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The Lagos State Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday that its Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) had established a prima facie case of child sexual offences against actor Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha. Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) said following the DPP’s advice, Baba Ijesha will face a five-count charge bordering on the offences. The offences are indecent treatment of a child, defilement of a child, attempted sexual assault by penetration, attempted sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault. Police arrest Baba Ijesha for defiling minor Defilement and sexual assault by penetration carry life imprisonment…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday suspended three local government council chairmen over alleged disregard for the guidelines governing their activities. The House said it can no longer continue to watch while the council chairmen stubbornly flout the state’s local government guidelines. The affected chairmen were named as Ogidan Mukandasi Olaitan of the Lekki LCDA, Suleiman Jelili of Alimosho local government area and Tajudeen Ajide of the Surulere local government area. Their suspension was unanimously approved by members of the House in a voice vote with no opposition shortly after Hon. Bisi Yusuff (Alimosho 1) raised a complaint…

Manchester City reached their first Champions League final as they overcame Paris St-Germain at Etihad Stadium to secure a commanding victory over two legs. In a game played in unseasonal snow, the brilliant Riyad Mahrez capped a sweeping move started by goalkeeper Ederson’s 60-yard pass to extend their 2-1 advantage from the first leg in Paris. PSG suffered a serious blow before kick-off when world-class forward Kylian Mbappe was restricted to the bench because of injury. They did not lack endeavour or intent but with Neymar subdued and City throwing bodies on the line in defence, Mauricio Pochettino’s side could…

By Bright Okuta Initially, when Femi Adesina called him a scoundrel, I said to myself that Bayo Oluwasanmi’s last name ought to redeem him. But after reading how he tried to shake Adesina down, it felt like this Oluwasanmi can never be associated with the illustrious Prof. Hazekiah Oluwasnami who was the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s ace man, as first Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, then University of Ife. However, his latest titled, Pastor RUGA (Osinbajo): Religious Liar And Hypocrite By Bayo Oluwasanmi removed all benefits of doubt; this guy is surely what Femi called him. This little…

Jose Mourinho has been appointed Roma manager from the start of next season. The 58-year-old will replace fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca, who Roma announced earlier on Tuesday would leave at the end of the current season. Mourinho, sacked by Tottenham on 19 April, has signed a three-year deal with the three-time Serie A champions. “The incredible passion of the Roma fans convinced me to accept the job and I cannot wait to start next season,” said Mourinho. “Thank you to the Friedkin family for choosing me to lead this great club. After meetings with the ownership and Tiago Pinto, I…

The Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended three local government Council Chairmen over alleged disregard for the guidelines governing their activities. The House said it could no longer continue to watch while the Council Chairmen stubbornly flouted the state’s local government guidelines. The affected chairmen include; Honourable Ogidan Mukandasi Olaitan of Lekki Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Suleiman Jelili of Alimosho Local Government Area and Tajudeen Ajide of Surulere Local Government Area. Their suspension was unanimously approved by members of the House in a voice vote with no opposition shortly after Honourable Bisi Yusuff (Alimosho 1) raised a complaint…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has applauded the popular comedy group Ikorodu Bois for earning international recognition with their creativity as he hosted them in his office on Monday. The ‘Ikorodu Bois has garnered worldwide recognition for their talent in remaking creative videos of top music videos and movies. The comic group made up of Muiz Sanni (15), Malik Sanni (10) and Fawas (13) are known for recreating and mimicking multi-million-dollar music videos, Hollywood film trailers and epic pictures with household items. The online comedy group has creatively mimicked scenes from Hollywood movies which was recently showcased on billboards in…

One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by the bandits. Although the police and government authorities are yet to confirm the development, the mother of the student, Lauritta Attahiru confirmed the release of her son to Channels Television, on Tuesday. She however refused to give details of how her son was released and whether a ransom was paid or not. Some of the parents said that the student was released on Saturday after his mother, who is the wife of a Retired Army officer from Plateau State negotiated and paid ransom to the…

Parents and members of Student Union Government on Tuesday marched to the National Assembly in demand for the release of the abducted Greenfield University students. On April 20, 2021 twenty-two students were abducted from the university campus, when gunmen invaded the school premises. The group led by activist, Deji Adeyanju gathered at Unity fountain in a solidarity march to the National Assembly, demanding the release of the students. In a video shared by Adeyanju, the parents and leaders of the student union held placards with inscriptions “Bring back our students.” Adeyanju alongside the video in his Twitter page wrote: “In…

The Federal Government has approved June 30 as the new deadline for the National Identity Numbers (NIN) linkage with the Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards. The government also said so far 54 million Nigerians have obtained their NIN, translating to over 190 million mobile numbers. The government’s decision was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde and Head of Corporate Communications of the National Identity Management Commission(NIMC) Mr. Kayode Adegoke. The statement reads: “The postponement of the deadline was also based on the request by stakeholders…