Author: NPO Admin II
Favour Iwuozor, a 14-year-old housemaid, has stolen her mistress’s two-year-old boy with the intention of transporting him to Imo State. The maid grabbed the youngster from a Sunday school class in church, pretending to be sent by the mother, but she stole him and began begging for alms to gather money for transportation, according to the report. She had informed unwary members of the public that the youngster was her younger brother, who had been abandoned by their parents, who had perished in a car accident in December. On December 22, 2021, while asking for alms in Yaba, Lagos, one…
Magic, a leading provider of premium African entertainment, will in January premiere the third season of hit drama series, “Unmarried”, and reality TV series, “Date My Family Nigeria”. Dr Busola Tejumola, Executive Head, Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. According to the official, the popular comedy series, “My Siblings and I”, will return for a fourth season. After bringing together 13 beautiful couples in Season Two, the most immersive dating experience, “Date My Family’, is back with a bang for a third season. Tejumola said that lovers of the drama series…
Some 53 kidnapped persons including women and children have been released in Zamfara State by notorious bandit leader, Turji Bello. Turji allegedly released the victims who have been in his custody some of them over a year now amidst military offensive against banditry. The victims were said to have arrived the state capital Tuesday morning after their release midnight. This is coming days after the Nigerian Air Force planes bombarded some forests believed to be the holding points of the bandits including that of Turji. Zamfara state government has said it is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the…
Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has gone to calm frayed nerves at the Magodo Estate in Lagos over plans by acclaimed land owners to reclaim their land. Trouble started again Tuesday when property owners and residents trooped out to protest against the invasion of the estate by hoodlums who were allegedly back some policemen who claimed they were sent from Abuja. The acclaimed owners of some parts of Magodo are claiming that some plots have been ceded to them in a Supreme Court judgment. They however accused the state government of ignoring the court order and continued to sell…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday named a new Chief Economic Adviser for his administration. He is Dr. Doyin Salami, who until his new appointment, was Chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). Just in September Salami raised alarm against what he called the unsustainable debt-revenue service ratio in the country. He had raised similar issues in 2018. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential aide, the Chief Economic Adviser to the President is expected to address all issues on the domestic economy and present views on them to the President. He is also to “closely monitor national and…
The England-based trio of Kelechi Iheanacho, Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi were amongst nine players who arrived at the Super Eagles Bolton White Hotel camp on Tuesday in Abuja ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. Other players who arrived in the early hours of Tuesday morning include three other English-based players, namely: Frank Onyeka (Brentford FC, England); William Ekong (Watford FC, England) and Oluwasemilogo Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion, England). Others include; Kenneth Omeruo (CD Leganes, Spain); Olaoluwa Aina (Torino FC, Italy) and Kelechi Nwakali (SD Huesca, Spain). Interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen was only able to train…
The residence of a an aide to the Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Hakeem Bello, has been marked for demolition by land owners who claim to be the real owners of some ceded plots in the highbrow Lagos estate. As at the time of filing this report, some hoodlums had made their ways into the estate even as residents took to the gate of the estate early Tuesday to protest alleged plan for demolition. The house of Bello was said to have been marked on Tuesday just as the family had marked many other properties for demolition citing a…
The father of a former Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropration, Iyiola Omisore, has died at the age of 90. The older Omisore, Oba Olajire Omisore, who is the traditional ruler of Olode, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun, reportedly joined his ancestors on Tuesday. The monarch celebrated his 90th birthday in June last year. The father of a former Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Iyiola Omisore, has died at the age of 90. The older Omisore, Oba Olajire Omisore, who is the traditional ruler of Olode, Ife South Local Government Area of Osun, reportedly joined his ancestors on Tuesday.…
Breaking! Magodo Property Owners Protest AgainProperty owners in Magodo estate, Lagos, have filed out Tuesday morning to call the attention of the government to an impending demolition of their properties. There is a lingering crisis over ownership of some portions of the expansive estate where land owners have claimed that the Supreme Court judgment had ceded about 549 plots of land to them. In December, some policemen had led a bulldozer to the gate of the state with a view to commencing demolition. The government however intervened and assured residents an amicable resolution would found. However, on Monday, the estate’s…
Once hailed as the “female Steve Jobs,” Elizabeth Holmes has been found guilty of knowingly defrauding investors, but found not guilty of defrauding patients. The BBC’s James Clayton spoke to one former investor about the downfall of Theranos, Holmes’ Silicon Valley blood testing start-up once valued at $9bn (£7bn).