Author: NPO Admin II
By Halimah Olamide Indian Defence Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh is to lead the delegation to attend the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s 16th President. His appointment was made by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi who described Singh’s delegation as a “high level delegation.” This is just as representatives of other countries arrive Nigeria today ahead of Monday’s historical event. The news of Singh’s delegation was broken via a statement the Indian High Commission in Nigeria issued yesterday The statement explained that the visit of Mr. Rajnath Singh “reflects the growing bilateral relations between India and Nigeria and…
By Kamil Opeyemi Five of persons who claimed to be members of the Oodua Nation Agitators have been apprehended after their attacks on Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM, Moniya Ibadan on Sunday. NPO Reported earlier that the group in the early hours of today, Sunday May 28, 2023 hijacked Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM, Moniya, Ibadan, Oyo. The alleged Oodua Nation agitators who were about twenty in numbers stormed the station with loads of charms at about 5:30am and seized the live studio while a sponsored programme was ongoing. They displayed some flags of their group. The alleged agitators took over the…
By Kamil Opeyemi The outgoing of Kano State, Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje will perform the official handing over of the affairs of the state to the governor-elect, Malam Abba Yusuf, on Sunday. This is contained in a statement issued by the outgoing Commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, on Sunday in Kano. Garba said that the event is billed for 9 p.m on May 28 at the Government House, Kano. According to him, the state Government Transition Committee has communicated the development to the Transition Committee of the governor-elect. Garba pointed out that the two committees have met…
By Kamil Opeyemi Angry youths, on Sunday morning, shut down Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM 99.1 in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that, the angry youths besieged the station and wanted to take over the running of the programme. The reason behind their action remain sketchy as at the time of filing this report. NPOReports learnt that, security operatives have demobilised and chased them out of the station. Details later…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the aggrieved presidential candidates in the last general election to accept the ruling of the tribunal irrespective of the outcome. The president made the appeal on Sunday in his farewell broadcast to the nation. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Tinubu as the winner of the February 25th presidential election. However, candidates of major opposition parties, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have both filed suits to challenge the outcome of the poll. Appealing to them, Buhari praised them for…
By Kamil Opeyemi A final year student of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and bolt driver was on Friday night killed by suspected car snatchers at the Mary Slessor roundabout, Calabar, Cross River. The deceased identified as Francis Atabi, had given the two suspected car snatchers a ride around 8pm when the incident occurred. The suspects were said to have tried to snatch the Toyota Corolla vehicle from the driver while on their way to theri supposed destination. The resistance put up by the 25 year-old final year student of Education and Political Science, was what made the suspects stabbed…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Anambra State Government has arrested two fake medical doctors, and sealed off their health facilities at Alor in Idemili South Local Government Area and Adazi-Enu in Anaocha Local Government Area of the State. Dr Afam Obidike, this State’s Commissioner for Health, accompanied by some security operatives and members of Anambra Joint Enforcement Team (ANJET), raided the areas on Friday night and arrested the suspects. Speaking to newsmen on Saturday, the Commissioner identified the suspects as Anayo Okwara, owner of Bright Land Hospital and Maternity Ltd in Alor and Igwe Ogbonna, owner of Favour of God Hospital…
By Halimah Olamide Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has said that incoming successor Bola Tinubu is the best Nigerians have chosen. Speaking of his successor Tinubu whom he called “my brother” in his nationwide speech on Sunday, Buhari said Nigerians have decided who their next president will be. “To my brother, friend and fellow worker in the political terrain for the past ten years – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu -, I congratulate you on the realisation of your dream, which was propelled by a burning passion to put Nigeria amongst the leading nations of the world,” he said Speaking further, he…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said he is leaving behind him a legacy of electoral reforms that ensure that votes of Nigerians now count. The president, in his welfare speech delivered Sunday morning, also asked Nigerians to forgive him for the difficult choices his administration made. Buhari said those choices were necessary sacrifices fr a better tomorrow. Buhari leaves the stage as Nigerian President in the next 24 hours. He is to usher in a new President Bola Tinubu. “I am leaving behind an electoral process that guarantees that votes count, results are credible, elections are fair…
My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. 2. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. 3. Today we mark and celebrate another peaceful transition of power from one elected government to another in our steady march to improve and sustain Nigeria’s democracy. 4. This year we witnessed the most keenly contested Presidential Elections since the first Republic and this demonstrates that our democracy…