Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Government has launched the Pathway to Malaria Pre-Elimination and Digitization Programme. The state government had, in partnership with the World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO), and Maisha Meds amongst others, unveiled the initiative. This was disclosed in an X post shared on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile. According to the post, the initiative, which was launched by Sanwo-Olu, is aimed at reducing the malaria burden through digital innovation and public-private sector collaboration. Akosile maintained that the project would move Lagos towards malaria pre-elimination by enhancing diagnostic…

Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Comptroller General, David Parradang, has been killed by suspected kidnappers in Abuja. Parradang, a retired Immigration boss, was reportedly abducted in Area 1, Abuja, in the early hours of Tuesday. The assailants had trailed him from a bank where he had withdrawn money. According to report, they took the cash from him before eventually killing him. Parradang served in the NIS for over 30 years, holding various positions across the country, including Comptroller General and postings in Kano, Lagos, Kwara, Enugu, and the Federal Capital Territory. He also attended several professional courses both…

Agency Report No fewer than 16 persons were reportedly burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Tuesday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that the accident which occurred at about 1:00p.m, involved a Mazda bus marked KJA 949 YJ. The FRSC spokesperson said that the accident was caused by fire outbreak in the vehicle, explaining that the vehicle was also having a filled gas cylinder in it, which led…

Safiu Kehinde Women of Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo local government area of Enugu state, on Tuesday, staged protest over assault and rape by suspected Fulani herdsmen. As captured in a now viral video on X, the women took to the street, sitting on the bare ground as they vented their frustration over the criminal acts perpetrated by the suspected herdsmen. One of the women who spoke in Igbo recounted how the herdsmen rape them and insert sticks in their private parts. As transcribed by an X user, @ChuksEricE, she also claimed that their husbands and sons are unable to farm for the…

Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian Senator, Florence Ita-Giwa, has expressed disappointment over the ongoing sexual harassment scandal involving Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The ex-lawmaker who represented Cross River South Senatorial District, Cross Rivers state, talked down the harassment claim while speaking on Arise TV’s Good Morning show on Tuesday. NPO reported that, Natasha had last week sparked public attention as she disclosed how Akpabio alleged made sexual advances towards her with her rejection marking the beginning of her troubles in the Senate. Reacting to the scandal, Ita-Giwa argued that making such allegations openly in the Senate portrays…

For the past two months, tech billionaire Elon Musk has promoted Germany’s far-right party in at least two dozen posts on his X platform, interviewed its leader, and told his 219 million followers it was the country’s “only hope.” Yet Musk’s support for Alternative fur Deutschland played little part in the party’s stunning second-place result in the February 23 election, according to a Reuters review of his posts and polling data as well as interviews with political analysts. The Tesla CEO appears undaunted, continuing to promote right-wing causes across Europe. While the most noticeable impact, so far, seems to be…

Accuses Judge of Compromise as Court Denies International Passport’s Request Safiu Kehinde Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has reiterated the call for the retirement of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, warning the the Police Chief will be disgrace out of office. Sowore stated this in an interview shared on his X handle shortly after being denied request for the return of his international passport by an Abuja Federal High Court sitting. Recall that Sowore was arraigned on a three-count charge on alleged calling of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, an “illegal IGP” in series of posts…

Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan’s civil war, says the UN children’s agency, Unicef. So traumatised are the survivors that some say they have attempted to end their lives. Mass sexual violence has been widely documented as a weapon of war in the country’s nearly two-year conflict. But Unicef’s report is the first detailed account about the impact of rape on young children in Sudan. A third of the victims were boys, who typically face “unique challenges” in reporting such crimes and seeking the help they need. Unicef says that, although 221…

Safiu Kehinde A 43-year-old self-acclaimed prophet, Adeleye Akingbaso, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti for raping a 13-year-old minor. The convict was reportedly arraigned in September 2022 before Justice Blessing Ajileye on a two-count charge bordering on rape and coercion. As contained in the charge, Akingbaso was said to have sometimes in July 2022 at Ado-Ekiti raped the minor. Prior to that,he had coerced the victim to engage in sexual act in July, 2021. The offences, according to the charge contradict Section 31(2) of the Child’s Rights Law, Cap. C7, Laws…

Safiu Kehinde The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate, has arraigned six officials of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). They were arraigned before Justice Akanbi of the State High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged N96 million fraud. This was disclosed in a statement issued on the EFCC’s official X handle on Tuesday. According to the statement, the defendants are facing prosecution on a four-count charge of breach of trust and misappropriation of funds to the tune of N96 million. The defendants who are staff of the Salary Unit of Kwara SUBEB are identified as,…