Chai

She was standing by the roadside together with two of her workmates, waiting for the main road to be free so that they can cross to the other side of the road.

Vum, a motorist who was dragging his steering with two policemen, smashed her.

She died on the spot but was confirmed dead when rushed to a hospital.

The motorist riding in a red coloured Toyota Camry fled, immediately, abandoning his vehicle.

The family of 18- year -old Kasarachi Oduoma is mourning now ooo

This has happened to this innocent, budding soul.

This has happened to her poor family ooo.

A young girl sent by her family to learn how to make hairs, so that she will improve the lot of her family has been killed ooo

Chai!

May thus never happen to any of us

Say Amen

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and former Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has been accused of refusing to pay a businesswoman, Tracynither Nicolas Ohiri, for promotional items she supplied during his 2014 governorship campaign.

The former governor led Ebonyi state for eight years from 2015 to 2023. Prior to that, he was a deputy governor of the state.

In an interview on Friday, Mrs Ohiri alleged that Umahi deliberately withheld the N200 million payment because she rejected his $exual advances.

She claimed that Umahi initially assured her she would be paid after he won the 2014 gubernatorial election. However, she said that when she began demanding her money, he attempted to turn their business relationship into a personal affair.

“When I supplied him with the goods, he told me that he did not have money, but that I should not worry. As soon as he finished contesting for the governorship election and won, he would repay me,” she said.

She alleged that after Umahi became governor, he started avoiding her calls and only engaged with her when she entertained his advances.

“When he won the election and became governor, I started asking him for my money, and he began asking me out,” she stated. “I gave him about a year and eight months before I started asking for my money. So, anytime I asked him for payment, he would say, ‘No problem, I’m going to pay you.’ But then he would bring up the topic he had been discussing with me.”

She further alleged that when she refused his advances, he became angry and stopped responding to her calls.

“When he mentioned it to me twice, he took offence and said, ‘Do you know that since I was born, no woman has said no to me?’ I said I don’t know about that, but I cannot have anything to do with you, sir. I want it to be purely business. The next thing he did was block me.”

Ohiri said that after years of trying to get her money, she has resorted to public protests and social media campaigns to demand payment.

Ohiri, a mother, lamented how Umahi’s alleged refusal to pay her has left her struggling financially while his son enjoys a luxurious lifestyle.

“Give me my money. I am a mother with children. I see your son flying private jets. The money your son is using to fly private jets is enough for you to pay me. You withheld my capital. I am a nursing mother; I need my payment. I have waited enough for nine years.”

Meanwhile, a similar controversy recently involved Senate President Godswill Akpabio, a key politician in Tinubu’s government.

In February 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused Akpabio of sexual harassment, alleging that he made inappropriate advances toward her during a visit to his residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on December 8, 2023.

She claimed that Akpabio tacitly demanded sex from her to facilitate the consideration of her motions in the Senate.

Meanwhile, the Senate has suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, citing violations of legislative rules.

Members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as the Shiites, launched an unprovoked attack on security operatives in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Friday.

Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, said in a statement that during the attack, one security operative was killed, while two others were injured.

She explained that at about 2:20 pm on Friday, the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting a violent assault on security personnel by IMN members armed with firearms, cutlasses, catapults, sticks, stones, petrol bombs, and other lethal weapons in the Banex area, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse 2.

“Upon swift deployment to the scene, police and security personnel encountered intense gunfire from the attackers, resulting in the serious injury of three security operatives. They were promptly transported to the National Hospital, where one was tragically pronounced dead,” she said.

The police spokesperson noted that about 19 suspects were arrested in connection with the incident, while others managed to escape.

She confirmed that normalcy has since been fully restored, and investigations are ongoing to ensure that all perpetrators are brought to justice.

“CP Ajao Saka Adewale emphasised that actions are being implemented to apprehend those responsible for this heinous act,” she added.