Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin has, on Sunday recorded their first win of the season with a 1-0 defeat of visiting Remo Stars FC of Ikenne. The match day 5 fixture in the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), which was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin, saw the Afonja Warriors steal all three points against high-flying Remo Stars. The result means Remo Stars also recorded their first loss of the season. Shola Abdulraheem’s 56th minute goal was all Kwara United needed to edge the hard-fighting visitors who had won all their opening four games…

Agency Report The Tinubu-Kashim Coalition in the U.S. has called on political parties’ leadership to accept in good faith, INEC’s declaration that all diaspora chapters of Nigerian political parties were illegal. The group’s Convener, Mrs Adeola Alakija-Awogbemi made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja while reacting to the declaration. NAN reports that INEC while declaring political parties diaspora chapters as illegal, said there was no provision in the law that supported it. The commission in a statement on Friday, explained that the constitution and the Electoral Act negated such chapters,…

Agency Report Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has declared Monday, Oct. 7 a public holiday for public and private school teachers in the state, to commemorate World Teachers Day. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi. The statement quoted Adeleke as saying that the holiday was to acknowledge the teachers’ invaluable contributions to the growth of the education sector, not only in the state and Nigeria, but the world at large “I heartily congratulate all teachers worldwide and, in particular, in my dear state, Osun, on the celebration of…

Safiu Kehinde Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, has resettled 424 households affected by insurgency in the newly constructed 500 housing units in Konduga local government area of the state. The resettled persons were from the Towuri, Modu Amsamiri, Goniri, Mairamiri, Lawanti Grema Gogobe, Bula Bowuri, Zarmari, Amusari, Bula Bakaraye and Furi, communities displaced by the Boko Haram insurgents. According to reports that the resettlement houses have public facilities such as schools, a primary healthcare centre, water facilities and other basic needs. Speaking at the hand over of the houses on Sunday in Konduga town, Zulum noted that the resettlement marked…

Safiu Kehinde A devastating flood has ravaged Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau state, destroying 80 houses and farmlands. The flood, which occurred between Friday and Sunday, fortunately, did not claim any lives. However, it displaced thousands of persons and leaving them without belongings. Mr Yintim Nimilam, Secretary of Sabon Gida Community Development Association, described the incident as unfortunate, highlighting the displacement of over 80 households. “The displaced persons are currently seeking shelter with neighbors, friends, and relatives” Another resident, Mr Nandul Solomon, expressed the community’s distress, calling for urgent government intervention to alleviate their suffering. “We are appealing…

Accuses Police of Bias Safiu Kehinde Omoluabi Progressives group has accused former Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola of illegal detention of one of its member, Kamorudeen Oladepo, popularly known as Adabanija. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the group’s publicity secretary, Abosede Oluwaseun. According to the statement, the Osun All Progressive Congress’ (APC) caucus disclosed that Adabanija was arrested on Thursday on the order of the former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy over a Facebook post. The group also accused the Nigerian Police Force of unlawful detention of Adabanija. It stressed that…

As Chairman of PDP Governors Witness Event Safiu Kehinde Governor of Rivers State Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday, said the desperate situation that his government found itself called for desperate measures he has adopted. Speaking at the swearing in of the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas in the state, Fubara explained reason behind his insistence on conducting the election. NPO Reports that elections were held on Saturday across the state with the All People’s Party winning 22 out of the 23. Fubara who is a member of the People’s Democratic Party said to the party’s Governors forum…

Safiu Kehinde Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged newly sworn-in local government chairmen to commit themselves to serve the people and avoid perceiving themselves as emperor. Fubara said this in address at the swearing-in ceremony held in Port Harcourt on Sunday. Following the conclusion of the local government election yesterday, the winner across the state’s 23 LGAs were sworn-in by the governor. Recalling the challenges he faced in the course of the election, Fubara charged the new chairmen to see the opportunity as call to service. “For the newly elected chairmen, I want you to see yourselves as servants.…

Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has lent his voice on the just concluded Rivers State local government elections. Reacting to the conduct of the election, Atiku took to his X handle to commend the state and its governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in a post on Sunday. The 2023 Presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party lauded the election for bringing political intimidation and judicial chicanery to end. “With the conclusion of the local government election in Rivers State, the shadows of political intimidation and judicial chicanery have dissipated, paving the way for the noble pursuit of governance to…

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says 26 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a mosque and school housing displaced Palestinians in the centre of the territory. Dozens of people were also injured in strikes that hit Ibn Rushd school and Al-Aqsa Martyrs mosque in Deir al-Balah early on Sunday morning, the ministry said. The Israeli military said it had targeted Hamas militants operating within “command and control” centres at the sites. In north Gaza, Israeli forces surrounded the Jabalia area in response to what it said were Hamas efforts to rebuild. The military also issued new…