Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The Delta State Police Command has nabbed a 49-year-old woman, Joy Temitope, for allegedly stealing a two-month-old baby in Koko, Delta State. This was disclosed in a post shared on X on Monday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe. The Police Spokesman, in the post, disclosed how the suspect lured and deceived a 20-year-old mother before allegedly spiking her drink and fleeing with her infant son. He added that acting on intelligence-driven policing, the suspect was tracked down and arrested on the 15th of May. “The suspect, Mrs Joy Temitope, aged 49 years lured…

Safiu Kehinde No fewer than 43 people have been killed on Sunday as suspected armed herdsmen invaded two communities in Gwer West and Apa Local Government Areas of Benue State. The attacks occurred around7pm with the suspected herdsmen first storming Tse Antswam, a suburb of Naka town, shooting sporadically. According to report, a mobile police officer and 41 people were killed in the attacks. Confirming the tragic incident to newsmen, the Chairman of Gwer West LGA, Victor Ormini, decried the spate of killing in the state. “It is exactly a week today that I spoke with you about the killing…

Says Ex-Rivers Governor Hungry for Power Safiu Kehinde The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has slammed former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, over his criticism and call for the removal of President Bola Tinubu at the upcoming 2027 General Election. NPO Reported that Amaechi had at his 60th birthday on Saturday faulted the Tinubu-led administration which he claimed had triggered economic hardship across the country. The former Minister of Transportation held that the coalition party led by the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, can oust Tinubu out of power in 2027, stressing that Nigerians…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has declared that nobody dares remove him from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as he fired back at critics calling for his expulsion. Wike made this known while speaking on Monday during a media parley in Abuja. The Minister reiterated that he remains a bonafide member of the PDP. He claimed that no member of the PDP has contributed more than he had done for the party. “I am still in the PDP. I worked hard for the party. “I have not seen anybody who will have the guts to…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government has declared Friday 6th and Monday 9th of June 2025, as public holidays in celebration of this year’s Eid-ul-Adha. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Ministry of Interior’s Permanent Secretary, Magdalene Ajani. As quoted in the statement, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo congratulated all Muslim Ummah both at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. The Minister charged the Muslim Ummah to emulate the spirit of sacrifice and faith as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for a…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government has slammed a Nigerian car dealer, Alamin SarkinMota, over a derogatory video on civil servants. SarkinMota had in a promotional video shared on his X handle on the 11th of May, 2025 asked an Artificial Intelligence-enabled Mercedes Benz 2023 C300 model if a Nigerian civil servant can afford it. The AI replied that it would take until 2062 before a Nigerian civil servant can afford the car. Reacting to the post, the National Orientation Agency (NOA), in a letter dated 20th of May, faulted the car dealer for ridiculing the Nigerian civil servants in an…

Safiu Kehinde The Debt Management Office (DMO)  has, on behalf of the Federal Government, offered two FGN Savings Bonds for subscription at N1,000 per unit This was announced in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the DMO. According to the statement, the first offer is a two-year FGN Savings Bond due on June 11, 2027 at interest rate of 16.121 per cent per annum. The second offer is a three-Year FGN Savings Bond due on June 11, 2028 at interest rate of 17.121 per cent per annum. “Offer opens on June 2 and closes on June 6; settlement…

Multiple people were injured after a man shouting “free Palestine” tossed Molotov cocktails at a gathering in support of Israeli hostages in Colorado, authorities said. Police said eight people – aged 52 to 88 – were injured in the attack at the Pearl Street Mall, a popular outdoor space in Boulder, about 30 miles (48km) from Denver. The FBI called it a suspected terror attack and said the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower, Molotov cocktails and other incendiary devices. Footage of the attack shows the suspect, who was shirtless, screaming at the group and had what appears to be Molotov…

Agency Report Mr David Adonri, a stockbroker, says the ongoing banking recapitalisation exercise, alongside other macroeconomic reforms by the Federal Government, has triggered remarkable growth in the Nigerian Capital Market. Adonri, Vice Chairman of Highcap Securities Ltd., while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, said this growth had resulted in what people call “Tinubu Boom.” He said the primary and secondary market indicators in the capital market witnessed sporadic growth within two years of President Bola Tinubu’s tenure in office, with the indices reaching historic levels. According to him, the recapitalisation programme has significantly boosted activities in…

Safiu Kehinde Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has offered scholarship to 13-year-old girl, Ukamaka Okonkwo, who was rescued from alleged ritualist and kidnapper dungeon, Obi-Levi Obieze, at Ndiagu Umumba in Ezeagu Council Area of of the state. NPO Reported that the girl was found at the suspected ritualist’s uncompleted building alongside a deceased pregnant woman. Following the discovery of the gory scene, the state government demolished the property with the suspected ritualist arrested by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) while attempting to flee the country through Seme border in Lagos State. As disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by…