Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja has sentenced Oluwafemi Asekeji, a 34-year-old businessman, to life in prison for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter. This was revealed in a statement issued by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency and acquired by our correspondent on Wednesday. According to the statement, Justice Abiola Soladoye, the presiding judge, remarked that the prosecution had proven all three elements of Asekeji’s rape case. According to the statement, close associates of the victim and the offender who witnessed the occurrence testified against the convict, prompting the judge to condemn Asekeji to…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has stated that it will insist on a minimum wage of N250,000 during a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Thursday (today).  The NLC’s Head of Public Affairs, Benson Upah, stated that Labour will insist on its N250,000 proposal during the meeting with the President. “We are going to the table with our demand of N250,000, even as the cost of living has since moved up. We have been very reasonable and patriotic,” Upah told our correspondent. Labour leaders were called to a meeting with the President as part…

Anamekwe Nwabuoku, a former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, pleaded with Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday to give him more time to conclude the refund of the public funds looted by him and his co-defendant. Nwabuoku and his co-defendant, Felix Nweke, are facing 11 counts of money laundering to the tune of N1.6bn. They are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Nwabuoku and his co-defendant were accused of committing the act, while Nwabuoku served as the Director of Finance and Accounts in the Ministry of Defence between 2019 and…

A Ugandan TikTok user was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for spreading “misleading and malicious” information after insulting President Yoweri Museveni, his wife, and their son.  According to authorities, between February and March, Edward Awebwa shared “vulgar” movies regarding the first family. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty. Awebwa “is pleading for mercy, but he does not look remorseful at all for his actions,” Judge Stella Maris Amabilis said Wednesday as she read the court’s decision. “The court had the opportunity to see the video; the language that was being used was vulgar,” she said. “This court is of…

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested an 80-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl in the Otuokpoti community in the state’s Ogbia Local Government Area.  Gender advocacy groups such as the Dise Ogbise Foundation, Reigneth Foundation, Starrz Safety Initiative, and Collins Cocodia Foundation reported that the suspect had been identified as a serial paedophile by community members. The culprit was simply described as Pa. Stephen, who is believed to be suffering from chronic pile and hernia. He was transported to the Divisional Police Headquarters in Ogbia Town at the request of female advocacy groups. However, it was gathered…

The Nigerian Army arrested two members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ifeanyi Godwin and Uche Onuoha, in Anambra State.  The two suspects were apprehended inside a Sport Utility Vehicle at Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area, carrying two pump-action guns and 41 rounds, among other items. Onuoha and Godwin, according to a Nigerian Army post on Wednesday on X, have been on the Nigeria Police wanted list since 2023. The Army said, “In Anambra State, troops on patrol successfully intercepted and arrested two suspected IPOB/ESN members, identified as Ifeanyi Godwin and Uche Onuoha, in a Toyota Highlander SUV, near…

No fewer than 10 people were killed by gunmen during an attack on a community in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The gunmen were said to have terrorised the Olegumachi village in Agatu, burning down houses. The incident on Tuesday evening occurred just four days after three people, including an elderly couple, were killed in the Ikpele village of the same local government. According to an anonymous local, gunmen entered Olegumachi on Tuesday evening, killing numerous individuals and setting fire to many residences. Phillip Ebenyakwu, the chairman of the local government, confirmed the incident to journalists over…

Nolywood actress Toyin Abraham is facing backlash on social media after reporting trolls who condemned her for supporting President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election to the police for cyberbullying.  During the 2022 election campaign, Abraham proclaimed her support for Tinubu, telling her fans that the president had laid out his ‘Renewed Hope’ action plans to address some of the country’s problems, and she was confident that he would deliver. Aside from the well-known Nollywood actress, several Yoruba movie stars expressed their support for Tinubu and campaigned fiercely for him. However, since his arrival on May 29, 2023, the…

Hon. Musiliudeen Akinremi, a two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Oyo State, is dead. Although details of his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report, the lawmaker was said to have died on Wednesday at the age of 51. Akin Adewale, a politician close to the deceased, wrote on his X page, “We lost Hon. Musiliu Olaide Akinremi, representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the NASS. “This is really sad. Ah, God.” Akin Rotimi, spokesman for the House of Representatives, confirmed his death in a statement, quoting Speaker Tajudeen…

No fewer than twelve children were killed in South Africa on Wednesday morning after a minibus transporting them to school near Johannesburg crashed and caught fire after being hit by another vehicle. The Gauteng provincial administration confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday. The driver of the minibus was also murdered, and seven other children were taken to the hospital. It could not immediately provide the ages of the children. According to television photos, the minibus was completely destroyed by flames after the early morning crash in Merafong, more than 70 kilometres west of the city. The statement read, “A…