Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have drummed support for Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, ahead of the state’s gubernatorial election. The party’s National Chairman, Abdulahi Ganduje, appealed to leaders of the party in Ondo State to work together for its victory in the Nov. 16 election. Ganduje made the appeal at the South-West APC Governors’ Forum stakeholders meeting on Sunday in Akure. He said all bigwigs of the party in the region and at the national level were in the state to show their support and commitment for the election. The APC National Chairman said he…

Safiu Kehinde Abia state governor, Alex Otti, has charged Nigerian youths to join politics to decide their fate and make a difference. Otti made this charge during Church Service at The Transforming Church (TTC), on Sunday in Abuja. He explained the need for the youths to embrace leadership in shaping their fate and making decisions. “If you sit back and say politics is for politicians, the politicians will decide everything for you. “I am challenging all the young people here. Don’t shy away from politics. That is where decisions about your future are made.” Otti said Quoting Psalms 62:11, the…

Safiu Kehinde Hundreds of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have kicked against Federal Government’s interference in lawsuit against the establishment of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission and other agencies. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Ifeanyi Odili, President, Campaign for Democracy; and Dr. Dapo Oluwole of the Transparency and Accountability Network, TAN. The CSOs, numbering about 200, claimed that Federal Government’s plot to frustrate the hearing of the case instituted by 19 state governments, challenging the constitutionality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and two others, was an indication that they are aware…

Safiu Kehinde The Department of State Service (DSS) has replaced President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chief Security Officer (CSO, Adegboyega Fasasi, appointing Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director, as his successor. While details of the replacement still remain sketchy, several reports, however, attributed the development to the DSS plan to deploy Fasasi on professional training. Meanwhile, the DSS Director-General Tosin Ajayi has requested President Tinubu’s approval to release Fasasi for the strategic training opportunity. According to report, sources familiar with the situation emphasized that such transitions are commonplace within the agency. “It’s not unusual for changes like this to occur when…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports claiming that the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead. Amid growing concern over the lengthy absence of the Army Chief, reports have emerged on X, announcing the death of the COAS. In reaction, the Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in statement issued today, dismissed the ‘fake’ reports about Lagbaja. He maintained that the COAS is on leave and currently being represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Major General Abdulsalami Ibrahim. “To be very clear, the Nigerian Army is a highly structured establishment with…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigerian Army has allayed concern over the health condition of the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja. In reaction to rumours surrounding the health status of Lagbaja, the Army Headquarters said yesterday that Lagbaja is on leave and that all necessary protocols were in place for the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Major General Abdulsalami Bagudu Ibrahim, to act on his behalf, hence there is no vacuum in the force. “This is not peculiar to the Nigerian Army as there have been instances where unforeseen human frailty kept service chiefs away for about three months, and…

Safiu Kehinde Few hours after leading Bayer Leverkusen to a crucial victory over Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, Super Eagles star Victor Boniface, has miraculously escaped death after a horrific car crash. The Nigerian striker took to his Instagram handle to share the news of the crash which occured yesterday. As seen in the post, the striker’s vehicle was totally wrecked in the ghastly accident, but he somehow managed to escape. However, Boniface reported that he suffered minor injuries to his hand and was hospitalized for treatment. Despite the severity of the crash, the Bayer Leverkusen star appeared in good spirits,…

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom (UK). Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7. 20 p.m. on Saturday, and was received by senior members of the administration. It will be recalled that the President departed Abuja for the two-week working vacation on October 2, as part of his annual leave. On October 11, Tinubu left the UK for Paris, France, for an important engagement, according to Ibrahim Masari, his Senior Special Assistant on Political and Other Matters. Meanwhile, the…

Agency Report A man, Kadiri Yusuf, is on the run after allegedly beating and injuring his two children aged 11 and 13 in the Agege area of the state. The Police Spokesperson in Lagos state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Saturday in Lagos. He said that the suspect assaulted his children on Friday at 5:00 p.m. Hundeyin said that a concerned member of the public lodged a complaint at the police station. “The head teacher of a primary school in Orile Agege reported at Elere Division that one of her pupils, a female, 11, reported to her…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Police Command has nabbed a suspected vandal, Demola Oladega, alleged to have stolen cables in the Ikotun area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to journalists on Saturday in Lagos. According to Hundeyin, the police received information from a security guard about the incident on Wednesday about 6:30 a.m. “The Ikotun Division received a distress call from a security man attached to a company on Governor’s Road that he suspected an unusual movement of two young men on a motorcycle. “Based on the information, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), immediately mobilised…