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The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced Olumuyiwa Adjoto to life imprisonment for sexually abusing his wife’s six-year-old niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi, who delivered the judgment, held that the prosecution successfully established two of the three charges brought against the defendant beyond reasonable doubt. Adjoto had been arraigned by the Lagos State Government on counts bordering on defilement, sexual assault by penetration, and indecent treatment of a child. In his ruling, the judge found the defendant guilty of defilement and sexual assault by penetration, but acquitted him of the third charge relating to indecent treatment. Justice…

Sheffield United have joined the list of clubs interested in Brentford midfielder, Frank Onyeka, DAILY POST reports. The Sky Bet Championship club are keen to strengthen their squad for the second half of the season. The Blades have formally enquired about Onyeka, according to the Daily Mail. Brentford would consider a loan with option to buy for the Nigeria international. Onyeka has struggled for regular playing time at the club this season. The 28-year-old has also been linked with Spanish club, Valencia. He spent last season on loan with Bundesliga side, Augsburg.

Bitcoin accumulation by wallets holding between 100 and 1,000 BTC could signal that there is continued interest in Bitcoin from institutional investors in the US.“Institutional demand for Bitcoin remains strong,” said CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju on Tuesday, adding that 577,000 Bitcoin (BTC) has been added to this wallet cohort (which includes exchange-traded funds) over the past year, “and it’s still flowing in.”“Excluding exchanges and miners, this gives a rough read on institutional demand.”  Large BTC wallets continue accumulating. Source: CryptoQuantThe increase is around 33% over the last 24 months, according to CryptoQuant, which is around the time when the…

Brooklyn Beckham has issued a scathing statement featuring multiple allegations against his famous parents, David Beckham and Victoria Beckham — including the claim that the pair attempted to “bribe” their son into signing away the rights to his name before he said “I do” to wife Nicola Peltz Beckham. “Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children,” Brooklyn, 26, claimed in his social media statement shared via Instagram Stories on Monday, January 19. “They were…

Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) arrested former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami shortly after his release from prison in Abuja on Monday. He was reportedly arrested to face a fresh probe over arms discovered at his house in Birnin-Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, last December. SSS operatives reportedly arrested him as he was exiting the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja, where he had been held since 30 December 2025 over pending N8.7 billion money laundering charges filed against him, his wife and son by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr…

Nigeria’s Super Eagles may have fallen short of lifting the trophy, but in the eyes of one of African football’s greatest ever midfielders, they were the defining force of the tournament. Former Manchester City and FC Barcelona star Yaya Touré has described Nigeria as the most impressive team at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations 2025, praising their attacking output, style of play, and overall dominance despite not reaching the final. It was a campaign defined by ambition and volume. Nigeria scored 14 goals, more than any other side, and conceded just four across the tournament. In the knockout stages,…

Claims of bullying and internal intimidation within the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) have been firmly dismissed by insiders and industry observers, who say recent reports linking such allegations to the resignation of Engr. Seyi Omotowa are misleading and unsupported by facts. Engr. Omotowa, who recently stepped down as Chief Upstream Investment Officer of NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), has been at the centre of speculation suggesting internal discord within Africa’s largest energy company. However, multiple senior officials familiar with the matter told this newspaper that his exit was a routine executive transition consistent with global corporate…

Arise Television host, Rufai Oseni, has urged President Bola Tinubu against allowing the planned impeachment of Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State to scale through. Oseni disclosed that impeaching Fubara is an indictment on Tinubu’s inability to protect governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Posting on Facebook, Oseni wrote: “If Fubara is impeached, then it’s a big indictment on President Tinubu’s ability to protect APC governors. “Also, for those government officials that say the state of emergency was to save Fubara, that argument has been nullified by this impeachment notice. “Despite the state of emergency, no…

The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested seven suspects over allegations of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery in Giade Local Government Area. Spokesman of the command, SP Nafiu Habib, said the suspects attacked two members of the Nigerian Forestry and Security Services attached to Giade Emirate Council in the early hours of January 9. Habib in a statement issued on Tuesday said, “At about 2:30 a.m., a gang of seven armed men, wielding cutlasses, knives, sticks and a dane gun, attacked Mohammed Musa, aka Baushe, 40, and Auwal Maidawa. The victims sustained injuries and were robbed of a dane gun,…

Nigerian rapper, Jeremiah Chukwuebuka Ani, popularly known as Jeriq, has said music kept him away from vices and prevented him from going to prison. In a candid interview with YouTuber The Smallie, Jeriq revealed that he has been arrested multiple times by law enforcement agencies due to vices. The Enugu-born rapper explained that music distracted him from vices. “I have been arrested multiple times by law enforcement agencies due to vices. If you look at my hands and legs, you will see scars of handcuffs. Anti-cult, police have all arrested me before. “Thank God for music. If not for music,…