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Tunde Ayeni Files Petition In Court Against Adaobi Alagwu Over Child Paternity Row

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….Reaffirms earlier rejection of paternity claims by Adaobi, insists all is over with the respondent
…..court adjourns to February 17

An Abuja Customary Court has adjourned until February 17, a suit filed by a businessman, Tunde Ayeni, denying the paternity of a child given birth to by an Abuja-based lady, Miss Adaobi Alagwu.

At the resumed hearing, counsel to Ayeni, Silas Onu, informed the court that he is filing a notice of discontinuance of an earlier petition filed on the ground of improper service.

The court consequently struck out the previous petition.

After this, Onu informed the court that a fresh petition had been filed before the court and properly served on the respondent.

Respondent Counsel, however, confirmed receipt of service of the petition.

He, however, apologized to the court for the absence of the respondent in court.

He further stated that the respondent is still within the time to file her defence.

At this point, the court asked the respondent counsel whether he is denying that the sum paid by Dr Ayeni to Adaobi family has not been refunded to the petitioner.

The lawyer, however, answered that the said money has been refunded but added they are yet to file their defence.

Adjourning the matter, the court stressed that the Respondent should serve all the process of their reply to the petition on the petitioner and that parties should be in court at the next adjourned date for trial .

Speaking with journalists after the proceedings, Dr Ayeni, who attended the court session with his wife, said, “The matter is about one rabble rouser girl trying to malign me that she has a child for me. Initially, when I thought it was real, I took some responsible steps. But later I discovered that it was all a set-up, I therefore took immediate steps to reverse those steps.

“The money I paid because of the child has been returned. I just want a clear record to make it convincingly and unambiguously clear that there is no connection between me and the lady. She’s a gold digger but this time, she has met with the wrong person.

“That is why I brought her to court here so that matters are laid to rest once and for all.

“I have records of all the events, and we are ready to prove our case “.

It is recalled that in a move to finally nail the claim of the paternity of Adaobi Alagwu’s love child, businessman Tunde Ayeni, months back, requested and was paid back the money he had earlier paid to the Adaobi’s family when he was led to believe that he was the father of the child.

In a letter dated 23rd January, 2025 from the Chambers of Shield Sword & Consult (Dr Tunde Ayeni’s lawyers to Indemnity Partners (Adaobi’s legal representative) exclusively obtained by a reporter, the businessman’s counsel noted that: “the fact that our client was deceived into thinking that he was the father, does not negate the truth which he later discovered that he isn’t the father of the said child referred to in your letter as “X”.”

Specifically, on the issue of the payment made to the family, which some had initially misconstrued as bride price, the letter stated: “It is our understanding that what you have referred to as a “ceremony of marriage to the mother at some time between conception and birth, in your letter under reference is undoubtedly not only strange, but surreptitious customary hoodwink used to get our client to making some traditional payment which was to enable the child use his family name before the said child was born, which also precedes the uncovering of the truth regarding paternity by our client.”

“It will also interest you to know that upon uncovering the truth, our client demanded for refund of the said money and same was refunded in full, thus ending whatever the design was meant to achieve and thereby terminating the privilege of that child using our client’s family name.”

Debunking the false claim of payment of any bride price, the letter noted further: “It is sad that our client, not being an Igbo man, was unaware that such payment amounted to paying a bride price (dowry). At no point did he ever contemplate the idea of getting married to your client,” the letter asserted.

Dr Ayeni has continually maintained that he had ended any form of relationship with the lady and urged her to move on with her life.

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JUST IN: Amaju Pinnick loses FIFA council seat by single vote

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A former Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick, has failed in his bid for re-election into the FIFA Council, missing out by just one vote.

At the Confederation of African Football General Assembly in Cairo on Wednesday, Djibouti’s Souleiman Waberi secured the last available seat with 29 votes, edging out Pinnick, who managed 28.

Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa topped the election with 49 votes, while Egypt’s Hani Rida and Niger’s Djibrilla Hamidou each polled 35 votes. Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya and Waberi also secured their places with 29 votes apiece.

The outcome marks a setback for Pinnick, who had served on FIFA’s highest decision-making body since 2021 and was hoping to extend his tenure.

In the women’s category, Kanizat Ibrahim from Comoros clinched the seat with 30 votes, outpacing Lydia Nsekera (13 votes) and Isha Johansen (7 votes).

 

 

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IPU: We must hear from Akpabio before acting on Natasha’s claim (Video)

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The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has pledged to investigate the complaint raised by Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan regarding her six-month suspension and allegations of sexual harassment by the Nigerian senate.

Akpoti-Uduaghan took the matter to the IPU during the Women in Parliament session at the United Nations in New York, seeking justice for what she described as unlawful suspension and victimization by Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

In an emotional address, Akpoti-Uduaghan appealed to global democratic institutions for intervention, calling her suspension an unjust act.

In response, Tulia Ackson, the President of the IPU, acknowledged the senator’s concerns but emphasized that the IPU must also hear the other side of the story before taking any further action.

Ackson outlined that the IPU’s standard procedure is to listen to both parties involved in any complaint before proceeding.

Ackson said: “There was a matter that arose during the first session which we had this morning. The matter that was raised by our colleague from Nigeria, Senator Natasha, and because all of us heard what she said and it only serves us better if I put a word in what she has said.

“So I would like to say we have heard our her concerns, and having heard her, it would have been an opportunity for all of us to understand more about what she has said, but because we listened only on her side, as an institution as IPU, we will be taking the concerns that have been raised, not only taking her side, but also giving a chance to listen to the other side, as it is a custom for IPU. And after having listened to the other side, we will take steps as necessary.

“I thought it was necessary for us to say a word about it and then be able to take it further. So we have taken care, or we have taken the concerns that she raised, and we will be working on them, of course, having listened to the other side, and we will be able to take steps after that.

“I also recognize the fact that our Nigerian delegate, who is here had requested the floor honorable cavid, but because of time, she wasn’t given a chance to speak.

“But like I said, we have heard the concerns that have been raised by Senator Natasha, but at the same time, we have taken cognizance of the fact that you would have wished to address us, but time wasn’t enough to give us to give you a chance to do that.

“And that said, IPU will be taking this matter as we usually do when such such concerns are raised in meetings like this.”

Ackson also mentioned that time constraints prevented another Nigerian delegate from speaking at the session, but affirmed that the concerns raised by Akpoti-Uduaghan would still be thoroughly considered.

This development marks an ongoing process by the IPU to address the senator’s claims and uphold democratic processes.

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Police arraign CMB Building boss, Kelechukwu Mbagwu, over N1bn fraud April 30

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Kelechukwu Mbagwu, the chief executive officer of CMB Building Maintenance & Investment Company Limited, is in fresh trouble over alleged N1 billion fraud.

Society Reporters reports that a Federal High Court in Lagos has set April 30 for the arraignment of the real estate tycoon on charges of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence, and committing a N1,026,968,433 fraud.

Kelechukwu Mbagwu is facing these charges alongside his company, CMB Building Maintenance & Investment Company Limited Ltd., following an investigation by the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) in Ikoyi, Lagos.

Both Mbagwu and his company were initially scheduled for arraignment on February 12, but the court postponed the proceedings to April due to the defendants’ absence.

The charges, which date back to 2019, accuse Mbagwu and his company of falsely presenting a sold property in Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, to Access Bank in order to secure a loan of over N1 billion.

Mbagwu and CMB Building are also alleged to have unlawfully converted the loan funds to his personal use.

The police’s charges are based on violations of Section 8(i)(a) and Section 1(i)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006, which are punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act. The charges also relate to Section 18(2)(b)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, punishable under Section 18(3) of the Act.

The charges against Mbagwu and his company read in part:

“That you Kelechukwu Mbagwu (Managing Director), CMB Building Maintenance & Investment Co. Ltd, and other directors (now at large), sometime in 2019, in Lagos, with intent to defraud, conspired to commit felony by obtaining money by false pretence, an offence contrary to Section 8(i)(a) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006.

“That you, Kelechukwu Mbagwu, did falsely present to Access Bank, claiming that the property located in Oniru, Victoria Island, was owned by you and that you had title to it at the time of the transaction, while knowing that the property had already been sold to a third party without disclosing this to the bank. This misrepresentation is an offence under Section 1(i)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006.

“That you, Kelechukwu Mbagwu, directly or indirectly converted, transferred, retained, or took possession of N1,026,968,433 belonging to Access Bank Plc, knowing that the funds were proceeds of an unlawful act, in violation of Section 18(2)(b)(d) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”

The court will now proceed with the arraignment of Mbagwu and his company on April 30.

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