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Billionaire businessman and politician, Ned Nwoko appears to have designated some security men to protect his 5th wife.
Regina Daniels and her security men
The relationship between Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels and her
rumoured 59 year old Billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko, is becoming more
real.
Just few days after the couple made their first official public
appearance, the caring husband seems to have assigned some security
personnel to protect his woman.
The 21 year old actress has taken to her Instagram page in new photos to show them off.
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Her
aunt brought her from the village when she was in elementary five
because of the condition of her mother who happens to be a stroke
patient.
The girl in question
The plight of a teenage girl has been brought to the public over
her unfortunate condition in Bayelsa state. The 15-year-old girl who is
pregnant reportedly sleeps in an uncomplicated building somewhere in
Yenagoa, the state capital, after falling out with her aunt.
It was gathered that the girl was brought to Bayelsa state from
Akwa Ibom by her aunt who promised to enroll her in school but never did
so. Instead her aunt turned her to house help and allegedly maltreated
her.
According to the girl identified as Lovet, her aunt brought her
from the village when she was in elementary five because of the
condition of her mother who happens to be a stroke patient and her dad
who is late.
She was allegedly maltreated by her aunt who sells food in Yenagoa
and due to the alleged molestation, she was deceived by one of her
aunt's customers who promised to take care of her is she sleeps with
him.
The young man invited her to his place and had sex with her until she got pregnant for him and was abandoned.
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The
suspect claimed that after stealing and bolting with his Indian boss’s
Toyota Highlander Sport Utility, the man had been appearing in his
dreams to attack him.
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Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence
Response Team must have heard and listened to thousands, if not
millions, of confessions from suspected criminals, but the confessions
of Abba Zamzam, 31, take the prize.
The suspect claimed that after stealing and bolting with his Indian
boss’s Toyota Highlander Sport Utility, the man had been appearing in
his dreams to attack him.
He later discovered waking up from one of the nightmares that he
was now urinating blood. He alleged that the Indian boss was behind his
ordeal.
Zamzam, who appeared glad to have been arrested by the police,
said: “Whenever I’m sleeping, my boss would appear in my dream,
tormenting me.
“When I wake up, I will start convulsing.
“I have been urinating blood in the last seven days.
“Please help me to beg him to leave me alone.
“I have assisted the police to recover his vehicle, but he still keeps tormenting me.
“He has made my manhood to stop working.
“I’m begging him to leave me alone because I have returned his vehicle to him.”
He explained that his trouble started after he stole his Indian boss’s SUV and sold it.
According to Zamzam, he stole Kamal’s SUV out of anger and did not even enjoy the proceeds of the sale.
He said after selling the car, the buyer made half payment and
while he was still waiting for the buyer to complete the payment, the
man disappeared into thin air.
He decided to take the part payment to Borno State to his sick mother, who was dying in the Internally Displaced Persons Camp.
On his way, he and other travellers were attacked by members of the dreaded Boko Haram and all the money taken from him.
Zamzam, a professional driver, was arrested IRT operatives, who
trailed him to Maiduguri, Borno State. The suspect explained that he
stole Kamal’s vehicle because the Indian refused to give him salary
advance.
He said he needed the advance to buy food for his wife, children
and to also care for his sick mother, who was in the village in Angala
Local Government Area of Borno State.
He became angry after Kamal refused his request for salary advance. He said something told him to run away with the vehicle.
He sold the vehicle to a man, Adamu, who he met at Victoria Island, Lagos for N500,000.
Police disclosed that Kamal, who was dismayed after his vehicle was
stolen, wrote a petition to the IGP, Mohammed Adamu, pleading for the
arrest of his driver who was in possession of his SUV.
A crack team of operatives, drafted from the Lagos Annex office of
IRT, led by Chief Superintendent of Police Philips Rieninwa, were
deployed to Borno State to track down the driver and recover the
vehicle.
After weeks of combing the nooks and cranny of Maiduguri metropolis, Zamzam was located.
He also led operatives to Adamu’s house, where the SUV was recovered.
Zamzam, who said he resides at Agidingbi area of Lagos State, added: “I work with an Indian company that produce cartons at Shagamu area of Ogun State.
“I got the job last year.
“My salary is N45,000.
“My job is to drive the manager of the company from Surulere to the factory in Shagamu.
“Sometime in July 2018, before I left for work, my wife told me that my child has no food.
“I told her that I had no money.
“I begged her to look for where to borrow money that when I returned from work, I would repay the debt.
“She accepted.
“On my way to work, I got a call from my village that my mother was very sick.
“They said money was needed to take her to hospital.
“Before now, my mother has been sick.
“She became hypertensive after two of my brothers were killed by members of the Boko Haram sect.
“My late brothers left five children behind.
“I have been the only person fending for my mother and my brothers’ children.
“When I got the call that she was at the point of death, I was worried.
“When I got to work, I called my boss and told him what was happening to me.
“I told him that I needed money to feed my wife and my children.
“I needed money to send to my sick mother and buy foodstuffs for my wife.
“I told him to give me the money out of my salary because I had worked for 24 days in that month.”
Zamzam said that instead of Kamal to listen and show a bit of human sympathy and kindness, the Indian threatened to sack him.
His words: “He refused and threatened to sack me for asking for my salary before the end of the month.
“I begged him to help me and he insisted in sacking me. I took the car and I went to a beer parlour.
“I had never taken alcohol, but because of what he told me, I went and bought a bottle of beer.
“I went to Victoria Island and sold the car for N1.2 million.
“The buyer gave me part payment and later ran away with the vehicle.
“I took the money quickly to my village, but on our way, Boko Haram attacked us and made away with the money.”
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The
All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state appears to be heading for
some crisis due to the recent moves by some leaders of the party in the
state that they are opposed to the second bid of governor Godwin Obaseki
Ahead the 2020 governorship election in Edo state, political
gladiators in Edo state are gearing up to the challenges ahead, as
political leaders and their followers are aligning and re-aligning with
structures that suit their interest.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state appears to be
heading for some crisis due to the recent moves by some leaders of the
party in the state that they are opposed to the second bid of governor
Godwin Obaseki. Similar crisis is also brewing in the state Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) after some members are agitating for the
emergence of the senator representing Edo South senatorial district,
Senator Mathew Urhoghide as against Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, who
contested against the incumbent governor of Edo state, Obaseki in 2016.
But the former chairman of Owan West Local Government Area, Dan Asekhame
believes that the younger generation should be given the opportunity to
vie for the governorship just as he declared that the duo of Ize-Iyamu
and Urhoghide must give others a chance to try the governorship.
But as expected, the battle for the soul of APC has continued to
heighten in Edo state especially with the rumored rift between the
governor and his predecessor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole. However, the
governor who arrived the state Wednesday after his one-month vacation,
debunked the rumoured rift, describing it as fake news.
According to him, “the rumoured rift between me and my predecessor
is fake news”. But prior to the Airport reception, Saturday Vanguard
gathered there was a shouting match between the two top officials of the
administration over whether to accord the governor the reception at the
airport or not. It was gathered that while one of the top officials
argued that the governor had called to say that the planned reception
should be cancelled, his colleague disagreed, arguing that with his
position in government his colleague lacked the authority to ask him to
cancel the event.
The argument, we gathered, scuttled the earlier expected fanfare
the airport reception would have elicited which included a street walk
by the governor and his supporters at the airport. However, supporters
of the governor led by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, had commenced the
building of a political structure called the Obaseki, Shaibu Movement
across the 18 Local Government Areas. It was gathered that the structure
is being oiled in the event that Oshiomhole decides to dump the trio of
Obaseki, Shaibu and Ogie in 2020. Ironically, while the governor was
being welcomed at the Benin Airport, last Wednesday, some APC leaders
moved to puncture that structure when leaders of that group across the
18 Local Government Areas of the state gathered at the Buhari Campaign
office located at the Government Reservation Area (GRA) Benin City and
vowed to revive the APC after they alleged that the party was losing
momentum in the state. The meeting was convened by the former Attorney
General of the state, Barr.Henry Idahagbon and former member House of
Representatives, Samson Osagie. The meeting was chaired by veteran
politician, Engr. Festus Evbuonwa. Some of those who attended were
former member House of Reps, Patrick Ikhariale, Ken Ihensekhen, former
youth leader of the APC and now President of RTEAN, Comrade Osakpanwa
Eriyo, Tony Kabaka, former Commissioners in the state, Gideon Obakhan
and Chris Ebare, Jackson Eribo, Mathew Ehigie, Macdonal Obasuke, S.S.
Mayaki and many others.
The group while commending the leadership of the National Chairman
of the state, Comrade Oshiomhole both in the state and the Nation, they
attributed the woeful outing of the party in the just concluded
Presidential and National Assembly elections to the dwindling fortunes
of the party following weak leadership. Engr. Evbuowan who addressed the
meeting, urged members to remain calm and focused and expressed
optimism that the leader of the party, Comrade Oshiomhole will work
together with the party to produce a governorship candidate capable of
winning the 2020 governorship election. They observed that the party
would have been kicked out of the governorship election if election held
in the state now. He said this was due to the anger of majority of the
leaders of the party in the state.
Tony Kabaka Adun, who also spoke at the meeting, lamented that “we
have been treated like slaves after ensuring victory for the governor in
2016. Some of us are still in this party today because of Oshiomhole
who used all of us to deliver Obaseki. But in 2020, we must have a
change and if Oshiomhole refuses to give us another person and insists
on Obaseki, for the first time, we will go against him. After laboring,
we saw a situation whereby people from Lagos and Delta state are now
enjoying the fruit of our labour. If they say they are not sharing
money, we have no problem with that, but we have not even seen the
development they promised to give us with the money. All we are still
seeing today are Oshiomhole’s legacies which they are trying to destroy
including the five star Benin Central hospital. But we will not allow
them. We will fight anybody who tries to destroy Oshiomhole’s legacies
in this state because he is our father, we will not fail to repay their
ingratitude”.
The meeting however urged the party leaders to go to their
respective wards and Local Governments to attract more people into the
party despite the frustrations from some quarters. Reacting to the claim
by the governor’s handlers that Obaseki is currently the most popular
politician in the state, a chieftain of the APC in the state, Mahmud
Mohammed described it as not true. “I have read so many articles
both on social media and the print obviously emanating from Osadebey
Avenue, where they tried in vain to argue why Obaseki deserved a second
term.
And unfortunately, they tend to blame other people rather than
the Governor over the failure of the party in the National
Assembly/Presidential election. The truth is that the governor and his
cabal from Lagos and Delta State have weakened the APC in the state. The
only people singing his praises are those benefiting from him. I read
where they described the Governor as the most popular politician in Edo
state which is not true. The question is, what made him popular now? Is
it for not delivering Edo South senate which Patrick Obahiagbon
contested under the APC, which also is the senatorial district of the
governor? Is he popular because he could not deliver President Buhari in
his ward, Local Government and senatorial district? Is he popular for
marginalizing the party members? I use this opportunity to urge the
state Executive of the APC to set up a committee to try those who were
involved in anti-party activities during the election. The governor
could be invited so we could hear from him why APC lost the election in
Edo South.”
Oshiomhole had continued to keep mute about the political situation
in his Edo APC, even as his loyalists are said to be campaigning for a
change in the state. Apparently to douse tension, Obaseki’s camp has
declared no rift between their principal and Oshiomhole. But the two men
have not been together for months now.
Besides, Oshiomhole was conspicuously absent when the state
government celebrated the victory of the party in the House of Assembly
Elections in the state where the APC won the entire 24 seats in the
House. However, the next few months will be interesting in the state.
The public will be eager to see how this new group, tagged Edo APC
Revival Group intends to confront the Obaseki, Shaibu Movement in this
brewing political contest. Of interest will also be Oshiomkhole’s
position on 2020 election. The expected battle between Pastor Ize-Iyamu
and Senator Urhoghide in the PDP will be another interesting contest.
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former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to attack the
number one citizen of Nigeria who is presently in the United Kingdom.
President Muhammadu Buhari
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, Comrade Timi Frank, has said that President Muhamamdu
Buhari should rather be seen as “an illegal President-elect” until the
supreme court says otherwise.
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) is contesting the outcome of the poll that
returned Buhari for a second term in office.
While backing the decision of the leader of the Yoruba
socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, who said that President
Buhari should not be recognised as President-elect. noted that Pa
Adebanjo had expressed optimism that Abubakar would reclaim his mandate
at the court.
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A new bride has opened up on why she tookthe bold step of getting married to her blind footballer husband.
Kenechukwu Agbanu and his bride, Ngozi Okwuonu
It was pomp and ceremony last weekend as multi-talented blind
footballer, Kenechukwu Agbanu, found his missing rib, former Miss Ngozi
Okwuonu, a nurse by profession; as the couple was joined in holy
matrimony in a wedding ceremony in Enugu. Kenechukwu, a member of Lions
Blind Football Club of Enugu, is also a musician, teacher of bead
making, sprinter and dancer. The blind footballer, discovered and
groomed by an Enugu based non-governmental organization (NGO), Bina
Foundation for people with special needs, has remained a veritable
example and model to other physically challenged persons, by
demonstrating so many abilities in disability.
Little wonder he was attracted to a nurse, Ngozi, who saw beyond the physical challenge and embraced a marriage that many other young and able-bodied girls in her shoes would be reluctant to embrace. But the clergyman, Rev Canon David Chukwubuihem, who officiated during the solemnization ceremony, captured the whole essence of the marriage when he advised intending couples to look beyond physical appearance while choosing their spouses. The nuptial knot was tied at the Church of Transfiguration (Anglican Communion), Independence layout, Enugu, last weekend. The officiating priest extolled the love and passion the couple have for each other, describing it as “true love”. He commended the bride for seeing beyond the physical realm to have noted that there was ability in disability. Rev Chukwubuihem gave kudos to Bina Foundation for sponsoring the couple’s wedding. The multi-talented Kenechukwu said the character, humility and simplicity of his bride was the reason he develop passion for her. He recalled that on one particular day during a prayer session that he was moved by anointing and developed true love for her. “I thereafter approached her and proposed to her of which she accepted,” he recalled. On her part, the bride said that the secret behind their marriage was that she listened to the voice of God in addition to the love they have for each other. According to the bride: “the secret behind our marriage is that I listened to the voice of God in addition to the love we have for each other. My prayer is for God Almighty to take care of our marriage.” Both the bride and groom are members of staff of Bina Foundation. The Foundation has been the official sponsor of the recent male and female blind football tournament in Enugu. The NGO is also offering free training to Nigerian blind footballers in the upcoming 2020 international soccer competition for the blind which Nigeria is now set to feature both male and female football teams. The NGO which has the mandate of the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development to train the blind footballers has groomed the ‘Star Eagles’ blind football club for men and the ‘Star Falcons’ blind football for women. Only recently, a four-day training camp/games session which involved some other blind teams from Cameroon, Ghana and Cote Ivoire was concluded at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu and supervised by France-based blind football coach, Toussaint Akpweh, the IBSA Africa Representative and Special adviser (Development) for blind football. The President/Founder of Bina Foundation, Pharmacist Lady Ifeoma Atuegwu, who sponsored the couple’s wedding disclosed that it has become an established culture in Bina Foundation to assist their dedicated workers in achieving their social and societal obligations. “My Foundation, Bina Foundation for people with special needs, was formed to be able to take care of people with disabilities, any form of disability: blind, visually impaired, deaf and mute, physically challenged, any form of disability. We try to rehabilitate them and empower them and help them to become self reliant. “Then those wedding, social integration is also what we preach, endorse and what we campaign for. The couple wedding here today, the lady is our staff, she is a nurse in the medical team and her husband Kenechukwu Agbanu, has been part of the Foundation for up to five years. He trained in the Foundation, now he teaches beads, making in the Foundation; he is a blind footballer, a blind sprinter, a musician and a fantastic dancer, he is an all rounder and always cheerful. “He has grown beyond his disability and is able to cope with life. This is something we have to do to encourage them; we have had a lot of marriages among both people who are physically challenged and then the blind and visually impaired. Each year we have 10 or more couples getting married and we give them support because some of these people with challenges do not have money, part of the problem is poverty. So we try to encourage them, support them, give them the necessary support so that they will be able to marry, have children, just anything we can do for them to be able to function in life,” she said. Pharmacist Atuegwu, whose husband, Pharm. Sir Chris Atuegwu is the CEO of Michelle Laboratories Pharmaceutical Limited, a drug manufacturing company in Enugu, stated that Bina Foundation is a non-profit organization and that everything the Foundation spend is for free. “We don’t ask for money for anything and by the grace of God, God has been our provider; we don’t have grants from anybody but the family’s funds sustain the Foundation but that doesn’t mean that we don’t want people to help, anybody that the Lord touches to help is welcome,” Sir Atuegbu said. |
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Police said the suspects wanted to use the ceremony to initiate new cult-members into their group before they were arrested.
Ten teenagers have been arrested by the police during initiation rite by members of Skylo” Confraternity Cult group. The teenagers were arrested at Hawkins cemetery, Calabar South, LGA of the state. They claimed that they were performing the burial ceremony of one of their members at the cemetery. Nine others were also paraded for sundry crimes. Briefing newsmen, shortly after parading the suspects yesterday in Calabar, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Irene said: “They wanted to use the ceremony to initiate new cult-members into their group. "When a crack team from the Anti-Cultism/Kidnapping Squad (ACKS) got an intelligence report, they immediately swung into action and 10 members were arrested at the cemetery at about midnight,” Irene said.
Speaking further, she said that they had all confessed to the crime
upon interrogation, and will soon be charged to court after
investigation is concluded.
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It
was gathered that the suspect had sent a commercial motorcyclist who
picked the victim on arrival to the bush where he was robbed at
gunpoint.
The suspects
A 27-year old woman and her male accomplice have been arrested by
the police for allegedly robbing a facebook friend of his valuables in
Ogidi, Anambra State.
The prime suspect, Ogochukwu Onourah, was said to have lured the victim, Emerole Ikechukwu from Imo State to Ogidi where he was robbed of the sum of N17,000, his ATM card and other valuables. The Nation gathered that the suspect had sent a commercial motorcyclist who picked the victim on arrival to the bush where he was robbed at gunpoint. Confirming the arrest, the Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, said the victim’s bag containing his clothes were recovered. According tohim: “On 3/5/2019 at about 2:15 pm, one Emerole Ikechukwu ‘m’ of Irete village Owerri reported at Ogidi Police Station that a female facebook friend lured him from Imo State to Ogidi. “Upon arrival at about 1:15pm, the supposed friend directed a bike man who picked and took him to the bush where he was robbed at gunpoint of his money cash sum of #7000, his ATM card where another sum of #10,000 was withdrawn and other valuables. “Following the report, Police detectives attached to Ogidi Division traced and arrested one Abuchi Mba ‘m’ aged 23 years of Ikenga Ogidi and recovered the victim bag containing his clothes from him. “Consequently, discreet investigation also led to the arrest of the lady, one Ogochukwu Onourah ‘f’ aged 27 years of Ilongodo, Ogidi in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.” Mohammed said the two suspects have confessed to the crime, adding that efforts were on to apprehend other fleeing accomplices. |
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It
was revealed that a cartel was responsible for luring the girls and
making them swear oaths of secrecy not to abscond or divulge information
about the business.
File photo: s*x workers
No fewer than 59 which included 43 girls and 16 men have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) in Calabar.
Mr Ilupeju Adebayo, Director of DSS in Cross River, who briefed newsmen on Saturday in Calabar, said the girls were rounded up at 2:15 a.m Saturday morning at Peace Garden Hotel and Papsi Place along Murtala Mohammed highway. Adebayo revealed that there was a cartel responsible for luring the girls and making them swear oaths of secrecy not to abscond or divulge information about the business. “We got an intelligent report and swung into action, we have been on the matter for months. We discovered that the girls are mostly underage, mostly 13, 15, and 19 years of age. “We also know that they were brought in by a cartel, deeply involved in the business of trafficking and using the girls as commercial sex workers. “The girls then bring returns to them at the beginning or close of the week depending on their modus operandi. “We have made some arrests including that of the owner of “Papsi place” a brothel that houses mostly underage girls who pay him N2,000 on week days and N4,000 at weekends as lodging fee. They operate from the hotel, to clubs were we arrested them stark naked. “We have contacted the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons while investigations are ongoing until all those involved in the illicit trade are arrested and charged to court,’’ he said. One of the girls, (name withheld) said that she was brought to Calabar from Rivers for a sales girl job but she ended up becoming a commercial sex worker. “I was brought to Calabar through a friend who told me that I will be given a job as a sales girl. She took me to a lady who I only as Aunty Favour. “They took me to a brothel at Atamu Street, Calabar South, from where I used to attend night clubs. “I ran away and then they traced me and brought me back, they wanted to force me to take an oath but I objected and absconded again to meet my friend whom I came with to Calabar then. “Aunty Favour came there with the boyfriend and some cult boys and beat me up. And told me that if I run they will kill me or I will die. “So, I usually go to her house to make returns to her every week but I am not happy with the kind of work I am doing; it was never my intentions to do this, because my friend did not tell me that it was this kind of job,’’ she said. One of the suspects, Mr Edem John, who was among the 16 men in custody and owner of Papsi’s Place, denied any wrong doing, claiming that he has been warning the underage girls not to come to his place for commercial sex. He however, added that because of the trying times, he had no choice but to do his business. “I have been doing this business for about two years; they pay me N2,000 for the accommodation where they have sex with men. “Although I have been warning the underage ones to stay away from my place but they still come back, and I need to do my business because I have a family to feed,’’ he said. |
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Too
little sleep may cause a number of problems, including memory loss, a
feeling of depression, weakening of the immune system, pain and even
sickness.
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The amount of sleep a person needs depends on many factors,
including age. In general, adults need to sleep for about seven to nine
hours every night, according to wedmd.com.
However, experts say that if you feel drowsy during the day, even during boring activities, you haven’t had enough sleep.
Sleep Debt:
The amount of sleep a person needs also increases if they have been
deprived of sleep in previous days. Getting too little sleep creates a
“sleep debt”, which is much like being overdrawn at a bank. Eventually,
your body will demand that the debt be repaid.
Consequences of Too Little Sleep:
Too little sleep may cause a number of problems, including memory
loss, a feeling of depression, weakening of the immune system, pain and
even sickness.
Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous.
Sleep-deprived people who are tested by using a driving simulator or by
performing a hand-eye coordination task perform as badly as or worse
than those who are intoxicated.
Sleep deprivation also magnifies the effect of alcohol on the body,
so a fatigued person who drinks will become much more impaired than
someone who is well rested.
In fact, you should be very careful about driving, if you don’t get enough sleep.
The National Sleep Foundation, a US nonprofit organisation that
promotes public understanding of sleep and sleep disorders, says you are
probably too drowsy to drive safely if you have trouble keeping your
eyes focused, can’t stop yawning, can’t remember driving the last few
miles, have trouble holding your head up, and keep drifting in and out
of lanes.
However, if you are the type that has difficulties sleeping at
night, there are some things you can do to improve your chances of
getting a good night’s rest.
Think positive
Ridding your mind of negative thoughts calms you down and makes you more likely to fall asleep.
Pick one thing to focus on
Focusing on something specific could be just what you need to get sleepy.
Pretend to be tired
Concentrate on the kinds of things you would feel if you were
tired, like drooping eyes, the room darkening, or the sensation of
sinking into your bed. Before you know it, you just might experience
them!
Adjust your temperature
Even if you can’t completely control the heating and cooling system
in your home, you can control your body. Put the fan closer to your
face when you are too hot or bundle up when you are too cold.
Read, or watch a movie
Try reading, but not on your laptop or phone, but with a paper
book. Dim the lights in your room (or use a lamp) so you can see
comfortably. You can also watch a good movie.
Listen to music
Don’t go for a loud, blasting dancehall beat. Some simple,
acoustic, minimal percussion music might be perfect for getting your
eyes to droop.
Stretch
Yes, you can try this sleep hack without getting out of bed. Put
your legs up against the wall to calm your central nervous system. You
can also do some light leg and arm movements and exercises on your back
to release any excess tension.
Relax from head to toe
Concentrate on each muscle, starting from your toes.
Make a journal
If your mind is racing, grab a notebook and jot down every thought
you have. Just get everything out until you are out of ideas and start
to tire.
Drink something hot
Making yourself a glass of hot milk with honey or decaffeinated tea could warm your body up for rest.
Stick your feet out
Research says that keeping your toes cool makes you more likely to fall asleep.
Cover your eyes
Even if your room is dark, grab a cloth and cover your eyes so that all you can see is sleep!
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Shortly
before the incident, she was said to have sent a text message to her
boyfriend, lamenting he had made life miserable for her and that she
would soon kill herself.
Kenile Nwabuzor
A resident of Fadausi Street, Ijeshatedo, Lagos State, Kenile Nwabuzor, has killed herself following protracted disagreements between her and her boyfriend identified as David. City Round gathered that the duo had endured an unhealthy relationship since they met about two years ago. Our correspondent learnt that the matter came to a head on Thursday, April 11, 2019 when the 26-year-old hairdresser decided to commit suicide after David reportedly said he was no longer interested in the relationship. Shortly before the incident, she was said to have sent a text message to her boyfriend, lamenting he had made life miserable for her and that she would soon kill herself. Speaking to our correspondent during the week, David, a graduate, said he hooked up with Nwabuzor two years ago while she was mourning the death of her mother. He said Nwabuzor, who is a secondary school leaver, expressed fears that their relationship might not work out because of the disparity in their educational qualifications. He stated, “She was my girlfriend and I loved her so much. We started dating each other about two years ago. She was not that literate, but I told her it didn’t matter. When we met, she was in distress. Her mother just died then and she was living alone. She said she could not live without her mother. Her brothers are based in Ghana, but they usually sent her money. “She told me she finished secondary school, but I don’t think so. I really wanted to help her improve on her education. She easily got angry and if she had a disagreement with someone, she might not talk to that person again for years. As our relationship continued, I tried to correct her. I persuaded her to be going to church and bought a Bible for her. We usually had disagreements over petty issues. “If we had a misunderstanding, I could be in her house for hours begging her and she would not say anything. If I decided to go, that would be another fight. At times, the misunderstanding would last for days.” David, a photographer, told City Round that Nwabuzor usually accused him of being promiscuous, adding that he found it difficult to dispel her belief. “Because of the nature of my job, I have girls around me. She would be complaining that I was going out with them. I tried to tell her that she needed to trust me. I also saw boys around her because she was beautiful, yet I trusted her. “Recently, she said I didn’t love her again. She changed her phone’s password to deny me access to her phone. She accused me of sleeping with women. It was true many ladies wanted me to ask them out, but I ignored them,” he added. David explained that four days before the unfortunate incident, he had missed Nwabuzor’s calls while on an assignment at an event. He said he got back home late that day and returned her calls, but she did not pick them. The photographer stated that when he called Nwabuzor the next day, she started insulting him and he ended the call. He went on, “She sent me text messages, but I didn’t reply. On Tuesday, I went to her house to return the charger she lent me and when I was about to leave, she returned all the things I had bought for her. That night, she sent a text message to me, saying that I had stopped loving her since December 2018 when we had fun at different places. “She said she was no longer interested in the relationship. In my reply, I told her she was free to find her peace anywhere else. On Wednesday morning, I thought about everything again. I knew she was depressed and I had been the person encouraging her. I sent her another message, begging her. Most times, she would be the one to say she was not interested in the relationship, yet she would be crying. I was always the one saying sorry. “That Thursday, she came to our house for the first time and met with my parents. That was the day my father knew her as my girlfriend. She reported me to him and said she was no longer interested in the relationship. My father sought my opinion and I said I didn’t have any comment. “She started crying. She called one of her brothers and told him she was coming to Ghana. My father is a clergyman. He tried to counsel her. As my father was talking to her, she was crying. At a point, she stood up and left. Afterwards, I left for my workplace.” David told our correspondent he was in the studio when he received WhatsApp voice messages from Nwabuzor, but he was busy to listen to them. He said she later sent a text message to him, saying, “You want to kill me; I will help you kill myself. Thank you for making my life a hell.” He said immediately after he read the message, he took a motorcycle and headed for her house. “On getting there, I peeped from her window and saw her body dangling on a rope tied to the ceiling. I shouted and barged into her room. Her neighbours helped me loose the rope while I brought her down. She was already heavy, but I was not feeling the weight. “I was not in my right senses again. I took her on a motorcycle to a nearby hospital. She was referred to Randle General Hospital. A doctor confirmed her dead on arrival. I called her brother and relations. The police arrested me and detained me for two days. They said I should not have brought her down,” he stated. Our correspondent learnt that the deceased was buried on Saturday, April 13 which was David’s 26th birthday. “I have lost my sleep these days because of the incident. I am still going through the trauma,” David added. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident, said the police had received a distress call from the general hospital that one Kenile Nwabuzor was brought in dead by her boyfriend. He said, “Preliminary investigation revealed that the lady had earlier sent a text message to her boyfriend that she would kill herself. Her corpse was removed and deposited in the Lagos Mainland Hospital morgue.” |
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The
suspect was said to have cleared N156,000 in his boss' account to place
a bet on football matches via a sport betting outlet popularly known as
NaijaBet.
The police in Lagos have arrested an apprentice mechanic in the
Mushin area of the state, Ibrahim Adebowale, for allegedly withdrawing a
sum of N156,000 from his boss’ bank account.
It was learnt that the boss, Akinyemi Benjamin, had given the suspect his Automated Teller Machine card to help him withdraw N20,000. Adebowale, 24, was said to have cleared N156,000 in his boss’ account and made away with it. He reportedly used the money to place a bet on football matches via a sport betting outlet popularly known as NaijaBet. It was gathered that Benjamin reported the case to the police at the Olosan Division and Adebowale was tracked down. The complainant told the police that he was working on a car when he received N20,000 debit alerts repeatedly. He said he was surprised and rushed to an ATM point around his workshop where he had told Adebowale to withdraw the money, adding that he did not meet him there. Benjamin said, “I gave him my ATM card to go to a nearby bank and help me withdraw N20,000. Some minutes after he left, I received alerts on my phone, showing that he had collected N20,000 many times. “I left what I was doing and rushed to the bank. By the time I got there, I had received alerts indicating that he had withdrawn N156,000. I went to check him at his parents’ house but his mother said she did not know his whereabouts. I then reported the case to the police.” Adebowale, a native of Lafenwa in Ogun State, owned up to the crime in his statement to the police, adding that he used the money for betting. He said, “That day, my boss gave me his ATM card to help him withdraw N20,000 from his account. When I got to the ATM point, I decided to withdraw N156,000 and ran away. I used the money to place bets in NaijaBet.” He was consequently brought before an Ogba magistrates’ court by a police prosecutor, Inspector Koti Ahondehemba, on two counts of stealing. The charges read, “That you, Ibrahim Adebowale, on April 13, 2019 at about 7.20pm, on Oyekunle Street, Mushin, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conduct yourself in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace by taking your boss’ UBA ATM card, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section168 (d) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015. “That you, Ibrahim Adebowale, on the same date, time and place, in the aforementioned magisterial district, did steal the sum of one N156,000 property of one Akinyemi Benjamin, thereby committing an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.” Adebowale, however, pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to him. The presiding Magistrate, Mr K. O. Osundare, granted him bail in the sum of N80,000 with one surety in the like sum and adjourned the matter till May 6, 2019. |
