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  • Wife: he enjoys beating me

    A trader, Funmilayo Amadi, has taken her husband, Uchenna, to an Agege Customary Court in Lagos, seeking a dissolution of their one-year marriage.

    She is alleging that her husband gets angry over trivial issues.

    “I wish I foresaw this because our marriage is too young to start having troubles. Since we got married, I haven’t had rest of mind. He is very troublesome and enjoys beating me,” Mrs Amadi said.

    The Ekiti-State-born woman said she left home two months ago after her husband beat her up.

    She said: “He dealt with me mercilessly and sent me out of the house as if I never mattered to him. Since then, I have been forced to live with my parents. I doubt if I can return to him because I wasn’t born to suffer.”

    The respondent, Uchenna, said a month after their wedding, his wife insisted on returning to her parents house and left two months ago.

    Uchenna denied beating her, alleging that she packed out of her own volition.

    “We were not forced to marry each other; it was consensual. This is happening because I advised her to act like a married woman to which she objected. I still love her and am not ready for dissolution,” he said.

    The court’s President, Pa Adekunle Williams, fixed meeting with the couple and asked them to bring along two relatives each for July 13.

  • Ajimobi’s wife lauds reporters

    The wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, has lauded journalists in the state for their unbiased reporting of events.

    She described them as one of the most vibrant in the world and praised their fighting spirit.

    Mrs Ajimobi said: “Working with you people has changed my mind about the media personnel in the country. Communication is important and you are the mouthpiece of the people about the government.

    “You have been giving the people the right information about the Abiola Ajimobi administration. You have been very supportive, enduring and cooperative. You have presented things in the right manner.

    “I am grateful to you and I want you to give me more support. I am open to criticism.”

    She posited that survival of democracy depend largely on the professional contributions of members of the mass media, through balanced stories and unbiased reporting.

  • A jurist’s wife takes final bow

    A jurist’s wife takes final bow

    The remains of Mrs Theresa Abiodun Oluwole, wife of the late Justice T. A. Oluwole of the Ondo State High Court,  were interred last Friday at the Catholic Church Cemetery in Akure, the Ondo State capital, reports LEKE AKEREDOLU.

    Despite the heavy rainfall, prominent men and women from across the country made their way to  St. John Bosco Catholic Church,  Ijapo Estate, Akure to bid Mrs Oluwole a final farewell.

    A nurse, Mrs Oluwole was married to a former Ondo State High Court Judge, the late Justice T.A. Oluwole. She died at 75.

    One of her daughters is the wife to the lawmaker, representing Epe federal constituency in Lagos State, Hon. Lanre Mukaila Odubote and the other, to Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN).

    The funeral began with a Christian wake last Thursday at her residence in Ijapo Estate in Akure, followed by interment at St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Ijapo.

    Her remains were brought to the church premises before the stipulated 10am by the pall bearers, who made a dramatic entry into the church, bearing the golden framed casket. A brigade, the Bell, followed.

    Before long, the church was filled with sympathisers; canopies were erected outside and around the church premises to accommodate more.

    Prominent among attendees were Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, Chief Judge(CJ) of the state, Justice Olasehinde Kumuyi; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr. Kola Ademujimi; the State Attorney-General, Eyitayo Jegede (SAN)and House of Representatives lawmaker, Hon. Adegboyega Adedipe.

    In his sermon, Revd Fidelis Olokunboro, described the late Oluwole as a woman who was dedicated to God and church activities.

    He said: “She is always giving godly advice and will be greatly missed. She has written her name with a golden pen in this church; she nursed her children on the right path of life and she was prominent in the church and in the society at large”.

    The cleric addressed the saying: “those who died are at their loss” stressing that it is only those who lived evil lives that would die and be forgotten.

    “The late Mrs Oluwole will not be forgotten because she had devoted her time to God. While she was sick, she would always put a call across to ask if she owed the church.”

    Guests moved to the Gani Fawehinmi Arcade Ground at Ondo State House of Assembly, Igbatoro road, for a reception.

    The arena was decorated with red, yellow, cream and green colours.

    Gospel artiste Yinka Ayefele was on stage to entertain guests.

    More personalities trouped in to grace the occasion. They include: Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), Hon. Dr. Bode Tawak, former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu’s in-law, Hon. Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo, Hon. Akin Miniru, members of Redeemed Church Faith City, Ojodu, Lagos, Bukola Adetula, Bro. Olu Onafowora, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, Hon. Dauda Bakare, Gbenga Elegbeleye, Hon. Ebenezer Alabi and others.

    Odubote described the late Mrs Oluwole as the best mother-in-law in the world. He was grateful that she accepted him to marry her daughter at a time when destiny had dealt a blow on him.

    Another son-in-law, Adedipe said the late Oluwole was his confidant and adviser. Adedipe, a lawyer, described her as a deeply religious person, focused and dependable person; generous and frank to a fault.

    Step-brother of the deceased and publisher of Marketing Edge magazine, Mr John Ajayi said the late Mrs Oluwole was the eldest in the family and a woman they would all miss.

    The late Oluwole’s only son, Tolulope, described his mother as honest and trustworthy.

    Another daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Funmilayo Oladapo-Ojo, said her late mother was a philanthropist who  adopted some children.

    “It was when we started growing up that I was able to identify those who are my blood sisters and we still remain one. You can’t leave the house without doing the house work. You must know how to cook, clean the house and other domestic work either you are a male or female,” she added.

  • My late wife is irreplaceable, says Oshiomhole

    My late wife is irreplaceable, says Oshiomhole

    Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said his new wife, Iara is not a replacement for his late wife, Clara whom he said is irreplaceable.

    He spoke at his marriage Thanksgiving Mass held at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Auchi on Sunday.

    Oshiomhole appealed to the congregation to keep supporting him and his new wife in prayer saying “ It is not easy.”

    ” I lost my first wife and it is not possible to replace her. Yes, I have married another but it is not a replacement. You cannot replace a wife especially one you married when you were young and you were anonymous.

    ” Nobody knew you from anywhere, you had nothing, no car, no house; now, that you can never replace but I understand that under the Catholic doctrine I am entitled to have another wife which is what I am trying to do.

    “Thank you for your prayers, support and blessings that you have always showered on me and the one you conveyed this morning on me and my new wife and we ask for more and more prayers that this marriage will be my last and that God will help us, to unite us and bond us together with the blood of Jesus,” he said.

    Oshiomhole debunked reports that his wife is a ‘top model’ saying the speculation might have been generated from her poise and beauty.
    “When I read newspaper stories and they say that Comrade has married a ‘top model’ I’m like maybe it’s another person.

    “The lady that God has directed to my path and heart to marry is not and was not a model. Of course, she looks beautiful and I understand that is why people assume that this kind of a lady must be a model but of course, she is a model in my heart and we hope and pray that we will be models in the heart of our God and I think that is the most important thing”.

    In a homily entitled, “Communicate the truth in Christ”, the Parish Priest of the Immaculate Concpetion Cathedral, Auchi, Rev.

    r. Valentine Anavbeokhai urged Christians to eschew misrepresenting or twisting the truth in their daily communication saying we all have a duty and obligation to speak the truth, live the truth and if the need arises, to die for the truth.

    He also used the opportunity to congratulate the Comrade Governor and his new wife on the success of their marriage and prayed for God’s peace and blessing on them.

  • Wife urges court to dissolve 10-year-old marriage

    A 35-year-old wife, Mrs Sarah Ogunde, yesterday in Lagos urged a Somolu Customary Court to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage to her husband, Tolani Ogunde, over an alleged threat to her life.

    Sarah, a civil servant, accused her husband of threatening her life, being fetish, not being trust worthy, regularly beating her, and lack of care and love.

    She said though the union was blessed with a child, the husband was yet to pay the bride price.

    The petitioner also alleged that her husband was fond of leaving their matrimonial home at 5a.m. daily, only to return at midnight, and on some occasions, he would stay away for days.

    Sarah said that she had found some substances suspected to be fetish objects with her husband, stressing that she had decided to leave as she no longer loved him.

    However, Tolani, in his defence, told the court that he still love his wife.

    He said that the fetish objects his wife found in his possession were for his personal security.

    The president, Mrs Oluremi Ekundayo, advised the parties to maintain peace while she requested that the blood relations of the couple to appear in court on May 12, the next adjournment date for counselling.

  • He’s an alcoholic, says wife of husband

    A 33-year-old woman, Taiwo Fadugba, has sought the dissolution of her eight-year-old marriage to her husband, Tope, at a Lagos Island Customary Court.

    She is accusing him of avoiding his responsibilities as a father.

    The petitioner, who lives at Vincent Street, Lagos Island, said since they got married, he never contributed to the upkeep of the home.

    “Few months after we got married, my husband travelled out of the country spending four years without getting in touch with me. I was shocked to see him again after four years saying he was deported. I was confused because after he travelled, I had a child for another man who stood by me when I was lonely,” Mrs Fadugba said.

    She said she had to accept him because there was no disagreement before he left.

    Mrs Fadugba said: “I rented a shop for him with N50, 000 to start a business because he didn’t come back with a dime. I pleaded with some of my customers to give him goods on credit which they did but my husband is yet to refund.”

    The petitioner said out of their N750, 000 house rent, her husband gave her only N45, 000.

    “I thought he was going to be a God-fearing man because I met him in a church. But, since his return, he has been worse. At times, I regret having children for him because he is irresponsible. He spends his money on alcoholic drinks,” she said.

    She said since she came to court, he has been coming home to beat her and steal her jewellery, adding that his siblings have not tried to solve the problems.

    Mrs Fadugba said the only thing she wants from him is to take responsibility of their two children, who are between the ages of two and three.

    The respondent, Mr Fadugba, was remanded for misconduct in court.

    The court’s President, Chief Awos Awosola, ordered the petitioner to be peaceful and adjourned the case till May 5 for further hearing.

  • My wife hasn’t let go –Olu Jacobs

    My wife hasn’t let go –Olu Jacobs

    Veteran actor, Olu Jacobs who has been married to his better half, Joke Silva, has said the reason breaking away from their decades-old marriage has never crossed his mind, is the fact that his wife has not let go of who she was since they got married.

    “She has not let go of her loving and charming self. She still makes her hair, does her make-up, dresses well and still looks beautiful. That is the staying power,” he said.

    The actor also revealed that he and his wife have a new project coming up soon. “There is something we are working on at the moment. But you know how these things work here. You have to make sure it is completed before revealing it to the world, for your idea not to be used by someone else. But when it is done, we will make it public,” he added.

    Trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England, he had starred in various British television shows and series in the 1970s, including The Goodies, Till Death Us Do Part, Barlow at Large, The Venturers, Angels, 1990, The Tomorrow People, The Professionals and others.

    In the 1980s, Jacobs starred in several international films some of which include John Irvin’s war film The Dogs of War, Roman Polanski’s adventure-comedy, Pirates as well as the family-adventure film Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend.

    According to reports, he has also starred in over 120 Nollywood films.

  • Joseph Yobo celebrates wife at 25

    Joseph Yobo celebrates wife at 25

    Ex-Super Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, has proved that he is not skilful only as a footballer but also as a husband. A few days ago, he celebrated his wife, Adaeze’s 25th birthday anniversary with pomp and ceremony.

    Adaeze, a mother of one, glowed with joy and could not contain her glee as she took to the social media to share with the world the classy dinner the former Everton player treated her to on April 12.

    The former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria got married to the football star in 2010. Their union is blessed with a five-year-old boy.

  • My wife is violent, says husband

    A middle-aged man, Daniel Imeri, has sought the dissolution of his eight-year-old marriage at an Agege Customary Court in Lagos, accusing his wife, Margaret of being self-centered, violent and naughty.

    Mrs Imeri is accusing her husband of beating her, smoking and drinking.

    “There was a day he came home drunk in the middle of the night and messed up everywhere. I was the one who cleaned it afterwards. He said I am naughty but I am not. He beats me for hours on the ground. I don’t love him anymore; I have left his house over a year ago with our children,” she said.

    But, Mr Imeri told the court: “We both take alcoholic drinks and in fact she drinks more than I do. I remember when she was carrying our daughter’s pregnancy, she took stout. I was the one cautioning her to stop it as it could harm the baby.”

    He added: “She once stabbed me in the chest with a scissors. My wife is selfish and self-centered. For two-and-a-half years, she denied me sex. Whenever I requested for sex, she pretends not to be in the mood or to be tired. She lacks human feeling.”

    Imeri denied beating his wife, accusing her of only informing him about their children’s upkeep and school fees without allowing him access to them.

    He said: “She told people I once beat her for three hours in the middle of the night and I keep asking myself if I am that strong to do that. I just want our union dissolved and I also want to see our children when I wish to.”

    The Court’s President, Pa Adekunle Williams, fixed a chamber discussion for the couple after the proceedings.

  • The messiah, his wife and disciples

    The messiah, his wife and disciples

    I know this will shock some people but what do I care? We have not been fair to the President and his wife. Why are we persecuting them? And why do people want the President to quit the throne of his forefathers at the Aso Rock. Why must he quit? Who does he want to resemble or emulate if he quits? Which of the past occupants ever left the place dancing and laughing? Tafawa Balewa was a man of peace whose tenure ended not in peace. Yakubu Gowon was a prayerful man, praying for this sinful nation for good nine years until Murtala Muhammed and Olusegun Obasanjo invaded his temple. Muhammed himself was foolishly assaulted and assassinated by a man called Bukar Sukar Dimka (don’t you like the evil rhythm?). Then, our man, Olusegun Obasanjo, a man of fun and rum, left the throne after his date expired. He gave it to Shehu Shagari who was later eased out of the throne by Buhari and Idiagbon for his failure to check the vultures in his compound. One man called Ibrahim Babangida became Buhari’s nemesis when he pushed him away from the throne.

    The impatient people of Nigeria did not allow Babangida to do more for this nation after his wasteful nine years that were full of transitional postponements. He therefore stepped aside for a business mogul called Ernest Shonekan. But a dictator named Sani Abacha did not find Ernest to be honest and so, he packaged him and his family back to Olumo Rock, consoling him that Rock is Rock: from Aso Rock to Olumo Rock. But Abacha did what was evil in the sight of GOD, and the man expired without notice after eating some expired apples.  Next came Abdulsalam Abubakar. He came suddenly and left suddenly without leaving much for history to record about him than his hurried transition. From the blue again, nay, from jail, the former man, Olusegun Obasanjo shifted accommodation  from jail to Aso Rock. He was there again for another eight years until some people started unloading some bags sub-regionally tagged “Ghana Must Go” which they said contained some money for a project called “3rd Term”.

    Like all projects in Nigeria, the Obasanjo’s project whatever name it was called was abandoned since the initiator himself denied there was a project like that. Before he left, he gave the crown to a gentleman named Umaru Yar’Adua who did not stay much on the throne before he answered the ultimate call. It was after him that “Johnna the Messiah” ascended the throne of his previous fathers. Now, the messiah says he still wants to sit, but some members of the senior brother’s family are calling for a change. Where is it done that people change a Messiah? Since the death of Christ has any other messiah emerged apart from Jonathan?

    Did somebody not tell us that Jonathan is our Messiah? How else do we convince these people that Jonathan is our messiah if not with his records of performance. So, let us show these “change agents” the achievements of our messiah. Please don’t be fooled by the recent fuel scarcity. It was the handiwork of the enemies. The man who speaks the truth always, Femi Fani-Kayode, had helped us to expose them. Hear him: “We know who the fuel marketers are. We know the relationship that exists between one of the biggest marketers and a national leader of the APC… These unconscionable opposition elements infiltrated the ranks of the fuel marketers whom they have contracted in a calculated attempt to frustrate the good efforts of government…”

    Obviously, the APC, they had no defence at all concerning the allegation of sabotage raised by Fani-Kayode. Instead, they started lying against him that he has health issues. This is what Lai Mohammed wrote about him: “…However, we are seriously concerned that Mr. Fani-Kayode may have hinged, perhaps as a result of a relapse, into an unhealthy lifestyle of substance abuse”. How can anybody accuse a fine gentleman like Fani-Kayode of substance abuse when all his friends know that he has never touched cigarette all his life. That is why I don’t like politics.

    I still maintain my position that Jonathan is our Messiah. The President has told us many times that there is nothing to change but that we should keep moving forward. Now, let us look at some statistics to show that we are moving forward even if it is into the valley. I know the opposition will disagree with me but I think the President has taken us forward in many areas. First, the opposition claimed in an advert that Jonathan met a national debt of $26bn, today it is $70bn. For GOD’s sake, is it a bad thing to move forward backwardly? Is there any country in the world that is not in debt? Nonsense. Illiterate people. What do they know about debts? Is debt not better than death? In the same advert, they said that the President met unemployment rate at 11.8%, today it is 24%. What is wrong with that? I was even thinking we are not moving forward in this area as fast as I had expected. I am sure that very soon the President will take unemployment rate to 70%. When it gets to that level even my jobless grandmother will be painfully employed. Again, the opposition claimed that Jonathan met Excess Crude account at $20bn, today it is $2bn. As far as I am concerned, this is not an issue and I am surprised that nobody in government has issued a statement to tell the nation how ungrateful we have been to a very generous man who still deemed it fit to leave $2bn in the account. Since the account was in excess, the President decided to take care of the excess Chikena!  At least, he has not consumed the balance, only the excess. Why can’t they wait for our messiah to empty the account before talking?

    In a few weeks time, it will be exactly one year that the Chibok girls were kidnapped. The girls who were kidnapped on April 15, 2014, had been in the custody of the Boko Haram insurgents. But thanks to our very compassionate President who has not been eating and sleeping well since the girls were abducted, we now know that the girls are still alive. Wait for it! The President assured us that the girls were still alive because the insurgents had not displayed their corpses to the public.

    I have said it so many times that our President is a very brilliant man. He knows how insurgents and terrorists operate: that is, they display corpses of their victims whenever they have been killed. That is what ISIS is doing in Syria and Iraq. Even if the President cannot get intelligence information about the girls, their families can now sleep well based on this clairvoyance information. Shame on our illiterate opposition who cannot wait for the corpses of the girls to be displayed publicly before crucifying the messiah.

    What is more, the opposition is also persecuting the adorable and beautiful wife of the Messiah. The President’s wife is being crucified for showing much love to her husband. In fact, the opposition has been very disrespectful to Madam Patience.

    One small boy called Mallam Garba Shehu referred to our esteemed First Lady as an ‘incredibly crude woman’ for speaking her mind. Here are the sins they alleged the woman committed. At a rally in Lokoja, the First Lady told the crowd: “Vote for my husband, Jonathan. Do not vote for Buhari. He is an old man. People, when they become old may not reason well and their brain may even be dead”. Also, at a campaign rally in Calabar, Dame Patience instructed the people to stone all change agents-euphemism for “stone on sight”. Please tell me, is this enough to describe such a beautiful woman with attractive and awesome curves as an ‘incredibly crude woman! Chai, what an insult. These opposition people are only jealous of the woman because she can speak good English unlike the wives of both Buhari and Osinbajo who speak Queen’s English. Is Queen our leader here? Why must they speak her English? Our leader here is Jonathan, so we should speak Jonathanian English like “Princpal, na only you waka come”, “this blood you are shearing”, “chai, there is GOD o”.  These illiterate opposition people now have the effrontery to call “my fellow widow” an ‘incredibly crude woman’ because she said they should stone people. Did they even try to find out if the order was for hunters chasing innocent animals in the bush? A decent and civilized woman like our First Lady will never say a thing like that when she is not from the jungle.  Let us even agree for the purpose of mischief that “my fellow widow” is crude, is that why Garba should be rude?

    We have been moving forward retrogressively not only because our President is blessed with a very theatrical wife but also because he has some competent, hardworking, capable, intelligent and law-abiding disciples that surround him. Here is a list of  the  honourable disciples that love the President with all their hearts even more than Mama Peace: Chief Edwin Clark (Old soldier never dies), Doyin Okupe (John the Baptist who told us Jonathan is JESUS), Tompolo (Militant of Water Resources), Asari Dokubo (Militant of a University in Benin Republic), Bode George (Koro’s Punching bag), Femi Fani-Kayode (a man of substance(s), Yinka Odumakin (defected, nay, dejected activist), Segun Mimiko (South-west Coordinator), Iyiola Omisore (Atari Ajanaku), Adesiyan Jelili (the author of “The Ghost of Bola”), Ayo Fayose (Buhari must die campaigner), Kashamu Buruju (a friend of the US who is afraid of going near their Embassy) and Gbenga Daniel (the man whose life secrets are locked up in Ibikunle Amosun’s wardrobe).

    Mr. President, please don’t mind Bola Tinubu. He is jealous of you because he does not have such great men of honour and integrity as his own disciples. Yinmu!!