A middle-aged man, popularly known as Mr Ogheneovo has reportedly committed suicide following his wife’s separation from him.

The deceased was said to have consumed an insecticide at his residence located along Gesimisi Street, Okumagba Layout in Warri, Delta State.

Although no suicide note was discovered, sources said the man’s action might not be unconnected with his wife and children who left him in January.

The late Ogheneovo’s wife had reportedly left him “due to constant drinking which got him drunk and made him beat the wife on several occasions”.

One of the co-tenants who would not want her name in print said that “the wife, who could no longer condone the abuse, left with her three children and left behind the elder one”.

PUNCH Metro gathered that on the said day, the deceased made a distress call to his son, telling him to call back, but the son who was too busy with customers at his shop returned the call much later.

Sources said the son had to rush home when his father was not picking up his calls only to discover his father’s lifeless body on the bed with a can of insecticide by his side.

It was further disclosed that the deceased had sometime before, made an attempt to take his life by hanging, but was caught in the act and rescued by a neighbour.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Bright Edafe told journalists that such an incident had not been reported as of the time of filing this report.

There was a fatal accident today, April 19, at Ifako inwards Ogudu Bridge involving a BRT Bus and a commercial bus.

The commercial bus driver reportedly died at the scene while many passengers were injured.

Subsequently, an angry mob set the BRT bus ablaze.

Confirming the accident, spokesman for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) blamed the collision on the buses’ excessive speed.

The spokesman added that the BRT bus caught fire, aggravating the congestion along the axis, and the rain compounded the gridlock.

LASTMA officials have been deployed to the accident scene to manage the traffic.

A 45-year-old woman, Karima Nuhu, has dragged her husband, Musa Falalu, to a Shari’a court in Rigasa, Kaduna, for allegedly failing to take her to Saudi Arabia.

The complainant, who resides in the Rigasa area of Kaduna, told the court that she had been married to Mr Falalu for four years, during which he provided her with food for only two months.

“He told me that he had lost his job as a driver but had secured another one in Saudi Arabia, urging me to be patient while promising to take me along.

“So far, I have been feeding myself. I even borrowed money for him to pay for the trip, but after getting what he wanted, he divorced me,” she said.

Ms Nuhu told the court that she had no witness except God, who would judge them on the last day.

The defendant, however, denied the allegations saying they were untrue.

He told the court that he had divorced the complainant.

The judge, Anass Khalifa, who confirmed the divorce between the couple, said the court would only listen to the complainant’s claims if she had witnesses.

Osun Fire Service says properties worth N2.28 billion were destroyed by fire between January and December 2022.

The losses were from 130 fire incidents during the period.Most fire outbreaks occurred between January and March, with November recording the highest property loss of N1.13 billion to seven fire outbreaks.

February recorded the highest incidents of fire outbreaks, with 47 incidents and property worth more than N674 million destroyed.

Two persons died from the fires in September, with the dry season having the highest number of fire outbreaks.

The fire service spokesperson, Ibrahim Adekunle, said the high number of fires recorded during the harmattan and dry season was mostly due to open fire and bush burning.

He said nothing special caused a fire during the dry season more than the rainy season.

Mr Adekunle said the only difference was the bush burning during the dry season.

“Everywhere is dry during the dry season, and any mistake concerning fire can lead to disaster, so people should be careful with the way they handle fire during the dry season,” he stated.

He advised people to take precautions against fire outbreaks and always remember to switch off their electrical appliances and remove the cords from electrical sockets when there was no light and whenever they were going out.

“Also, fire extinguishers should be kept in the car, offices and houses to fight or tackle any form of fire when it breaks; and gas cylinders should be kept outside the kitchen, away from the burner,’’ he added.

Mr Adekunle explained that 85 per cent of domestic fire outbreaks came from the kitchen and electrical appliances, adding that if people adhered to the cautionary directives, fire outbreaks would drastically reduce.

The police in Ondo state has arrested two hoodlums identified as Sodeeq Adegoke, 24 and Abubakar Ajibola, 24, for robbing a student, Yusuf Joseph, of the sum of N150,000.

While being paraded at the state police command on Monday, April 17, one of the suspects, Adegoke, confessed to waylaying the victim on the road to lead him to a deserted area inside the Government Reservation Area in the state capital around 11 am last Friday, April 14.

“We stopped his motorcycle and jumped on it, forced him to a deserted area in the GRA where we forced him to transfer N150,000 into Ajibola’s account number. We already spent N85,000 on the money. We forced him to unlock his phone where we discovered he has money in it and coerced him to transfer the stated sum of money”.he said

However, the other suspect claimed he was not part of the attack but the N150,000 was actually transferred into his account. The victim, who disclosed that the money was his school fees, said he was attacked by the duo, taken to a deserted area where they threatened to break his head if he did not transfer the money to them.

The state police command says the suspects will be arraigned in court when investigations have been concluded.

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has directed the management of the Abia State University to immediately cancel the increase in school fees announced on Monday, April 17.

The Abia state Governor in a statement released by his media aide, Onyebuchi Ememanka said the increase which is by over 350% is unacceptable to the state government, especially in view of the current economic realities in the country.

He noted that while it is becoming increasingly challenging for the university to play its role under the current fiscal regime, the school’s management must understand clearly that it must ensure that children of the poor in the state are given the opportunity to access tertiary education.

The university management was also directed to engage with all relevant stakeholders in the community and have robust discussions before contemplating any geometric hike in school fees, assuring that the state government will continue to support the institution with subventions.

Movie director Tchidi Chikere reveals he is married for the third time.

He explained that they got married some months ago and he wants friends and fans to know that he is “okay”.

He hid his new wife’s face but showed off her engagement ring.This is the third marriage for the actor after his first two marriages ended.

He shares three sons with his first wife, actress Sophia, and a daughter with his second wife, actress Nuella Njubigbo.