live cartridges.

The suspect was apprehended along DBS Road, Asaba, Delta State, on September 9, 2025. He is now in police custody.

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Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the arrest in a statement.

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The police spokesman said, “On September 9, 2025, operatives of Safe Delta, while on surveillance patrol along DBS Road, sighted a group of boys fighting and engaging in affray, one with a cutlass.”

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According to SP Edafe, “The operatives swiftly went to the scene and, in the process, arrested Raphael Chukwuemeka, 23, with one cut-to-size double-barrel pistol with seven live cartridges recovered from him.”

He added, “The suspect was taken into custody, and the investigation is ongoing.”

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In a separate incident, operatives of Safe Delta, while on stop-and-search duty at Head Bridge, Asaba, arrested three suspected armed robbers, Solomon Offor, 22, Ifesinachi Nwankeze, 19, and Ambrose Ugwuba, 23.

They were apprehended on September 10, 2025, at about 10:30 am.

Edafe confirmed, “Upon search of the suspects and the motorcycle, a locally made single-barrel cut-to-size gun, cartridges and a dagger concealed in a bag were recovered.”

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