Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde A 24-year-old man, Oladimeji Abdulahi, has, on Friday, been arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for alleged house breaking and theft of items worth N270,000. Abdulahi, whose address was not provided, is facing three-count charge of house breaking, stealing and malicious damage, preferred against him by the police. According to the Prosecutor, Insp Olalekan Adegbite, the defendant committed the offences on No. 20, at about 10.10 a.m, at Odo-Ona Kekere, Ibadan. Adegbite narrated to the court that the defendant broke into the house of one Abiodun Adesola, damaged the ceiling and stole electrical wires worth N270,000.…

Safiu Kehinde Grammy-winning Nigerian afrobeat artist, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has dropped his sixth studio album, “Morayo” in honour of his late mother, Jane Balogun, who passed away on in August 2023. The much-anticipated 16-track album was release on streaming platforms on Friday. The tracks include hit songs — Troubled Mind, Karamo, Kese (Dance), Bad Girl, Time, Piece of My Heart and Pray, with collaborations featuring renowned artistes such as Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Jazmine Sullivan, Anaïs and Tiakola. Wizkid had earlier in June, in a video message shared on his social media page, told his fans that the…

Safiu Kehinde The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has reported another vandalization of Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV line, which is currently under repair due to previous vandalism. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the transmission company’s spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, on Friday. The TCN said the attack, which affected towers 29 to 31,was again targeted occured on Tuesday. result with approximately one-third of the conductor stolen by the vandals. According to the statement, a team of TCN engineers, led by Engr. Emmanuel Akpa, General Manager of the Port Harcourt Region, has conducted an inspection of the site. “Preliminary findings indicate that…

Safiu Kehinde Newly appointed Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, has disclosed that about 12,000 to 15,000 sportsmen and women are expected to participate in the 22nd National Sports Festival scheduled to take place in Ogun State in January. The former Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the 2024 National Sports Festival disclosed this after a closed-door meeting with the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and the Chief Executive Officer of Premium Trust Bank, Mr. Emmanuel Emefienim, at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Olopade said the Local Organizing Committee was working towards creating an…

Safiu Kehinde Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Gafar Asaolu, purported to be the Personal Assistant to former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Ladi Adebutu, over alleged attack on a Local Government Vice Chairmanship candidate. This was contained in a statement made available to NPO Reports on Friday. According to the statement, Gafar was arrested on the allegation that he led the attack on the vice chairmanship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikenne Local Government, Hon. Muhammed Olaitan Efuwape and another individual simply identified as Biola during Saturday’s local government…

Cheryl Mehrkar was the recipient of the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant on 22 October at NYU Langone Health Center in Manhattan. Mehrkar, who is a medic, had suffered with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for a decade that became more severe when she experienced a bout of Covid. She had spent years researching for a solution before becoming eligible for this procedure. The technique builds on minimally invasive surgeries and aims to reduce hospital stays as well as speed up recovery periods. Almost a month after the surgery, Mehrkar is now days from being released from hospital. BBC

US President Joe Biden has called an International Criminal Court war crimes arrest warrant for the Israeli prime minister “outrageous”. The ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu’s now sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant, and a Hamas commander, Mohammed Deif, who Israel says was killed in July. Judges said there were “reasonable grounds” to believe the three men bore “criminal responsibility” for crimes during the war between Israel and Hamas. Europe and the US have split in their response to the warrant, with several European countries saying they respect ICC decisions. The British government said it respected the…

At least 41 people – including women and children – have been killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a convoy of 200 passenger vehicles traveling through a remote area of Pakistan. The vehicles were attacked as they travelled through the tribal district of Kurram in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, according to the area’s deputy police commissioner. The gunmen initially targeted the convoy’s police escort, the provincial spokesman said in a statement. Police were protecting the convoy following months of sectarian violence in the area, which has claimed dozens of lives this year. Police have told the BBC…

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated veteran prosecutor Pam Bondi as his new pick for attorney general, hours after Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi has a long track record in law enforcement and previously served as Florida’s attorney general. A long-time Trump ally, Bondi was part of his legal team during his first Senate impeachment trial and also publicly supported him by showing up at court during his hush money trial in New York. “Pam was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, where she was very tough on Violent Criminals, and made the streets safe for Florida…

Agency Report Mr John Peters, a former Chairman, Association of Master of Business Administration (MBA), says leaders in Nigeria should foster environment that complements human capabilities. Peters, a renowned leadership speaker, gave the advice on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Responding to question on how leaders can ensure smooth technology adoption, he said: “For Nigerian executives striving to drive digital transformation or smooth technology, adoption demands more than new tools. “it requires embedding technology as a driver of organisational agility and resilience.” Peters suggested leveraging proven frameworks such as Kotter’s 8-Step Change…