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By Kamil Opeyemi The ancient city of Kano was on Saturday hit with a massive protest by those who called for a rethink over the planned war with Niger over the recent coup. While saying it will explore diplomatic options, the Authorities of the Heads of States of ECOWAS member countries had on Friday said a standby operation force should be ready ahead of possible deployment in Niger. But a groundswell of resistance is mounting as many condemn proposed war with the neighboring country. Soldiers had upstaged President Mohamed Bazoum in a palace coup two weeks ago. ECOWAS had said…
The ECOWAS Parliament was on Saturday divided over taking military action as an option aimed at tackling the political situation in Niger Republic and restoring civil rule there. Some members made called for actions that would nip in the bud military incursion into politics within the region, while others identified diplomacy and dialogue as the best approaches to tackling the crisis. No fewer than 22 parliamentarians participated in the virtual extraordinary meeting to discuss the political crisis in Niger. Some members who were against military intervention highlighted the economic woes that the people of Niger could experience if invaded. Ali…
By Kamil Opeyemi The lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District at the upper chamber of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Solomon Adeola (YAYI) has described as mere imagination of rumour mongers, the alleged feud between him and the governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun. He posited that nothing could have warranted any friction between him and the governor, not even the issue of political influence or interest at any level of government. He added that the governor remains the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state and by…
Halimah Olamide There is tension in the Fagba, Iju area of Lagos state on Saturday as victims of the early burning of illegal structures by the state Task Force team reportedly made attempt to regroup to attacks residents. NPO Reported earlier that the Olayinka Egbeyemi-led Task Force had stormed the Fagba shanties very early in the morning after which illegal structures were set on fire for enforce the state’s quit order given many months ago. Goods and makeshift houses belonging to many of the illegal residents and occupants had gone up in flames. There are reports that majority of those…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has confirmed the arrest of its President, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa. The Deputy President of the Union, Mr. Isa Ore, who confirmed the development to journalists on Saturday in Abuja, expressed shock over the arrest. He said, “We were preparing for the inauguration and swearing-in of the newly elected National Administrative Council members when the police arrived, asked us to leave the premises, and proceeded to seal off the secretariat.” He added that to the amazement of members, the union was not given any reason for…
Men of the Lagos state Task Force have set ablaze hundreds of illegal structures in Fagba area of Lagos on Saturday. The Task force men were said to have arrived in the early hours of the day telling occupants to vacate their makeshifts homes. They were said to have been issued quit notices for months now. See Video:
By Kamil Opeyemi Hundreds of owners of illegal structures were caught unaware Saturday morning as the Lagos State Task Force on environment stormed the Fagba Railway line area in the suburb of the state setting them ablaze. NPO Reports that a second hand goods market which lies parallel to the railway line was completely destroyed as the task force men set them on fire. NPO Reports learnt that quit notices had been given to the illegal occupants of the areas as they constitute environmental hazards to the entire neighbourhoods. The area is also seen to harbour lots of criminality as…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has taken possession of Oriade Runsewe, the now six-month-old baby sold under the table by Arrows of God orphanage to undercover journalist ‘Fisayo Soyombo on July 6, 2023. For 19 months, Soyombo, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of FIJ, had studied, trailed, investigated and eventually penetrated the orphanage after receiving a tip-off in December 2021 that one baby at Arrows of God cost N1.5 million. Nineteen months later, the orphanage, founded by Rev. D. C. Ogo, an ordained Minister, a former Principal of the Nigerian Army School of Nursing and Midwifery, a…
By Kamil Opeyemi Troops of the Nigerian army on Friday rescued Hassan Augie, a former provost of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Gusau and his son, from bandits, in Zamfara. Troops of sector 1 operation hadarin daji rescued the hostages, who were abducted on Thursday by the bandits from their residence. A statement by the army said the soldiers encountered the bandits while on patrol along the Shemori-Yandoto road in the Marke general area of the state. “On the 11th of August 2023, troops of sector 1 operation hadarin daji deployed at forward operating base Mada in Zamfara state…
By Kamil Opeyemi A newly inducted nurse, Omoniyi Boluwatife has been gruesomely murdered by yet-to-be identified assailants with her womb harvested in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. She was found dead and her body had been evacuated by the police. According to reports, Boluwatife, a graduate of Lead City University, was on Tuesday inducted into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. She had reportedly gone to celebrate her recent induction into the nursing profession at a nightclub on Tuesday night before she was later found dead. In a viral video, the remains of Boluwatife were seen on the floor.…