Author: Safiu Kehinde

As Peller Creates Sensation at Award Ceremony Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has emerged Silverbird governor of the year. The prestigious event, organized by Silverbird Group and held at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Monday night recognized Sanwo-Olu for his outstanding leadership and contributions to the development of Lagos State. In his remark in a post on his X handle on Tuesday, the Lagos governor dedicated the award as a tribute to the hardworking and resilient members of the state. While expressing his gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for laying the foundation of the state’s innovative policies,…

Safiu Kehinde Fresh information on the family background of the Nigerian Youth Corp member, Ushie Rita, who called President Bola Tinubu a “terrible President” has revealed that her father died during protests. Human Rights activist, Agba Jalingo, had in a post shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, claimed the Corp member is a victim of bad governance as he disclosed that her father, Raphael Ushie, died during protest over the demolition of his palm plantation in Obudu, Cross Rivers State. According to Jalingo, Raphael, who was nearing his retirement as a Chief Inspector of the Nigerian Immigration Service, had…

Safiu Kehinde The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed 21 suspected internet fraudsters in Bauchi state. This was made known in a statement issued on the Commission’s official X handle on Monday. According to the statement, the suspected fraudsters were apprehended by the operatives of the EFCC’s Gombe Zonal Directorate at the Kaure New Government Reservation Area (GRA) along Bauchi and Maiduguri Road, Bauchi state. Recovered from the suspects were items which include BMW and Toyota Camry cars, three play station 5, 30 expensive phones, one flat screen television set, six Point of Sale, POS, machines, four ipads, …

Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian lawmaker, Ben Murray-Bruce, has charged netizens to stop criticizing Nigerian political leaders. The ex-lawmaker who represented Bayelsa East Senatorial District at the Senate gave charge while speaking at the Silverbird Award on Sunday night. This was in reaction to the viral video of the Youth Corp member, Ushie Rita, who called President Bola Tinubu over high cost of living in Nigeria. Rita had slammed the Nigerian President, labelling him a “terrible President”. Murray-Bruce, the founder of the Silverbird Group, called for a break on the heavy criticism against Nigerian leaders while presenting the award of Silverbird…

Safiu Kehinde The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rearrested Kano state TikToker, Murja Kunya, for jumping bail granted to her following her initial arrest over alleged abused and mutilation of the Naira. Kunya was rearrested by EFCC operatives attached to the Kano Zonal Directorate. This was disclosed in a statement issued on the anti-graft agency’s official X handle on Monday. According to the statement, Kunya was rearrested for allegedly spraying Naira notes for fun during her stay in a hotel room at Tahir Guest Palace in Kano. The arrest followed her diligent pursuit by EFCC operatives after she…

Safiu Kehinde The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adeniran, popularly known as Jandor, has returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor announced his defection back to the ruling party on Monday during a press conference at his office in Ikeja, Lagos, weeks after resigning from the PDP. He cited internal crises and lack of party discipline within the PDP as the primary reasons for his departure. A ccording to report, Jandor explained, yesterday, that his journey in the PDP during the 2023 governship election was driven by a sincere desire to win for the party and…

Safiu Kehinde Rivers State House of Assembly has served the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his deputy, Ngozi Nma Odu, notices over gross misconduct. The lawmakers in the notice dated 14th March, 2025, and stamped by the Assembly’s Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, accused Fubara and Odu of mismanagement of public funds. This, as disclosed in the notice leaked on X on Monday, contradicted the Section 120, 121 (1) (2) of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution (as amended). Other allegations filed against Fubara include refusal to present the 2024 Rivers State Appropriation Bill before the Assembly, withdrawals from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of…

Safiu Kehinde Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has alongside his legal counsels, accompanied Youths Corp member, Ushie Rita, as she appears before her Local Government Inspector (LGI) today over criticism of President Bola Tinubu. NPO reported that the corp member had taken to her tiktok page @talktoraye to express distress over the soaring cost of living particularly as a youth corper. She decried the economic condition of the country which claimed was overwhelming for her as she labelled Tinubu a “terrible President”. Rita would, in another post alleged being threatened by NYSC Board to pull down the video. This had…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Politics Online (NPO) Reports publisher, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, is set to speak in a panelists discussion on women’s leadership in journalism. The event, hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, is slated to hold on Tuesday 18th of March, 2025 via the centre’s X space by 11am. Themed “Leveraging the news media in accelerating women’s leadership in journalism and society”, the panelist discussion will be moderated by Ugonna Agu, a journalist from the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. Other selected members of the discussion panel include the University of Lagos’ (UNILAG) Director, Institute of Continuing…

Safiu Kehinde A yet-to-be identified woman has, in collaboration with her children, hired scavengers to rob her retired husband of his gratuities after tying him up. This was disclosed in a Facebook post shared on Sunday. According to the post, the incident occurred last week Wednesday at Ajomo Araromi community, Robiyan, Ogun state. The elderly man’s hands and legs, as captured in a video attached to the post, were heavily tied with pieces of fabrics and ropes at his living room. His mouth was a also stuffed with another clothe. While being rescued by residents, the unidentified man disclosed that…