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Tragedy as mother, son burnt to death in Abuja residence fire
Tragedy as mother, son burnt to death in Abuja residence fire
A tragic fire has claimed the lives of a 24-year-old woman, Jumai Sunday, and her one-and-a-half-year-old son, Nasir Rabiu, in the Kugbo area of Abuja.
The fire broke out on the night of Wednesday, January 8, 2025, while the mother and child were asleep in their home located in the Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory.
Sources say the fire left the victims’ charred remains, which were later discovered by neighbors who arrived to assist after firefighters had extinguished the blaze.
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The two victims, originally from Eggon Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, were found in their home at the Kugbo furniture market, a busy commercial area.
Speaking to reporters, Lakur Langyi, the police officer in charge of the Karu division, confirmed the incident. “We received distress calls at midnight on Wednesday, and our officers immediately responded,” he said. “When we arrived, we discovered the woman, Jumai Sunday, and her one-and-a-half-year-old son had perished in the fire.”
Langyi mentioned that the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigations are ongoing. “The source of the fire is still unclear, but our team is currently in the area conducting inquiries,” he said.
The remains of the mother and son have since been laid to rest in the Kugbo cemetery, located along the Abuja-Nyanya-Keffi Expressway.
Tragedy as mother, son burnt to death in Abuja residence fire
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29-year-old man kills mother in Cross River
29-year-old man kills mother in Cross River
A 29-year-old man, Mathias Amunde Ugwe, who k!lled his mother, Mrs Justina Amunde, in Ohong community, Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been arrested.
Newstrends reported that the victim’s body was recovered from a well on December 28, 2025.
It was gathered that a combined team of the IPO, SA Security to Obudu Local Government Chairman, Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, Obudu Chapter, and men of the Nigerian Police Force, Batriko in Eastern Boki Local Government Area, arrested the suspect.
A publisher, Elijah Ugani, who confirmed the arrest in a Facebook post on Friday, January 10, 2025, said that an anonymous source hinted that the victim was m8rdered and her hair shaved for rituals.
The security operatives also apprehended the ritualist who instructed the suspect to shave his mother’s hair and bring it to him.
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According to reports, Mrs Amunde attended the Christmas vigil on the 24th of December 2024 and came back very late. She then locked all the doors in the house without any knowledge that her own son had connived with his friend and hid themselves in the store, waiting to commit the crime.
“A few hours into the night, the house help who stays with late Mrs Justina Amunde, went to the kitchen to get drinking water, found out that the k!ller Mathias and his friend were hiding in the store,” a source said.
“The house help then raised the alarm and the victim came to the rescue of the girl. Unfortunately for her, her own son, Mathias, started hitting her with a heavy hammer, after dispossessing her of cash.
“When he noticed that his mother was no longer breathing, his friend assisted him to carry the corpse and dumped it inside a well in the compound.
“Having deposited her corpse in the well, they ran out of the house with the house help to Boki Local Government Area and threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone.
“But the house help escaped to Utanga, Obanliku Local Government Area to meet her parents on the 27th of December, 2024. The girl then narrated her ordeal to her parents, who later contacted us. We then found the corpse in the well on the 28th December, 2024”
It was also gathered that the suspect has a fractured leg as a result of an accident he had a few years ago.
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Makinde okays Owoade as new Alaafin of Oyo
Makinde okays Owoade as new Alaafin of Oyo
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has approved the appointment of Prince Abimbola Owoade as the new Alaafin of Oyo.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, announced this in a statement on Friday.
The statement said Owoade was chosen after extensive consultations and traditional divinations conducted by the Oyo kingmakers, the Oyomesi.
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“Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade, after thorough consultations and divinations, has been recommended by the Oyomesi and approved by Governor Seyi Makinde as the new Alaafin of Oyo,” the statement read.
The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ademola Ojo, said the announcement had ended the legal and social disputes that followed the passing of the former Alaafin, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who died on April 22, 2022.
“This decision has put to rest all the socio-legal controversies that have arisen since the transition of the late Oba Adeyemi.
“We urge the people of Oyo State to support the new Alaafin and join the government in celebrating this historic moment,” Ojo said.
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Court Order: Okiro withdraws from Ohanaeze Ndigbo election
Court Order: Okiro withdraws from Ohanaeze Ndigbo election
The former Inspector General of Police, Sir Mike Okiro, has withdrawn from the Ohanaeze Ndigbo presidential race, following a court order served on him this night.
“I will not participate in any election pending the final determination of the matter pending before Hon Justice N. R. Oji of Enugu State High Court, which court gave the restraining order.
“Although I’ve not been formally served with the suit/processes or order, my commitment to law and order remains unwavering, despite the fact that the reliefs granted in the order against me appears to undermine my fundamental right guaranteed in Chapter IV of the 1999 Constitution (as amended),” Okiro at press briefing last night.
“My dear brothers and sisters, I, Sir Mike Okiro CFR, President-General candidate for Ohanaeze Ndigbo election slated for 10th January 2025 (tomorrow) address you today with unwavering resolve.
“I have been made aware of the Enugu State High Court’s interim order, which regrettably restrains me from contesting the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Presidency General Election tomorrow.
“The court order, based on alleged non-indigene status, contradicts verifiable facts. It is unfortunate that the court did not invite me or heard from me before giving that obnoxious order, which I got from the media.
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‘I’m from Rivers’
“The facts are (a) That I hail from Egbema in Rivers State as shown by my National Population Commission Attestation of Birth. (b) My Traditional Ruler, the Nzeobi of Egbema, has also confirmed my indigene status of Rivers State. (c) I have written many books where my indigeneship of Rivers State is shown in the author’s column.
“A good example is my best seller, titled: “Nigeria: The Restructuring ‘Controversy”. (d) Page 6 of my biography written by Mr. Dozie Okebalama also shows my indigeneship of Rivers. (e) I have attended many Imeobi meetings where I represented Rivers State in the attendance list compiled by the Secretary-General. (f) As a student in the University of Ibadan, I was a member of the Rivers State Students’ Association, where I was elected as Treasurer, and another Great UIte, now distinguished Senator Andrew Uchendu was elected as Secretary. (g) I was representing Rivers State during the meetings of the South-South People’s Assembly under our respected leader, Chief Edwin Clark, where Prof. Pat Utomi, another Great Nigerian, represented Delta State.
“My records and credentials speak for themselves.
Court Order: Okiro withdraws from Ohanaeze Ndigbo election
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