An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James (well known as Baba Ijesha) of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. In a two-hour judgment on Thursday, which concluded a trial that lasted over 12 months, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. He was first arraigned …

Some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government are to be investigated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for breaches and infractions of the law regarding COVID-19 intervention funds guidelines and other procurement abuses. The Chairman of the ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN said at the 2022 African Union Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday that the …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the agitations for the Republic of Biafra cannot be compromised for Nigerian politics. According to the proscribed group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, Biafra agitation is still intact and nothing would change the group’s resolve towards the fight to achieve Biafra freedom through peaceful non-violent globally accepted practices. Powerful was …

Lecturers and and students in the South East have indicated interest in resuming classes as soon as the Federal Government and striking unions in the academic environment resolved the perennial dispute, which has dragged on for five months. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on industrial action on 14 February and was joined later by other unions in …

The price of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) will be on the upward march again, going by the discussion between the Federal Government and oil marketers. Officially, PMS (better known as fuel) sells for N165 per litre but it has gone as far as N250 per litre in several parts of Nigeria, including the federal capital, Abuja in recent weeks. On …

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has commended Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali-Baba on the total ban of SPY number plates in the country. In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja issued by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem stated that Oyeyemi had consequently directed the Corps’ Commanding …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the passage of a former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abayomi Kinyomi. Kinyomi, who died on Tuesday at 82, was the Speaker of the state House of Assembly between January 1992 and November 1993 during the governorship tenure of Sir Michael Otedola. In a statement by his Chief …

Ngige says no agreement between ASUU, FG yet Labour and Employment Minister, Dr Chris Ngige has explained that the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that is expected to be produced between the Federal Government and the striking university lecturers does not require the signature of the President. According to him, there is even no proposal ready for the President’s attention. “Currently, …

A 28-year-old believed to be a Kuje Correctional Centre escapee, Yakubu AbdulMumuni has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command at Sango-Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state. Last Tuesday, insurgents attacked the correctional service facility in the Federal Capital Territory  (FCT). Over 900 inmates, including several Boko Haram suspects, escaped from the prison. In a statement …

A female adult reportedly escaped death in the early hours of Wednesday at the scene of a building collapse in Oke-Arin Street, Onipanu, Lagos State. The abandoned two-storey building was said to have collapsed to Ground Zero due to the aging of the structure which had fast dilapidated. The structure is said to be around the rail line in the …