Author: NPO Admin II
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to rescue the remaining female students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, who were recently abducted by terrorists. Condemning the reprehensible act of abduction, the President says there is no moral justification for such a heinous act against innocent victims whose only “offense” was their pursuit of quality education. President Tinubu affirms that his administration has a solemn duty to protect every Nigerian citizen, and in line with this commitment, assures the families of the abducted students that no effort will be spared in ensuring their safe return. Furthermore, the President…
By Halimah Olamide The House of Representatives on Sunday disclosed that it has set up a machinery that will work out modalities that will ensure that over 14 million out-of-school Nigerian children are sent back to schools. The Green Chamber said this is in form of an intervention through the House Committee on Alternative Education, chaired by Rep. Almustapha Ibrahim Aliyu (APC, Sokoto). It said that the move will also see the out-of-school children trained with relevant skills to become productive members of the society. “The intervention by the Green Chamber, under the leadership of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Abbas…
By Kamil Opeyemi Advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday asked President Bola Tinubu to set up an enquiry to probe the allegations that over US$15 billion of oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries are missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021. The organisation based its position on claim made by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). SERAP also asked Tinubu to fully implement all the recommendations by NEITI in its 2021 report, and to use any recovered proceeds of crime.” SERAP urged him to name and shame anyone suspected to…
By Halimah Olamide A former Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, has lauded men of the Lagos State Fire service who rose to the occasion by putting out the fire at a plastic factory in Lagos on Saturday. Johnson, who took to her X handle on Saturday, said the inferno happened in a factory next to a printing press belonging to her brother-in-law. NPO Reported on Saturday an early morning fire outbreak at a plastic factory at the Ilupeju Industrial Estate where firemen were battling with the incident. The former minister under the Goodluck Jonathan administration said despite being…
The Seventh Day Adventist Church on Saturday sealed off its Abia North Conference at Umuoriehi, in Umuahia North Local Government Area, over leadership crisis rocking the headquartres. The church leaders sent the worshippers out of the church premises and locked the gate with a padlock immediately after Saturday’s service. They displayed placards with different inscriptions at the gate, such as “Sealed,” “End of an era,” “We pray for a new era of unity, peace, mission mindedness and genuine spirituality,” among others. Speaking with newsmen, Mr Godson Chukwuocha, Leader, Umuahia/Ubakala/Umunneochi Zone, said they were putting an end to the leadership crisis…
The Police Command in Ekiti has alerted the general public about the sudden disappearance of a female undergraduate of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The alert is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. This is to inform members of the public that one Hellen Okorie of No.15, Ayoba Quarters, Behind Sadiat Hotel Irona Area, Ado Ekiti, left home on Sept. 13, at about 08:00 hrs to an unknown destination and never returned. “She is 23 years old, chocolate in complexion, speaks English and lbo languages fluently and has no tribal mark.…
Showmax, a streaming platform, on Saturday in Lagos held the screening party of its original series, “The Real Housewives of Lagos”, season two, ahead of its launch on Sept. 29. The show looks into the lives of some Lagos most affluent and influential housewives, revealing their ambitions and personal triumphs. Set against the backdrop of the vibrant and cosmopolitan city of Lagos, the show also reveals the housewives’ extravagant lifestyle while navigating the intricacies of their high society circles. Speaking during the event, Dr Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content, West Africa, MultiChoice Nigeria, said the season two would be…
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has vowed to use non-kinetic approach to resolve security challenge in the South East region by appealing to people causing bloodshed to embrace peace. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, disclosed this during a World Conference it organised to announce the programme for Sept. 29 Igbo Day Celebration on Saturday in Enugu. Iwuanyanwu, who described the killings and bloodshed in the southeast as ‘strange’, said as a father, “I am tired of the death of my children and they have given me the responsibility to lead them”. According to him, each time I…
By Kamil Opeyemi Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has issued a ban on illegal mining in the state. This is as the governor also ordered security agents to shoot violators of the order at sight. The governor’s media aide, Malam Suleiman Idris in a statement on Saturday quoted Lawal as saying in Gusau that the order was part of measures to restore law and order. The governor noted that illegal mining had fuelled banditry and other criminal activities in parts of Zamfara over the years. “Illegal mining is undeniably one of the driving forces behind the rampant banditry plaguing Zamfara.…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the judgment of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal affirming the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it would seek legal redress at the Court of Appeal. The party, in a statement Saturday by its state Publicity Secretary, Bemgba Iortyom, said a review with its team of lawyers indicated that the judgment did not meet the requirements of substantive justice. The reaction came hours after the tribunal sitting in Makurdi upheld Alia’s election. It further argued that the verdict was…