Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Another tug of words have ensued between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, took the Federal Government to the Supreme Court over alleged seizure of the state’s allocation. Recall that the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) had recently directed relevant stakeholders to withhold February, March, April and May allocations of the Osun State local councils over the protracted battle between the APC and the PDP chapters of the state. The crisis for the control of the LGAs could be traced back to Adeleke’s conduct of…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government has dismissed reports on decline in infrastructural development for the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), stressing that the initiative has attracted over $500 million investment with 10,000 direct employment opportunity. This was made known in a statement issued on Monday by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative’s (PCNGI) Program Director, Michael Oluwagbemi. The PCNGI’s boss held that the reports decrying the infrastructure gap in the sector as published by the Vanguard newspaper not do justice to incredible vision of President Bola Tinubu and speed of implementation of the same by the PCNGI. He thereafter highlighted the…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has pledged to double the compensation fee of residents of Guzape and Kpaduma communities affected by road construction in the area. Wike made the pledge during a meeting with the traditional rulers and representatives of Kpaduma and Guzape communities in Abuja on Monday, over the road project. The Minister explained that the meeting was to address concerns over the delay in relocation of affected villagers living on the road corridor. While directing the Director of Resettlement to evaluate what it would cost to resettle the affected residents, Wike pointed out that…

Safiu Kehinde Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has approved a special Sallah bonus for all civil servants and pensioners in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mahmud Dantawasa, in Gusau on Monday. According to the statement, the governor’s gesture is a reflection of his deep commitment to the welfare and happiness of the people, especially during the sacred period of Eid-el-Kabir, a time of sharing, reflection, and prayer. “The gesture is aimed at easing the financial burden on families and enable them to celebrate the festivities with joy and…

The UK government has threatened to sue former Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich to make sure the money from the club’s sale goes to Ukraine. The £2.5bn in proceeds have been frozen in a UK bank account since the sale, with Mr Abramovich sanctioned after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The UK government wants the money to be for Ukrainian humanitarian aid, but Mr Abramovich has said he wants it to go to “all victims of the war in Ukraine”. In a joint statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary David Lammy said: “While the door…

Agency Report The Kogi Government said it has cleared N98.8 billion debt within the last 15 months of Gov. Ahmed Ododo’s administration. The Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Asiwaju Idris, made this known at a press briefing after the State Executive Council meeting on Tuesday in Lokoja. Idris said the liquidated N98.8 billion debts were inherited from previous administrations. According to him, the breakdown of the liquidated debt includes the N8 billion in bonds from the former Idris Wada administration, and N50.8 billion salary bailout from the last administration of Yahaya Bello. “In addition, the N10 bn ECA-backed…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Afrobeat singer and Grammy award winner, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has left many fans and netizens surprised as he had his first tryout flying a helicopter in Lagos. As captured in a now viral video, the music artist boarded the chopper as co-pilot. A shirtless Burna Boy could be seen strapping his seat belt with a headset on his head as he flew the helicopter under the guidance of a professional pilot. After landing the helicopter on a beach, the visibly elated singer ran off the shore. His daring adventure sparked reactions from his…

Safiu Kehinde The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taunted the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Chieftain, Bode George, urging him to stay at home and read newspapers if he is jobless. This came in reaction to Bode George’s condemnation of the PDP’s National Secretariat sealing by the Wike-led Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The former military governor had in an interview on Arise TV last week accused Wike of betraying the PDP, stressing that the party brought him to life. George described the sealing as deliberate and malicious, questioning Wike’s loyalty to the PDP while calling…

Faults Call for Tinubu’s Removal Safiu Kehinde The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has talked down claims on former Rivers state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, being an influential figure in the ongoing coalition party formation spearheaded by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. NPO earlier Reported Wike’s backlash of backlash of Amaechi over his criticism of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Amaechi had at a symposium held to mark his 60th birthday over the weekend disclosed why he refused to support Tinubu’s presidency as he called for his removal by 2027, stressing that Nigerians are hungry- including him.…

Agency Report Women from Okhorimi community in Benin City on Monday stormed the Edo House of Assembly, with their children, pleading for the release of their husbands arrested three weeks ago. Carrying placards, the women, some with infants strapped to their backs, said the arrest of six men had left their families shattered and their children out of school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Police Command in the state had disclosed that the men were arrested for having prohibited weapons and a suspected human skull at their disposal. Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Mrs Abieyuwa…