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The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, May 22, re-arraigned one Oluremi Phillips for an alleged N57, 690,000 fraud before Justice I.O. Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Philips was previously standing trial before Justice S.O. Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, following her arraignment on January 27, 2022. However, the trial could not be concluded before the retirement of Justice Solebo in November 2022, a development that resulted in the re-assigning of the case file to Justice Ijelu. Philips was re-arraigned alongside her company, Omritas Energy Limited, on a five-count charge bordering on stealing and issuance of dud cheques to the tune of N57, 690,000. The defendant, again, pleaded "not guilty" to all the counts preferred against her. In view of her plea, the prosecution counsel, T.J. Banjo, asked the Court for a trial date and further prayed the Judge to order the remand of

Prince Adewale Adeyemo, a renowned Yoruba actor, passed away on Monday morning after a brief illness. A fellow actor, Kunle Afod, revealed the information on his Instagram page. Afod posted a photo of the deceased and said, "Hmmmm God you know best RIP Prince Adewale Adeyemo. After a brief illness, he passed away in the early morning hours of today. All of his loved ones, friends, and coworkers will find solace in God. This occurs shortly after a night of remembrance for the late Murphy Afolabi, who passed away on May 14, 2023, was hosted by the Yoruba film industry.

Tunde Kelani, a popular Nigerian firmmaker, has responded to his colleague, Kareem Adepoju (Baba Wande) over a fraud allegation raised against his personality. Baba Wande, in a recent interview, had accused Kelani of defrauding him over the returns from legendary Yoruba movie, ‘Ti Oluwa nile’ which was a big hit back in the day. Responding to the allegation however, Kelani, the director of Saworoide and Agogo Ewo, said he never defrauded Baba Wande and that the film didn’t make as much money as some have reported. He said; “He was not accusing me; I think he was stating his own case and complaining about a project that happened over 20 years ago. "I think he is not saying that I didn’t pay him; he is probably saying that the money was not enough. When I heard that, I asked the office to start dusting some papers and I think they found some vouchers, at least we are still looking for 2003 record. “But, the vouchers they found already showed that he was paid over N300,000 that time.