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Chaired by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, the inquiry was sparked by the Australian federal police raid in 2019 of the home of a News Corp reporter seeking information about the publication of classified material, shortly followed by a raid on the ABC headquarters over reporting of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. Last year the AFP ruled out pursuing charges against the journalist, Annika Smethurst, or anyone else for her story revealing plans to extend the Australian Signals Directorate�...

A wanted man has been arrested on his return to Australia from Turkey following a NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) investigation into suspected terrorism offences. The 30-year-old former Sydney man, who was subject to an outstanding arrest warrant in NSW, was arrested at Melbourne International Airport by members of the AFP International Counter Terrorism Investigations Response Team after arriving on a flight from Turkey about 4pm yesterday (Saturday, 8 May 2021). The arrest warrant was...

I could never get myself to watch the video where Lanre Omiyinka, the actor popularly known as Baba Ijesha, now in the eye of the storm for alleged defilement and molestation of a minor, was caught pants down last week. I do not only consider it an abuse of the rights and psychology of the young lady involved, it also infringes on my own sensibility as a human being and father of children. I would find it repugnant and repulsive to watch that video especially as I had seen the confessional vide...

Date Time International police investigation thwarts heroin imports destined for NSW and WA An international police investigation has foiled attempts by an organised crime syndicate to import approximately 74.5 kilograms of heroin from China to New South Wales and Western Australia. The Australian Federal Police investigation began last month (April 2021) after the National Narcotics Control Commission (NNCC) and the Guangdong Narcotics Control Board (NCB) in China intercepted multiple suspicio...

The nation has followed the heartbreaking news yet again of the alleged sexual misconduct to a female, this time, a minor by the forty-eight (48) years old Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James AKA Baba Ijesha. He has since been apprehended and under the custody of the Lagos State police command. A rumored release of the suspect caused public outrage. Colleagues of the suspects in the movie industry staged a nonviolent protest to the police station seeking to get the assurances of the authorities th...

Alleged Molestation: Over 7, 800 Nigerians Sign Petition Against Release Of Baba Ijesha Baba Ijesha as been under fire since he was reported by a comedienne, Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, that the actor had been defiling her ward since she was seven years old. by SaharaReporters, New York May 03, 2021 Over 7, 800 Nigerians have signed a petition on change.org to ensure that popular Nollywood actor, Olarewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, who allegedly molested a minor is not relea...

Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries, Senator the Hon. Jonathon Duniam Three illegal timber exporters have been sentenced after pleading guilty of illegally exporting a total of 208.5 tonnes of sandalwood to the value of $3 million at the Perth District court. The three individuals were convicted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment but released on good behaviour. Three individuals pleaded guilty on 18 December 2020 to illegally exporting a total of 208.5 tonnes of sandalwood to the ...

Oluyemi Titilayo Showunmi is one woman of remarkable and admirable status. She is a Deputy Director in the Lagos State civil service with over 21 years in service. Her journey cuts across so many life lessons, experiences and so much more that has helped her to the height she has attained today. Oluyemi opens up to Tosin Clegg about life at 50, how she met her husband, life lessons, becoming a person of influence and much more I thank God for the gift of life I thank God for the challenges of l...

Mary Daniel, the physically challenged woman, who suddenly became social media sensation after her story was sold to members of the public as a single mother and orphan, who needed help urgently, had her cup full last week when the lid was blown off fake story, after raking in N25 million. Whether Daniel has case to answer or not will depend on how the Lagos State Government handles her case, reports Festus Akanbi The drama concerning a now popular Lagos amputee, Mary Daniel, found to have conn...

REVEALED: How Nigerian Police, Judiciary Frustrate Justice For Rape Victims In Nigeria, hundreds of rape cases are reported annually, but the institutions founded to protect the victims and deliver justice have continued to frustrate the system and allow culprits off the hook. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 30, 2021 Maimuna Alayi awoke on the night of January 2020 to find her three months old baby missing. She had slept with the baby and four other children at her house in Lafiya in Nasarawa,...