Author: NPO Admin II

A non-governmental organisation has urged the Federal High Court, Abuja to nullify all certificates of no objection issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) since 2007 over alleged breach of the agency’s law. The NGO, under the auspices of the Registered Trustees of Network for the Actualization Of Social Growth and Viable Development (NAFGAD), told the court in a fresh suit filed by its lawyer, Timilehin Odunwo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that certificate of no objection is a document which authenticates that due process was followed in the course of contract procurement, especially at a national or…

Immediate past Chief Judge of Bayelsa, Retired Justice Kate Abiri, is dead, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Chief Registrar at State Judiciary Headquarters, High Court, Mr Amaebi Orukari, in a statement issued on Thursday in Yenagoa , said that the former chief judge died on Thursday during a brief illness at the age of 65. “With a deep sense of loss, the Honourable Chief Judge of Bayelsa State, Hon. Justice Matilda Abrakasa Ayemieye, announces the demise of Hon. Justice Kate Abiri, CON, whose sad event occurred on the 3rd of August, 2023. “The Hon. Justice Kate Abiri passed…

The National President of Heavy Duty Drivers Association, Mr Uchenna Nebuwa has confirmed that members of the association and other drivers can no longer use the second Niger Bridge because of security concerns. Nebuwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Onitsha that criminals have truly taken over the route, including Obosi-Owerri axis of the road. According to him, hoodlums, armed robbers and kidnappers now operate along the bridge. “Drivers are afraid because there is no adequate security on the second Niger bridge, Federal Government should provide security to secure lives and property. “Another worrisome one is…

Kamil Opeyemi Former Governor of Kano State Umaru Abdulahi Ganduje and former Spokesman of the Senate Ajibola Basiru have emerged the National Chairman Secretary of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressive Congress respectively. While Ganduje replaced Senator Abdulahi Adamu, Basiru replaced Senator Iyiola Omisore. But the internal crisis of the party may be far from being over as the party’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmed El-Marzuk, resigned from the party’s National Working Committee, NWC. National Vice Chairman, Salihu Lukman, had earlier last week also resigned from his position. El-Marzuk resigned his appointment on Wednesday, following insistence by some of his colleagues that he…

By Babafemi A. Badejo On July 26, 2023, Mohamed Bazoum, the elected president of the Republic of Niger was pushed aside in a coup d’etat. This is an unfortunate development. However, the coup makers are consolidating and mobilizing the populace towards an acceptance of the development. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rightly called for an extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS Authority on July 30th, and a communique was issued at the end of the meeting. The ECOWAS Authority put in place a number of sanctions, including closure of land and air borders between ECOWAS countries and Niger Republic, institution of an ECOWAS…

By Kamil Opeyemi The management of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it does not owe staff salaries and that all unpaid claims of the protesting staff have been processed. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive (CCE), NUPRC, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Komolafe spoke sequel to the two-day protest by some staff of the commission who are aggrieved with the management over non-payment of allowances and seven months outstanding salary. The protesting staff demanded the sack or resignation of Komolafe. They also alleged poor welfare, non-payment of outsourced personnel and 2023…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it is certain of winning the Nov. 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Bayelsa, going by the level of its acceptability by the people. Umar Damagum, acting National Chairman, PDP, stated this in Abuja at the inauguration of the party’s National Campaign Council for the election in the three states. Damagum charged members of the council to work within the law to win the states, which he described as PDP strongholds. “We don’t expect less from you because before you were selected, you were found very capable and we expect…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has also stayed away from the National Caucus meeting of the ruling party All Progressive Congress. The meeting held late into the night on Wednesday. His Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, had earlier excused himself from attending the meeting on Wednesday. In a statement released on his behalf by Mallam Garba Shehu, the former president said he could not attend the meeting because of other engagements to which he had been committed. Former President Muhammadu Buhari has explained his inability to be present at the caucus meeting and the National Executive Committee, NEC, meetings of the All Progressives…

By Halimah Olamide The Presidency Wednesday evening said the organised labour has agreed to put on hold its nationwide protests as well as its planned strike. Saying that the representatives of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress had a “fruitful” discussion with the President on Wednesday, Dele Alake, presidential adviser, said in a statement made available to the NPO Reports that the meeting afforded both the labour and the president to appraise the issues properly. “Consequent upon the fruitful and frank discussion with President Tinubu and their confidence in his ability to encourage open and honest consideration…

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, announced Wednesday that they are separating after 18 years of marriage. The two said in statements posted on Instagram that they made the decision after “many meaningful and difficult conversations.” A statement from the prime minister’s office said they both have signed a legal separation agreement. Trudeau, the 51-year-old scion of one of Canada’s most famous politicians, was sworn into office in 2015. Sophie Trudeau is a former model and TV host. The couple were married in 2005. Together, they brought star power to the prime minister’s…