Author: Yetunde Ogunmola
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Appeal Court Affirms Nollywood Actor, Baba Ijesha’s Sexual Assault Conviction
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the five-year jail term sentence of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Ijesha was sentenced to five years in prison by the Lagos State High Court. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Folashade Ojo, the appellate…
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Miyetti Allah Warns Govt Over Alleged Plot To Dethrone Sultan Of Sokoto
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has frowned at the reported plot by the Sokoto Government to dethrone the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar. There has been a series of mixed reactions on and off the media after reports emerged that the Sokoto government, led by Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto, is…
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Tobi Amusan Vindicated by CAS ruling on doping allegation
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has been vindicated by her victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS. CAS ruled in favour of the 27-year-old in an appeal brought before it by World Athletics and World Anti-Doping Agency. “It’s all God,” Amusan said in an Instagram post alongside the court’s announcement. The Ogun-State-born athlete was suspended…
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Iran sends war threats to Israel over attack on Lebanon
Iran on Saturday warned that “all Resistance Fronts”, a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacked Lebanon. The comment from Iran’s mission to New York comes with fears of a wider regional war involving Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement. The two sides have engaged in near-daily exchanges of…
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Kenya Death Toll Rises to 30, as Government Clampdown on Protesters
The Human Rights Watch, on Saturday says at least 30 people have died in protests in Kenya this week, triggered by the government’s plan substantially to raise taxes. The demonstrations erupted across the country as citizens expressed their anger over the economic strain caused by the proposed tax increases. In a statement on Saturday by…
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UNIZIK Graduate loses her life to Prank by Fellow Student
For five years, Miss Ifunanya Miracle from Abia State burnt the midnight oil to better her life and that of her family by rigorously pursuing her academic programme in Quantity Surveying at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, only to lose her life after completing the course. While studying, Ifunanya also engaged in a small business of point…
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Minimum wage: Why Govs can’t take over negotiations, Labour
Organised Labour, including the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, has rejected the proposal of the Southern Governors’ Forum to decentralise minimum wage negotiations to state governments. The NLC condemned the proposal as “unfriendly and anti-worker”, noting that allowing states to determine their minimum wages would be detrimental to workers’ welfare. On Friday,…
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VP Kashim Shettima Reveals Tinubu’s Health Status After Democracy Day Fall
The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, on Friday, dispelled insinuations about his boss, President Tinubu’s health, claiming his principal is a man full of ideas. Recall that President Tinubu during the Democracy Day celebration last month missed his steps, an incident which stirred reactions on Tinubu’s health status to lead the country. Shettima, however,…
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Why I won’t return to Aso Villa – Patience Jobathan
Former First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan says if she is requested to return to the presidential villa to function as Nigerian First Lady, she would decline. In a viral video clip, Mrs Patience, who spoke on Friday at a public function, said “the stress of Nigeria is too much”, stressing that she looks younger than…
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‘I Gave Money To Influence People To Vote For Me’ – PDP Senator, Oyewumni Confesses
The Deputy Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Lere Oyewumi, has admitted to partaking in vote buying during the 2023 general elections. The lawmaker representing Osun West Senatorial District at the Red Chamber made the confession in a viral video online while receiving defectors to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Irewole local government. Oyewumi…
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JUST IN: Two Officers Killed As Gunmen Attack Police Checkpoint In Abia
Two officers of the Nigeria Police Force were reportedly murdered on Friday night when a group of dangerous criminals attacked a police checkpoint at the well-known Opobo Junction, near the Aba-Ikot Ekpene Expressway in Abia State. Another officer reportedly sustained some injuries from the attack, which unsettled residents of the area. It was reported that…
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14 Killed In Kano As Truck Rams Into Muslims Returning From Jumat Prayer
No fewer than fourteen (14) people reportedly died when a moving truck rammed into Muslim faithful who were returning home from Friday’s Jumat prayer in Kano State. Reports obtained revealed that the tragic incident happened at Imawa, a town along the Zaria–Kano highway in the Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The Federal Road…