Shocker: Anglican Pastor Slumps And Dies On The Pulpit During Wedding Ceremony In Bayelsa

An Anglican pastor has reportedly slumped and died on the pulpit during a wedding ceremony in Bayelsa state.

File photo: A Nigerian church

It was serious pandemonium that took over an Anglican church in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital, at the weekend, when a reverend clergy slumped and died on the pulpit while officiating a wedding programme.

According to Vanguard, the clergyman (names withheld) who is married with children and hailed from Tombia community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state, according to a church member was not known to be sick but was complaining of headache before his tragic death.

According to the church member identified as Mary said: “Our reverend was not known to be sick but was complaining of slight headache before the wedding ceremony . We are at a loss as to what must have happened to him. He was such a nice family man.”

It was gathered that the pandemonium that ensued changed the mood of the wedding programme and temporarily disrupted the wedding proceedings for half an hour before normalcy was restored.

Meet Nigeria’s Oldest Prisoner Who Just Clocked 100 Years Inside Enugu Prison (Photo)

The oldest prisoner in Nigeria is currently serving a prison sentence in Enugu and he has just clocked 100 years.

Pa Celestine Egbunuche (left) is serving his sentence in Enugu prison

Anywhere in the world, 100 years is usually marked with fanfare but not so for Nigeria’s oldest prisoner, Pa Celestine Egbunuche, who clocked 100 last Saturday; August 4, within the confines of Enugu Maximum Prison.

The centenarian, who hails from Akokwa in Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, was condemned to death along with his son, Paul and another relation, now 87.

They were said to have been engaged in a fight over a piece of land and in the process, somebody died. With such fate, Pa Egbunuche has for over 17 years lived in desolation and hopelessness.

But all hope is not lost as a non-governmental organisation, Global Society for Anti-corruption (GSAC) is pushing for his release. GSAC has appealed to the Federal Government and Governor Rochas Okorocha to use their board of mercy and release Egbunuche, his 78 years old relation and son from prison.

Zonal Resource Executive of GSAC, Amaka Nweke commended Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Priscilla Emehelu for her recent prison visit where many inmates were granted freedom pleaded with her to look into the case of Pa Egbunuche whom she said their investigation showed might be Africa’s oldest inmate.

According to the NGO, Egbunuche has suffered from diabetes over the years, adding that with his age and failing health, it will be proper to release him to go and possibly die peacefully at home. If eventually released, the organisation would also want the Federal and State Governments to take care of Pa Egbunuche’s rehabilitation.

Experts said that in other jurisdictions, inmates above 65 years are eligible for either parole or state pardon.

Meanwhile, Daily Sun gathered that inmates of Enugu Maximum Prison have not had the luck of receiving Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to perform the usual granting of amnesty during ceremonial occasions like the Independence Day, Democracy Day and yuletide.

During a recent visit by our reporter, some of them claimed that they had turned a new leaf and appealed to the governor to emulate his counterparts in Anambra, Ebonyi, and Abia by granting them amnesty.

Their cries seemed to have attracted the attention of the chief judge, Emehelu, who during the 2018 jail delivery sessions in the three prisons in the state pardoned about 130 inmates.

Drama As Psychiatric Patient Beats Doctor To Coma In Ondo State

Medical workers at the Ondo State Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Akure, battled to resuscitate their Chief Medical Director, Dr. Akinwumi Akinloye, after he was viciously attacked by a patient admitted in the hospital, Punch has reported.

The patient identified as Folorunsho Olawale, who was referred for admission by the men of Ondo State Police Command, allegedly attacked the CMD and nurses on Wednesday night.

He also reportedly destroyed some equipment at the hospital, with the workers claiming that there was nobody to rescue them from the deadly assault.

A source disclosed that Olawale became a patient in the psychiatric hospital after the Police suspected that he was suffering from mental impairment.

He had reportedly gone to a Police station in Akure where he had reportedly confessed to being involved in the killing of Khadijat, the daughter of a former deputy governor of the state, Lasisi Oluboyo, who was suspected to have been murdered by her boyfriend and two other persons.

Khadija Oluboyo’s murder case is still pending.

A source told our correspondent: “After a series of interrogation by the policemen at the station, Olawale was discovered to be having metal problem because his statement was incoherent and he was behaving abnormally.

“That was how he was referred to the psychiatric centre for observation.”

The source added that Olawale had been aggressive since his admission, noting that, on Wednesday evening, he allegedly stabbed two nurses and beat CMD Akinloye to a coma.

The source added that it took the interventions of other doctors from the Ondo State Specialists Hospital to resuscitate Dr. Akinloye.

The nurses and other medical workers of the psychiatric hospital have since gone on strike over the issue, citing inadequate protection and government negligence as reasons.

The workers flayed the Permanent Secretary of the Hospital Management Board, Dr. Ikuomola, who they said ordered them back to work instead of identifying with their complaint.

In response, Ikuomola said, “We are going to address all the grievances and challenges confronting the hospital, such as power and security.

“I have assured the workers that we will table their complaints before the state governor.”

However, the chairman of the Joint Negotiating Council in the state, Mr. Opeyemi Oloniyo, said the workers would not “subscribe to any threat from the permanent secretary.”

The Public Relations Officer of the State Police Command, Mr. Femi Joseph, confirmed the incident.

University student stabbed to death on his birthday by fellow student in Kogi

University Student Stabbed To Death On His Birthday By Fellow Student In Kogi (Photos)

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A student of Kogi State University was stabbed to death while celebrating his birthday, by a fellow student who is now on the run.

The victim (L) and the suspect (R)

A 300 Level Philosophy student of the Kogi State University identified as Ali Umar Sharif, has been stabbed to death by a 100 Level student who is currently on the run.

The incident happened on Wednesday at their residence at Transformer Junction, Egwume road in the Anyigba area of the state.

It was gathered that Sharif was said to be celebrating his birthday when an argument started between him and Santa.

The argument later degenerated into a fight and Sharif was said to have picked up a stick while Santa picked a bottle, broke it and stabbed him in the neck before fleeing the scene.

Sharif was subsequently rushed to Good Shephard Hospital, where he was confirmed dead. The whereabouts of Santa remains unknown.

Man Kills His Friend So That He Can Date His Girlfriend In Lagos State

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A man suspected to be a cultist alongside his gang members on Tuesday night shot dead a 28-year-old driver, Abraham Umar at Cele bus stop, Ijanikin, Lagos outskirts in order for him to date his girlfriend.

According to The Nation, Abraham popularly called Abi, was a commercial bus driver on Badagry expressway, Lagos.

The Nation gathered that Abraham had closed for the day on Tuesday night and went to eat at his girlfriend’s mother’s shop when a group of about nine boys surrounded him, shot him in the head and died on the spot.

Abraham’s distraught mother has been left in a state of shock since the incident. His sister, Aminat Umar said Abraham called her that Tuesday around 9:21 pm.

She said: “He (Abraham) asked if I was back from work and told me that he was on his way home.  About 10 minutes later, Peter and Naomi rushed to our house, shouting and banging on the gate that we should come out, saying ‘Abi had been shot at Cele Bus stop and that his body has been taken to the police station’.

“My mother and uncle quickly ran to the station but they were told that nobody was brought there.  They went to check at Ademola Hospital but they were told that the body was not brought there, so they went back to the police station. The police later admitted that the body was at the station, but they locked the body in the cell claiming he was a cultist.”

Abraham’s uncle, Muhammed Umaru, said the late Abraham had been receiving threat messages from some boys.

“Some boys have been telling my son to leave his girlfriend alone 

Hoodlums Stone Woman To Death Inside Her House In Benin

Suspected hoodlums have killed a 70-year-old woman in her home in Benin City, Edo State, causing a serious commotion in the area.
Unidentified hoodlums on Wednesday killed a 70-year-old woman, Helen Udugbezi, at her residence in Benin. The hoodlums were alleged to have used a big stone to kill the deceased.
The housemaid of the deceased, Anna Amos, who was at home when the incident occurred, alleged that she was almost stabbed and raped by the hoodlums.
The maid also alleged that she was gagged and blindfolded by the hoodlums before they killed her madam.
She said, “I was working when the boys entered the house. I wanted to shout and one of them wanted to stab me.
"Another one said I was still a small girl; they tried to rape me but I said no. I heard a noise but I didn’t see what they were doing.
‘‘Then, they put a stone on my hand and asked me to say I kill mama.”
However, the son of the deceased, who gave his name as Harrison Udugbezi, said that he was surprised that his mother was killed in such a brutal manner.
The spokesman of Edo Police Command, DCP Chidi Nwanbuzor, confirmed the incident, adding that police had commenced investigation into the matter.
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