Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian's Blog – February 2010 Archive (5)

Lagos: Brother marries sister in desperate bid to secure UK visa

Lagos: Brother marries sister in desperate bid to secure UK visa

By Chioma Igbokwe

Saturday, February 20, 2010

It could be described as a taboo for siblings to marry one another, but Anthonia and Victor in desperate bid to secure UK visa decided to be known and addressed as husband and wife. On the fateful day, January 28, 2008, Anthonia dressed in a flowing white gown, marched to the Ojo marriage registry with Victor to be joined as husband and wife. This was done in a bid… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on February 22, 2010 at 1:15am — 8 Comments

FREE Midnight calls cost me my marriage –Woman monster

By Chioma Igbokwe

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Visualize a scenario where you are fast asleep beside your partner and at 2.00am, the ring tone of your phone disturbs your sleep. With your eyes heavy with sleep after a hectic day and retiring to bed just an hour earlier you pick the call only to hear the voice of a stranger you never met.

The voice is that of the opposite sex. You try to fix a face or incident to it but cannot. While you battle with ‘I can’t remember who you… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on February 22, 2010 at 1:13am — No Comments

Lagos is fifth worst city to live in – EIU ...... Eko for show Eko oni baje ?

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Contrary to all the hype that Lagos is being transformed into a world class city, a recent survey on global cities has shown that Lagos is the fifth worst city to live in the world.

In the annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Lagos was only surpassed by Harare (Zimbabwe), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Algiers (Algeria) and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) as greater hell holes on…

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Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on February 15, 2010 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

I "killed" my Mother tale of a son who went to church too much

Abigail Nwajei whose son, Nnamdi, tried to murder two days to 2010 on an allegation that a church revealed that she was behind his misfortune, has left hospital. Emmanuel Onyeche writes her near tragic story.…

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Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on February 9, 2010 at 7:30am — 1 Comment

Lagos: Lady kills friend with razor over bucket

Olalekan Adetayo

A 22-year-old lady, Ijeoma Obezim, is currently in the custody of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing her friend during a fight over a bucket.

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The suspect reportedly used a razor blade to inflict grievous injuries on the face of her friend, Ada Okeke, in their residence on Saturday.

The 25-year-old Okeke was later confirmed dead at the nearby Tolu Medical Centre where she was rushed to… Continue

Added by Akin Osunlaja WebLagosian on February 3, 2010 at 10:58am — 15 Comments