Why I won’t get married or have kids – Nollywood actor

Nollywood actor and film maker, Olu Michaels, 48, is one of the movie entrepreneurs who invested so much without getting the desired reward. He has worked with many  big names in the Nigerian movie industry, including Funke Akindele on Jenifa’s Diary for two years. The travel agent-cum-producer, in this no-hold-barred interview with Olaitan Ganiu revealed why he wants to remain single, and even childless, how his multi-million naira investment on movie project went down the drain, among others. Excerpts:

IT seems you’re a jack of all trade. What aspect of entertainment are you venturing into now?

I’m focusing on movie production because I’m looking into changing the narrative where this cartel has been in the industry for a while. I don’t like the idea where each time I switch on my television, there are certain people who do a so-called English movie. Also, as a producer, each time I said I want to produce a movie, I was told: ‘If this or that person are not going to be in the movie, we won’t buy it.’


I have actually produced a movie, gave it to a marketer and they refused it simply because the director is a Yoruba man or he is not part of their caucus. So, why is that? As long as the storyline is good, why do I have to bring your clique into my production? In the next two years, I’m looking into changing the narrative.


Are you married?

I’m not married, and I don’t intend to. Truth be told, I’m scared of marriage and I don’t think I will ever get married. Though, I wanted to have kids when I was younger but not now, it is too late. Why I said it’s too late for having children is that I am a workaholic and I don’t  like a situation where I would want to sleep and then a baby starts crying. My parents have been begging me to get married but no.

 What do you look out for in a woman?

I am a jealous man. For example, if I marry an actress and I see her kissing another actor on set, I will never tolerate such. Also, if I marry a beautiful woman, I might never concentrate on my work because I will be on the look to protect her.

 How do you feel being lonely at night?

What I do every time I feel lonely is that I have a car that I bought with all my money. It is a Mercedes-Benz and the interior is wow. I love it. I just drive round town and get home and sleep off.






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Nollywood actress Iyabo Osadare dies of Cancer

Nollywood actress, Bukola Iyabo Osadare is dead. She is prominent in the Yoruba movie scene, died on Wednesday November 27th, 2019 after a protracted battle with breast cancer. May God rest her soul.



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Omawunmi shows off curves in rare swimwear photos

The singer shared rare swimwear photos of herself on her instagram page to the delight of her fans.




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Things getting out of hand, Aisha Buhari warns Governors

The President’s wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has slammed state governors for failing to provide basic social amenities and infrastructure, noting that things were getting out of hand.

The wife of the President spoke at the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs General Assembly and National Executive Council Meeting held at the National Mosque in Abuja on Friday.

She said, “We should either fasten our seatbelt or do the needful or we will all regret it very soon because, at the rate things are going, things are getting completely out of hand. The VP (Yemi Osinbajo) is here, some ministers are here, they are supposed to do justice to the situation.

“People cannot afford potable water in this country while we have governors. Since this is the highest decision-making body of Islamic affairs, for those that are listening, we should fear God, and we should know that one day, we will return to God and account for our deeds here on earth.”


Mrs Buhari also called for the regulation of social media, noting that China with about 1.3 billion people had done so, stressing that many people could not relax in their villages due to insecurity.

“On this issue of social media, you cannot just sit in the comfort of your house and tweet that the Vice President has resigned. It is a serious issue. If China can control over 1.3 billion people on social media, I see no reason why Nigeria cannot attempt controlling only 180 million people,” she added.




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Photos: LASTMA officer stoned to death in Lagos

An officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Ola Oyeshina has been stoned to death at Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa, Lagos while trying to decongest the area of traffic.

The incident reportedly occurred on Friday around 5.00pm.

According to LASEMA’s General Manager, Olajide Oduyoye, a large stone was thrown at him by some people and that two persons had been arrested in connection with the murder.

Condemning the murder of Oyeshina, the LASTMA boss said the government would not fold its arm and allow its officers to be attacked by hoodlums.

Oduyoye said when the LASTMA officer was stoned, he was immediately rushed to Area “B” police station along with two of the people who attacked him, as ACP Bayo Sulaimon thereafter ordered the detention of the two (2) attackers that were arrested while a letter of medical referral was issued for the victim’s attention at the hospital.


He further revealed that owing to the traumatic experienced, Oyeshina was immediately referred to LUTH from Randle Hospital, Surulere.

The LASTMA General Manager further revealed that it was unfortunate that the agency lost the young promising officer to the cold hand of death in the early hours of Saturday, 30th November, 2019.

He, therefore, assured that the perpetrators of the dastard act who were caught would be prosecuted in court to serve as deterrent to other members of the public who might harbour notion of committing such crime in future.



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Kogi West: Early results favour APC, Dino Melaye cries foul again

Voting has been concluded in the Kogi West supplementary election and counting of votes has started in the 53 polling units where supplementary election took place today.

Early report shows that in GRA Asuta ward 01 Kabba, APC had 254 while PDP had 95; But in the same town, Town Hall, polling Unit 002, Asuta Ward, APC had 48 while PDP had 98.

With other results yet to be collated, the PDP candidate, Senator Dino Melaye has raised the red flag again, alleging alteration of results.

In a tweet, he commended the voters in the district for voting for him, against the APC rival, Smart Adeyemi. At the same time, he claimed magic results were emerging.


After sorting and counting in each affected polling unit, the results will be taken to the Local Government for further addition. They will thereafter be transferred to Lokoja for final collation and announcement.

Voting was peaceful in Lokoja and other areas of the Senatorial District including Odolu in Kabba, Aiyetoro-Gbedde and Demonstration Primary School, Asuta Ward, voting unit of PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan.

At the Ward B Unit 001, Karaworo, near Pararanda, in Lokoja, accreditation began as early as 8am, after which voting commenced.

While early hours voters’ turnout was impressive, however there was voter apathy, as most polling units witnessed no voters three hours before the 2pm closing of voting.

Sorting and counting were also smooth without any rancour. Rerun elections also took place for Ajaokuta Federal Constituency seat.



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Young doctor r.a.p.e.d, murdered and her body set on fire in India (photo)

The body of a woman has been found after she was allegedly r.a.p.e.d and murdered in Hyderabad, India.

The victim, a 27-year-old veterinary doctor, was reportedly found in an underpass in the outskirts of the city by a passer-by.

Police have reportedly detained at least two people, who they suspect offered to help the woman fix a flat tyre on her motorbike but instead drove her to a secluded spot and killed her.

The veterinarian’s remains were reportedly so badly burnt that her family could only identify her from a locket she was wearing. Her identity has not been revealed for legal reasons.


“My daughter was very innocent,” the victim’s mother told the Times of India. “I want the accused burned alive.”

The victim’s sister reported her missing on Tuesday night, after receiving a distressing phone call after a tyre was punctured on the victim’s motorbike.

New Delhi TV reported that the victim asked her sister to remain on the phone with her as there were many unknown men in the area and she was “scared”.

During the call, it appeared someone had offered help and the victim told her sister she would call her again soon but that was the last time they spoke.
Her body was found on Thursday morning, but police are still searching for her vehicle.





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Mother claims her ultrasound photo shows her late father kissing her unborn daughter

A Californian woman claims her ultrasound picture shows her late father kissing her unborn daughter.

Shantel Carrillo, 30, from Santee, posted the 20-week ultrasound to social media and friends were quick to notice something unusual.

'Right when I posted it, like 30 seconds later, someone was like, 'There's an angel kissing your baby,' Shantel told NBC San Diego. 

Shantel believes her late father, Chuck, who passed away in 2016, can be seen kissing her daughter in the womb.


It shows a figure in the top left corner which Shantel believes resembles her father.

'It has his nose, his little chubby cheeks, his little double chin, and my dad wore a hat like all the time. It looks like the bill of his hat and his lips are just touching hers so perfectly,' Shantel told ABC10.

The scan was posted alongside a picture of her father holding her first daughter Myree.

And Shantel said her father would be 'over the moon' to be now be part of her second daughter's life.

While she added it could be that her placenta looks like her father she is overjoyed at the special picture.   

Her daughter is due in April which is also the same month her father was born. 

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Suriname President Bouterse convicted of murder

A court in Suriname on Friday convicted President Desi Bouterse of murder for the execution of 15 opponents in 1982 following a coup to seize power, sentencing the man who has dominated the former Dutch colony’s recent history to 20 years in prison.

Opposition parties called for Bouterse, currently in China on an official visit, to step down. The military court that found him guilty has not yet ordered his arrest.

Bouterse led the South American country through the 1980s as head of a military government, then assumed office again in 2010 and secured re-election five years later.


The court ruled that Bouterse had overseen an operation in which soldiers under his command abducted 16 leading government critics - including lawyers, journalists and university teachers - from their homes and killed 15 of them at a colonial fortress in the capital Paramaribo.

One trade union leader survived and later gave testimony against Bouterse.

Bouterse, who has steadfastly denied the charges, is able to appeal the decision. So far he has made no comment on his conviction and he is expected to travel to Cuba, as planned, on Saturday.

In a statement, the Surinamese government said it had “taken note of the developments and calls on the community to keep the peace.”




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Ex-banker, Fadayomi, jailed six years for stealing N11m

Justice Mohammed Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court on Friday sentenced a former staff of the Ayete Microfinance Bank Limited, situated in Ayete, Oyo State, Sunday Fadayomi to six years imprisonment without an option of fine.

Pronouncing Fadayomi guilty of all the 30 count criminal charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, Justice Owolabi sentenced him to jail for stealing N11 million from the bank’s vault while he was a staff of the bank.

The convict is an information system expert in charge of the bank’s information technology section, the position he held for about 10 years before his criminal exploits were blown open.


The bank, in a petition dated April 17, 2018, had accused him of sundry criminal activities, including posting money to customers’ accounts without tellers, posting cash deposit at weekend when the bank was not opened for operation, accessing loans without intention to pay and using proxy accounts to commit fraud, among others.

After firming up its series of investigations into the allegations, the EFCC arraigned him on the 30-count charge on May 17, 2018.

Fadayomi, however, pleaded not-guilty to all the charges which border on stealing, contrary to Section 390 (6)(9) Criminal Code of Cap 38, Vol. 2 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

His plea led to a full trial which came to a halt on Friday. The EFCC was represented in the case by Ifeanyi Agwu and Oyelakin Oyediran.

After considering arguments by the prosecution and defence lawyers, Justice Owolabi held that the EFCC lawyers convinced the court that the accused indeed committed the offence with which he was charged.

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Cheating husband's affair exposed as he's pictured in newspaper restaurant review

A cheating husband's affair has been exposed after he was pictured in the background of a newspaper restaurant review with another woman.

Food critic for the Washington post Tom Sietsema posted about the incident on Twitter after the anonymous wife wrote to him to explain what had happened.

She claimed one of Tom's food reviews was accompanied by a photo of her husband dining with another woman.

Once she confronted him with the picture, she says he did not deny the affair.


The woman thanked Tom for "exposing a cheat".

"Well Tom your latest review is accompanied by a picture of my husband dining with a woman who isn’t me,” she wrote.

"Once confronted with photographic evidence, he confessed to having an ongoing affair.

"Just thought you’d be amused to hear of your part in the drama.

"This Thanksgiving I’m grateful to you for exposing a cheat!"

Mr Sietsema posted the review on Twitter with the comment: "So, this popped up on my live online food chat today.

"Cheaters, take heed!"

People were quick to comment on the tweet as many were shocked by the incident.

One said: "Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time... #WrongGuyToo."

Another added: "That's justice."

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Caitlyn Jenner says she hasn't spoken to Khloe Kardashian in 'five or six years'

Caitlyn Jenner revealed that she hasn't spoken to stepdaughter Khloe Kardashian in the five years since she transitioned as she opened up on tonight's "I'm A Celeb."

The 70-year-old star spoke candidly to her campmates about coming out as transgender in 2014 in Friday night's episode of the ITV show.

And while the majority of her famous family were supportive, Caitlyn revealed that Khloe was "p**ed off" throughout her transition - but she isn't sure what her "issues" are.

When asked who she told first about her transition, Caitlyn shared: "The first was the kids, I started with Brandon my son and he said to me: 'Dad, I’ve always been so proud to be your son but I’ve never been more proud of you than right now.'


"I went through every kid and Khloe for some reason was p***ed off about something through this whole process, it’s been five or six years and I really haven’t talked to her since."

Appearing saddened by the soured relationship, the TV favorite added: "We were really close, I raised her since she was 5 years old, I really don’t know what her issues are."

Caitlyn married Khloe's mom Kris Jenner in 1991, acting as stepparent to her, Kim, Kourtney, and Rob Kardashian for over 20 years.

Caitlyn and Kris split in 2014, one year before she publicly came out as transgender, and Khloe has always been open about their difficult relationship since.

The 35-year-old star was unhappy with the way that Caitlyn treated Kris after their split, particularly furious with Caitlyn's 2017 memoir "The Secrets Of My Life," which alleged that Kris knew that her husband was transgender when they were still together.

She accused Caitlyn of "publicly shaming" the family and taking aim at her mom as the former Olympic champ lashed out at her ex-wife in the book.

Despite the rocky relationship with Khloe, Caitlyn also told her fellow campmates that she was "sad" to be missing Thanksgiving with her family today.


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‘How N18bn was paid into Mompha’s account in Fidelity Bank’

A prosecution witness, Peter Ademola Adegoke, a Compliance Officer with Fidelity Bank Plc, on Friday told Justice Abdullai Liman of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos how the sum of N18bn was paid into the account of a company, Ismalob Global Investments, belonging to Ismaila Mustapha, also known as Mompha.

Mompha was arraigned on November 25, 2019 on a 14-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N33 billion.

Adegoke, told the judge that evidence showed that Mompha was the sole signatory to Ismalob Global’s naira account.


Reading from the firm’s statement of account, Adegoke told the court that between 2015 and October 2019, there was a total inflow of N18.5bn into the account, while a total of about N18bn moved out within the same period.

He said the account had a balance of N598,000.

At Friday’s sitting, the first prosecution witness, PW1, Anne Nnenna Ezekannagha, a Manager in the Customers Service Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, told the court that Mompha’s company, Ismalob Ventures, was not registered with the CBN and that he did not have the license to operate as a Bureau de Change operator.

Led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, Ezekannagha further told the court that “We got a letter from the EFCC on the activities of Ismalob Global Ventures.

“However, we have no history of the name with the CBN.”

She said for the CBN to licence a firm as a BDC operator, such firm must show evidence of incorporation as a limited liability company by the Corporate Affairs Commission.

She explained that all licensed BDCs have a transaction limit of $5,000.

When the defence counsel, Gboyega Oyewole SAN, asked her whether it was unlawful for an individual who has foreign currency in his domiciliary account to give foreign currency to a friend in exchange for naira, the CBN official said it would not be unlawful if it was not a commercial transaction.

She said it becomes a commercial transaction if it involves making profit and it would be illegal.

A Benin City-based BDC operator, Ikenna Okafor, who testified as another prosecution witness, told the court that he did business with Ismalob Global Investment Limited through “one of its directors, Alhaji Ahmadu Mohammed.”

Okafor said Mohammed used to come to his base in Benin, Edo State, to buy Euro in the name of Ismalob Global Investment Limited.

“After negotiation with Ismalob Global Investment Limited through Alhaji Mohammed, he usually makes payment into my account through Ismalob,” Okafor said.

Under cross-examination by Oyewole, Okafor said he met Mompha for the first time three days ago at the EFCC office in Ikoyi.

The BDC operator said he was himself detained for seven days by the EFCC before being released on an administrative bail during the week.



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'Sexually jealous' boyfriend put condoms on love rival's car and smashed it up

A man who vandalised a love rival's car with condoms before smashing it up has been fined and slapped with a banning order.

Lloyd Maloney and his friend Jamie Ruff drunkenly smashed up the Renault Clio after flying into a rage.

Maloney, 25, mistakenly believed the car's owner, Daniel Brunning, was in a sexual relationship with his girlfriend Lily Maguire.

Worcester Magistrate's Court heard he attacked the car outside Mr Brunning's home in Droitwich after previously draping condoms on the vehicle a month earlier.


Maloney and Ruff, 29, of Droitwich, admitted criminal damage and were ordered to pay Mr Brunning £300 compensation and £100 court costs.


Maloney was also slapped with a restraining order banning him from contacting Mr Brunning or going to his address.

Lesley Ashton, prosecuting, said the incident stemmed from "sexual jealousy."

She added: "Mr Maloney had been in a relationship for three-and-a-half years with a young lady called Lily Maguire.

"He had convinced himself she was in a relationship with someone called Daniel Brunning.

"The defendant believed she was involved with him.

"On November 9, Mr Brunning was at his address, at this time he gets a message from Lloyd Maloney saying, 'I'm sending Lily to yours, you can have her."

A statement from Mr Brunning read: "Then she turned up at my flat with all her bags saying he had kicked her out.

"I had guests over at the time.

"I had a text from Lloyd Maloney, he seems to be obsessed with the idea that me and Lily have been sleeping together, which we haven't.

"He has done several things to me out of anger like egging my house and leaving condoms on my car.

"He sent a message saying 'send Lily back' which I did.

"At this point I stopped messaging Lloyd because I was sick of all the drama."

The court heard that later that night Mr Brunning spotted Maloney outside, near the front of his flat where his car was parked.

Mr Brunning told the court: "I was looking out the window and I could see Lloyd stomping on the bumper, and he smashed the windscreen.

"At the same time Jamie hit the car with his fists.

"Lloyd then kicked the passenger side of the car then kicked the mirror."


The court heard that the windscreen was completely smashed, the wipers were bent and broken and the back passenger window was smashed.

Mark Lister, defending said: "Mr Maloney has no previous convictions.

"His belief was that his partner was in a relationship with Mr Brunning."

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Sudan repeals law that controls how women act and dress in public

Sudan has repealed a restrictive public order law that controlled how women acted and dressed in public.

On Twitter, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok paid tribute to women "who have endured the atrocities that resulted from the implementation of this law".

The country's transitional authorities also dissolved the party of former president Omar al-Bashir.

Mr Bashir seized power in a 1989 coup and ruled for nearly 30 years before peaceful protests ousted him in April.


Sudan is currently led by a joint military and civilian council, as well as a civilian-led cabinet headed by Prime Minister Hamdok.

Both these measures were a response to key demands of the protest movement, which aims to dismantle Mr Bashir's regime.

People celebrated in the streets of the capital Khartoum overnight after hearing about the dissolution of the National Congress Party (NCP) and the end of the public order law.

Aisha Musa, one of two women on Sudan's new Sovereign Council, told BBC Newsday that while the former regime focused on how women dressed and acted - including preventing women from wearing trousers - it ignored their education and healthcare.

"It is about time that all this corruption stops, that all this treatment for the women of Sudan stops," she said.

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Famous free solo climber falls to his death

A world-renowned American free solo climber has died attempting to descend the side of a cliff face.

Brad Gobright, 31, fell around 300m (1,000 ft) to his death in El Potrero Chico in northern Mexico.

His companion, fellow climber Aidan Jacobson, 26, fell a shorter distance and survived with injuries.

Gobright was best known for free soloing, or climbing without any safety gear, but at the time the two were abseiling, a technique using ropes.


Abseiling accidents are believed to be the most common cause of fatalities in the sport.

The two men were simul-rappelling - a technique where two climbers descend opposite strands of an anchored rope, with their bodies acting as counterweights to each other - with an 80m rope, the Outside website reports.

"We started rapping," Mr Jacobson told the Outside website, using the North American term for abseiling. "I was a bit above him. I was on the left. He was on the right. Then all of a sudden, I felt a pop, and we started dropping."

While Mr Jacobson crashed through a bush, which cushioned his fall, before striking a ledge, Gobright fell to his death.

"It was basically a blur," Mr Jacobson added. "He screamed. I screamed. I went through some vegetation, and then all I remember is seeing his blue Gramicci shirt bounce over the edge."

Tributes to Gobright, who once held the coveted speed record on the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite, have come in from across the climbing world.

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Ekhomu warns of danger as Borno Government hires 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to fight Boko Haram

The President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr Ona Ekhomu, has condemned the decision of the Borno State Government to hire 150 Cameroonian vigilantes to combat Boko Haram insurgents.

The security expert said the move by the state Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, was “a huge mistake” which could increase security threats in the North-East.

Ekhomu, in a statement on Thursday, said the state governor did not have the power to recruit foreigners to conduct internal security operations in the state.


He explained that there was no legal backing for foreign vigilantes to be armed to patrol Borno when they were not part of a recognised military alliance.

“If we say the military cannot defend Borno from Boko Haram insurgents, then the political legitimacy and authority of the Muhammadu Buhari government is questioned,” he added.

Ekhomu, warned that giving the Cameroonian Kesh-Kesh vigilantes freedom to patrol the Borno countryside would increase their knowledge of the area and enable them to mount attacks when they no longer benefited from the largesse of the state government.

The expert said if local vigilantes were trained and well equipped, they could fight alongside the Nigerian military, civilian JTF and local hunters to address the threat of Boko Haram.

Punch

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Mauricio Pochettino breaks silence on Tottenham sacking in statement

Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has broken his silence on his sacking in a statement released by the LMA.

Pochettino's five-year stint in north London came to an end last week Tuesday, with Jose Mourinho unveiled as his successor less than 24 hours later.

The popular Argentinian, who was denied the chance to say goodbye to his players in person after his sudden sacking, has now spoken for the first time.

He wrote: “I would like to thank Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy for giving me the opportunity to be part of Tottenham Hotspur’s history.


"I would like to thank also everyone I met at Tottenham, all the club staff and the football players during these five and a half years.

"Finally I would like to give a special mention to the fans who make this club so great with their fantastic support.

"I gave the best of me to accomplish the objectives I was asked for in our first meeting. There were equally tough challenges as exciting success.

"Best wishes for the future, I am sure we will cross paths again.”



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Nine-year old girl committs 'suicide' in Benue State

A nine-year-old girl has allegedly died by suicide in Makurdi, Benue State capital.

The incident occurred off Bem Hotel Road, Ankpa Quarters area of the capital city.

Punch learnt from the area, that the young girl was staying with a prophetess of a Pentecostal church alongside her children.

The body of the girl was said to have been found in the early hours of the day on the floor of their bathroom with a wrapper tied around her neck suggesting that she might have used the wrapper to carry out the suicide.


When the premises which also houses a church allegedly being run by the prophetess was visited, she was said to have gone to the police headquarters in connection with the case.

A neighbour, who did not want his name mentioned said that the death of the little girl remains a mystery.

Efforts to speak with the woman’s children found at home were not successful as they declined to comment.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Catherine Anene confirmed the report.

She said that the matter was reported to the Police around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Anene said the corpse had been deposited at the morgue of St. Theresa’s Hospital in Makurdi while the case is still under investigation.

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Australia jails three men for Christmas terror plot

Three men were jailed Friday for an IS-inspired terror plot to cause mass casualties in Australia’s second largest city Melbourne during the 2016 Christmas period.

Hamza Abbas, 24, Ahmed Mohamed, 27 and Abdullah Chaarani, 29, were found guilty last year of plotting to use machetes and homemade bombs to target major sites -- including a train station and a church in a December attack.

In handing down the sentences judge Christopher Beale said the men had been accessing online material “supportive of Islamic State and violent jihad” in the lead-up to their arrest.


Beale said the men came to believe their planned “mass slaughter of innocent civilians” would be a “glorious act”.

“The stupidity of that belief was only matched by its malevolence,” Beale said.

Abbas was sentenced for 22 years, while Mohamed and Chaarani, who were facing their second terror charge, were jailed for 38 years.

Police uncovered the plot after monitoring the Australian-born men’s phone conversations, text messages and emails, and all four were arrested on December 22, 2016.

Then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull called their plans “one of the most substantial terrorist plots that have been disrupted over the last several years”.

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