Michael Ojuroye Initiative (Ngo)

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 12th 2013 Thrown out property A 34-year-old woman has cried out for justice sequel to her forceful eviction from an apartment she was occupying with her husband at Festac town, Lagos. According to the Imo State-born woman identified as Rachael Nwosu, the incident happened between 7 to 7:30am on Friday, September 4, 2013, when three men reportedly knocked on her door at No 311, B close, Festac town; not suspecting any thing, she opened the door only to be confronted by some men who told her they had a court order to eject her from the premises. The housewife who bluntly objected to her photograph being used because of perceived threats to her life stated; “It happened that on Friday, 4th of September, when there was heavy rain, I was inside with my husband Francis Nwosu, when three men knocked on our door in the morning between 7 to 7:30 am , I opened the door and saw about 10 men who said they were from the court to eject us. I asked them why...

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 12th 2013 Femi The 2013 edition of Felabration,a week-long concert which celebrates the life and times of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti commences from Monday, October 14 through 20 at the Afrikan Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos. In this interview,  Femi Kuti, the eldest son of Fela went down memory lane, recounting the story of his late father, his music  and ideologies. He also talks about what the fans of Afrobeat music will expect at this year’s Felabration among other issues. Felabration: We learnt that Rita Marley will be headlining this year’s Felabration. Why is she not here today? She sent a message few days ago that she was not feeling fine, and might not make it to the event. However, she will be represented at the festival by the head of  her foundation, Rita Marley Foundation. What’s the financial implication of organising this festival? We have no major sponsors at the moment. Fortunately, most of the artistes are p...

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 12th 2013 Attempt by a middle-aged man to present himself as a senior police commissioner  and curry favour from unsuspecting government agencies in the Federal Capital Territory, has backfired, exposing him as fake Assistant Police Commissioner. Convinced that Kunle Adeshola, who also goes by the names of Dr. Kunle Shoal, Dr K. Adeshola and Sunday Mealayeshe Adekunle was not sincere in his exploits, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, immediately arrested and detained him in their custody. A statement from the commission made available to Vanguard yesterday, described the suspect as a serial impostor and self-acclaimed Assistant Commissioner of Police who has been parading himself as an operative of the EFCC and defrauding officials of government agencies under the guise of conducting phantom investigations. The statement, which was signed by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Adeshola was nabbed on Thursday...

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 12th 2013 Three bikers have been indicted in connection with a well-publicized clash with a New York SUV driver, the Manhattan District Attorney's office said Friday. Craig Wright, 29, and Reginald Chance, 37, were indicted Friday, according to the district attorney's office. A third man, Robert Sims, 35, was indicted on Thursday, it said. Authorities say Alexander Lien was chased by bikers after he initially bumped one during a biker rally on September 29. When his SUV was surrounded by several bikers, Lien called 9-1-1, told police he feared for his life and drove off, running over bikers and critically injuring one. Lien's wife and 2-year-old daughter were in the vehicle with him. Lien has not been charged. The chase that followed ended in traffic. Police say Lien's windows were smashed; he was dragged out of the SUV and beaten. He was treated and released from a hospital. Officials did not detail the formal charges against the th...

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 12th 2013 To mark the second International Day of the Girl Child, UNICEF on Friday, highlighted the power of innovation to get more girls in school. It advocated improvement in the quality of learning for all children. A statement by UNICEF Nigeria Country Office, made available by its Communication Specialist, Media and External Relations, Geoffrey Njoku, decried the decreasing number of girls out of school. The statement said that despite this reality, many girls around the world were still denied a quality education and a chance to reach their full potential. It added, “Evidence shows that even a single year of secondary school for a girl correlates with as much as a 25 per cent increase in her future earnings. But today, millions of girls are still out of school, including 31 million primary school aged girls.” The statement also quoted the UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, thus, “Education can transform the lives of girls and strengt...

BY: FUNMI OJUROYE  October 12th 2013 Benue   State Police Command has apprehended a 28- year old mother, Joy Iember Iorzua for allegedly killing and dumping her two- day old baby boy, at the River Ujiiragbo, in Gwer local government area of the state. Saturday Vanguard gathered that the suspect  was arrested at Mbasa-Mbakine Gee council ward by members of the vigilante group operating in the community  who handed her over to the Police in Aliade, the local government headquarters. According to our source, the suspect who lived along Ayua-Num street, in Aliade town, was delivered of the baby a week ago and two days later, she allegedly strangled the innocent baby to death. ”After killing the baby, she wrapped his remains in a polythene bag, put him in a carton and dumped it at the popular UjiiragboRiver. ”The dastardly killing was however exposed when members of the vigilante group on patrol in the area, got wind of her action and her intention to escape f...