Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Kennedy Ohanenye, has expressed her gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the opportunity to serve under his administration. The ex-minister finally broke silence hours after her getting sacked as she took to her X handle on Thursday to thank the President and first lady, Oluremi Tinubu, for the privilege. Uju-Kennedy was among the five Ministers relieved of their duties at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held yesterday. “I write to express my sincere gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the opportunity to serve as a Minister of the Federal Republic…

Safiu Kehinde Population of Ukraine people has dropped by 10 million since Russia invaded the country in 2014, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)says. UNFPA, in a report on Wednesday, stated that a deepening demographic crisis is roiling Ukraine, exacerbated by Russia’s full-scale invasion. The UN agency, however, underscored an urgent need for comprehensive recovery strategies focused on human capital and socioeconomic reform. Since Russia’s invasion in 2014, the ongoing war has worsened these trends, with millions displaced and thousands killed, Florence Bauer, UNFPA regional director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia told journalists at briefing in Geneva, citing the…

Commonwealth heads of government are preparing to defy the United Kingdom and agree plans to examine reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade, the BBC has learned. Downing Street insists the issue is not on the agenda for the summit of 56 Commonwealth countries, which begins in the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Friday. But diplomatic sources said officials were negotiating an agreement to conduct further research and begin a “meaningful conversation” about an issue which could potentially leave the UK owing billions of pounds in reparations. The current text of the draft summit communique – made known to…

US actor Ron Ely, best known for playing the role of Tarzan in the 1960s television show of the same name, has died aged 86. “The world has lost one of the greatest men it has ever known – and I have lost my dad,” the actor’s daughter, Kirsten Casale Ely, said in an Instagram post. Tarzan originally aired on NBC television network from 1966 to 1968, during which time the actor broke a number of bones and was reported to have been attacked by animals while performing his own stunts. After retiring from acting in 2001, Ely became an…

Safiu Kehinde A former presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s decision to scrap ‘wasteful’ ministries in his cabinet reshuffle. Reacting to the ministerial reshuffling which occured at the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) meeting in Abuja yesterday, Okupe, former Director-General of Mr Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, the decision is in line with making the government compact and effective. He claimed the decision was made without sentiment but based on in-house key performance index report. “President Tinubu has…

Safiu Kehinde Manchester City cruised past Sparta Prague 5-0 on Wednesday to extend their unbeaten run in the 2024/2025 Champions League campaign. Phil Foden opened the scoreboard for the Cityzens when he latched on to a pass from Manuel Akanji and slotted the ball into the bottom corner within just three minutes of play. With no other goals from both teams in the first half, the game advanced to the second half where Haaland brought the blue-clad City fans out of their seats at Etihad Stadium after scoring in spectacular fashion in the 58th minute, leaping high to backheel home…

Safiu Kehinde National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Chairman, Buba Marwa, has call for prompt conviction and severe sentencing of drug traffickers to deter foreigners from bringing illicit substances into Nigeria. Marwa’s made the call in a statement issued by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, following the judgment on Canadian national Adrienne Munju was sentenced to 11 years in prison for importing 35.20 kilograms of synthetic cannabis, known as ‘Canadian Loud’, into Nigeria. NPO reports that Munju, 41, was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Oct. 3, 2024, during inward clearance of passengers on a…

Safiu Kehinde Popular Nigerian musician, Habeeb Okikiola (Portable), has reportedly escaped attempted gun attack. As seen in a now viral video on Instagram, Portable raised alarm over the attempted attack as the suspect was nabbed by mobs. This is coming on the heels of recent rift between the singer and social media activist, Martins Otse (VeryDarkMan). VDM had called out Portable over physical assault on a man during last week’s Felabration concert held the New Afrika Shrine.

Safiu Kehinde Condemns Scrapping of Niger Delta Ministry An Elder Statesman and former Federal Commissioner of Information, Edwin Clark, has slammed President Tinubu for running a one-man show while condemning the scraping of the Niger Delta Ministry. Clark had, in a statement issued on Wednesday, frowned against the ministerial reshuffling which saw the Niger Delta Ministry. Expressing shock over the development, the elder statesman claimed there was no basis for the scrapping while faulting Tinubu for taking the decision without consulting the Niger Delta and South-South leaders. He also accused the President of plot to divert the Niger Delta fund…

Safiu Kehinde A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, has bagged 11 years jail term after being convicted by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing cannabis to Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) spokesperson, Femi Babafemi. According to the statement, Munju was arraigned to court following her arrest by the NDLEA and discovery of 74 parcels of Canadian Loud on her. The agency intercepted her at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos, recovering the consignment which weighed 35.20 kilograms. She was arraigned on two counts…