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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alleged plans to release Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha have drawn the wrath of Nigerians. African Examiner gathered that  the 48-year-old actor was apprehended for allegedly defiling a minor. Since the news surfaced online, several Yoruba entertainers have expressed conflicting views on the matter. While some appeared sympathetic to Baba Ijesha’s plight, others are drumming support in the fight for justice for the defiled minor. Iyabo Ojo, in a recent Instagram live video, lamented that  some celebrities were trying to use their inf...

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Daily Post Nigeria Published On Thursday, Buhari condemned the killing of scores of civilians by gunmen in Zamfara. The state is one of the most hit in recent years. Countless abduction and murder have also been recorded in Kaduna, Niger, Sokoto, among others. Yet, the bandits continue to wreak havoc. In his reaction, the President, expected to reiterate his order for a major crackdown, seemed to threaten the outlaws. “These criminals should stop pushing their luck too far by believing that the government lacks the capacity to crush them”, he warned. A cross-section of Nigerians were amaz...

Peoples Gazette And The Serial Attack On Press Freedom In Nigeria By Festus Ogun In every civilized and democratic society, the government is not empowered to take law into its hands by resorting to executive lawlessness in driving home their grievances. by Festus Ogun Feb 02, 2021 “When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered” – Christopher Dodd Last week, access to the website of the online newspaper, Peoples Gazette, was outrightly restricted in what looked like a...

THISDAYLIVE Share Vacation Order to Herdsmen: How Legal, How Constitutional? It is no longer in doubt, that the nation is at war on several fronts. While that battle to reclaim the North Eastern part of Nigeria rages, bandits and kidnappers are perceptibly having a field day in the North Central and most other parts of Nigeria, including the Middle Belt. The South West which had hitherto remained relatively safe, seems to be losing its security with the invasion of gun-totting Herdsmen, some of Fulani extraction. The negative economic impact on the nation’s economy, has been deb...