A young Nigerian woman, identified simply as Esther, reportedly lost her life on Sunday December 17, just nine days after she gave birth to a baby girl, and 9 months after her wedding.

Obunwa Victor took to Facebook to announce the sad demise of his brother’s wife, Esther Ngozi Obunwa.

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“What a black Sunday to the family of Godwin E. Egbucha as we lost a 9 months wedded wife to the cold hand of death, MRS. ESTHER NGOZI OBUNWA the wife of my immediate younger brother Pst. Chinedu ThankGod Obunwa today. Wedded Sunday 26th March 2017 and died Sunday 17th Dec. 2017 leaving behind a One week and two days old Daughter. Death! you are wicked, you always cause sorrows and sadness in the midst of happiness and joy.

Ngo as i use to call you, i could not hold my self as i carried your body in a motorcade to the mortuary early this morning. We can’t believed that you are dead leaving the family you cherish most, your husband, brothers and sisters in-laws, the church, in fact not even the little daughter which you gave birth to last week Friday 8th Dec. 2017. Ngo it is difficult to bid you GOODBYE. Rest In Peace.”

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo led a group of governors, APC Chieftains, Businessmen, former first ladies, others to give President Muhammadu Buhari a surprise birthday get together.

Yesterday was the Head of States’ 75th birthday and as the nation wishes her leader a happy birthday, a surprise get together was organised by the second in command.

In attendance were Senate President Bukola Saraki, APC National leader Bola Tinubu, Aliko Dangote, former first ladies Maryam Abacha and Justice Fati Abdulsalam Abubakar, state governors and many others.

Watch moment President Buhari walked into the surprised birthday get together…

Husband of the man whose wife allegedly flogged a teacher, Rita Makachi to death at the Starlight Secondary School, Ogidi, Anambra State has pleaded with the deceased’s family to forgive her.

The man (name withheld) blamed the devil for the unfortunate incident.

The suspect, only known as Chinaza’s mum, had allegedly flogged the school teacher with a stick which led to her death after the daughter came home with the report of how she was flogged by her teacher for not sweeping the classroom.

Speaking to newsmen in his Ogidi residence, the man claimed since the incident, his wife has shown remorse and that their daughter had also been reprimanded for pushing her mom into committing the barbaric act.

He said:

“I condemn completely the action of my wife, which she is presently regretting. I plead with the deceased family to forgive her.

“The devil set a trap and she fell in through her daughter. If I were to be at home that fateful day when my daughter came reporting, I would have sent her back.

“A child should be reprimanded for her wrong doings. The teachers are there to train them for the good of the society. If today’s children are left unchecked, they would constitute a burden to the society tomorrow”

The man, who said he could not afford the cost of autopsy on the deceased teacher, expressed gratitude to the police for releasing his daughter due to her age, which makes her a minor.

He also expressed optimism that the incident will make the daughter appreciate life better as he grows older.

A 25 year old man, Aliyu Mohammadu, who was arrested by men of the Niger state police command for cutting off his cousin’s manhood says he does not regret it.

Mohammadu who resides in Babana Borgu in New Bussa local government area of Niger state, attacked his cousin, Ibrahim, for allegedly stealing his N3,500.

While being paraded at the state police command, Mohammadu said he caught Ibrahim taking the money from his room and ran away. A visibly angry Mohammadu, said he does not regret his action and will do more harm to the victim if he does not get his money back.

“What I need is my N3,500, otherwise I am going to do more harm in the family. I have two wives and two children to cater for, I need my money to look after them.

When I confronted him on his way to farm, he told me to go and look for where I kept my money, insisting that I should not disturb him again about the money.

I got annoyed and attacked him with my cutlass which resulted cutting off his manhood. My cousin was rude to me after he made away with my N3,500, he fought me, that was why I cut off genital organ leaving him in a pool of blood,” he said

While speaking to newsmen, the Niger state Police Public Relations Officer, Peter Sunday said the victim was rushed to a specialist hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State for treatment and he is currently undergoing treatment. Mohammadu is currently in police custody.

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, in a statement released yesterday, to celebrate Nigeria’s President Buhari who clocked 75, said the president came into power at a time when the country was on the verge of being grounded.

He added that President Buhari’s drive to see a better Nigeria will earn him twice more votes in 2019 than what he got in 2015. The statement signed by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, reads in part;

“The governor described president Buhari as the man God had used to save the country from total collapse. At the time Buhari became president, the nation was at the verge of being grounded unknown to some people and then thanked God for his grace upon the land, called Nigeria. In 2019 the votes the president will get for his second tenure will be two times more than the votes he got in 2015 because most Nigerians have come to appreciate the necessity of his coming and what he is doing with the office.

In 2019 too, most of the political parties will not sponsor presidential candidates including some of the big parties to enable them support Buhari presidency, and to enable the President finish the good works he has begun and also lay a very solid foundation for those coming after him”.

Eniola Balogun, 20 has been jailed after being convicted of multiple rapes following two trials.

Balogun pleaded guilty at Wood Green Crown Court on 19 September to four counts of rape on four separate teenage girls, aged between 13 and 16 – he also pleaded guilty to the possession of indecent images of child.

Balogun had been found guilty of a further three counts of rape following an earlier trial at the same venue on 30 March. These offences related to one victim – a 16-year-old girl.

He was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 15 December to a total of 21 years’ imprisonment – the Judge also ordered Balogun is subject to an extended licence period of eight years which will come into effect on his release from prison.

Balogun will be placed on the Sex Offenders Register for life and will be subject to a sexual harm prevention order. Balogun was living with his family in Tottenham at the time of his offending.

Whilst there, between June and August 2016, he persuaded young girls through social media (Snapchat and Instagram) or in the street, to send him indecent photographs.

Armed with these photos, he threatened to distribute the images unless they met up with him. When they met up, he raped them. On all occasions, Balogun took their phones off them and promised to return their phones after sexual contact.

Two of the victims were threatened with violence if they resisted. The five victims, aged between 13 and 16 years old, met up at a variety of locations in Tottenham, Harlow, Thamesmead and Woolwich. Some victims were told to perform sexual acts via video on more than one occasion.