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A five-year-old marriage riddled with crisis between Aminat and her husband, Mustapha Abdullahi was on Thursday pronounced dissolved by an Ilorin Area Court. The court said the constant battering of the woman by the estranged husband was a major plank on which the judgment was based. The petitioner, a resident of Gambari area of Ilorin, told the court that their marriage which was contracted in 2012, had produced one child. She said that her husband always beat her at the slightest provocation, adding “he failed as a father to take care of his child and me. “My husband beats me whenever I ask for money for food and I cannot continue with an irresponsible man who did not care for me and the child. “My Lord, I want an end to this union because I do not love him again,” Aminat told the court. She urged the court to grant her the custody of the child and also compel the ex-husband to be responsible for the school fees and feeding of the child. She said her hus...

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court , Abuja , on Thursday sentenced one Audu Alhassan to five months imprisonment for bathing a young girl with hot oil . The judge , Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq , who convicted Alhassan , advised him to “ learn to control his temper. ” Sadiq , who advised the convict to desist from committing crimes in the future , added that the sentence would serve as a deterrent to other would be offenders . Alhassan, who resides at Karmo village , was convicted on a two -count of criminal intimidation and causing hurt. The convict , who pleaded guilty to the charge, begged the court to temper justice with mercy, saying that he did not know what came over him . The Prosecutor , Florence Avhioboh , had told the court that the victim ’ s mother , Mrs Safiya Mohammed, reported the matter at the Karmo Police Station on Oct . 16. Avhioboh said the complainant said she sent her daughter to dispose waste at the refuse dump when the convict started intimidating her. ...

The Borno state Government, on Thursday, announced the closure of 37 public primary schools in Maiduguri as a result of confusion and pandemonium in its schools over alleged vaccination against Monkey pox disease. Alhaji Shettima Kullima, the Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), made the announcement in an interview with newsmen in Maiduguri. File: Parents running away from schools with their wards over alleged deadly Monkey pox vaccination Kullima said the closure of the affected primary and post basic schools in the capital would continue until further notice. He explained that the decision to close the schools followed the confusion in the affected schools over alleged administration of harmful monkey pox vaccines to the pupils. Kullima dismissed the allegation as “false and misleading”, saying the government was not carrying out vaccination in schools. “It is a rumour perpetrated by mischief-makers to disrupt peaceful learning environment ...

Alex   Iwobi’s dad, Chuka Iwobi, has dismissed claims that the Arsenal winger was favoured and fast-tracked into the Super Eagles squad because former Nigeria captain, Austin Okocha is his uncle. Iwobi, capped at U16, U17 and U18 level by England, was invited to train with Nigeria’s U23 national team in 2015, before he was promoted to the Super Eagles, making his debut against Democratic Republic of Congo. ‘’For Alex at his age playing with people like Mikel Obi, Echiejile and Onazi it is unbelievable,’’ Iwobi’s dad told Complete TV. ‘’I look at it and I say what a joy, what a privilege playing with these guys who are well known throughout the continent and for Alex to be part of that structure and being there on merit. “Alex is not here because Jay Jay is his uncle, it doesn’t work that way. He’s come here, staked a claim, he’s done well.’’ Iwobi is set to add to his international caps when Nigeria battle Algeria and Argentina next month.