Author: NPO Admin II

Manchester City were two goals up on three occasions before beating Real Madrid 4-3 in a UEFA Champions League thriller on Tuesday, a result which leaves the tie wide open. Karim Benzema kept Real Madrid’s chances intact as the France striker scored a brace in his 600th game for the Spanish league leaders for a tournament-leading tally of 14. Last year’s finalists Manchester City led 2-0 after 11 minutes as Kevin de Bruyne nodded home in the second minute, before setting up Gabriel Jesus in this semi-final first leg tie. Benzema got Real Madrid back into the game in the…

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, has appointed a seasoned journalist, Mr. Moses Jolayemi, as the spokesman for the campaign and Chairman of the Segun Oni Media Committee. In the discharge of their duties, Oni told the new chairman to ensure his members adhere to developmental journalism and ensure that their public communications were purely issue-based. Oni also cautioned the team to avoid the use of abusive language allegedly associated with the two other parties. According to him, none of the candidates of the other parties should…

DJ Tim Westwood is facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct by women who say he abused his position in the music industry to exploit them. The 64-year-old is accused of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching, in incidents between 1992 and 2017. The BBC and the Guardian have heard detailed accounts from seven women in a joint investigation into the former BBC Radio 1 DJ. He strenuously denies the allegations. The DJ was an early champion of hip-hop in the UK and hosted the first nationally-broadcast rap show on UK radio from 1994. The seven women who spoke to…

It would be acceptable for Ukrainian forces to use Western weapons to attack military targets on Russian soil, a UK defence minister has said. James Heappey said strikes on supply lines were a “legitimate” part of war. The UK announced it will give Ukraine a small number of anti-aircraft vehicles. Russia’s defence ministry has accused the UK of “provoking” Ukraine into attacking Russian territory, while foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Nato is engaging in a proxy war. Mr Lavrov also said weapons delivered by the West to Ukraine would be fair targets. Western countries have donated hundreds of millions of…

The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N), has released four preliminary reports on serious incidents and accident involving aircraft owned and operated by some Nigerian airlines. The airlines included United Nigeria Airlines Limited, Max Air, Air Peace and the Nigerian Police Air Wing. The bureau’s General Manager, Public Relations, Mr Tunji Oketunbi, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, on Tuesday. Oketumbi explained that the reports were not the final reports as they only contained details of the initial facts, discussions and findings surrounding the occurrences. He said the reports contained information gathered from witness statements, flight recorders, Health and Usage…

The Police Command in Osun has arrested a hunter, who allegedly shot and killed the 78-year-old Imam of Alaguntan village in Orile-Owu, Aiyedaade Local Government Area, whom he mistook for antelope. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known during the parade of criminal suspects at the state police headquarters in Osogbo on Tuesday. She said: “On April 17, at about 11:30 a.m, a complainant from Ogbere Oloba area of Ibadan reported at a police station that his father, one Adegun Yusuf, 78, the Imam of Alaguntan village in Orile-Owu, was shot dead by a hunter from the same…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has on Tuesday arrived in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to meet stakeholders over his 2023 presidential ambition. Osinbajo had earlier today met with the Akarigbo and paramount ruler of Remo, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, and other traditional rulers in Remoland. Osinbajo is currently at the Presidential Lodge in Ibara, where he would have talks with Governor Dapo Abiodun and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was gathered that Osinbajo would end his consultation at the palace of the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewa, Oba Kehinde Olugbenlo, after which he would…

A new Controller General of the Federal Fire Service has been named by President Muhammadu Buhari. He is Jaji Olola Abdulganiyu whose appointment took effect from Friday 22nd April, 2022. Until his appointment, Engr Abdulganiyu was the Deputy Comptroller General in charge of Administration and Supplies in the Federal Fire Service. According to a statement by Aisha Rufai, Secretary of the Board, Engr. Abdulganiyu commenced his career at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing as Higher Technical Officer in 1991. “He held several positions in the Ministry before his redeployment to the Federal Fire Service in 1999. “Engr. Jaji…

The rank of presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressive Congress has swollen on Tuesday as the Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade declared his intention to run. The Governor met with President Muhammadu Buhari whom he said advised him on further consultations. Ayade said he had a lengthy discussion with the President over his ambition adding that he came to seek spiritual and political guidance from the President. Ayade said he will replicate what he did in Cross River, adding that if the presidency is zoned to the South, he is willing to take up the…

The Senate, on Tuesday, adjourned plenary till Wednesday, April 27, 2022, over the death of Hon. Ekpenyong Nse Bassey. Bassey, until his death, was Member representing Oron Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives. The upper chamber adjourned plenary upon resumption from a one-week recess to mark the Easter celebration. The sitting on Tuesday was presided over by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege (Delta Central). The motion for adjournment was moved by the Deputy Leader, Ajayi Boroffice, and seconded by the Minority Whip, Senator Philip Aduda. The lawmaker was reported to have died…