Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has, yesterday, cracked down miscreants along Lagos coastal areas over various degrees environmental offences. As seen in a video posted on X by the state’s Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the enforcement agency, in joint surveillance operation with the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army, stormed the illegal residence of the miscreants. Their makeshift buildings were dismantled, especially at restricted coastal areas across Lagos Island , with 68 arrests made. Wahab, in his post, disclosed that the arrested suspects will be charged to court in accordance to Lagos…
Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has, raided stores selling alcoholic drinks in Lagos while confiscating discovered styrofoam packs. In an increase effort to enforce the ban of alcoholic drinks in car parks and usage of styrofoam, the law enforcement agency had embarked on the early morning raid from Bolade-Oshodi to Abule Egba yesterday, confiscating discovered alcoholic drinks and styrofoam packs. As seen in one of the videos posted on X by Lagos Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, the officials sprang to action at the sight of one of the stores, carting away sachets and…
Safiu Kehinde “The Nigerian authorities are escalating crackdown on peaceful protesters against hunger and corruption. Over 1000 people have been remanded nationwide. Today 441 people were arraigned in Kano, in what is set out to be an unfair trial based on trumped up charges. Amnesty International has called for the release of all protesters arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protest. The Humanitarian group made the call in a post on its X handle following the arraignment of 441 protesters in Kano yesterday. Amnesty International described the arraignment as ‘unfair trial based on trumped up charges’. “The Nigerian authorities are escalating crackdown…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Police Force has paraded 2,726 suspected criminals arrested over the course of one month while recovering 150 firearms. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Force’s PPRO, Olumuyiwa Muyiwa, on its official X handle yesterday. The suspected criminals, according to the statement, were apprehended for different criminal acts. In the course of the arrest, 207 kidnapped victims were reportedly rescued while 1,788 ammunition were recovered from the suspected criminals, including those recovered while on transit to bandits. The statement read in part; “In a display of unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law…
Safiu Kehinde National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NAFDAC) have bursted illegal alcohol production factory in Lagos Island. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Agency on its official X handle today. According to the statement, NAFDAC enforcement officials had uncovered an illegal facility producing various alcoholic beverages in the Lagos Island area of Lagos State following an intelligence reports. Following the raid of Oke Arin market suspected to be the factory base, over 2000 empty bottles and already packaged drinks estimated at N200 million were seized. The statement read part, “NAFDAC enforcement officers acting on intelligence reports, have…
Safiu Kehinde Chinese Firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited, has made a temporary release of one of the seized Nigeria’s Presidential jets. This was made known in a post on X where it was disclosed that one of the jets was released due to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s scheduled trip to France. According to the post, a spokesperson to the Chinese firm stated on Friday that one of the jets was made available after it was brought to their attention that President Bola Tinubu required it for a planned meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. “Zhongshan has consistently sought…
Safiu Kehinde The House of Representatives have expressed concern over the spread of Mpox in Nigeria. This was made known in a statement signed by the green chamber’s spokesperson, Akin Rotimi. As contained in the statement posted on the legislature’s official X handle today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Healthcare Services, Dennis Idahosa, expressed his concerns about the outbreak, stressing that it is a threat to public health. He disclosed the committee’s partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other international healthcare providers. “The rising cases of Mpox in our country are a serious threat…
Agency Report The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, has joined the nationwide solidarity march of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over prolonged captivity of one of its member, Dr Popoola Ganiyat. The doctors, during the protest on Friday in Lagos, called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts toward her safe release. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the doctors are seen displaying placards with different descriptions demanding the immediate release of Ganiyat, a Registrar in the Department of Opthalmology at the National Eye Centre Kaduna. According to the medical professionals,…
Safiu Kehinde Amnesty International has, again, called for the release of Micheal Adaramoye, also known as Michael Lenin, and Mosiu Sodiq who were arrested at the wake of the #EndBadGovernance Protest. The Humanitarian group made the call for their release in a post on their official X handle earlier today. According to the group, both activists were arrested on the 5th of August, 2024, and have ever since been detained with the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT). “Amnesty International strongly condemns the continuous arbitrary detention of activists; Adaramoye Michael (Lenin) and Mosiu Sodiq. They were arrested at…
Agency Report Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team D’ Tigers has dropped four places in the latest FIBA ranking released on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigers slumped from 39th to 42nd position in the world ranking. The former African champions tallied 299.7 points during the month under review to occupy sixth position on the continent. South Sudan hopped from 34th to 23rd in the FIBA World Ranking to become the top-ranked African team, overtaking Cote d’Ivoire. Angola, Tunisia, and Egypt complete the top five teams in Africa. Olympic champions U.S.protected their lead at the top, while…