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Safiu Kehinde The Lagos state government has served a five-day quit notice to illegal occupants of Ijora Under-Bridge and Lagos blue rail line overhead bridge that run across the area. This was made known in a post on X (formerly Twitter) by the state’s commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab. As contained in the post, the commissioner had embarked on an inspection tour across Ijora area of the state alongside some of his officials. Attached to the post was a video of the commissioner meeting with occupants of the area whom he addressed and instructed to vacate the…
By Safiu Kehinde A female student of the University of Ilorin has been abducted by people suspected to be kidnapper. However, it was gathered that the abductors who reportedly picked her up in a small commercial bus popularly called “Korope” later abandoned her in a forest far away from the Ilorin metropolis after dispossessing her of some of her valuables. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP. Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, while confirming the development on Sunday in Ilorin, said the DPO Tanke receivedinformation on Jan. 27, 2024, at about 2200hrs that a 100 level student of the University of Ilorin was…
Defeats Cameroon 2-0 The Nigerian Super Eagles Saturday evening defeated Cameroon sending the opponent out of the AFCON competition by 2 goals to nothing. Nigeria will now meet Angola in the next stage of the competition. It was a sweet victory for the Nigerians who were renewing their agelong rivalry with the 36th minute goal by Ademola Lookman who also later at the 80th minuet of the match, scored the second goal. The same player had earlier in the 10th minute of the match scored a goal which was however ruled an offside after VAR review. Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen had…
By Kamil Opeyemi A Nigerian identified as Saheed Wahab, has died in the United Kingdom less than 24 hours after arriving for his Master’s Degree programme. Wahab had reportedly arrived at Teesside University, UK, as a student on January 15, 2024, to start his programme died on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. The death was confirmed in a statement released by the Nigerians in the UK Community and posted on the group’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle. According to the statement by the community, “Following the sad news we received regarding the death of Mr Saheed Wahab, a student at Teesside…
By Safiu Kehinde Since 1952 when it slammed a ban on the sale of liquour, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has concluded plans to allow the sale of alcohol diplomats. Sources quoted by AFP, said alcohol will now be sold to some percentage of people. But there is no official confirmation by the country’s authorities. A Saudi government statement on Wednesday said authorities were introducing “a new regulatory framework… to counter the illicit trade of alcohol goods and products received by diplomatic missions.” The statement added: “The new process will focus on allocating specific quantities of alcohol goods when entering…
Kamil Opeyemi There was a bomb scare in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja on Wednesday as disturbing sounds of explosions rocked the Maitama area of the metropolis. The sound had gone so loud that many ran for safety while motorists halted temporarily to get a full understanding of what was happening. However, NPO Reports gathered that the sound of the explosion was heard from a dumpsite not far from Maitama from where some explosions occurred. It was learnt that the sound heard might not be unconnected with empty disused gas cylinders which exploded at the dumpsite while scavengers were burning…
By Halimah Olamide The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency on Friday said an airport official who was caught smuggling drugs into the luggage of a passenger has been arrested and in custody of the agency. NPO Reports that the airport official, who was said to be an official of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria initially, was seen in a now viral video being questioned by the passenger who dealt him some slaps while asking for the content of he put inside his luggage. The official, NPO Reports found, is however not a staff of FAAN but that of a…
By Safiu Kehinde The Operations Manager of the BON Hotels, Bodija, Ibadan Mr. Tunde Solomon, has died. His death was announced by the management in a statement mourning him late Thursday. The management said it believed Solomon’s death was caused by the heart attack he suffered as a result of the heart attack he suffered from the explosions that rocked the Adeyi Avenue area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on January 17. The company said Solomon was a dedicated and highly experienced staff whose death is a huge loss. NPO Reports that the initial death toll had increased as…
Threatens Suicide A Nigerian man who is based abroad has accused the Chief Executive Officer of a major property company in Nigeria, Mr. Emma Onalaja Bamidele, of scamming him of a sum of N40m in a land deal he was invited for. The man who was seen in a now viral video screaming and lamenting his present condition abroad, said he wants to return to Nigeria but there is nothing to return to. He said in the video that he had invested all his life savings totally N40m into the land sale offers by Revolution Plus, a well known property…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has given updates on the explosions that rocked Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Tuesday. NEMA said the explosions was caused by suspected Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). Agency officials however did not state who was responsible for the possession of the devices as investigations continue. There have been suspicions that the explosives were contained in a some vehicles parked in Oyelese Street, by Adeyi Avenue. NPO Reported Tuesday night in the wake of the tension that the explosions emanated from a private residence. A statement by the agency said it got…