Author: NPO Admin I
By Yetunde Yekini-Oropo There have been more than 12 hours of clash among traders of different ethnic backgrounds in Lagos . NPO reports gathered that the clash started Wednesday night after the death of a trader. This morning, the clash has continued with some sections of the popular Ile Epo market set on fire. Officials of state fire service deployed in the area Abule Egba a suburb of Lagos were reportedly turned back as the fire rages. More later…
Agency Reports We passionately request the governor to look into the non-implementation of the revised CONMESS for the state Veterinary Doctors The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged Gov. Ahmed Ododo to approve the implementation of the 2021 revised Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for veterinary doctors in Kogi. The state Chairman of NLC, Mr Gabriel Amari, made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. Amari expressed concerns over the disparities in the salaries of health workers in Kogi, and called for the immediate implementation of the 2021 revised CONMESS for veterinary doctors in…
By Halimah Olamide The Nasarawa State Police Command has announced the arrest of three fake officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the Nasarawa Local Government Area of the State. This was contained in a press statement in Lafia on Wednesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ramhan Nansel. According to Nansel, the suspects who had been disturbing the peace of residents of the area recently launched an attack around the Federal Polytechnic in the Nasarawa LGA where they robbed people of their belongings and subsequently abducted a National Diploma student of the institution,…
By Halimah Olamide There was no death. 22 persons had various degrees of burn and are responding to treatment at the Gbagada General Hospital and Ajeromi General Hospital The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that the number of injured persons in the fire incident that rocked the Alayabiagba community in the Ajegunle-Apapa area of Lagos State has risen to 22. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a post on his X page on Wednesday. On Wednesday, that a yet-to-be-identified pregnant woman and eight others sustained varying degrees of injury in the gas explosion that occurred…
The 14-year-old boy was stabbed on his way to Bancroft’s School, which was attended by Grace O’Malley-Kumar, the Nottingham attack victim. A 14-year-old boy killed during a sword rampage in east London on Tuesday has been named as Daniel Anjorin, a science teacher’s son who attended the same school as Grace O’Malley-Kumar, the Nottingham knife-attack victim. The victim’s mother was a teacher at Holy Family Catholic School in Waltham Forest. A message shared with parents confirmed that he was “taken from this life suddenly” on his way to school. THE TIMES
Changpeng Zhao, the former chief executive of Binance, was sentenced on Tuesday to four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S. laws against money laundering at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Once considered the most powerful crypto industry figure, Zhao, known as “CZ,” is the second major crypto boss to be sentenced to prison. The sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Richard Jones in Seattle was significantly shorter than the three years sought by prosecutors, and below the maximum 1-1/2 years recommended under federal guidelines. It was also much lighter than the 25 years behind bars that Sam…
By Halimah Olamide Anjarwalla is in another sovereign nation and Kenya, where he is believed to be hiding, is a member of INTERPOL 196 countries The International Criminal Police Organisation for Africa has announced that the international police is working to ensure that one of the executives of a global crypto-currency firm, Binance, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped from Nigeria in March is extradited to Nigeria to answer for his alleged crime. Vice president for the Africa INTERPOL executive committee, AIG Garba Baba Umar (rtd), disclosed this on Tuesday, adding that it is currently engaging with the Kenyan government by presenting…
By Halimah Olamide There was no disagreement, rancour or any verbal tirade in respect of the sitting arrangements in the senate chamber The Nigerian Senate has debunked reports of a quarrel which ensued over seating arrangements, at the plenary on Tuesday. The Senate Spokesman, Senator Yemi Adaramola, stated that seating arrangements have always been known to each senator in the red chamber. According to him, the reported confusion or fight was peddled falsehood intended to mislead the public. “There was no disagreement, rancour or any verbal tirade in respect of the sitting arrangements in the senate chamber,” the statement reads.…
By Halimah Olamide A rowdy session enveloped the resumption of the Senate to the plenary on Tuesday as three senators engaged in a heated argument over the sitting arrangements. The drama commenced immediately after the procession, the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, read out announcements, specifically the names of the lawmakers who had celebrated their birthdays while the Senate was on break. The Senators are using the renovated chamber for the first time today, this is coming 19 months after the closure of the Hallowed Chamber. Recall that both the House of Representatives and the Senate moved to temporary chambers in…
By Halimah Olamide The Ogun State Police Command is set to commence investigation into a reported domestic violence case. Following the report by an X user, @LukmanSanyaolu, calling the attention of the police command to the plight of the woman. According to Sanyaolu, the incident was reported to a police station in Aregbe, however nothing was done. “Good day. Please I need to urgently report this matter as one man severely dealt with an housewife in Somorin, Obantoko in Abeokuta as the woman sustained injuries. “The matter was reported to the Aerobe Police Station but nothing was done about it.”…