15-year-old dies aborting 5-month pregnancy; lover docked

A 20-year-old man, Sodiq Sulaimon, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja High Court for allegedly procuring abortion for his 15-year-old lover (names withheld), who died in the process.

The defendant is facing a one-count charge of manslaughter brought against him by Lagos State Government, for which he pleaded not guilty.

“Sodiq Sulaimon, on or before December 11, 2012, about 4p.m., at 7 Oriokuta Street, Imota, Ikorodu Lagos, in the Ikeja Judicial Division, did unlawfully killed girl (names withheld) by procuring abortion for her,” the charge stated.

At the resumed hearing, a witness, Sergeant Elizabeth Osikanlu, told the presiding judge, Justice K. A. Jose, that the matter was referred to her after one Femi Adegboyega came to the station to report that the defendant impregnated his niece and gave her drugs to abort a five-month-old pregnancy.

According to her, the defendant admitted having sexual intercourse with the deceased sometime in October 2012 and giving her two tablets to prevent pregnancy.

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Choirmaster rapes a 16-year-old female chorister in Lagos

A choirmaster, Adewale Babalola, was yesterday arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly raping a 16-year-old chorister.

Babalola, 36, who lives on Maxwell Ijeh Street in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos, is being tried for alleged unlawful sexual intercourse.

Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Godwin Anyanwu said the accused committed the offence on December 2, 2014 in his apartment.

He said the accused took undue advantage of his relationship with the teenager as her choirmaster at the Christ Our Light Glory Church, Sanya in Surulere, to commit the crime.

“The girl told her father, who is also an evangelist in the church that the accused lured her into his room and forcefully raped her.
 
“The father reported the matter to the General Overseer of the church, but no action was taken which compelled the victim’s father to report the matter at the police station,” Anyanwu said.

The offence, Anyanwu noted, violated Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.
Babalola pleaded not guilty.

Chief Magistrate A.O. Soladoye directed that the case file be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice.

The magistrate granted the accused N200, 000 bail with two sureties in the like sum. Chief Soladoye adjourned the case till June 29.

Househelp in court for stealing Ex-Minister Bolaji Akinyemi’s N11m watch

Bolaji Akinyemi

29-year-old Paul Agbota has been charged to court for allegedly stealing an N11 million wristwatch belonging to former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi. He also allegedly stole other luxury accessories worth N9 million from him.

Agbota, a domestic staff of the former minister, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded not guilty.

Prosecuting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Eranus Nnamonu told the court that the accused committed the offence on April 23 at 5.30pm at his employer’s residence on Femi Deru Close, Opebi, Lagos.

He said Agbota conspired with others still at large to steal from his employer, a Rolex watch valued at N11million. According to him, the accused also stole other watches and luxury accessories valued at N9 million.

Nnamonu said the offences contravened Sections 285 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe granted the accused N1million bail with two sureties in the like sum.

She ordered that the sum of N50,000 be deposited with the court’s deputy registrar as part of the bail conditions and adjourned the case to July 9.

Buhari to replace Diezani as OPEC President

Buhari                                       Diezani

Barring all forces, President Muhammadu Buhari is set to become the next President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as Nigeria still retains its seat, an official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Thursday in Abuja.

The exit of Nigeria’s Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke as Minister of Petroleum Resources has nothing to do with the country’s current status as the host of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) presidency, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has quoted an official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) as saying on Thursday in Abuja.

This means Nigeria still retains the Presidency of the organisation, but the position would be borne by whoever is appointed the next Minister of Petroleum.

The official said the former minister was elected at the 166th General Meeting of theOPEC, not in her own capacity but to represent Nigeria.

Alison-Madueke was elected president of OPEC on November 27, 2014 but started to function in the office in January 2015.

The president of OPEC, according to the official, is expected to serve for a period of one year and to preside over the meetings of the conference in the course of that presidency.

OPEC, the source says, has an alternate President who exercises the responsibilities of the President during an absence, or when the incumbent is unable to carry out the responsibilities.

Emerging dirty details about Oritsefemi and manager's fight

Oritsefemi

There has been reports that popular hit-maker, Oritsefemi and his manager Danku, whose real names are Mr. Yusuf Adebola Adepitan are at lodger heads.

The messy fight was reported to be as a result of Femi's recent petition to the Police, Lagos state, where he alleged that a sum of 58million which covers his made from shows, endorsement deals with Brandy and MacDowell cannot be accounted for by his manager, who was only able to come up with 5.5million from the huge sum.

New reports have it that there are some alleged hidden secrets behind Oritsefemi and Danku squabble.
It was gathered that Danku moved in with his wife and Kids into Femi's Ikeja, Lagos apartment.

Interestingly, some reliable sources squealed that Danku was allegedly instrumental to the crisis that got the Double Wahala crooner and his girlfriend of many years separated.

"Femi loved and respected his girlfriend until Danku moved into his house. Those of us who are close to him suspected foul play, because we presumed that he might have hypnotised Femi all along. It got to a point Danku was blocking people from getting close to Femi because he was milking him dry for his own selfish benefit.

Worse still, he's been telling people he signed Femi, meanwhile Avatar records signed Femi", the source hinted.

Meanwhile, Oritsefemi's petition against Danku to the Nigerian Police Force are on the grounds of “ threat to life, fraudulent activities, and criminal conspiracy.“

Also in the petition, Oritsefemi claimed Danku went away with his 2014 model E Vogue Range Rover SUV, without permission.

I’ve never kissed 2Face in my life—Star Actress, Yvonne Jegede

Delectable Nollywood actress, Yvonne Jegede, aside her knack for interpreting movie roles perfectly, she is also well-endowed and she is not shy to always flaunt her natural endowments.

But for the dark skinned actress, she doesn’t want to be blamed when she is not well covered up.
Asked at a recent event about her love for cleavage-baring dresses, she responded that her clothes should be blamed for it.

“Well, it depends on the clothes. I have big b00bs, so, if the clothes are not big enough to cover my them, you would not blame me for that. I am not the person who made my clothes. I just put the clothes on,” she said.

Yvonne also talked about her relationship with music star, 2Face Idibia. Her words, “I didn’t date 2Face. I only featured in his ‘African Queen’ video. I have never kissed him before.”

Yvonne ranks high up in the cleavage-baring world alongside Cossy Orjiakor, Anita Joseph, Afrocandy and others.

Ayo Adesanya celebrates 20 Years in Nollywood

Ayo then

Nollywood actress, Ayo Adesanya is currently celebrating herself for how far she has grown in the make-believe industry. She is celebrating her 20 years in the industry.

Going down memory lane, the actress shared one of her foremost pictures when she started off in the industry. She said the picture is one of an audition of a certain movie in which she was well covered up.

She captioned the old picture, 'Found me 20 years back. The first day of auditioning for a movie role. Never give up. Never back down. Don't ever look back, just go. But always go to where you are appreciated. A world where you are accepted. Thanks Nigerians for loving what I do.'

Minutes later, Adesanya shared a more recent picture of herself and the actress really did change as she said. She showed just more than her transformation as she put her milk factory on the shelf.

The second picture has drawn eyes to her chest region as the actress wore a dress with a dangerously plunging neckline and the upper portion of her b00bs are so visible with the caption, 'I wish I could tag you all but I can't do that it will take forever. 20 years still waxing. I am grateful. You have been supportive, I am thankful. You are the best friend and the best fans.'