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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…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu on Saturday changed his initial itinerary announcing he is heading to London after the New Global Financing Pact Summit held in Paris, France. The Nigerian President, who was earlier billed to return to the country today, has however announced that he will be proceeding to London for a private visit. According to Dele Alake, his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, the president will be back in Nigeria before the June 28 Eid-il-Kabir festival. A statement by Alake, which was made available to the NPO Reports on Saturday, said President Bola Tinubu…
By Halimah Olamide The Head of the Intelligence Response Unit of the Nigerian Police Force Tunji Disu, has been named as the Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police Mr. Kayode Egbetokun. This was just as the new Police boss unveiled on Friday a new vision for policing in the country under his supervision. Disu, a former Commander of Commander of the Special Task Force in Lagos before he was appointed Head of the Intelligence Division, is to oversee affairs in the office of the IG. In a statement released by the Force spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi, he said…
Warnings over the safety of OceanGate’s Titan submersible were repeatedly dismissed by the CEO of the company, email exchanges with a leading deep sea exploration specialist show. In messages seen by the BBC, Rob McCallum told OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush that he was potentially putting his clients at risk and urged him to stop using the sub until it had been classified by an independent body. Mr Rush responded that he was “tired of industry players who try to use a safety argument to stop innovation”. The tense exchange ended after OceanGate’s lawyers threatened legal action, Mr McCallum said. “I…
The huge search for a missing submersible vessel near the wreck of the Titanic has entered a critical stage, as fears mount over the oxygen levels that may be on board. If the sub is still functional and intact, it may only have low levels of oxygen left based on earlier estimates. It went missing in a remote area of the North Atlantic on Sunday with a four-day oxygen supply for its crew of five. And on Thursday many questions remained over how it could be recovered. The minivan-sized submersible, which was owned and operated by the private company OceanGate…