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“How Policeman Killed My Pregnant Wife On Christmas Day” - Gbenga Raheem Gbenga Raheem, the husband of a female lawyer, Omobolanle, who was shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, has narrated how his wife was killed. Recall that Omobolanle was coming from an eatery with some family members on Christmas Day and had tried to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when the cop shot at her vehicle. The bullet was said to have hit the 41-year-old as she was rushed to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead. The woman, who had a child, was seven-month pregnant when tragedy struck. Vandi, who was attached to the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State, was said to have spent 33 years in the police force. Narrating the ugly incident the victim’s husband, Gbenga, said, “On December 25, my wife, nieces, nephews, and cousins, who had come for the holiday, all went to church. On our way back, my wife said since it was Christmas Day, we should take everyone out, so, we went...

  JACOB ODULATE, THE MAN WHO INVENTED ALABUKUN POWDER OVER 100 YEARS AGO Alabukun, one of the oldest drugs in Nigeria and even is still very relevant and popular today. However, not many know the Jacob Odulate aka Blessed Jacob, a Nigerian pharmacist, inventor and entrepreneur and the brain behind the brand that has remained relevant selling in all parts of Nigeria, Benin republic, Cameroon, Ghana and some parts of Europe. 1.Jacob Sogboyega Odulate aka Blessed Jacob was born into a polygamous family in 1884. 2.He was originally from Ikorodu in Lagos State but later moved to the neighbouring Ogun State. 3.At age 14, he trekked for three months from Ikorodu before reaching Abeokuta to establish himself. 4. Blessed Jacob managed to create a brand from what served as his consulting room and workshop in Abeokuta. His modest headquarters was at the Sapon Area, not far from where he later built his famous three-storey building in Ijemo Agbadu. 5.In 1918, he invented the legendary Alabuk...