Many Nigerians were shocked to learn that Olarenwaju James, AKA ‘Baba Ijesha,’ a famous Nollywood star, had been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command after being caught sleeping with a teenager. Preliminary findings revealed that the perpetrator began sleeping with the victim, who is now 14 years old, when she was seven years old,…
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…
In 19 straight months of not processing any barrel of crude oil, the government-owned refineries in Nigeria recorded a total loss of N177.21bn, the latest data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have shown. An analysis of data collated from NNPC’s monthly reports revealed that all the refineries did not refine crude oil from July 2019 to January 2021. The…
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…
Lawmaker of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State, Idem Unyime has stated that the general public would soon be enjoying the pay-as-you-go services for digital satellite television, DSTV as the Bill scaled second reading before the House of Representatives at plenary on Thursday. Unyime, Deputy Chairman, House…
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…
Members of the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra are to be granted asylum in the UK. There are plans by the United Kingdom to grant asylum to “persecuted” members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualisation of the…