She is looking radiant! See another photo below
Businessman, Yusuf Babalola holds special 40th birthday thanksgiving prayersÂ
Lagos business tycoon of international repute, Yusuf Babalola, the
upwardly mobile young man of honour behind one of Nigeria's flourishing
conglomerates, Yozooph Nigeria Limited headquartered in the heart of
Lagos is 40! The big 40 is a landmark occasion for the Ogun State born
businessman who has moulded his company, Yozooph Nigeria limited into
one of the leading companies in Nigeria even in the face of
insurmountable clogs and impossibilities. The likeable man of style has
done remarkably well for himself. And the company's rising profile is a
clear testament to his leadership capability. Yozooph Nigeria limited
giant strides in the last few years of its existence has won the company
a wide network of goodwill from all walks of life. Unknown to many
people, Yozooph Nigeria limited consists of subsidiaries that are
leading the pack in key sectors of the Nigerian economy - ranging from
the Yozooph Nigeria limited, a brand reputed for its leading status in
property and gas. Then, there's Coolmine Nigeria limited, Builders
Nigeria ltd and other thriving businesses like Eleven 07 Nigeria Ltd and
Mobivation Nigeria ltd playing strong in construction and hospitality.
In
spite of his impressive business profile, he remains humble. While the
big 40 obviously calls for celebration having recorded tremendous
success and achievements in the last four decades. However, the
unassuming businessman is not really in the mood for any lavish
celebration. Instead, the Chairman of Yozooph Nigeria limited who has
done a lot in the area of humanity is more interested in giving back to
humanity in honour of his birthday. To mark the special day, the
topflight businessman who has friends in high places gathered a few of
family and friends to a prayer session at his highbrow Banana residence.
The prayer session which kicked off the low key celebration was
organised to offer special thanksgiving to God for his benevolence over
the last four decades.Goodluck Jonathan should stop playing the ostrich, he and his party have nothing to say about achievements - Presidency
The Presidency has issued a strongly worded statement rejecting former
president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan’s claim that there is more corruption in
the country compared to when he left office.This is absolutely untrue.
The facts on the ground today run contrary to his outlandish claim. The
statement said President Buhari in pursuit of the war against
corruption, has set a number of local and international records, one of
which is to call judicial officers in Nigeria to account. He is the
first to set such a record. Not only that, this is the first time that
top military commanders and Service Chiefs are brought to trial and
convictions were achieved on account of corruption. Read the rest of the
statement below... Also, this is the first time a ruling party is
convicting high profile citizens including former governors, who are
members of same party. This is the first time the international
community is acknowledging the efforts of a government of Nigeria in
this regard as manifested by the selection of President Buhari by the
African Union as the Anti-Corruption Champion of the continent.For the
records, this is the first time a ruling party is investigating ranking
officers of the administration, including some at the very top.In
addition to the many firsts recorded by President Buhari’s
administration, the government has introduced a lot of changes,
considering that the laws relating to the fight against corruption
cannot reasonably be static.In line with its aspiration to be ahead of
the growing sophistication of corruption and financial crimes, the
administration has initiated new legislations and proposed amendments to
different sections of laws, among which are:• The Money Laundering
Prevention and Prohibition Bill 2017;• Anti-Terrorism Prevention and
Prohibition Bill 2017;• Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Bill 2017
(NFIU);• Proceeds of Crime Bill 2017;• Public Interest Disclosure and
Witness Protection Bill, 2017 and• The Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters Bill, 2017.Owing to these efforts and support all of
relevant stakeholders, NFIU Act has been passed and President Buhari
gave his assent on July 18, 2018. The administration is currently
working with the legislature for an expedited passage of the Proceeds of
Crimes Bill to make the anti-corruption war more effective.Nigerians
should dismiss Dr. Jonathan’s hollow boast that he, not President
Buhari, introduced schemes such the Biometric Verification Number, VBN,
Treasury Single Account, TSA and the Integrated Personnel and Payroll
Information System (IPPS). Of what use is the announcement of good
policies without the will to implement them?Since President Buhari
assumed office, Nigerians are witnesses to the huge success recorded
through the implementation of the TSA where some government agencies
that had over the years remitted peanut amounts or nothing at all are
now periodically pumping billions into government coffers. Prominent
among these remittances include the ones made by Joint Admissions and
Matriculation Board (JAMB), Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Federal
Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Nigeria Customers Service (NCS) and
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).While it is
also true that the BVN was introduced in 2014 to ensure that all bank
accounts have biometric identification of their owners, the lack of will
and capacity under Dr Jonathan stalled implementation. Today, BVN
covers nearly all bank accounts. There are still some individuals who
have shielded their identity and are now afraid of enrolling on the BVN
platform as this will expose them and their corrupt actions. The law is
going after them.President Buhari’s administration introduced the
whistle-blower policy as a veritable tool against corruption as it gives
individuals an opportunity to expose corruption, fraud, bribery, looted
government funds, financial misconducts, government assets and any
other form of corruption or theft. Within six months of introducing this
policy, over 5,000 reports were made through various channels, 365
actionable tips were received out of the 5000 reports. So far more than
N200bn has been recovered.As the Minister of Justice and
Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on
Thursday, the former President does not have the facts to claim that
there was any serious effort on the part of his administration to fight
corruption.As at 29th May 2015, when this administration came into
office, the EFCC recovery account had only N19.5 billion as revealed by
the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General. After one year of the new
anti-corruption drive by the Buhari administration, this figure had gone
up to N279 billion, and since then a lot more has been
recovered.Finally, as evidenced from a fleeting look at the book, the
former President had nothing to say about his own achievements. If there
was a recession, and yes we had a moment in it, was it due to one year
of President Buhari’s government?In his efforts to blame everyone but
himself for his failures, Dr Jonathan heaped the blame for the
predictable economic recession on President Buhari, ignoring the seeds
sown under him through mismanagement and the process set in firm roots
for the decline of the economy. Evidently, he did nothing to avert the
situation.As we have explained over and over, the recession in 2016 was
caused by years of mismanagement and corruption. In the 16 years of PDP
and earlier than that, the country solely relied on oil, the price of
which was as high as 140 USD per barrel under their watch. Government
simply reticulated oil revenue through personal spending by corrupt
leaders, wasteful expenses and salaries; rather than investing in what
would grow the economy. There was no investment in infrastructure as
President Buhari is now doing in seaports, airports, power plants,
railways, roads and housing.The oil windfall for the country was
mismanaged, and Nigeria’s greatest opportunity for growth was turned
into a tragedy. More worrisome, there were no savings. And to compound
the problem and compromise growth of the economy, the previous
government borrowed heavily, owed contractors and international oil
companies. When President Buhari came into power in 2015, the country
had accumulated debt, which took it back to the level it was before the
Paris Club Debt forgiveness. Nigeria did not have fiscal buffers to
withstand an oil shock when oil prices fell to as low as 28 USD.The oil
shock should and could have been foreseen. When visionary Nigerians and
economists foresaw this and warned of the dangers ahead, Dr Jonathan
hounded such men as the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi 11 and Professor
Chukwuma Soludo. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Coordinating Minister of the
Economy and Minister of Finance under Dr Jonathan’s administration also
warned and she was rebuffed.The former President and his party have
nothing to say about achievements. They ruled the country for 16 years
and what is their record on jobs, power, rail, seaports, airports and
internal security, including the crippling disaster of terrorism?France imposes sanctions on 18 Saudi citizens over the death of journalist, Jamal Khashoggi
Today, France imposed sanctions including travel bans on 18 Saudi Arabia
citizens linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The
foreign ministry announced the sanctions in a statement and also warned
that more punitive actions could follow depending on results of the
current investigation.“The murder of Mr Khashoggi is a crime of extreme
gravity, which moreover goes against freedom of the press and the most
fundamental rights.France asks that all light be shed on the manner in
which such an act may have been committed. It expects from the Saudi
authorities a transparent, detailed and exhaustive response,” the
foreign ministry said.South African boy, 7, stabbed to death by older student in school toilet
A South African boy, believed to be 7-years-old, was stabbed to death in
a school's toilet by a teenage student who attends a nearby secondary
school.The teenager accused of stabbing the younger student is in police
custody. The teenager is accused of hiding overnight, waiting for the
victim in a school's toilet. The victim, a grade one pupil, was stabbed
multiple times, the authorities said. The suspect was thought to have
been in a relationship with the victim's older sister, they added. The
young boy may have been targeted after the suspect fell out with his
older sister, the local authority said.The suspect is a student in grade
11, which is usually for 16 and 17-year-olds, who attends a nearby
secondary school. The victim was in grade one, usually for six and
seven-year-olds.The police are carrying out further investigations at
the primary school in Makapanstad in North West province, BBC
reports.The local education authority said in a statement that the
suspect "apparently slept in the toilet overnight without anyone knowing
he was there." He then stabbed the victim, who was taken to a local
clinic but medics were unable to save his life. The post South African boy, 7, stabbed to death by older student in school toilet See the moment ex-sugar daddy of Ghanaian actress Fella Makafui took back the car he bought her in public after she shared kissing video with new BF
The ex-sugar daddy of Ghanaian actress, Fella Makafui, was recently
filmed in public collecting back the car he bought her after she was
said to have shared a loved-up video of herself kissing her new
boyfriend, rapper Medikal. In the viral video, the angry ex was seen
taking off the customized plate number attached to the car before
taking it to her wine shop where he dropped it. Watch the video
below. View this post on Instagram Ex-boyfriend of Ghanaian
actress, Fella Makafui, retrieves the car he bought for her after she
shared video of herself kissing Ghanaian rapper MedikalA post shared by
LIB - Linda Ikeji Blog (@lindaikejiblog) on Nov 22, 2018 at 4:36am
PSTThe post See
the moment ex-sugar daddy of Ghanaian actress Fella Makafui took back
the car he bought her in public after she shared kissing video with new
BF (Video.Heart-stopping moment 1-year-old baby fell onto train tracks and a train passed over her but she miraculously survived without a scratch (video)
This is the heart-stopping moment a 1-year-old girl fell onto train
tracks in India seconds before a train passed over her. But she survived
without a scratch.The child's parents had just disembarked from the
train when she slipped off her mum's hand and landed on the track. Her
parents couldn't get her out because a train passed almost
immediately. Miraculously, the train didn't hurt the child as she
landed in the gap between the floor and the track. She was picked up
immediately after the pain passed, tearful but unhurt.The incident
happened at a station in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.Watch the video
below. A post shared by LIB - Linda Ikeji Blog (@lindaikejiblog) on Nov
22, 2018 at 4:52am PSTThe post Heart-stopping
moment 1-year-old baby fell onto train tracks and a train passed over
her but she miraculously survived without a scratch (video)'Many mocked me when I started but today, Instagram has helped me build a brand known all over the world' - Hushpuppi
IG celebrity, Ray Hushpuppi, took to his IG page this morning to share
some motiviational talk while going down memory lane to when he started
as an influencer on social media. According to him, many people mocked
him when he started to use Instagram to push his identity but today, he
has through the social platform built a brand that is known all over the
world and is financially rewarding for him. Read his piece belowI
remember back in the days when we all started using Instagram, a lot of
people threw shots at you for doing what you like, guess what? Those who
were deaf to the negativity are what we call influencers today! SUCCESS
, now has the shameless shouting , “I am a huge fan”. Today, so many
brands cater and care about me, they treat me well and the benefits I
get from them are huge! I have built my name into a brand known across
the world, which has opened many doors for me in several aspects of life
including financially! I am proud that I wasn’t discouraged by the nay
sayers (mostly the ones from where I’m from who never want to see their
own people shine)! I appreciate all those who have never stopped showing
me love!Really the moral of my story is, you have to believe in your
dream more than anyone else! People will discourage you and mostly it’s
not what you’re doing that they don’t like, what makes them
uncomfortable is why YOU! Know your WHY, focus on it! Hear what they say
but don’t listen! People advise you according to the season in their
lives! Don’t let a man living in a cold country advise you where to by a
coat in a desert! They judge you according to their ability, not yours!
Most people these days are hypocrites, if they tell you that you can’t
do it or u don’t do it well, don’t listen, they are only trying to break
you so u can lose your spot then they later mock you for losing your
spot. Stay glued to your dream, Don’t let them talk you into losing your
spot, their only weapon is talk and their only achievement remains
TALK.The post 'Many mocked me when I started but today, Instagram has helped me build a brand known all over the world' - Hushpuppi Why we shut down some telecom facilities - Kogi State government explains
The Kogi State government said the shutting down of some Telecom
facilities operating across the state was based on adherence to court
orders. The Director of Legal and Enforcement, Kogi State Internal
Revenue Service (KGIRS), Barrister Jamil Isah Abdullah disclosed this in
Lokoja on Wednesday night while speaking with newsmen over the shutting
down of MTN and Airtel facilities in the state. He noted that KGIRS
has since inception of the present administration, invited the telecom
service providers for dialogue on the modality for the payment of the
levy, but they refused to honour the invitations. He pointed out that
based on the refusal, Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS)
proceeded to Court in accordance with provisions of the law and obtained
an order to shut the business premises of Airtel and MTN to recover the
sum owed. “The major telecoms affected for now are MTN and Airtel. The
sites that have been shut for Airtel are just 5 while MTN is 4. So the
150 mentioned on the online news is incorrect.The demanded levies, rents
and fees are also not illegal. In the case of Airtel, they have not
paid their Right of Way permit fees which allows them to lay fibre optic
cables in Kogi State. This payment has been due and owed since 2016.
There are outstanding yearly rents payable on the Right of Way Permits
for the year 2016 to 2018. There is also the Annual Social Service
Development Levy and the Annual Employee Economic Development Levy.
Penalty for failure to pay all these are included”, he noted. He added
that all the payments were by virtue of a law in Kogi State which was
duly passed by the Kogi state House of Assembly. He, however, revealed
that one of the telecom service providers had come to the negotiating
table to pay what was due, stressing that the other still remained
recalcitrant and engaged hoodlums to refuel their facilities in the
night, an action which he described to be against the law.The post Why we shut down some telecom facilities -Kogi State government explains.Sunmbo Adeoye releases stunning photos to celebrate her birthday.
Motivational speaker, Sunmbo Adeoye is a year older today November 22,
2018, and looks amazing in these stunning photos she released to
celebrate her birthday Sharing one of the photos, she wrote: 'I Gained a
heart of wisdom Thank you Lord for another year.'See full photos below.
The post Sunmbo Adeoye releases stunning photos to celebrate her birthday. Father who murdered his infant daughter in Benue "as a sacrifice to God" triumphantly walks into the police station (photos)
A father who snatched his 9-month-old daughter from her mother and took
her into the bush where he slaughtered her as a "sacrifice to God" was
pictured arriving at the police station after the barbaric act. The
father murdered his infant daughter on Tuesday, in Mbangur, Benue State.
His family say he is mentally unstable but he disagreed with them and
claimed he was directed by God to carry out the act (read here). 
Below are more photos of him at the police station.
The post Father who murdered his infant daughter in Benue "as a sacrifice to God" triumphantly walks into the police station (photos) Five best friends who were bridesmaids in each other's weddings are all now state senators
Five longtime female friends who were bridesmaids in each other’s
weddings have each won their state Senate races in this year's midterm
elections in the United States.The women who are all Democratic
candidates — Tammy Story, Faith Winter, Jessie Danielson, Brittany
Pettersen and Kerry Donovan — all swept their state Senate in
Colorado, People reported Wednesday.The women, who call themselves "The
Fab Five," helped flip the state Senate to a Democratic majority for the
first time in five years, the publication noted.Danielson, who
currently serves as member of the Colorado House of Representatives,
told the magazine:We were all in it together.Each of the women said they
helped the others face negative criticism and slander during their
campaigns.Winter said:Through the campaign, the five of us were very
supportive of each other. We had several text chains where we would
check in with one another and see how we were doing.If a particularly
bad ad or piece of mail came out, we would reassure each other on the
text chain, ‘Have you seen the mail? It’s so awful, how are you
doing?’The friends are among the more than 2,000 women who are gearing
up to take office in state legislatures nationwide next year.The post Five best friends who were bridesmaids in each other's weddings are all now state senators.Ex-Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner will now spend 50 days in jail after dropping his appeal for assault against taxi driver
Former Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner, will have to spend 50 days in
jail after dropping his appeal against an assault conviction.Recall that
earlier this month, the Danish footballer, 30, was found guilty of
beating and kicking a cab driver in the Danish capital on September 9.
He admitted to hitting the man but said he had acted in self-defense
after a quarrel over the fare. The incident took place in September. At
trial, the City Court of Copenhagen was shown CCTV footage in which it
appeared Bendtner struck the driver in the face.Bendtner, who currently
plays for Norwegian side Rosenborg, was sentenced to 50 days in prison
and fined 1,500 kroner (£179).His lawyer Anders Nemeth confirmed that
Bendtner agreed with the attorney general in Copenhagen to drop his
appeal, but will serve the sentence at his home in Denmark, under
"intensive surveillance" with an electronic tag."Even though he
disagrees with the verdict, he would rather focus on his club and
family," Nemeth told the BBC.But it's yet unknown when he will serve the
sentence.The post Ex-Arsenal striker, Nicklas Bendtner will now spend 50 days in jail after dropping his appeal for assault against taxi driverGoodluck Jonathans book pirated 48 hours after launch
In less than 48 hours after launch, former President Goodluck's book, Mr
Transition Hours, has been hijacked by pirates who are currently
circulating its Portable Document Format (PDF) copies on social
media.The 254 pages book which was written by Jonathan and forwarded by
Ghana’s former President John Mahama, was launched on Tuesday November
20th in Abuja, in a ceremony well attended by former and current African
presidents, among other dignitaries from a walks of life.The soft
copies of the book personally advertised by Jonathan on his Twitter
handle with two different cover prices, N10, 500 (hardback) and N5, 000
(paperback), is currently being circulated for free, most especially via
WhatsApp. The post Goodluck Jonathans book pirated 48 hours after launch.How to get cheap items and free shipping this Black Friday from U.S Stores, pay in Naira & get it delivered to Nigeria within 7 days - Amazon, Sports Direct, and lots more
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to get cheap items and free shipping this Black Friday from U.S Stores,
pay in Naira & get it delivered to Nigeria within 7 days - Amazon,
Sports Direct, and lots more.Saraki demands investigation into death of Offa bank robbery principal suspect, Micahel Adikwu
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has called for an investigation into
the mysterious death of Michael Adikwu, the principal suspect in the
deadly bank robbery attacks that took place in Offa, Kwara State, on
April 5th.Recall that the Kwara state Attorney General on Wednesday told
an Ilorin High Court that the police informed his office that the
principal suspect died in their custody. Read here.Also recall that the
suspects had implicated Saraki and the state governor Ahmed Abdulfatai.
The suspects had in June alleged that they were political thugs of the
senate president and had converted the weapons he gave to them for
robbery operations.Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser
on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, urged the Presidency to
institute a judicial inquiry into how and when the principal suspect
died in police custody.He stated that the inquiry would help to
thoroughly examine and interrogate how the investigation into the
robbery incident was conducted by the Police and whether the
investigation followed the normal process and comply with global best
practices.Saraki added that the Police needed to confirm why it took
them so long to make the disclosure about the death of the principal
suspect after they categorically denied it at the time he (Saraki)
disclosed the information and it was reported in the media.“Following
eventual disclosure by the Police that Michael Adikwu, the principal
suspect in the deadly bank robbery attacks in Offa, Kwara State, on
April 5, 2018, is dead, the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola
Saraki, has called on the Presidency to institute a judicial inquiry
into the ‘how and when’ the suspect died.”Saraki saidThe statement
continues“It should be recalled that when we mentioned it that the
principal suspect had been murdered and that investigation into the Offa
robbery attack was politically motivated and targeted at implicating me
and other individuals, the Police Public Relations Officer, Moshood
Jimoh said: ‘Michael Adikwu is in Police custody.“You know that he is
the one that led the killing of 22 people. The firearms that were carted
away, he is helping the police in the investigation to recover them.
There is a state in the South-west where they kept him. I can’t mention
the state. It is in one of the South-west states’.“The fresh facts have
now thrown more light into why there had been inconsistencies in the
various statements by the police. The Police initially told the
Attorney-General of Kwara State that the principal suspect was alive and
they only later reluctantly disclosed that he died in the course of the
arrest.“How can a suspect confirmed to be in custody now be said to
have died in the course of arrest? This contradiction shows a deliberate
attempt to cover up something,” he said.The post Saraki demands investigation into death of Offa bank robbery principal suspect, Micahel Adikwu.2 APC House of Representatives members defect from party
Two more members of the House of Representatives have officially
announced their exit from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress
(APC).Speaker of the House of Reprsentatives, Yakubu Dogara, read
letters from Ahmed Abu (Niger State) and Stephen Olemija (Ondo State)
announcing their decison to defect from APC to the Social Democratic
Party and the Action Alliance, respectively.The lawmakers attributed
their defection to the conduct and outcome of the APC primaries in their
respective states.The post 2 APC House of Representatives members defect from party.Alleged N2.1bn ONSA Fraud: Federal High Court orders Raymond Dokpesi to open his defence in February 2019
Chairman, Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, who is being prosecuted
by the EFCC before Justice John Tsoho of a Federal High Court, Abuja has
been ordered to open his defence on February 20, 2019. Dokpesi
alongside DAAR Investment and Holdings Ltd, owners of African
Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower are being prosecuted by the
EFCC, on a six-count charge bordering on alleged procurement fraud and
breach of public trust. He is alleged to have received N2.1billion from
the Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, between October 2014
and March 2015, during tenure of Col Sambo Dasuki (retd) as NSA for
services not rendered. The EFCC had through its 12th witness, Abubakar
Aliyu Madaki, led in evidence by Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, stressed that the
defendant “did not do any contract but was paid”. However, rather than
open its case, the media mogul had through his counsel, Kanu Agabi, SAN,
filed a "no-case" submission arguing that his client had no case to
answer in the alleged fraud. At today's proceeding, Justice Tsoho, after
going through all the arguments and counter-arguments, dismissed his
"no-case" application and ordered him to open his defence at the next
adjourned date. “I hereby strike out the application,” the judge said,
stressing that Dokpesi's claim that he had no case to answer could not
be substantiated and so was a false claimThe post Alleged N2.1bn ONSA Fraud.Alleged $3m Bribe: Femi Otedola appears In court, Insists Senator Farouk Lawan demanded money
On Wednesday, founder of Zenon Oil, Femi Otedola appeared before an
Abuja High Court to testify in the trial of a former member of the House
of Representatives, Farouk Lawan for alleged fraud. Otedola who is a
prosecution witness in the trial was allegedly pressured by Lawan to
part with a three-million-dollar bribe while Lawan was chairing a
subcommittee investigating a multi-billion-dollar fraud associated with
government fuel subsidy during the administration of former President
Goodluck Jonathan. Otedola entered the witness box after he was
introduced by the prosecution counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo after which a
video where Lawan was seen receiving $500 000 from the Zenon oil boss,
was played. According to Otedola, the accused had indicted his company
in the alleged fraud and demanded three million dollars to exonerate
him. He added that after the initial deposit of $500,000 was paid into
his account, Lawan declared Zenon Oil and Gas free of the initial
indictment. When asked by the prosecution counsel about the claim by
Lawan that the witness forced him to take the money, Otedola denied it.
Otedola also denied a claim by Lawan that Zenon Oil and Gas was
exonerated on the basis of documents later provided by the company.
The defence counsel was, however, unable to cross-examine Otedola as
he requested for an adjournment to enable his principal to attend the
next trial and conduct the cross-examination. Lawan was first arraigned
in February 2013 along with another accused, Boniface Emenalo, for
allegedly receiving $620,000 of the alleged bribe from Otedola and his
company.The post Alleged $3m Bribe:Photos: IMSU student allegedly commits suicide after stabbing boyfriend
Tragedy struck in the Imo State University last night after a girl who
allegedly stabbed her boyfriend, committed suicide.According to reports,
Jennifer Agomuo, a final year Computer Science student, stabbed her
boyfriend, an Engineering student during an argument and when she
thought she had killed him, she took a poison and died instantly.They
were both was rushed to the Federal Medical Center Owerri where the girl
was confirmed dead. The man is in coma.
The post Photos: IMSU student allegedly commits suicide after stabbing boyfriend to death.
