Theophilus Afe

Two men, Peter Ezeala, 61, and Elochukwu Igwilo, 27, suspected to have defiled an 11-month-old baby and three other minors has been arrested by the police at Umudim Nnewi-North Local Government Area of Anambra state. The State police spokesman, DSP Ikenga Tochi, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, March 21. The statement reads; “The Commissioner of Police CP Echeng Echeng today 21/3/2022 has admonished parents/guardians to be careful of who they leave the custody of their children/wards, following the outcome of the investigation of 4 children rescued by police operatives on a reported case of defilement in Umudimi, Nnewi. “The Command Operatives swung into action and arrested the alleged two suspects namely: Peter Ezeala aged 61 from Mbano, Imo State and Mr Elochukwu Igwilo aged 27 from Ekwusigo LGA, Anambra State.” Investigation reveals that the mother of the victims, a trader, had always left the children under the care of the suspects whenever she was away...

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Monday sentenced two brothers, Anu, 20 and Tayo Akinsanya,18, to three months imprisonment each for stealing two celling fans from a Mosque worth N44,000. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the convicts committed the offence on March 17 at about 11.30 pm at Iwoye town in Ota. Adaraloye claimed that the convicts had broken into the Iwoye Central Mosque and stolen two ceiling fans worth N44, 000. He said that the offence contravened the provisions of sections 390(9), 451, and 516 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006. The convicts, whose addresses were not provided, were thus charged with theft and burglary. Magistrate A. O. Adeyemi observed that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubts, and found the duo guilty of the charge preferred against them. Delivering his ruling, Adeyemi sentenced the two brothers to three months imprisonment each without an option of ...

Many shops have been destroyed in a fire outbreak at Apongbon market on Lagos Island. The fire, which is currently raging, has caused a gridlock on the Eko bridge. According to a source reaching Genesis Nollywood TV, the incident happened around 7am, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The cause of the inferno is yet to be determined. Motorists have been urged to ply alternative route following the reports of the fire which gutted some vehicles under the Eko Bridge. As of the time of filing this report, the federal and Lagos fire services are at the scene of the incident, trying to put out the fire. Send your stories and gist to us at genesisnollywood.blogspot.com Email: genesisnollywood@gmail.com.  +2348035655009  @theophilusafe Instagram@genesisnollywood  www.Facebook.com/genesisnollywood

There was drama at the inauguration of Chukwuma Soludo as the governor of Anambra state when Ebelechukwu, wife of Willie Obiano, his predecessor, and Bianca Ojukwu engaged in a fisticuff at the event. Soludo was sworn in at the government house in Anambra on Thursday. The incident reportedly occurred immediately after Soludo took his oath of office. Dignitaries, including Obiano, were already seated when the altercation happened. Ebelechukwu reportedly moved to the front row where Bianca, widow of Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, was seated for a word. The conversation got heated and Bianca slapped her, sparking a fight. There was commotion at the venue as guests ran towards the two women to separate them. The brawl drew the attention of security agents and some personalities who pulled Obiano’s wife off Bianca who was reportedly shocked at the action. Ebelechukwu was reportedly taken away from the scene of the event and shortly afterward, her husband left the v...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a message to Nigerians, regarding the shortage of petrol and electricity in the country. Buhari, who apologized, expressed sincere regrets for the inconvenience caused to citizens of the country following a prolonged shortage of petroleum products, something that the administration has successfully averted in its seven years in office. This was disclosed in a statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday. According to the President, “the administration knows the fuel shortage has placed a strain on Nigerian citizens and businesses, but relief is on the way. I especially apologize to all sections of society for this. “The government is working round the clock to attend to this issue. An action plan agreed upon earlier this month is being implemented to address the scarcity. Working together with the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the Independent Pe...

Meanwhile, as Western nations impose further sanctions on Russia, Moscow retaliated on Tuesday by slapping sanctions on US President Joe Biden and 12 other US officials. The list includes Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, press secretary Jen Psaki and other members of the administration. But there were also a couple of surprises on the list: former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Mr Biden's son, Hunter. The measures block their entry into Russia and freeze any assets held in the country. Send your stories and gist to us at genesisnollywood.blogspot.com Email: genesisnollywood@gmail.com.  +2348035655009  @theophilusafe Instagram@genesisnollywood  www.Facebook.com/genesisnollywood

The unidentified truck was carrying sand when the accident occurred on Tuesday morning around Eleganza Bus Stop in the Lekki area of Lagos. The truck has since been vandalised and set on fire by mob in the area. The accident also caused gridlock in the axis, with many commuters stuck in traffic for several hours. The Lekki Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Assistant Corps Commander, Sani Abdullahi, confirmed the casualties. “My team that went to the scene of the incident confirmed that three people died in the accident,” Sanni said. Send your stories and gist to us at genesisnollywood.blogspot.com Email: genesisnollywood@gmail.com.  +2348035655009  @theophilusafe Instagram@genesisnollywood  www.Facebook.com/genesisnollywood

At about 5am today, a serious explosion occurred along Lekki-Epe express way in Shango-Tedo area. Investigation coupled with eye witness report proved that a trailer looks to be smuggling crude oil or very inflammable chemicals in a thousand of drums had a bad tire which resulted to fire. Some motorist tried to call the drivers attention to his burning tire but he kept on driving (due to the nature of the content in his trailer) After driving few kilometers, the burning tire heated the container which resulted to a very serious & loud explosions. The explosion affected many laid out commodities which is mostly found displayed on our road sides like cements, water tanks, displayed paints and a commuter hatch-back car driving in front of the trailer. The driver of the truck escaped with some injuries and currently undergoing treatment in Safeway hospital, Shango-Tedo area but sadly, the truck conductor got burnt totally. The fire brigade squad responded t...

National power grid suffers total collapse across Nigeria Eko Electricity and other power distributors reported zero generation from the grid on Monday morning. The national electricity grid of Nigeria has collapsed again, officials said. Eko Electricity and other power distributors reported zero generation from the grid on Monday morning. “Dear esteemed customer, we regret to inform you of a total system collapse on the national grid at 10:40 am today, leading to outages across our network,” Eko Electricity said in a statement. “We are closely monitoring the situation with our TCN partners to determine the cause and a timeline for resolution.” Kaduna Electricity also issued a statement apologising to customers about the national grip collapse that started at about 10:40 a.m. “|We regret to inform you that the power outage being experienced in our franchise states is due to System Collapse of the National Grid which occurred at about 10:40 am,” the firm said...

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abiodun Alabi, disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing held at the Command Headquarters in the Ikeja area of the state. A 14-year-old nanny has been arrested by the police in Lagos. The suspect, Chiamaka Odo was arrested for strangling her mistress’ six-month-old baby to death to please the Ogoloma cult group in Enugu State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abiodun Alabi, disclosed this on Monday at a press briefing held at the Command Headquarters in the Ikeja area of the state. Represented by the spokesman for the police in the state, Adekunle Ajisebutu, the CP said Odo confessed to being a member of the cult. He said, “On 6th of February 2022, a 14-year-old female nanny strangled her mistress’ son, Jayden Osokolo, kept in her custody to death. The suspect, Chiamaka Odo, confessed to be a member of the Ogoloma cult group in Enugu, Enugu State. “During interrogation, she disclosed that members of...

Cable News Network CNN International Anchor, Zain Asher is an inspiration to her peers and the younger generation, but interestingly, not many people knew that she is Igbo of Nigerian descent. Fluent in English, French, Spanish and Igbo, Zain is the younger sister of Academy Ward winning actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor. She was in Nigeria within the week and was hosted on the Arise TV Morning Show where she spoke on the International Women’s Day vis a vis women in the media and their roles in shaping narratives. Zain said she would have wished to see a world where women’s achievements are not genderized but seen as regular exploits of human beings. She said; “It is my wish that there was no need for an IWD. Yes we want to celebrate women’s achievements but we also want everything that women do to be ordinary and not necessarily remarkable. When I think of IWD, I think of how important representation is, how important it is to see, especially as a black woman, women...