Author: Safiu Kehinde

As New CDS Assumes Command Safiu Kehinde The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to lead a professional, innovative, and people-centred Armed Forces committed to safeguarding Nigeria’s peace, unity, and territorial integrity. Oluyede made the pledge while assuming command at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, following the formal handover by his predecessor, Gen. Christopher Musa. NPO earlier Reported that the DHQ had on Thursday organised a handover ceremony in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s reshuffling of the Armed Force leadership. Following the confirmation of his appointment alongside four other new service chiefs, Oluyede…

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has on Thursday promoted the newly appointed service chiefs with new ranks. This is coming hours after their screening and confirmation by the Senate. In the wake of their confirmation, Tinubu would in a short ceremony held in the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, decorated the new service chiefs with their new ranks. The new Chief of Defence Staff Olufemi Oluyede, was decorated with the new rank of General as against his initial Lieutenant General rank. In the same vein, the new Chief of Army Staff, (formerly Major General) Wahidi  Shaibu, was elevated…

Safiu Kehinde The Senate has on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Dr. Bernard Doro as the new Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. NPO Reported that President Bola Tinubu last week written to the Senate for the approval of Doro’s appointment. Tinubu had appointed the Clinical Practitioner as replacement of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda who vacated his ministerial role following his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman. In response to the President’s demand, the Senate today screened Doro during it plenary session. The screening exercise was reportedly concluded within 30 minutes with the lawmakers unanimously confirming the…

Safiu Kehinde A Police officer has been identified to be among the casualties confirmed dead in a multiple crash along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. NPO earlier Reported that the incident which occurred in the early hours of Thursday on the popular Kara Bridge outward Ibadan had claimed lives of eight people. While the cause of the incident was not initially confirmed, the crash had involved a truck and a container laden trailer which erupted in flames while another truck spilt its contents (cartons of biscuits) on the road. Also involved in the chain reaction of the multiple crash was a container laden…

Police in Tanzania’s main city of Dar es Salaam fired gunshots and teargas on Thursday to disperse protesters who returned to the streets a day after a general election marred by violent demonstrations, a Reuters witness said. Protests broke out in Dar es Salaam and several other cities during the vote on Wednesday, with demonstrators infuriated by the exclusion of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s two biggest challengers from the presidential race, as well as what they say is increasing repression of government critics. Police ordered an overnight curfew in Dar es Salaam, a city of more than seven million people, and internet access remained…

Safiu Kehinde The All Progressives Congress (APC) Anambra Governorship candidate, Nicholas Ukachukwu, has emerged the latest victim of campaign blooper caught in live coverage as he claimed having more factories in the state when speaking over the rise in number of baby factories in the state. Ukachukwu had on Wednesday night appeared on Television Continental’s (TVC) Politics Tonight programme to discuss the affairs of the state ahead of the November 8 gubernatorial election. While speaking on issues affecting the state, the programme host asked the APC candidate for his assessment on the increasing rate of baby factories in Anambra. “You…

Safiu Kehinde The immediate past Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa has formally handed over the mantle of leadership to the newly appointed CDS, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede. This is coming few hours after the Senate approval of Oluyede’s appointment alongside four other newly appointed service chiefs. NPO Reported that President Bola Tinubu had last week reshuffled the leadership of the  Nigerian Armed Forces. The changes saw Oluyede, redeployed as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) from Chief of Army Staff which he occupied since the demise of former Army Chief Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. With the…

Causes Traffic Gridlock Safiu Kehinde No fewer than eight people have been confirmed dead on Thursday morning in a multiple accident involving some articulated vehicles along Lagos-Ibadan highway. The accidents happened on the popular Kara Bridge outward Ibadan. As confirmed in a statement issued by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) the accident saw a truck and a container laden trailer erupted in flames while another truck spilt its contents (cartons of biscuits) on the road. Also involved in the chain reaction of multiple crash was a container laden truck which ran onto the barrier with it’s carrier falling…

Embarks on Advocacy Ahead of November Election Safiu Kehinde The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged prospective voters ahead of the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election to shun vote buying. NPO Reported that the state is set to go to poll on Saturday, 8th of November as curtain closes on the four years tenure of governor Chukwuma Soludo. Ahead of the poll, registered political parties have commenced campaign across the state. With reports and speculations of planned attempt by some of the parties to engage in vote buying, INEC on Thursday kicked of its advocacy against the electoral malpractice.…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Police Force has on Wednesday withdrew its evidence it sought to tender against Mrs Chioma Okoli in the ongoing alleged cyberstalking offences at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Adam Ugwuanyi, the police lawyer, withdrew his application before Justice Peter Lifu following an objection raised against the admissibility of the evidence by Okoli ‘s lawyer, Inibehe Effiong. Mrs Okoli, the sole defendant in the trial, was arraigned to court by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on alleged cyberstalking charges instituted in 2023 over her negative review of Nagiko Tomato Mix, manufactured by Erisco Foods…