Lagos Govt Destroys Illegal Movies & Equipment Worth N10m

The government of Lagos State has destroyed illegal movies and equipment worth N10m.

The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Mr. Dele Balogun, on Tuesday said the movies included pirated and unclassified local and international movies, as well as duplicating machines which were seized in a raid on some areas of the state.

He said, “The burning of the confiscated illegal movies was done to discourage people dealing in such items. It will be a continuous exercise to rid the state of the sale of such items. Those that were caught with the illegal films have been prosecuted.”

Nigerian weeps as DNA test proves he is not biological father of 32-year-old ‘son

Emotions ran high on Valentine Day during an episode of ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’ as a Nigerian dad, Oscar, discovered that the man he had raised for 32 years was not related to him by blood.

Valentine and his dad came into the Independent Television, ITV network on the daytime Valentine programme out of curiosity.

Widely circulated reports say the duo embarked on the test after Valentine’s mum revealed a month ago that the man who had brought him up may not actually be his biological dad.

Determined to know the truth, both men did one of Jezza’s (the Host) notorious DNA tests.

In a video gone viral online, when the results were revealed and Oscar discovered he was not Valentine’s biological dad, he let out a heartbreaking wail.

He described the moment as the “saddest ending ever.”

Later on in the show, the host was seen comforting the embattled father.

After 13 years, Obasanjo apologises to human right activist, Joel Odunmakin

It has taken almost 13 years but former President Olusegun Obansanjo has now apologised to human rights activist, Dr. Joel Odumakin for the man-handling she suffered from security operatives back in May 2004. The duo were special guests at an event in Abeokuta, Ogun State when the apology went down. An excited Joel Odumakin took to Instagram to share the news and wrote:

Another Kidnap!!! 7 people abducted in Epe, Lagos

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have abducted seven persons in the Igbodu, Epe area of Lagos state. According to reports, the victims, 5 of them workers on a farm and two others who are members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, were kidnapped yesterday morning as they made their way to the farm. No word has been heard from their abductors.

Libya deports 161 Nigerians

The Libyan government, yesterday, brought back about 161 Nigerians who had migrated to the country illegally.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), which facilitated the return of the Nigerians explained to newsmen the returnees “had voluntarily agreed to be brought back to Nigeria.”    

“No one deported them; they just agreed voluntarily to return to Nigeria based on the unfriendly conditions they found themselves in Libya,” said head of IOM Office in Lagos, Mr. Nahashan Thuo. “We brought them back in liaison with the  Nigerian Embassy in Libya, and we will do everything possible to reunite them with their families. We are giving each of them 50 pounds which would be converted to naira to assist them financially,” he added.

The IOM said they had expected 162 persons, but 161 eventually turned up. The returnees comprised 60 males and 101 females, among them children and infants. Thuo explained that three of the returnees had health challenges, with one having a fractured bone and having to be taken to hospital for further treatment.