Celine Dion Loses Husband, Brother in Two Days

Just two days after the death of her husband, Celine Dion has been dealt another blow: Her brother, Daniel, passed away Saturday morning.

Daniel, 59, had been battling cancer of the throat, tongue and brain. He died in Montreal, surrounded by friends and family, including his 89-year-old mother, at 5 a.m. Saturday.

The singer’s husband, René Angélil, died Thursday after a years-long battle with throat cancer.

Compounding the tragedy, Celine could not be at her brother’s bedside.

“Celine was tending to her husband’s death and comforting their children” in Las Vegas, said a source close to the family.

“So she couldn’t be there. She wanted to be there, and has called continually. She is very overwhelmed,” the source told The Post.

Daniel is survived by his two daughters, two grandchildren, his mother and 13 siblings.

Celine will resume performances in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace on Feb. 23.

Court Dissolves Marriage Over Threat to Life

A Mapo customary court, Ibadan, yesterday, dissolved a seven-year-old marriage between Iyabo and her husband, Dare Adeyemo, over hooliganism, threat to life and infidelity.

The presiding president, Mr. Ademola Odunade, held that the court looks at issues of threat to life with seriousness.

He said: “It is obvious that there is no love whatsoever in trying to instil discipline through the use of machete.

“Therefore, the union between Iyabo and Adeyemo is, hereby, dissolved in the interest of peaceful coexistence.

“Iyabo shall take custody of the four-year-old child, while Adeyemo shall pay N5,000 monthly allowance for the upkeep of the child.

“Adeyemo shall, in addition, be responsible for his education and general welfare.”

In her petition, Iyabo said that Adeyemo, popularly called Okuta (stone), was “a hooligan and a drug addict.

“My Lord, Adeyemo carried out an attack on our church one day and brought the service to a halt, sending worshippers to run in different directions.

“That day, he came with a machete threatening to inflict cuts on the pastor for fornicating with me.

“He is in no way responsible since we got married in 2009 as he takes all forms of hard drugs and drinks, including Indian hemp, ogogoro and lots more.

“My lord, there is no more love between us as I am tired of his embarrassment and irresponsibility.”

Adeyemo did not deny any of the allegations, but said that the court should grant her wish.

“I deliberately went to disrupt the church service in order to send some messages of warning to the pastor to stop sleeping with my wife.

“Iyabo is such a disobedient wife and a prostitute. Despite my warning and counselling over time, she never repented from her bad ways.”

New Year Tragedy ' Man Hacks Down Stepmother

Pandemonium broke out in the agrarian community of Umuenem,Ezinesi-Oduma in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State following the killing of Bennedeth Anyim, allegedly with an axe during her intervention to quell a fight that erupted between two belligerent siblings.
The suspect, Friday Anyim, was said to have engaged the elder sister,Abigail Anyim, in an argument over the sale of a water  tank to enable him (Friday) raise money for the purchase of a motorcycle, popularly known as Okada, for commercial purpose.
It was gathered that the suspect,a son to one of the three wives of his father, Anyim Samuel, had, in a bid to have his way,picked an axe, apparently to deal a devastating injury on the sister before the deceased rushed to intervene and was hit by the flying axe.
The attack left the deceased sprawling on the floor just as the suspect took to his heels.
Enugu State Police Command Public Relations Officer,PPRO,Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the incident in a statement, adding that the deceased’s husband who was in the middle of a meeting in a nearby house, raced home on hearing the news only for him to meet the wife in a pool of blood.