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Dogara Acknowledges Buhari’s Letter Of Resumption

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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, has acknowledged the receipt of a letter from President Muhammadu Buhari notifying the House of his resumption of duties. The receipt of the letter was confirmed on Monday in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan. According to the statement, the letter was delivered to the office of the Speaker by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives), Honourable Suleiman Sumaila. Earlier, the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, confirmed receipt of a letter sent by the President, informing the Senate of his return and official resumption of duties. In a message posted on his Facebook, Senator Saraki said he has acknowledged the letter. The President Buhari resumed work at the State House on Monday morning, after over 100 days of medical leave in London. Source: https://www.channelstv.com/2017/08...
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Baba Ijesha Has Been Sentenced To 16-Years In Prison

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  Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, to 16 years imprisonment. Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration. The offences contravene Section 135, 137, 261, 202, 262 and 263 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015, which stipulates life imprisonment for offenders. The actor denied the allegations. A CCTV video recording detailing his relationship with the victim said to be a minor was played in court. Delivering the judgement, Justice Taiwo said that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of all the charges against him. However, she found the defendant guilty of two of the six counts against him. Source:  BREAKING: Baba Ijesha jailed 16 years - Punch Newspapers (punchng.co...
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