Author: nporeports
It is a thirsty time for the ruling All Progressive Congress as the acting Chairman of the party, Governor Mai Mala Buni was late Sunday surreptitiously removed. Governor Mohammed Bello of Niger was asked to take over the running of the party also in acting capacity. The decision was said to have been taken before the President Muhammadu Buhari left the country on Sunday. At the same time, Governor Buni reportedly left the country to seek Medical attention. The President was said to have been moved to action after some governors elected on the platform of the party complained that Buni…
Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has been brought to court on Monday over drugs related offenses. The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency had charged Kyari with eight counts bordering of illicit drugs dealings, sabotage and others. Kyari was brought to court on Monday at 8:55am amid tight security. The NDLEA had filed an eight-count criminal charge against him and six others it alleged were involved in drug trafficking. The other defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/57/2022, which the agency lodged before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, were four members of the Police Intelligence Response Team, IRT,…
The Chief of General Staff of Belarus,Gulevic V.V has resigned following his refusal to fight Ukraine. Major General Gulevic revealed his decision in a letter written and obtained by NPOReports on Sunday night saying that his resignation is necessary because the Armed Forces of Belarus have no opportunity to equip any battalion group due to the massive refusal to take part in the hostilities of the personnel of the military units that were supposed to be involved in staffing the Battalion groups. The Armed Forces of Belarus have no opportunity of equipping any Battalion groups. Letter reads; Dear Victor Gennadievich…
Successive US presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin but now that Brussels and Berlin have joined the fray with such resolve, it’s a different story, writes Nick Bryant. It is often tempting to look upon Vladimir Putin as the millennium bug in a human and deadly form. The Russian president rose to power on 31 December 1999, as the world held its breath that computers would go into meltdown when the clock struck midnight, unable to process the change from 1999 to 2000. In the 20 years since, Putin has been trying to engineer a different…
Oil prices have soared to the highest level since 2008 after the US said it was discussing a potential embargo on Russian supplies with its allies. Brent crude – the global oil benchmark – spiked to above $139 a barrel, before easing back to below $130. Energy markets have been rocked in recent days over supply fears triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Consumers are already feeling the impact of higher energy costs as fuel prices and household bills jump. Stock markets in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 2.7% lower and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong…
As Ukraine’s military and citizens battle the Russia’s advancing troops, the country has opened a new front in the fighting – using tech expertise to rally Silicon Valley’s support and undermine the enemy. Digital minister Mykhailo Fedorov is leading the charge, but some of his tactics are proving divisive. From his underground shelter in a secret location in Kyiv, Ukraine’s youngest cabinet minister is waging a digital war on Russia. Using his preferred weapon – social media – Mykhailo Fedorov has been urging chief executives of big businesses to cut ties with Moscow. He’s also taken the unprecedented move of…
• Hints on 2022 Hajj Operations The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced its plan to release a revised quota of pilgrims for hajj 2022 to each participating country. This was just as the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) yesterday hailed the Saudi Arabian authorities for lifting the ban on direct flights from Nigeria into the kingdom. It said the lifting of the ban was a brave move in spite of Covid-19 pandemic. The kingdom had in 2020 restricted the annual spiritual activities to citizens and residents within the Kingdom as part of measures to prevent the…
The United Bank for Africa on Sunday announced that its gross earnings grew by 7% according to its latest audited results. Announcing the results for the year ended December 31, UBA said the 2021 financial result filed by the bank at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on March 4, 2022, showed that gross earnings rose significantly to N660.2 billion. It compared the results to its 2020 record of N616.8 billion. In the statement made available to the NPO Reports by the bank UBA’s total assets grew by 11 percent to an unprecedented N8.5 trillion in the year under review. This…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offenses Unit (Taskforce) has arrested 39 miscreants who were known for terrorizing motorists and dealing in illicit drugs. The suspects were arrested during a raid on black spots at Maruwa Beach around Brassal Mall on Admiralty Road and other adjoining areas in Lekki phase 1 on Friday night. The agency’s Spokesperson, Abdulraheem Gbadeyan, in a statement he issued on Sunday said that the raid was carried out in order to curb the incessant crimes committed by miscreants in that axis. “The two places are known to be the den for criminals where all sorts…
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of five people trapped under a heap of sand at Yanlami Village in the Bichi Local Government Area. A statement issued to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer of the fire service, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Sunday in Kano said the tragic incident occurred on Saturday morning. “We received a distress call from Bichi Fire Station that puddle trench has covered five people. We sent our rescue team to the scene at about 11:05a.m.,’’ Abdullahi said in the statement. He gave the names of the victims as Alasan Abdulhamid, 22, Jafaru…