Iara Oshiomhole, the first Lady of Edo state, visited the Mary Immaculate Children’s Home and Salvation Army rehabilitation centre in her state recently.

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The body of a 28 year old Kenyan woman, Alice Kemunto Bundi was exhumed from her grave on January 27th, just a day after she was buried at her matrimonial home in Nyamatoki village, after her family complained that her husband had not completely paid her bride price and had no right to claim her corpse.

The family of the mother of four who was four months pregnant when she died, went to court and obtained an exhumation permit from the Kisii law court. Her family members also argued that they were not informed by the husband on what killed their sister nor were they carried along during her funeral arrangements.

The husband however provided a clinical report which states that his wife of six years died while trying to undergo an abortion.

Her in-laws confirmed that the dowry for late Alice had not been settled. “We had given them [Bundi’s family] one cow and KES 5 000 cash($48), though they were asking for KES 20 000($196),” said one of the in-laws in an interview

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 3, arraigned Sabo Sani Labaran before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court sitting in Gombe, on a 2-count charge bordering on impersonation and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N242,000.00..

The offence is contrary to Section 1 sub-section 1(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1 sub-section 3 of the same Act.

The suspect, who is a member of an Internet syndicate had, sometime in October 2015, allegedly obtained N242, 000 from one Alhaji Hussaini Mai- Magani, promising that he would award him a contract for the supply of some hospital equipment.

However, the suspect, whose Facebook profile bears the picture of the Gombe State governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, allegedly diverted the money for personal use.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges. In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Ahmad Y. Muntaqa, asked the court for a trial date. The defence counsel, Rahimat I. Talle, prayed the court to grant the accused bail on liberal terms. Justice Jauro adjourned till February 8, 2016 for hearing on the bail application and ordered the accused person to be remanded in prison custody.

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There were reports earlier today that a Bristow Helicopter went missing. .but then later crash landed with all 11-people on board surviving. The company just released a press statement.

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Bristow Helicopters (Nigeria) Limited, confirmed today that one of its helicopters, was involved in a water landing near Lagos at about 10.25 a.m. local time on return from an offshore platform.

The aircraft, a Sikorsky S-76C++, had departed on a routine crew transfer flight offshore with nine passengers and a crew of two.

All persons onboard are accounted for and in the process of being transferred to a nearby installation. The company is in the process of collecting pertinent information and will release more details as soon as it is available.

Earlier today we reported about a  a Bristow Helicopter that went missing en route Lagos from Port Harcourt.

It has now been confirmed that the  aircraft with a total of 13 people on board crashed into the Lagos Lagoon as it made it way from Port-Harcourt into Lagos this Wednesday morning.

Thankfully, all 11 passengers, a cabin crew member and the pilot of the Bristow chopper that crashed this morning near Lagos have been rescued.

Adebayo Kehinde, public relations officer of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), confirmed the incident.

There has been no official word from Bristow Group yet.

This crash comes six months after a Bristow helicopter crashed in Lagos, killing the 2 pilots and 4 of the 10 passengers.

Report just reaching us indicate that a Bristow helicopter on Wednesday, February 3, has just gone missing in Lagos state.

The aircraft 5N BJQ, flying at 1,500 feet cannot be located.

According to Channels TV, the helicopter which was en route Lagos from Port Harcourt, had 9 passengers and 2 crew members on board.

Initial reports by The Nation stated that the chopper disappeared from radar after it took off.

The Nigerian Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has confirmed the incident.

More Details soon.

While entertaining President Buhari and other top dignitaries at the 40th Presidential Luncheon to mark Ogun state’s 40th anniversary in Abeokuta yesterday February 2nd, comedians Alibaba and Gbenga Adeyinka joked about the current Dasuki $2.1 billion arms deal probe.

“You know before now, when I perform, especially when Mr. President Obasanjo, found out how much I got paid for the event, he was livid. When they now asked me to come and perform for the new president considering that he’s asking money from everybody, he said, how much do you want to charge? I said anything you want to give me sir, there’s no need to tell him the amount, he’ll add me to that Dasuki’s list. Olorunmaje! ..and you know that man has not finished confessing” he said

Gbenga Adeyinka who was co-anchoring the event with Alibaba, said everything Alibaba was saying was his personal opinion because before leaving his house, his wife warned him to mind what he said at the event because she doesn’t want a situation where “they” will come and search her house.

He said Alibaba should continue with his joke at his own risk.

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A worker with Arik Air, Grace Utum, has gone missing after a visit to her lover, Ihuoma Amelogu, who lives in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State.

PUNCH Metro learnt that the 29-year-old Cross River State indigene had left her Ikeja office for her lover’s house on January 1, 2016.

However, her whereabouts had since been shrouded in mystery.

Grace, a graduate of Accounting, University of Calabar, was said to be working in the hospitality
department of Arik.

The case was reported at the Ojodu Police Division and Amelogu was reportedly arrested.

It was learnt that a mobile phone and a handbag belonging to the victim were found in his apartment on the day Grace went missing.

He was, however, released after police said there was nothing to connect him with the disappearance.

An uncle of the victim, Felix Omini, explained that the family became worried after her mother called one of her telephone lines and a stranger picked the call. He said:

“Her mother called her that night and discovered that it was a stranger that picked the call. The stranger said the phone was missing and its owner had called him and said she was coming for it in company with a man.

Grace’s mother called her boyfriend, Amelogu, thinking he was the man the stranger was referring to. But he said he had also been trying to reach her without success.”

Omini said he called 32-year-old Amelogu and together they went to report the matter at the police station.

The victim’s father, Obongha Utum, said Grace and Amelogu had been dating for three years and would have been married, but for a problem with their blood compatibility.

He said:

“The police said we should talk to the boyfriend because that was where she said she was going, but I don’t know what to think. They are church members and were supposed to have been married; but that became impossible after they discovered their genotypes were not compatible.
We have also gone to Agbado Crossing in Ogun State, where she lived with a friend. We didn’t meet anybody in the house; everywhere was deserted.”

When contacted, Amelogu said he last communicated with Grace around 3pm on January 1.

He explained that efforts to get across to her through her friends had been abortive.

He said:

“We were together on December 31, 2015; she slept at my place. She sometimes stayed at my place because her office in Ikeja is closer to my house in Ojodu Berger. She rented an apartment in Agbado Crossing, Ogun State.
Around 6am on January 1, she said she was going to the office. We always had a family reunion every New Year at my uncle’s place in Ajah, so we planned to meet there.
I spoke with her around 12 noon. Then around 3pm, when I was at my uncle’s place, we communicated again and I asked if she was still coming. She said she was rounding off at the office and would soon join me.”

The civil engineer said his girlfriend’s line, however, became unreachable around 5pm and despite calling till 7pm, he didn’t get through.

He said her mother called him from Port Harcourt around 10pm to ask if he had seen her daughter.

“Her mother said she called her and a stranger picked it and said the phone was missing. I was surprised because she (Grace) didn’t call me that she had misplaced her phone.
I decided to call the number myself, but it was unreachable. I kept calling till 2am, when it was switched off,”

he added.
It was gathered that Grace’s family contacted a telecommunication company to track her calls, but they were asked to get a court order.

Access to her bank accounts were also said to have been blocked.

The Arik Air spokesperson, Adebanji Ola, confirmed the incident, adding that the company was working with the family and the police to get to the roots of the case.

He said:

“Yes, she works with us. She has not reported for duty for some time now and we were told she was missing. The family and the police have been here and we are doing everything possible to support investigations.”

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, also confirmed the incident, adding that the police arrested Amelogu and later released him.

She said:

“Necessary police procedure to be done in the case of the missing person has been done. The boyfriend, who was actually the complainant, was arrested and investigated, but there was nothing to link him with Grace’s disappearance, hence his release. But investigation is ongoing.”