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Baba Ijesha Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault

15Jul

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Africa, Breaking News, Child Abuse, Crime, Human Rights, Justice, Lagos News, Nigeria

Baba Ijesha Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexual Assault

Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences convicted the actor in a two-hour court judgement on Thursday. Baba Ijesha was convicted on the charges of attempted sexual assault, sexual assault by penetration, and molestation of the minor. see also: Baba Ijesha to Arraigned in Court Today Over Alleged Molestation But the defendant was only prosecuted for counts one and six, which were sexual assault by penetration and attempted sexual assault as the trial failed to find him guilty of all the charges against him. Taiwo then convicted the actor to 16 years imprisonment after the offences of the actor...

Peter Obi Counters Tinubu’s comments, Says “There’s Dignity in Labour”

14Jul

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi Counters Tinubu’s comments, Says “There’s Dignity in Labour”

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has replied to the derogative comment made by the opposing party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu of The All Progressive Congress. Tinubu said at the rally of the Osun governorship election for APC candidate, Adegboyega Oyetola, “They said some are in Labour, they will remain labourers till death.” Tinubu also campaigned that the people of Osun should re-elect the APC candidate to give the state better leadership. See Also: Tinubu: Why I Picked Shettima As Running Mate Following the comment made by Tinubu, Peter Obi countered the statement by saying “When they show you hatred, Labour Party will show them love. There is dignity in labour.” Peter Obi made the remark in Osogbo during a campaign rally meant to suppor...

WAFCON 2022: Ordega Certain Of Falcons win Over Cameroon

14Jul

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Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sports, WAFCON

WAFCON 2022: Ordega Certain Of Falcons win Over Cameroon

The Super Falcons are set to face The Indomitable Lionesses for their WAFCON 2022 quarterfinal clash scheduled today. Falcon forward Francisca Ordega believes that the team will come out with a win over the Cameroon women’s team. The Nigerian women’s team is on a two successive winning streak, outclassing the Burundian national team four goals to nil after an earlier two goals to nil win over Botswana. Although the team’s outstanding performance, they are placed second beneath South Africa on the Group C table after losing 2-1 to them. see also: WAFCON 2022: Hope as Super Falcon Defeat Botswana 2-0 Ordega acknowledges that the Cameroonians are a formidable team and could pose a threat to the Super falcons. She further stated that every other team is at their best whe...

“I’m Ready To Put My Coins Behind Peter Obi” Lawyer Says

13Jul

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Africa, Elections, News, Nigeria

“I’m Ready To Put My Coins Behind Peter Obi” Lawyer Says

The OBI-dient movement is waxing strong with supporters doing all they can to support Peter Obi in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. One of Obi’s supporters, Modupe Odele has disclosed that she will even go as far as supporting the Labour Party presidential candidate financially. See Also: Peter Obi Chooses Datti Baba-Ahmed as Running Mate The attorney revealed that she has never supported any presidential candidate up until now to the extent she flew into the country to acquire her Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC). She made her strong will to support the Former Anambra Governor known on Twitter, tweeting that she is ready to donate her money to assist the Presidential Aspirant in becoming president in 2023. “I have never donated to any presidential candidate in ...

Election in Osun: 21,000 Policemen Deployed for Security

13Jul

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Elections, Law Enforcement, News, Nigeria, Security

Election in Osun: 21,000 Policemen Deployed for Security

About 21,000 police officers have been deployed for the upcoming governorship election in Osun state. The election is set to take place this Saturday 16th of July 2022. Inspector General of Police Usman Alkali Baba, The Inspector General of Police made this known on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting held by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). During the meeting, he said the arrangement was made to ensure security during the election exercise scheduled in Osun state. “We shall be deploying a total of 21,000 police personnel for the exercise of the Osun election as part of the election security plan” See Also: Police Deployed to Secure Hausa Community in Imo He further stated that the strategic plan was to ensure peace and order during the election p...

Fuel Price Hike: Lagos, Abuja Residents Suffer as Price Increases

12Jul

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Africa, Cost of Living, Economy, Lagos News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Fuel Price Hike: Lagos, Abuja Residents Suffer as Price Increases

Nigerians are experiencing an unofficial fuel price hike as numerous filling stations have increased their pump prices from the regulated N165. The hike in price is confirmed to be rampant in the city of Abuja and Lagos. African News Today gathered information that certain petrol stations sell their product for N220 per litre. Even amongst the hike, some stations refused to sell leading to a scarcity of petrol in some areas. In Lagos, filling stations such as Ardova and MRS filling stations located along Lekki Expressway sold at the price of N180 and N200 per litre. see also: Fuel Subsidy Is A Scam – Peter Obi Rosebol filling station located at Ipaja metered their petrol at N180 per litre and N190 per litre was sold at Mao filling station situated at Kola. A motorist...

Patience Ozokwor Says No One Can Replace Olu Jacob

12Jul

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Celebration, Inspirational, Life, Movies and Films, Nigeria

Patience Ozokwor Says No One Can Replace Olu Jacob

Renowned actress Patience Ozokwor shower praises on Nollywood legend Olu Jacob deeming the popular actor irreplaceable. She praised him at his 80th birthday celebration where other popular Nollywood movie stars also gathered to celebrate their icon. See Also: Nollywood Actress Laments Nigeria’s Insecurity After Attack By Bandits On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Actress Patience Ozokwor praised her colleague for his proficient acting and how versatile he is on set, saying he can play any role given to him. “I’m missing him on set, he can play an Igbo king, he can play a Yoruba king, in fact, I don’t think anybody can replace him,” she said. Jacob’s wife, Joke Silva revealed back in November 2021 that her husband was battling Lewy body dementia and he had been living with the a...

Boat Mishap: Illegal Operators Cause Rising Death Toll

11Jul

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Africa, Environment, Nigeria, Safety, Transportation

Boat Mishap: Illegal Operators Cause Rising Death Toll

Over 17 persons have been confirmed dead in the boat mishap that took place at Mile Two in Lagos on Friday night. Around 17 persons were missing when a commercial boat capsized in the Mile Two water canal at 7:45 pm. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed this as of yesterday. NEMA’s coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye said two bodies were recovered on Saturday night. One was a 52-year-old man and the other a 20-year-old lady. Ibrahim further stated that 17 bodies have been retrieved from the Lagos lagoon so far since the boat accident occurred on Friday. Farinloye said: “17 bodies have been recovered so far from the Lagos Lagoon after the boat accident. Recovery search continues.” He also mentioned that the cause of the accident was due to illegal boat...

Naive Orphan Used By Human Trafficker to Export Drugs

11Jul

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Africa, Crime, Drug Abuse, Nigeria

Naive Orphan Used By Human Trafficker to Export Drugs

Alleged human trafficker, Matthew Bassey was intercepted by The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in an attempt to traffic illicit drugs to Dubai. The 29-year-old planted the drugs into the luggage of an orphan, Ms. Peter Gift Eno, who he assigned to traffic those drugs, but was later intercepted by NDLEA officials at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Matthew Bassey from Oron in Akwa Ibom state was apprehended after the attempt by Gift Eno to board her flight failed. see also: NDLEA Declares DCP Abba Kyari Wanted Over Illicit Drug Trafficking NDLEA agents got to her at the airport's departure hall, where her luggage was searched, and it contained 50 parcels of cannabis (2.8kg) hidden in food items. A statement by one of the NDLEA officials,...

President Buhari Urges Nigerians to Help Tip Security Agents

10Jul

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Africa, News, Nigeria, Terrorism

President Buhari Urges Nigerians to Help Tip Security Agents

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked Nigerian citizens to help security agents by providing information on strange activities happening around them. The President speaking to journalists after the Eid-el-Kabir prayers, pointed out that helping security agents with information will help the country battle bandits and terrorists and any other form of threat. “Look at when we closed the borders for about two years, a lot of people went back to the farms and they have not regretted that decision. Now we are feeding ourselves and exporting rice. “My advice is that people that are organizing themselves and attacking institutions and communities. The people know them. So let them report them to the security agencies," he said. see also: Insecurity: Buhari Should Do More...