Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian afrobeat legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face, was on Wednesday morning spotted with his new fiancee and Edo state lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru, at the state’s governorship election tribunal in Abuja. 2Face arrived at the tribunal alongside Natasha for the hearing of the jury’s verdict on the petition filed against the state governor, Monday Okpebholo , by the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. As captured in a now viral share on X, the afrobeat legend could be seen struggling to make his way through the congested room with Natasha trailing behind him. This…

Safiu Kehinde Popular Northern leader, Alhaji Abbas Sunusi, the Galadima of Kano, has died at the age of 91. The influence northern kingmaker passed away in Kano on Tuesday. He was a prominent figure in the Emirate, who served as Wamban Kano and senior Councilor under the late Emir Alhaji Ado Bayero from 1963 to 2020. According to reports, Sunusi’s death was confirmed by the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano, Abdullahi Abbas, in a telephone interview. “Yes, Baba died after a prolonged illness. “As one of the most influential figures in the Emirate, Sunusi’s death marked…

Safiu Kehinde No fewer than 10 suspected internet fraudsters, including 12-year-old trainee, have been arrested by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command following raid on an illegal internet fraud training facility, commonly referred to as a “Yahoo School,” operating in the Iju area of the state. This was diclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin. According to the statement, the suspects were arrested by Police Detectives following the discovery of the illegal training facility. Among the arrested suspects are four Yahoo experts who were running the notorious school, namely Chibuike Ihejika, 23; Stanley…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Government has, in partnership with EnterpriseNGR under the platform of the Lagos International Financial Centre (LIFC), called on foreign and local investors for further support and partnership for the establishment of an International Financial Centre in the state. The partnership, according to a statement issued on Wednesday will drive economic and financial growth in the state. In his address during the EnterpriseNGR first Quarterly Members’ Night of 2025 held at Victoria Island, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Co-Chairman of LIFC Council, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, stressed that the establishment of LIFC will attract private…

Safiu Kehinde Former Minister of Power, Prof. Bartholomew Nnaji, is set to deliver the 2025 edition of The Bullion Lecture. This was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by Dr. Ray Echebiri, Founder/CEO of Centre for Financial Journalism, organisers of The Bullion Lecture. According to the statement, the lecture themed “Architecting the Energy Sector for Nigeria’s $1-Trillion Economy Vision”, is scheduled for 10am on Thursday, April 10, 2025 at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Nnaji, a recipient of three national honours: Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), Commander of the Order of the Niger…

Safiu Kehinde Sequel to last week’s gruesome killing of 16 Northern travellers at the Uromi community, Edo state, heavy security presence has been reported at the community as fear of reprisal attacks lingers with arrest of suspected perpetrators of the heinous crime ongoing. Police, military and plainclothes security agents have, on Wednesday, taken over strategic junctions in Uromi, headquarters of Esan North East Local Government Area. Coupled with the heavy deployment of police officers was the presence of military vehicles seen patrolling key locations, including highways and suspected hotspots. The killing of the travellers who were claimed to be Hausa…

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has, on Wednesday, sacked the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, while reshuffling the company’s management board. NPO Reported that Kyari’s sacking ended his six years of managing the affairs of the country’s petroleum company. His exit paved way for Tinubu’s new appointee Bayo Bashir Ojulari, an Engineer and until his appointment, Chief Executive Officer of the Renaissance Africa Energy Company Energy Limited which led a consortium of indigenous energy firms in the landmark acquisition of the entire equity holding in the Shell Petroleum Development Company of…

Recounts Ordeal with Kidnappers Safiu Kehinde An indigenous group, Esan Descendants Assembly (EDA) Worldwide, has apologized over the killing of 16 Northern travellers at Uromi community in Edo state. NPO Reported that the travellers who were claimed to be Hausa hunters, were lynched and burnt to death following the discovery of Dane guns in their vehicles last week Thursday. The brutal killing of the 16 travellers had since sparked mixed reactions from members of public and fear of retaliation attacks. Reacting in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Chairman, Prof. G.R.A. Okogun, and General Secretary, Saintmoses Eromosele,…

Safiu Kehinde Suspended Kogi lawmaker, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, of alleged plot to kill her. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the allegation while speaking at her homecoming rally at Ihime, Okehi local government area of the state on Tuesday. The embattled lawmaker diclosed how Akpabio had on the 14th of March allegedly invited Yahaya Bello to plot her assassination. Prior to that, Natasha alleged that the Senate President invited Kogi state governor, Usman Ododo, charging him to process her recall which she claimed the governor said was impossible. Akpabio would…

Safiu Kehinde Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has again faulted her suspension, citing gross irregularities and injustice in the entire procedure. Natasha stated this on Tuesday while addressing her constituents at her hometown in Ihima, Okehi Local Government Area of the state. Following her much anticipated arrival which saw the state government imposed ban on rally and public gathering amongst others, the suspended lawmaker told her supporters that her suspension is against the Nigerian constitution. She accused the Senate of violating the constitution while stressing that signatures used for her suspension were all attendance sheets and…