Man asks court to dissolve 18-year-old marriage

A 55-year-old businessman, Saliu Adesokan, yesterday pleaded with an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 18-year-old marriage over wife’s alleged maltreatment of her stepchildren.
He told the court that his wife, Jumoke, detested his children from another woman, saying she always handled them in a rough and cruel way.

NMA South-West expresses fears over doctors’ safety in Ondo

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the South West yesterday raised the alarm over the security and safety of doctors in Ondo State.
The NMA has also expressed concern over the circumstances surrounding the recent death of one Dr. Oguntuase, which has now resulted in the lingering and escalating crisis at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo.

Chelsea joins chase for Oshoala

English Super League champions, Liverpool Ladies, face a fight with Chelsea Ladies over Rivers Angels’ star, Asisat Oshoala, according to SL10 sources in England.
The 20-year-old is regarded as one of the hottest property in women football

I left N12bn in Oyo treasury in 2011 –Alao-Akala

The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, has said he left N12 billion in the coffers of the state when he left power in 2011.
He also took a swipe at the incumbent state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, on the allegation of wasting N3 billion in a week when he was governing the state, saying it was untrue.

NIS seizes PVCs, other documents from Nigerien nationals in Sokoto

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Sokoto State Command has seized no fewer than 452 permanent voter cards (PVCs), national identity cards and birth certificates from some nationals of Niger Republic.
The Immigration Controller in the state, Mr. Yunusa Aliyu, while briefing newsmen in Sokoto, said out of the figure, 66 PVCs, 33 temporary voter cards, as well as 271 and 69 old and new national

3 Prison inmates to graduate at NOUN convocation on Saturday

Three prison inmates serving various jail terms are among the over 7,000 graduates expected to be awarded degrees at the 4th convocation ceremony of the National Open University of Nigerian (NOUN) on Saturday.
The three inmates according to the Vice Chancellor of NOUN, Prof Vincent Tenebe, who briefed the press on the forthcoming event, said the inmates are serving at Kirikiri and Enugu Prisons. He recalled that in 2014, NOUN graduated one inmate.

Algeria’s keeper withdraws from AFCON

Algeria has suffered another injury blow ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations finals with goalkeeper Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche ruled out after getting hurt in training.
The keeper became the third player named in the original 23-man squad selected last month to be forced to withdraw from the tournament in Equatorial Guinea, which starts tomorrow.
Zemmamouche suffered an injury to his shin, the Algerian Football Federation said yesterday. CS Constantine’s Cedric Si Mohamed, who was in the squad at last year’s World Cup finals, had been called up as Zemmamouche’s replacement ahead of Algeria’s Group C opener against South Africa in Mongomo on Monday.