Embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, accused of de-i-i-g a 14-year-old minor has closed his defence before an Ikeja Special Offences Court. Baba Ijesha is facing a six-count charge of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.

An employee at a consultancy firm who was caught living in his office so he could live 'rent-free' was subsequently sacked after his boss found out what he was doing. Below was how the saga unfolded...Chibuzor Ejimofor, who uses the name Simon Jackson professionally, has amassed a staggering 13 million views on TikTok after he documented his conversion of an office cubicle into a living - and sleeping - space.The 28-year-old went viral when he announced on the video streaming platform 'I am moving from my apartment into my cubicle at work'.His video, titled: "Check out my new [apartment]", tracks Jackson loading his clothes into his desk storage and unpacking his sleeping bag out of a suitcase. Jackson says that the office space he moved into was empty 'because everyone's working from home, so I just thought, why not move there?'“When I found my company had an empty office downtown, this was the perfect solution as it was close to all of the venues I frequent and it would be free” he told the New York Post.He justified his unorthodox living arrangements saying: "They do not pay me enough to do both, so as a matter of protest, I am just going to live at my job, and we'll see how long I can get away with this."As it happened, he didn’t get away with it for very long.Four days after he posted his stunt online, he received a call from the human resources department at his employer, Arcadis.Jackson claims that Arcadis ordered him to clear his belongings from his desk and to delete his social media videos or else be fired.In the face of this ultimatum, Jackson says that he chose to leave the company.Jackson has since described the stunt as a 'protest', aimed at drawing attention to the difficulty of affording an apartment in Seattle on his current salary.He remains optimistic about his future, however, and has since been staying at a Seattle Airbnb.He hopes to refocus on a new career, commenting: “I’ve gotten so many views now, so maybe I can take that and work on building my brand.”>

Popular internet showman, Hushpuppi has received fresh charges as US prosecutors submit court documents showing how he committed another fraud and laundered over $400k from behind bars.US prosecutors presented documents before the United States District Court of California on Wed 16th March 2022 with fresh evidence indicting HushPuppi of committing fraud and money laundering in U.S Federal correctional facility.The court documents stated that Hushpuppi, while in U.S Federal correctional facility, participated in the purchase and laundering of Economic Impact Payment debit cards fraudulently obtained from stolen data of U.S citizens and residents.Economic Impact Payments are financial support offered by the US government to U.S residents according to the CARES Act. One of the ways eligible US residents receive their Economic Impact Payments is by debit cards. From the documents presented in court, it was found that hackers use data of U.S residents to file and obtain Economic Impact Payments debit cards. They sell off these EIP cards in underground marketplaces to other cyber criminals.In the court document, US prosecutors mentioned that inmates are allowed access to phone calls, video calls, the internet, and computers with limited usage but they are not monitored because inmates have right to their privacy. Hushpuppi also received this access like other inmates.However, between 28th Jan and 4th Mar 2022, security officers at the US Federal correctional facility, observed more usage of the internet by Hushpuppi. Knowing that Hushpuppi was arrested for internet related crimes, they obtained a warrant to record Hushpuppi activities. A dedicated system was setup for him and his activities were recorded for 7 days.It was found that Hushpuppi was actively buying EIP debit cards from an underground cyber criminal marketplace called Stimulus Card. While being recorded, Hushpuppi bought a total of 58 EIP debit cards with a total value of $429,800 on the site and laundered the money through one AJ.>

The U.S. Navy has retrieved the F-35C stealth fighter jet that was lost during a landing accident aboard the aircraft carrier, the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) earlier this year.The aircraft, the newest and the most advanced in the US force, ended up at the bottom of the South China Sea, following a landing problem on the aircraft carrier.A major operation was launched to recover the $100m (£74m) F-35C Jet from a depth of around 12,400 feet below the South China Sea, a region that has been a source of rising US-China tensions in recent years.The U.S Navy says the wreck of the jet will now be taken to “a nearby military installation to aid in the ongoing investigation and evaluated for potential transport to the United States.”It became known after the crash that the world’s first female F-35 pilot was behind the cockpit of the US Navy’s fifth generation fighter.According to sources, the unsuccessful attempt was her first flight from the deck of an aircraft carrier.Despite the fact that the unnamed pilot had completed a full course of training and successfully completed the take-off and landing training program on the deck of an aircraft carrier, the source noted that the flight was her first from the deck of a real warship.>

More facts have emerged on how suspended super cop and former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari; as well as his deputy, ACP Sunday Ubua, allegedly received a combined N4.2bn in their separate bank accounts.The details are part of a report sent to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, by the NDLEA.According to the drug enforcement agency, not less than N1.4bn passed through Kyari’s account while he was commander of the IRT.However, Kyari’s deputy, Ubua, may have received far more than him as not less than N2.8bn was traced to his eight bank accounts.According to investigations, Ubua allegedly received a lump sum of N2.664bn on August 15, 2019. The NDLEA is now working on the assumption that the sums traced to Kyari and his deputy may be connected to the sale of some illicit substances including Tramadol worth N3bn.A source said, “You will recall that the NDLEA is investigating an allegation that Kyari and his team seized a large consignment of tramadol in a warehouse at Amuwo Odofin in Lagos. The consignment was worth about N3bn.“The IRT under Kyari’s command seized these drugs and they are believed to have sold the consignment to a cartel afterwards. It was around the time of this seizure that Kyari’s deputy received a deposit of N2.664bn in his personal bank account. Out of this money, he purchased FBN Insurance shares worth about N100m.”Meanwhile, the NDLEA has written a letter to the AGF seeking his approval for the confiscation of properties and assets belonging to the once revered super cop.It was gathered that the NDLEA’s request was dispatched to the justice minister last week following the March 7 arraignment of Kyari and his men for dealing in cocaine.The saga involving Abba Kyari is becoming a big embarrassment to the Police leadership who investigated him and found nothing serious, only to recommend a reduction in rank.> 

Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in Europe. The country has produced many great men and women over the past few years. The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina is known as Sarajevo. Bosnia and Herzegovina has three presidents that serve at the same time. The presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina is made up of three major leaders. For instance, Milorad Dodik currently serves as the president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, it should also be said that the likes of Sefik Dzaferovic and Zeljko Komsic also serve as presidents.This is some sort of arrangement to carry all the three sections that make up the country along in the scheme of things.>

Following his suspension by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) as the Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the union, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take over the running of all parks and garages in the state.He stated this during a press conference at the NURTW Secretariat in the Agege area of the state on Thursday.He also announced the withdrawal of himself and his lieutenants from NURTW as a union.And like a system under remote control, the Lagos state government immediately suspended "the activities of NURTW, which must cease to operate in all parks and garages in Lagos State. The Government will set up a Committee to immediately take control of the parks and garages. Members of the committee will be key stakeholders.">

This is troubling if the claims by this lady are try. Nice (Andrew) Omininikoron, the driver of the Bus Rapid Transit vehicle arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a passenger, Oluwabamise Ayankole, has been accused of engaging in illicit acts with another female passenger in Lagos State.The female victim, who spoke exclusively to Punch, accused Omininikoron of r@ping her on November 25, 2021.This came amid calls for justice for Oluwabamise, whose corpse was recovered at Ebute Ero, after she was last seen on the BRT bus driven by Omininikoron.Narrating her ordeal on Thursday, the lady accused the 47-year-old of r@ping her right inside the BRT bus.The former sales girl at a shop in Ajah said after she closed from work around 8pm, she boarded the BRT bus driven by the suspect.The driver was to convey her from the Alesh Bus Stop in Ajah, to Jakande, along the Lekki Epe Expressway, when things took another dimension.She said, “While on our way, he switched off the light of the bus, but the AC was on. But as we approached the first toll gate coming from Ajah, he suddenly parked the bus. He then told me to come and sit at the front and started asking me different questions.“I saw him using a drug and my thinking was that he parked the bus to use the drug before time ran out. A few minutes later, he started making advances towards me and I saw that his manhood had risen up. I became very uncomfortable and insisted on getting down, but he didn’t open the door.“He said he wanted both of us to go and chill and that he wanted to have s@x with me, but I declined. Suddenly, he brought out a knife and dragged me to the back seat of the bus. He told me to take off my clothes, but I refused. He threatened to kill me. He tore my gown, forcefully removed the biker short I wore and r@ped me. I felt sad.”The victim said she could not call for help because Omininikoron parked the bus at a desolate location, adding that he refused to let her go after allegedly r@ping her.She added, “He insisted on driving me to my destination at Jakande Bus Stop. When we got to my bus stop, he still didn’t open the door. He demanded my account number and started pleading over what he did. He said he wanted to send money to me to buy painkillers.“I refused to give him my account, but he kept demanding and refused to open the door. Before he r@ped me, he seized my phone, and because I needed evidence, I gave him my account and he sent N3,000. He then opened the door and I left.“I could not speak out because I was ashamed of what happened and believed I could not get justice. But when his pictures started circulating online regarding the death of the lady (Oluwabamise), I told my friend that I knew him (Omininikoron).“After seeing his coloured picture, I went to my bank, requested my statement of account, traced the day he sent me the money, and it was the same name, Omininikoron Nice, which was in the picture circulating.“I told my friend about it and she introduced me to a rights activist. Some people may question me for speaking out now, but I am speaking out because of the girl. That man must not be freed because he is responsible for what happened.”A statement of account provided by the victim confirmed Omininikoron sent N3,000 to her on November 25, 2021.A video clip of her torn clothes was also seen by Punch.The police spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, urged the victim to make a formal report of the incident.He said, “If the victim has a case against him, she should report at the nearest police station or the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, and it will be investigated.”> 

The Lagos State commissioner of police, Abiodun Alabi has directed all area commanders and Divisional Police Officers to beef up security and maintain visibility in their area of coverage.This is coming on the heels of the indefinite suspension of the Lagos State Chapter Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, over alleged misconduct, insubordination, and inciting members of the state chapter against the apex body,The state police boss said a directive has been given on the deployment and patrol of all motor parks across Lagos.He assured Lagos residents of adequate security of life and property.The Abuja headquarters of the Transport union also directed MC Oluomo to immediately hand over the mantle of leadership to his deputy chairman and release all property belonging to the body in his possession to State Secretary, in a bid to avoid any leadership vacuum in the state.Reacting, MC Oluomo's spokesman, Jimoh Buhari, in a statement on Thursday, said that his principal has not received an letter to that effect, claiming that he remains the state chairman.> 

Following the demise of Joseph Egbunike, Oyo State police commissioner Ngozi Onadeko is set to become the Deputy Inspector General of Police from the South-EastAccording to Peoples Gazette, inside sources in the police service and the official course list reveal that Ms. Onadeko is next in line to assume the vacant office.Mr. Egbunike died on Tuesday, March 8, after he slumped in his office, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.Ms. Onadeko was born on July 2, 1965. She graduated from Imo State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1985 and joined the police in 1988.Ms. Onadeko has served in the police force in various capacities since her enlistment. In 2019, she became the police commissioner in charge of training at the Force Headquarters in Abuja.Before that, she worked as a Crime and Staff Officer SOI, SOJ in the Imo State Police Command between 1989 and 1993.She had also worked as a directing staff at Police College Ikeja in Lagos State from 1993 to 2001 and also in the Lagos State Command as a Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Divisional Crime Officer (DCO), Area Crime Officer (ACO), Staff Officer, and Chief Superintendent of Police (Admin).In 2008, she was reassigned to Police Academy Kano as a directing staff member. She was Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Intelligence (FIIB), FHQ Annex, AC X-Squad FCIID Alagbon, Area Commander, Eastern Port Authority Police Command, Port Harcourt from 2009 to 2016.She worked as the Delta State Command’s second in command/Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of administration between 2016 and 2019, after which she enrolled in the National Defence College on September 1, 2019.Ms. Onadeko may be heading the Federal Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID), a section of the police widely perceived as most powerful and most preoccupied.> 

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared as illegal, the defection of Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).The court made the order in a judgment on a suit filed by the PDP seeking the removal of Umahi and Igwe from office.While Umahi, at a press conference in Abakaliki berated the judge and insisted that he remained the state governor, the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said the party had forwarded Umahi and Igwe’s replacements to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).Earlier on Tuesday, the FHC Abuja held that the crux of the suit was the defection of the third defendants (governor) and the fourth defendants (deputy governor) from the PDP to the APC.The judge said the declarations of the third and the fourth defendants did not address the issue of defection rightly and frontally but rather resorted to general denial and affidavit evidence.Justice Ekwo said the depositions of the third and the fourth defendants in their counter-affidavit were “evasive and insufficient” to competently challenge the plaintiff’s originating process.The judge said, “The immunity clause” in Section 308 of the constitution is not absolute. Section 308 is a veritable constitutional shield”, and not for political reasons.The court said Umahi and Igwe did not controvert the deposition that total votes scored in an election belonged to a political party. While APC and PDP have been reacting to their loss and victory respectively, INEC who has the constitutional power to do the needful says it was waiting for the true copy of the judgment to enable it do the right thing.> 

Life is shorter than you think. A Deputy Inspector-General and the head of the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Joseph Egbunike is dead.DIG Egbunike collapsed inside his office in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday, 8th of March.Until his death, Egbunike was in charge of the highest investigating arm of the Nigeria Police. Its functions include investigation and prosecution of serious and complex criminal cases. The department also coordinates crime investigations/prosecution throughout the police.Egbunike had, in late 2021, investigated suspended DCP Abba Kyari, but did not indict him despite indictments by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation, all in a bid to give Kyari a soft landing.Sadly, while still working and making plans on how to live his life, death came like a flash and, just like that, he's gone.>

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A Nigerian lady simply known as Nnenna, has revealed that her sister who went for her National Youth Service programme (NYSC) returned with pregnancy without a husband.Sharing the story on Twitter, the young lady said as soon as her pregnant sister arrived at home, she quickly went into her own room and locked herself inside to avoid witnessing the drama that would break out between her parents and her pregnant sister.She wrote; ”My sister who went for NYSC. She just came back with pregnancy. I’ve locked myself in my room, I’m not ready for the drama.I’d see them in the morning”>

Russian President Valdimir Putin has stressed the prerequisites for ending the offensive against Ukraine. He spoke during a peace talk which lasted for 5 hours at the Belarus border. For Russia to end it's invasion Putin stressed out two necessary conditions to met for a possible halt in Russian Offensive.Here are the two main conditions... Kremlin wants Ukraine Demilitarised "Putin stressed that a settlement is possible if only Russia's legitimate security interest are unconditionally taken into account (and) this involves the demilitarization and denazification of the Ukrainian state and ensuring its neutral status," kermlin said. The Federation has also demanded that Ukraine recognize Crimea as part of Russia. The country asked its neighbors to give up three regions and scrap its army, daily Post report.The Kremlin demands that Donetsk and Lugansk become independent stateThe regions have witnessed battle between Russian backed separatists and Ukrainian forces for eight years. The fedration also demand that Ukraine also recognise Crimea as part of Russia. This was disclosed as conditions during a peac talk meeting held.> 

Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abiodun Alabi, has narrated how BRT driver, Andrew Nice suspected to have abducted and killed Oluwabamise Ayanwole, was arrested.Bamise, a 22-year-old lady was abducted while travelling in a BRT bus from Chevron area, Lekki to Oshodi on 26th February, 2022. She was found dead on Monday and the culprit arrested.Alabi, at a news conference at the Police Command, in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday, said Nice was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).He said the suspect was arrested in his hideouts in Ogun State where he had fled after committing the heinous crime of murder.Alabi stated that the police were saddened by the death of Ayanwole, saying that as soon as the report was received by the police, detectives were dispatched and search parties organised to trace the whereabouts of the missing lady.He explained that the police were also in synergy with other relevant strategic partners with the determination and strength within their capacity to unravel the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the innocent, promising young lady.“Sadly, while intensive investigation was ongoing, information was received that the victim’s lifeless body was found on the Carter Bridge by Ogogoro Community, Lagos Island. The corpse has since been recovered and deposited at the mortuary of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, for autopsy.“While our operatives were working tirelessly and were almost closing on the suspect in his criminal hideout in Ogun State, information was received from our sister agency, the DSS that he had been arrested by their operatives.“The arrest of the suspects consoles us because concerted efforts of the police and our strategic partners eventually yielded the desired result.“The suspect, Andrew Nice ‘m’ aged 47 was subsequently handed over to the police for further necessary actions,” he said.Speaking to the media on how the innocent lady Bamise was murdered, the BRT driver claimed he was overwhelmed by the kidnappers after they showed him a gun and they forced him to take a different route before dragging the lady out of the bus and fled with her. He insisted he ran away because he was scared, claiming he had no connection with those who committed the evil act. Police investigation will reveal the whole truth.>