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Agency Report I assure you, Kogi would remain one of the safest states in the country,” he said Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has vowed to deploy available resources to bring the perpetrators of Ogbe killing to book and guarantee security in the area. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two persons were allegedly killed on Friday by bandits at Ogbe Community in Yagba West Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, visited the community on Sunday on behalf of the governor. He commiserated with the people over the dastardly…
By Halimah Olamide A former Nigerian Minister of Labour and Productivity, Prince Bola Afonja, has died. Afonja served under the interim administration of the late Chief ERnest Shonekan. Afonja, NPO Reports learnt died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan the Oyo state capital. at the age of 82. He was said to have been involved in a lone accident in Ilora, a part of Oyo state and from there was rushed to the UCH. Afonja who is the chairman of integrated Dimensional System, IDS, and others company died Sunday night at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan. He was Chairman…
The names of some of those killed in the helicopter crash besides Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have now been released. The IRNA state news agency says that also on board were Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem, the imam for Friday prayers in the city of Tabriz, and General Malek Rahmati, the governor of the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan. The commander of the president’s protection unit, Sardar Seyed Mehdi Mousavi, was also killed, as were a number of bodyguards and helicopter crew who have not yet been named. BBC
By Halimah Olamide The worst has happened as President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran has been killed in the helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday. Raisi’s helicopter was one of the three in a convoy that downed in a rough terrain due to bad weather. NPO Reported on Sunday that rescuers were making efforts to locate the spot where the helicopter made a hard landing. The other two helicopters in the convoy of the late Iranian president had landed successfully at destinations. For more than 10 hours on Sunday, speculations were rife that the President and others in the helicopter May…
By Halimah Olamide Phil Foden struck twice early on as Manchester City secured a historic fourth successive Premier League title with a convincing 3-1 win over West Ham on Sunday. There were few signs of last-day nerves from Pep Guardiola’s dominant side, although a spectacular effort from Mohammed Kudus just before half-time at the Etihad Stadium did give rivals Arsenal brief hope. Yet that was soon extinguished as Rodri drove home City’s third to complete their sixth league success in seven seasons under the inspirational Pep Guardiola on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The victory ensured they could not be caught…
By Halimah Olamide Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have killed two suspected bandits allegedly terrorising residents and recovered two AK-47 rifles from them. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed on Sunday. Hassan said, “On Saturday at about 0900 hours, armed bandits tragically killed Isiyaka Mikailu, a 60-year-old male resident of Kuriga Town, while he was on his farm. He said that information was received from a reliable source by the Mobile Police Unit commander deployed to Kuriga on special duty by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, during his visit to Kaduna, after the Kuriga…
By Halimah Olamide The worst has happened as President Raisi of Iran has been killed in the helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday. Raisi’s helicopter was one of the three in a convoy that downed in a rough terrain due to bad weather. NPO Reported on Sunday that rescuers were making efforts to locate the spot where the helicopter made a hard landing. The other two helicopters in the convoy of the late Iranian president had landed successfully at destinations. For more than 10 hours on Sunday, speculations were rife that the President and others in the helicopter May have…
Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologised for his “inexcusable” behaviour after CCTV appeared to show him attacking singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura. Speaking in a video posted to his Instagram page, the rap star said he took full responsibility for his actions in the clip. The footage, aired by CNN earlier this week, appeared to show Mr Combs kicking and pushing his ex-girlfriend in a hotel hallway. “I was disgusted when I did it. I’m disgusted now,” he said in his statement. “I went and I sought out professional help. I got into going to therapy, going to rehab. I had to…
By Halimah Olamide The Director, NNPC Academy, Folashade Adekeye has emerged as the Chairperson, Forum of the Directors of Oil & Gas Training & Vocational Education Institutes of the African Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO). This was disclosed in a statement by the company’s spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, on Sunday in Abuja. Adekeye took over from the former chairperson, Mr. Abdelkader Guenone, the Managing Director of the Algerian Petroleum Institute (API), during the second meeting of the Forum, in Abuja, at the weekend. Adekeye, who heads the NNPC’s oil and gas training arm, has over 30 years of experience, and is expected…
By Halimah Olamide Sports Utility Vehicle was recovered and two houses already traced to them sealed for forfeiture The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has declared wanted a couple, Kazeem Owoalade (alias Abdul Balogun) and Rashidat Owoalade (alias Rashidat Bolarinwa), for allegedly runing a cocaine cartel from India. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He added that the agency declared the couple wanted following the arrest of four members of the syndicate in Lagos. Babafemi said that a Sports Utility Vehicle was recovered and two houses already traced to them sealed for…