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Palaver as Man Catches Wife Sleepiπg With Landlord
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A 12-year-old girl in Lusaka, Zambia, has brought down a 77-year-old man after she exposed him to her father that he was sleeping with her mother, each time he was away.
The details of the unexpected adultery lay πaked in the Matero Local Court where 77-year-old retiree, Kaluba Friday of Lusaka’s Matero sued his former tenant, Luckson Mwanza, aged 44 for defamation.
According to Zambia Observer, Luckson, an excavator operator residing in Chipata district of Eastern Province, was sued for defamation of character on grounds that he accused the plaintiff of sleeping with his wife.
Kaluba told the court that Mwanza had been his tenant since 2018 until last month when he decided to move from his house in Zingalume, but that they had complications regarding payment of last month’s rent.
The plaintiff said when he called Mwanza asking for his rent, the defendant refused saying he couldn’t pay him because he discovered that the old landlord overstepped his boundaries and was having sex with his wife, an accusation Kaluba said was false and he decided to sue him.
But when the court asked Mwanza if it was true he defamed an elder, he insisted that his statement was true as he was sure that the old man was enjoying his last days on top of his wife.
His job required him to be in Chipata, so his wife would only remain home with his 12-year-old daughter (her step-child) but that he would send her money for rent every month, and she would pay to Kaluba.
He stated that last month, he was informed by a neighbour that his wife was bringing in a man into their matrimonial home while he was away at work in Chapata district.
The neighbour told Mwanza to come to Lusaka in the night, around 04:00 a.m., so that he could catch his wife red-handed and indeed, it happened.
Following his wife’s act of adultery, Mwanza, decided to withdraw from the marriage and decided to shift from Kaluba’s house, while he took his daughter to Mazabuka to live with her aunt.
But it was during that trip that the child told him that actually, it was not only the young man he found servicing his wife, she revealed that the landlord too would come several times at night, and leave very early before anyone woke up, a story his wife who is currently in Kabwe also confessed to on the telephone.
Mwanza now caught the revelation, he was paying Kaluba for two things, the house, and to assist him in servicing his wife unknowingly.
The daughter, who was also present in court as a witness from Mazabuka, gave her testimony to the court in the chambers and reiterated that indeed Kaluba who she referred to as Bashikulu (grandpa), would come to their house on several occasions.
“Mum would tell me to leave the bedroom and sleep in the seating room each time Bashikulu came and they would close the door in the bedroom. My mother would tell me that he will kill me if I told dad,” the child testified.
But Kaluba, who suddenly inherited the spirit of the biblical Moses, denied the child’s allegations while stammering.
He said she was given what to say by her father adding that despite being widowed, he had his own girlfriend.
And in their submissions, Mwanza said he holds no grudges against Kaluba as it is good that he found out about what he was doing, while the plaintiff said the defendant should bring his former wife as witness instead of the child.
After the court spoke to the child in private, it already concluded this matter.
“This girl is too young to cook up such a story because it has no benefit both to her or the father, as she repeated the same story over and over again with the same details which showed that she was not told or had mastered it.
“The court has however established that the plaintiff and the defendant’s wife created a relationship during the time that the defendant would give his wife rent to pay directly to him. And it has been proven that his wife is unfaithful because he even caught her cheating red-handed in their matrimonial bed,” said Magistrate Lewis Mumba.
The court then dismissed Kaluba’s claim due to lack of merit as he failed to substantiate his claim, and advised him to desist from taking advantage of his position as landlord to sleep with his tenant’s wives.
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle in the membership of the Federal Executive Council.
According to a memo signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, two cabinet members, Mr. Wale Edun and Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa are to leave the cabinet while their replacements have been named.
Edun, until the latest development, was the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy.
He has been directed to hand over to Mr. Taiwo Oyedele who is now to take over as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Oyedele was formerly a Minister of State in the ministry.
Also Mr. Muttaqha Rabe Darma (PhD .) has been named as the ministerial nominee and minister designate for the Housing and Urban Development Ministry.
The memo also directed Dangiwa to hand over to the Minister of State in the ministry.
The memo stated that “all handing over and taking over processes should be completed on or before close of business on Thursday 23rd April, 2026.”
Explaining the President’s decision, Akume said: “These changes are aimed at strengthening cohesion, synergy in governance as well as achieving more impactful delivery on the economy to Nigerians, through the Renewed Hope Agenda.”
He said the President, in approving the cabinet reshuffle, has fully exercised his powers as conferred on him by Sections 147 and 148 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended).
The President thanked the outgoing ministers for their services to the nation while wishing them the best in all their future endeavours.
The President, Akume noted, equally assured all cabinet members that “the process of reinvigoration shall be continuous.”
A United States lawmaker has accused Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, of attempting to bribe a U.S. official in a bid to suppress a report alleging genocide against Christians in Nigeria.
Kimberly Daniels, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, made the allegation in a video posted on her official Facebook account on Monday. The video has since gained traction online, sparking debate across political and diplomatic circles.
In the video, Daniels claimed that the alleged bribe was intended to influence the narrative surrounding a report by the United World Congress of Diplomats (UN-WCD), which accused Nigerian authorities of failing to address what it described as targeted killings of Christians in parts of the country.
“A U.S. elected official was offered money by Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to change the narrative of the UN-WCD Christian genocide in Nigeria report,” Daniels said.
The lawmaker, who also serves as chairperson of the UN-WCD, maintained that she would not be intimidated or silenced, insisting that the issue of violence against Christians in Nigeria must be addressed transparently.
Daniels had earlier called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to remove Matawalle from office, alleging his complicity in violent incidents reported in states such as Plateau, Benue, and Kaduna.
As of the time of filing this report, Matawalle has not publicly responded to the allegations. The Nigerian government has also not issued an official statement addressing the claims.
The development adds a new dimension to ongoing international scrutiny over security challenges in Nigeria, particularly concerning communal and sectarian violence in parts of the country.
. Court order a death knell for the financial nerves of drug cartels, says Marwa
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured another significant win in its ongoing offensive against drug cartels as the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, granted an interim forfeiture order for 17 containers laden with illicit opioids worth over N33.6 billion in street value.
The containers, which were intercepted at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Onne, Rivers State, on 4th September; 14th August; 13th August; 29th July; 13th June; 30th May; 29th May; 28th May; 20th May; 19th May; 14th May and 29th April, all in 2025, contain a staggering haul of Nineteen Million Six Hundred Thousand (19,600,000) pills of Tramadol, Tafrodol, Tapentadol and Carisoprodol, as well as Two Million Four Hundred and Ninety Six Thousand Four Hundred (2,496,400) bottles of Codeine Syrup. The combined street value of the seizures is estimated at Thirty-Three Billion, Six Hundred and Ninety-One Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N33,691,200,000).
The forfeiture order was issued by Justice Adamu Turaki Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, following a motion exparte filed by the NDLEA on 10th February 2026 in suit number FHC/PH/MISC/25/2026.
Ruling on the application, Justice Adamu said “An order is hereby made forfeiting in the interim to the Federal Government of Nigeria seventeen (17) shipping containers containing a total, of three hundred and sixty-five thousand, six hundred and seventy-five (365,657kg) of various types of psychotropic substances, as well as other items as stated in the schedule to this application, illegally imported into Nigeria through the Onne Sea Port, Onne, Eleme, Rivers State by unknown persons.”
He further ruled that “An order is hereby made vesting custody and possession of the said containers and their respective contents to the Applicant/Complainant untiI the final determination of this Suit.”
Reacting to the court’s order, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) described the forfeiture as a death knell for the financial nerves of the criminal syndicates involved.
According to him, this is not just a seizure, it is a total dispossession of the resources the drug cartels intended to use in destroying the lives of our youths and funding further criminality.
By stripping the criminal syndicates of assets worth over N33.6 billion, we have struck at the heart of their operations. This sends a clear message: the Nigerian state will not allow the proceeds of death to circulate to fund terrorism and other forms of criminality in our country.”
While commending the Nigerian Judiciary for its steadfast support and timely intervention in granting the interim forfeiture, Marwa noted that the partnership between the temple of justice and the agency is critical to winning the war against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking.
He further lauded the officers, men and women of NDLEA, particularly those attached to the Onne Port Command, for their vigilance, professional integrity, and eagle-eyed scrutiny that led to the discovery of the concealed drugs. The NDLEA Chairman also acknowledged the vital role played by sister security agencies including the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and other port stakeholders whose cooperation ensured a seamless interdiction process.
He also commended international partners for their continued intelligence sharing and technical support which remains a cornerstone of the agency’s success, adding that the Agency remains resolute in its mission to dismantle drug networks across the country.
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