
As the trial of former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim, continued yesterday, as a witness has revealed how the ex governor splashed a staggering N270million cash on a property in Abuja.













"I was in my wedding dress and Shileen just lunged at me like a lunatic. Someone had to pull her off me. My wedding dress was ripped to bits and I had two black eyes, a big egg lump and horrible cuts all down my face. "The day after my wedding I had to go to the police station to have shots taken of my injuries before we went on our mini honeymoon. It was not the start to married life I'd imagined.
It is appalling that Shileen did not go to jail for what she did. To think she is still walking around freely when she attacked me so savagely and ruined the best day of my life too is outrageous."
Prosecutor Huw David said: "She had drunk vodka and 12 pints of cider before getting involved in an argument with various members of the family. She began smashing bottles on a wall. The bride decided to speak to Cotter after the latest row left her own daughter in tears at the wedding venue.
Cotter was arguing with a group of youngsters, shouting and screaming at them. Mrs Williams told her to 'wise up'. The defendant grabbed a piece of the bride's hair and slammed the complainant's head into a heavy wooden door at the Nixon's club."
Cotter shouted at the girl: "What are you staring at? Mr David said: "Without warning Cotter swung a punch and hit the girl in the mouth but because she was holding her kebab she was unable to protect herself from the blow. She said that she would take the fork out of the kebab and stab the girl in the eye with it."
El-Rufai said, “We can celebrate because 2015 is the year that the people of this country decided it was time to begin the rebirth of a nation. Against the most concerted campaign ever mounted by a government to divide the people it was meant to lead, Nigerians refused to be set against one another.
“I pay tribute to the many sacrifices that were made to make the historic elections of this year possible. What the voters of 2015 did was to make democracy a bulwark of patriotism. In other words, the people cast their votes for their country. May we never again be saddled with people who (rated) themselves above the country.”
He said, “Education is emancipation! Education is freedom from want and disease! The provision of free basic education in decent schools and with skilled teachers is one of the priorities this government will accomplish in its four-year term. We have spent the past few months planning school repairs, the provision of school furniture and the training of teachers. Today, we move to declare a state of emergency in education. We ask for your support as we begin to implement extraordinary measures in the educational sector.”