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Baba Ijesha, minor were acting out a script – Witness alleges
The first witness to testify in the defence of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha on Thursday testified that the actor and the minor he allegedly defiled were both acting out a script and that some videos were edited.
IGP appoints CP Idrisu Dauda Dabban as Commissioner of Police Katsina State
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the posting of CP Idrisu Dauda Dabban, to Kastina State Command as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in-charge of the State.
Police: Domestic worker robs employer in Lagos
Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, have apprehended a domestic worker who conspired with one other to rob his employer, Yasushi Murata, a Japanese, and an expatriate employee of Honda Automobile West Africa Ltd but resident at Chris Ali Street, Abacha Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos.
Dowen College, five students responsible for Sylvester Oromoni’s death, family alleges
Counsel for the family of the late Sylvester Oromoni (Jnr.) sparred severally on Monday, with lawyers representing other interests in the ongoing coroner’s inquest that was set up mid-December 2021 to inquire into the 12-year old’s controversial death.
Iba Council Chairman hosts Oniba of Iba Kingdom, monthly security meeting
The Executive Chairman Iba LCDA, Hon. Yisa Abiola Jubril popular known as ABILA by political associates, has received the Paramount ruler of Iba Kingdom, Oniba of Iba, H.R.M Oba (Dr.) Sulaimon Raji Ashade on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in his office at Ayoka Secretariat, Iba town, Lagos, Southwest-Nigeria.
ICPC: Ojerinde N5.2bn fraud plea bargain collapse
The out-of-court settlement proposed by a former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Adedibu Ojerinde, who is alleged to be involved in N5.2 billion fraud, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has collasped.
Ethiopian Nationals win $60,000 first prize in Lagos City Marathon, as Sanwo-Olu races with athletes
At exactly 8:03am on Saturday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu crossed the finish line of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, ceremonially becoming the first athlete to breast the final ribbon.
Fake Emzor paracetamol producer jailed for 7 years
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has secured the conviction of one Friday Ogbodo, a manufacturer of fake Emzor paracetamol.
Sanwo-Olu Hails GAC Member, Dr Oluyomi Finnih at 80
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated Dr. Oluyomi Finnih, a member of the Governor's Advisory Council (GAC), the apex leadership body of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the occasion of his 80 years birthday.
Court strikes out suit on Timothy Adegoke’s murder after Police withdrawal
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Gudu has struck out the charges filed in connection with the alleged murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State.