OBITUARY: CHIEF MOLADE OKOYA-THOMAS PASSES ON

 Billionaire businessman and a renowned philanthropist, Chief Molade Okoya -Thomas has died. Aged 79, however, the cause of his death yet known. Dele Momodu broke the news hours ago online. Chief Molade, until his death was the Asoju Oba of Lagos, Babasuwa of Ijebu-Remo, and Odofin of Ife. May his soul rest in peace.

BIRTHDAY: BUKKY ZAINAB AJAYI IS A YEAR OLDER TODAY

Veteran actress, Bukky Zainab Ajayi , one the  Nollywoods great is a year older today. She is also a great-grandmother. Blog with fury( BWF) wishes Mama hearty congratulations .

RIVERS STATE HIGH COURT ENGULFED BY FIRE

The Rivers State High Court @ Degema, Degema Local Government Area earlier today was engulfed by fire in the early hours of the morning.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, however, an eyewitnesses said it started around 4am. It was gathered that almost all parts of the building including valuables document were destroyed in the fire.

But Punch is reporting that it was a bomb blast, and not a fire incident. We will bring you more details later.

MAN HANGS SELF IN UNCOMPLETED BUILDING @ MEIRAN LAGOS

An unknown stranger, in a white caftan, took his life between Wednesday night and Thursday morning after sneaking into the building in the night on Wednesday night.

The sad incident took place on Lawal Unity Street, Ile-Iwe bus stop,  Meiran  Lagos state.
According to a resident, Adebayo Salami, said nobody knew the man and attempts to find his relatives had not yielded any result. He said,

“I was called on Thursday morning and told that somebody had died in a building.
“My initial thought was that it was somebody living in the area, but when we got there, we discovered that it was an uncompleted building and the man was a stranger.”

Salami added that the victim might have committed suicide to cover up a secret or run away from a consequence.

A community leader, Samuel Oroja, said the traditional ruler of the community had been informed of the development and plans were on to conduct rites to forestall a recurrence.

“I have called some other elders, including the traditional ruler, to notify them so that we can know what to do about the corpse.
“Nobody knows the man or where he came from. We have reported the matter at the Meiran Police Station.
“What we will do now is to prepare rites and make sacrifices to forestall a recurrence of unnatural death like this because this is a bad sign for the community,” he added.

However the Police Public Relations Officer, Kenneth Nwosu, said the police had identified the victim as Mosunmola Raphael, a 28-year-old man.

Nwosu said,

“His relatives came to identify him and they said he had mental problem. His corpse has been released to the family after they presented some documents.”

Source:  Punch Metro

UPDATE:WOMAN BRUTALIZED HER HOUSEHELP...KNOCKED OFF HER TOOTH (PART 2)

On the 25th of January, I blogged a story(read here )with the above title, where a woman, Mrs Bunmi Oladele, allegedly beat her house help so much; she knocked off her tooth and nearly blinded her. They said the incident prompted neighbours to report the incident at the nearest police station. The Divisional Police Officer in charge of Eleyele Division, Olawole Ayoola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, ordered the arrest of the woman.

 Narrating her experience in the hands of her mistress, Sadia, 15, from Benin Republic said:
 

“I spent about a year in Lagos working as a house help to an elderly woman whose children are based abroad. Sometimes in 2014, I left for my country for a celebration but when I returned to Nigeria, I didn’t go back to my former boss. I was brought to Ibadan by my relation. My duties in my new boss’ house was to help her do house chores and cook. I don’t know my salary because it was not being paid to me.

 She started beating me shortly after I started working with her. She would hit my head against the wall and slap me hard, complaining that I did not know how to sweep. My face would swell up and recede again after some days.

“On January 20, 2015, the woman poured hot water on me. I had put water on the fire for her to bath her baby. When she woke up, she was very angry, saying that I didn’t sweep the floor very well. She started pouring the hot water on me and I was writhing in pain.

“ Not minding the pain, she splashed another quantity of water on my breast and I rubbed it, unknown to me that the skin peeled. When she saw the burns I sustained, she became very scared and said I should raise my dress.

“On Saturday January 24, 2015, she complained again that I did not sweep clean. Her excuse had always been that I didn’t know how to sweep well. She had been hitting my eyes for a long time before she descended on me on that Saturday again.

“Neighbours were aware of the maltreatment she was dishing out to me and they said they would inform the police but I advised them against it. But this time around, they went to report at the police station and when the police came, she said I should not open the door. 
“The police called my name and eventually when they entered and saw me, they asked what was wrong with my eyes. Immediately, my boss replied that I defecated and threw it on some bricklayers working at the next plot to our residence when I threw the faeces over the fence. It was when we got to the police station that I opened up to the police officers that she was the one who beat and injured me.

 “She put her car key and money in my bag and told a lie that I stole them. Even in Lagos where I worked before, I did not steal. Whenever I saw money while washing clothes, I would take it to Mama and she would pray for me, saying I was a good girl. She would advise me never to steal.

“Because she saw that I was honest, she bought a sewing machine for me and I started learning sewing. I had even started cutting materials before I travelled to my country for a break. My former boss bought a phone for me and when I was travelling, she bought clothes for my parents and gave me N5,000 to take care of myself during the celebration.

“Her children who were based abroad used to send me fine dresses and Mama would also buy dresses for me, so I had many dresses. But I was ill-advised not to return to the good woman. (She broke into sobs). My mother insisted that I should return to her but I listened to my friends who said I might be maltreated if I returned there. That was why I came to Ibadan.”

Expatiating on her statement, the woman said: “Ever since Sadia came, she would not work for me. When she was brought, the person who brought her collected N34,000 for four months salary. This included N10,000 for transportation. In the morning I would be the one to sweep and wash my baby’s clothes.

“I could see no usefulness in her being with me. Even I used to back my baby myself. I complained to the woman who brought her and asked her to refund my money. But the woman said that the money had been sent to Benin Republic.

“After some time, I noticed that she was defecating all over the compound. There was a day she took my car key, two of my baby dresses and my N4,500. I called the woman who brought her and when she came, the girl confessed to her that it was one Togolese man who told her to give him my car key.

“On the fateful Saturday, January 24, in the evening, she went to where she used to defecate. That was what made me beat her.”

Though she (Mrs Bunmi Oladele) initially denied pouring hot water on the girl, saying that hot water poured on Sadia when she was removing a pot of water from the fire, the suspect later admitted that she bathed the girl with hot water, pleading that “it was a mistake”.

When contacted, the police spokesperson in Oyo State, Adekunle Ajisebutu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, confirmed the story and said that the suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.

Source: Tribune

SUICIDE BOMBER BLEW HIMSELF IN THE RESIDENCE OF PDP'S SABO GARBU

 At about 1.20 pm, this afternoon, Sunday 1^st february, in Potiskum Yobe state, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside the residence of a PDP House of Representative candidate, Sabo Garbu, killing 6 people.

According to reports, the suicide bomber made his way into the residence of Sabo Garbu, the PDP candidate for the Potiskum / Nangere Federal constituency in Yobe for next month's general elections and detonated the bomb.

Many supporters of the politician were at his residence when the bomb went off killing at least 6 people. The news is still sketchy.......

POLICE HUNT FOR A LADY WHO DISAPPEARED AFTER HER LOVER DIED IN A HOTEL

Police detectives have started hunting for a lady who disappeared after her lover died in a guest house at Apapa area of Lagos State.

Police source stated that James Peters corpse was discovered after hotel attendants got tired of waiting for him and his lover to exit the room.

The source said: “The lady probably ran away to escape police arrest. The hotel is located at Randle Crescent. The deceased and lady went into the hotel room to have sex. It’s like the man died in the process of the sex.”

The body has been deposited at the morgue, awaiting autopsy. The police said that his family had been alerted and was still in shock.