Author: Npo_report
Thousands could be trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital due to nearby fighting, while officials have warned of rotting bodies piling up there. Al-Shifa Hospital, which is also tackling power cuts and a lack of fuel, is “nearly a cemetery”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The hospital’s manager said it was under a “blockade”, and that dogs had started eating corpses. The area around the hospital has seen intense fighting in recent days. US President Joe Biden said he hoped to see “less intrusive action” at the hospital, which he said “must be protected”. Gaza City has seen an…
These are not the best of times for actor John Okador popularly called Mr Ibu as his wife has cried out that funds donated for his treatment have been hijacked by his daughter. This is coming in the face of serious health challenge after the leg of the comic actor was amputated. NPO Reports that Mr Ibu’s leg was amputated to save his life according to doctors. Among those who publicly donated funds for his treatment was the former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki On Sunday, Okafor’s wife alleged that she cannot access funds donated for the purpose of…
Mr Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has warned against Nigeria’s potential reliance on imported crude oil for its existing and upcoming refineries. This, he noted, could happen if immediate measures were not taken to address the current low production levels. Wabote gave the warning in his goodwill message at the 41st Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) on Monday in Lagos. Wabote expressed his concern over Nigeria’s underwhelming production of crude oil and gas, despite the country’s abundant reserves. He urged members of NAPE and…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and other opposition political parties have called for a review and cancellation of the result of Saturday’s Governorship election in Imo. The parties were unanimous in their reaction to the outcome of the off-circle poll. They spoke separately in a joint news briefing in Owerri on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other political parties that joined the call were the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the African Action Congress (AAC). The Candidate of LP, Sen. Athan Achonu, described the process as…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Monday claimed it has spend a sum of N61 billion on intervention projects across the country. The church’s General Overseer, Enoch Adeboye disclosed this during the inauguration of Enoch and Folu Adeboye Dialysis Center at Immanuel General Hospital, in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom on Monday. Adeboye, represented by Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, Intercontinental Overseer, Christian Social Responsibility (CSR) of RCCG, said the centre had been equipped with three brand new dialysis machines, water treatment plant and 130 KVA generator. “We have spent over N61 billion on intervention…
A retired High Court Judge, Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, called on the bar and bench not to allow the public loose faith in the judiciary. Speaking at the 9th Annual Week of the Badagry branch of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) in Lokoja , Justice Omolaye-Ajileye said :” gentlemen of the Bar, whether we accept it or not, the truth remains that the public is watching what is going on in our courts and regularly and deeply questioning the rationale behind certain decisions, and rightly so. “Not only will this erode public trust and confidence in the judiciary, it will also make…
The Katsina Police Command foiled a suspected kidnap attempt at Gogalo village, in Jibia local government area of the state and rescued three kidnap victims. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Katsina by ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, the spokesman of the command. “On Nov. 11, at about 10:46pm, information was received at the Jibia divisional police station that armed bandits wielding dangerous weapons such as the AK-47 rifle, shooting sporadically, attacked the village and kidnapped three persons. “Upon recceiving this report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Jibia, promptly mobilised a search and rescue team to the scene. “The…
By Kamil Opeyemi The trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley charged with cyber crime, could not hold on Monday, as the court did not sit. The trial judge, Justice Nicholas Owiebo is said to be attending a judges’ conference. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the defendant on charges bordering on cyber crime. IThe anti-graft agency preferred the charges on May 14, 2019 Fashola, who sang the popular song: “Am I a yahoo boy”, was consequently, arraigned on May 20, 2019 before Justice Nicholas Oweibo, but he pleaded not guilty. The court had accordingly,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) has restored production of 275, 000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) following the settlement of lingering rift between oil operators and unions. The NNPC Ltd. on Sunday brokered a peace deal between TotalEnergies management, NNPC/Total JV operator, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). In a communiqué issued at the end of a marathon negotiation session chaired by Mrs Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPC Ltd., all parties committed to resolving all the issues within an agreed framework. READ…
Victory has come the way of Alhaji Usman Ododo, the Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), after Saturday’s off cycle Governorship Election in Kogi state. While Ododo polled 446,237 votes, his closest rival, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu-Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), scored 259,052 votes in the keenly contested election. The INEC Returning Officer Prof. Johnson Ugamadu, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, while declaring the result of the election at the Collation Centre, Lokoja, said that the total valid votes cast was 782,289 out of the 791,890 total votes cast during the election, which recorded 9,601…