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Insists Tinubu Present Forged Academic Records Accuses INEC of Complicity Lists Implications for Future Elections By Kamil Opeyemi Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubabar, has said that history will vindicate him on the decision of the Supreme Court which dismissed his petition filed against the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Atiku, at a press conference on Monday said he had known before that should the apex court endorse the victory of Tinubu, the loss would not be his but that of Nigerians in all. Atiku also said that the inteRpretation. of his loss at the supreme…

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By Kamil Opeyemi The Governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged being shot at by policemen in the state capital on Monday. A video seen by the NPO Reports showed that the governor, with some of his aides and security aides, were walking to the House of Assembly complex which was set on fire late Sunday night. The video also showed that the policemen used water canons to pour water in the direction of the governor as he moved undaunted towards the Assembly complex. The water canon belongs to the police with the inscription Nigeria Police Force on it.…

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By Halimah Olamide There is tension in PortHarcourt, the River state capital as the House of Assembly has been burnt down in a strange inferno that happened late Sunday. Hoodlums had invaded the complex at about 9:45pm which is a stone throw to the Headquarters of the Police command in the state. Before the hoodlums were dislodged, the hoodlums had set the main chamber of the Assembly complex on fire. It was also gathered that the hoodlums had used hand grenades to cause an explosion in the building before the fire started. This claim could not be independently verified. Emergency…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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