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Police recover car of missing Nollywood actress
The police command in Enugu State says it has found the car of missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke.
The Public Relations Officer in Enugu, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, confirmed this on Saturday.
Ndukwe said, “The current report at our disposal dwells on a case of an abandoned and recovered vehicle, as well as a missing person.”
He said that the vehicle was abandoned and recovered at Four-Corners on Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway, precisely within Ozalla community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State axis of the road.
“On July 29, at about 7:30am, we received information that a red-coloured Toyota RAV4 Jeep with registration number AGL 199 CY was noticed to have been parked in an abandoned way at Four-Corners on Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway.
“Hence, the location was visited and the vehicle recovered.
“Coincidentally, at about 11:30am, of the same date, a report was further received stating that the vehicle belongs to one Cynthia Okereke (f), a Nollywood Actress, who was last seen on July 26,” he said.
The police spokesman said that the report showed that only one person was reported to be missing.
However, the Director of Communications of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Mrs Monalisa Chinda-Coker, said two actors (Cynthia Okereke and Clenson Cornel) were missing.
Chinda-Coker in a statement on Friday said the families of Okereke and Cornel confirmed that they had not returned home since leaving a film location in the Ozalla community.
The statement read, “The two members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Okereke and Cornel alias Agbogidi were suspected missing after their family members confirmed they didn’t come back from a film location at Ozalla community.
“The two members were suspected to have been kidnapped and this has increased fear among members about the safety of actors filming in the country.”
National President of the Guild, Mr Rollas Ejezie, in a reaction, directed all actors to avoid going to the outskirt of cities to film except full security cover was provided to ensure their safety.
He described the ugly development as shocking and urged the security agencies to speed up investigations that would lead to their safe rescue.
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Bobrisky challenges court conviction, seeks fine option
Bobrisky challenges court conviction, seeks fine option
Controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, has appealed against the six months imprisonment imposed on him by the Federal High Court in Lagos which convicted him of charges of abuse of naira.
In the appeal lodged on his behalf by his lawyer, Bimbo Kusanu, Bobrisky wants the Court of Appeal to convert the six-month imprisonment to N50,000 fine on each of the four counts he was convicted of.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro had on April 12, 2024, sentenced Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option fine for abusing the naira by spraying the currency at a party, leading to mutilation.
Bobrisky had on April 5, 2024, pleaded guilty to four counts of abuse of the naira preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
The judge while sentencing the cross-dresser, said the judgment would serve as a deterrent to others who are fond of abusing and mutilating the naira.
However, in his Notice of Appeal filed before the Appeal Court, the cross-dresser urged the appellate court to consider the fact that he has no previous record of criminal conviction.
He averred that the sentence imposed by the trial court against him was punitive contrary to the mandatory provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law on sentencing.
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He stated that the trial court did not consider the positive antecedent of the appellant, who did not waste the precious judicial resources of the trial court, when he pleaded guilty to the charge.
He also noted that he honoured the invitation of the EFCC on the first invitation during the investigation leading to the charge.
“The sentence of the lower court that imposed the maximum penalty of six months imprisonment without option of fine on the appellant, who is a first-time convict without a previous record of criminal conviction, is harsh.
“The learned trial judge erred in law and facts by his imposition of the maximum sentence of six months imprisonment terms against the appellant without the option of fine contrary to the provisions of Section 416(2) (d) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2015 that prescribed the mandatory guidelines on the trial court on imposition of sentencing after criminal conviction of a first time offender as the appellant.
“The trial court imposed the maximum sentence on the appellant, who has no previous record criminal of conviction, when there are options to impose a lesser sentence by the provisions of the ADCJA.
“The sentence imposed by the trial court against the appellant is punitive contrary to the mandatory provisions of the law on sentencing.
“The appellant has suffered a miscarriage of justice by the maximum sentence imposed by the learned trial court.
“The reasons adduced by the learned trial court for the imposition of maximum punishment on the appellant, which is essentially on what foreigners think of abuse of naira, is perverse and is out of tune with the reality of what the trial court should have been considered to impose maximum punishment on the appellant.
“The intendment of the provisions of the Central Bank Act 2007 that the appellant was charged with is for Nigerians not to tamper with naira and not what nationals of foreign countries view about tampering with naira.
“The trial court did not consider the positive antecedent of the appellant, who did not waste the precious judicial resources of the trial court when he pleaded guilty to the charge. The appellant honoured the invitation of the respondent, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on the first invitation during the investigation leading to the charge.
“The trial court failed to exercise his discretion judiciously and judicially in sentencing the appellant which has occasioned a miscarriage of justice against the appellant.”
Bobrisky challenges court conviction, seeks fine option
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Don’t let them get to me through you, Portable warns wife
Don’t let them get to me through you, Portable warns wife
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, called out his wife Bewaji Ewatomi over a birthday message she penned herself.
However, captioning her post, Portable seemed angered and left out, swiftly responding after she described herself a ‘self-made’ queen.
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The singer corrected his wife’s self-made queen tag, stating he is the one behind her popularity.
“If them dey call you strong woman na me make you strong, I don’t understand why you call yourself queen of yourself,” he wrote.
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Chioma attends Davido’s concert amid hubby infidelity allegation
Chioma attends Davido’s concert amid hubby infidelity allegation
Chioma Rowland, the spouse of renowned singer Davido, shunned critics by attending her husband’s concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Despite the recent rumours surrounding the singer’s alleged infidelity, Chioma appeared unfazed, joyfully dancing to his music while watching him perform.
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In the trending clip, Chioma flicked her middle finger, boldly displaying her dismissal of the critics and affirming her steadfast support for Davido without reservation.
Chioma’s bold demonstration of support at Davido’s concert has sparked reactions online, with fans applauding her loyalty and resilience.
Chioma attends Davido’s concert amid hubby infidelity allegation
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