Teacher Beats 4-yr-old Pupil To Death ForBeing Stubborn In Ondo State

Detectives in Ondo State have detained a
primary school teacher, Alade Adebayo, for
allegedly flogging to death a four-year-old
female pupil Elizabeth Wanogha.
The deceased pupil was a student of a private
primary school, Falaye Memorial Nursery and
Primary School, located at Fanibi area in
Akure metropolis.
The teacher, according to Vanguard , accused
the little girl of being stubborn in class. He
was said to have beaten the girl to a state of
coma.
Cries from other pupils in the class reportedly
attracted other teachers who rushed to the
scene where
they found that the girl had fainted.
The child was rushed to a private hospital,
admitted but reportedly died later.
Police authorities, however, said that the pupil
died two weeks after the beating by the
suspect.
The father of the deceased, Mr Wanogha
lodged a complaint at the Fanibi Police
station, alleging that his daughter died as a
result of the injuries sustained from the severe
beating by her teacher.
Following the complaint, the teacher was
arrested for interrogation.
Contacted, the Police image maker, Wole
Ogodo, confirmed that the teacher had been
arrested.
Ogodo however said that people should not
jump into conclusion that it was the beating
which took place about two weeks earlier that
led to the death of the pupil.
He pointed out that the autopsy will determine
the cause of the pupil’s death.
Ogodo said that the suspect is being quizzed
at the state Criminal Investigative Department,
SCID.
He explained further that the deceased was
hospitalised immediately after the beating but
died two weeks after.
Ogodo said that investigation into the death
of the pupil continues adding that the findings
would be made public.
The father of the deceased pupil insisted that
the teacher should be prosecuted for murder.
Mr Wanogho who lived at Adebowale street
Fanibi vowed that the matter would be
pursued to a logical conclusion to serve as
deterrent to wicked teachers who vent their
anger on innocent pupils put in their care.
He appealed to NGOs to take the matter up by
ensuring that it was not swept under the
carpet.
The proprietor of the school declined comment
on the incident.

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Update on Adaobi: Man suspected of killingher was her roommate

Found more details about 26 year old Adaobi
Michella Obih who was found dead on
Tuesday Nov. 19th at an apartment in
Columbus, Indiana. The man suspected of
killing her, 36 year old Ryan Allen Klug, was
her roommate. Adaobi was stabbed multiple
times and her throat cut.
From Fox59.com
Police were alerted to Obih’s death after
she missed work Monday and Tuesday
without notifying anyone. Concerned
coworkers contacted her apartment
complex to ask about her. Police also
contacted the property manager to
request a welfare check, according to the
arrest affidavit.
A maintenance worked went to check on
the woman and said, “It’s not good, there
is blood everywhere” after going to Obih’s
apartment.
A neighbor said he noticed that the door
to Obih’s garage spot was open and had
been open for at least 24 hours. Klug,
who police described as Obih’s
roommate, parked his vehicle there.
The maintenance worker told police there were
no signs of forced entry at the apartment and
that only two people would’ve had keys: Obih
and Klug. The maintenance worker told police
he found Obih with a “large amount of blood
around her head” and said it appeared clear
that she was dead.
Police talked to Obih’s boyfriend, who revealed
that he’d texted and called her multiple times
but never heard back. The last message he
received from her was at 12:17 p.m. on
Sunday, Nov. 17. When she failed to respond,
he went to her apartment, saw her car in the
parking lot and knocked on the door. Obih
didn’t answer.
A neighbor who lives in the apartment below
Obih’s said it sounded like someone was
moving furniture during Sunday afternoon. “It
went on for more than three minutes,” the
neighbor said, adding that it happened shortly
before tornado warnings went off for Sunday’s
storms.
Police said Klug had texted a pastor asking
him to call. When the pastor did so, Klug
answered and said he couldn’t talk at the
time.
Further investigation found that Obih had been
stabbed multiple times and her throat cut. A
blood trail went from the woman’s bedroom to
Klug’s, and police said it appeared “the
assailant attempted to clean up in the
bathroom area belonging to Mr. Klug.” They
also found a bloody towel in Klug’s sink.
Police located a plastic bag containing a
bloody sock and other clothes stained with
blood, including blue jeans, boxers and a
shirt. Police said the “amount of blood on
these items was significant.”
Police found a trail of small blood drops
leading from the apartment to the garage
where Klug parked his vehicle. His 2008 silver
Subaru Legacy was not parked in the garage.
Klug works for the Indiana Department of
Transportation, and police contacted his
supervisor, who told them Klug’s behavior had
been “off” lately. He sent a text message
Sunday saying, “sick tomorrow, then vacation
next two weeks.” His supervisor said the
message was out of character and also
violated the department’s vacation time
policy. Klug did not return texts or phone
calls, his supervisor said. He didn’t show up
at work Monday or Tuesday.
Klug’s stepmother and father said they hadn’t
heard from him for several days.
His brother told police he’d spoken with Klug
about two weeks ago. Klug wanted to get back
with a girl he’d dated. The relationship ended
about a year ago. His brother told Klug to call
her; he said Klug discovered she was dating
someone else and told him, “I’m losing

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Messi Lauds Ronaldo For Goal Exploits

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi praised
archrival Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal-scoring
prowess in an interview published Thursday as
speculation mounted that the Portuguese
international could be picked as World Player
of the Year.
A day after picking up a Golden Boot award
for scoring 46 league goals last season, more
than any other player in Europe, the 26-year-
old Messi paid respect to his Real Madrid
rival.
“I don’t know if Cristiano Ronaldo is at his
peak but he is always there scoring goals in
all the games and taking part in his club and
national side,” Messi told Spanish sports daily
Marca and other European sports journalists.
“He has been doing that for many years and
whether he is at his peak or a bit less makes
no difference.”
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi
The 28-year-old Ronaldo is emerging as a
favourite to pick up this year’s Ballon d’Or for
the world’s best player over four-time winner
Messi.
Ronaldo scored a hat-trick on Tuesday as
Portugal qualified for their fourth straight
World Cup finals and he tops the Spanish
league scoreboard so far this season with 16
goals in 13 matches.
Messi has 11 goals from eight games in the
league this season but has been sidelined for
up to eight weeks with a muscle tear in his
left hamstring muscle, his third leg injury this
season.
Messi brushed off comments in the media
about his injuries, following some criticism
that he should have paced himself better.
“What they say about the injury did not worry
me and does not worry me because I am used
to people talking and saying many things not
only about the injury but about pretty much
everything,” he said.
“I am sorry I cannot help my team-mates now
but it is an injury that heals normally and I
will be back next year keen to get started.”
The Argentine international said there was no
chance of his leaving Barcelona despite
suggestions that some clubs would be ready
to write a blank cheque to sign him.
“My intention is to stay with Barcelona for
good,” Messi said.
“I am grateful if what they say is true and
there are people interested. It makes you
proud that they say such things. But my life is
with Barcelona.”
Despite picking up four World Player of the
Year awards, three Golden Boots, and with
Barcelona a string of Liga, King’s Cup and
Champions League victories, Messi said he
still dreamed of winning the World Cup with
Argentina.
“I have had the fortune of winning all the
individual and club awards. Getting the World
Cup would be a dream for me, for my team-
mates and for a whole country that has not
won in a long time,” he said.
Argentina have big hopes, Messi said.
“We aim to arrive in top form to win the World
Cup, which is the dream for the whole of
Argentina,” he said.
Asked about Argentina’s biggest rivals, Messi
said Brazil, Germany and Spain were widely
seen as World Cup favourites, “and then there
is always a surprise team that appears”.
For the Champions League, Messi said he saw
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich as
Barcelona’s most serious challengers.

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Jonathan ill in London, fails to meet investors

Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Jonathan has
fallen ill in London and could not attend the
meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International
Investors’ Council, which started today.
President Jonathan who clocked 56 years
yesterday “became indisposed and could not
be present at the opening of the meeting
today”, a statement by Reuben Abati said
today.
According to Abati, President Jonathan “has
since been examined by competent medical
practitioners. He has been advised to rest for
a few days.”
•President Goodluck Jonathan: falls ill in the
UK
“The Presidency wishes to assure all Nigerians
that President Jonathan’s condition is nothing
serious and that the medical attention he has
sought is only precautionary”, the statement
added.
Abati did not reveal the cause of the sudden
illness. He did not also state whether the
illness will affect Jonathan’s scheduled return
to Abuja on Saturday. On Sunday, President
Jonathan is scheduled to hold a meeting with
seven opposition governors in his ruling party,
the PDP.
Jonathan is not publicly known to be suffering
from any serious medical conditions.
He assumed the presidency in 2010 following
the death of his predecessor Musa Yar’Adua.
Yar’Adua’s protracted illness, details of which
were kept from the public, sparked a months-
long political crisis in Africa’s most populous
country.
Jonathan arrived London yesterday morning
for the meeting with HIIC, which was slated to
last three days.
He was received at the Luton Airport by
officials of the Nigerian High Commission, led
by Dr. Dalhatu Tafida.
Jonathan on arrival in London yesterday
Issues on the agenda of the meeting include
generating long-term affordable finance for
Nigeria’s real sector, developing Nigeria’s
private equity and venture capital sectors to
attract more foreign investments as well as
Nigeria’s information and communications
technology master-plan.
The meeting of the council which is
coordinated by Baroness Lynda Chalker will
also feature a review of Nigeria’s existing
investment policies by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development, the
Paris-based international organization
dedicated to the promotion of policies that will
improve the economic and social well-being of
people around the world.
Members of the council include the CEO of the
Investment Corporation of Dubai, Mr.
Mohammed al Shaibani, a former South
African Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr. Alec
Erwin, the Vice President of Hewlett-Packard’s
Enterprise Group in Europe, Middle-East and
Africa, Mr. Olivier Suinat, a former Prime
Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Shaukat Aziz and the
Director of Shell’s International Upstream
Business, Mr. Andrew Brown.
President Jonathan was accompanied by
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State,
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State,
Senator Emmanuel Paulker, Senator Nenadi
Usman, Hon. Sylvester Ogbaga, Hon. Isiaka
Bawa, the Coordinating of the Economy and
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
the Minister of Industry, Trade and
Investments, Dr. Olusegun Aganga and the
Governor of the Central Bank, Alhaji Lamido
Sanusi.
Others on the President’s entourage include
the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Allison-Madueke, the Minister of
Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola
Johnson, the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu
Nebo, the Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji
Kabiru Turaki, the Minister of State (Foreign
Affairs), Prof. Viola Onwuliri and heads of
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Romance > Septuagenarian alleges battery bywife, wants divorceSeptuagenarian alleges battery by wife, wantsdivorce

A 75-year-old man, Fashola Fakorede, on
Thursday urged a Customary Court, in the
Lagos suburb of Igando, to dissolve his
marriage to his wife, Funke, 49, for allegedly
beating him.
Fakorede told the Nigerian customary court
that his wife had turned him into a punching
bag and also inflicted injuries over his body.
“My wife wants to kill me. She beats me every
day. I don’t want to die now, save my life. My
wife always beats me if I asked of food or
anything. She has turned it to a routine affair,
all the scars on my body are as a result of her
battery on me,’’ he said.
Fakorede said his wife no longer takes care of
him, adding, “she goes out and returns home
at will without seeking my permission. She can
go out for days and if I queried her, she will
hit me with any dangerous weapon she can
lay her hand on at that moment.
Illustration: A woman beating her husband.
“And my daughter is also taking her footstep,
she brings home different men and my wife
will not query her. So, I sent her away from my
house,’’ he said.
He urged the court to dissolve the union,
saying that he was no longer in love with her
and was tired of the regular battery, which had
led to his ill-health.
“I am tired of the constant beating, I am afraid
this woman will kill me one day. I am not
ready to die now,’’ he pleaded.
Funke, a trader, denied the allegations, saying
that she did not beat her husband and has
always taken good care of him and respected
him.
The mother of three, however, accused her
husband of denying the children the right to
go to school.
“My husband is unable to send any of his
three children to secondary school. My
husband is not responsible. None of our
children went to secondary school, all of them
stopped schooling at primary school,” she
said.
She said her husband had disowned his
daughter, and urged the court not to grant his
wish as she still loved him.
“I have no anywhere to go as no man will
want to marry me at my age,’’ ‘
The judge, Mr R. I. Adeyeri, adjourned the case
till 25 November for further hearing.

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PHOTOS: Omotola Jalade Ekeinde ReceivesChieftaincy Title in Her Hometown in OndoState21.11.

Nollywood diva Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has
recently received an Award of Excellence as a
citizen of Ondo State.
She was honoured in her hometown by the
Paramount Ruler of Ondo Kingdom, Oba
Kiladejo.
The star actress was decorated with the title
by Ondo State Governor Mimiko.
See more photographs below:

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15 Children Defiled By Fathers, Uncles InEnugu – FIDA

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The International Federation of Women
Lawyers, FIDA, on Thursday, expressed their
concern over the increasing rate at which
children are being defiled in Enugu.
No fewer than 15 children were defiled from
July to November this year in the state,
according to the group.
Nkiru Ugwu-Nwabueze, Chairman of the
organization in Enugu State, who disclosed
this during its 2013 week with the theme
"Women Empowerment and Sustainable
Development With Emphasis on the Gains/
Challenges", held at the Filbon Hotel, Enugu,
said the children were defiled by those they
called uncles and brothers.
Ugwu-Nwabueze also advised parents to
always give their female children sex
education to enable them know some sensitive
parts of the body.
Ugwu-Nwabueze stated a recent cases which
FIDA handled was that of a 3-year-old girl
defiled by the girl's biological father.
She disclosed that the evil father defiled the
girl while changing her pampers, like that was
not wicked enough, after committing the
crime, the man claimed that his wife, who
raised the alarm, was mad.
She also disclosed that FIDA facilitated the
arrest of a man who started defiling a girl
when she was 5 years, adding that there was
another case of a 9-year-old girl who was
recently defiled by her uncle at Ezeagu, in
Enugu State.
Earlier in her welcome address, the
Chairperson of FIDA Week/20th Anniversary
Planning Committee, Edith Okorie had said
that the theme of the week long event was
very apt.
"When you empower a woman, you have
empowered a nation", she noted.
In her paper entitled "Women Empowerment,
its Gains and Challenges", which was
presented at the event, the Solicitor-General/
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Justice,
Enugu, Mrs A. Onaga, had stated that
President Goodluck Jonathan had gone a long
way in giving effective opportunity to women
in political and public office appointment.
Jonathan's administration, according to her,
had scored high marks on the empowerment
of women.

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