Lawyer Udeme Otike-Odibi jailed for cutting hubby’s penis, killing him

An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a 48-year-old female lawyer, Udeme Otike-Odibi, at Kirikiri prison for killing her 52-year-old husband, Symphorosa Otike-Odibi, and also chopping off his penis. Udeme, 47, was arraigned by the Lagos State Government on a two-count charge of murder and misconduct with regard to a corpse. She however pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Lagos State Prosecutor, Mr Sunmonu Babatunde, had told the court that the accused committed the alleged offences on May 3, at Diamond Estate, Sangotedo, Lekki, Lagos. He said…

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Davido named best international act at BET Awards

Davido on Sunday won the 2018 BET award for best international act. The ‘Aiye’ singer and Tiwa Savage were nominated for the award category. Davido received the award during the ceremony in Los Angeles, US, on Sunday. The singer was nominated alongside Cassper Nyovest (South Africa), Booba (France), Dadju (France), Stormzy (UK), Fally Ipupa (DR Congo), among others. During his acceptance speech, Davido sent his condolence to D’banj who lost his one-year-old son on Sunday. He said: “Before I go on, I wanna send condolences to my big brother. My…

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Ministers can’t be picked from all tribes – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has told members of Urhobo Progress Union that it was not possible to make ministerial appointments on tribal basis. President Buhari told the traditional rulers and opinion leaders drawn from the union on Monday that, “it is not possible to make each tribal group (a minister) because I suspect they are around 250’’. “Two hundred and fifty ministers will be too cumbersome to handle, so it is limited by the constitution. So the only thing we can do is to pick one person per state.’’ Buhari thanked…

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Eagles will be intense with Argentina – Rohr

Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, has assured Nigerians that the team would play total football with intense attack against Argentina in their match at St. Petersburg. Rohr said his team would have total concentration against Argentina on Tuesday when they meet in a crucial 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D match. At a pre-match press conference on Monday, he said: “We are going to play a wonderful mass attack. We are going to play good game on Tuesday. We are going to defend the colours of Nigeria. “We will…

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