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Amidst escalating tension in the Middle East the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has condemned the attacks on Qatar by Iran. NPO Reports that Iran fired missiles at the military bases of the United States in Qatar and Iraq apparently in retaliation against the attacks by The United States on the Nuclear site in the night of Sunday. The US President Donald Trump had confirmed that the attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities completely obliterated the nuclear weapons. Minutes after the attacks across the air space of Qatar on Monday, Saudi Arabia berated Iran for its actions. “ The Kingdom of Saudi…
The Iran- Israel war is escalating Monday evening as missiles have been fired across the air space of Qatar. NPO Reports gathered that the missiles which have caused commotion in the oil rich country, are targeted at the military bases of the United States located in Doha. Some Nigerians resident in Doha have sent safe our souls messages describing the missiles as scary. Qatar confirmed the attack on the US-run Al Udeid base, calling it a “flagrant violation” and says it reserves the right to respond directly It added all the missiles were intercepted, while the Pentagon says there are no…
The Rivers State Police on Sunday said it has launched an investigation into the attacks on the Sola Administrator of Ahoada East Local Government Area of the state, Mr. Goodluck Iheanacho by his aides. NPO Reported earlier that Iheanacho was seen in a viral video being attacked by some individuals whose faces were not shown. In the video, the Sola Administrator could be seen being forced to sign a resignation letter for himself. The development is seen as part of the ongoing crisis in the politics of the state. The state command of the police, while reacting on Sunday, said…
Nigerians are reacting to the decision by the Government of Benue state to order emergency cleaning of the state’s major roads ahead of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s visit to the state today. Videos of workmen cutting grasses on major roads went viral midnight as the workers were seen working into late in the night of Tuesday, eve of the President’s visit. NPO Reports that President Tinubu is expected to visit the state today to ascertain the level of destruction after suspected herdsmen stormed villages killing scores of residents. The development has further aggravated the security situation in the region giving…
Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment and resolve. 3. I felt a sense of collective accomplishment when I realised how far we had come as a nation. Since 1999, democracy has risen from the ashes and destitution of military rule to take its rightful place as the only mode of governance of our resilient and…
Brave Nigerians who faced the odds in challenging the military over the illegal annulment of the June 12 presidential election have come to honour today under the recognition of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In marking the Democracy Day 2025, Tinubu remembered many of those who he was in the trenches with awarding them national honours according to their grades. Prominent among the awardees, many of them now late, are Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Chief James Ajibola Ige, Chief Alfred Rewane, Mr. Chima Ubani, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Prof Wole Soyinka. While the late Kudirat Abiola and Ige…
Mamadou Sarr has realised one dream by signing for Chelsea, but already has his sights set on another as he aims to replicate the success achieved by some of his French predecessors at the Blues. The latest man to cross the Channel to represent Chelsea officially completed his move from Strasbourg yesterday, arriving at Cobham for his first taste of his new home on Monday. It was clear right from day one that Sarr has big ambitions for his time in west London too. ‘It’s simple. The dream is to win the Premier League and the Champions League with Chelsea,’…
The world of literature has lost one of its own on Wednesday as Kenyan popular novelist, playwright and essayist Ngugi Wa Thiong’o has died. His son, a professor at the University of Cornel announced the passing of the African literary giant. “It tears my heart to say that my father, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o passed away earlier today. I am me because of him in so many ways, as his child, scholar and writer. I love him – I am not sure what tomorrow will bring without him here. I think that is all I have to say for now,” he…
Says Existing Students Either Transfers or Lose Legal Status The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, marking a sharp escalation in the battle over the Ivy League school’s autonomy in the face of the administration’s policy demands. “Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered her department to terminate Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, citing the university’s refusal to turn over the conduct records of foreign students requested…
The police on Friday said the 89 young men seen in a viral video around Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos pose no danger as they are newly recruited workers of the Dangote Refinery. NPO Reports that tension rose after residents sighted the 89 young men who appeared in the area raising fears of insecurity. The apprehension was said to have been fuelled by fears of many insurgents from the Northern part of the country infiltrating different parts of the country. NPO Reports that such fears had caused the killing of some Northerners who claimed to be hunters in Rivers state…