Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Receives Envoys’ Letter of Credence from Russia, Netherlands, Others Safiu Kehinde President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has pledged his support for the planned democratic transition by Malian military leader General Assimi Goita. The President reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to supporting Mali’s democratic transition and deepening economic ties between the two nations, declaring that West African countries are stronger when united. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, President spoke on Tinubu made the pledge in Abuja while receiving the Letter of Credence from…
Vows Legal Action against Further Circulation of Video Safiu Kehinde Nigerian lawmaker representing Zamfara North Senatorial District, Sen. Sahabi Ya’u, has debunked viral video of him allegedly making romance with a woman. The viral video making round on social media had shown a man alleged to be the lawmaker, kissing and fondling the woman while being recorded. This had sparked reactions from members of the public who called out the Sahabi. Reacting to the development in a disclaimer posted on his X handle on Wednesday, the lawmaker claimed he is not the person in the video. He vowed legal action…
Safiu Kehinde Four Chinese nationals have bagged five years jail term each over illegal mining of solid minerals in Plateau State. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to the statement, the convicts identified as Liang Quin Yong, Wang Huajie, Zhong Jiajing and Long Kechong were arraigned before Justice Dorcas .V. Agishi of the Federal High Court , Jos, Plateau State, by the EFCC. The defendants were arrested on March 8, 2025 at JLM Mining company site following credible intelligence on activities of some Chinese suspected to be involved…
American Rapper, Chris Brown, has been arrested at a five-star hotel in the UK early this morning after allegedly attacking a music producer with a bottle at a nightclub two years ago. Metropolitan Police detectives detained the 36-year-old musician at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester at 2am today on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. Brown is thought to have been taken into custody at a police station for questioning just hours after arriving at Manchester Airport on a private jet, reported The Sun. The allegations relate to an incident in February 2023 where Brown is claimed to have injured music…
Reveals How Obasanjo Govt Stopped Boko Haram Safiu Kehinde Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the government of the day of being unserious in ending insurgency in the country. Atiku said if the present administration is focused on ending insurgency, it won’t take it more than Two weeks to do so. The 2023 People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential candidate stated this while receiving stakeholders of the Kogi East Senatorial District at his residence yesterday. Led by the former Kogi Deputy Governor, Simon Asuba, the stakeholders had decried the spate of insecurity in the state. Asuba, who spoke on behalf…
Safiu Kehinde A group of armed kidnappers have attacked the palace of a traditional ruler in Kogi State, Oba James Dada Ogunyanda, abducting him in the process. The incident which was confirmed by the Kogi State Police Command reportedly occured around in the early hours of Thursday at Okoloke community in Yagba West Local Government Area of the state. According to eyewitnesses, the group of heavily armed men stormed the monarch’s palace in Okoloke, overpowering the palace guards and forcibly whisked the king away to an unknown location. In the wake of the Monarch’s kidnap, a joint task force comprising…
Safiu Kehinde The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has on Thursday re-arraigned Nigerian social media influencer, Martins Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan (VDM), for allegedly cyberbullying Nollywood actresses Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh. VDM was also alleged to have cyberbullied famous Nigerian producer and singer, Samuel Oguachuba, also known as Samklef, among others. The social media influencer was re-arraigned before Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja on five-count charge. While pleading not guilty to the charge, VDM’s lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, prayed the court to allow him to continue on the earlier bail granted by Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon…
Safiu Kehinde The House of Representatives has resolved to probed the technical error recorded by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) at the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). NPO Reported that the board had last week announced poor performance from the UTME candidates with majority scoring below 200 marks. The result had led to public dismay over the conduct of the examination and the credibility of the results which most parents claimed to contradict the academic performance of their wards. In the wake of the backlash, JAMB reviewed the results with its Registrar, Prof. Isiaq Oloyede, admitting to the…
Safiu Kehinde No fewer than 14 inmates of Ikoyi Medium Security Custodial Centre in Lagos have been matriculated by the National Open University (NOUN) following their admission into the institution. The matriculation ceremony was held at the custodial centre on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, the Controller of Lagos Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), George Daramola, called for more collaboration and support to enhance its operations, especially in the area of education. Daramola said that education remained the best legacy to bequeath to the citizenry irrespective of status. He added that no meaningful progress would be achieved by…
Agency Report Russian authorities have detained six people suspected of planning armed attacks on educational institutions in the cities of Moscow and Tyumen, local media reported on Thursday. The arrests followed a series of preventive and awareness-raising operations carried out across Russia. The nationwide campaign aimed to curb spread of ideologies promoting mass violence and suicide among youth, RIA Novosti news agency reported the Federal Security Service (FSB) as saying. Searches at the suspects’ residences led to the seizure of components for improvised explosive and incendiary devices, bladed weapons, detailed plans for attacks, and materials linked to neo-Nazi and terrorist…