Denial of Involvement: Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko strongly denied allegations that he had a hand in his late wife’s death or used her for money rituals, calling the claims hurtful and completely baseless [cite: Veteran-Nollywood-actor-Jide-Kosoko-has-reacted-to-allegations-linking-him-to-the-death-of-his-late-wife-denying-any-involvement-in-the-incident., Kosoko-rejected-the-claims-that-he-had-anything-to-do-with-his-wife-s-death-describing-the-allegations-as-hurtful-and-without-proof., The-movie-star-said-those-spreading-the-claims-should-be-ready-to-face-the-same-accusations-if-they-believe-such-stories-adding-that-he-never-harmed-his-wife-or-used-her-for-any-ritual-purpose., He-said-I-didn-t-use-my-wife-for-ritual-Those-accusing-me-should-use-their-wives-too-I-don-t-have-a-hand-in-my-wife-s-death-Those-accusing-me-s-are-unfortunate-and-useless-people-I-never-wanted-to-marry-a-second-wife-It-was-longer-throat-that-made-me-do-so-but-I-must-admit-she-is-a-good-wife.].....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Call Out to Accusers: During an interview with FeelRightNews TV, Kosoko hit back at his critics, questioning their lack of evidence and stating that those spreading malicious stories should be ready to face similar accusations [cite: reports-that-the-actor-spoke-during-an-interview-with-FeelRightNews-TV-where-he-addressed-the-accusations-made-against-him-over-the-years., Kosoko-rejected-the-claims-that-he-had-anything-to-do-with-his-wife-s-death-describing-the-allegations-as-hurtful-and-without-proof., He-questioned-why-some-people-would-make-such-serious-accusations-against-him-without-evidence, The-movie-star-said-those-spreading-the-claims-should-be-ready-to-face-the-same-accusations-if-they-believe-such-stories-adding-that-he-never-harmed-his-wife-or-used-her-for-any-ritual-purpose., He-said-I-didn-t-use-my-wife-for-ritual-Those-accusing-me-should-use-their-wives-too-I-don-t-have-a-hand-in-my-wife-s-death-Those-accusing-me-s-are-unfortunate-and-useless-people-I-never-wanted-to-marry-a-second-wife-It-was-longer-throat-that-made-me-doso-but-I-must-admit-she-is-a-good-wife.].

Family Life and Marriages

• Explanation on Re-marriage: Kosoko revealed that marrying again was not originally part of his plans, attributing his decision to circumstances and “longer throat,” while praising his current wife as a supportive and good partner [cite: The-actor-also-spoke-about-his-family-life-revealing-that-getting-married-to-another-wife-was-not-part-of-his-original-plan., He-explained-that-circumstances-influenced-his-decision-while-also-acknowledging-that-his-second-wife-has-been-supportive-and-caring., He-said-I-didn-t-use-my-wife-for-ritual-Those-accusing-me-should-use-their-wives-too-I-don-t-have-a-hand-in-my-wife-s-death-Those-accusing-me-s-are-unfortunate-and-useless-people-I-never-wanted-to-marry-a-second-wife-It-was-longer-throat-that-made-me-do-so-but-I-must-admit-she-is-a-good-wife.].

• Marital History: The actor has been married to multiple women over his lifetime, including his first wife Ganiyat (a customs officer and mother to actresses Sola and Bidemi Kosoko), his second wife Henrietta (a prominent Nollywood actress who passed away in 2016 at 53), and his surviving wife, Karimat Kosoko [cite: Jide-Kosoko-was-married-to-Ganiyat-Kosoko-Henrietta-Kosoko-Karimat-Kareemat-Kosoko-and-other-wives-at-different-periods-of-his-life., His-first-wife-Ganiyat-was-a-businesswoman-who-worked-with-the-Nigerian-Customs-Service-and-their-marriage-produced-children-including-actresses-Sola-Kosoko-and-Bidemi-Kosoko., His-second-wife-Henrietta-was-a-Nollywood-actress-and-a-member-of-the-Association-of-Nigerian-Theatre-Arts-Practitioners-ANTP-she-died-in-2016-at-the-age-of-53., His-surviving-wife-is-Karimat-Kareemat-Kosoko-whom-he-remains-married-to-after-the-deaths-of-some-of-his-former-wives.].

Building Collapse: A three-storey private student hostel known as Elite Five Star Lodge, located in Amokpala, Oko (Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State), collapsed on Sunday night.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Combined Prison Term: Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced fugitive drug trafficker Ntoruka Emmanuel Chinedu and former international footballer Hunkarin Segun George to a total of 24 years in prison without the option of a fine [cite: Justice-Musa-Kakaki-of-the-Federal-High-Court-Lagos-jailed-fugitive-drug-trafficker-Ntoruka-Emmanuel-Chinedu-and-ex-international-footballer-Hunkarin-Segun-George-for-a-combined-24-years., The-court-gave-Chinedu-22-years-and-Hunkarin-two-years-without-fine-options-as-NDLEA-boss-Brig-Gen-Mohamed-Buba-Marwa-retd-praised-the-judgment.].....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• Chinedu’s Sentence: Chinedu received 20 years for a previous 2015 drug case involving 6.25kg of cocaine, plus an additional 2 years for conspiracy, totaling 22 years behind bars [cite: NDLEA-spokesman-Femi-Babafemi-said-Chinedu-absconded-after-September-2015-arraignment-over-6-25kg-cocaine-but-operatives-rearrested-him-at-MMIA-on-June-24-2025., Delivering-judgment-Justice-Kakaki-sentenced-Chinedu-to-20-years-imprisonment-without-an-option-of-fine-for-the-unlawful-importation-of-6-25kg-cocaine., The-judge-imposed-an-additional-two-year-prison-term-also-without-an-option-of-fine-for-conspiring-dengan-with-Hunkarin-to-unlawfully-import-the-additional-800-grams-of-cocaine., The-sentences-brought-Chinedu-s-total-prison-term-to-22-years.].

• Hunkarin’s Sentence: The former Brazilian-league footballer was handed a two-year custodial sentence for conspiracy after being caught waiting at the airport car park to collect the illicit consignment [cite: The-court-gave-Chinedu-22-years-and-Hunkarin-two-years-without-fine-options-as-NDLEA-boss-Brig-Gen-Mohamed-Buba-Marwa-retd-praised-the-judgment., Further-investigations-led-NDLEA-operatives-to-Hunkarin-a-former-professional-footballer-who-had-spent-several-years-playing-for-clubs-in-Brazil., The-agency-said-Hunkarin-was-waiting-at-the-airport-car-park-to-collect-the-cocaine-consignment-from-Chinedu-when-operatives-tracked-and-arrested-him., Hunkarin-meanwhile-received-a-two-year-custodial-sentence-for-conspiracy-bringing-the-combined-sentences-imposed-on-the-two-convicts-to-24-years.].

Background and Arrest

• The Decade-Long Flight: Chinedu originally absconded after being arraigned in September 2015 and jumping bail, remaining a fugitive for nearly ten years [cite: NDLEA-spokesman-Femi-Babafemi-said-Chinedu-absconded-after-September-2015-arraignment-over-6-25kg-cocaine-but-operatives-rearrested-him-at-MMIA-on-June-24-2025., Chinedu-who-had-been-on-the-run-for-nearly-10-years-after-jumping-bail-in-an-earlier-cocaine-trafficking-case-received-a-total-of-22-years-imprisonment-while-Hunkarin-was-sentenced-to-two-years.].

• Rearrest: NDLEA operatives successfully rearrested him on June 24, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) while he attempted to smuggle an additional 800 grams of cocaine from Addis Ababa [cite: NDLEA-spokesman-Femi-Babafemi-said-Chinedu-absconded-after-September-2015-arraignment-over-6-25kg-cocaine-but-operatives-rearrested-him-at-MMIA-on-June-24-2025., The-agency-said-Chinedu-remained-at-large-for-almost-a-decade-before-operatives-rearrested-him-on-June-24-2025-at-the-Murtala-Muhammed-International-Airport-Ikeja-Lagos., At-the-time-of-his-arrest-he-was-allegedly-attempting-to-smuggle-another-800-grams-of-cocaine-into-Nigeria-aboard-an-Ethiopian-Airlines-flight-from-Addis-Ababa.].

Reactions

• NDLEA Commendation: NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.) praised the judiciary and commended operatives, noting that the decade-long pursuit highlights the agency’s persistence in tracking down drug fugitives [cite: The-court-gave-Chinedu-22-years-and-Hunkarin-two-years-without-fine-options-as-NDLEA-boss-Brig-Gen-Mohamed-Buba-Marwa-retd-praised-the-judgment., Reacting-to-the-conviction-the-Chairman-and-Chief-Executive-Officer-of-the-NDLEA-Brig-Gen-Mohamed-Buba-Marwa-retd-commended-the-judiciary-describing-the-judgment-as-further-demonstration-of-its-commitment-to-tackling-drug-trafficking., According-to-him-the-rearrest-of-the-convict-after-almost-10-years-on-the-run-demonstrated-the-agency-s-doggedness-patience-and-thoroughness-in-tracking-fugitives.].