Today’s Headlines: Baba Ijesha, Wife Show Off Love at Son’s Naming; FG Reviews 932 Laws, Scraps 268

Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, and his wife, fashion designer Abiodun Folashade, also known as CEO Luminee, attracted attention with their public display of affection at their son’s naming and thanksgiving ceremony in Lagos. The couple exchanged kisses in front of guests, shared affectionate moments and fed each other cake during the celebration, which featured a musical performance by the actor.

The ceremony, held for their son, King Kagar Omiyinka, who was born in June 2026, attracted several Nollywood stars, entertainers and socialites, including Mercy Aigbe, Jide Kosoko, Regina Chukwu, Laide Bakare, Phyna and Imisi. Baba Ijesha was released from prison in November 2025 after serving a sentence following his 2022 conviction.

The Federal Government has reviewed 932 federal enactments and 731 subsidiary legislations, identifying 268 laws as obsolete, spent or repealed and recommending their exclusion from the proposed 2025 Laws of the Federation. Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, disclosed that 664 enactments had been selected for inclusion in the revised edition, noting that the last official consolidation of Nigeria’s federal laws was conducted in 2004.

Fagbemi said the committee’s final report and draft copies of the 20-volume revised laws would be presented to President Bola Tinubu for onward transmission to the National Assembly. The committee also recommended continuous reviews of federal laws, a centralised national legal database and adjustments to outdated statutory fines and fees that no longer reflect current economic realities.

Funso Doherty, Lagos State governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), explained that the singing of Nigeria’s former national anthem at the party’s town hall meeting was a spontaneous reaction by attendees. He clarified that the current anthem, “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”, was also sung afterwards, insisting that the country had only one official national anthem.

The incident, involving NDC presidential candidate Peter Obi and other party supporters, attracted criticism from FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and Nigeria’s Ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri. Both accused Obi and the attendees of disrespecting Nigeria’s national symbols after they reportedly declined to stand for the current anthem but stood to sing the former one.

Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, said his decision to pursue the 2027 presidency may have created tension between him and President Bola Tinubu, whom he supported during the 2023 election. He suggested that people might have informed Tinubu of his presidential ambition, leading to possible bad blood between them. Makinde also recalled supporting Nyesom Wike during the 2023 PDP presidential primary and rejecting an offer from Atiku Abubakar’s associates to become his running mate.

Makinde further disclosed that Tinubu never contacted him during the 56 days that pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State remained in captivity. He said he expected the President to reach out or show concern over the incident but received no communication despite attempts to reach him through the State Chief of Protocol. The abducted pupils and teachers were eventually released after 56 days.

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