Author: Safiu Kehinde

Odibo Victory The Nigerian ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has come under fire after revealing how much he pays to shaved in a London saloon. Omokri had in a posted on his X handle on Thursday revealed shaving at the rate of £40. He talked about how the cost of living is very high, stressing that it is not as rosy as Nigerians think it is. “The cost of living in this country is very high. If you want, maybe a One Bedroom Flat here, you are looking at probably £2500 a month. “The Cost Of Living In Nigeria Is…

Safiu Kehinde Obidient Movement, the support group of the 2023 Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has dismissed the emergence of a faction leadership of the group. NPO earlier Reported the emergence of a new faction which claimed to be the original founder of the movement. The faction, at a press conference held on Thursday, announced the rebranding and change of name to Obedient Movement. It dismissed the leadership of the Obidient Movement’s national coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, while also announcing the sacking of Peter Obi as its national leader. The International Coordinator of the faction, Dr Barry Avotu Johnson, held…

Safiu Kehinde The Senate has on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Rabiu Umar as Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Umar’s confirmation followed the presentation and consideration of a report by the Senate joint committees on Downstream Petroleum Sector and Gas during plenary in Abuja. In his remark, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector, Abdulrahman Kawu, said the nomination complied with provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Kawu said the nominee possessed the technical competence, experience, and professional knowledge required for the position, adding that no petition was…

Agency Report The Senate on Thursday passed the 2026 Statutory Appropriation Bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), approving total expenditure of N2.285 trillion for the administration and development of the nation’s capital. The passage followed the presentation and consideration of the harmonised report of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on the Federal Capital Territory during plenary in Abuja. The report was presented by Austin Akobundu, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, on behalf of Committee Chairman Ibrahim Bomai. Presenting the report, Akobundu said the committees recommended N2.285 trillion as the FCT statutory budget for 2026…

Safiu Kehinde At least six students of the Nasarawa State University have been abducted by suspected gunmen on Thursday. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Nasarawa Police Command’s spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel. According to Nansel, the Command received a distress call reporting that a group of unidentified armed persons had in the early hours of Thursday, stormed a students’ lodge located at Anguwar Ninzo, Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. The six victims who are all students of the Faculty of Engineering were reportedly abducted alongside one other victim who was reportedly visiting one of the…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has submitted his expression of interest and nomination forms for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election. Hamzat, who had been endorsed as the consensus candidate by several Lagos APC stakeholders and leaders, including President Bola Tinubu, submitted the forms at the party’s national headquarters on Thursday. The deputy governor made this known in a statement issued on his X handle. He maintained that his aspiration to succeed his principal, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was borne out of service, responsibility, and building a Lagos that works for…

Safiu Kehinde The David Mark-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has charged its members to disregard invitations to the planned states congresses purportedly organised by the Nafiu Bala-led faction of the party. Bolaji Abdullahi, the factional National Publicity Secretary of the party, gave the charge in a statement issued on Thursday. Abdullahi said that the ADC, in compliance to the Supreme Court’s ruling, is not holding any state congress pending the expiration of the current executives’ tenure. “Attention of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been drawn to a purported plan by some individuals to convene congresses in…

South Africa’s government has condemned the circulation of what it called “fake videos and images” that have been described by some as recordings of attacks on foreign nationals in the country. The call comes as diplomatic tension has increased between South Africa and other African nations following accusations that xenophobic violence is on the rise once again in the country. Ghana’s government has written to the African Union (AU) asking the continental body to discuss the issue, which it says is a “serious risk to the safety and wellbeing” of Africans in South Africa. Nigeria has also raised the issue…

A United States judge has ordered the release of a document purported to be a suicide note written by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein a month before his death. A copy of the handwritten note unsealed on Wednesday mentions a months-long investigation that “found nothing”, and says “it is a treat to be able to choose one’s time to say goodbye”. Epstein’s former cellmate claims he found the note tucked into a book after Epstein tried to kill himself in July 2019. Epstein was found dead in his cell a month later. The BBC has not verified that the note…

Safiu Kehinde Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, has declared interest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 General Election. Yesufu made this known while announcing her defection from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). This was contained in a statement issued on her X handle on Wednesday. The #BringBackOurGirls Movement convener cited the defection of the 2023 Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, from the ADC to the NDC as the reason for her defection. “The next couple of days will define the future of this nation. This deeper understanding…