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Federal Government To Tax Profits Made By Twitter, Google In Nigeria — Osinbajo

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Federal Government To Tax Profits Made By Twitter, Google In Nigeria — Osinbajo

Legal provisions will be utilised to collect taxes on profits made locally by global technology and digital firms not based in Nigeria, but with significant economic presence in the country.

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this during an interaction with a delegation from the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, led by its President, Adesina Adedayo, at the Presidential Villa.

Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement Sunday, said:  “While the Federal Government will not be raising tax rates at this time, based on the Finance Act 2019, it’s already empowered to widen the tax net.

“This includes collecting taxes on the Nigerian income of global tech giants with significant economic presence here, even if they have not established an office or permanent establishment, and are currently not paying taxes in Nigeria.

“In this regard, Section 4 of the Finance Act 2019, provides that the finance minister, may by order of the president, determine what constitutes the significant economic presence of a company, other than a Nigerian company.

We’ve had severe economic downturns, which of course implies that we may not be able to collect taxes with the aggressiveness that would ordinarily be expected.

“I think the most important thing is that we must widen our tax net so that more people who are eligible to pay tax are paying.

“I’m sure you are aware of the initiatives including the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), which was also an attempt to bring more people into the tax net, including those who have foreign assets,” Osinbajo said.

Another governor defected to the APC, prompting the PDP to call an emergency meeting

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Another governor defected to the APC, prompting the PDP to call an emergency meeting

There will be an emergency meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Working Committee today to discuss the planned defection of Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Matawalle, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is scheduled for tomorrow.
According to an announcement made yesterday by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr. Ibrahim Dosara, the state government has invited the governor’s supporters to attend the defection ceremony.

The statement went on to say that the governor of Zamfara State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, as well as other APC stalwarts would welcome him into the party.
Mr. Idris Yusuf, the state’s Director-General of Media, had told THISDAY earlier in the day that the governor would address journalists on the subject the following day about the situation.

The PDP, on the other hand, claimed that Matawalle had not informed them of his decision to defect to the APC.
Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), told THISDAY: “All I can tell you is that an emergency meeting of the party will take place on Monday, during which the report of the defection will be discussed.

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Moreover, the governor has not yet notified the PDP that he is resigning from the party, according to the report.
Nevertheless, there have been concerns raised that Matawalle would be unable to defect due to legal constraints.
The reason for this is that the Supreme Court’s decision, which ceded the governorship of Zamfara State to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) immediately after the 2019 elections, did not take into account any individual in reaching its decision, only the party.
The opposition party, rather than Matawalle, is believed to have been declared the owner and sole beneficiary of the governorship as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision.

Already, plans are said to have been finalized for the governor to defect to the APC on Wednesday, and he is expected to be greeted by Mai Mala Buni, the chairman of the ruling party’s National Caretaker Committee and the governor of Yobe State.
To make room for some members of the APC in the new calculations, Matawalle had on May 31 sacked his cabinet, which included commissioners and special advisers, the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, and the Deputy Chief of Staff. This was done so that the APC could be accommodated.

THISDAY has learned that some commissioners were dismissed to prevent a backlash similar to that experienced in Ebonyi and Cross River States, where some commissioners and aides refused to defect with their former principals to the APC, from taking place in the state of Lagos.

According to reports, the governor has been promised a return ticket for the year 2023. He is currently in the midst of his first term as president.
In the 2019 elections in Zamfara State, the APC won all of the state and national elections, while the PDP finished second. However, as a result of the Supreme Court judgment, the PDP inherited the victory across the board.
The state was considered to be an APC state, and Matawalle was being courted to defect to the APC in order to ensure his re-election in 2023, according to reports.

Another party source also hinted that he would not receive a free ticket in the APC by 2023 because the former governor of the state, Mr. Abdulaziz Yari, and Senator Kabir Marafa have reconciled and will undoubtedly fight him in the primary election in 2019.
However, according to the source, it was unclear whether all of the PDP senators and representatives in the House of Representatives who benefited from the Supreme Court’s decision would be willing to defect with him.

“What will happen to Senator Marafa’s governorship ambitions if the governor resigns?” the source speculated. Will he be able to control his ambition, which was the source of his initial political feud with former governor Yari, or will he be forced to return to the Senate? In the event that he decides to run for Senate, what will happen to the current senator who represents the PDP?”

It has been reported that Yari, the state’s immediate past governor, is plotting to become the APC’s national chairman. He has been at loggerheads with Matawalle, who has emerged as an unexpected beneficiary of the APC’s internal crisis during the state’s 2019 primary elections.
Several PDP sources claimed that the party had obtained intelligence reports indicating that the governor of Zamfara had gone so far as to seek the opinions of some top judicial officers, who had advised him that leaving the PDP could cost him his seat as a result of the Supreme Court’s decision in 2019.

Secondus claims that the Anambra Congress complied with the rules of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

While this is happening, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, stated yesterday that the party adhered to the instructions of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the conduct of the governorship congress, which elected Mr. Valentine Ozigbo as the party’s candidate for the November 6 governorship election.

Secondus told THISDAY that when the party received the letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) directing compliance, a meeting of the National Working Committee was convened, and it was agreed that the congress election for the election of the governorship candidate should be conducted in accordance with the party’s constitution.

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“There are two courts of concurrent jurisdiction issuing different orders, so under the circumstances, we are required to remove the list of the three-man ad hoc delegates that has been complained about,” he explained.

It also went one step further by dissolving the state executive committee, which had powers derived from the constitution, and, as a result, it instructed the zonal executive for the South-east to coordinate with the Governor Samuel Ortom committee in order to organize the congress for which the automatic delegates were to be present.

“The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, issued a statement to that effect,” the statement read. As a result, we are operating within the legal framework.”
Meanwhile, leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State have congratulated Ozigbo, the winner of the party’s primary election held on Saturday in the state.
Mr. Peter Obi, a former governor of the state, was among the PDP leaders present, as was Dr. Ifedi Okwenna, who was one of the party’s governorship aspirants, and Mr. Oseloka Obaze, who was the party’s governorship candidate in 2017.

Osinbajo says the Federal Government will increase taxes on foreign technology companies doing business in Nigeria

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Osinbajo says the Federal Government will increase taxes on foreign technology companies doing business in Nigeria

As stated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Federal Government intends to broaden its tax base by collecting taxes from foreign technology companies that have operations in Nigeria, such as Facebook, Google, and a host of other companies.

The Vice President made the announcement during a meeting with the President of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Mr Adesina Adedayo, at the Presidential Villa over the weekend.

What the Vice President said is important.
“While the Federal Government will not be raising tax rates at this time, the Finance Act 2019 provides it with the authority to broaden the tax net,” the statement continued.

“This includes collecting taxes on the Nigerian income of global technology giants with a significant economic presence in the country, even if they have not established a permanent office or permanent establishment in Nigeria and are not currently paying taxes in the country.

Accordingly, Section 4 of the Finance Act 2019 provides that the Finance Minister, upon the President’s order, may determine what constitutes a significant economic presence of a company other than a Nigerian company.”

“We have experienced severe economic downturns, which, of course, implies that we may not be able to collect taxes with the vigour that would be expected in normal circumstances.

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Osinbajo believes that “the most important thing is that we broaden our tax net so that more people who are eligible to pay tax do so,” he said.

The Vice President went on to say that many global internet companies generated enormous amounts of revenue in Nigeria, as well as in several other countries.
Adding, “We have drawn up the regulations and we are ready to go, and I believe that we are at the very least in a good position to tap into some of the tax resources that some of these companies can provide us with.”

What you should be aware of
Recall Early this month, Nairametrics reported that the Federal Government had hinted at the possibility of licensing the operations of social media and over-the-top (OTT) internet companies in Nigeria.
According to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, “the Federal Government has also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately begin the process of licensing all over-the-top (OTT) and social media operations in Nigeria.”

The Lagos State Government trained clinical staff at the General Hospital on the use of opportunistic diagnosis for screening and treatment in order to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality

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The Lagos State Government trained clinical staff at the General Hospital on the use of opportunistic diagnosis for screening and treatment in order to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality

The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with a Consortium of Partners, which included the Johns Hopkins Program on International Education in Gynecology and Obstetrics (JHPIEGO), recently trained clinical staff at the General Hospital, Ijede, on the use of opportunistic diagnosis for screening and treatment in order to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. The training was carried out in two phases.

Dr. Jenifer Adaeze, the Facilitator and State Quality Improvement Co-ordinator (SQIC), explained that the training is part of the RICOM3 (Reducing Indirect Causes of Maternal Mortality and Morbidity) project, which is aimed at improving the quality of care provided to women throughout the pregnancy continuum in order to reduce indirect causes of maternal morbidity and death.

Among the non-communicable diseases that affect women of reproductive age are, among others, breast cancer, sickle cell disease, hypertension, anemia, diabetes, and obesity, according to Draper.

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Hypertension in pregnancy is characterized by elevated blood pressure, and the different classifications of hypertension in pregnancy include normal, pre-hypertension, moderate and severe. Dr. Adaeze emphasized that chronic hypertension or gestational hypertension could result in pre-eclampsia or a rupture of the membranes of the womb if not properly diagnosed and treated.

In her words: “Chronic hypertension is defined as when a patient had high blood pressure prior to pregnancy and continues to have high blood pressure during pregnancy; gestational hypertension is defined as hypertension caused by pregnancy; and pre-eclampsia is defined as the presence of severe classical features with or without proteinuria, with or without the presence of some degree of proteinuria as a criterion for severe features. ” Preeclampsia combined with chronic hypertension is a warning sign that the patient needs to be closely monitored and managed.”

For example, personal and family history of high blood pressure, multiple pregnancies, a body mass index of over 35kg or more, race, being overweight or obese, being over 40 years old, having a pregnancy interval of more than ten years, and so on are all risk factors for gestational hypertension.” Preeclampsia is associated with a number of risk factors, including multiple fetal gestation, chronic hypertension, pre-eclampsia in a previous pregnancy, diabetes, being over the age of 35 and under the age of 19, obesity, and being an African-American, she continued.

According to the Coordinator, some of the signs and symptoms of gestational hypertension include pain in the right shoulder, gall bladder, severe headache, epigastric pains, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, seeing flashes, and temporary blindness, among others.

In his opinion, lifestyle modifications such as losing weight, adopting healthy eating habits, participating in physical activities, increasing intake of fruits and vegetables, among other things, are necessary for achieving treatment goals.

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Treating hypertension in pregnancy lowers the risk of pre- and eclampsia, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and premature death. She also stated that untreated hypertension results in end-organ damage, heart disease, kidney disease, eye disease (including reduced vision), and stroke.

The Facilitator, on the other hand, suggested that baseline investigations for antenatal patients should include urinalysis, PCV, blood grouping, hepatitis (B and C), genotype, FBS, and RBS, among other things.

Those, according to her, are less expensive and will aid in determining whether hypertension or diabetes is caused by pregnancy or not, as well as assisting in developing a better treatment plan for pregnant women when they come in for antenatal care. They would also go a long way toward improving the overall quality of care provided in all health-care facilities throughout the state, she claims

The family of Kolade Johnson receives N10m from the Lagos Panel: #ENDSARS

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The family of Kolade Johnson receives N10m from the Lagos Panel: #ENDSARS

The family of Kolade Johnson, who was killed on March 31, 2019, while attending an English Premiership match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, has been awarded N10 million by a Lagos judicial panel. Johnson was shot during a raid by police officers in the Onipetesi area of Lagos, while he was watching the match.

A social media outcry erupted following the incident, which prompted authorities to identify the officers involved as Inspector Ogunyemi Olalekan of the Lagos Police Department and Sergeant Godwin Orji of Lagos State Police Department.

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Following an orderly trial, Olalekan was fired from the police department after being found guilty, whereas Orji was found not guilty and was not prosecuted.

The compensation was announced by Doris Okuwobi, the chairperson of the Lagos panel, and the award was accepted by the mother of the deceased person.

A Nigerian woman based in the United Kingdom, has made history by being elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Longford Municipal District in the Republic of Ireland.

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A Nigerian woman based in the United Kingdom, has made history by being elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Longford Municipal District in the Republic of Ireland.

Mrs. Uruemu Omeru Adejinmi, a Nigerian woman based in the United Kingdom, has made history by being elected as the new Cathaoirleach of the Longford Municipal District in the Republic of Ireland.

She is the daughter of the current Ovie of Agbon Kingdom in Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Mike Omeru, Ogurime-Rime Ukori I, and the current Ovie of Agbon Kingdom in Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Mike Omeru, Ogurime-Rime Ukori II.
Earlier this year, her father, a business magnate and Chairman of the Niger Cat Construction Company, was crowned the Ovie (paramount ruler) of the Agbon Kingdom.
Agbon is one of the 24 Urhobo Kingdoms in the Niger Delta region, and it is the largest of them.

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The Agbon Princess, who is married to a Yoruba man, was a Fianna Fáil member until she was promoted to her new position (Councillor.)
She becomes the first black woman to be elected as Mayor of a major city in the Republic of Ireland.

It has been reported that Adejinmi will now serve as Leas Cathaoirleach (Mayor), a position that has never been held by a black woman in the history of the country.
Adejinmi, who expressed her delight at being elected and dedicated her victory to migrants and all women, said she felt “deeply honoured” to be appointed to the position.
‘This is a historic day for Longford,’ she stated, adding that she was delighted to be able to share the occasion with her family and friends.

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“I am looking forward to working with my Council colleagues, Council executives, and all stakeholders to ensure that our municipal area and county continue to grow and develop.”
Her family moved to Longford from Nigeria in 2003, and she became a member of Fianna Fáil in 2016 and a local councilor in 2020. Ms. Adejinmi previously worked as an Executive Officer in the Department of Health, and she holds a Masters of Business Administration from Athlone Institute of Technology.
In an interview with RTÉ Radio One’s Drivetime, she stated that she “identifies as Irish,” “identifies as African,” and “wears both hats with confidence and comfort.”

Court documents reveal how Lauretta Onochie swore under oath that she was a member of the APC.

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Court documents reveal how Lauretta Onochie swore under oath that she was a member of the APC.

Documents obtained from the courts reveal that in 2016, an aide to President Goodluck Jonathan declared under oath in court that she is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nigeria.

Although President Muhammadu Buhari nominated Onochie to be a national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), many Nigerians, including civil society organizations, are calling for the National Assembly to reject her nomination. Onochie is a personal assistant to the president on social media.

According to documents she filed in a libel suit before a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Onochie confirmed that she was actively involved in political activities in the country. Also, she stated that she is a “volunteer at the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO),” a political think-tank that assisted in the coordination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s election campaigns in the 2015 and 2019 elections, respectively.

Onochie sought N1 billion in damages from a man named Emeka Ugwuonye in a lawsuit filed under the number CV/852/16.

In a Facebook post published on January 21, 2016, she accused the defendant of defaming her by referring to her as a trafficker of young girls for international prostitution.

“I am also involved in active politics and a member of the Neighbourhood Watch, and I have also run for local government elections on behalf of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom,” she added, claiming that the words used in the aforementioned Facebook post, which she reproduced in the lawsuit, have brought her reputation into public ridicule and have harmed it.

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As a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a volunteer with the Buhari Support Group, Onochie also shared his political views.

Further, the presidential aide claimed that she is an educator who has worked as the headmistress of Aunt Margaret International School in Calabar and the principal of Holy Child Secondary School in Calabar. Moreover, she stated that she had previously worked at Epping Forest College in Essex, United Kingdom.
It has been reported that on March 8th, 2017, the lawsuit was amended and re-filed.

She agreed to all of her claims when she was called to the stand by the court in 2020.

In October 2020, Onochie was nominated to be one of five national commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, directed the Senate Committee on INEC to begin the process that would lead to Onochie’s confirmation earlier this month, despite strong opposition from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and civil society organizations (CSOs) over her involvement in partisan political activities.

What the United States Constitution says

As stipulated in Section 154 (3) of the 1999 Constitution, when it came to appointing the national commissioners of INEC, the president was required to consult with the National Council of State.

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A further provision of the Third Schedule is found in Paragraph B of Part 1 of the Third Schedule which states that “the Council of State shall have the authority to advise the president in the exercise of his powers with respect to (iv)the Independent National Electoral Commission, including the appointment of members to the commission.”

The constitution also stated that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 154 (1), the appointment of members of the Independent National Electoral Commission must be approved by the Senate before it can take effect.

According to Section 30 of Act No. 1 of 2010, a member of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “shall be non-partisan,” as stated in paragraph 14 of Part 1 of the Third Schedule.

Roads in Enugu are being reconstructed after 150 shops were demolished: Traders took advantage of the situation.

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Roads in Enugu are being reconstructed after 150 shops were demolished: Traders took advantage of the situation.

In the capital city of Enugu, the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has restored highways and streets that had been taken over by traders and craftsmen who had transformed them into illegal stores and mechanic workshops in order to make money.
A Development Control activity carried out by the agency at Reno layout, Emene Enugu, Enugu, yesterday resulted in the demolition of over 150 illegal shops, shanties and fences as well as mechanic workshops, warehouses and factories located in residential areas, in an effort to restore the city’s master plan.

Dr. Josef Onoh, Chairman of the ECTDA, stated that the affected individuals had been given more than a year notice to evacuate the converted streets, but they remained resistant, resulting in the execution of the development control action by the agency.

Onoh added that the government of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is so compassionate that it stimulates and supports the growth of small-scale companies, but that this does not come at the expense of the development plan for the capital city of Nigeria.

It was pointed out that the ECTDA has no business dealing with land acquisition or annexation in the process of demolishing the shanties, and that the action was in accordance with a public notice published in the media on December 31, 2020, in which the agency warned that it would carry out general development control activities in every nook and cranny of the capital territory.

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“Development Human people need to be able to live in a peaceful environment and enjoy the rights guaranteed to them by the law, which means that control must be maintained on a continual basis in any civilized society. It is believed that these exercises are required in order to ensure that such rights are not violated, and as a result, the capital territory will continue destruction of unlawful constructions indefinitely until sanity is restored.

We are using this exercise to notify all residents of the capital territory who have converted their fences into illegal shops, mini stores, and containers that the development control exercise will still reach them, and we are giving them the final warning to remove these illegal structures because the agency is now back in full force to sanitize the city, Onoh explained. ”

He explained that the governor was enraged by the rate at which visitors were having difficulty accessing the city from main entry points, which resulted in his intervention in the New Market area and the vow to expand such measures to other parts of the city.

“We will continue our enforcement to guarantee that the remaining traders at the electrical sector in Kenyatta are transferred to the new Kenyetta by force if they do not agree to move peacefully,” said the Deputy Director of Enforcement. They’ve exhausted all of their available defenses. The same will be true for the traders in Orie-Emene since the ECDTA will be arriving there, as well as the dealers in Abakpa and, in particular, the traders on Mayor Street who are on the roadways. These things are incompatible with Ugwuanyi’s vision for the city’s future.

The offenders have taken advantage of our tolerance and goodwill, and we will take steps to guarantee that they all comply, despite the fact that humans are not animals. We would not apologize for any demolition that is carried out for the better good of the whole Enugu community,” Onoh continued.

Buhari signs the second AUDA/NEPAD Peer review report in preparation for validation

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Buhari signs the second AUDA/NEPAD Peer review report in preparation for validation

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the second Peer Review report of the African Union Development Agency and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA/NEPAD) in preparation for validation.
Ms Gloria Akobundu, AUDA/NEPAD National Coordinator, announced the approval in Abuja on Friday through her Media Assistant, Mr Abolade Ogundimu.

Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, also presented a paper to the Federal Executive Council on June 23 titled “Self-Assessment Report” of the country’s second peer review process, according to Akobundu.
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President Buhari has approved the report, which will now be validated by the African Union’s Country Review Mission, a voluntary self-assessment instrument aimed at improving governance and development.

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“Given the President’s commitment to the review, the report’s recommendations will now be brought to the attention of the Federal Government, allowing Nigeria to make the necessary progress at the continental level.

“The head of AUDA/NEPAD reassured Nigerians that the necessary structures had been put in place, including the inauguration of members of the National Governing Council (NGC), who were the driving force behind the review process.

“The NGC and the national secretariat, by capitalizing on the President’s enthusiasm for the process, will ensure that the recommendations are implemented quickly and carefully, even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Akobundu says.

The national coordinator thanked God for all of the stakeholders’ cooperation and support in every aspect of the economy and national life.

Court sentences 43-year-old trader to 25 years in prison for raping a tailor

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Court sentences 43-year-old trader to 25 years in prison for raping a tailor

Adelaja Oloyede, a 43-year-old trader, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping a tailor by an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court on Friday.
Justice Abiola Soladoye found Oloyede guilty of a single count of rape in violation of Section 260 of the Lagos 2015 Criminal Law.

The prosecution team had proven their case against the convict beyond a reasonable doubt, according to Justice Soladoye.

Even if the survivor was his girlfriend, the court ruled that the convict had no right to have forcible sexual intercourse with her.

“All of the defendant’s stories to the court in his testimony were muddled and full of lies.

“The defendant’s actions are reprehensible, and the court is convinced that the prosecution has proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

“As a result of being found guilty of the one-count charge of rape, the defendant is hereby sentenced to 25 years in prison. “This is the court’s decision,” Soladoye stated.

The judge also ordered the State Government to register Oloyede as a sex offender in the Sex Offenders Register.

The convict committed the offence sometime in 2018 at his home at No 2, Adelaja St., Ikorodu, Lagos, according to the Lagos State prosecution team led by Olusola Soleye.

The prosecution called four witnesses to the stand during the trial: the complainant (name withheld), her sister, the Investigating Police Officer (IPO), and a medical doctor. The defendant only testified in his own defence.

The prosecution presented the complainant’s bloodstained underwear and a black tie to the court, which were accepted as exhibits.

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In her testimony, the 25-year-old survivor stated that the convict lives in her neighbourhood and that they met on their way home from church.

Oloyede shook her hand, according to her, and she began obeying his commands after that.

She claimed the convict took her to his home and led her into a room filled with fetish items.

The convict asked the witness to kneel down and recite several incantations, according to the witness.

She claimed that when she attempted to leave, a struggle ensued, during which Oloyede engaged in forceful sexual intercourse with her and inserted a fetish substance into her private area.

After the deed, the convict told her not to tell anyone about what happened between them, according to the complainant.

She claimed she immediately reported the crime to the authorities after leaving the house.

During his defence testimony, Oloyede denied the allegations of rape.

He claimed the complainant was his fiancée and that they had consensual sexual relations on a regular basis.

He denied putting fetish objects in her private area.

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