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By Halimah Olamide The Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered that policemen who ran an operational vehicle over a citizen in Edo State to report themselves at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Describing the scenario as “disturbing” the police headquarters asked for calm in Edo state as the police hierarchy will ensure justice is done over the matter. A video had gone viral where a team of policemen ran over a man who laid down in front of a Toyota Sienna space bus while some others protested against an action of the police. The policemen were being prevented…
By Kamil Opeyemi Former President Muhammadu Buhari has said that at no time did he ask his predecessor Bola Tinubu not to beam his searchlight on the actions of some of his appointees. In a statement released by his media aide, Garba Shehu, Buhari said it is fake news being carried around that he sought the understanding of the successor not to investigate activities of his appointees. “If social media is to be believed, former President Muhammadu Buhari is requesting his successor, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, not to investigate some former officials of his government,” he said on Thursday “It…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Police Force on Thursday vowed to investigate how a yet to be identified man got many operatives of the force deployed to him as private guards. In a video which has gone viral, the man was seen being guarded by new fewer than five armed bearing policemen. The man, in a flowing agbada, was seen being led to place where he appeared like going to slaughter a cow within what appeared like his palatial building. A twitter user, Oluyemi Fasipe, had shared the video of the man complaining why a single Nigerian should have such…
A popular actress in the Yoruba section of the Nollywood in Nigeria, Iyabo Oko, has died. The actress, whose name is Sidikat Odunkanwi, died on Wednesday. Her death was announced by her daughter, Bisi Aisha who wrote on her facebook page, “May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy.” Also confirming the death another actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako also wrote on her instagram page saying “and finally we lost her.. rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best” Daramola-Salako has been on her case for some time giving updates over her deteriorating health. Many more are expected to react to…
By Kamil Opeyemi A group, The Family United By Sports, has responded to call for help by the family of the late Olympic boxer, Jerry Okorodudu by paying the balance of the N600,000 hospital bill after his death on Wednesday. NPO Reported earlier that Okorodudu died shortly before funds could be raised for his for an amputation of his leg but the private hospital declined to release his remains over the balance of N600,000. The news had gone viral on Thursday with many lamenting over the situation. The Family United by Sports, NPO Reports learnt had been frantically battling to…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Thursday reminded Ogun state indigenes how he used their state to invoke what he called “spirit of Freedom” with his now popular statement, “Emi Lokan.” Speaking at the palace of Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona during his visit to the state, Tinubu said he owed the people of the state so much. “I invoked the spirit of freedom in Ogun,” the president said while speaking at the palace. Recall that apart from the “Emi Lokan”, Tinubu also said openly accused the Central Bank of Nigeria of using the Naira redesign to frustrate his…
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…