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By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu has on Tuesday asked for an investigation into the bombing of villagers in Tundun Biri Kaduna state on Sunday. The president’s reaction came amidst growing outrage over the bombing, which the Nigerian Army admitted were done in error. There have been claims that over 100 villagers were killed in the bombing while many others are in various states of medical conditions caused by injuries from the bombing. Calling for investigation, the President expressed disappointment describing the bombing as “disturbing” and “painful.” A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s spokesman, said “President Bola Tinubu sympathizes with…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Chief Press Secretary to the Edo State Governor, Andrew Okungbowa, has quit his job. NPO Reports gathered that Okungbowa tendered his resignation on Monday after weeks of some tension surrounding his office. It was gathered that all have not been well between the Chief Press Secretary and Governor Obaseki. NPO Reports could not confirm the main issues causing crisis. It was however learnt that Okungbowa said he had had enough with the office hence his decision to resign. After his resignation, some of the aides of the governor were said to have made some remarks which…
By Halimah Olamide More reactions have continued to trail Sunday’s bombing of scores of worshippers in a village in Kaduna state by the Nigerian Army. Former Special Assistant to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad has condemned the Army for its celebration of wins by its wrestling team at a time that the country is mourning victims of the bombing. NPO Reports that villagers were bombed Sunday night in an air operation by the Nigerian Army. The Army, at a meeting with officials of the Kaduna state Government on Monday admitted the bombings were done in error. The Defence Headquarters,…
Authorities at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi have shut down the institution following students’ protest, after the death of one them at the weekend. NPO Reports that Mr. Zailani Bappa, Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, announced the decision to shut down the university on Monday. Bappa, while announcing the closure at a news conference in Bauchi, said that the school would be closed for one week. According to him, the students’ protest followed the alleged murder of one Joseph Baidu, a 500 level student of Geology, outside the campus on Saturday night. “We are closing down…
The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has directed that the new fees introduced by the institution be put on hold until further notice. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the university’s Registrar, Mr Gabriel Egbe, and made available to newsmen on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the management of the institution had approved an adjustment in school fees after its emergency meeting on December 1. The students reacted to the development on Monday, when they embarked on a massive protest that brought academic and official activities in the institution to…
The Nigeria Police Force has announced plans to launch a “Go Green Initiative” in 2024, as a climate solution to support Nigeria’s transition to a low carbon economy. The Inspector General of Police (I-GP), Kayode Egbetokun, disclosed this on Monday in Dubai at the side event of the ongoing climate change conference known as COP28. This, initiative, he explMSTed, was a Nigeria Police’s carbon emissions reduction programme. According to him, this sustainable development programme will also boost the Police operations efficiency and capacity to fight crime and maintain law and order in the country. “There is a growing concern about…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has safely returned 145 stranded Nigerians from Libya under the IOM Voluntary Humanitarian Return programme. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya. According to Musa, the stranded Nigerians were in various detention centres for living illegally in Libya and without travel documents. The envoy said that the Federal Government with the usual support of IOM evacuated the irregular migrants who expressed willingness to return home after the difficult circumstances they found themselves…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kaduna State Command has said its operatives have seized 478 kilogammes of various illicit substances in November. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Shuaibu Yusuf-Omale and issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Tuesday. Yusuf-Omale listed the seized substances to include: Cocaine, heroin, cannabis, tramadol, methamphetamine and other pyschotropic substances. He said that for the period under review, the command has also arrested 90 suspects, saying that the figure represents both drug traffickers, dealers and users. Yusuf-Omale said, “In its efforts to combat the…
By Halimah Olamide Veteran Nigerian actor turned government critic, Charles Oputa, popularly called Charly Boy, has laughed off alleged plans by a community leader (Baale) in the Shomolu Bariga area of Lagos to change the name of the Bus Stop named after him more than three decades ago. NPO Reports that Charly Boy Bus Stop has been in existence for decades and located along the Anthony-Gbagada Expressway in Lagos. A major attraction at the Bus Stop was a power bike that was a signature sign of the building where the actor lived for many years of his career as an…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst outrage over the alleged 1,411 participants from Nigeria attending the Conference of Parties on Climate Change, the Federal Government on Monday opened up on the actual number of participants it sponsored. Minister of Information Mohammed Idris, in a statement said it has come to the attention of the government the ongoing controversy over the alleged huge number of delegates from Nigeria. Read full text below: The Federal Government has noted with interest the public conversation on the number of delegates from Nigeria attending the ongoing Climate Summit in Dubai, otherwise called COP-28, and the need to…