The embattled Nollywood star, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, may spend the rest of his life in prison if found guilty of sexual assault by penetration. The offence among others, were part of the charges being considered by Lagos State Government to prosecute the Nollywood star. Baba Ijesha, who is in police custody, is accused…
A suspected drug trafficker, Chibogu Ernest Obiora, intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, has excreted 97 wraps of cocaine worth N360m. Director, Media & Advocacy of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who disclosed this in a statement ion Friday, April 30, said Obiora, 47,…
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC has suspended Channels Television with a fine N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. In a letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television signed by the Acting Director General of the Commission, NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, the Commission referred to Channels 7pm live broadcast programme of Sunday, 25th April,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano have intercepted and seized consignments of heroin and khat with a street value of over N10billion. At the MMIA, Lagos, during cargo examination at SAHCO Import Shed, a freight agent had…
Operatives of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have nabbed one of their officers who reportedly sneaked in over 4.8kg of cannabis sativa and eight Android phones into the correctional facility in Kano. There was an uproar at the correctional centre on Thursday after the prison wardens detected and seized the cannabis allegedly brought to some inmates on death row at…
A shocking video has emerged online of three young men suspected to be “Yahoo boys” bathing at a cemetery while tying red clothing around their waists. The footage was captured by a stunned individual who appeared to be filming the whole episode from an uncompleted building. In the viral video, one of the men is…
Opara was said to have joined his friends to make easy money through online gift fraud and live lavishly, for which they engaged some bank account holders. A Nigerian man identified as Henry Chukwudi Opara has been busted in India over an alleged Rs 18.50 lakh (₦9,397,082.50) gift scam. He was arrested by the Rachakonda Cybercrime Police in Hyderabad, India. Opara was said to have come…
After consuming expired drinks in Kano State last week, at least ten people have been reported dead and more than 400 others are reportedly hospitalized. According to the state’s Commissioner for Health, Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, who confirmed this to journalists on Thursday, 50 patients have been admitted to hospitals for kidney-related care as a result…
The kidnappers of the Pastor in-charge of a Baptist Church in Yakila town, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, Bitrus Gyang, have demanded a N10 million ransom to release the clergyman. This is coming as bandits in the early hours of yesterday raided communities near Yakila town, during which three villagers were kidnapped. Gyang,…
All courts across the country were locked up today as judiciary workers, under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), commence an indefinite nationwide strike. A circular by the Secretary General of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, I. M. Adetola, stated that the strike was necessitated by the failure of the…
