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Former Governor of Abia State and a presidential aspirant, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has berated South-West and South-South 2023 presidential aspirants accusing them of not having respect for equity. In a statement on Tuesday, an angry Kalu said it is unjust and embarrassing that the aspirants from both the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, totally relegated the South-East to the background of Nigerian politics. He stated, “I’m even shocked with the number of aspirants coming from the South-West and the South-South. It’s embarrassing that these aspirants (APC and PDP) have no single respect and concern…
Many worshippers have been injured after a Deeper Life Bible Church, located at Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos state, collapsed during heavy storm while service was in progress on Sunday. Heavy rain which was later followed by a heavy storm reportedly caused the collapse of the Church building around 9:30 a.m. One of the members of the Church who was also a victim, Mr Topohozin Tunde, confirmed six members of the church sustained serious injuries. “I also sustained a serious knee injury, but thank God no live was lost. “Just around 9:30 this morning, during the church service, there was…
The palace of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has said that media reports of the death of the prominent traditional ruler is an “unfounded rumour.” A swift statement from the palace signed by Bode Durojaiye, Director of Media to the monarch said the reports are “fake. He described those publishing the news as “a disgruntled group of bloggers” saying the reports are “imaginary.” “Members of the public are hereby urged to disregard the unfounded report, as the Paramount Ruler is hale and hearty,” the statement said. He went further saying “Precisely on Monday and Tuesday this week,…
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi is dead. NPO Reports learnt that the monarch known for his ebullient lifestyle, died late evening of Friday at the Afe Babalola University where he had been taken for treatment. It was learnt that the monarch was in the United Kingdom two weeks ago for some medically related reasons. A source close to the palace told our correspondent in the early hours of Saturday that his remains was brought to the palace in the covers of the night. Though, there is no official statement yet, it was learnt that the atmosphere in and…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the Hilton Hotels venue of an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressive Congress in Abuja. The meeting is coming hours after the President hosted the governors and members of the Federal Executive Council to an iftar Tuesday night at the presidential Villa. READ ALSO: Buhari Meets Governors; Says No One Will Be Allowed to Destabilise Nigeria It is believed that the meeting will take some decisive steps towards the mode of selecting candidates on the platform of the party ahead of the 2023 General elections. Details later…
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been shot dead in Imo state. The commission’s staff identified as Mr. Nwokorie was killed by gunmen at Nkwo Ihitte (PU 004) in Amakohia Ward (RA 02) of Ihitte Uboma Local Government Area. The Resident Electoral Commissioner reported that the State Office is making efforts to locate the whereabouts of the two remaining staff involved in the registration exercise who were also attacked. Prior to this incident, the Commission had suspended the CVR in Orsu and Njaba Local Government areas of the State on account of insecurity while the…
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Wednesday told Speakers of states’ Houses of Assembly and their deputies he is the most qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. He met them at a one day programme tagged “‘The Legislature, Changing Times and Nigeria’s Democratic Journey.’ The meeting was at the instance of the Lagos State Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. At the meeting was also the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was a guest speaker. “We have the brilliance, the resources, the focus. We don’t just know how to run the race and take care of the gear…
Speculations were rife on Wednesday that Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi may have declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. Though there were reports that he went to Abuja on Wednesday to specifically and formally inform the President, Muhammadu Buhari, a source close to Fayemi told the NPO Reports that the Governor had earlier informed the President of his intention. “The President is aware of his intention already,” the source told the NPO Reports on Wednesday. The source said Fayemi’s presence in Abuja was not in connection with his formal information to the president but for…
Few Months after he was appointed the Statistician General of the Federation Simon Harry died this morning in Abuja. His death came few days after it was first rumoured. The National Bureau of Statistics had come out to deny the death of its boss. However, Simon reportedly died Wednesday morning after battling with an undisclosed illness. Sunday Ichedi, who is the Head of communication for National Bureau of Statistics confirmed that Simon was dead. Harry joined the erstwhile Federal Office of Statistics as statistician 11 in 1992 and rose to the position of director of statistics in 2019. Before his…