Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Lagos Bus Services Limited has condemned recent attack on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) passengers by hoodlums along Orile axis. As contained in a statement signed by LBSL Public Affairs Officer, Afolabi Olawale, the attack on BRT buses is has become alarming and unacceptable with the state keen on bringing perpetrators to book. LBSL’s Managing Director, Idowu Oguntona, according to the statement, recounted how the Mile 2-Leventis bound bus was halted by mobs as it approached Ore-Ofe bus stop. He described how the hoodlums attacked the bus passengers, inflicting various degrees of injuries on the victims while robbing them…

Agency Report North Korea will reopen one city to foreign tourists in December after nearly five years of border closures due to the Covid pandemic. At least two China-based tour operators have announced that tourists will soon be allowed to visit the mountainous northern city of Samjiyon. Reclusive North Korea sealed itself off at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. It started to scale back restrictions only in the middle of last year. The border closures also cut off imports of essential goods, leading to food shortages that were made worse by international sanctions because of the country’s…

Agency Report The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people during an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has now spread across parts of central and east Africa, and scientists are concerned about how fast a new variant of the disease is spreading and its high fatality rate. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the potential for further spread within Africa and beyond “is very worrying”. “A co-ordinated…

Safiu Kehinde Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has again made move to settle the rift between P Square brothers as he visits Peter Okoye popularly known as Mr. P . As seen in a post on X, Obi visited the embattled Peter Okoye at his house yesterday having made similar visit to Paul Okoye (RudeBoy) earlier this week. The P Square brothers are renown for their seasonal breakup and reconciliation. Their recent break-up, however, attracted the attention of Peter Obi who had ever since stepped in to once again bring the popular Nigerian sensational music duo together. NPO…

Safiu Kehinde Former Kano State governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, has, yesterday, claimed he never engaged in bribery during his tenure. Shekarau made this bold claim during a news briefing in Abuja at the 70th anniversary of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN). In his effort to inspire the MSSN members, the former governor disclosed he indulged in bribery during his eight years tenure and 44 years of public service- a virtue he said to have emulated from the students community. “I may not be the only one but you may be very sure I’m one of very few governors that,…

Agency Report The Joint Committee of the ECOWAS Parliament has proposed new budget reforms for consideration by leaders of the subregional bloc. The committees are those of Administration, Finance, Budget, Public Accounts, Macroeconomic Policy and Economic Research. The lawmakers also recommended the amendment of the 2016 Supplementary Act, which bothers on parliamentary autonomy and powers to the bloc’s leadership. This follows the adoption of the Community’s budget report by members of the Joint Committee at the end of a 3-day technical session of its delocalised meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Activist, Aisha Yesufu, has declared her preference to spend 20 years jail term than sing the new national anthem. Prior to the withdrawal of the controversial Counter Subversion bill disclosed by the House of Representatives yesterday, Aisha had taken to her X handle to reaffirm her decision not to recite the anthem as she chose jail term as suggested in the bill. Aisha had posted the video, where she refused to acknowledge the new anthem at an event, with a caption labelling the anthem as ‘Tinubu’s anthem’. “Will choose 20 years in prison than sing Tinubu’s anthem…

Safiu Kehinde Former Miss South African Beauty Pageant contestant, Chidinma Adetshina, has accepted the invitation to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria Pageantry. She disclosed this earlier today in a video shared on X. Adetshina expressed her her excitement to partake in the contest following the backlash that met her emergence as strong contender for the now concluded Miss South Africa. “I cannot start this video without expressing my gratitude to the incredible people who have showed me so much love and so much support. Now I have received invitation from the Silverbird Group who are the organizers of Miss…

Safiu Kehinde A Nigerian Lawmaker, Kawu Sumaila, has disclosed the monthly income of National Assembly Senators. The senator representing Kano South Senatorial District made this disclosure in an interview with BBC Hausa earlier today. Using his monthly salary as instance, Kawu revealed he earns less than N1 million per month- after deduction of personal costs. However, there is N21 million running cost allocated to each Senator, including him- aside their monthly salary. “My monthly salary is less than N1 million. After deductions, the figure comes down to a little over N600,000. “Given the increase effected, in the Senate, each senator…

Safiu Kehinde Amidst outrage over a bill seeking 10 years of jail term of fine of N5m for those who fail to recite the national anthem, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass has withdrawn the bill. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi, and shared on the House of Representatives’ official X handle. The decision, according to the statement, was made, following consultations and careful consideration of the nation’s current circumstances. “In response to the voices and concerns of the people, the Speaker of…