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<h2>The arraignment of 109 foreigners charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime was, on Thursday, stalled at a Federal High Court in Abuja.</h2>

The matter, which was fixed for their arraignment before Justice Ekerete Akpan, could not go on due to the defendants’ inability to secure legal representation.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the foreigners, who are said to be citizens of China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia and Myanmar, were recently arrested by the police.

They were apprehended in their residence at Plot 1906, Cadestral Zone 807, Katampe District of Abuja, where they were said to be engaging in cybercrime by allegedly promoting “a fraudulent and unregistered gaming platform.”

In a six-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/599/2024 filed in the name of the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, the foreigners were charged with cybercrime, money laundering and unlawfully residing in Nigeria.

When the matter was called on Thursday, the I-G lawyer, A.A. Egwu, indicated his readiness for the arraignment of the defendants. Justice Akpan, however, observed that the defendants were not represented by any lawyer. Due to this development, the judge adjourned the matter until November&nbsp;22 to enable the defendants to secure the services of lawyers for their trial.

NAN reports that in one of the counts, they were alleged to have aided, abetted, and conspired among themselves “to commit an offence, to wit; cybercrime.”

They were said to have committed the offence contrary to and punishable under Section 27 (1) (b) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015 (As Amended, 2024). They were also alleged to have “knowingly access a computer and network and input, alter, delete of suppress data resulting in inauthentic data with the intention that such inauthentic data will be considered or acted upon as If they were authentic or genuine.”

The offence is said to be contrary to and punishable under Section 13 of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act, 2015 (As Amended, 2024). "Again, they were alleged to have removed from Nigeria proceeds generated from operating fraudulent and unregistered gambling platforms. These platforms are&nbsp;9f.com, c2.top, 8pg.top and you thereby commit money laundering, contrary to and punishable under Section 18 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”

The defendants were also accused of entering “the territory of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with a business permit of 30 days duration and failed, or neglected to leave the Nigerian territory at the expiration of the said permit and remained in Nigeria without a valid resident permit or appropriate valid visa.”

The offence is contrary to "Section 4 (2) and punishable under Section 44 (1) (c) of the Immigration Act 2015.”

The arraignment of 109 foreigners charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime was, on Thursday, stalled at a Federal High Court in Abuja.

109 foreigners arrested for cybercrime, case stalled due to lack of lawyers

<h2>Britain’s King Charles III is celebrating his 76th birthday, marking the occasion with a visit to a surplus food festival.</h2>

Charles is treating the day as a normal working one and carrying on with his duties despite facing a personally challenging year in which both he and Kate, the Princess of Wales, were diagnosed with cancer.

The monarch will open the first two Coronation Food Hubs on the first anniversary of the launch of his Coronation Food Project, designed to bridge the gap between food need and food waste in the UK amid the cost-of-living crisis.

He will head to Deptford in south London to formally unveil the first hub, tour the centre with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, and attend the surplus food festival to celebrate the royal visit, before virtually opening another hub in Merseyside.

Charles will attend the event solo, with the queen, who had hoped to join him, still recovering from a nasty chest infection. The king, in black tie, walked the red carpet on the eve of his birthday, meeting stars Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal at the glitzy global premiere of “Gladiator II.”

On Wednesday afternoon, he hosted a special celebrity reception at Buckingham Palace in honour of the UK’s film and television industry, where he and Camilla, who attended for part of the event, chatted with a host of famous faces including actors Damian Lewis, Emily Mortimer and Lucien Laviscount, and “Gladiator” director Sir Ridley Scott.

Gun salutes will be fired in Green Park by The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery and at the Tower of London by the Honourable Artillery Company as part of the military’s traditional celebrations on the sovereign’s birthday, and bells will be rung at Westminster Abbey where the king was crowned in 2023.

Like his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, Charles has two birthdays: his actual one on November 14 and his official one, which falls on the second Saturday in June. Since 1748, the monarch’s official birthday has been marked by the parade known as Trooping the Colour, which was usually held on the king or queen’s actual birthday.

Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910, was born in November. But he celebrated officially in May or June because there was less chance of it being cold and drizzly during the outdoor event. Charles’s grandfather George VI, who was born in December, reintroduced the idea, and the late Queen Elizabeth II continued it, as has the king.

Prince Charles Philip Arthur George was welcomed into the world on November 14, 1948, at Buckingham Palace, the first child of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. As the prince of Wales, he was the nation’s longest-serving heir to the throne, and he became king on September 8, 2022, on the death of his mother, the late queen.

News of Charles’ cancer, undisclosed in its form, came in February after it was discovered while he was treated in hospital for an enlarged prostate in January.

He cancelled all face-to-face public duties but returned in April and has since travelled to France for D-Day commemorations, hosted an incoming state visit for the Emperor of Japan, and undertaken a recent hectic tour to Australia and Samoa with the queen, despite still undergoing outpatient cancer treatment.&nbsp;

Britain’s King Charles III is celebrating his 76th birthday, marking the occasion with a visit to a surplus food festival.

King Charles turns 76, continues work duties despite cancer diagnosis

<h2>A Kano State High Court on Monday, ordered that a 43-year-old man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a minor to death.</h2>

The Kano State Government charged Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, with culpable homicide and rape. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who gave the order, adjourned the matter until December 9, for a hearing.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Lamido Abba-Sorondinki, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on August 1, at Jaba Panisau Quarters, Kano. He alleged that the victim’s father took the minor to Waraka Chemist, in&nbsp;Panisau Quarters, Kano, owned by the defendant for malaria treatment.

According to the prosecutor, the defendant raped the victim to death. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Abba-Sorondinki said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 221 and 283 of the Penal Code.

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A Kano State High Court on Monday, ordered that a 43-year-old man, Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a minor to death.

43-year-old man lands in court for raping a minor to death in Kano State

<h2>U.S. President Joe Biden is set to meet his Republican predecessor – and successor – Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, according to spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre.</h2>

Jean-Pierre said on Saturday that the meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. (1600 GMT) on Wednesday in the Oval Office, the president’s office.

Biden, 81, called Trump shortly after the election to congratulate him on his victory and invite him to the White House.

The gesture is part of the usual protocol surrounding a power transition in the United States, although Trump broke away from such conventions in 2020.

Trump has never conceded losing the 2020 election to Biden and did not attend his inauguration.

The meeting on Wednesday is one of the rare direct encounters between Biden and Trump.

They last faced each other on stage in a televised debate at the end of June, in which Biden performed so poorly that he shortly thereafter withdrew from the presidential race under pressure from his party.

Biden then supported his Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.

Trump is set to be sworn in for his second term as president on Jan. 20 after defeating Harris earlier this week.

Biden and Trump both said it call comes down to who Americans vote for in November.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images

Trump has never conceded losing the 2020 election to Biden and did not attend his inauguration.

Biden, Trump set for rare direct encounter at White House this week

<h2>The U.S. Justice Department has accused Iran of plotting the assassination of President-elect Donald Trump.</h2>

“The charges announced today expose Iran’s continued brazen attempts to target U.S. citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

During the FBI’s investigation into another case, a 51-year-old man from Iran with Afghan citizenship said that a few weeks before the U.S. presidential election, he had been instructed by Iran to present and implement a plan to assassinate Trump.

The investigators consider the statements to be credible.

A few weeks ago, Trump’s campaign team announced that it had been informed by the U.S. Secret Service about real and concrete threats from Iran to assassinate him.

The U.S. judiciary has brought charges against the 51-year-old and two other men also accused of plotting to assassinate an Iranian dissident.

Arrest warrants have been issued for the men.

“There are few actors in the world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States as Iran,” warned Attorney General Merrick Garland.

“We will not stand for the Iranian regime’s attempts to endanger the American people and America’s national security,” Gerland insisted.

In his first term as U.S. president, Trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement with Iran, imposed new sanctions against the country, and classified the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organisation.

In 2020, the U.S. military killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in a drone strike in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Trump’s orders.

President-elect Donald Trump.Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images

A few weeks ago, Trump’s campaign team announced that it had been informed by the U.S. Secret Service about real and concrete threats from Iran to assassinate him.

US accuses Iran of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump

<h2>A housewife, Kehinde Amope of Oloje Area, Ilorin, has filed for divorce from her husband at an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, over alleged domestic violence.</h2>

Amope told the court that she is tired of the marriage and wants a divorce because her husband likes hanging out with friends and travelling to other parts of the state to spend weeks with friends without asking about her.

She added that when the husband eventually returns home, he gets angry at every little issue and beats her up mercilessly. However, the husband, Ahmed Ishola, a carpenter, said he is still interested in the marriage and does not want any divorce.

Meanwhile, the Presiding Judge, Idris Etsu, has however adjourned the case until November 15 for judgement.

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A housewife, Kehinde Amope of Oloje Area, Ilorin, has filed for divorce from her husband at an Area Court in Centre-Igboro, over alleged domestic violence.

Wife files for divorce over husband's frequent outings with friends without her

<h2>A 24-year-old lady, Justina Daniel, on Thursday, appeared before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing her friend’s purse, containing an iPhone 12 and other valuables at a wedding.</h2>

The defendant, who resides at Goni-gora Kaduna, is charged with stealing, to which she pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the complainant Felicia Dogo, reported the matter at the Sabon Tasha Police Station on November 12.

He said the complainant and defendant went to a wedding and when the complainant stood up to dance, she left her purse which contained an iPhone 12 worth ₦267,000, ₦5,000 cash and two ATM cards with the defendant.

“When the complainant came to collect the purse from the defendant, she lied that she gave the purse to the complainant’s mother."

The prosecutor added that during the police investigation, the convict confessed that she stole the purse, removed the money and phone and gave it to her brother. He said the offence contravened the provisions of section 217 of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)reports that Section 217 stipulates a year's jail term For stealing if found guilty.

The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of ₦200,000 with one surety in like sum. Emmanuel said that the surety must be a blood relation of the defendant with evidence of two years of tax payment. He adjourned the case until December 3, for a hearing.&nbsp;

A 24-year-old lady, Justina Daniel, on Thursday, appeared before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing her friend’s purse, containing an iPhone 12 and other valuables at a wedding.

Woman steals friend's purse with cash, ATM cards while dancing at a wedding

<h2>Former U.S. president Barack Obama has congratulated Republican Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election.</h2>

“This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues,” Obama said in a joint statement with wife Michelle.

“But living in a democracy is about recognising that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.”

The United States has been “through a lot” over recent years, “from a historic pandemic and price hikes resulting from the pandemic to rapid change and the feeling a lot of folks have that, no matter how hard they work, treading water is the best they can do,” the former Democratic president wrote.

“Those conditions have created headwinds for democratic incumbents around the world, and last night showed that America is not immune,” Obama said.

“But progress requires us to extend good faith and grace even to people with whom we deeply disagree.

“That’s how we’ve come this far, and it’s how we’ll keep building a country that is more fair and more just, more equal and more free.”

In the final stretch of campaigning, Obama endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, asserting that she would stand up for the people. Mocking his Republican successor Trump, Obama highlighted his privileged background and financial failures.

In his speech, former President Barack Obama threw his support behind Harris.

"Kamala Harris is ready for the job," Obama said in his speech. "This is a person who has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice and a champion."He also made a suggestive hand gesture while joking about Trump's "weird obsession wi...

Former U.S. president Barack Obama has congratulated Republican Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election.

'Not the outcome we hoped for' - Obama says, congratulating Trump on his victory

<h2>Fatemeh Mohajerani Iranian government spokesperson on Wednesday said Iranian’s livelihoods will not be affected by the U.S. elections after Donald Trump claimed victory in the presidential vote.</h2>

Arab and Western officials have told Reuters Trump may reimpose his “maximum pressure policy’’ through heightened sanctions on Iran’s oil industry and empower Israel to strike its nuclear sites and conduct assassinations.

“The U.S. elections are not our business. Our policies are steady and don’t change based on individuals.

“We made the necessary predictions before and there will not be change in people’s livelihoods,” Mohajerani said, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

The Revolutionary Guards did not directly react to Trump’s claimed electoral victory but said Tehran and its allied armed groups in the region are ready for confrontation with Israel.

“The Zionists do not have the power to confront us and they must wait for our response, our depots have enough weapons for that,” the Guards’ deputy chief Ali Fadavi said as Tehran is expected to respond to Israel’s October 25 strikes on its territory which killed four soldiers.

He added Tehran does not rule out a potential U.S.-Israel pre-emptive strike to prevent it from retaliating against Israel.

In his first term, Trump re-applied sanctions on Iran after he withdrew from a 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers that had curtailed Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for economic benefits.

The reinstatement of U.S. sanctions in 2018 hit Iran’s oil exports, slashing government revenues and forcing it to take unpopular steps, such as increasing taxes and running big budget deficits, policies that have kept annual inflation close to 40 per cent.

According to the Iranian currency tracking website Bonbast.com. Iran’s national currency has weakened at the prospect of a Trump presidency, reaching an all-time low of 700,000 rials to the U.S. dollar on the free market.

Experts offered a variety of reasons for Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election.Andrew Harrer/Getty Images

The Revolutionary Guards did not directly react to Trump’s claimed electoral victory but said Tehran and its allied armed groups in the region are ready for confrontation with Israel.

Iran plays down importance of Trump's victory, voices readiness for confrontation

<h2>A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered that a 24-year-old Edward Williams should be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing 12 plastic chairs worth ₦224,000.</h2>

Williams, who resides in Ungwan Yelwa Television, Kaduna was convicted after he pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and theft. The Chief Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced the convict after he pleaded for leniency.

Emmanuel said that the punishment would have been severe if he had not pleaded guilty, adding that the guilty plea had saved the court the pains of long prosecution.

Earlier, the Prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo told the court that the complainant, Sarah Nehemiah, of Sabon Tasha Kaduna, reported the matter at the Sabon Police Station on October 29. Leo told the court that at about 6 am, the convict burgled the complainant’s shop and stole 12 plastic chairs valued at ₦224,000.

According to him, the convict entered the shop through the ceiling and stole the chairs. He said that the convict, who was apprehended and handed over to the police by a security guard, admitted to committing the crime.

The prosecutor added that during police investigations, the stolen plastic chairs were recovered from the convict. The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of the Penal Code of Kaduna State, 2017.

A person receiving strokes of cane [Tribune Online]

A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered that a 24-year-old Edward Williams should be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing 12 plastic chairs worth ₦224,000.

Man receives 12 strokes of cane for stealing 12 plastic chairs worth ₦224k

<h2>The police command in Ebonyi says it has arrested two men, allegedly responsible for a viral video, where two teenage girls were stripped naked, flogged and dehumanised.</h2>

It was alleged that the two girls 15 and 16 years of age allegedly stole chickens at Ojiegbe Ngbo village in Ohaukwu Local Government of the state. DSP Joshua Ukandu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) told reporters in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the incident occurred sometime in November 2023.

Ukandu explained that the command, after viewing the viral video, insisted that those allegedly responsible would be arrested.

“The incident occurred in November 2023 at Ojiegbe Ngbo community in Ohaukwu Local Government of Ebonyi,” Ukandu added.

The PPRO quoted the Commissioner of Police (CP), Anthonia Uche-Anya, as saying that the arrest was necessary to eradicate trial by ordeal, jungle justice, and self-help in criminal justice.

“The CP has reaffirmed the command’s commitment to rooting out such practices in Ebonyi State with stakeholder support.

“The commissioner warned that those involved will face the full force of the law for their heinous actions,” Ukandu stated.&nbsp;

A Nigerian police officer (image used for illustration) [Guardian]

The police command in Ebonyi says it has arrested two men, allegedly responsible for a viral video, where two teenage girls were stripped naked, flogged and dehumanised.

Men arrested for stripping teenage girls naked for stealing chicken

<h2>A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Tuesday ordered a 22-year-old man, Samson Sunday, to wash the restrooms of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital for 10 days for cheating.</h2>

Sunday, who resides in Angwan dodo in Gwagwalada, was convicted and sentenced for criminal breach of trust and cheating. He pleaded with the court for forgiveness, adding that it would not happen again.

Senior Magistrate Nuhu Tukur ordered the corrections officers to supervise Sunday to ensure that he completes the sentence. He warned him to desist from committing crimes.

Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Abdullahi Tanko, told the court that the complainant, Okoro Chinaza of Gwagwalada, Abuja reported the matter at the Gwagwalada Police Station on October 29.

Tanko said that the convict went to the complainant’s barbing salon shop for a haircut and after he got a haircut, he refused to pay ₦27,000 for the services. He said that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

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A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Tuesday ordered a 22-year-old man, Samson Sunday, to wash the restrooms of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital for 10 days for cheating.

Court orders man to wash hospital toilets for 10 days for not paying ₦27k haircut

<h2>A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada FCT, has sentenced a 39-year-old security guard, David Anzawu to three months imprisonment for stealing 25 litres of diesel worth ₦33,750.</h2>

Anzawa who lives in old Kutunku, Gwagwalada FCT, was convicted and sentenced for theft by a servant after he begged the court for mercy.

The Senior Magistrate, Nuhu Tukur in his ruling gave the convict an option of a fine of ₦50,000. He, however, warned him to desist from committing crimes and be of good behaviour.&nbsp;

Earlier, the Prosecuting Counsel, Dabo Yakubu told the court that the complainant, Abugwu John, supervisor of Atlas International Hotel, Gwagwalada Abuja reported the matter at the police station on October 29.

Dabo said that the convict was employed as a security to secure the hotel but on October 28 he siphoned 25 litres of diesel valued ₦33,750. He said that during the police investigation, the said quantity of diesel was recovered in the possession of the convict. He said that the offence contravened the provision of Section 289 of the Penal Code.

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A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada FCT, has sentenced a 39-year-old security guard, David Anzawu to three months imprisonment for stealing 25 litres of diesel worth ₦33,750.

Security guard bags 3 months jail term for stealing employer's 25 litres of diesel

<h2>A 33-year-old housewife, Comfort Tinubu, allegedly stabbed his 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, during a misunderstanding, the police have said.</h2>

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Oyo State, SP Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ibadan. Osifeso said that an investigation was ongoing on the case.

“The case is under investigation at the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department.

“Updates will be provided accordingly,” Osifeso said.

NAN gathered that the couple got married three years ago and lived at Gbeyi in the Adegbayi area of Ibadan. The marriage is blessed with two children.

Sources said that the husband and wife started an argument around 10:00 pm on Wednesday, and the woman allegedly locked the husband out of their bedroom.

“This resulted in a fight during which the wife stabbing the husband on the back,” a source alleged.

He said that the alleged murder was initially reported at Gbagi Police Station.&nbsp;

stab with a knife (Credit: prr.railfan.net)

A 33-year-old housewife, Comfort Tinubu, allegedly stabbed his 39-year-old husband, Olusegun Tinubu, to death in Ibadan, during a misunderstanding, the police have said.

33-year-old housewife stabs husband to death during bedroom fight

<h2>An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old car cleaner, Ezekiel Udoh, to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his neighbour’s granddaughter, aged 12.</h2>

“A child was forced to bear a child, forever altering the course of her life,” Justice Rahman Oshodi said while imposing the sentence.

He judged that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Udoh committed the offence. Oshodi described the offence as grievous. He said that the convict took advantage of the minor’s innocence as well as betrayed the trust placed on him as an adult in a community.

According to him, the consequences of the convict’s actions are profound and far-reaching as the defilement resulted in an unwanted pregnancy at a tender age.

“Evidence before this court reveals a disturbing pattern of predatory behaviour.

“You deliberately lured this girl to your room under the pretence of running errands and exploited her vulnerability and proximity.

“As a neighbour, most disturbingly, you engaged in sexual intercourse with her twice, showing a calculated and persistent pattern of abuse,” he said.

According to him, the law is clear that a child cannot consent to a sexual activity. Oshodi said: “Section 137 of the Criminal Law prescribes life imprisonment for the offence of defilement, reflecting society’s utter condemnation of such an act and its determination to protect its most vulnerable members.

“This sentence serves as a deterrent to others contemplating similar crimes against children.

“I, therefore, sentence you to life imprisonment under Sections 33 and 38 of the Lagos State Domestic and Violence Agency&nbsp;Law, 2021.”

He added that the convict’s name should be written in the Lagos State Sex Offenders Register. Lagos State counsel, Babajide Boye, led the prosecution team which presented three witnesses in the trial.

The witnesses are the minor/survivor, her grandmother and a social worker. The convict testified as a sole witness for the defence. The prosecution team submitted that the convict committed the offence sometime in January 2020 in Amuwo Odofin, Lagos Lagos.

According to the Lagos State Government, the offence contravenes Section 137 of its Criminal Law of 2015.

A prisoner behind bars with hands cuffed.Caspar Benson/Getty Images

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old car cleaner, Ezekiel Udoh, to life imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his neighbour’s granddaughter, aged 12.

Car cleaner impregnates neighbour’s 12-year-old granddaughter, bags life sentence

<h2>Wife, Kafilat Abdul Lateef, on Tuesday, asked the Area Court, Centre-Igboro,&nbsp;Ilorin, to divorce her one-year-old marriage to Bukoye Abdullateef.</h2>

The wife, of 101, Abisam Area, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara, told the court that she was no longer interested in the marriage, due to lack of love and care. She, therefore, wants a divorce, custody of the only child in the marriage and monthly support fees of ₦50,000.

The husband, however, said that he was still interested in the marriage and didn’t want a divorce.

The presiding Judge, Toyin Aluko, noted that: “It is always disturbing whenever young couples that are new in marriage applies for divorce”.

Aluko urged the two parties to tolerate each other and try to live together in peace. The court adjourned the case until January 14, for report of settlement.

Wife, Kafilat Abdul Lateef, on Tuesday, asked the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, to divorce her one-year-old marriage to Bukoye Abdullateef.

Wife seeks divorce after 1 year of marriage, husband begs for forgiveness

<h2>Mariam Alagbede of Idiape village, Ogidi Area, Ilorin, appearing at the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, on Tuesday asked the court to beg her husband, Muhammed Bashir, not to divorce her.</h2>

The wife said that she was still interested in the marriage, saying:&nbsp;

“I don’t want a divorce.

“Please sir, help me beg him to forgive me for anything I might have done wrong.”

Earlier, the husband told the court that he married his wife three years ago, but he’s now tired of the marriage due to lack of love and his wife’s non-submissiveness.

The presiding Judge, Toyin Aluko, advised the wife to explore possible ways within the two families to settle the misunderstandings between them.&nbsp;

The court adjourned the case until January 14, for a report on the settlement efforts.

Mariam Alagbede of Idiape village, Ogidi Area, Ilorin, appearing at the Area Court, Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, on Tuesday asked the court to beg her husband, Muhammed Bashir, not to divorce her.

Help me beg him to forgive me, I don’t want divorce - Wife asks court to beg husband

Abiola, the President of Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

He cautioned that prolonged days of sleeplessness could be an indicator for a mental health problem that needed to be checked.

Abiola, who described poor sleep as gateway to mental illness, said that depression, stress, lack of happiness, sudden loss of interest and anxiety disorders were other factors that could trigger mental illness.

The psychiatrist said that mental depression had became rampant among the populace, attributing the development to the present reality of economic hardship in the country.

He said that the increase of depression cases made it pertinent that more attention should be paid to the situation to avert adverse effects on the populace and economy.

“Engaging in positive activities that give happiness, while avoiding anger could help prevent depression.

“People should learn to control and manage their feelings/emotions at any given time in order not to fall into depression.

“Setting achievable goals and time management are also key to coping with stress/depression because our expectations sometimes may be unrealistic and it put us on a lot of pressure,” Abiola said.

According to him, prolonged stress reduces the body immune system, too much/accumulated stress affects both the mental health and physical health.

The psychiatrist regretted that many people had suddenly slumped and die due to accumulated stress.

Abiola urged Nigerians to pay attention to their health, prioritise their sleep and rest as the practices were fundamental to mental health.

“If you work and die today; someone will replace you at the workplace, but no one replaces you in the family.

“Don’t work Monday to Friday, and also during the weekend without making out time to rest.

“Even during the working hours, there should be a ‘timeout session’ for a short break because work can be overwhelming sometimes,” he told NAN.

Abiola further urged people to create time for relaxation and look beyond the economic situation of the country, adding, ‘’focus on positivity in every bad situation.

“Go for holidays, vacations, get involved with things that makes you happy and socialise with positive people,” he said.

The psychiatric doctor explained that every human being was expected to spend one third of his/her lifetime to sleep, stressing that an individual was supposed to sleep for six to eight hours per day.

Abiola said it implied that a 45-year-old person was supposed to have slept for 15 years, while a 10-year-old child was expected to have spent four years of his/her life to sleep.

According to him, the reason is that the nerves of the brain repairs and positions itself for better functioning during sleep.

He said that sleep deprivation impacted on one’s level of productivity at workplace, adding that it could also lower alertness and concentration.

“Getting a good sleep is extremely important for your health, it is just as important as eating a balanced diet and exercising.

A Psychiatrist, Dr Salawu Abiola, advises Nigerians to get adequate sleep and rest to reduce the risk of mental health conditions&nbsp;&nbsp;especially with the current economic challenges.