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By Kamil Opeyemi Nigerians must have faith in God that the country will experience peace, stability and prosperity. This was the admonition to Nigerians by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday while speaking with journalists after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at Dodan Barracks prayer ground. He said there was need for unity and cooperation just as he appealed to Nigerians to eschew ethnic and religious rivalries. He noted that Allah would not burden the country with what it cannot bear, the President said: ”I thank Almighty Allah for keeping us in good health till today and pray to Him to grant us…
By Halimah Olamide There was confusion at the Osogbo Central Praying Ground in the Osun state capital on Wednesday as Governor Ademola Adeleke and former spokesman of the Senate Surajudeen Basiru Ajibola had disagreement over sitting positions at the praying ground. NPO Reports gathered that trouble started when the advanced security team of the Governor arrived at the praying ground ahead of the Eid-il Kabir prayers at the state capital and advised Ajibola to move from the position where he was sited claiming that was the place meant for the Governor. An eye witness told the NPO Reports that the…
By Halimah Olamide As NAHCON Confirms 5 Dead At least, 30 Pilgrims performing the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia have been diagnosed with mental illness of various degrees. This was just as five pilgrims were said to have died. Head of the Medical Team of the National Hajj NAHCON, Usman Galadima,while making this known on Saturday, said those with mental illness are being managed and there are hopes they will be stable enough to perform the Hajj. While two pilgrims from Osun and Kaduna each died, one was from Plateau. “We have been managing them in our facilities. We have…
By Halimah Olamide Tragedy has occurred as renowned Professor of Mass Communication Lai Oso, died in an accident on Saturday. Oso, of the Department of Mass Communication Lagos State University reportedly died on his way from Abraka, Delta state. Details of the death were not available at press time. NPO Reports however gathered that the information is just filtering in among his colleagues in the institution. A colleague, Prof. Jimi Kayode, who was contacted by the NPO Reports said he had just been informed but did not have details. He said he had confirmed from the Dean of the Faculty…
By Halimah Olamide Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has said it is misleading for anyone to claim that he renounced his Nigerian citizenship at any time. The deputy governor was responding to media reports which went viral on Friday claiming that a witness at the election made the allegation. His media office, in a statement made available to the NPO Reports on Saturday, said the reaction became germane to set the records straight. The Media Office stated that “There is nowhere in the verifiable record of proceedings of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal of 21st…
By Kamil Opeyemi Former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on Saturday told students of the Akoko Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko in Ondo State how he tried to recreate the Obafemi Awolowo development agenda as part of a plan to ensure greater good of the people of Osun. Aregbesola was Governor of the South-Western state between 2010 and 2018. Speaking at a reception organised by the old students association of the school on Saturday, he highlighted many of the programmes of his administration. In a speech titled “I am just a rave”, Aregebsola said schools at the time he was…
Vladimir Putin’s presidential plane left Moscow early Saturday, sparking rumors that he had fled the Russian capital as the Wagner Group’s mercenary forces advanced on the city. The president’s aircraft was spotted on flight radar flying northwest from Moscow to the St Petersburg area — but then disappeared from the system near the city of Tver, the BBC reported, where Putin owns a large rural retreat. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that his boss had turned tail amid the crisis, telling news agency Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that his boss had turned tail amid the crisis, telling news agency TASS that he was “working in the Kremlin.” But Igor Artamonov, the governor of the Russian region of Lipetsk just south of Moscow, confirmed that a military column…
President of the World Trade Organisation, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Saturday reacted to allegations against her that she cropped out President Bola Tinubu from a photo where he appeared with her. Reacting to the allegation where some Nigerians condemned her alleged action, the WTO President who was a Nigerian Finance Minister, said the attacks on her were unwarranted. “Nigerians please relax! Re Paris, Interesting attacks from both sides. Sadly shows the depth of polarization in our society. I post photos in the order received by accompanying staff or colleagues. Reading more into it is unwarranted. Let’s unite to build our…
Kamil Opeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 and above as cut off mark for 2022/23 admissions into universities across the country. This information was presented during the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and Awards on Saturday in Abuja by the board’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede. Oloyede said 100 had been approved as cut off mark into Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. Oloyede explained that the aforementioned points were the minimum, but that does not mean that institutions must comply with it.
By Kamil Opeyemi The Police have invited for questioning, parents of the little girl seen in a viral video produced by skit maker, Abdullahi Maruf (popularly called Trinity Guy) for allegedly giving their consent for the appearance of the girl in the video. The police in Oyo state had said that Trinity Guy would be charged to court for what is considered the use of. a minor in the production of a video which featured sexual abuse content. The Oyo state command of the Nigerian Police explained that the parent of the girl, according to the skit maker, gave their…