Author: NPO Admin II
Last Saturday, Mrs. Bolanle Austen-Peters brought out a galaxy of stars and the eminent in the society. And what was that event that brought out the ilk of former First Bank of Nigeria’s Chairman, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika; former Lagos State Commissioner for Information Tourism and Culture, Mr. Steve Ayorinde; Prof. Duro Oni, ace actress, Joke Silva, Hilda Dokubo, Ireti Doyle, Daniel Etim Effiong, Big Brother Naija star Erica Nlewedim, Deyemi Okanlawon, Steve Gukas, Chris Ubosi, Muritala Ibrahim, Tundun Abiola, Tade Ogidan, Francis Onwuchie and Denrele Edun among others? It was a special night for lovers of good movies at the…
Multiple people have been shot in a Brooklyn subway station, where “several undetonated devices” were also found, the New York City Fire Department said. The FDNY did not elaborate on the devices that were found, but did say that multiple people were found shot upon arrival to a call for a smoke condition at the 36th Street and 4th Avenue subway station at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET Tuesday. Several law enforcement sources also told CNN multiple people have been injured from what appears to be gunshots at a subway station in Brooklyn. The New York Police Department says it is…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is set to meet members of the Senate who belong to the All Progressive Congress caucus Tuesday evening. NPO Reports source said Osinbajo’s meeting is in connection with his presidential ambition. The vice president put paid to all speculations on Monday when he unveiled his ambition and told Nigerians what difference he is poised to make. His declaration has set the political arena into a buzz; becoming the most talked-about topic in and outside Nigeria. Osinbajo had earlier on Sunday met governors elected on the platform of the APC at the villa on Sunday. During the…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined by the police for attending parties during lockdown. No 10 confirmed the pair had received notification from the Metropolitan Police that they would be given fixed penalty notices. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for the two politicians to resign. The Met is investigating alleged Covid law-breaking at 12 gatherings in Whitehall and Downing Street. So far, more than 50 fines have been handed out. The police said they would not be naming all of those who received the fines, but the government had promised to reveal if Mr…
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that there will be public holidays on Friday, April 15 and Monday April 18 as public holidays. A statement by Dr. Shuaib Belgore on behalf of the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said the holidays were aimed at allowing Christians to celebrate Easter. The Minister appealed to Christians to emulate the sense of togetherness and forgiveness which Jesus Christ preached adding that they should pray for an end to the security challenge in the country. Part of the statement reads, “Security is everybody’s business. I, therefore, urge Nigerians and foreigners resident in our country…
Nigerians in South Africa have raised the alarm again over a resurgence of killing of foreigners in the country. The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), decried the April 7, 2022 attacks where they said a Zimbabwean was lynched. The President General of NICASA, Mr. Benjamin Okoli, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday. According to him, foreign nationals and their businesses were attacked in Diepsloot, a township north of Johannesburg. Okoli said, “The attack started in the morning with locals going from shop to shop looting and burning shops…
Newly elected chairman of the All Progressive Congress Senator Abdulahi Adamu has just resigned from his seat as a member of the Upper Legislative Chamber. The Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, said two letters came to the Senate for the attention of members. He said while one was from the newly elected National Chairman of the APC, the other is from the Deputy National Chairman (North) of the party Senator Abubakar Kyari. The resignation letters were hinged on the fact that they have both now emerged as national officers of the ruling party. Abdulahi represented Nasarawa North Senatorial District before…
Nigeria will not fight any war before it achieves maritime expansion. This was the summary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s address on Tuesday when he received the reports of High-Powered Presidential Committee on Nigeria’s Extended Continental Shelf Project in Abuja. He expressed optimism that Nigeria’s bid to expand its maritime territory, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), is fully on course and would be achieved without ‘‘war, litigation, or purchase.’’ ‘‘I am looking forward to the day that I can announce to Nigerians that additional maritime territory has been approved for Nigeria by the United…
The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC) has declared the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner in 31 out of the 34 local government areas of the state. The Secretary of the commission, Alhaji Lawal Faskari, who made the announcement in the early hours of Tuesday in Katsina, said the election was not completed in Daura and Funtua local government areas. He also said that election was cancelled in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area due to some challenges, saying that the exercise was peaceful in all other areas. He added that “the exercise was peaceful, and no fewer than 12…
A tweet made in the late hours of Sunday through the Twitter account of late musician, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan has left many twitter users puzzled. Catching on the Muslim period of fasting, the handler explained in the tweet that it was Sound Sultan’s practice to spread love during the month of Ramdhan and therefore, would be carrying out with it in his absence. The tweet went thus: “Assallam alaykum to my Muslim brothers and sisters. Last Ramadhan was @soundsultan final one. In his life, he used this medium to spread love and encourage his fans who…