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By Ibrahim Olatunji The multi-million Naira belonging to the wife of the former Ogun state Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Yeye Olufunke Daniel has been sealed up after the edifice was vandalised by unknown persons in the wee hours of Sunday. NPO Reported earlier that an Engineer said to be the Developer, Lawal had claimed that the state government claimed that the building did not comply with building regulations. A visit by the NPO Reports correspondent on Sunday showed that some parts of the plaza had been badly vandalised. Our correspondent who visited the building reports that many people had visited…

By Kamil Opeyemi The government of Ogun state, has been accused of demolishing a multi-billion plaza said to be owned by the wife of former Governor of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Mrs. Olufunke Daniel. A message circulating on the matter which NPO Reports obtained said a part of the plaza, located on Folagbade Street, Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, was demolished at about 1am in the wee hours of Sunday. But attempts to speak with the government has not produced any result as the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Lekan Sani, promised to get back to the NPO…

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number of injured. BBC reports that the interior ministry has said that more than 1,400 people have serious injuries, and the heaviest casualties are in provinces just south of Marrakesh. Fearing aftershocks, many Moroccans have opted to stay outdoors for a second night, sleeping on the streets. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains where there are reports of entire villages flattened in remote areas, though information continues to emerge. BBC correspondent Nick Beake reports that in one remote community, an…

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri lamented that Boko Haram insurgency had inflicted damages in the North-East, to the tune of $9billion. The Director, Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, in a statement, said Shettima stated this while inaugurating the distribution of palliatives in the North-East. He also performed the official groundbreaking for the construction of the 22.5km Jere Bowl road network project, covering Jere and Mafa LGAs, in Borno, undertaken by the North-East Development Commission (NEDC). The event coincided with the 8th meeting of the North-East Governors’ Forum. According to the vice president,…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has signed into law the bill creating 33 Local Council Development Areas in the state. This happened less than 48 hours after his return to the country after about three months of medical leave. The bill, which had earlier been approved by the state House of Assembly, was presented to the governor for assent by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, on Saturday, noted that the governor’s decision has provided legal support for the establishment of…

•By Kamil Opeyemi The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has debunked “recent online media reports” claiming plans to invite the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate the immediate past FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, in relation to certain irregularities in the award of contracts and other such matters. The Director of Press in the FCT Ministry in the Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, in a statement on Saturday, said described the reports as entirely baseless and without any merit whatsoever. “The FCT Minister, during…

•Says It’s Great Victory For Nigeria’s Democracy By Kamil Opeyemi Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has congratulated President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Senator Kashim Shettima on their victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. In a statement personally signed by the former Vice President, Osinbajo stated that “the ruling is a great victory for Nigeria’s constitutional democracy and the rule of law.” “The practice of democracy in our nation has been further strengthened by the fact that all parties faithfully followed the electoral process according to the law and relied on our courts in the event of a dispute. “Our nation…

Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a towering figure in South African politics and outspoken Zulu chief, has died at the age of 95. During the racist apartheid regime, he founded the Zulu Inkatha party after becoming disillusioned with the African National Congress (ANC). Thousands were killed in clashes between supporters of the two parties in the early 1990s. But he was later welcomed back into the fold, serving as President Nelson Mandela’s minister of home affairs. Chief Buthelezi was a shrewd but controversial politician, who disagreed with the ANC’s tactics of armed action against white-minority rule and trod a moderate path as leader…

By Halimah Olamide Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has nnounced a N100 million bounty for whoever can provide information leading to the arrest of those allegedly responsible for the Friday killing of a police Divisional Officer Bako Angbashim. He has also declared one Gift David Okpara Okpolowu, a.k.a. 2-Baba and all members of his criminal gang wanted for the murder of a DPO. Angbashim was killed in Odiemudie Community, Ahoada East local government area of the state. Also, Fubara announced a N100 million bounty on 2-Baba, for anyone who gives useful information that would lead to his arrest and prosecution.…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Inspector General of Police, OLukayode Egbetokun, has ordered that intensive investigations must be carried out to arrest all those behind the killing of a Divisional Police Officer in Rivers state on Friday. NPO Reported that SP Bako Angbashim was killed Friday night . Reacting on Saturday, the Inspector General of Police said nothing must be spared to arrest the criminals. A statement by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, force spokesman quoted the police boss as condemning what he called the “the gruesome murder of SP Bako Angbashim, who was, at the time of his passing the Divisional Police Officer,…