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Domestic Worker Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Killing Employer, Mother
A Lagos State High Court sitting in the Ikeja Area has sentenced to death by hanging, a domestic staff, Joseph Ogbu, for killing his employer, Oreoluwa John, and her 89-year-old mother, Adejoke, two days after he was employed.
Justice Nicole-Clay sentenced the condemned domestic staff to death after she found him guilty on a three-count charge of armed robbery and murder brought against him by the Lagos State Government.
The state had told the judge that the convict committed the offence on June 19, 2019, by killing Adejoke John by strangulation and stabbing Oreoluwa to death.
The prosecution had also informed the court that the convict, armed with a knife, robbed Adejoke John of her Toyota Camry Saloon car, her LG plasma TV, motorway handset, one Gionee handset, one Nokia phone, one i-Tel Phone, and a power bank.
The state had further claimed that the incident took place at 4 Ogunlana Drive, Surulere area of the state, at 9:30 p.m, and that the defendant killed Oreoluwa John by stabbing her to death while armed with a knife, robbed the deceased of her car, phones, and Plasma TV.
The offences of robbery and murder are contrary to Sections 222 and 297 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The convict had pleaded not guilty to the charge when he was arraigned on October 22, 2019.
But in her judgment, Justice Nicole-Clay held that Ogbu confessed to the crime.
She held, “he killed one Adejoke by strangling her to death, and one Oreoluwa by stabbing her.
“I have considered the evidence of the security guard, an okada man, one Yahya Ibrahim, the house help, and a police Inspector.
In positing that the convict admitted to living with them, and he was the only witness of the incident, the judge held that the defendant did not object to the admissibility of the confessional statement.
“There’s no doubt that the defendant confessed to the crimes. The defendant could not explain what he was doing with all the stolen items he was found with at about 2:00 a.m. on the date he was arrested.
“The evidence is shown to the satisfaction of this court, and the court has established guilt against the defendant. He is, at this moment, guilty as charged.
“You are at this moment sentenced to death by hanging. May God have mercy on your soul.”
The police prosecutor, Wole Ologun, had told the court that an argument ensued between Oreoluwa and Ogbu when she told him to clean the compound around 9 pm on the day of the incident. The suspect allegedly stabbed his employer to death in the heat of the argument.
He also stated that Ogbu packed some valuables in the house, loaded them into Oreoluwa’s car, and drove off from the scene of the incident.
The convict was later arrested by police personnel on patrol while trying to escape.
Ologun also told the court that Ogbu used a sharp object to stab Oreoluwa to death and strangled her 89-year-old mother
As the world celebrate this year’s World Environment Day today,the Ogun State Waste Management Authority OGWAMA as urged residents of the States to keep their environment clean and stop indiscriminate dumping of waste in public places and imbibe proper waste disposal.
Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of the Ogun State Management Authority OGWAMA, Honorable Farouk Akintunde stated this in a statement to mark the 2026 World Environment Day.
He said indiscriminate dumping of waste in public and unauthorized places breeds untidy, unhealthy environment which are inimical to public safety and retard economic growth of the society.
Akintunde also advised them to imbibe proper waste disposal by patronizing Waste PSP assigned to their immediate community for proper waste disposal for just a token instead of them to use the cover of the night to dump them in discriminately on the median,roadsides and public places which he says deface the aesthetic beauty of the State.
“Ogun state residents are known as clean and fun-loving people.We should not allow few of us to dent our pride through their untoward attitudes and behaviors,so when we see them dumping indiscriminately in our environment we should say something”
“We will on our part continue to do our best in terms of proper waste management through sensitization and advocacy as we urge all residents to containerize their waste for easy collection by government accredited PSP”
”For industries domiciled in the state, let me remind them of the need to allow government accredited PSP assigned to them to perform their statutory duties instead of patronizing illegal PSP which will attract sanction when they are caught by our enforcement team as OGWAMA will not allow them to turn the state to dumpsites for illegal industrial waste some of which are not environmentally friendly” Akintunde added.
He did not forget to remind all residents of the State that Ogun State Waste Management Authority will step-up it enforcement activities in all nooks and crannies of the state to maintain a clean,safe and healthy environment .
June 5th, Transfermarkt updated. The new market values of Barcelona players. Three players increased and nine decreased, with Raphinha dropping by 10 million to 70 million euros.
Increase (Euros)
Joan-Garcia increased by 5 million to 45 million
Eric-Garcia increased by 5 million to 40 million
Gerard-Martin increased by 10 million to 35 million
Decrease (Euros)
Raphinha decreased by 10 million to 70 million
Kounde decreased by 5 million to 60 million
Balde decreased by 5 million to 50 million
De Jong decreased by 10 million to 35 million
Casado decreased by 2 million to 18 million
Christensen decreased by 1 million to 8 million
Cancelo decreased by 1 million to 8 million
Lewandowski decreased by 1 million to 7 million
Szczesny decreased by 100,000 to 800,000
Unchanged (Euros)
Yamal 200 million
Pedri 150 million
Fermin 100 million
Cubarsi 80 million
Olmo 60 million
Ferran Torres 50 million
Rashford 40 million
Gavi 30 million
Bernal 30 million
Araujo 20 million
Bardghji 15 million
Singer Niniola Apata has opened up about her late husband, Michael Ndika, and the central role he played in her music career and personal life.
Speaking in a video at a gathering held in his honour, Niniola recounted how their relationship shaped her growth as an artist and as a person.
Ndika, CEO of African music platform NaijaReview, died on May 19, 2026 at 44.
She said he was her strongest supporter from day one even when she considered stepping away from music, he pushed her to continue.
According to her, Ndika believed in her talent and vowed to make her a star.
Niniola described their bond as inseparable, stressing how he was part of her daily routine and her main source of emotional support. Since his death, she said, her life has changed completely.
She thanked his family for embracing her and admitted that coping with the loss has been hard.
Reflecting on their marriage, she called it a love story.
She said Ndika gave her everything and lived for her and while she was the face and voice of her brand, he was the engine behind it.
She said: “My story with Michael is a love story. Michael did everything for me. Everything was for me, he was breathing for me. He loved me, I loved him so much. And I learned so much from Michael. But Michael met me raw, and he said, I’ll make you a superstar.’ And he did. I was just the face and the voice, but Michael was the engine.
“Even when I decided to, you know, give music a break, he didn’t let it. The first person I saw in the morning was Michael. And the last person who closed my eyes at night was Michael. So now what do I do? Tell me, what do I do? Michael was the best thing, the best person that ever happened to me.”
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