Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a federal university in Southern Kaduna. This was diclosed in a statement issued by Stanley Nkwocha, Spokesperson of Vice-President Kashim Shettima in Abuja on Monday. According to Nkwocha, Shettima announced the President’s approval of the University establishment during a condolence visit to Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto. Shettima had visited the Kukah family over the loss of Yohanna Kukah, the Agwom Akulu of Ikulu Chiefdom in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Vice-President stated that Tinubu had in agreement with Senator Katung and…

Agency Report A Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Folakemi Cole-Adeife, says frequent use of sponge to bathe can strip the skin of natural oils and create micro-tears or micro-trauma in the skin. Cole-Adeife, of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. She said that bathing with sponge frequently could also introduce bacteria and other micro-organisms into the skin. According to her, using sponge is like exfoliating the skin, as it (skin) exfoliates itself naturally most of the time. “A lot of people cannot have their bathe…

Safiu Kehinde An Abuja Federal High Court has, on Monday, adjourned the hearing of bail application filed by counsel to Olamide Thomas, the woman who allegedly made death threats against Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The development occured when the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police’s lawyer, Victor Okoye, told the court that he was just seeing the bail application and would need time to respond. He prayed the court to adjourn the matter until Tuesday to enable him respond appropriately. Seprebofa Oyeghe, the lawyer who appeared for Thomas, disagreed with Okoye as he told the presiding…

Safiu Kehinde An Abuja Federal High Court has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 67 banks accounts domiciled in different banks over alleged N52.9 million fraud. EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, has moved an ex-parte motion for the action before Justice Emeka Nwite. According to reports, the motion ex-parte, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1895/V/2024, was filed by Miracle Anameze. The motion sought an order empowering the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, or any other officer of the commission empowered by him to instruct the managing directors of the banks to stop all outward payment, operations, or transaction (including…

Safiu Kehinde No fewer than 133 graduates have been fully employed after their completion of the internship programme organized by Shell Company in partnership with the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) and the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday. As contained in statement made available to NPO Reports, a total of 170 graduates benefitted from the Graduate Internship programme. In the course of the internship, they were attached to indigenous technical oilfield service companies in the upstream and downstream sectors for hands-on experience. According to the statement, the employment…

Safiu Kehinde Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed how Nigeria and United States diplomatic relationship began under the administration of late US President, Jimmy Carter. Obasanjo disclosed this while speaking on the life and times of Jimmy Carter in an interview with Arise TV’s Morning Show Monday. When asked on Carter’s visit to Africa and its significance to Nigeria-US relationship, Obasanjo firstly acknowledged America’s power and global influence. “Whoever is the leader of America up till today is the leader of the world because America is the greatest country in the world. “It has the largest economy. It has technology…

Pleads With Citizens Not to Lose Hope Safiu Kehinde Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged Nigerians not to lose hope despite the current hardship facing the country. Obasanjo stated this while speaking on the life and times of late former US President, Jimmy Carter during an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show on Monday. The ex-Nigerian President, in his new year message to the country, expressed optimism in Nigeria, stressing that the country is currently not where God wanted it to be. He attributed Nigeria’s plight to the advertent and inadvertent actions of its leaders. Obasanjo, however, held that Nigeria…

Safiu Kehinde The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has allayed concern over the fate of of Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) as it assured that council election will hold in all the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) alongside the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state in 2025. The APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos, following speculations about the status of the 37 LCDAs in the state. “In recent times, the leadership of APC in Lagos State has been inundated by the media, party members…

Agency Report Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, says the economic diplomacy carried out by President Bola Tinubu around the world is generating the desired results. The Minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the president in Lagos on Sunday. Edun said the president had embarked on fruitful economic diplomacy on all the continents: Brazil in South America; China and India in Asia as well as Germany and France in Europe, and elsewhere. He said, as a follow up on economic diplomacy, he led a delegation to Riyadh,…

Explains How Bauchi Stand to Benefit from Reform Safiu Kehinde The Presidency has labelled the reaction of Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, to the tax reform bill, a threat to the Federal Government. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare. The Presidency charged the Bauchi state governor to retract the statement where he threatened that the Northerners will show Tinubu their true colour over his controversial tax reform bill. According to the Dare, Bala’s remark does not depict the constructive dialogue needed between states…