Author: NPO Admin II
Analysis of more than 30 bottles of wine has found two glasses could be enough to reach the recommended daily sugar limit for adults. Research by Alcohol Health Alliance UK found some bottles had up to 59g of sugar – more than a glazed doughnut. An independent laboratory analysed bottles of red, white, rosé, fruit and sparkling wine from popular UK brands. None of the bottles featured nutritional information on labels as this is currently not required by law. Calorie content was only displayed on a fifth of the bottles analysed by the lab. Campaigners are calling for change, to…
Alec Baldwin “recklessly shot and killed” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust last year, a lawsuit from her family has alleged. Ms Hutchins, 42, died last year during a scene rehearsal after a gun held by Baldwin discharged a live round. Baldwin is one of several defendants named in the wrongful death lawsuit. Lawyers for the Hutchins family said she would still be alive if crew members had not cut corners. Tuesday’s lawsuit was filed in the First Judicial District Court of New Mexico on behalf of Ms Hutchins’ husband Matthew and son Andros, and seeks unspecified damages.…
Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned after weeks of criticism for his handling of anti-vaccine mandate protests that have paralysed the city. Protesters have occupied the centre of Canada’s capital for 19 days, halting traffic and enraging residents. The prime minister on Monday invoked the Emergencies Act as a “last resort” in response to the protests. The Ottawa Police Services Board confirmed Mr Sloly’s resignation at a public meeting on Tuesday. In a statement on Twitter, Mr Sloly defended his policing record and said that he was stepping down “with a heavy heart”. “Since the onset of this demonstration,…
A Russian attack on Ukraine is “still very much a possibility” and the human cost would be “immense”, US President Joe Biden has said. In remarks televised nationally, he said the US was ready to respond decisively to such a move. The US president said Russia had now massed some 150,000 troops on the border with Ukraine. Russia’s defence minister has said some forces have withdrawn. Mr Biden said that this had not been verified. “[Russian forces leaving] would be good, but we have not yet verified that. We have not yet verified the Russian military units are returning to…
Nigerians are pained that queues at filling stations are getting longer by the day as the fuel scarcity bites harder in cities. A two-day survey by the NPO Reports spanning Monday and Tuesday showed that many fuel stations have closed to consumers either as a result of hoarding or outright lack of stock. NPO Reports observed the pathetic situations in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan Osogbo, Sagamu and Abeokuta where motorists had stayed on queues for as long as four hours and even more. At the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos, NPO Reports noticed long queues at Bovas Station, near the Federal…
The Senate has passed the Chattered Institute of Forensic and Fraud Examiners of Nigeria bill and three others for concurrence. The bills were passed moments before the upper chamber adjourned plenary on Tuesday. The four bills for concurrence were sponsored by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North). The other bills include: Nigerian Law Reform Commission Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2022; National Orientation Agency Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022; and Nigerian Institute of Chartered Foresters Bill, 2021. Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, in his lead debate on the bills, recalled that the Chartered Institute of Forensic and Fraud Examiners of Nigeria (Establishment)…
A former Member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Edu Maryokun has been reportedly kidnapped. Information available to the NPO Reports indicate that the former lawmaker was abducted at about 7pm Tuesday on his way to Ikere Ekiti. Details later…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, is expected in Ado-Odo, Ogun State as the community honours its departed monarch, Oba Abdul-Lateef Adeniran Akanni on Saturday. A statement from the community which was made available to the NPO Reports indicates that government officials, private sector leaders and royal fathers and chiefs are some dignitaries expected to attend the final passage ceremony and 41-day prayer of the late Oba. The event, which will have the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR and his Deputy in attendance will hold at Alamuwa Grammar School, Ado Odo, Ogun State. The late…
World Health Organsiation (WHO) says progress in the overall survival rate for children with cancer is uneven across Europe, with a significant proportion of the thousands diagnosed with cancer each year still dying. The new WHO report sets out for the first time the scale of childhood cancer inequalities in the European Region and examines the patterns that emerge at national and regional levels surrounding the disease. “Childhood cancer inequalities in the WHO European Region” was launched on International Childhood Cancer Day marked annually February 15, and it covers the experiences of both patients, and caregivers, as well as the…
The tricycle owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), on Tuesday in Abuja endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to contest the 2023 Presidential election. The endorsement was made known when the leadership of the Osinbajo Support Movement (OSM) paid a courtesy visit to the association’s office in Gwarinpa, Abuja. The OSM delegation was led by the convener, Mr. Liberty Badmus, its women leader, Hajia Aisha Muazu, and other members of the group. The National Chairman of TOAN, Alhaji Shehu-Tata Sule, FCT Chairman and Chairman of the Northern forum of the association, were all emphatic in their determination to work with the OSM…