Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Not less than 400 Nigerian immigrants have arrived to the country following their deportation from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was disclosed in a post on X on Wedneday. According to the post, the Nigerian returnees include 90 females and 310 males. This is coming a week after 167 Illegal Migrants returned to Nigeria after their evacuation from Libya. Meanwhile, earlier this week, a group of Nigerian women imprisoned in Libya cried out for help over their unlawful detainment. As seen in a video made available to NPO Reports on Tuesday, the women called on the government…

At least 26 people have died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off Senegal’s coast. Authorities say more than 100 people were on board the wooden fishing vessel when it sank just 4km (2.5 miles) into its journey. Distraught relatives and friends have gathered along the beach, anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones. So far, four people have been rescued and search efforts are still under way. The boat had departed from Mbour, about 80km south of the capital city Dakar, bound for Spain’s Canary Islands, which are off the coast of West Africa. In recent years, the…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Police Commissioner, Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, has emerged as the new Assistant Inpsector General of Police. This was disclosed in a post on X Lagos PPRO, Benjamin Hundeyin, yesterday. Fayoade was decorated as the new AIG by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The new AIG, according to Hundeyin, will assume duty at the Force’s Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos. Commiserating with the AIG, Hundeyin granted well wishes to Fayoade as he assumes his new position. “Congratulations, sir on your elevation to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Adegoke Mustapha Fayoade, mni. “We will…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has confiscated N3 million worth of pirated books in Rivers while arresting three bookshop owners over alleged involvement in book piracy. Mr Abdul Babatunde, the Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the Port Harcourt metropolis. Babatunde said that suspected pirated books worth N3 million were confiscated by the commission during operation. He revealed that the suspects were currently undergoing investigation, and would be prosecuted after facts about their involvement in the act had been established. The NCC official reinstated that it was part of…

Agency Report The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has expressed his sympathy and condolences to the government and people of Borno over the devastating flood that has ravaged the state. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Wednesday in Abuja. The CDS said he was saddened to learn of the loss of lives, destruction of property, and displacement of thousands of citizens as a result of the flood from Alao Dam. Musa conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families who have lost loved ones and to the…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos state Police Command has arrested a 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, for allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old man to death over an argument. This was confirmed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Wednesday. According to the Lagos PPRO, the incident happened on Monday, Sept. 9 at about 9:20p.m in Ijegun area of the state. Hundeyin said the suspect was apprehended after the victim’s father lodged a complaint at the Isheri-Osun Division. “The suspect and the victim, Faruk Azeez, had an argument which resulted in fighting. “In the cause of the fight, Azeez was stabbed with a broken…

Safiu Kehinde  Tragedy struck as a father, yesterday, lost three teenage sons to building collapse in Jigawa. This was confirmed by the state’s Police Command. The teenage boys of the same parent lost their lives in the building collapse, which occurred in Birnikudu Local Government of the state. While confirming the incident, they state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Lawan Shiisu, said three others survived the incident. Shiisu said the incident was reported at Birnikudu division by the father of the children, Ahmad Isah of Kafar Bai quarters, on Tuesday. “Today, at about 12:05 p.m., one Ahmad Isah of…

Voters in the US go to the polls on 5 November to elect their next president. The election was initially a rematch of 2020 but it was upended in July when President Joe Biden ended his campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris. The big question now is – will the result mean a second Donald Trump term or America’s first woman president? As election day approaches, we’ll be keeping track of the polls and seeing what effect big events like Tuesday’s presidential debate have on the race for the White House.  Who is leading national polls? In the months leading…

Safiu Kehinde  Concerns have grown in Maiduguri over dangerous animals that have been let loose and spotted across the city after the flood ravaging the state capital since Monday night. Crocodiles were seen wandering through the flooded streets after their zoo got submerged by the flood, raising fears that others such as elephants, lions, and snakes domiciled in the zoo may find their way out at any moment. According to reports, the Director, Forest and Wildlife, Ayuba Peter, who said the incident took them unawares, confirmed that the zoo manager had been told of the recent development. Mr Peter said…

Kamala Harris baited Donald Trump for nearly all of the 1 hour and 45 minutes of their first and potentially only debate on Tuesday night – and Trump took every bit of it. The vice president had prepared extensively for their debate, and peppered nearly every answer with a comment designed to enrage the former president. She told Trump that world leaders were laughing at him, and military leaders called him a “disgrace.” She called Trump “weak” and “wrong.” She said Trump was fired by 81 million voters – the number that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020. “Clearly,…