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By Kamil Opeyemi The Deputy Governor of Edo state, Phillips Shuaibu, has alleged on Monday that he was locked out of his office. The Deputy Governor got to his office and was surprised to find the gate locked. Last week, a letter said to be from the office of the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, was reported to have been sent to the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Governor which directed Shuaibu to relocate to a new office situated at No 7, Dennis Osadebey Avenue, GRA, Benin City. But Shaibu said it was the civil servants in his office…
By Halimah Olamide Some gunmen numbering. about 20 have stormed a small community in Osun, killing a teenager seeking university admission and burning his corpse inside a vehicle at the palace. The gunmen who struck at the Okanla community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun state on Sunday were reportedly. Prince Jimoh Qadri, who is an uncle to the teenager, said he was the target of the murder attempt. He said the gunmen invaded his house in Okanla area Sunday morning and started shooting sporadically. He said, “I went out this morning when my wife called me that some…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday said the accident involving a private jet carrying Governor of Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has come under investigation and reports will be made public when ready. A statement by the Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, Captain Musa Nuhu, said that the Minister, Mr. Festus Keyamo, received with concern reports of the aborted take-off of the Bombardier Global Express 605 jet operated by Pacific Energy Company Limited at the Lagos airport on September 4th 2023. “The aircraft was carrying Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and his…
By Halimah Olamide Says Police Ignored Him Till He Died Nigerian rapper and very close friend of late Mohbad, Bella Shmurda, has opened up in far away Canada, threatening that it shall be pound for pound and flesh for flesh should the police fail to arrest those allegedly responsible for the death of his friend. Bella Shumurda, who few days before the death of the singer, had revealed on a television programme attempts by Mohabd to commit suicide as a result of the intimidations he was getting from some people in the industry. Mohbad was first signed under the…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu has finally found a Minister for Youths as the presidency on Sunday named Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim ahead of confirmation by the Senate. Also to serve as Minister of State for the Ministry is Mr. Ayodele Olawande who is a community development expert and youth leader in the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC). According to Ajuri Ngelale, Presidential spokesman, Bio Ibrahim is a young medical doctor and most recently served as the President of the Progressive Young Women Forum (PYWF). She has also served as the Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor…
By Kamil Opeyemi A controversy is brewing over the real cause of a near aviation incident as Nigerian Governor Thinks The Plane Was Tampered With Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state on Sunday alleged that there was an attempt to cause his plane to crash having been compromised before take off sometimes last week. This was just as the Governor confirmed the reported near crash which happened when loud explosions were heard in the engines of the private jet forcing the flight to be aborted at the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. In a statement by Olawale Rasheed, spokesman…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst insinuations of culpability, the Nigeria’s anti-drug agency washes its hands off arrest of singer Mohbad saying that substance he alleged he was forced to drink could not have been at the NDLEA The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that its operatives never arrested late singer, Oladimeji IleriOluwa Aloba popularly called Mohbad. Femi Babafemi, Head of Media and Advocacy of the agency, in an exclusive interview with the NPO Reports, said contrary to the insinuations out there, at no time was the singer arrested by the agency. Expressing concerns about the manner the agency…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Africa Indorama Energy Petrochemical Ltd. to supply 800 million scuff of gas to promote industrialisation in Nigeria. Malam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd., said this during the signing of the MoU in Abuja on Saturday. He said the aim of the MoU was to ensure that Nigeria’s abundant gas resources were harnessed. According to him, the project is expected to contribute common revenue of 3.8 billion dollars annually to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and up to…
By Halimah Olamide Nigeria’s ex-president comes under more hammer after ordering about traditional rulers and in the words of the latest critic, talked to them like “motor park tout talking to a bunch of jobless and worthless underlings. Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has attributed Friday’s order by former President Olusegun Obasanjo order on traditional rulers to stand and sit down as part of the effects of his association with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. Fani-Kayode said he finds it totally incongruous that a man such as Obasanjo who spent better part of his life…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst controversies surrounding the death of popular singer, Mohbad, his friend and colleague, Bella Shmurda, has postponed his earlier scheduled tour of Canada. Bella Shmurda made this known Saturday via bis X handle saying due to an unforseen sad event, the tour would be postponed. Mohbad died on Tuesday at the age of 27. Mohbad’s management also released an official statement confirming his passing away. ”It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of Promise Oladimeji Aloba PK/A Mohbad (Imole) today, the 12th of September, 2023. “Mohbad was light until the very end, and as…