Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) chieftain, Tajudeen Baruwa, and six others following clash at the union’s headquarters in Abuja. NPO Reported that some loyalists of Baruwa and suspected hoodlums had on Monday stormed the NURTW headquarters following court ruling which sacked the union’s National President, MC Oluomo. While Baruwa had claimed to have arrived at the headquarters to assume office as the new leader as directed by the court, chaos had however erupted at the premises as loyalists and Oluomo’s allies clashed. The hoodlums could be seen…

Safiu Kehinde Embattled former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has challenged officials of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) deployed to his residence in Abuja to mark the property which they claimed to be under forfeiture. This is coming days after Malami was released from remand after fulfilling his bail condition in his ongoing trail over alleged money laundering. While the case on the forfeiture of 57 properties linked to him is still largely in court, armed EFCC operatives and other officials from the commission would on Monday stormed his residence. On arrival, Malami, as captured in a now…

Safiu Kehinde The newly inaugurated Chairman of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Opeyemi Agbaje, has affirmed his administration’s committment to President Bola Tinubu’s agenda on pension fund management and welfare of pensioneers. Agbaje made this known during the inauguration ceremony held in Abuja on Monday. Speaking on behalf of the newly inaugurated PenCom board, the financial expert expressed his gratitude to Tinubu for the appointment. He also appreciated the effort of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, who represented the President at the event. Agbaje thereafter pledged the board’s commitment to Tinubu’s agenda to…

Iranian media say no direct or indirect contact with Trump, claim he ‘backed down’ Iran’s Fars news agency, quoting an unnamed Iranian source, says there has been no direct contact with US President Donald Trump, “not through an intermediary”. The source claimed Trump “backed down” after being warned that Iran would target power plants across the Gulf and in Israel. The report added that Trump had said talks with Iran were under way, despite the source denying any such communication. The claims could not be independently verified, and there has been no immediate comment from Iranian officials. ‘Trump backs down!’…

Safiu Kehinde Violence has on Monday erupted as loyalists of the National Union of Road Transport Workers’ (NURTW) chieftain, Tajudeen Baruwa, invaded the union’s Abuja headquarters. This is coming under the heels of a court ruling which sacked the NURTW National President, MC Oluomo, from the role. In the wake of the ruling, Baruwa loyalists stormed the headquarters in what was considered a take over buy the NURTW chieftain. The chaotic moment captured in series of videos shared on X showed the suspected hoodlums carting away valuables including Air Conditioner, Laptops, and Television Sets amongst others at the NURTW headquarters.…

Safiu Kehinde Kogi State lawmaker, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has charged former Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) lawmakers who decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return to the opposition party as she warned of possible disappointment at the ruling party. Akpoti-Uduaghan  gave the charge while addressing newsmen at the Press Conference held on Sunday by the PDP’s faction backed by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. While affirming that the party still remains a force to reckon with, Akpoti-Uduaghan recalled however disclosed that only six PDP Senators are left in the red chamber as against the 37 lawmakers…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike-backed National Caretaker Working Committee (NCWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the party members to disregard claims or misleading narratives on the party’s leadership. Jungudo Mohammed, the committee’s National Publicity Secretary, gave the charge on Sunday in Abuja at a news conference to address recent developments concerning the status of the party’s leadership and its forthcoming national convention. Mohammed said that the judgments of the Federal High Court and the Appeal Court had affirmed the legitimacy and authority of the NCWC as the body duly recognised to steer the…

An Air Canada plane was damaged after colliding with a vehicle on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday, according to video from the scene and air traffic control audio. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at LaGuardia Airport in New York due to an “aircraft emergency.” The New York City Fire Department said it responded to a reported incident involving a plane and vehicle on the airport’s runway at around 11:38 p.m. The plane was Air Canada flight 8646, operated by regional carrier Jazz, according to the flight tracking site FlightRadar24. The CRJ-900 aircraft, currently manufactured by Mitsubishi,…

Safiu Kehinde The Delta State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old suspected cultist and recovered weapons from him in Warri. Spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this on Sunday in Warri. Edafe said that the suspected hoodlum was apprehended on Thursday by the operatives of the Ekpan Police Division following credible information. He said that the 18-year-old suspect was acting in a suspicious manner within the Wangwe College in the Warri metropolis. “Following receipt of the information, operatives of Ekpan Police Station stormed Wangwe College, and arrested the suspect. “One locally fabricated cut-to-size single-barrell gun with two live…

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has on Sunday warned that global tensions, particularly in the Middle East, could heighten inflationary pressures and negatively impact the purchasing power of Nigerians. Tinubu gave the warning during his address to Vice-President Kashim Shettima and state governors who paid him a traditional Eid-el-Fitr homage at his residence in Lagos. The President noted that the Middle East crisis, which birthed out of Iran’s escalation of the United States and Israel’s missile attacks on its territory, will lead to increase in transportation and general cost of living conditions. “The Middle East crisis will affect inflation and…