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Actor Yomi Fabiyi Speaks On Baba Ijesha’s Appeal In Court
Nigerian actor and movie producer, Yomi Fabiyi, has given out information concerning the appeal proceedings in the court case of his friend and colleague, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, a.k.a Baba Ijesha, who was accused and sentenced to prison for sexual harassment on a minor girl.
Baba Ijesha, known for his comedic talent in the Nollywood industry, was arrested and given a five-year sentence for allegations bordering on sexual assault on a minor, who was a foster daughter of a female colleague of his, named Damilola Adekoya, but popularly known as Princess.
In a recent interview on a Live program, Yomi said there is no existence of any concrete evidence to support or prove that Baba Ijesha was actually culpable of the allegation that was laid on him, that had to do with sexual molestation of a minor.
Thus, he suggested that this lack of evidence led to the judge’s decision not to impose a life sentence on the embattled actor.
According to Yomi, what actually happened was that Princess was the one that invited Baba Ijesha to come over for a skit shoot – and Princess’ foster daughter, in the court, confirmed that it was true that Baba Ijesha was invited for a skit shoot.
In furtherance, Yomi Fabiyi claimed that the man who actually slept with Princess’ foster daughter is walking freely, adding the girl’s age is not 14 years old as put and widely talked about.
In his words: “Baba Ijesha’s appeal process is still ongoing in court. There was no evidence that he slept with the girl; that was why the judge didn’t sentence him to life imprisonment. He was called by Princess to shoot a skit, and the girl also said in court that she was called to shoot a skit. The person who actually slept with the girl is walking freely. The girl’s age is not 14. They never gave the court her birth certificate. We are waiting for the appeal court judgement.”
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Wizkid Dedicates Upcoming Album To His Late Mum
Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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