Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Temitope Ajayi By his advanced age and eminent status as a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is by no means qualified to be an elder statesman. Statesmen are highly venerated and revered people to whom we go for advice, guidance and direction. But sometimes, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar behaves as if he should be removed from that exclusive club. Or how else can one interpret some of his utterances and statements? Or is the former vice president merely playing politics? But politics should have its season and time and should sometimes give way for nation-building and patriotism. Statesmen…
Safiu Kehinde Jigawa State Police Command has detained a tea vendor for allegedly beating a 20-year-old man to death for stealing bread, milk and noodles in Dutse. This was confirmed by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, in statement issued earlier today. He said the suspect will be arraigned in court after investigations are completed. “The police patrol team apprehended the suspect after receiving information about the report of torture, and murder of the teenager. “In Aug. 19, the 40-year old suspect, who resides in Sararai Village, Dutse, tied up and tortured the…
Agency Report Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on Muslim states to take joint actions to force Israel to stop its “crimes and genocide” in Gaza. He made the appeal during talks with visiting Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Tehran, according to a statement by his office. “Muslim states and all those countries that are committed to international law and frameworks should stand together. “And through taking joint actions, manage to force the supporters of Israel into reining it in and stopping its crimes and genocide in Gaza,” said Pezeshkian.…
Safiu Kehinde “The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Richard Mills expressed the US’ government support to the Nigerian government in its commitment towards improving access to regular power supply to businesses and households in the country, during a meeting with the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu in Abuja recently. The United States of America has pledged to support Nigeria in the improvement of power supply. This was disclosed in a statement issed by the Special Adviser to Minister of Power on Strategic Communication and Media Relations, Bolaji Tunji. As contained in the statement made available to NPO Reports,…
Safiu Kehinde Department of State Service workers, yesterday, broke out of character as they jubilated over the news of the appointment of Adeola Ajayi as their new Director General. The DSS Headquarters, as captured in a now viral video on X, was thrown into a frenzy atmosphere as a group staffs expressed sheer excitement over the new DG’s appointment. NPO Reports President Tinubu’s appointment of Adeola Ajayi as the new DG following the dismissal of Yusuf Bichi. The new DSS Director-General, Adeola Ajayi, rose through the ranks to attain his current post of Assistant Director-General of the Service. He had,…
Agency Report Liam and Noel Gallagher have ramped up speculation that an Oasis reunion could finally be on the cards as the brothers teased that a band announcement could be made in the coming hours. A short clip in the same font and style of the band’s famous logo appeared on the brothers’ social media accounts on Sunday, as well as the official Oasis page. It shows the date “27.08.24” before flickering and then reading “8am”. Fans of the Manchester rock band have pleaded with the brothers to regroup since they broke up in 2009, after a backstage brawl at…
Agency Report Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, the US singer has said in a statement. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,” Carey said on Monday. “Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.” The Grammy-winning singer said she felt blessed to have spent time with her mother in the week before her death and asked for privacy. She gave no further details about either woman’s cause of death. Patricia, 87, was a former opera singer and…
Agency Report The World Health Organisation (WHO) hon Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan ( SPRP) to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the world health body. The plan which will run from September 2024 to February 2025, requiring 135 million U.S. dollars in funding. It also includes coordinating global, regional, and national efforts, it aims to enhance surveillance and response strategies, ensure equitable access to diagnostics and vaccines, reduce animal-to-human transmission, and empower communities in outbreak control. The organisation made this known on Monday in a statement. The WHO…
Safiu Kehinde Bauchi State Police Command has detained a 37-year-old man for alleged abduction and sodomising of two teenage boys. This was confirmed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, while addressing the Press yesterday. He said the suspect would be prosecuted upon concluding the investigation. Narrating how the suspect was arrested, Wakil said the command’s operatives, on receipt of a complaint of inhuman treatment, apprehended the suspect for alleged abduction and sodomising two Almajiri boys under his care at a Quranic school. The spokesperson disclosed that the suspect allegedly lured his first 12-year-old victim at a Quranic school in…
Safiu Kehinde A 50-year-old Lagos Monarch son identified as Demola Akinloye has been stabbed to death by gun men along Chevron Drive in the Lekki area of Lagos. This was reportedly confirmed by the Lagos Police PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin. According to Hundeyin, Demola, the first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran Land in Ajiran community of Agungi area, Lekki, was attacked in his car by four unknown gun men. He was shot and stabbed to death along Chevron Drive in the Lekki area of Lagos while driving his black Toyota Corolla near the Bourdillon Court Estate gate. “At about 12:30…