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By David Orji Road users on the alternative route created by the Oyo state government during the ongoing construction of the Olodo Bridge along Iwo-Ibadan Road have called on Governor Seyi Makinde to hasten the completion of the project. This was just as they lamented the excruciating delays and hardship experienced by users of the diversion route with several hours of traffic congestion. NPO Reports correspondent who visited the site of the project on Sunday to ascertain the level of hardship reports that some motorists spend as long as four hours to navigate the alternative route. Though few officials of…

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday explained why he refused to stop Pastor Afolabi Olaoye from contesting Soun of Ogbomoso’s stool. Adeboye, while speaking at the interdenominational thanksgiving services for the traditional ruler at Beulah Baptist Conference, Ogbomoso, said Olaoye was destined to be a king. Olaoye was a senior pastor in RCCG before being selected and approved for the Soun’s stool. He will receive his staff of office as the 21st Soun of Ogbomoso on Dec. 19. The cleric, who was replying critics, who queried him for not stopping…

•By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has won The Whistler Newspaper’s Award for Transparency and Innovation for the year. This was contained in a statement made available to NPO Reports on Sunday. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Company, Mr. Mele Kyari, received the award from the Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Alex Otti, on behalf of the Company during the Newspaper’s 2023 Award Night, held yesterday in Abuja, Nigeria. In his acceptance speech, Kyari expressed NNPC Ltd.’s commitment to delivering value for its shareholders, stressing that the award will spur…

British teenager Alex Batty, who was found in France after being missing for six years, has returned to the UK, Greater Manchester Police has said. Alex, his mother and grandfather all vanished in 2017 while they were on holiday in Spain. His mother does not have parental guardianship of the 17-year-old and her current whereabouts are unknown. The force said at a press conference it is yet to establish the circumstances about his disappearance. Police are yet to determine whether there will be a criminal investigation. Alex was found on Wednesday by a motorist, who spotted him on a road…

Nigeria’s social advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday said it has filed a suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its alleged failure to arrest and prosecute suspected electoral offenders in the last off-cycle elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1694/2023 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is seeking: “an order of mandamus to direct and compel INEC to probe the allegations of electoral offences including electoral violence, in the off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states.” SERAP is seeking: “an order…

By Halimah Olamide Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has announced his decision to retire from active politics. Confessing that he started developing allergies for political activities, Adamu stated this on Saturday in Lafia at the presentation and launching of a book titled, ‘Progressive governance: Showcasing the achievements of His Excellency, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State 2019 – 2023’, which was written by Abdullahi Tanimu. The former APC national chairman commended the author for his efforts in writing out all the achievements of the governor since he was elected into office. He congratulated the incumbent…

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa has pledged speedy passage of the 2024 budget of Renewed Hope of N2.246 trillion before Jan. 1. Obasa made this pledge in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mr Eromosele Ebhomele in Lagos on Saturday. The speaker made this known during an official visit by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the ongoing three-day budget retreat for Lagos lawmakers and legislative workers in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the retreat is titled: ”Sustainability of Ongoing Reforms in Lagos State: Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges”. NAN recalls that…

Kamil Opeyemi Leader of the Revolution Now Movement, Omoyele Sowore on Saturday said all the drama created by the ill-health of the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu must be halted. Sowore said Akeredolu, due to his ill-health, must resign from his position to allow the state to move forward. He stated these at the Akure township hall where he had meeting with stakeholders. He also challenged the House of Assembly to show the world the letter purportedly written by Akeredolu for the medical leave, to confirm that it was not forged. Sowore said he was not in the state with regard…

By Halimah Olamide The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has said that one of the strategies Nigeria can adopt to checkmate activities of treasury looters is to have in place, legislation that compel people to give accounts of their wealth. Speaking at a two-day International Law Conference organised by Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State, Olukoyede said several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Mauritius, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Trinidad and Tobago, had embraced the Unexplained Wealth Orders, UWOs, since it came into force in 2018. A statement by EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, said Olukoyede spoke at…

A British warship has shot down a suspected attack drone in the Red Sea, the defence secretary has said. HMS Diamond, a Type 45 Destroyer, successfully destroyed the target on Saturday, Grant Shapps said. The Ministry of Defence said it was the first time in decades the Royal Navy had shot an aerial target in anger. The MoD did not say who was behind the incident, but Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for recent attacks in the Red Sea. The Houthis have targeted foreign ships in the area since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. They have declared support…