Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Agency Report The Police Command in Nasarawa State has arrested a man over alleged employment racketeering and name-dropping. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia. Nansel said that the suspect was arrested by personnel attached to the State Intelligence Department. The PPRO said that the suspect defrauded unsuspecting job seekers of their money under the guise of securing jobs in the police and Nasarawa State Hospital Management Board. “Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had fraudulently obtained the sum of N300,000 from one Monday Akinde of Obi Local Government…
Safiu Kehinde Dangote Refinery has dropped fuel price from N990 to N970 for marketers. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by Dangote Group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina. According to the statement, the reduction is part of the company’s effort in appreciating Nigerians for their support in t eh establishment of the refinery. Dangote assured Nigerians of maintaining the quality of the petroleum product regardless of the price reduction. The statement read in part; “Dangote Petroleum Refinery has effected a reduction in the prevailing price of its Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N990/litre to N970/litre…
Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change, a deal its intended recipients criticised as woefully insufficient. The agreement, clinched in overtime at the two-week conference in Azerbaijan’s capital, was meant to provide momentum for international efforts to curb global warming in a year destined to be the hottest on record. Some delegates gave the deal a standing ovation in the COP29 plenary hall. Others lambasted wealthy nations for not doing more and criticised the Azerbaijan host for hurriedly gavelling…
A massive Israeli air strike on central Beirut has killed at least 20 people, Lebanese officials say, in the latest attack on the capital amid an escalation of Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah. The strike happened without warning at about 04:00 (02:00 GMT) on Saturday, and was an attempt to assassinate a senior Hezbollah official, Israeli media reported. The attack was heard and felt across the city, and destroyed at least one eight-storey residential building in the densely populated Basta district. Lebanon’s National News Agency said a so-called bunker buster bomb was used, a type of weapon previously used by Israel…
Agency Report Bendel Insurance FC of Benin on Saturday dismissed Kwara United FC of Ilorin 3-1 in one of the Match Day 13 of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). Insurance bounced back from their poor outings to advance their position on the 2024/25 NPFL log. The hosts went into the match, played behind closed doors at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, sitting at the bottom of the league table. Though, the visitors dominated the game, hoping to replicate the victory recorded in their last away match against Nasarawa United, Insurance, however, showed resilience and redeemed themselves from the poor…
Safiu Kehinde Vice-President Kashim Shettima has paid tribute to former Executive Secretary, Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), Ahmadu Kurfi, and former Director-General, Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ibrahim Zakari. The two elder statesmen, who were from Katsina State, recently passed away at the age of 93 and 81, respectively. According to a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima spoke during his visit to the family residences of the two elder statesmen in Katsina. Shettima described the late elder statesmen as the last of the great titans to have emerged from their time. ”We’re here at…
Safiu Kehinde Manchester City’s woes continued with a shocking 4-0 Premier League home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. This marks the first time in Pep Guardiola’s dazzling managerial career that he has lost five games in a row across all competitions. The Etihad stadium once renown as City’s fortress came crumbling as James Maddison scored twice in the span of seven first-half minutes, while Pedro Porro netted shortly after the break and Brennan Johnson added a fourth goal deep in added time. The loss ended City’s club record run of 52 consecutive home matches unbeaten in…
Safiu Kehinde Abia state governor, Alex Otti, has fired back at the separatist group , Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the Eastern Security Network (ESN), warning that the state will not be safe for them as he has taken pragmatic measures to rejig the state’s security architecture. Otti said this on Saturday, when he briefed newsmen at the end of a Security Council meeting held at Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area (LGA). This was coming in the wake of November 13 fatal attack on troops of the Joint Task Force of the South East Operation Udo Ka…
Agency Report The police in Borno on Friday recovered eight unexploded ordnances from the Dala and Gwange areas of Maiduguri. This is contained in a statement issued by ASP Grace Michael, the Deputy Public Relations Officer. The police said that the recoveries were made following distress call about some unidentified objects suspected to be explosive ordnance seen clustered near an uncompleted building in Dala-Abuja Talakawa Area, Maiduguri. “Our Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (EOD-CBRN) Base 13 team responded swiftly, recovering six projectiles and one unexploded mortar bomb, which were safely relocated to a secure site.…
Safiu Kehinde Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has charged the management of FCT College of Education, Zuba, to prioritise solution-driven research that addresses societal needs. Mahmoud made this charge at the college’s 3rd combined Convocation Ceremony in Abuja on Saturday. In her address, the FCT Minister stressed that a demand-driven research would serve society better and improve human lives. She also advised the college to develop a rich and all-encompassing curriculum that would be locally relevant and globally competitive. “By adapting a curriculum that drives meaningful change, the college would be able to produce sound…