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King Charles III, the British monarch, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent flooding in Nigeria, sympathising with the country over the devastating floods that have ravaged the country in recent months. In a condolence message to President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, the monarch said he and his wife are “deeply saddened” about the situation. He sympathised with victims, adding that his thoughts are with those working to support the recovery efforts “Your Excellency, Dear Mr President,” the statement reads. “I wanted you to know how deeply saddened both my wife and I are to hear of…
Tension erupted on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday as an Okada rider was reportedly hit by a policeman’s bullet. It was gathered that,the clash was said to have erupted after a bike man had ridden on the newly constructed lane of the road and in turn had a clash with the policemen guarding the contractors. In the midst of argument,the police guiding the contractors allegedly shot him.And bikers attempted to protest. The bike man had been taken to the nearest hospital for treatment As at the time of filling this report, normalcy had been restored, with commuters now moving…
The University of Ilorin has announced it’s resumption for the 2021/2022 academic session as Monday 24th October, 2022. This is coming after the university’s 291st meeting by the Senate on the amendment of the academic Calendar on Friday, October 21, 2022. This was made known in statement made available to the NPO Reports which was signed by the Director of Corporate Affairs of the institution, Mr. Kunle Akogun on Friday. Akogun stated that Final Year and Postgraduate students are expected to resume on campus on Monday 24th of October while other students are expected to resume on December 15th…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arraigned the former Attorney-General of Lagos State, Mr Olasupo Shasore (SAN) before an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday for alleged corrupt offers to public officers. Recall that NPO Reports had made reports that Shasore was also arraigned on Thursday before a Federal High Court, Lagos, on a four-count charge of money laundering. He however denied the accusation and pleaded not guilty and was admitted to a bail of N50m with two sureties in like sum. According to the prosecution, the offence contravenes the provisions of Section 9(1)(a)(b) of the Corrupt Practices and…
The new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has revealed his plans for the varsity. He affirmed on Monday in Ilorin that he would make the institution to attain global ranking as a 21st century university and best in Africa. Egbewole unveiled his vision while speaking during his formal assumption of office as the 11th vice-chancellor of the institution. He observed that ranking UNILORIN as best in Africa is achievable due to the human capital interest of the institution and collective efforts of the staff to turn the university into an international centre of excellence in…
The Supreme Court has affirmed Delta Speaker, Oborevwori Sheriff, as the right candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State. Delivering the lead judgement, Justice Tijani Abubakar, also dismissed the appeal of David Edevbie for lacking in merit. The Apex court upheld the Judgement of the Court of Appeal delivered on August 29, this year.
Less than 24 hours after he was granted bail in the sum of N50m by the Federal High Court, Lagos, the Federal Government is set to arraign the former Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olasupo Shasore on a fresh two-count charge In count one, the defendant is charged with corrupt offers to public officers contrary to and punishable under Section 9(1) (a) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) Act 2000. The particulars of the offence state that, “Olasupo Shasore SAN, on or about the 18th of Nov. 2014…
The Society of Landscape Architects of Nigeria (SLAN) has proffered workable solutions to prevent flooding ravaging the country and has also called for the Federal Government’s collaboration. SLAN said this in a statement signed by its President, Mr Amos Alao, on Friday in Lagos. Alao, in the statement said that flooding could be preventable if basic architecture techniques were adopted in landscape planning and building engineering. Alao was quoted by the statement as saying that the major aim of SLAN is to change the narrative of the adverse effect of climate change and flooding on the landscape. “We are…
The minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has urged youths to utilize the sporting facilities provided at the grassroots to develop their talents. Dare said this in a statement signed by Mr Mohammed Manga, Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry on Thursday. He said that such act would enable them to compete favourably with their counterparts across the globe. The minister remarked this during the official commissioning of a 500 capacity mini stadium in Ode-Aremo, Oyo State. According to him, the facility being commissioned comprised of a football pitch, two blocks of public toilets,…
Son of former President of the Senate David Mark, Tunde Mark had died. He reportedly died in a London hospital after a protracted illness. He was said to have suffered from cancer. Tunde was named after David Mark’s closest friend, General Tunde Ogbeha (rtd) NPO Reports was unable to speak any Mark at the time of filing this report but it was gathered that arrangements are being made to bring back the body of the deceased to Nigeria for burial. He was 51 years of age.