Author: NPO Admin II
By Halimah Olamide Seeking paths to the recovery of Nigeria’s social and economic lives will be the theme of the annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) holding in Abuja in October this year. This was announced by Danlami Nmodu, and Olumide Iyanda, Chairman and Secretary respectively of the 2023 Conference Planning Committee, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports. The event scheduled to hold between 4th and 5th of October, will be held at Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton Hotel). The officials revealed that the theme of this year’s conference is: “Nigeria: Roadmap for…
The Murtala Muhammed Airport Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted items suspected to be dried shark fins and dried donkey genitals worth N1.22 billion at the Lagos airport. The command’s Area Controller, Comptroller Muhammed Yusuf, said this in a news conference in Lagos on Thursday. Yusuf noted that this was through coordinated anti-smuggling activities in synergy with critical stakeholders. Yusuf while briefing the media on the scorecard of the command from January to July, said one suspect each was apprehended for the seized items and investigation ongoing. He noted that the suspect intercepted for the shark fins…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has appointed five members as chairmen of committees, to replace those appointed ministers by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Thursday, Abbas said that the appointment is with immediate effect so as not to allow void in committee leadership. “Following the nomination of some members of the 10th House of Representatives as Ministers by President Bola Tinubu and void in the leadership of some standing committees of the House, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of the following lawmakers to fill up the vacant…
By Kamil Opeyemi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday struck out charges of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition preferred against suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Nicholas Oweibo struck out the charges for lack of diligent prosecution, following an application by the Federal Government to withdraw the charges. The oral application was made on Tuesday by Mr Mohammed Abubakar, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Federal Ministry of Justice. Abubakar had said that the application was informed by emerging facts that needed further investigations. He had prayed the court to…
The OMOLUABI CAUCUS of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has dissociated itself from any of its members who have been appointed into local government caretaker committee by Governor Ademola Adeleke. In a statement by Lowo Adebiyi, former Chairman of the party in the state, the faction said whoever has been appointed into political offices by the Adeleke’s administration got such on individual connection and influence, and not on behalf of the Omoluabi Caucus. “We restated unequivocally that at no time did the defunct TOP enter into any agreement with the PDP to work for it; which might…
As Ex-CBN Governor Breaks Down in Tears in Court By Kamil Opeyemi The absence of an accomplice in the case of N6.9bn procurement scandal, Saadatu Yaro on Thursday stalled the arraignment of suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele had arrived at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja over the alleged procurement fraud but case could not proceed due to the absence of the second defendant who was said to be indisposed. This was just as Emefiele broke down in tears in court on Thursday after hearing the adjournment of the case. A visibly…
A Kenyan senator has been arrested over a scholarship scandal. Jackson Mandago and three others face 11 charges, including theft and abuse of office. He is accused of involvement in a racket that allegedly conspired to steal a reported 1.1bn Kenyan shillings ($7.6m; £5.9m) that was meant to fund further education for Kenyan students in Finland and Canada. Dozens of students who had paid to study abroad allegedly remained stranded in Kenya as a consequence, according to local media reports. Those who had already joined universities risked homelessness, expulsion and deportation after the county government stopped their payments for accommodation…
Thousands of Muslims in a city in Pakistan have set fire to at least four churches and vandalised the homes of Christians over claims that two men desecrated the Quran, police say. Residents said up to a dozen buildings connected to churches in Jaranwala, in eastern Punjab, were also damaged. Police have detained more than 100 protestors and launched an investigation into the violence. Authorities say the situation remains tense, but say no deaths were reported. Police have also filed a case against two local Christian residents for violation of the blasphemy law, which carries the death sentence. Even though…
By Temitope Ajayi It has been a refreshing experience, in the last one week, to read very strong endorsements of President Tinubu’s tax reform by at least five major national newspapers via their editorials. I align with the view of Professor Niyi Akinnaso who wrote, yesterday, in his Nation Newspaper column, that the media should assist the government in achieving its development goals in the overall interest of the people instead of unrelenting negative reporting. Our country has a chronic revenue problem which left previous governments no option than to borrow. Available records show that we have over N75 trillion…
The Police Command in Ebonyi says it is yet to confirm the location of the gang, who kidnapped five persons in the state on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that some national media had reported that the incident occurred along Mile 2 axis, Ishiagu/Okigwe expressed road in Ivo local government area of the state. SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Spokesperson of the Command, told NAN on Wednesday in Abakaliki that the location of the incident was not yet clear. Onovwakpoyeya noted that officers and men of the Command are on top of the issue to ascertain the actual location.…