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By Kamil Opeyemi Mrs. Lawal-Babalola, mother of the toddler who trended on video some years back asking his mother to calm down has reportedly committed suicide. Tolulope Lawal-Babalola, who was the mother of Oreofeoluwa, was heard trying to discipline her son who was however telling her to calm down. A social media user with the X handle @Sammydo214 had posted that the incident happened on Tuesday in Benin. The video, which went viral, had attracted widespread attention leading to the Governor of Lagos state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu inviting the family over to his office. The governor finally met the family…
By Halimah Olamide Relief has come the way of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Mr. Godwin Emefiele, as he was granted bail on Wednesday. Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the High Court of the FCT, Maitama, admitted the former apex bank boss to bail in a ruling delivered Wednesday afternoon. The judge said it was the duty of Emefiele’s lawyers to produce him in court on November 15 when he is expected to appear before another judge of the High Court of the FCT in a charge earlier filed by the EFCC against him and one other…
Governor Directs Osun Officials to Look for Her By Halimah Olamide Fortune has smiled on a make up artist-turned street water hawker, Eniola after her encounter with a skit maker, Brain Jotter while she was hawking water on a Lagos road. Moved by the physical disability of Eniola, Brain Jotter, who was just driving stopped to record a video of the hawker. In the video, it was revealed that Eniola is physically challenged with her two hands. While she has only two fingers on one of the hands, she has three finders in the other. But even with these, she…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Tuesday announced Tuesday November 14 as the date for the commencement of a nationwide strike. The decision was reached after an extraordinary meeting of the unions held in Abuja on Tuesday. Though the unions were yet to make an official statement as at the time of filing this report, it was gathered that it was resolved after hours of deliberations by the leadership that the nation be shut down. NPO Reported earlier that the unions had summoned a meeting where they planned to discuss modalities for the…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Tuesday summoned what they called an “extraordinary” meeting of their leadership. The reason for the meeting, NPO Reports learnt was to review modalities for the impending nationwide strike. The two labour bodies are planning a strike over the attacks on the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero in Owerri the Imo state capital last week. Ajaero, had travelled to Owerri to mobilise workers for a protests against the state government. Things however turned awry after some hoodlums stormed the venue and descended on the NLC leaders. Ajaero,…
Fears of Explosion Heightens Over Eterna Fuel Station By Kamil Opeyemi A Samsung showroom in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory, has been gutted by fire on Monday. The fire, according to eye witness started at about 7:30pm with no one able to contain it. As at the time of filing this report, emergency officials were yet to arrive at the scene. Beside the showroom is also Eterna filling station creating the fears that the fuel station might be caught in the inferno.
By Halimah Olamide The duo of singer Azeez Fashola popularly called Naira Marley and his ally, Sammy Balogun called Sam Larry, have been granted bail today. Part of the bail terms as learnt by the NPO Reports was that the two must drop their international passports and must appear at the state Criminal Investigations Department of the police command every week pending the determination of the allegations against them. The bail is also in the sum of N20m . NPO Reports that both were taken into custody by the police after they returned into the country after being accused of…
By Kamil Opeyemi Tragedy has struck in Anambra state with the death of three students of a private secondary school who were killed after being struck by thunderstorm. The incident, which happened in Okpuno, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, reportedly had the students playing football on the school field. It was gathered that the incident happened late Saturday during rainfall which was accompanied by breeze and thunderstorms. It was gathered that the students were practising on the school’s pitch in preparation for a football competition before the lightning started. The eyewitness said about nine students were involved…
By Halimah Olamide The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has acceded to the demand by various interests groups for the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police for Imo state, Mohammed Barde. Barde’s posting has come under criticisms especially with the coming governorship election in the state and a recent attack on the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. NPO Reports that the Nigerian Labour Congress had while addressing a press conference in Abuja, demanded that the commissioner of police be removed as one of the conditions for peace after the attacks on its president, Joe Ajaero in…
By Halimah Olamide By Halimah Olamide A former Speaker of the Oyo state House of Assembly, Asimiyu Alarape, has rejected an appointment to be Senior Legislative Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. A letter of appointment, dated October 11, 2023 had been sent to Alarape . The appointment had generated reactions from many people who demanded to know how desperate a former speaker could be to accept such an appointment. However, in a reaction on Sunday, Alarape, via a letter addressed to Abbass, said he was turning down the offer. “May I respectfully convey with…