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  • Man, 40, hospitalised after suicide attempt

    The Police in Jigawa on Friday said a 40-year-old man, Abdullahi Jafaru, was hospitalised after he attempted to commit suicide.

    The command Spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Dutse.

    Jinjiri said Jafaru attempted to commit suicide because he failed to convince his wife, Halima Abdullahi, to return home after a misunderstanding that made her abscond from the matrimonial home.

    “Dec. 31, 2018, a woman by name Halima Abdullahi absconded from her matrimonial home because of misunderstanding with her husband, Abdullahi Jafaru, aged 40, of Shunar village in Kafinhausa Local Government Area.

    “And attempts made by the said Abdullahi to console Halima to come back to his house being his first wife with six children proved abortive.

    “In this regard, Abdullahi found it unbearable to survive without his lovely wife, hence he found petrol and set himself ablaze.

    “And as soon as the police in the area got the hint, they swiftly moved to the scene and rescued the suspect/victim and rushed him to hospital.

    “While still on sick bed receiving treatment, Abbullahi is still calling the name of Halima despite the fact that his second wife remained with him at the hospital,” Jinjiri said.

    According to him, the case is under investigation.

  • Deposed Oyo Baale hospitalised

    Deposed Baale of Olode Lukman Ilufemiloye Alao was, at the weekend, attacked by suspected thugs.ý

    Alao was in town to paste a court injunction against his removal when  thugs pounced on him.

    Alao, his wife, Rashidat and younger brother were beaten up and his Lexus Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) vandalised.

    Narrating his ordeal at Adeoyo Medical Hospital, Yemetu, Ibadan, the deposed Baale said the thugs ran after him when they saw his car close to the market.

    “I went to the community to paste the court injunction challenging my removal, when thugs started chasing my car.

    “They started the chase from Fatusi but my car broke down and the thugs pounced on me, my wife and younger brother who were with me in the car.

    “We were beaten but because I was the target, I was heavily beaten. My car was damaged, the N150,000 in my pocket was stolen. My gold necklace, ring and wristwatch were also stolen.

    “I was, thereafter, rushed to the Olubadan’s palace to show him what was done to me before I was taken to the hospital.

    “My removal was illegal because I was never informed, called or even shown any evidence or petition against me.

    “I would be willing to abide by whatever decision or judgement the court takes. I challenged my removal to prove that if indeed there are evidence of wrongdoing against me, I should have been summoned to the palace, stripped of my title and my certificate withdrawn, but that was not to be.”

    Two of the suspected thugs who attacked the deposed Baale have been granted bail after their arraignment.

    The Chief Magistrate of Court 5, Iyaganku, Ibadan, Taiwo Oladiran, adjourned the case till March 7.

  • Lobi Team manager, Imenger hospitalised

    Lobi Team manager, Imenger hospitalised

    Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi Team manager Barnabas Imenger has been hospitalised in a private clinic in Makurdi, Benue State capital.

    When Sportinglife visited Sandra Clinic located on Barracks Road, Makurdi, where he is on admission, the former Super Eagles forward was seen on drip but in a steady conduction.

    The former international footballer told Sportinglife  that the doctors have conducted series  of tests on him and was diagnosed with typhoid fever .

    At press time the technical crew and players of the Makurdi premiership side had driven  from their St. Thomas Aquinas training ground to the hospital to pray and sympathise with their team manager at the same time wishing him quick recover.

    Barnabas Imenger told Sportinglife that he was looking forward to being discharged from the hospital ahead of the cracker between Lobi Stars and Ifeanyi Ubah on Sunday.

    He thanked his fans, technical crew, players and numerous friends and well wishers who have shown concern for his health.

  • 15 hospitalised after inhaling fumes

    There was panic at Owode-Onirin Market in Lagos on Wednesday when 15 persons, including an expectant woman, slumped after inhaling fumes. The fumes were from a fire burning a substance at a section of the market.

    Others included six officers of the Lagos State Fire Service deployed to put out the fire, which started around 6: 05 pm.

    The fire, The Nation gathered, arose from the burning of refuse and other materials on the land beside the market by its owner, Mrs Emily Patrick.

    Two of the victims, sources said, are in intensive care at the Burns and Trauma Centre of Gbagada General Hospital. Others were rushed by Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS) to the Accident and Trauma Centre at the Toll Gate near Oregun, Ikeja.

    Sources said a dumpsite nearby was filled with fibre materials and other used-industrial equipment.

    The wind blew the fire to the dumpsite, a source said, adding that the efforts of Mrs Patrick and her husband to quell the fire failed.

    A trader, who gave his name simply as Olatinwo, said the victims collapsed after inhaling “the poisonous fumes discharged from the industrial equipment on the dumpsite”.

    Owode-Onirin Market Chairman Alhaji Wahab Adeoti described the tragedy as pathetic.

    He said:”I have instructed our traders not to burn their refuse. Rather, they should put it in bags and wait for the Private Support Participation (PSP) operators to cart away their refuse. And they have abided by this. In fact, the dumpsite has been abandoned for several months. We don’t dump our refuse there.

    Director State Fire Service Razaq Fadipe said his men were responding to treatment.

    “Eleven people are suspected to have inhaled the toxic fumes from the fire. We attacked the fire professionally; bearing in mind that the area is surrounded by iron scrap markets and residences and if not quickly quenched, it could have been disastrous.”

  • Schoolgirls hospitalised for diarrhoea in Ekiti

    Schoolgirls hospitalised for diarrhoea in Ekiti

    Normalcy is gradually returning to the Federal Government Girls’ College, Efon Alaaye, Ekiti State, where scores of pupils have been hospitalised for suspected diarrhoea.

    The pupils were said to have been taken to the General Hospital, Efon Alaaye, in batches.

    But about 20 of them were confirmed to be receiving treatment.

    The situation is under control as the government in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO) has assisted with drugs and consumables.

    They were said to have started manifesting symptoms of diarrhoea since October 10, which did not abate until more infections were reported.

    The school’s head, Mrs. Grace Ogunyomi, was said to have reported the incident to the government, which prompted deployment of health officials, led by Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rotimi Ojo.

    Ojo confirmed that the outbreak was a gastrointestinal infection, popularly called diarrhoea.

    Teachers had earlier speculated that the food and water must have been contaminated.

    But a teacher, who asked not to be named, revealed that medical examination of samples of water and food confirmed that the infection did not emanate from those sources.

    The commissioner debunked rumours that the pupils were suffering from cholera, noting that blood samples and preliminary results did not indicate cholera.

  • Man hospitalised after sleeping with friend’s wife

    A 21- year- old man in Ugbona village, Ishieke community, Ebonyi local government area of Ebonyi State, Orima Onyebuchi has been hospitalised after having sex with his friend’s wife.

    Our correspondent gathered that Onyebuchi has been having affairs with the woman until the incident that resulted in his hospitalization.

    A day after having sex with his friend’s wife, Onyebuchi complained of serious pain on his manhood and was rushed to some local hospitals and a prayer house for treatment.  But the sickness persisted.

    At the prayer house, where he confessed to having an  affair with his friend’s wife, the pastor advised him to confess the act to his friend, Friday Nwankwo, following the deterioration of his health.

    He later confessed to his friend on Tuesday and was asked to provide N250, 000 to enable the friend destroy the charm that caused his sickness.

    The friend (Nwankwo) said he had been suspecting Onyebuchi and his wife’s relationship and contacted a native doctor to help him stop the unholy relationship between the duo.

    He  insisted on collecting the N250,000 before freeing his friend  from the illness.

     

  • One die, two hospitalised after drinking contest

    AN alcohol-drinking contest has claimed one life and two others have been hospitalised in a Benin hospital.

    The deceased, Famous Ogbeide, 25, and three others were drinking different brands of hot drinks at the funeral of their friend’s father. He was said to have emerged winner in the first and second rounds of the contest, but failed to collect his prize of N4,000 as he died in the hospital.

    Sources said the contest was initiated by one of the youths at the party.

    The victim allegedly collapsed by the roadside after gulping the drink. It was also gathered that one of the victims pulled out of the contest when he began to cough and vomit.

    The police have arrested the organiser of the funeral party who was said to have arrived Nigeria from Malaysia the day before.

    The deceased’s mother said her son told her he was attending a funeral of his friend’s father.

    She added that his father died last December.

    Police spokesperson DSP Joseph Edoigiawerie said the case was being handled by the homicide department of the state police command headquarters, Benin City.

     

  • Ogunbote hospitalised after beating from Sharks fans

    Ogunbote hospitalised after beating from Sharks fans

    The coach of Sharks Football Club of Port Harcourt, Gbenga Ogunbote has been hospitalised following what witnesses described as a “brutal beating” by a faction of the teams’ supporters. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday, caught everyone by surprise as there had not been any rumbling in the days leading to it.

    Supporters of the team are known to become restless just before kickoff every year, with different factions demanding the coach signs certain players, often leading to situations like this.

    However, there has been no such rumblings before the captain of the team and the coach were manhandled on Wednesday.

    “The team had just finished their normal work out, and the captain, Odinga Odinga was about to enter his car when gun-totting fans accosted him” sources in Port Harcourt told futaa.com.

    “He was told to lie flat and  was beaten,then the group made him take them to where the coach was.”

    The former Sunshine Stars coach was so badly beaten that blood reportedly flowed from his nose and mouth.

    The team captain and the coach were admitted to hospital, and the case of the coach was so severe,that doctors did not allow him speak to visitors.

    The GM of the team and the Commissioner for Sports in Rivers State have paid Ogunbote a visit,but both the team and the state are yet to make any comment on the incident.

  • Community, soldiers clash in Delta

    •Three hospitalised   •Army: it’s a lie

    Three persons have been hospitalised, following a confrontation between members of Erhoike community, Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State and soldiers from 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor.

    It was gathered that the community was protesting an oil spill, which had devastated their means of livelihood.

    Sources said the confrontation followed the soldiers’ refusal to allow the people go on with their protest.

    They said the soldiers shot into the crowd and allegedly molested protesters in the process.

    The President-General of Erhoike community, Matthew Oyibocha, said the community decided to shut the flow station because the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) decided to pursue the cleanup inappropriately.

    Oyibocha said:  “The spill occurred on September 6. It damaged our ponds, farm lands and it’s affecting our economic and social lives. We reported the matter to NPDC, which promised to address the issue.

    “We were surprised to see a company on September 17 coming in with youths from Otagbuwe in Kokori Community to clean up the areas. This incident has not been reported to the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA).

    “They were accompanied by soldiers led by Lt. Jatau, who claimed he was under the orders of the Commanding Officer to deal decisively with us. In the process, they shot sporadically in the air, molested and injured our people.”

    But the Commander, 222 Battalion, Lt Col Kenneth Chigbu, denied the allegation, saying there was no molestation of any community member.

    A senior NPDC official, who pleaded for anonymity, said the spill was a minor one, which did not spread beyond the company’s facilities’ right-of-way.

    “No farm or economic activities was impacted. The spill is minimal and the spread is within the company’s right of way. I think the real issue is that the community has a divided leadership.

    “And the immediate trouble may not be unconnected with the choice of the contractor to handle the cleanup,” he said.

  • Kefee hospitalised in U.S.

    Kefee hospitalised in U.S.

    There were heightened feelings yesterday in the entertainment industry when the news broke that popular Afro-pop singer Keffi Obareki, aka Kefee, collapsed on a flight to Chicago.

    The reports further claimed that the singer slipped from the plane’s staircase and fell, thereby going into coma.

    According to the reports, she was immediately rushed to a hospital in Las Vegas, where she was placed on life support.

    It was also gathered that her husband, Teddy Esosa, has travelled to the U.S. so as to be close to her.

    The Branama crooner, until her ill health, had been attending a course in music video directing in the U.S.

    It will be recalled that the petite singer was in the news recently, following theforceful closure of her restaurant in Maryland, Lagos.

    Meanwhile, many bloggers, including movie producer and director Charles Novia, have been urging her fans to pray for her quick recovery.