Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Asks Content Creator to Link Him with Ola Best Accused of Siphoning Money from Celebrities’ Contributions Safiu Kehinde Veteran Nigerian comedian, Atunyota Akpobome, popularly known as Alibaba, has demanded that content creator, Bayegun Oluwatoyin, A.K.A Woli Arole, links him up with gospel singer, Olamilekan Adenugba, Ola Best, who has been accused of siphoning money from celebrities contribution. Woli Arole, who had over the weeks been dragged by several celebrities over the money they allegedly contributed to him as thrift, claimed the contribution was siphoned by Ola Best, adding that the gospel singer absconded to Canada. Having also claimed contributing to…
Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has paid a heartfelt tribute to her late husband, Niyi Adeosun, as she celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary. Adeosun, in a post on her Facebook handle on Sunday, expressed gratitude to God for the marital union with her late husband whom she had three children with. She described their relationship as 33 years of love and laughter while admitting still in confused with his demise. ‘Today August 23rd, I am celebrating our 33rd year wedding anniversary though you are not here. I choose to bless God for the privilege of being…
Says She Has NBA President, Falana, Other Prominent Lawyers to Fight for Her Safiu Kehinde Popular Nigerian TV host, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has threatened content creator, Bayegun Oluwatoyin, popularly known as Woli Arole, with legal action over financial dispute. Woli Arole had last week come under public spotlight after claiming that the money contributed to him by several Nigerian celebrities as thrift, popularly known as ajo, has allegedly been siphoned by gospel artist, Olamilekan Adenuga, popularly known as Ola Best. The content creator had been dragged by several celebrities and other Nigerians who claimed to have contributed to him. Also crying…
Former West Bromwich Albion player Quevin Castro has died at the age of 25 after collapsing during a friendly match in Lisbon on Saturday, the Lisbon Football Association said. The Portuguese midfielder was playing for third-tier side Real Sport Clube in a warm-up game against top-flight Estrela da Amadora when the incident occurred. “To the family, his friends, and the affiliated club Real SC SAD, we address our deepest condolences at this tragic time for Portuguese football,” the Lisbon FA said. Castro joined West Brom’s academy in 2021 and made his senior debut in a League Cup match against Arsenal.…
By Temitope Lakisokun The argument over the young trainee who addressed UBA chairman Tony Elumelu by his first name has become a surprisingly revealing debate about Nigerian society. One side says she was disrespectful. The other says she did nothing wrong: UBA has a first-name culture, and she followed it. I think both sides are looking at the wrong thing. The question is not whether she should have said “Good morning, Tony.” It is why a convention that once seemed progressive and liberating has become so awkward when applied across generations. The answer has something to do with second-order thinking.…
Agency Report The Nigerian women Beach Volleyball team has qualifed for the Olympics games event for the first time in history after defeating Morroco 2-0 in the final of the 2026 CAVB Women’s Beach Volleyball on Saturday. The team will fly Nigeria’s flag at the 2028 Olympic games in Los Angeles, U.S., after their impressive victory against Morroco. The women beat Morocco in both sets, 21- 17 and 21-10 in Alexandria Egypt on Saturday to clinch gold and secure their ticket to the Olympic games. The team had earlier on Saturday dispatched Mozambique in the Semi-final, beating their opponents 21-17…
Safiu Kehinde The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Jigawa Command, has burst six notorious drug black spots in Hadejia Local Government Area. Abdullahi Wada, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued in Dutse on Saturday. According to reports, the operation followed the recent dismantling of three high-risk drug black spots in Kazaure. The Kazaure operations led to the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of 1.278kg of assorted illicit drugs. Wada said the Hadejia raids were conducted under “Operation Restore Order”, following the directive of NDLEA Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd). He said the operation was…
Safiu Kehinde Former Zamfara state governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has accepted his appointment as President Bola Tinubu’s Campaign Director-General for the 2027 Presidential Election Campaign. NPO Reported that the All Progressives Congress had yesterday released the list of its campaign council with Yari leading the charge. Reacting to the appointment in a statement issued on Saturday, Yari expressed his gratitude to Tinubu for entrusting him with the role. He maintained that campaign, beyond election, is a conversation with Nigerians across the country which he vowed to lea with discipline and unity. ‘I accept this responsibility with deep gratitude and full seriousness.…
A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men’s world record held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt. Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its heat at the opening of the games’ second edition, organisers said. The robot overtook smartphone maker Honor’s Lightning near the finish after falling behind early in the race. Lightning finished in 9.47 seconds, also faster than the 9.58-second record Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. The two…
US President Donald Trump says Canada wants “the benefits of a State, without being one” after trade talks between the two countries collapsed late on Friday. In his first comments after negotiations broke down, triggering new 50% US tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, Trump also said US farmers had been charged “massive amounts of Tariffs” for years. It comes after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the fresh US tariffs on Canada a “miscalculation” designed to “hurt and divide us”. Carney confirmed he would match Trump’s tariffs “dollar-for-dollar” from 8 September, including levies on steel, dairy, appliances and…