Photo: Husband Sets His Wife On Fire With Burning Stove

A middle-aged man identified as Oladimeji Fowowe has been arrested by the police at Iju Police Station Red House, Lagos,for allegedly setting his wife on fire, when he threw a burning stove and hot water on her.

The suspect, who trailed his wife to Ijoko in Ogun State, where she had gone to assist her husband’s younger brother’s wife who had just put to bed a set of twins, committed the devilish act  as soon as his wife returned home.

Patience Jonathan Didn't Make It To UN Assembly; Health Situation Critical

President Goodluck Jonathan arrived in New York on Sunday for the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly without the First Lady, Dame Patience, who is in a hospital in Germany, where she is presently being treated for undisclosed ailment.

Dame was expected to join her husband in New York for the UN Assembly, but a team of doctors attending to the ailing first lady in Germany warned of dire consequences on her health should she embark on the trip, under any guise.

Update On Lagos Robbery: Members Of The Gang Arrested

Three armed robbery suspects - Uche Okeagbu, Emmanuel Ezeani and Chinonso Nwuangwu - have been arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Lagos Command, in connection with the September 9, 2012 robberies in the state, which left three policemen and a civilian dead.

The suspects were arrested at their Ajangbadi hideout on September 23 following a tip-off.

Minister of Information Talks Carelessly -David Mark

The Senate on Tuesday threatened to pass a resolution urging President Goodluck Jonathan to sack ministers who make unguarded statements capable of undermining the legislature.

Specifically, President of the Senate David Mark described Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku as a “careless talker.”