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By Kamil Opeyemi An officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Popoola Olasupo, was on Sunday abducted at Fidiwo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. It was gathered that Olasupo was kidnapped at about 6:30 am on Sunday morning while going to his duty post. NPO also learnt that the police and local vigilantes are on the trail of the kidnappers. According to eyewitness, the kidnappers suddenly emerged from the bush and opened fire on a commercial bus with an intention to kidnap. Eventually, none of the passengers were kidnapped but the TRACE officer was unlucky. The…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has congratulated Kebbi state governor-elect, Dr Nasiru Idris over his victory at the just concluded guber poll in the state. INEC has declared Idris winner of the contest held on Saturday. Idris polled 409,225 votes to defeat his main challenger, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Maj-Gen. Aminu Bande (rtd.) who polled 360,940 votes. Reacting, the NLC on Sunday in Abuja through its National President, Joe Ajaero described the victory of Dr Nasiru Idris of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor-elect in Kebbi as a testimony to hard work,…
By Kamil Opeyemi Senator Dino Melaye has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State. Announcing the results on Sunday, the chairman of the PDP’s electoral committee for Kogi governorship primary, Ahmed Makarfi said Dino polled 313 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jabiru Usman who polled 127 votes. Others who participated in the exercise included, Yomi Awoniyi who scored 77 votes and the PDP governorship candidate in 2019, Musa Wada with a total of 56 votes. Dino will contest the November 11, 2023 poll alongside a former Auditor General of…
•As Bank’s Profit Hits ₦61.4bn The United Bank for Africa has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2023, recording remarkable growth across all its major income lines. The Bank’s result which was released to the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) on Thursday, April 13, 2023 showed that gross earnings rose by 47.5 percent from ₦183.9 billion to ₦271.2 billion; while Interest Income which stood at ₦125.9 billion as at March 2022, grew by 53.4% to ₦191.9 billion in the quarter under consideration. The results further revealed that Operating Income rose by 39.6 percent to ₦175.7 billion,…
By Halimah Olamide The night of Laylatul Qadr which is also known as the Night of Power or Decree in Ramadan is of great significance to many Muslims globally as it marks the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and it is considered the most important month for Muslims around the world. During this month, Muslim faithful around the world fast from sunrise to sunset every day, abstaining from food, drink, and other physical needs and fasting in the month of Ramadan is the fourth…
By Kamil Opeyemi Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has begged for forgiveness from those he might had offended in the course of governing the state. Ganduje while speaking at a Ramadan lecture series at Al Furqan Juma’at Mosque located at Nasarawa GRA, Kano said he had forgiven those who wrong him expecting them to do the same by forgiving him. “I’ve forgiven anyone who at one time disparaged my person and my character for whatever reasons, and on my part, I equally beg or seek for your forgiveness for all that I’ve done wrong to you,” Ganduje said. He…
By Kamil Opeyemi Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has reacted to the controversial action of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa. Earlier, NPO reported how Yunusa had in the early hours on Sunday controversially declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Aishatu Binani, winner of the governorship election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education, Barrister Festus Okoye slammed the action of the Adamawa REC, saying it usurps the power of the Returning Officer. In his swift reaction, Fintiri in a broadcast to the people, stated that Yunusa’s conduct was unfortunate, accusing him…
By Kamil Opeyemi The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the arrest of the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari. NPO had earlier reported how Yunusa had on Sunday morning, controversially declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Aishatu Binani, winner of the governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had fixed April 15 for rerun after March 18 exercise was declared inconclusive. Reacting, PDP in a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said the declaration of Aisha Binani as winner of the Adamawa State Governorship election while the collation was ongoing, is…
Tunde Akanni, PhD For the first time in the history of the country, and also acutely contrasting with simple logic and commonsense, a second runner up in the presidential election February 25, 2023, is making a most laughable claim of having won the election. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of All Peoples Congress, APC, had won the election with no fewer than two million votes ahead of the Labour Party’s Peter Obi who came third with Abubakar Atiku of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, coming second. In a most convincing reconfirmation of the previous rating of the three during the presidential…
By Kamil Opeyemi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams have been arrested in Agbede, Etsako West LGA, Edo state while over 14 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs including cannabis, methamphetamine, tramadol and swinol were recovered. The agency intercepted Consignments of Tramadol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy (Designer drug) and Cannabis concealed in winter jackets and bottles of body cream at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos. The psychoactive substances were recovered at the new terminal of the airport on Friday 14th April following the arrest…