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Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi has published a statement vindicating his embattled colleague and friend, Baba Ijesha, who is currently undergoing trial for reportedly defiling a 14-year-old minor, the ward of comedienne-Actress, Princess. Recall the alleged pedophile, Baba Ijesha, real name Olanrewaju Omiyinka was denied bail by a magistrate court on ...

  A 54-year old jilted lover, Christopher Akpan, who lured his lover and Civil Defence Of­ficer, Josephine Cynthia Oche, 45, to Obi Local Government and killed her with his alleged accomplice, a 47-year old native doctor, Rafiu Afolabi, has been arrested. Akpan and his accomplice, Afolabi, were on Wednesday paraded ...

  A 500-level student of the Faculty of Law, Olasubomi Olopade, on Wednesday became the vice Chancellor of Bowen University. Olopade’s tenure would last for just one day for which he would be paid.. Olopade, who ran the affairs of the university on Wednesday, emerged the winner of a competition, ...

  Unknown gunmen have kidnapped a Nigerian football coach, Stanley Eguma. Subsequently, the police commissioner in Enugu, Mohammed Aliyu, has ordered the rescue of Mr Eguma. Mr Eguma is the coach of Rivers United FC, Port Harcourt. He was reportedly abducted along the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Tuesday. Mr Aliyu ...

  Tragedy struck again at Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital city on Wednesday, two people were confirmed killed when men of the Oyo State Park Management System under the leadership of Mr Mukaila Lamidi (also known as Auxiliary) allegedly attacked some shop owners in Iwo Road ...

  Twenty-five years after the current Polling Units were created in 1996, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created new 56,872 Polling Units, bringing the number to a total number of 176,846 from the existing 119,974 Polling Units. These will come into effect starting from the Anambra State Governorship ...

  Embattled promising gospel minister, Adeyinka Alaseyori, has finally responded to the crisis that rocked social media over the criticism over her hit song entitled “Oniduro Mi” by a popular gospel artiste, Tope Alabi. Alaseyori during her birthday praise concert, on Tuesday night, appealed to fans to allow peace reign, ...

  The Federal Government has approved automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service of one graduate each from the families of the 10 corp members killed in 2011 post-election violence in Bauchi State. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the ...

  Leicester City hitman Jamie Vardy has joined the league of football club owners after investing in US-based team Rochester Rhinos according to the club. The 34-year old striker purchased a minority stake in the New York-based club, which has not played a competitive game for four years. The club ...

The Lagos Assembly on Tuesday called on the federal government to engage agitators across the country rather than employ the use of force. This is as the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, argued that the use of the military in an attempt to quell agitations for ...