Author: NPO Admin II
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu gave his inaugural address at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday during which he championed the need for Africa to surmount foreign exploitation to attain prosperity through democratic ideals. Tinubu spoke to other heads of government, hours after similar addresses including those of US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. The President spoke on the theme ‘Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: Accelerating Action on the 2030 Agenda and Its Sustainable Development Goals Towards Peace, Prosperity, Progress, and Sustainability for All’. According to Tinubu, many proclamations have been made, “yet our…
A young boy whose intestines went missing in the process of surgery, Adebola Akin-Bright, died. He reportedly died on Tuesday. Akin- Bright was said to have developed some complications and was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Just on Tuesday, the Lagos State House of Assembly called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct the Ministry of Health to release funds for the overseas treatment of boy. His case sparked controversy weeks ago after his family raised alarms over his missing intestines.
By Halimah Olamide Prominent Nigerian human rights activist and lawyer Femi Falana on Tuesday stepped into the controversies surrounding the death of popular singer Oladimeji Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad. Falana Steps Into Mohbad’s Death; Demands Coroner’s Inquest Falana Steps Into Mohbad’s Death; Demands Coroner’s Inquest This request was contained in a letter to the Chief Coroner, High Court of Lagos State, on Monday. The letter signed by his daughter, Folakemi Falana, described the singer’s death as “very tragic” and “mysterious”. Sharing the letter via her Instagram account, Falana said, “Mohbad’s death stings because despite the fact that he wasn’t…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Presidential candidate of the Labour in the last election Mr. Peter Obi and his party have on Tuesday filed 51 grounds of Appeal against the ruling of the Presidential Election Election Tribunal. NPO Reports that Obi lost at the election in February this year as well as lost at the tribunal which delivered its verdict two weeks weeks weeks ago. Obi said the PEPC erred in law and thereby reached a wrong conclusion when it dismissed his petition challenging the outcome of the presidential poll. Among other things, he contended that the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) is probing the video of soldiers dialoguing with bandits in Katsina State. While the clip had caused a stir on social media, the DHQ says an investigation has started to authenticate the video. “The attention of the Defence Headquarters was drawn to a video clip in circulation across the social media handles of some soldiers engaging with bandits somewhere in Katsina State,” the Director of Defence Information, Tukur Gusau, said in a statement on Monday “The DHQ is investigating the video to confirm its authenticity as regards the soldiers seen in uniform. The…
By Kamil Opeyemi Gov. Dapo Abiodun has emphasised the need to instil party discipline within the All Progressives Congress (APC), to ensure that members are accountable for their actions. Abiodun said this on Tuesday in Abeokuta, during a meeting with leaders of the APC in Ijebu East Local Government, led by a former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Segun Osibote. Osibote represented Ijebu North, Ijebu-East and Ogun Waterside between 2007 and 2011. The governor said that he was prepared to defend himself against the allegation of funds diversion made by the impeached Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government,…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has approached the Supreme Court to nullify the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court, which on Sept. 6, upheld the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election. Atiku in the Notice of Appeal predicated on 35 grounds, insisted that the tribunal in the judgment delivered by Justice Haruna Tsammani committed grave error and miscarriage of justice in its findings and conclusion in the petition challenging the declaration of Tinubu as President by INEC. The Notice of Appeal filed by Atiku’s lead counsel,…
By Hallimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is now more ready to take its rightful place in the global business environment. Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Ajuri quoted President Tibubu to have stated this when he played host to a delegation consisting of the global leadership of an oil and gas transnational giant, ExxonMobil, in New York. According to Tinubu, Nigeria is no longer settling for crumbs and leftovers on the investment agenda of the world’s most prolific energy conglomerates. Tinubu said…
By Halimah Olamide Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has come under fire after he shared images of his trip to Norway to inspect some communication equipment newly purchased for some airports’ control towers in the country. Keyamo, who is barely one month old as Minister of Aviation said he had gone to the Norway manufacturers of the equipment to test them in company with some officials of the Ministry of Aviation. He had posted on his X handle “Earlier today, in Larvik, near Oslo in Norway, I conducted an inspection visit to the company called Jotron that specialises is…
By Halimah Olamide Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he never authorised anyone to apologise o his behalf over his stand up order to traditional rulers in Oyo state last Friday. Obasanjo rather than apologise, he maintains his stance on the fact that a governor is the highest authority in any state and the governor must be accorded that respect. NPO Reports that his estranged wife, Taiwo Obasanjo, had issued an apology to all stakeholders who felt insulted by the former President’s order which sparked condemnations. Obasanjo had issued the order in during the inauguration of projects executed by the…