We recognize Islamic laws but girls should be 18 before they get married- FG

Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Al-Hassan has said the Federal government recognizes Islamic laws that supports child marriage but a girl has to be at least 18 years old before she can be given out in marriage. She said this at a meeting in Abuja to launch the campaign against Child marriage in Nigeria by 2020.

"We cannot change the position of the Islamic laws especially since it is recognized in the Nigerian constitution but for the purpose of this campaign that we are launching, we are saying that to us, we agree with Islam but the child should be married when she is matured. We are saying that the age of maturity should be at least 18 years" she said

Wife who accused her Abia state Guber candidate husband of domestic abuse, rescinds...goes to court to swear he never touched her

So yesterday, LIB received a letter from the lawyers of former national chairman of ALGON and gubernatorial candidate of Progressive People's Alliance (PPA) in Abia State, Chief Chikwe Udensi, asking us to retract a story we published two weeks ago, where his wife's niece Irene Amos Abott shared photos of the battered woman, Mrs Chidimma Udensi, claiming the woman was physically abused by her husband after she asked for a divorce (read here).

A day later, same niece shared a video of Mrs Udensi showing her bruised face and saying she gave her niece permission to release the video online as she was too tired to talk at the time... she's now changing her tune!

We don't know what's going on behind the scenes but the woman has gone to court now to swear an affidavit that she was never abused by her husband and she never asked anyone to publish the story. Unfortunately for her, there's video evidence of her saying she asked her niece to release the video...so we don't know what games the family is playing. But we are watching...

See her affidavit below...

Unidentified gunmen kill aide to billionaire busnessman, Prince Arthur Eze

Suspected gunmen stormed Umudunu village, Abagana, in Njikoka LGA of Anambra State, and allegedly killed one Chinenye Ikedimma, said to be an aide to an oil tycoon, politician and philanthropist, Prince Arthur Eze.

The incident which took place on Saturday, November 26th, at about 11.00 p.m. left some other persons at the scene with varying degrees of injuries.

Ikedimma’s corpse had been deposited at Bekee Hospital’s mortuary, Nimo, also in Njikoka. Some of the villagers said the murder could be connected with the ongoing land dispute between Abagana and Ukpo communities which had claimed many lives and property.

Pres. Buhari denies rift with Tinubu, says he is a priceless asset

President Buhari has dismissed rumors that himself and the APC leadership are at war with the National leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, describing such rumors as unfounded and mischievous.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement released this evening, said President Buhari was highly embarrassed by such "suggestions" and that he was in regular contact with Tinubu before, during and after the Ondo gubernatorial election.

Garba said any suggestions that the President and the party machinery were working to destroy Tinubu had no foundation in truth or any credibility, explaining that the President was impressed by Tinubu's assurance not to work against the party in Ondo and he honoured his words.

Late Dora Akunyili’s Daughter’ ART Sells For $1,092,500 In US

Artist Njideka Akunyili, the daughter of Late Dora Akunyili last week set a new record in New York when her work Drown sold for $1,092,500. The amount was over three times the high-estimate ($200,000-$300,000), in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale.  She has now set a new auction record. So huge and big congrats to her.

Kanye West not leaving the hospital yet

Read the TMZ report below...

Kanye West is not out of the woods -- not even close -- because we've learned he will not get out of the hospital as planned. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation told us over the holiday, the plan was to release Kanye today, Monday. We're told his personal doctor was going to take charge of him upon release.

We're now told Kanye is still not stable and will not be released today. In fact, there is now no release date set, because he has not recovered from his breakdown a week ago.

As we reported, Kanye has had a rough time at UCLA Medical Center, struggling with extreme paranoia -- at one point he would not even let the doctors touch him.

Kim is still by his bedside ... which is where she has been almost nonstop for a week. 

Photos: Vice Chancellor of FUTA, reportedly arrested for hitting staff member with his car

The police in Ondo state have reportedly arrested the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, for hitting a member of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) of the school, Abiodun Ademola Atunbi, with his car at the main campus of the school at Oba’nla in Akure this morning.

Members of staff were said to have gathered at a particular place to pray when the incident happened. Police Officers from the Okuta Elerinla Police Station arrested Prof. Daramola shortly after the accident occurred.