Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Socio-Economic Rights & Accountability Project (SERAP) has called for the withdrawal of suit filed by Kogi and 15 other states seeking the dissolution of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). SERAP made this call in a post on its official X handle on Tuesday. The group disclosed that the states had demanded for the declaration of EFCC as illegal and also call for the withdrawal of its constitutional power. This, according to SERAP, contradicts the Nigerian Constitution. The post read; “Kogi and 15 other states must immediately withdraw their suit seeking to declare EFCC illegal and curb its…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State government has endorsed former Commissioner of Youths, Sports, and Social Development, Wahid Enitan Oshodi, for the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) President. The state government’s endorsement of the ex-commissioner was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso. According to the statement made available to NPO Reports, the government expressed its support for Oshodi’s candidacy, citing his genuine passion for table tennis over the past decades. While lauding Oshodi for his contribution to the development of the sport in Lagos, the state’s governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as quoted by…

Safiu Kehinde Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a 32-year-old man, Wahaab Ibrahim, over alleged defilement of a 4-year-old girl. This was disclosed in a statement made available to NPO Reports on Tuesday. According to the statement, a complainant had filed the defilement case against the suspect who allegedly committed the crime on the 3rd of September, 2024. The girl who happened to be the complainant’s niece was sexually assaulted by Wahaab. The statement read in part; “On the 6th of September 2024, at about 1410 hrs a case of defilement was transferred from Elemoro Division to Gender Unit, Ikeja.…

Safiu Kehinde Cameroonian President, Paul Biya, is feared dead after years of battling with health challenges. According to information made available to NPO Reports, the 91-year-old leader who holds the title of the second longest serving President in Africa, reportedly passed away today He has been ruling Cameroon since 1975 when he first emerged as the West African country’s Prime Minister. On the 6th of November, 1982, Biya emerged as the second ever President of Cameroon- a position he has held for 42 years, making him he oldest head of state in the world. Meanwhile, report of his death is…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed plot to sanction telecommunication company, Starlink, over unapproved data tariff hike. The NCC maintained that the satellite internet service provider owned by Tesla and X CEO, Elon Musk, had unilaterally increased its data tariffs without obtaining the necessary approval from the commission. Its Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that Starlink’s actions violated Sections 108 and 111 of the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, as well as its licence conditions. According to him, the commission has taken a dim view of this contravention,…

In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of the vote, the electoral commission has said. Only two candidates out of more than a dozen other hopefuls were allowed to stand against President Saied in Sunday’s ballot, where only 29% of the more than nine million registered voters took part. There were no campaign rallies or public debates, and nearly all the campaign posters in the streets were backing the president. Saied was widely expected to win after the authorities arrested and jailed dissidents as well…

Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has assured Nigerians that water levels in the River Niger are under control as the country prepares for potential flooding. This was made known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja by NIHSA’s Director-General, Mr Umar Mohammed. Mohammed noted the importance of adhering to flood preparedness protocols. He said that water levels in the River Niger Basin have been gradually receding since early October, adding that Jebba Dam is currently spilling excess water in coordination with operators of the Kainji Dam. “The Kanji Dam has maintained a 53-centimetre buffer to manage any…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian Vice-President Kashim Shettima has paid condolence visit to former Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen who loses son, Richard Tallen. Expressing shock over the death of Richard, Shettima visited to the deceased family residence in Abuja in the company of Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia. The Vice-President, who described the loss as “unexpected”, prayed for the peaceful repose of the late Richard’s soul. He acknowledged the deceased’s bright future and contributions to Nigeria’s development. He said ” I learnt of the death of the late Minister’s…

Safiu Kehinde Katsina State Police Command has intercepted kidnap attempts by suspected bandits in Faskari and Danmusa Local Government Areas of the state. This was diclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Command’s spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu. According to Abubakar, operatives of the command rescued eight kidnap victims during the operations. “On Oct. 7, 2024, at about 11:00 pm, information was received at the Danmusa Divisional Police Headquarters that armed bandits numbering about four, abducted two women at the outskirts of Matarau village via Danmusa LGA. “Similarly, on the same date, distress calls were received at the Faskari…

Agency Report The Alimosho Local Government Council, Lagos has dragged the State House of Assembly before a Federal High Court, Abuja alleging undue and illegal interference in its activities. In a copy of the summon obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, the Council asks the court to hold that the Assembly and the Speaker has no constitutional power to perform oversight functions over its activities. The plaintiff urged the court to hold that the state assembly cannot act as oversight over a democratically elected executive of a local government that has its own democratically…