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A former Governor of Sokoto State in North West Nigeria, Aminu Tambuwal, has defected from the People’s Democratic Party. Tambuwal said he was leaving the PDP, the platform on which he as Speaker of the House of Representatives and later as Governor over internal conflicts. The former Speaker said his decision followed what he called “deep reflection and consultations.” Tambuwal said he has communicated his resignation to his ward chairman in writing. “The PDP has been a significant part of my political journey,” he said adding that “I remain grateful for the opportunities it gave me to serve our nation,…
Gov. Hyacinth Alia on Wednesday hosted the board and management of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC) in Makurdi. Addressing the delegation at the Government House in Makurdi, Alia said he was determined to bring insecurity to the barest minimum and resettle people living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. The governor told the NCDC board and management that the state was facing many challenges but his administration was determined to tackle them. He stated that no amount of money estimated for rural development in the state would be enough because of many years of neglect. Alia said his administration was…
By Semiu Okanlawon I cannot claim to know the newly appointed acting Inspector General of Police, Rilwan Olatunji Disu, so well. Therefore, I leave writings such as “The Tunji Disu I know” to his family members, those who grew up with him in his 59 years earthly sojourn, his school mates, his service cohorts and members of the various religious, social and professional bodies to which he belongs. The closest I have come with the new boss of the Nigerian Police Force was in the year 2017 when we were both awardees of the Lagos Council of the Nigerian Union…
As Prosecution Fails to Present Ex-Governor of Kaduna in Court A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday pushed the arraignment of former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai to April 23 as the prosecution failed to produce the former governor in court. The opposition leader, who is one of the movers of the African Democratic Congress could not appear in court as scheduled before Justice Joyce AbdulMalik as operatives of the Directorate of State Security failed to bring him to court. His media adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, had gone to his X handle to confirm how the prosecutor in…
Thousands of travellers have been stranded in Lagos, Nigeria after the Monday fire incident that allegedly destroyed some navigational equipment at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport. NPO Reports visit to the International wing of the airport on Tuesday showed that many airlines are facing a hellish time sorting out backlogs of cancelled flights. The situation has degenerated to tensions with hundreds in very precarious situations. Passengers on flights such as the British Airways, KLM and others have had their flights shifted with backlogs causing serious delays in processing the documents of many others. It was gathered that airline officials told…
Major opposition leader and former Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai bled in the nose overnight at the detention facility in Abuja. This was just as one if his wives was prevented from delivering his meals to him directly but forced to hand it over to an official. These claims were made by the former Governor’s Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye as part of the updates on the detention of the former FCT Minister, who is currently one of the prime movers of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). NPO Reports that the former governor has been in detention after he…
Disturbing videos of an encounter between influencer Raheem Abike Halimah popularly called Papaya Ex have surfaced online showing her horrible encounter with Policemen in Lagos. Though the genesis of the encounter could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, NPO Reports observed that the incident occurred around the Lekki-Ajah axis of Lagos State late in the evening of Friday. The influencer could be seen in the video accusing the policemen, one of whom was already inside her car, of brutalising her. A side of her face showed bruises while she also accused the security agents of hitting…
Alleges Intimidation Using EFCC Accuses Fubara, Deputy of Disrespecting House of Asssembly The Rivers State House of Assembly Friday morning vowed to proceed with their plan to impeach the governor. At an emergency press conference held by the lawmakers Friday morning, the lawmakers, who said so many very important persons have called on them to halt the impeachment process noting that t”he governor and the deputy governor are adamant.” Four of the lawmakers who had earlier appealed to their colleagues to shelve the impeachment process separately addressed the press saying they have made a u-turn saying the impeachment process should…
Son of leading opposition figure and former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Abba Atiku Abubakar has defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. But in a swift message, the former vice President said he does not dictate to his children adding that in a democratic environment, children who are of age are free to follow their respective journeys. NPO Reports that Abba promised to mobilize support for the second term bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Abba said his defection was influenced by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin. He was received into the party…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Hakeem Owoade, has accused Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State of lying over his claims that he consulted three traditional rulers – the Alaafin, Olubadan Rasidi Ladoja and Soun Ghandi Adeoye- before the decision to make the chairmanship of the council of Obas rotational. The Alaafin said that at no time did he and the other two royal fathers sat with the Governor to take a decision on the rotational chairmanship. NPO Reports that Makinde, on Thursday announced Olubadan as the new chairman of the council with a mandate to serve for two years. The…