Ogun Parrot

The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi has granted Nigerian Musician Azeez Fashola bail. At the resumed bail application, the lead defense counsel Olalekan Ojo for the singer apologized for his absence at the initial arraignment on May 20 due to heavy down poor. Ojo urged the court to accept the bail application Prima Facie based on the presumption of his innocence in accordance with Section 162 (1) The defense also pleaded that a liberal approach is taken in hearing the bail application. The prosecution counsel, led by Rotimi Oyedepo, however, argued that it is not the temporary release of the singer that mattered but the final judgment. He, therefore, urged the court to grant accelerated hearing rather than bail. He added that since the lawyer of the defendant said the defendant is a celebrity, then his actions and inactions have a multiplier effect on youths in the entire federation. Justice Nicholas Oweibo who presided over the bail hearing after listening to the defense and pro...

Embattled musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira  Marley  who is currently in detention has granted an interview saying he has two wives and four children who are all British citizens. He said he is not a criminal and has no idea what the Economic and  Financial Crimes  Commission found on his laptop. Naira Marley, 28, said apart from storing his songs and music videos, he had never done anything illegal with his laptop.   He said this in his statement on oath which he made while in EFCC custody, which was obtained exclusively by Punch where he said; “My name is Azeez Fashola. I am married to two wives and I have  four kids . They are all British citizens staying in the United Kingdom. I studied in the United Kingdom, started studying at Porlock  Hall , then I moved to Walworth School where I received my GCSE. “My results for my GCSE are English (C), Maths (B) and Science (C).  “I left Walworth School with...

  In politics,  they say there is no permanent friend or enemy, what we have is permanent interest.  As we all know, the primary interest of any genuine member of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State is to see the Party winning elective positions at all levels.   After the 2019 election, the U-Seven Media concept, a social media based team,  had a thorough review of it, paying a close attention the performance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State.  We came to the conclusion that there is an urgent need to foster peace and unity among members of the Party, especially the bigwigs.  We are of the opinion that anything short of this would bring nothing but a recurrence of the below-par performance recorded this election year.   On our decision to shift base and work with Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, it was a conclusion made after weighing several options before us. It is our wish to relate with a more youth friendly individual ...

Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu is a former deputy-governor of Lagos State. She served in the administration of Sir Michael Otedola. In this interview, Ojikutu speaks on what she believes President Muhammadu should achieve for Nigeria in his second term due to begin on May 29. The inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for second term comes up next week. What are your expectations in the fresh term? I congratulate President Buhari on his re-election, and our prayer is that he will succeed in taking Nigeria to the next level as he promised during his campaigns. We also hope that he will be able to fulfil his promise of making Nigeria clean, that’s talking about his anti-corruption campaign. I believe that once corruption is successfully tackled, the economy of Nigeria will pick up. I believe that it is not that our economy is that bad but corruption is stifling the economy on many fronts, and that is why there has been no industrial growth and commerce is not thriving the way it ought ...

  House of Assembly Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 9 OGHA election have reaffirmed their support, trust, loyalty and commitment to the leadership of Senator Prince Burujo Kashamu and the Bayo Dayo-led exco in Ogun State.    This was made known at a 3-hour meeting held in Sagamu where the candidates met to review the outcome of the 2019 general election. The meeting was organised by Hon. Ayorinde Babatunde (Fabregas).   Speaking at the meeting, Hon. Raphael Olaosebikan (Ijebu East State Constituency), on behalf of others, congratulated Sen.  Kashamu on the occasion of his 61st birthday and prayed that Almighty God grants him long life and prosperity to continue impacting the lives of the downtrodden and uplifting the hopeless.  He further appreciated the Senator for his immense support all through the electioneering period.  Particularly,  he hailed him for his financial and moral support towards the well being ...

Following several rape and harassment allegations made against police officers from the Utako police station, Abuja, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday began hearing on the matter. At the proceeding attended by officials of the FCT Administration (FCTA) and representatives of over 72 rights groups, NHRC's Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu urged the FCT Management to ensure its officials always act within the law especially while handling issues pertaining to women.  About four weeks ago, officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) raided a popular night club, Caramelo, and arrested 34 nude female dancers. Later, 70 women were arrested from different night clubs in Abuja and detained at Utako police station. The acting police spokesperson in Abuja, Danjuma Tanimu, said the women were arrested for “hanging around nightclubs” in Abuja. However, some of the women accused police officers...

The Katsina police command has confirmed that its officer, an inspector Muntari Maikudi attached to Kusada division has been shot by abductors of Magajin Garin Daura, President Buhari's in-law. Daily Sun reports that the command said its patrol teams at the division engaged the abductors in a gun duel that led to the shooting of Maikudi. Gambo Isah, the spokesman of the command, in a statement, said the police officer sustained a gunshot injury and was rushed to Federal Medical Center Katsina for treatment. Isah said IGP Tactical Squad, SARS teams, PMF and counter terrorism units have already been despatched to rescue the victim alive and safely to his family. The statement read: “The command enjoins members of the public to always assist the security agencies with timely and actionable intelligence on the activities of these bandits. ''Be rest assured that the command and indeed other security agencies are on their toes to bring to an end the activities o...

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Adesoji Adesina, says it may take 2,000 years for Nigeria to get steady electricity. According to him, it was high time the country embraced renewable energy. Adesina spoke while delivering the 2019 First Award Winners’ Lecture of the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) at the University of Lagos on Tuesday titled: “Making the Case for Agro-Based Energy Development: A National Priority for Sustainable Economy”. “It will take us nearly 2,000 years to get to where developed countries are; if we don’t change anything; if we just fold our hands it will take us an unacceptably long time to get to where we want to be. “So the present renewable policy we have must change,” The Nation quoted him as saying. He said countries that were at the same level with Nigeria some decades ago had achieved much more because they abandoned fossil fuels for renewable energy. The don cited Norway, which he said despite being an oil producing country, d...