KADUNA BUSINESSMAN DRAGS EX FIANCEE’S FATHER TO COURT, DEMANDS DOWRY REFUND. (PHOTO).

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Kaduna businessman drags ex fiancee’s father to court, demands dowry refund A businessman, Nasiru Dayyabu, on Wednesday, dragged the father of his ex-fiance, Mallam Sani Direba, to Shari’a Court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna over N260,000 dowry. The complainant had joined Direba in the suit against two brothers demanding a refund of N250, 000 dowry and N10,000 introduction money he paid to marry his daughter. Represented by his counsel, Mr Sani Sunusi, the complainant told the court that he sent his people from Karaye, Kano State to Kaduna in 2025, to seek for the defendant’s daughter’s hand in marriage. “We paid the dowry and the introduction money (kudin gausuwa) and were waiting for them to set a date for the wedding,” he said. “Unfortunately, the lady’s father called to inform us that they have cancelled the marriage.” The counsel said the complainant had asked for the refund of his money since Sept. 2025 but all the efforts he made proved abortive. He claimed that his client ...

KENYA STARVATION CULT PREACHER TO BE CHARGED OVER 52 MORE DEATHS. (PHOTO).


 Kenya starvation cult preacher to be charged over 52 more deaths


A self-proclaimed preacher in Kenya linked to a starvation cult that killed more than 400 people will be charged over a further 52 deaths at another village, prosecutors said on Monday.


In a case that made global headlines when it came to light in 2023, hundreds of people died in what became known as the "Shakahola Forest Massacre", discovered in the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi.


Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of manslaughter at his trial in Mombasa city and has remained in custody.


But last year, Kenya was shocked by the discovery of yet more bodies in the remote village of Binzaro, around 30 kilometres from Shakahola along the Indian Ocean coast.


'Radical teachings'


It appeared to show that the same cult had continued to operate even after the first massacre site was discovered and Mackenzie arrested.


In a statement on X, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) said a Malindi court had given its go-ahead to "formally charge Good News International Church leader Paul Nthenge Mackenzie and his co-accused over the deaths of 52 people at the Binzaro homestead in Kilifi County," AFP reported.


Mackenzie and others will be charged with a raft of offences, including radicalisation, "facilitation of terrorist acts", and murder over the more recent killings, adding to his charges related to Shakahola.


The prosecution told the court Mackenzie was "reasonably suspected to have masterminded" the incidents, saying he used "radical teachings... to lure victims" to the remote village.


Mobile money transactions


The statement said investigators "recovered handwritten notes from (prison) cells occupied by Mackenzie, allegedly detailing transactions conducted through mobile phones."


Last year, as around 34 bodies and more than 100 body parts were discovered by investigators at Binzaro, residents said the powerful cult had not been suppressed.


Mackenzie, a former taxi driver, has been accused in previous Shakahola trials of inciting his followers to starve themselves to "meet Jesus", using enforcers to ensure no one left the forest hideout alive.

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