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…asks the former minister to grow up and stop peddling Lies around By Kamil Opeyemi Former Managing Director of Nigeria Port Authority and current special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on policy coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, has responded to the allegations made against her by Rotimi Amaechi. Speaking at a lecture on Thursday, the former minister of transportation had alleged, among other things, that Bala Usman gave approval for a contract worth N2.8bn during her time as managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Bala-Usman was suspended as managing director of the NPA in 2021 and was replaced…

By Kamil Opeyemi A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has condemned the past Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority, (NPA), Hadiza Usman for allegedly putting out false narratives in her book titled: “Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority.” Former President Muhammadu Buhari asked Hadiza Usman to step aside from her role while an Administrative Panel of Inquiry, headed by Rotimi Amaechi, investigated the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Hadiza Bala Usman, had in her book revealed that former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, was behind her removal from office because she did…

He Was Respected for His Deep Insights By Halimah Olamide Nigeria has lost one of its most prominent traditional rulers, the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, do Ibrahim. Though details of his death were not available at the time of filing this report, our correspondent learnt that palace sources informed that the late royal father dies in an hospital in Abuja where he had been placed on treatment for some time. The nature of his ailment was not disclosed. President Bola Tinubu while condoling with the government and people of Kogi State said the death of the Ohinoyi is a painful…

By Halimah Olamide A prominent Yoruba woman industrialist and traditional title holder, Chief Mrs Alaba Lawson, the Iyalode of Egbaland has died. NPO Reports that the Founder and Proprietress of the popular Lawson Group of Schools, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital died on Saturday. Lawson, until her death, was also the Iyalode of Egbaland and past President of the Abeokuta Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ABEOCCIMA). The Executive Secretary of ABEOCCIMA, AbdulRahman Maku, confirmed Lawson’s death on Saturday. The statement reads partly, “We regret to announce the demise of NACCIMA past president & ABEOCCIMA Matron/Chairman, Board of…

Congratulates on Supreme Court Verdict By Kamil Opeyemi A former Postmaster General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Postal Service, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi has said Nigerians have less reasons to worry over the current economic hardship. Adewusi said Tinubu’s capacity to turn an otherwise unsavoury situation into blessings is not in doubt saying the President possesses what he called “the Midas touch” to turn the economy of the country around. Adewusi’s statement came on the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision which finally confirmed him winner of the February 2023 election. Adewusi said with the…

By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Tinubu, has received close aides in his office in celebration of the decision of the Supreme Court which confirmed his victory on Thursday. NPO Reported earlier that the Supreme Court had dismissed the appeals filed against his victory at the tribunal saying the appeals lacked merit. Moments after the court rose, Tinubu was seen in videos with close aides celebrating the victory. While the President was seen calmly sitting at his desk attending to some documents, the aides came in to congratulate him on the decision of the court. Among those seen with him in…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, gave final warning to defaulters of ground rent payment in the FCT, insisting that something would happen. Wike gave the warning when the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), led by its President, Dr Chris Isiguzo visited him in Abuja. The minister said that “something will surely happen” contrary to the erroneous assumption that the ground rent directive was an empty threat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the FCT Administration in September published land titles of individuals, organisations, and agencies owing ground…

By Barack Obama It’s been 17 days since Hamas launched its horrific attack against Israel, killing over 1,400 Israeli citizens, including defenseless women, children and the elderly. In the aftermath of such unspeakable brutality, the U.S. government and the American people have shared in the grief of families, prayed for the return of loved ones, and rightly declared solidarity with the Israeli people. As I stated in an earlier post, Israel has a right to defend its citizens against such wanton violence, and I fully support President Biden’s call for the United States to support our long-time ally in going…

By Kamil Opeyemi A Business and Property Court in London presided over by Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of England and Wales has on Monday quashed the 11 billion dollars awarded against Nigeria in a case filed by the Process and Industrial Developments Company, (P&ID). Judge Knowles held that the award was obtained by fraud and that what had happened in the case was contrary to public policy. The court also declared that it did not find any merit in the charges of bribery levelled against a former Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Olasupo Shasore, SAN, who represented…

Halimah Olamide Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday declared state of emergency on the flooded Isheri community, in Ifo Local Government Area of the State. This was just as the flood threatens to overrun the Long Bridge near Berger Area of Lagos. NPO Reports correspondent who visited the Long Bridge on Monday afternoon observed that the water level had risen to a more dangerous level with the possibility it could overrun the bridge. If it does, travellers in and out of Lagos run the risk of being stranded with no alternative route until the water goes down. The…