Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Agency Report A coalition of Niger Delta groups has protested over Shell UK’s planned sale of its Nigerian subsidiary without consulting host communities, describing it as unhealthy and unacceptable. The women’s position was presented by Mrs Emem Okon of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre during the protest in Yenagoa on Friday. Okon led the coalition of no fewer than 15 Niger Delta-based women groups to protest the planned sale of Shell’s onshore assets without adequate remediation arrangements. She said it was unhealthy, unethical and unacceptable for the company to make such decision without consulting the communities, saying, “they can’t…
Safiu Kehinde Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, has called for an urgent need to “re-evaluate” sanctions impacting the war-ravaged Syria. Pope made the call in a statement issued on Friday. The IOM Director-General said Syria was in no position to take back millions of Syrians following the fall of the Assad regime, stressing on the need to re-evaluate sanctions impacting the country. “We are not promoting large-scale returns; the communities frankly are just not ready to absorb the people who are displaced and would come home…it will overwhelm the country. “Many have returned to…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has confirmed the appointment of one Deputy Comptroller General (DCG), and seven Assistant Comptrollers General (ACGs) to the service’s management team. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the spokesman of the service, Abdullahi Maiwada, in Abuja. According to Maiwada, the appointments were made to fill vacancies created by the retirement of some management staff from the affected geopolitical zones of the federation. The appointees were DCG S Chiroma, North-East and ACGs Z.M Gaji North-East, OA Adebakin, South-West; GM Omale,North-Central; MS Yusuf, North-Central;DA Nnadi,South-East, HK Ejibunu, North-Central; and…
Agency Report President Bola Tinubu on Friday extended condolences to the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) following the passing of Hajiya Rafat Salami, the recently elected Treasurer of the International Press Institute (IPI). The President, in a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said Salami’s loss had been deeply felt across the journalistic community and beyond. “Hajiya Salami also served as the Secretary of the NUJ, Abuja Council, dedicating her talents and passion to advancing journalism in Nigeria,” said Tinubu. He commiserated with the leadership and members of the IPI, the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the National Association…
Safiu Kehinde A woman, Olamide Thomas, who allegedly made death threats against Seyi Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on social media, was, on Friday, arraigned at a Federal High Court in Abuja. Olamide was arraigned by the office of the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, before Justice Emeka Nwite on three-count charge. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Olamide was arrested on allegations bordering on harassing and threatening Seyi Tinubu, Egbetokun and the Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a viral social media post In the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/636/2024 dated and…
Safiu Kehinde Vice-President Kashim Shettima has on Friday returned to Abuja after performing the lesser hajj (Umrah) at the Holy Mosque of Makkah (Masjid al-Haram) in Saudi Arabia. This was announced in a statement issued on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha. Nkwocha stated that during the vice-president visit at the holy site, he offered prayers for Nigeria’s peace and stability. He also said that Shettima’s supplications included prayers for Nigeria’s leadership, from the federal to local government levels. ” Our prayer is for peace to…
Safiu Kehinde Former United States President, Barrack Obama, has dropped list of the top ten favourite books he read in 2024. Obama shared this in a post on his official X handle on Friday. Renown for his the annual release of lists of his favourite music, movies, and books, the ex-US President said the ten books had stuck with him ever since he finished read them. “I always look forward to sharing my annual list of favorite books, movies, and music. Today I’ll start by sharing some of the books that have stuck with me long after I finished reading…
Safiu Kehinde The International Press Institute (IPI), Nigeria, has mourned the demise of prominent Nigerian journalist, Rafat Salami. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the IPI’s Secretary, Mallam Ahmed Shekarau, expressed sadness over the sudden death of Salami who served as the institute’s treasurer. NPO reported that the erudite journalist died in the early hours of Friday prolonged battle with an ailment which had seen her been on wheelchair for some weeks. Prior to her death, she attended the last IPI event despite being on wheelchair. The organisation described the late Rafatu Salami as a journalist that…
Safiu Kehinde 2023 Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has offered to fulfill the N30 million bail conditions of embattled Human Rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. This was announced by the Coordinator of the Obidient Movement on Friday. Obi’s offer is coming after a Federal High Court granted Farotimi a ₦30 million bail following the defamation charges filed against him. According to reports, Farotimi, known for his outspoken criticism of systemic issues in Nigeria, has faced public attention and support throughout the legal proceedings. Obi had, however, expressed gratitude to the courts and all parties involved. He called for a resolution…
Safiu Kehinde Cross River State Police Command has, on Friday, paraded one Idongesit Akpan and his wife, Angela, over alleged child theft and trafficking. The suspected child traffickers were paraded alongside other suspects alleged to be involved in different kinds of crime in the state. Addressing the newsmen, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Gyogon Grimah recounted how Idongesit and Angela had lured their Facebook friend resident in Obubara, Ms Blessing Godday to Akamkpa with the pretext of giving her a job. “Following the promise of a job, she travelled to Akamkpa with her two sons, aged five and three respectively.…