Entertainment
Appeal court affirms Baba Ijesha’s sexual assault conviction
The court of appeal in Lagos has affirmed the ruling of the state high court, sentencing Olanrewaju ‘Baba Ijesha‘ James, the Nollywood actor, to five years in prison for sexual assault.
Baba Ijesha was arraigned on June 24, 2021, on a six-count charge of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault by penetration.
On July 14, 2022, a Lagos high court sentenced the actor to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor.
His 16-year jail term is expected to run concurrently.
This means that the movie actor will spend five years behind bars.
Oluwatoyin Taiwo, the presiding judge, convicted and sentenced the actor after he was found guilty of four counts out of six.
In April 2024, Baba Ijesha challenged his jail term through Kayode Olabiran, his legal counsel.
Olabiran told the appeal court that his client was set up and was merely “acting according to a script” provided by a colleague.
He also claimed that the actor gave his confessional statement “under duress”.
The counsel argued that Baba Ijesha’s conviction was “done in error” and urged the court to set it aside.
But on Thursday, Folashade Ojo, the appeal court judge, affirmed the conviction of Baba Ijesha on two counts bordering on “indecent touching and sexual assault of a 14-year-old minor”.
Abdullahi Bayero and Paul Bassi, the other judges at the court, aligned with Ojo’s ruling.
Ojo, however, dismissed the conviction of Baba Ijesha for “indecent treatment and sexual assault”.
The judge stated that the testimony of Damilola Adekoya, the first prosecution’s witness, was “unreliable”.
Entertainment
‘You’re lucky I have too much to lose’ — Burna Boy hits critics
Burna Boy, the Afrofusion singer, has addressed his critics, revealing why he no longer takes a hard approach to situations.
In a recent post on his Instastory, the Grammy winner expressed frustration at being criticised for reacting to issues, while his attackers go unchecked.
The 33-year-old singer wondered why people quickly condemn him for speaking out but show no concern when he’s the victim of an attack.
Burna Boy implied that his critics should consider themselves lucky, saying, “I have too much to lose now”.
The hitmaker also warned his critics not to mistake his silence for weakness.
“When they talk nobody cares, but when I react it’s a Nuclear disaster,” he wrote. “Y’all don’t know how lucky you are that I have too much to lose now, Walahi a lot of you would not be here no more. Anyway make I just go buy another thing to relax.
“Bundle by bundle! No sign of weakness!”
Entertainment
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ is 2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood film with N511m
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa‘, a new film by Funke Akindele, has broken Nollywood box office records, becoming the quickest film to reach over N500 million.
The Nigerian Box Office took to X to announce the record-breaking achievement.
It revealed that the movie, released across cinemas on December 11, raked in N156 million in its second weekend to take the total to N511 million.
“Looks like another N156M for Everybody Loves Jenifa in its 2nd weekend taking its cumulative to N511M and raking in over 101,000 admissions,” the post reads.
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Also, Film One, the entertainment company, announced that the movie is “2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood title and the fastest to hit ₦500M in just 12 days!”
Celebrating the feat in an Instagram post, Akindele expressed her gratitude to God and her supporters.
“Thank you Lord!! Thank you everyone!!! I couldn’t have done this without your love and support!!!! God bless you all,” she wrote.
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ was earlier announced as the highest-grossing opening day film in the industry’s history, after raking in N45.2 million, with 9,409 admissions.
Entertainment
I earn more from car wash business than music, says Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo, the American singer, says he earns more from his car washing business than music.
Derulo, who owns a car wash business called Rocket CarWash, shared in an interview that the venture has become more profitable than his music career.
He said he did not expect the business to be so successful, especially since he has never advertised it.
He added that Rocket CarWash is a unique glass-walled facility where customers can watch the car washing process as if it were a show.
“It’s true that I make more money from my car washing business than my music. It’s pretty crazy. It’s something that I didn’t expect at all. I got into it, I thought that it would be good but I didn’t think that was going to be a life-changing event,” he said.
“You know what’s crazy? I have never even advertised my car washing business. It’s pretty amazing. It’s a super car wash. It’s not like the ones you’re probably used to. It’s all glass so when your car is being washed, everybody can see the action. It’s like a show.”
Derulo is best known for hits like ‘Whatcha Say’, ‘Talk Dirty’, and ‘Savage Love’.
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