Author: NPO Admin II
More than 60 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants was found off Cape Verde in West Africa. Thirty-eight people, including children, were rescued, with footage showing them being helped ashore, some on stretchers, on the island of Sal. Almost all those on board the boat, which was at sea for over a month, are thought to have been from Senegal. Cape Verde officials have called for global action on migration to help prevent further loss of life. The vessel was first spotted on Monday, police told the AFP news agency. Initial reports suggested the boat had sunk…
Kaduna State House of Assembly has called on the state Government to provide relief materials to victims of the Zaria Mosque collapse. The call is contained in a motion treated as a matter of urgent public importance, read by member representing Zaria City constituency, Mahmud Ismaila, on Wednesday in Kaduna The member said the motion was raised in pursuant to order 8, rule 4, of the standing order and rules of the house. He said the tragic event which happened on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, had claimed the lives 10 people, living more than 30 injured who are receiving medical…
The Acting Ibadan Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Halima Rufa’u, says securing administrative bail of suspects in EFCC’s custody is free. ACE 1 The Commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement on Wednesday said Rufa’u stated this while receiving Executive Committee members of Ibadan Branch of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the delegation was led by the branch’s chairman, Folashade Aladeniyi. Rufa’u, who is an ACE 1 with the EFCC, said the Commission does not charge any fee from lawyers or family members of…
Manchester City held their nerve to beat Sevilla 5-4 on penalty kicks and win the UEFA Super Cup for the first time in their history. This was after the enthralling game ended 1-1 following 90 minutes of play at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens, Greece. The first nine penalty kicks of the shootout were all converted. But Serbian defender Nemanja Gudelj struck his kick against the crossbar to hand victory to Manchester City, who lost on penalty kicks to Arsenal in England’s Community Shield 10 days ago. Youssef En-Nesyri had given Europa League winners Sevilla the lead with a…
A 20,000-hectare rice plantation will soon come up in the Yewa North and Imeko-Afon Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Ogun, Gov. Dapo Abiodun has said. Abiodun disclosed this during the inauguration of the first phase of the 21-kilometre Iboro-Imasayi-Ayetoro road in the Yewa North LGA of the state on Wednesday. He said the plantation would be the largest rice farm in Nigeria. “The farm will also have the largest rice processing factory to make the state the rice capital of Nigeria,” the governor said. He added that local and foreign investors had signified interest in partnering with the state on…
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has warned the general public especially applicants to be weary of fraudulent invitation letters for recruitment into the service. The warning is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI) Dr Adedotun Aridegbe. Aridegbe said that invitation letters for recruitment into the service could only be downloaded from the official recruitment portal of the service. “The attention of the acting Comptroller General of NIS, Caroline Adepoju, has been drawn to the activities of some fraudsters, who are deceiving members of the public…
The police in Edo on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of one Gabriel Ahuwa, 84, for allegedly killing his 75 -year-old wife for denying him sex. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, announced the suspect’s arrest during a news conference in Benin. The octogenarian, Nwabuzor said, is among the 198 suspect apprehended in the state for various crimes, such as armed robbery, kidnapping and murder, among others. ”The suspect is not remorseful. After killing his wife, he still claimed that his action was the only solution to her starving him of sex. Speaking yo newsmen, the suspect…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC-L) has secured a $3 billion Emergency Crude Repayment Loan from African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM) Bank. Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, NNPC-L said the commitment letter, which was signed at AFREXIM Bank’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday, will enable it to support the Federal Government in its ongoing fiscal and monetary policy reforms aimed at stabilising the exchange rate market. “The NNPC Ltd. and @afreximbank have jointly signed a commitment letter and Termsheet for an emergency $3billion crude oil repayment loan. “The signing, which took place today at…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday released the list of portfolios for his recently confirmed ministers. While the former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike will be the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, former Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo will be the Minister of Aviation. Former Governor of Ebonyi, Dave Umahi is the new Minister of Works while Prof Ali Pate will head the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Others according to a list seen by the NPO Reports include Dele Alake (Solid Minerals) ; Adegboyega Oyetola (Transportation); Bayo Adelabu (Power); Bosun Tijani (Communications and Digital…
The British Museum in London has sacked a member of staff and police are investigating after treasures were reported “missing, stolen or damaged”. Items including gold, jewellery and gems of semi-precious stones were among those missing from the museum, one of the UK’s largest tourist attractions. The majority of the items were kept in a storeroom, the museum said. British Museum director Hartwig Fischer said the museum would “throw our efforts into the recovery of objects”. He added: “This is a highly unusual incident. I know I speak for all colleagues when I say that we take the safeguarding of…