Author: Safiu Kehinde

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…

Safiu Kehinde In the wake of the one year remembrance of Hezbollah’s attack on Israel, the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) President, Philémon Yang, has demanded for the release of Israeli hostages held by the militia group. Yang, in a statement on Monday emphasised the need for an immediate ceasefire, the unconditional release of the hostages, and “a return to dialogue with a view to finding diplomatic solutions to the conflicts in the region.” He lamented that the Middle East has been witnessing death, destruction, and displacement for too long, calling for the release of hostages. Monday marks the anniversary…

Agency Report The Rivers Assembly has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order the urgent arrest off suspected political thugs, allegedly behind the torching of some Local Government Secretariats in the state. The Speaker, Mr Victor Oko-Jumbo made the call on Monday during the plenary session of the house, while condemning the wanton destruction of government facilities by yet-to-be identified individuals. He said: “There were pockets of violence, some council secretariats are currently in flames by individuals suspected to be political thugs. ”This is so disheartening, considering the fact that Gov. Siminalayi Fubara had put in so…

Tells Wike to Let Go of Rivers Politics Safiu Kehinde Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has recounted how he had been begging for peace in the state as he told Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, to get his grip off the state’s political affairs. Speaking in an interview on Channels TV yesterday, Fubara revealed his efforts to appease with Wike over the unrest in the state. ”There is nothing that I have not done on this earth for peace to reign. I can tell you the number of times I have knelt to beg to allow this issue to…

Safiu Kehinde Sequel to the mayhem that ensued across the state yesterday, a group of Rivers state residents kept vigil over their local government secretariat to allay unsuspected attack. This was seen in a now viral video on X on Tuesday. The residents stood watch as they await possible attack by suspected political thugs who caused stir across the state yesterday, setting ablaze some local government’s secretariat. Recall that the crisis had ensued following the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected chairmen of the local governments. However, the state’s governor, Siminalayi Fubara, already raised alarm over the impending attack.