Author: Safiu Kehinde

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N5m for those who fail to recite the national anthem, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass has withdrawn the bill.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…

Safiu Kehinde National Security Adviser to the President, Nuhu Ribadu, has vowed to defend the integrity of poll ahead of the Edo and Ondo states’ gubernatorial elections. Ribadu made this known at a meeting with the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in Abuja today. Represented by his Director of Internal Security, Hassan Abdullahi, the NSA assured electorates of peaceful election while warning political party supporters and politicians to detest from disrupting electoral process. “Given the violence antecedent of some politicians and their supporters- in Edo state in particular, the NSA, who doubled as the Co-Chair of ICCES have…