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Force Headquarters Reacts By Halimah Olamide Luck Runs out of some men of the Nigerian Police in Osun as they were caught by the Speaker House of Assembly, allegedly extorting young people The Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, has stopped some policemen in Osun from extorting money from some young persons at a checkpoint in the state. NPO Reports learnt that Egbedun was traveling on the same road when his convoy stumbled on a passenger bus with most of the occupants being young people. Egbedun had reportedly stopped to make inquiries from the young…
By Halimah Olamide Minister-designate, Dr. Bosun Tijani, has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor by a South African university. The Wits School of Governance, University of Witwatersrand expects Tijani to assume his new position with effect from September 1, 2023. The appointment, which is expected to run for three years, will end in August 2026. Quoting a part of the letter addressed to him by the South African institution, he wrote, “The committee approved your application as Visiting Adjunct Professor: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, with effect from 1 September 2023 for a period of 3…
By Kamil Opeyemi Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State says the state government is not ready to call or seek dialogue with any bandit across the state, even as it is ready to accept those willing to repent and return to the society. Radda revealed this during a special prayer session organised on Thursday in Katsina, by the state government for sustainable peace and unity in the state. NPOReports gathered that different scholars and Imams from across the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) attended the prayer session. According to him, his office is always open, and anyone with useful…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Kano State National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, on Thursday, nullified the election of Muktar Yerima as the lawmaker representing Tarauni Federal Constituency of Kano State in the House of Representatives. Yerima contested the February 25 National Assembly election on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party. The tribunal, however, nullified his election on the grounds of certificate forgery. In Yerima’s place, the tribunal declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hafizu Kawu, as the winner of the poll. The three-man tribunal, chaired by Justice I.P. Chima, made the decision…
By Kamil Opeyemi Sen. Adams Oshiomole (APC-Edo) says the embattled Edo deputy governor, Mr Philip Shaibu is not welcome in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Oshiomole said this in Benin on Thursday when he spoke with newsmen on his reaction to the rumour of Shaibu’s planned defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC due to his current rift with Gov. Godwin Obaseki. He said that the APC was not a rehabilitation centre for Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs). “However, what is happening that you are talking about is only what I read in your newspaper according to the…
By Kamil Opeyemi The apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has decried President Bola Tinubu’s nomination of only five ministers from the South-East, describing it as “unfair and unjust”. The group expressed their displeasure in a statement signed by its President General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, on Thursday. Ohanaeze recalled that the states and geopolitical zones were created by the military administrations, saying Igbos did not play much part in the process. It noted that the South-East is shortchanged by the fact it has only five states while other geopolitical zones have a minimum of six. President Tinubu had about two…
By Kamil Opeyemi Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have rescued nine children during forced initiation into cultism in the Mushin area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post via his X handle on Thursday. According to Hundeyin, the rescued children were between the ages of nine and fourteen adding that they had incisions on their lower lips. “We need to strengthen the family unit! Nine children, the youngest, 9, and oldest, 14, were rescued during/after forced initiation into cultism in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The investigation is ongoing,” he…
By Kamil Opeyemi The South-East Governors Forum has resolved to deal decisively with perpetrators and sponsors of insecurity in the region individually and collectively. The forum made the declaration in a communique issued at the end of its first meeting in Enugu on Thursday after inauguration of the new administrations. The communique read by the new Chairman of the forum and Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, said that the perpetrators and their sponsors were criminals and should not be seen as legitimate agitators. Uzodimma said upon arrest of those criminals, they would be dealt with in accordance with the…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday received electoral management innovative tools from the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN). The tools came through the Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), to further enhance Nigeria’s electoral system. The technology tools, received by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, were presented by the acting Head of Development Cooperation of the European Union Delegation, Mr Ruben Aguilera. They include Collation and Returning Officers Management System (CROMS); Election Results Management System (ERMS); Political Parties Financial Reporting and Audit System (PFRAS). Also were…
By Hallimah Olamide The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) has revealed that the hike in the foreign exchange rate and activities in the international market may result to increase in the price of cooking gas. Mr Olatunbosun Oladapo, the President of the association, issued the warning on Thursday in Lagos during an interview with newsmen. Oladapo noted that a gas terminal operator sent out an official notification of the changes in price, attributing the increase to a significant hike in forex rate and scarcity of same. He cited rising international prices, high tax rates, prices of vessels,…