Baba Ijesha bags 16 year jail term for sexual assault

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, to 16 years jail term for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a two-hour judgment on Thursday, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted him of count one and count …

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Actor Baba Ijesha convicted for sexual assault

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a two-hour judgment on Thursday, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted him of count one and count six, which were: sexual assault …

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He was always checking time, wife narrates how Lagos ex-Speaker died

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday paid a condolence visit to the family of the late former Speaker of the State, Rt. Hon. Abayomi Kinyomi, with the deceased’s wife, Chief (Mrs) Oluyinka Abeni, revealing his last moment. According to Mrs. Oluyinka, her husband, days before his passing, was constantly checking …

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Alleged $111,500,000 Fraud: Absence of Defence Counsel Stalls Stanley Okafor’s Trial

The trial of one Stanley Okafor alongside his company, Larbrador Shipping Services Limited, for an alleged $111,500,000 fraud before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on an amended nine-count charge bordering on attempt to obtain money by false pretence, forgery, and possession of document containing false pretence could not continue on Wednesday, July 13, …

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Three Convicted for Internet Fraud in Kaduna

The Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 secured the conviction of Peter Darshewa Felix, Benjamin Johnson and John Jacob before Justice A. A. Bello of the Kaduna State High Court. The trio were all arrested in a sting operation for their alleged involvement in cybercrime.  They allegedly assumed the identities of foreigners to defraud unsuspecting …

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Henry Ajagbawa, Akuma refuse court bailiff service, illegally break into BEDC Premises …risk jail term for court contempt

Henry Ajagbawa and K.C. Akuma, in company of three other persons (Adeola Ijose, Charles Onwera  and Yomi Adeyemi) purportedly appointed to the Board of BEDC Electricity  Plc (BEDC) recently, on Wednesday proceeded to illegally and forcefully break into the premises of the company in Benin, the Edo State capital, DESPITE THE SUBSISTING COURT ORDER GRANTED IN FAVOUR OF  VIGEO POWER, AND …

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Ezeigbo Ghana, HRM Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu gets international recognition
 
 
 
 

The management of Champion Newspapers Limited, Nigeria, has honoured HRM Eze Chukwudi Jude Ihenetu, the Ezeigbo of Ghana as the newspaper’s 2021 Most Outstanding Diaspora Personality of the year. The award, which is a product of painstaking selection of the newspaper’s Board of Editors, is aimed at recognizing leaders in both public and private sectors as well as in politics …

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How Gardenia Aid Relief foundation Is Impacting Lives

Of a truth, Gardenia Aid Foundation (GARF) is a Non-governmental Organization that has become a force to be reckoned with in impacting lives.  GARF, a vision on a mission by Miss Nwokoma Blessing Chidinma has since inception given over 100 families lifelines. According to Miss Nwokoma, GARF was birthed with the aim to empower vulnerable women, youths and children in …

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Obasa, Lawmakers Mourn As Ex-Lagos Speaker Dies At 82

Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the death of Abayomi Kinyomi, a former Speaker in the State, as a great loss. Dr. Obasa said this in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Eromosele Ebhomele, on Wednesday, adding that the former Speaker would be sorely missed for his contributions to the …

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Lagos: Police to arrest POS operators aiding corrupt officers

The police command in Lagos State is set to go after Point of Sale (POS) operators who ply their trade near stations. Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure in a Twitter post. The police observed that those in the business specialize in hanging around police stations. Investigations found that customers are innocent Nigerians being extorted by some …

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