Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde  A devastating flood has ravaged Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau state, destroying 80 houses and farmlands. The flood, which occurred between Friday and Sunday, fortunately, did not claim any lives. However, it displaced thousands of persons and leaving them without belongings. Mr Yintim Nimilam, Secretary of Sabon Gida Community Development Association, described the incident as unfortunate, highlighting the displacement of over 80 households. “The displaced persons are currently seeking shelter with neighbors, friends, and relatives” Another resident, Mr Nandul Solomon, expressed the community’s distress, calling for urgent government intervention to alleviate their suffering. “We are appealing…

Accuses Police of Bias Safiu Kehinde Omoluabi Progressives group has accused former Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola of illegal detention of one of its member, Kamorudeen Oladepo, popularly known as Adabanija. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the group’s publicity secretary, Abosede Oluwaseun. According to the statement, the Osun All Progressive Congress’ (APC) caucus disclosed that Adabanija was arrested on Thursday on the order of the former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy over a Facebook post. The group also accused the Nigerian Police Force of unlawful detention of Adabanija. It stressed that…

As Chairman of PDP Governors Witness Event Safiu Kehinde Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday, said the desperate situation that his government found itself called for desperate measures he has adopted. Speaking at the swearing in of the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas in the state, Fubara explained reason behind his insistence on conducting the election. NPO Reports that elections were held on Saturday across the state with the All People’s Party winning 22 out of the 23. Fubara who is a member of the People’s Democratic Party said to the party’s Governors forum…

Safiu Kehinde Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged newly sworn-in local government chairmen to commit themselves to serve the people and avoid perceiving themselves as emperor. Fubara said this in address at the swearing-in ceremony held in Port Harcourt on Sunday. Following the conclusion of the local government election yesterday, the winner across the state’s 23 LGAs were sworn-in by the governor. Recalling the challenges he faced in the course of the election, Fubara charged the new chairmen to see the opportunity as call to service. “For the newly elected chairmen, I want you to see yourselves as servants.…

Safiu Kehinde  Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has lent his voice on the just concluded Rivers State local government elections. Reacting to the conduct of the election, Atiku took to his X handle to commend the state and its governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in a post on Sunday. The 2023 Presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party lauded the election for bringing political intimidation and judicial chicanery to end. “With the conclusion of the local government election in Rivers State, the shadows of political intimidation and judicial chicanery have dissipated, paving the way for the noble pursuit of governance to…

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says 26 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a mosque and school housing displaced Palestinians in the centre of the territory. Dozens of people were also injured in strikes that hit Ibn Rushd school and Al-Aqsa Martyrs mosque in Deir al-Balah early on Sunday morning, the ministry said. The Israeli military said it had targeted Hamas militants operating within “command and control” centres at the sites. In north Gaza, Israeli forces surrounded the Jabalia area in response to what it said were Hamas efforts to rebuild. The military also issued new…

Safiu Kehinde  Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro (PDP/Benue South), has condemned the local government elections held on Saturday in Benue, labelling it as as a rape of democracy. Moro made the description in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Emmanuel John, on Sunday in Makurdi. NPO earlier reported that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won all 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship seats as declared by the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) on Sunday. However, the Senate minority leader held that reports from polling units across his senatorial district indicated that the election did not hold. He said…

Safiu Kehinde A man, simply identified as Obinna, was burnt to death in Lagos after his apartment got engulfed in fire. The Lagos State Police Command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. According to Hundeyin, Obinna was burnt to death while sleeping in his apartment during a fire incident in the Iyana-Ipaja area of the state. He said that the incident happened on Saturday at 7:30 p. m. at No 13, Olarenwaju St., off Oki St., Iyana-Ipaja. Hundeyin said that the Oke-Odo Division received a distress call from…

Safiu Kehinde  The All Progressives Congress (APC) swept all 23 local government chairmanship seats in the LG elections conducted in Benue on Saturday. Following the conclusion of the election, the Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Mr Richard Tombowua, announced the results on Sunday in Makurdi. Coupled with their all round victory at the chairmanship election, APC also won all 276 councillorship seats in the state. The chairman said that the election held in all the 5,102 polling units in the state spread across 276 council wards in the 23 local governments. According to him, the results brought in…

Agency Report  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sokoto State chapter on Saturday re-elected its Chairman, Alhaji Bello Goronyo, along with other executive members to lead the party’s affairs for the next four years. The election, which was endorsed by the delegates from the state’s 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs), took place in the presence of party stakeholders and officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Announcing the results, Alhaji Mukhtar Muhammad, Chairman of the State Delegates’ Congress, described the election as free, fair, and credible. “I testify that the election was conducted without any rancor, in full compliance with…