Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, has asked an Ikeja Domestic and Sexual Violence Court to grant him post-conviction bail pending hearing and determination of his appeal before the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo had in July sentenced Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for child defilement. He was convicted of four out of a six-count charge brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The jailed actor was convicted for child defilement, indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault by penetration. The convict is serving a five-year concurrent…
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The use of gas as a transition fuel will not only help in stemming deforestation but advance Nigeria’s broader development goals, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has said. Stating that the country has one of the largest gas reserves in the world, he believes other developing countries will also benefit from the adoption of gas as a transition fuel. Professor Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday night when he received the US Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Change, John Kerry, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Kerry, who was on a working visit to Nigeria, had met…
The mother of Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, Governor of Ondo State, Lady Evangelist Grace Akeredolu is dead. Mrs Akeredolu was aged 90 years before her passing away. In a statement by Richard Olatunde, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State, who confirmed the news said she died peacefully in her sleep at the early hours of today. “She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other family members. “Further announcements will be made by the family in due course,” the statement read.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii as the standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming Ebonyi governorship election. Odii and Senator Joseph Ogba had faced a legal battle over who was validly elected as the party’s candidate for the 2023 governorship election in the party’s primary that took place at different locations in the state. Meanwhile, a five-member panel, headed by Justice Amina Augie, delivered judgement on Wednesday, after entertaining final submissions from lawyers to parties in the appeal marked: SC/CV/ 939/2022 filed by Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii. Details later…
The Federal Government, on Wednesday, said that the protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, that blocked a traffic-laden section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway are “violating” the country’s law. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to the Minister, the Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) recognises and protects citizens’ right to public protests but does not empower any Nigerian to “inflict…
Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has received the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan. Atiku arrived the Oyo Government House in company of his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa around 11:46am. They were received at the Ibadan Airport, Alakia on behalf of the Governor by his Deputy Bayo Lawal with other top government functionaries. Upon arrival at the Government House, Makinde led key members of the visiting delegation, including the PDP presidential candidate into a private room where a brief meeting held. The meeting lasted barely 15minutes with members…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his administration has done “extremely well” but those who are supposed to commend his government for his achievements have failed to do so. “In terms of time and resources, this administration has done extremely well. I have to say it because those who are supposed to say are not saying it. I don’t know why,” the President said in Owerri, the Imo State capital when he was hosted by Governor Hope Uzodinma after he commissioned some projects by the latter’s government. The President once again blamed previous administrations, and the elite, for…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has disclosed he will disburse $10 billion as an Economic Stimulus Fund within the first 100 days in office if he wins the 2023 presidential election. He said he would do this to support private sector investments in infrastructure and to prioritise aid to agriculture, manufacturing and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Atiku revealed this in a social media statement on Tuesday evening following his speech at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Lagos state. Atiku said, “Within the first 100 days in office,…
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly lost $20,000 support overnight into Sep. 14 after hot United States inflation sent risk assets crashing lower. Data showed BTC/USD as it hit lows of $19,870 on Bitstamp — its worst since Sep. 9. The move came amid a stocks rout triggered by Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation data for August coming in above expectations. Despite still being lower than July, the market had hoped for a quicker cooling of inflation more broadly and hence the chance of a quicker loosening of policy by the Federal Reserve. With that prospect now appearing slim,…
Investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, has said that he has been informed that terrorists are planning a major terror attack on the Nigerian Army School of Artillery, Kachia in Kaduna State, before the end of 2022. It was reported that the School of Artillery in Kachia houses a major ammunition depot in Nigeria. According to Hundeyin, “I’m sure the Department of State Services, DSS, already knows all this”. “Since the DSS is suddenly arresting terrorists, let me mention that dozens of sources have been mentioning since May that before the end of the year, a major terror attack is…