Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde An Ikeja Special Offences Court has, on Thursday, sentenced one Musa Jimoh to one year and four months imprisonment for defrauding hospital staff of N8 million. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Jimoh after he pleaded guilty to the sole charge of possession of fraudulent documents levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Oshodi, in his judgment, held that the circumstances of the case were particularly grave as Jimoh’s conduct indicated a calculated and sophisticated approach to criminality that warrants serious consideration by the court. According to him, what makes this offence especially egregious is its…

Safiu Kehinde Few hours to the Ondo governorship election, three gubernatorial candidates have stepped down from the Saturday’s election Ondo State while endorsing Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The candidates made the disclosure during a solidarity visit to Aiyedatiwa. They include Ajibola Falaye, the candidate of the Accord Party, Jenyo Ataunokon of the National Rescue Movement (NRM), and the deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Olaide Rasheed Ibrahim. Prior to the development, governorship candidate of the ADC, Adeyemi Nejo, had earlier declared support for Aiyedatiwa. Meanwhile, speaking of of the the candidates,…

Safiu Kehinde Kano State Police Command has engaged on crackdown of criminal syndicates across the state, arresting 82 suspects in connection with various crimes committed in the state from Nov. 1 to Nov. 14. The suspects included kidnappers, armed robbers, thugs, phone snatchers and drug dealers. Addressing newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Bompai, Kano, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said the arrests were a result of a crime busting strategy adopted by the command. He also disclosed the recovery of firearms from the arrested suspects. “The implementation of these strategies have yielded positive results as they led…

Agency Report The Nigerian Governors’ Wives Forum (NGWF) has called on Governors and State Legislators to implement the six months Pay Maternity Leave Policy in the 36 states of the federation. The forum made the call on Thursday, in a communique issued at the end of it annual retreat held at Exco Chamber’s Centenary City in Abakaliki. The Chairperson of the forum, Prof Olufolake Abdulrazaq, the wife of Kwara governor said the implementation of the policy will improve maternity and child welfare in the country. “The forum pledged to vigorously advocate for adopting six months of paid maternity leave, engaging…

Safiu Kehinde Ahead of the forthcoming Ondo State Gubernatorial election slated for Saturday, 16 November 2024, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa says the military will partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other security agencies in fight against ‘cash for vote’ during the election. Musa said this during a courtesy visit to the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyadatiwa on Thursday. According to a statement issued by the the Director of Defense Information, Tukur Gusau, the visit was part of the CDS’ operational visit to assess the readiness of troops and other security agencies…

Safiu Kehinde Newly appointed Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Daniel Bwala, has hailed Bola Tinubu for confiding in him with the appointment. The former Atiku Abubakar’s person took to his X handle on Thursday to express his gratitude to the President. Expressing his delight, Bwala labelled the appointment as a call to service. “I want to express my profound gratitude to Mr President ⁦@officialABAT⁩ for the demonstration of confidence and trust by this appointment. “I am indeed humbled and honored to be called to serve our dear nation under the esteemed leadership of a courageous…

Safiu Kehinde United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced plan to raise N239.4 billion through Rights Issue to shareholders. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday and made available to NPO Reports. According to the statement, the Rights Issue, which opened on Friday, November 15, 2024, will gives existing shareholders the opportunity to purchase additional 6,839,884,274 ordinary shares of 50 kobo each at N35.00 per share in proportion to their current holdings. It is being offered on the basis of one new ordinary share for every five existing ordinary shares held by shareholders, as of November 05,…

Safiu Kehinde The Super Eagles of Nigeria have sealed their qualification spot for the 2025 African Cup of Nations with 1-1 draw against Benin Republic. The Augustine Eguavoen-led Eagles travelled to Benin for the return leg of the qualifier. Having already qualified through Libya’s earlier defeat of Rwanda, Nigeria faced Benin Republic with nothing to lose. However, the host needed a win against the already qualified Nigeria to boost their hope of also qualifying. They jumped into an early lead with a 12th minute opener. The host nation, led by former Super Eagles’ coach, Gernot Rohr, sought to double their…

Safiu Kehinde Former Ondo state First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has claimed to have been in politics before his late husband, Rotimi Akeredolu. The late Ondo governor’s widow made this claim in a post on her X handle on Thursday. Betty said her involvement in Ondo politics was to give spousal support and also share her ideas based on her political experience. She said she had been in politics since 2007, long before her late husband. “This information is for the uninformed. I have been in politics since 2007, way before my husband even thought about it. “I contested under ANPP…

Agency Report The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has proposed the sum of N47.9 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year for submission to the National Assembly on Monday. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu disclosed this after the Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu on Thursday at the Presidential Villa. According to him, the Council pegged the price of crude oil at 75 dollar per barrel and proposed N1400 as exchange rate to a dollar with oil production put at 2.06million barrels per day. Bagudu said that the budget proposal included new borrowings of N9.2 trillion to…