Adeyemi Badirat Olaitan aka Queen Ola, an estranged wife of late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has shared photos of her new home as she celebrates her birthday today, November 3.

Sharing photos of the house on her Instagram page, she wrote ”Alhamdulilah Robil Al-Ameen.”

She also shared photos from her birthday shoot with the caption “Happy Birthday Ajokeade. Alhamdulilahi for the gift of life.”

Badirat, who married the late monarch when she was 19 years old, claimed that their marriage ended when it became clear that she was his ‘favorite’ among other wives.

Arrests made after widow was stripped and paraded in Enugu community for picking snails in Wide condemnation has trailed the dehumanisation of a widow in Agunese Affam-Mmaku community in Awgu Local Government of Enugu State for picking snails in a sacred forest.

The incident which occurred on Friday, October 28th, 2022, has drawn condemnation from the former Minister of Information and Communications, Frank Nweke Jr, members of the public, human rights and women groups in Enugu State.

Nweke Jr, in a statement issued via Twitter on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, confirmed that the culprits have been arrested.

It was gathered that the 57 year-old widow was stripped naked, beaten and paraded round the village without clothes for daring to pick snails from a forest regarded as sacred in the village.

The mob, made up of youths, men and fellow women, beat her up and tied palm fronts round her naked waist and neck before parading her round the village.

The abusers also forced the widow to carry the basket of snails on her head while parading her around the entire community naked.

The South East Human Rights Situation Room has condemned in strongest terms, the dehumanizing abuse of the widow.

A press statement signed on Saturday, October 29, 2022, by Blessing Igwe on behalf of the Secretariat of the South-East Human Rights Situation Room, said the victim is currently hospitalized as a result of the injuries caused by the physical, and emotional torture she received from the errant youths of the community.

“The information available to us revealed that the victim received jungle justice for merely collecting snails from a sacred site which caused the boys and men in that village to subject her to this humiliation treatment, while the women watched and urged them on. The vile act was further recorded, and the video was shared on the internet,” the statement read.

“In the trending video also shared in the South-East Human Rights Situation Room by a member of the forum, the woman was seen beaten to a stupor, stripped naked, and paraded in the community like a common thief. This barbaric act is dehumanizing, satanic, and a violation of the human rights of this poor widow,”

“The fact that a community in this 21st century can commit this heinous crime against their daughter, and wife all in the name of culture speaks volumes of their level of backwardness. Interestingly, this incident is not the first time that such flagrant desecration of women was perpetuated in this same community.

“The SE Human Rights Situation Room reiterates that any cultural practice that is anti-human, is in conflict with the constitution of the Federation Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law of Enugu State 2019, and the Widowhood Law of Enugu, and also repugnant to natural justice.

“We also noted, that in recent times, there has been a spike in such nauseating acts of man inhumanity to women as recorded in our communities, especially in Igbo land, hence the need for urgent action to be taken by the stakeholders toward stemming the tide.

“It is disheartening and condemnable that despite high-level advocacy interventions carried out by CSOs in the county to create a gender-friendly environment where women and girls feel safe just like their male counterparts, women in Nigeria, especially in the South-East geopolitical zones have continued to suffer huge physical, emotional, and psychological abuses, due to harmful cultural practices. Enough is enough!

“The traditional ruler and the cabinet members of the Agunese Afam-Mmaku Autonomous community should take urgent steps to check the excesses of their subjects, so as to prevent a repeat of such injustices against women.

“We, also appeal to the concerned authorities, especially the Awgu Local chairman, as well as the State government to do everything within the ambit of the law to ensure that the perpetrators of these monstrous act prosecuted.”

The wife of the Commander of the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, Deputy Commandant Apollos Dan-Daura, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers.

According to reports, Commander Dan-Daura’s wife was abducted in the Shege area of Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital on Wednesday evening, November 2.

The commander’s younger brother who was present during the abduction was shot in the process.

He was rushed to an undisclosed hospital within the state capital where he is currently receiving treatment.

The Public Relations Officer of the Nasarawa State Command of the NSCDC, Jerry Victor confirmed the development. “We just got the information on the development, “ he noted.

He, however, said the whereabouts of the abducted commander’s wife were still unknown.

A fire outbreak has killed a couple and two of their children, at Laying Dangan Waya, Rimaye area of Rigasa Community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The tragic incident happened around 11:00 pm on Sunday, October 30, while the couple identified as Musa and Zaliha with their four children were deep asleep in the room.

According to Daily Trust, two of their children sustained injuries but were rescued by neighbours.

A neighbour to the victims, who simply identified himself as Suleiman said the fire started shortly after electricity was restored.

“Immediately they brought back the electricity around 11:00 pm, I heard a loud sound. I thought it was our transformer that made the sound. But I later saw smoke coming out of my neighbour’s room.

“We tried to put out the fire but unfortunately it had covered the whole room. Two children were rescued but the father, his wife and two other children died in the fire,” he said.

The village head of the Makera community, Malam Isiaku Abdulwahab Umar confirmed the incident describing it as terrible. The victims have been buried according to Islamic rites.

Nigeria’s first Minister of Aviation, Mbazulike Amechi is dead.

The First Republic minister died at the age of 93 in the early hours of Tuesday, November 1.

His son, Ezeana Tagbo Amechi, confirmed his death said in a statement that read;

“With total deference to the will of the Almighty God, the Ume Amaechi, Ezeana Ihidede families and Umu Mmara kindred of Amihe Ukpor in Nnewi south local government area of Anambra State announce the peaceful transition of our illustrious son, father and grandfather, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi.

“We thank God for the fulfilled life that he lived, the lives he touched and service to God and country.”