Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Safiu Kehinde The House of Representatives have expressed concern over the spread of Mpox in Nigeria. This was made known in a statement signed by the green chamber’s spokesperson, Akin Rotimi. As contained in the statement posted on the legislature’s official X handle today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Healthcare Services, Dennis Idahosa, expressed his concerns about the outbreak, stressing that it is a threat to public health. He disclosed the committee’s partnership with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other international healthcare providers. “The rising cases of Mpox in our country are a serious threat…
Agency Report The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, has joined the nationwide solidarity march of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over prolonged captivity of one of its member, Dr Popoola Ganiyat. The doctors, during the protest on Friday in Lagos, called on the Federal Government to intensify efforts toward her safe release. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the doctors are seen displaying placards with different descriptions demanding the immediate release of Ganiyat, a Registrar in the Department of Opthalmology at the National Eye Centre Kaduna. According to the medical professionals,…
Safiu Kehinde Amnesty International has, again, called for the release of Micheal Adaramoye, also known as Michael Lenin, and Mosiu Sodiq who were arrested at the wake of the #EndBadGovernance Protest. The Humanitarian group made the call for their release in a post on their official X handle earlier today. According to the group, both activists were arrested on the 5th of August, 2024, and have ever since been detained with the Inspector General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team (IRT). “Amnesty International strongly condemns the continuous arbitrary detention of activists; Adaramoye Michael (Lenin) and Mosiu Sodiq. They were arrested at…
Agency Report Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team D’ Tigers has dropped four places in the latest FIBA ranking released on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that D’Tigers slumped from 39th to 42nd position in the world ranking. The former African champions tallied 299.7 points during the month under review to occupy sixth position on the continent. South Sudan hopped from 34th to 23rd in the FIBA World Ranking to become the top-ranked African team, overtaking Cote d’Ivoire. Angola, Tunisia, and Egypt complete the top five teams in Africa. Olympic champions U.S.protected their lead at the top, while…
Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government of Nigeria has hailed Savannah Energy over its contribution to the country’s gas industry. As contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Power, the FG commended Savannah Energy for its Investment in Nigeria’s energy sector , as well as its contribution to the growth of the domestic gas market to support national development. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made the commendation during a recent visit to the Uquo Central Processing Facility (CPF) in Akwa Ibom state. According to the statement, the CPF is owned by Accugas Limited, a subsidiary of Savannah Energy. Describing…
Safiu Kehinde Wole Soyinka Centre of Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has decried the spate of gender-biases in media industry as it called for more women engagement. The group had, in a visit to the Guardian Newspaper on Monday, made the call, stressing the need to prioritize parity between women and men in the leadership of its newsroom and news. In the event tagged ‘Report Women!’, the group’s Executive Director, Motunrayo Alaka decried the presence of few women in media leadership and less engagement of women in news coverage as she provided report made by the centre to back up her claim.…
Agency Report A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a 38-year-old driver, Monday Amale to 18 months in prison for stealing iron door valued at N90, 000. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced Amale after he pleaded guilty to the crime. The magistrate, however, gave the convict a fine of N20, 000 or six months in prison. He ordered him to pay a compensation of N120,000 to the complainant and to spend one year in prison in default. The magistrate said the sentence would serve as deterrent to other would-be offenders Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Ibrahim Gokwat…
Agency Report The Economic and Financial Crimes Crime Commission (EFCC) says its ‘X’ account is being updated to ensure that it has a more globally account. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja:”our X account is down temporarily due to ongoing upgrade and we will soon bounce back. `You know when there is an upgrade in a system, it may be temporarily down and inaccessible. We doing the upgrade to serve the public better. “You can see that other social media pages of the commission are still functional”. He said that the anti-graft agency…
Agency Report An assault by dozens of Israeli settlers has devastated a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, drawing blistering condemnation from top Israeli officials. More than 70 armed settlers invaded the town of Jit on Thursday, firing bullets and tear gas at residents and setting several homes and cars and other property on fire, according to the head of Jit’s village council, Nasser Sedda. Sedda said his cousin, Rashid Sedda, was killed in the attack. The Palestinian Authority’s Ministry of Health confirmed the 23-year-old Palestinian died after sustaining a chest injury. “We have attacks but nothing to this…
Safiu Kehinde Katsina state government has disclosed plan to establish special e-court to handle corruption cases. This was made known by the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Musa Danladi, when he received delegates from the state Anti-Corruption Commission led by its chairman, Rtd. Justice Lawal Garba. According to report, Danladi said, in partnership with the commission, the special e-court will be equipped with electronic evidence presentation system, while stressing that the court would not only go for civil servants alone but also corrupt contractors. “We are going electronic because we are setting up an electronic evidence presentation system, from…