Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde In the wake of the Presidential Jets Seizure over a contract breach involving Ogun State government and a Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company Limited, Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has cried out over falling victim of Ibikunle Amosun of Contract violations. Reacting to the Presidential jets saga, Utomi has taken to his X handle yesterday to narrate his ordeal with the immediate past governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, whom he labelled as the cause of the seizure. Utomi disclosed how he and his South African business partner had invested N200 million in a similar…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Remo Stars, have begun their Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League campaign with a comfortable 2-1 victory over Moroccan side, Asfar, yesterday. The Sky Blues gave Asfar a good fight at their first preliminary stage match played at Ikenne, Ogun State. Remo Stars burst into an early lead as Nduka Junior headed home a free kick from Super Eagles defender, Sodiq Ismail, in the 19th minute. The visitors would, however, pull one back in the second half to bring the game level. But the Ikenne boys would not settle for less…

Safiu Kehinde Manchester City has started off yet another title defense campaign with a comfortable 2-0 away win against Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge yesterday. The English Premier League champions picked off from where they left as faced Chelsea in a tough league opener. Pep Guardiola’s men would, however, start the 2024/2025 campaign on a brighter note as Norwegian striker, Erling Haaland put them in an early lead in the 18th minute. Chelsea tried to pull a leveller before the end of first half, but Nicholas Jackson’s effort was ruled offside. The game would advance to the second half with…

Agency Report The Nigerian Army announced on Sunday that its troops had neutralised a notorious Boko Haram commander, Abu Rijab, and other terrorist fighters in an offensive operation on Saturday. This was made known in a post on the Nigerian army’s official X Handle, saying the operation took place in Bula Daloye, Bama Local Government Area of Borno. It said the successful operation was in addition to the surrender of numerous terrorists and their families to the troops as a result of sustained pressure against their enclaves. Army said the troops also apprehended several criminal suspects and recovered arms and…

Agency Report The Executive Secretary (ES) of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Pius Akutah, said it has saved Nigeria from spending billions of Naira by performing its statutory roles and functions. Akutah said this on Sunday at a maiden visit to Kaduna to interact with the council’s staff and the State Shippers Association (KSSA) He said that the council’s dispute resolution mechanism was effective and it has bolstered its operations. According to Akutah, complaints such as loss of cargoes and charges accompanied by it from owners, among other issues, were handled professionally and resolved by the council. He also said…

Safiu Kehinde #EndBadGovernance Protesters are set to storm the Abuja Federal High Court in demand for the release of Micheal (Lenin) Adaramoye, and other agitators arrested in the course of the 10-day protest. This was disclosed in a post shared on X which has ever since been in circulation as the protest organizers seek to mobilize people for the movement. As contained in the post tagged ‘We are leaving no one behind, the protesters are to converge at the Abuja court by 7am on Monday to strike home their demand for the immediate release of all arrested protesters. “All road…

Agency Report Troops of the Nigerian Army on Operation Forest Sanity, have thwarted a terrorists’ attack on Saulawa community in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State and eliminated two terrorists. The Nigerian army in a post on its official X Handle on Sunday, said the success was recorded on Friday. It said the troops, while conducting a fighting patrol to Saulawa, cleared Maidaro and Ngade Alha villages before making contact with the rampaging terrorists. It added that one AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 rifle magazine loaded with 23 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, and 11 motorcycles, were recovered during…

Safiu Kehinde Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded with the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to be civil with market women and men regarding complaints of invasion of shops and warehouses in markets across the state. The Governor made the appeal while receiving the Comptroller General of Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, in his office. Traders in the state had accused Customs officers of breaking into their shops and warehouses in a bid to search for smuggled goods. Abiodun stressed that while there are bound to be some unscrupulous individuals who could be found wanting over the…

Safiu Kehinde Former Director General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Joe Abah, has reported some operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) over alleged act of extortion. Abah, in a post on his X handle, claimed to have spotted the FRSC officials extorting money from drivers at Jabi area of Abuja earlier today. While tagging FRSC’s X handle to the post, expressed his disappointment with the officials whom he confronted. “Dear @FRSCNigeria, I want to register my disappointment at how your men are openly extorting money from motorists under the bridge by Abuja Central Mosque and by ShopRite in…

Safiu Kehinde In the wake of the ongoing feud between Nigerian music artists Peter and Paul Okoye ( popularly known as P-Square), Jude Okoye, has, in a recent video interview, revealed the legal agreement binding the music duo, including his contribution to the brand. Jude, the elder brother of the estranged partners, disclosed the content of the Memorandum of Understanding binding P-Square as a brand while narrating his ordeal during a financial probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) involving him and the brand. As heard in the viral video, Jude Okoye said he is not a bystander…