Author: Safiu Kehinde

Drops more evidences on Bobrisky’s jail term in prison  Safiu Kehinde Popular Social Media influencer and activist, Martins Vincent Otse ( VeryDarkMan), has vowed to ensure that everyone involved in crossdresser Idris Okuneye’s (Bobrisky) bribery saga face the wrath of the law. Reacting to his invitation by the House of Representatives, VDM made this vow in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday. Following my invitation to the house of reps for tomorrow being Monday 30th, September 2024, make I drop small evidence before tomorrow. “Those people involved in this while thing must face the wrath of the law,…

Agency Report Mr Ibrahim Ishaka, Food System/Nutrition Specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, revealed that Nigeria loses around 50% of its agricultural products along the food supply chain. Ishaka disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of an FAO-organised training in Yola on Saturday. He explained that food waste posed significant challenges to Nigeria’s agricultural sector, impacting food security, economic growth, and environmental sustainability. “Some of these challenges include technological barriers, inefficient harvesting techniques, pest infestations, and lack of access to modern farming tools, all of…

Safiu Kehinde The Anambra Local Government Area Polls currently holding in the 21 council areas of the state is marred by low turnout of voters and absence of electoral materials and staff at some polling units (PU).  According to reports by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the polls reports that there was heavy security presence at the polling units and wards visited. They reported that people were going about their normal businesses as very few people were seen at the polling units visited at PU 002 located at Ofuiyi Square, Umueze at Isuofia Ward 13 and…

Safiu Kehinde  The Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed that former Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, made him a minister. Lokpobiri made this disclosure while delivering his goodwill message at the ongoing Ijaw Peoples Congress held in honour of the FCT Minister in Port Harcourt. According to Lokpobiri, the current Federal Capital Territory Minister played a significant role in his appointment as he expressed his gratitude “My journey as a Minister for the second time begins at Wike’s house here in Port Harcourt and ended at his house in Abuja. “We Ijaw people are not ingrates. We…

Safiu Kehinde  The Federal Government has declared Tuesday 1st of October as public holiday in celebration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary. This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. According to the statement, the holiday was declared by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. While commending Nigerians for their patience and hardworking, Tunji-Ojo urged them to be steadfast in nation building. The statement read in part; “The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 1st Of October 2024, as a public holiday to Commemorate the Nation’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary. “The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi…

Safiu Kehinde  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the suspension of cash deposit processing fees, from September 30, 2024 deadline, to March 31, 2025. This was disclosed on Saturday in a post on X. According to the post, CBN issued the directive in a letter addressed to banks and other financial institutions across the nation, which was signed by Adetona Adedeji, the Director of Banking Supervision, on Friday in Abuja. The directive also called for the halting of cash deposits that surpass N500,000 for individual accounts and N3 million for corporate accounts. On the reason for the extension,…

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday unsealed criminal charges accusing three members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps of hacking Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and trying to disrupt the Nov. 5 election. The indictment is the latest effort by the Biden administration to counter foreign efforts to interfere in the election between former President Trump, a Republican, and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris. Iran said on Thursday that accusations that it had targeted former U.S. officials were baseless. The three men — Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and Yasar Balaghi — were trying to undermine Trump’s campaign, Attorney General…

Agency Report The Federal Government has restated its commitment to improving the wellbeing of its retirees and creating a conducive atmosphere to live decent lives after retirement. Mr Dasuki Arabi, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR), said this on Friday in Gombe, during the 2024 Pre-Retirement Training Programme for retired/retiring officers of selected Federal Parastatals for North East Zone. Arabi said that the FG remained committed to improving the wellbeing of retirees through training and other reforms. He said that the bureau was arranging a national conference, which hopefully, would by chaired by President Bola Tinubu, to look…

Safiu Kehinde  A lawmaker representing Kokona East Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Daniel Ogazi, has donated seven vehicles and 33 motorcycles to APC officials, traditional rulers and other stakeholders. Ogazi, the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, made this donation on Friday. While donating the items, in Garaku urged the beneficiaries not to sell them but use them to change their lives positively. Ogazi said that he has done so much for the people of Kokona East and would continue to do so in order to improve their standard of living. He recalled that he had…

Agency Report The Federal Government, on Friday, re-arraigned 10 persons arrested in connection with #EndBadGovernance protest organised between Aug. 1 and Aug 10 on alleged treasonable felony. The Federal Government, through the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, re-arraigned them on eight-count amended charge following an application by the prosecution counsel, Simon Lough, SAN, before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 10 protesters were arrested in Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto and Gombe over the 10-day protest which resulted in violence and killings in parts of the country. The…