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By Halimah Olamide A yet to be identified passenger was Friday evening removed from an Ibom Air flight after what appeared to be a strange behavior before take off. The man who was wearing a t shirt had got up shouting that on no account should the President elect Bola Tinubu be sworn in as Nigerian leader. His strange behavior had attracted the attention of other passengers who waited for flight crew to act fast before something untoward occurred. The flights attendant had called in some security personnel who then forcibly removed the man from the plane. As he struggled…
By Kamil Opeyemi Governor of Osun, Ademola Adeleke, has on Friday visited the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola promising that his government would complete the MKO Abiola Cargo Airport located in Ido Osun, near the state capital, Osogbo. Adeleke stated this during a working visit to the former governor of the state in his office in Abuja on Friday. “I’m concerned about the state of our infrastructure in Osun. Osun remains the only state in the South West without an airport. Osun has a lot of potential, but we are restricted due to lack of infrastructure, particularly our airport. “We…
Sylva’s resignation comes at a time of political transition in Nigeria, with President Muhammadu Buhari serving his final weeks in office before giving way to President-elect Bola Tinubu on May 29. Nigeria’s Timipre Sylva has resigned as the country’s minister of state for petroleum to seek a new term as governor of oil-producing Bayelsa State in the southern Niger Delta, ministry and presidency sources told Reuters on Thursday. Sylva’s resignation comes at a time of political transition in Nigeria, with President Muhammadu Buhari serving his final weeks in office before giving way to President-elect Bola Tinubu on May 29. Sylva…
By Safiu Kehinde United Bank of Africa has recorded 200 Billion Naira as total profit made as at the end of 2022 Fiscal year. As revealed in the audited annual financial report for the year 2022 released earlier today, the bank saw a 31.2 percentage increase in its profit before tax as against the N153.01 billion recorded in 2021. This profit was generated from the N660.2 Billion gross earnings accumulated in the course of the year till December 31, 2022. Also subjected to increment is the Group’s total assets which stood at N10.9 Trillion as against N8.5 Trillion recorded in…
Jacob Chansley, the January 6 rioter who became known as the “QAnon Shaman,” was reportedly transferred from a federal prison to a halfway house in Arizona months before he was planned to be released, CBS News reports. Federal prison records showed that Mr Chansley–who earned notoriety for wearing an animal skin hat with horns and a painted face while roaming around the Capitol shirtless–is at a “residential reentry management” facility and will be released on 25 May. Mr Chansley reportedly was set to be released in July but earned a reduction in his sentence for good behavior. He originally pleaded…
By Kamil Opeyemi The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday reviewed and reverses the suspensions of some of its chieftains. The members whose suspension was lifted include former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, Dr. Aslam Aliyu, and H.E Ibrahim Shema. This was contained in a statement signed by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba. He said the decision was taken at its NWC meeting on Thursday where members extensively discussed recent developments in the party. According to him, the NWC…
By Kamil Opeyemi A High Court in Makurdi, Benue State has issued an interim injunction restraining Dr Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. The presiding judge, Justice W.I. Kpochi, gave the interim order on Monday in the suit No. MHC/85/2023 filed at the court by Terhide Utaan with Ayu and the PDP as defendants. The case has been adjourned until April 17 for further hearing. Details later…
By Opeyemi Kamil and Halimah Olamide A former Chief of General Staff under the late Gen Sani Abacha, Lt. General Oladipo Diya has died. NPO Reports gathered early Sunday morning that the former Military Governor of Ogun State died in the early hours after a protracted battle with an undisclosed disease. He was said to have died in Lagos . Attempts by the NPO Reports to confirm from a family member was yet to be successful as at press time. However, a short statement purportedly released by one of his children confirmed the demise of the former military man who…
BY Halimah Olamide CLAIM A video has gone viral which showed a one storey building being vandalised by a horde of angry youths including under-aged street urchins. Many who posted the video on Saturday March 25 claimed that the building belongs to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu. FACT-CHECKED: Though, the INEC Chairman hails from Bauchi in the Northern part of Nigeria, there are no significant facts to support the fact that the property belongs to him. The INEC Chairman himself, through a statement by his media aide, Rotimi Oyekanmi, asked Nigerians to disregard the…
By Halimah Olamide The Department of State Services on Saturday alerted Nigerians of a plan to cause mayhem across the country. Peter Ifunaya, Spokesman of the service in a statement said arising from the recent elections, some elements have concluded plans to create confusion across the country. “ It would be recalled that the Service had earlier advised political players to abide by the rules of engagement as well as approach the courts for redress, if and where there are suspicions of infractions on extant electoral laws evident that some aggrieved politicians are already taking advantage of this legal process.…