Nollywood actor James Olanrewaju aka Baba Ijesha will be tried for five offences.

A statement by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo, said the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) issued legal advice on Tuesday that a prima facie case has been disclosed against Olarenwaju.

It was recommended he should be charged under the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.The statement reads: “James is to be tried under section 135 – indecent treatment of a child- punishable by seven years imprisonment; section 137 – defilement of a child – punishable by life imprisonment; section 261- sexual assault by penetration – punishable by life imprisonment; section 262- attempted sexual assault by penetration – punishable by 14 years imprisonment and section 263 – sexual assault- punishable by three years imprisonment.

“While the state would ensure James’ rights as enshrined in the constitution are upheld, the Ministry of Justice would not relent in its efforts at ensuring that whoever sexually abuses any resident of Lagos is speedily brought to book.”

Baba Ijesha was charged for alleged sexual molestation of a minor.

His case was transferred to the DPP on April 30.

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2021-05-04

All is set for the premiere of the much talked-about movie ‘IGE’, the Unlikely Oil Merchant  as it’s billed to hit the airwaves on April 3, 2021.

The movie, IGE is the  true life story of an indefatigable and irrepressible oil and gas magnate, Aare Bashir Fakorede. It centers around his childhood and ‘grass to grace’ story which many have not been privileged to hear.

The premier is billed to hold at IMAX Filmhouse Cinema, Lekki Lagos, where top personalities from different walks of life gather together with the rare opportunity to know who Aare Bashir Fakorede is and how he became who he is today.

Top Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham produced the movie while it was directed  by Biodun Stephen. The cast in the movie were drawn from great talents in the Nigerian movie industry.

‘IGE’ the movie was adapted from the biography of Aare Fakorede which was written by his delectable and beautiful wife, Yeye Aare Tayo Fakorede while he attained the age of fifty.

The event which has been planned to be a 2-1 affair has also been marked out to celebrate the 50th birthday of the writer and wife of the Chairman of Bash Distinct Oil, Mrs Fakorede who will be joining the golden Club.

While speaking at the private preview of the movie in Lagos on Tuesday, Madam Fakorode said the idea for the movie was born out of the passion to pass a message across to youths who think life is like a bed of roses.

“The movie is to encourage the youths and teach them that hard works and determination pays and that most successful people don’t just wake up in a day and become rich, there is always a story behind those successes.

“I have noticed that the youths of these days are always on the fast lane, and movie is also a way of telling them to ‘calm down’. When they watch the movie, they will understand the reason why it’s good to grow in their own pace,” she said.

The movie portrays how Aare Fakorede, has weathered the storms of life by dint of hard work, perseverance, sacrifice and closeness to God before finding himself where he is today as he aims to achieve more.

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2021-03-31

Two and a half year after losing their first child, music star, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo,(D’banj) and his wife have welcomed a baby girl. In September 2019, the couple welcomed a new son, getting them over the calamity that befell them in June 2018 when they lost their first child a son.

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2021-01-01

King of Fuji, Olasunkanmi Marshal,is cooking another musical meal that’s bound to shake the music firmament when it is completed.

This time around,the Maiyegun of Yorubaland, is teaming up with top rated Islamic singers to serve a delicious meal of refined  Islamic melody titled ‘Imole Nla’ (Great Light).

The artistes involved in the project include: Queen Khadijah Ajoke ( Ewa Islam ), Alhaja Misturah Asafa ( Temi ni success), Alfa Sulaimon Ayinde (Ebunlorin), Alhaji Surajudeen Ali-Balogun ( Oyinbo K1), Hajia Barakat Raji (Idunnu Omo). Others are, Alhaji Abdulkabir Alayande ( Ere Asalatu), Alhaji Abdulbasit Katibi Bello ( Aponle Anobi), Alhaja Azeezat Lawal Reign ( Otibiya ), Alhaji Ahmad Alawiye (Alawiye D-Sheik ) and Alhaja Rukayat Gawat ( Gawat Angel Orin).

Speaking on the new development, K1 said he is very happy that the project will see the light of the day after nursing it for some time now. He also used the opportunity to thank everyone who are involved in the project. He says “I thank and appreciate every singular person who contributed in any way or participated immensely in this project 'Imole Nla'. May Almighty Allah reward each and everyone of you in multiple fold, for the time donated towards the success of the fantastic Album. I also prayed for safe returns to your respective destinations bijah Rosululah”.He concluded.

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2021-03-17

Heritage Bank has continually fulfilled its promises to support the Nigerian Creative Industry, as millionaires emerged from the YNSPYRE product in collaboration with the CREAM Platform.

The YNSPYRE account holders who subscribed to the platform by dialing *745*463# on all networks won over N12million during the second monthly raffle draw conducted in April at the weekend.

The Heritage Bank’s YNSPYRE event commenced on a great note when D’banj and CREAM Platform introduced the CREAM Merit winners for March, BERRI, a music artiste who carted away sum of N10million in form of promotional, while Clara Aden, a visual artist received N1million in financial support and Hanzy, a music artiste got over N1million Naira in form of mentorship support as well as Merchandise support from partner company - Boomplay.

Meanwhile, the April Raffle Draw produced 10 lucky winners of N50,000.00 each while cheques of N200,000 each were also presented to 5 Winners from the March 2021 Draw.

The epoch-making event, held at the Balmoral Hall of Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos had in attendance alongside Divisional Head, Corporate Communications, Heritage Bank - Fela Ibidapo; Dapo Oyebanjo a.k.a D'banj and his partner - Oje Anetor; notable dignitaries from different walks of life - Director General of the National Lotto Regulatory Commission, Lanre Gbajabiamila and Stanley Mukoro. Also present at the draw were - Sunday Are, Chief Damian Okoroafor, Poco Lee, representatives of the NLRC, Boomplay and members of the media.

Speaking during the April draw, Ibidapo stated that as a financial institution committed to delivering distinctive financial services to create, preserve and transfer wealth, Heritage Bank will continue to leverage its supports to the growth and development of the creative and entertainment sector.

According to him the bank is proud of the entertainment industry and will continue to stand by operators in it by supporting them and watch them grow.

He expressed optimism that the creative industry, if properly harnessed, has the potentials to reduce the level of unemployment in the country, boost wealth creation for the people and help the country generate the much needed foreign exchange.

He noted that with the creative industry accounting for one of the highest exports from Nigeria, time has come for operators in the sector to be supported with the finances.

With the April 2021 CREAM YNSPYRE producing another set of winners, D'banj reiterated his unending desire to boost the lives of creatives within Nigeria who will simply dial *745*463# or *463# from all networks.
“For a chance to be a part of next month's draw, simply dial *463# or *745*463# from any network, choose a category, upload your content on creamplatform.com and promote it to be a part of the Top 10 winners and the lottery winners,” he stated.

He further explained that the Cream Platform has built a strong reputation for producing some of the brightest talents in the country over the last couple of years.

He said the purpose of the platform was to have a creative hub for Africa where people can upload their contents, be discovered and get funding support from Heritage Bank.

He said the platform would enable Nigerians discover their talents in areas such as entertainment, entrepreneurship, music, arts and other areas in the creative industry value chain.

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2021-05-04

Mayegun Ayinde Wasiu Omogbolahan Marshall's life won't stop to intrigue me, especially his penchant to churn out music that captures moods and draws to the dance floor. His latest experiment, Fuji The Sound (2020) is a rave, fusing Fuji and pop music has been hugely successful as the bug eats everyone. With the short but phenomenal, Ade Ori Okin' he has shown that he is the eponym of Fuji. For that singular track, even the harshest of his critics sway to the prayer, laden and poignant lyrics with beats that reflect the rhythm of the hearts. Fact is: You can't hate Wasiu and hate Ade Ori Okin' or his Fuji music. It truly affirms music is life and our hearts as humans have beats. His style has become a template and like what the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kui did to Afrobeat on the world stage, K1 De Ultimate's Fuji is another great export waiting to penetrate the global stage like it did at international music festivals such as WOMAD JazzVille Concerts and several others in Europe and America. His ability to recognize and work with Grammy-certified songwriter and producer, Abisagboola Bankuli Oluseun on the album, Fuji The Sound, is commendable. Bankuli, who had worked with Beyonce on the album, The Lion King: The Gift, brought fresh skills and innovation to the new effort. Over the span of roughly two decades, K1 De Ultimate has stayed relevant, consistent on the radar, famous, rich and influential. You know what I mean - music and politics. He has taught us how to fight battles, not necessarily winning, but learning and smiling through the experiences. He has wooed and wowed many with his maturity on the vexatious issue of Fuji creation and his ability to worm his way back to his 'first family,' fans and children of his late mentor, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, the creator of Fuji music. He aptly affirmed that Ayinde Barrister created Fuji music and he has been a direct beneficiary. "I affirm that the late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister is the founder of Fuji music. I am a direct beneficiary of Barrister because I started out under his tutelage. I see it as God sent me somewhere to be prepared for the future. He graciously accepted me and he gave me the tutelage and all the training that I needed for the future and today, the rest is history. I served him very well and learned the rudiments of the genre of music from him. To most of us that are still alive, I am speaking on behalf of you all, the forefathers that have done graciously well to the formation of “Ajiwere,“Ajisaari” before late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister now turned the whole thing into a mega success that we are seeing today. He lifted “Ajiwere”, “Ajisaari” up, God used Sikiru Ayinde Barrister to be the turning around by creating Fuji to the standard we are seeing today. We are building the history of Fuji and we continue to build for the coming decades to add many more names." On record, his role at the 10th anniversary of Barrister's passage and the posthumous concert, Fuji Opera, speaks volume. He proved that he is a class act to reunite the family. To me, I strongly believe he achieved that not because he has money or he is successful. It was an action that came from his innermost part, ability to discern the truth and declare it, not based on external influence or persuasion. In the same vein, the responsibility of his traditional title, Mayegun of Yorubaland confers peaceful reconciliation of all matters on his shoulder. I'm confident he would achieve that among warring factions in his Fuji clan soon. Frankly speaking, he has been a great beneficiary of his class act, especially now that the pandemic is ravaging the world and lockdown is shutting businesses down and many musicians' revenues have plummeted. In a twist of fate, K1 De Ultimate's revenue stream is shoring up, climbing the ladder: packing venues to capacity, digital downloads, streaming and live touring, private bookings, smiling to the bank and exploring fresh opportunities in bakery, dredging, real estate investments and more. Happy 64th Birthday, Ayinde Ogun!

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2021-03-05

Frontline media practitioner and 1998 United Nations Peace Ambassadors for World Peace, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, has said that the reported misunderstanding between Mayegun of Yorubaland, King Wasiu Olasunkanmi Marshal popularly known as K1, and popular broadcaster and compere, Wole Shorunke, popularly called MC Murphy, has been resolved .

Oladunjoye, a former Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government and current Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, informed that the matter has been resolved.

“Eminent people have intervened on both sides, so the details is that the matter has been resolved, he added.

On the allegation that the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (FIBAN) was abused by someone close to K1, Oladunjoye said:“that cannot be attached to K1. I have been in touch with K1, MC Murphy, President of FIBAN and the Olu of Itori. It will be very wrong to credit a comment to K1 when the commentator was not speaking for K1, even the medium that interviewed the commentator neitherreferred to him, nor introduced him as a representative of K1.”

“It is normal that when disagreement like this occurs, some people will want it resolved quickly, some will want to escalate it for ulterior motives, but the most important thing is that in this particular incident, it has been resolved. K1 and Mc Murphy have come from a long way, not even the latest incident, or so-calledsympathisersor supporters on either side could put them apart,” Oladunnoye explained.

“The matter has been resolved, and it stands resolved.”, Oladunjoye concluded.

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2020-10-05

Fuji Lord, Wasiu Olasunkanmi Marshal, popularly known as K1 de Ultimate,  has denied reports making the rounds that he  beats up broadcaster, Wole Sorunke, who is more known on Radio as MC Murphy at the 60th birthday party of Oba Abdulfatai Akamo,  the Olu of Itori in  Ewekoro,  Ogun State, last Thursday evening. Surprisingly, broadcasters under the aegis of Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria,(FIBAN), had  a press conference, on Friday, alleging  that the Fuji super star  beat up the broadcaster at the party. The FIBAN had also called on the Alaafin of Oyo,  to strip the musician off his 'Mayegun of Yorubaland' title,  for the alleged offence. 

The FIBAN had claimed that K1 allegedly disrupted the party, which had some prominent persons in attendance, when "he and his boys brutalised, harassed and humiliated the FIBAN member over what they called a minor issue."

In a statement on Saturday, the spokesperson of the K1 organisation,  Kunle Rasheed said the event painted by Sorunke and FIBAN is far from the truth.  Mr. Rasheed said,  "it is unfortunate that Mr.  Sorunke and FIBAN are seriously looking for ways to malign King Wasiu Olasunkanmi Marshal who did not in anyway deserve that from them." "K1 was never involved in any violence at that party.  Indeed,  many followed K1's performance live through the social media that day and so it became a  great  wonder the  point this monumental violence took place that the live cameras did not capture it". If indeed there was a fracas we are maintaining that it has nothing to do with K1 and his stage where he performed . It was believed that the radio presenter had  issues with people at the party and because he is known to K1, he  rescued him and took him to his stage away from the scene of the incident. How then can this amount to beating up the broadcaster, when indeed he saved him that fateful evening. This can be coroborrated by people present at the occasion. "For the avoidance of doubt, K1’s title,  'Mayegun of Yorubaland", is a solid statement that the man stands for peace. Anything that happened to him (Sorunke) has nothing to do with Alhaji (K1)", he concluded.

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Ayobami Adedeji Entertainment 2020-10-04