Michael Ojuroye Initiative (Ngo)

For allegedly destroying 10 palm trees on a land and threatening the owner’s life, a 49-year-old man, Babatunde Talabi, on Thursday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun. Talabi, whose address is unknown, is facing a three-count charge of malicious damage, threat to life and conspiracy The Prosecutor, Insp Olajide Michael, told the court that the accused committed the offences on Nov. 27, 2013 at about 11.45 am at Okiki Village, near Atan, Ota. The prosecutor said the accused, and others now at large, maliciously damaged 10 palm trees valued at N100,000 on the land of one Mr Lasisi Abolade. Michael said the offences committed contravened Sections 86 (1), 451 and 516 of the Criminal Code Law of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Section 451 prescribes a penalty of two years imprisonment for malicious damage to property. The Magistrate, Mrs Titi Bello, granted the accused bail in the sum of N100, 000 with one surety in lik...

Maheeda on set Controversy sells and true, controversial singer/rapper Maheeda hangs on to it for life as she releases her highly anticipated "Naija bad Girl" video which had rained criticisms on her after she released behind-the-scene raunchy pictures of the video shoot True to the pictures earlier circulated Maheeda was completely nude in some scenes in the video. But then, she was gracious to have a clean cut version put out for those who just can’t stand it. Nudity, however may not be the only issue she has to contend with in this work. Already those who have watched the video are alleging she is a lame rapper. True, her delivery was weak, with shabby lyrics that could literally be counted. Aside her body, only the hook in the chorus made some kind of a lasting impression. An army of critics builds again and it only causes a reminder of the same treatment controversial actress turned singer Tonto Dike got last year after she released her singles ‘Hi’ and ‘...

LAGOS — Six members of a notorious robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of Ajangbadi, Ilogbo and Ijanikin areas of Lagos State are currently cooling off  in the dreaded cells of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja. The suspects identified as Adewale Osoja, 21; Bala Yahaya, 28; Hasan Ado, 19; Ahmed Boladale, 20; Abiodun Olareaju 27 and Abbey Edward, 45, were said to have met their waterloo after they  attacked worshippers  at  Christ Authority and Power Evangelical Ministry, CAPEM, Vespa, Ijanikin, Lagos-Badagry Expressway, during a crossover night vigil on December 31, 2013. The bandits, who were armed with locally made double barrel guns, struck at a time when the faithful were exchanging pleasantries for seeing the New Year and dispossessed  them of their valuables which include Ipads, Ipods, phones, jewellery, money and church offerings. Vanguard gathered that the bandits also attacked residents of Morontola Street, Vespa Ijanikin the ne...

The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies on Thursday said that the remaining disengaged electricity workers had started receiving their severance package. The President General of the association, Mr Bede Opara, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that members of the association had been receiving the payment alerts from Monday. “The issue of few workers collecting this week and the others waiting for another two months should be out of it. “Federal Government should urge the Bureau of Public Enterprises and the Accountant General to fast track the remaining payments. “The situation of the payment will determine if the disengaged electricity workers will protest next month or not,” he said. The president general said that the association would continue to fight until the last disengaged worker received his money. NAN recalled that defunct PHCN workers, on Jan. 13, staged rallies in different parts of the country to protest the delay in the payment of th...