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However the campaign is taking off on a note of discord as five notable governors of the party are not attending. The five PDP governors who are reported to have stayed away from the ceremony are Governors Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State. The governors have been agitating for the removal of the National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu. Already, Atiku had arrived the state capital since Sunday ahead of the rally which was preceded by a south-south stakeholders meeting. Already, party…
https://twitter.com/governmentkogi?s=21&t=zxWgYI11wUY4yms0pYKhgQ Video credit: Kogi State House of Assembly The Kogi State House of Assembly has been gutted by fire. As at the time of filing this report, the cause of the fire incident remains unknown. According to the video cited by NPO Reports correspondent the assembly gallery was completely burnt. It was gathered that the fire incident started at about 8 am on Monday. State Government Speaks In a statement released Monday morning over then incident, Commissioner for Information Kingsley Fanwo said investigations have commenced into the cause of the inferno. Read Full Text of Statement Below: KOGI STATE GOVERNMENT…
Peter Obi’s main campaign DG Doyin Okupe says supporters of APC Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu lied that the crowd that stormed Lagos had only people resident in the state. The Director-General of Obi Datti presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, has alleged that the purported Lagos rally held in Lagos state on Sunday had people across the southwest states and not only Lagos as being speculated. Okupe made this allegation during his appearance in an interview with Channels Television. NPO had earlier reported that,the Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly called MC Oluomo) led out thousands of…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied singing the praise of the presidential candidate of APC, Bola Tinubu. Obasanjo stated that from his experience, only military-trained personnel were good managers of people. Obasanjo’s denial was issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. He stated that he could not have made any remark at the expense of his noble military profession. A viral WhatsApp message by a group, “National Patriots”, claimed that the retired General described Tinubu as a super politician. The alleged full WhatsApp message by Obasanjo read: “I am not a politician, I am a decorated Soldier, an Army…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 2,465,000 tablets the pharmaceutical opioid weighed 2,356kg with an estimated street value of N1.04billion, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The seizure on October 7 was made barely a week after 13.5million pills of Tramadol, worth N8.8billion, were found in one of the mansions of a billionaire drug baron in Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos. Spokesperson of the anti-narcotic agency Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement on Sunday saying that following a credible intelligence,the agency developed in the consignment of 52 carton, came into Nigeria…
Issues are being raised over the real reasons leading to the initial suspension and later replacement of the Postmaster General of the Federation, Dr. Adebayo Adewusi by Minister, Isa Ali Pantami The replaced Postmaster General of the Federation, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi, on Sunday said he would fight against any attempt to justify his replacement by linking his name with any fraud. Adewusi, in a statement personally signed by him, said replacement of pubic officials is a normal thing which does not require any action provided that follows the due process. In his first reaction after the Ministry of Communications…
There are fears of traffic complications in major routes of Lagos such as Ikorodu Road, Ketu and others as followers of Parks Chairman in Lagos, MC Oluomo rally in support of APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu and the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday The Chairman of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Musiliu Akinsanya (popularly called MC Oluomo) has led out thousands of loyalists of the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Bola Tinubu on Sunday. The rally is aimed at building up support for the APC presidential candidate as well as the governor of Lagos…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the tragedy that led to the death of 76 persons in a boat mishap in the Ogbaru area of Anambra State at the weekend. The mishap followed rising flood in the area. The zonal coordinator of the NEMA, South East, Thickman Tanimu, who confirmed the development said the boat carrying 85 passengers capsized in Umunnankwo community of Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. He said three other people lost their lives in a flood incident at Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. NPO Reports that NEMA coordinator disclosed that the victims…
A red toy motorbike sits in the corner of Mariam Kuyateh’s home gathering dust. It was meant for her 20-month-old son, Musa, but he passed away in September. He is one of the 66 children in The Gambia who are thought to have died after being given a cough syrup that had been “potentially linked with acute kidney injuries”, according to the World Health Organization. No-one in the family touches Musa’s toy – a reminder of what has been lost. His 30-year-old mother, who has four other children, was in tears remembering what had happened to her son. Sitting in…
Russia ramped up security on its only bridge to Crimea after a huge blast destroyed sections of it on Saturday. President Vladimir Putin has now ordered the country’s Federal Security Service (FSB) to oversee the key connector to the occupied peninsula. The bridge is also a pivotal symbol of Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. The blast killed three people, Russian investigators said. Officials said work to fix the damaged sections will begin immediately. Russia’s deputy prime minister ordered the destroyed parts of the bridge to be taken down immediately, and said divers would begin investigating damage below…