Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government has commenced sales of crude oil in Naira. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday by the Ministry of Finance’s spokesperson, Mohammed Manga. According to the statement, the groundbreaking initiative was announced by the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, at a meeting with the Implementation Committee. The Minister of Finance noted that the decision is in line with the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directive, the sale of crude oil and refined petroleum products in Naira and has officially commenced as of October 1, 2024. The statement read in part; “Following a meeting of…

Safiu Kehinde First Bank Nigeria has announced the restoration of its mobile banking app after technical glitch experienced by customers earlier this week. The bank made the announcement in statement issued on Saturday. The bank confirmed that all its online banking channels are fully functional, while apologizing to their customers over the Independence Day frustration. First Bank reaffirmed its commitment to providing seamless banking experience to their customers. “FirstBank has announced the full restoration of services on Firstmobile, its mobile banking platform, following a downtime earlier this week which occurred following a recent upgrade of the mobile banking application. “Firstmobile…

Safiu Kehinde The All Peoples Party (APP) has swept 22 out of the 23 local government areas at the concluded Rivers state LG election. NPO Reports that APP is backed by Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers who is locked in a battle with his predecessor Nyesom Wike. Loyalists of the Governor have contested on the platform of the APP with the crisis in the People’s Democratic Party. The PDP is fully controlled by Wike. APP recorded massive victory following the declaration of results by the Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, on…

Agency Report Some shop owners and traders in Obio/Akpor, Rivers, on Saturday opened for business in defiance to the state government’s no-movement order during the council election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the council elections are being held to fill chairmanship and councilorship positions in the areas. NAN further reports that while the election was ongoing, some residents of the city went ahead with there personal businesses. Kachi James, a shop owner at Woji Ward 6, told NAN that she decided to give priority attention to her business. She said that the political differences between Gov. Siminalayi…

Safiu Kehinde Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, has accused former President, Goodluck Jonathan, of bringing Nyesom Wike to power. NPO earlier reported that former president had, in a statement over ongoing Rivers local government election and the age-long crisis in the state, cautioned the state’s political players against the crisis. Jonathan urged them to be patriotic in the pursuit of their political ambition and relevance. Reacting to the ex-president’s statement, Yesufu labelled Wike as the major cause of Rivers crisis. The #BringBackOurGirls Movement convener recalled how Jonathan had influenced Nyesom Wike’s emergence as Rivers state governor. “Wike that is causing…

Safiu Kehinde Rivers state local government election has began to take different twist as “No election” protesters disrupted polling unit at Port Harcourt. As seen in a now viral video on X, the enraged protesters stormed the polling unit, destroying boxes and other voting materials under the watch of Rivers state Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) officials. “Rivers State Election Null & Void Sin No Election held in Port harcourt. Fubara must obey court order.” The video caption read. While the ongoing has been majorly peaceful, violence and disruption were, however, observed in some parts of the state

Safiu Kehinde It is another tragic weekend for Nollywood Industry as popular actor, Saheed Balogun, loses daughter, Zeenat. This was disclosed in a post on Instagram on Saturday by fellow Nollywood actress, Ronke Oshodi Oke. The actress, in the post, expressed her condolences to Saheed Balogun over the shock death of his daughter. “No words can ease the pain of losing someone so precious. “My heart goes out to you @saidibalogun during this incredibly difficult time. “May you find strength in the love and support surrounding you.” Ronke Oshodi wrote. This is coming few days after the death of an…

Some protesters insisting that election cannot hold into the local government areas of Rivers state have gone to the streets of the state capital Port Harcourt. This was just as voters have come out in their large numbers forming long lines at polling centers. Some of the protesters apparently loyalist of former Governor Nyesom Wike carried with them many placards with various inscriptions condemning the conduct of the election. Some of the inscriptions also asked that Governor Sim Fubara must obey a court order that stopped the conduct of the election. Details later…

Safiu Kehinde Against the Federal High Court ruling, voters in Rivers state turned out en masse to exercise their franchise at the ongoing local government elections in the state. The court ruling which called for the suspension of the election and withdrawal of the Nigerian Police Force had stirred tension in Rivers. This, however, failed to restrain residents as they appeared across the state’s 23 LGAs to cast their votes. As monitored, there has been no report of violence in any of the local governments. In a post on X, some voters defiled the rain to to cast their votes.…

Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian Senator, Shehu Sanni, has called for the repatriation of Nigerians jailed in diaspora. Sanni made this call in a post on his official X handle on Saturday. The ex-lawmaker charged the Federal Government to investigate the alleged crimes of the Nigerians detained across countries which include Mali, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, and Italy amongst others. “The FG should initiate an action to seek for the repatriation of Nigerians in Mali, Ethiopian, Benin, Saudi, Italy and other countries currently languishing in their prisons. “They can still be investigated on their alleged offence and be prosecuted here in Nigeria.The…