Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, has charged the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) to expose tax evaders. As contained in a statement on the anti-graft agency’s official X handle yesterday, Olukoyede gave this charge while receiving the management team of the CITN led by its President, Mr. Samuel Agbeluyi, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Commission’s corporate headquarters on Wednesday. According to him, digging deeper into the issues of tax evasion and avoidance will unearth facts that can be used to tackle them thereby raising the revenue profile of…

Accuses IGP of Unholy Alliance With “One Man Who Claims to be Most Powerful in Rivers” Safiu Kehinde Ahead of the October 5 local government election, Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has, on Thursday night, intercepted plot by the Nigerian Police Force to take over the state’s Independent Electoral Commission office. In a purported effort to execute the Federal High Court ruling on the suspension of Rivers LG election, security operatives were spotted at the RSIEC office. Reacting, Fubara stormed the premises to challenge the Police officials while accusing the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of unholy alliance with…

Safiu Kehinde Kebbi state governor, Nasir Idris, has settled a debt of N18 million owed by the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Kebbi Branch, to the National Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). According to reports, the debt was an unpaid money for pilgrimage to Jerusalem by Christians from Kebbi that had been hanging for long. Responding to an appeal by members of CAN, who paid a courtesy visit on the governor in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday, Gov. Idris, directed the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, to settle the debt with immediate effect. He also donated additional N30…

Safiu Kehinde Delta state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed his condolences to the family of a pupil who died in an unfortunate building collapse at Eghereka Primary School, Ewu Town in Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. The governor’s condolence was conveyed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Festus Ahon, on Thursday in Asaba. He described the incident as “most unfortunate”. “We have just received a report of an unfortunate incident of the collapse of a block of six classrooms without a roof, which has not been in use for over a decade at Eghereka…

Safiu Kehinde Popular Nigerian activist and social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse (VeryDarkMan) has expressed his disappointment with critic, Reno Omokri, over his visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Reacting to the former aide to ex-Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, VDM took to his Instagram page on Thursday to recall how Omokri had strongly opposed Tinubu, calling him a ‘drug lord’. VDM quizzed on the motive behind Omokri’s visit to the President as he played the video of Chatham protest where Omokri accused of being a drug lord “Reno Omokri, if anybody did not see it, I saw you. So you…

Agency Report The World Bank has approved a 500 million dollar loan to support the Sustainable Power and Irrigation for Nigeria (SPIN) project aimed at reducing climate-induced challenges. Mr Chakib Jenane, World Bank’s Regional Director, Sustainable Infrastructure Development for West and Central Africa, announced this during a visit to Water Resources and Sanitation Minister in Abuja on Thursday. Jenane said that the SPIN project was approved during the World Bank’s Board meeting on Sept. 26, adding that it was scheduled to begin in January 2025. According to him, the project is designed to address climate-related issues, including floods and droughts,…

Safiu Kehinde The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has said there is no going back as they insisted that the scheduled October 5 Local government elections must hold despite court ruling calling for its suspension in Rivers state. The umbrella body of all the registered political parties in the country made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday. IPAC’s National Chairman of IPAC, Mr Yusuf Mamman, said that parties and candidates had submitted all necessary documents and were ready for the polls. He maintained that IPAC was solidly behind the election and it remains committed in deepening democracy and upholding…

At least 20 people including children have been killed after an armed gang attacked a small town in Haiti. Another 50 were wounded as Gran Grif gang members rampaged through Pont-Sondé in the central Artibonite region about 71km (44 miles) north-west of the capital Port-au-Prince. Video footage shows groups of people fleeing the violence on motorbikes and on foot. A government prosecutor described the attack as “a massacre”, reported the Associated Press. Armed gangs have taken control of large parts of Haiti and a UN-backed policing mission, led by officers from Kenya, began in June in an attempt to wrestle…

Safiu Kehinde Popular Nigerian Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has broken silence over his alleged involvement in bribery scandal involving crossdresser, Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky). Speaking at a recent interview on Channels TV, Falana claimed he never knew Bobrisky and never had conversation with him. The lawyer, however, disclosed how the crossdresser had appealed to son, Folarin Falana (Falz), for N3 million to pay for a spot in the VIP section of the prison- an appeal which the lawyer claimed Falz rejected. “Bobrisky never spoke to me, I have never met him, I don’t know him from Adam. He was alleged…

Safiu Kehinde Zenith Bank has restored its Mobile Banking Platforms days after sudden technical glitch. While apologizing to its customers for the inconveniences experienced, the bank, in a notification on its app, announced the restoration of its online services. Zenith Bank gave infrastructure upgrade as reason for the initial disruption. “Dear Valued Customer, “We sincerely apologize for the service disruptions you experienced recently on our banking channels. “This was due to an Information Technology upgrade airned atimproving thequality Of service provide you. “We have made significant progress with the upgrade and you can now perform transactions conveniently with thefollowing Zenith…