Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Safiu Kehinde Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday and Friday as public holidays ahead of the Oct. 5 local government council elections in the state. Fubara made the announcement during a broadcast on Wednesday, stressing that the holidays would enable residents of the state to prepare for the election. He also placed ban on vehicular movement between 12.00am on Friday and 5.00p.m on Saturday. Meanwhile, the governor maintained that the council poll was in compliance with Supreme Court’s judgment which ordered elections to be conducted in local government councils across the country. “It was on the strength of…
Safiu Kehinde Benue state governor, Hyacinth Alia has declared Friday as work-free day ahead of the October 5th local government elections. Alia made the declaration in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula, in Makurdi on Thursday. The work-free day, according to Alia, was to give the electorate the opportunity to travel to their respective local government areas to exercise their franchise. He emphasized the importance of active participation in the electoral process and encouraged all citizens to take advantage of this work-free day to exercise their civic duty. The governor further expressed confidence that with the right…
Agency Report The Federal Government has inaugurated its Conversion Incentive Programme (CPI) in Kogi and donated of ten Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) commercial buses to ease transportation in the state. The Minister of Steel Development, Mr Shuaibu Audu, while speaking during the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday in Lokoja, said the initiative by the federal government was meant to reduce the current hike in transportation fare in the country. The minister said that the federal government had signed agreement with two companies in the state to deliver on its mandate on the P-CNGi, CIP and business handover initiative. Audu explained that…
Safiu Kehinde Protesters have, on Thursday, stormed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Secretariat in Rivers ahead of the state’s local government election. This came hours after the Rivers State Independence Electoral Commission (RSIEC) disclosed that the 2023 Voters Register is yet to be released to the commission by INEC. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Johnson Alalibo, who spoke at a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, said RSIEC had applied for the Register, but it was yet to be released to them because of administrative reasons. Alalibo further confirmed that the Commission received the court judgement from Abuja…
Safiu Kehinde The Federal Capital Territory Police Command stormed kidnappers’ hideout in Abuja, foiling plot to attack on Independence Day. As contained in a statement issued on Thursday by the Command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit raided the kidnappers’ den in Sauka area of Abuja. Four suspected kidnappers were arrested in the process. According to the statement the suspects, Yau Sani, a.k.a. Baba (an ex-convict), Nuhu, a.k.a. Giwa, Kabiru Mohammed and Yusuf Hassan, were alleged to have been terrorizing the FCT. They confessed to series of kidnapping of unsuspecting residents while admitting to the death of seven victims.…
Israel bombed Beirut early on Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes with Iran-backed Hezbollah. Israel said it had conducted a precise air strike on the Lebanese capital. Reuters witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said it targeted a building in the district of Bachoura near parliament, the closest an Israeli strike has come to the central downtown district of Beirut. At least six people were killed and seven wounded, Lebanese health officials said. A photo circulating on Lebanese WhatsApp groups,…
Agency Report Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union has urged continued support for Africa to address its peace and security challenges. Onanga-Anyanga made the call while briefing the Security Council on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York. The head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) told ambassadors that despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there were reasons to be hopeful. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, who highlighted “encouraging developments” that were fueling optimism, however, urged their continued focus on the continent. “These include Africa’s resilient people and resourceful women…
Safiu Kehinde The United Nations have said new estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that over 65 million people in the region are now in need of assistance. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric made this known on Wednesday while briefing reporters in New York. “That is more than 20 per cent of the total number of people in need globally. “The region is facing some of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, driven by climate change, conflict, political instability, economic shocks and disease outbreaks,’’ he said. Measles and Mpox outbreaks continue with at least 776 Mpox cases reported in the region…
Safiu Kehinde The Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu has suspended examinations over the death of a student in a road crash on campus. The incident which occured on Monday claimed the life of Chiamaka Ozoigbondu, a student of Peaceland College. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the institute’s Acting Rector, Dr Emeka Ejim, and made available to newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday. Ejim also stated that the two other students, who were injured in the accident, were currently receiving medical care. According to him, the institute sympathised with the family of the deceased and extended its…
Safiu Kehinde The publisher of QEDNG, Olumide Iyanda, has charged Online Publishers to embrace the use of Artificial intelligence (AI) to attract readers. Iyanda made this charge to mediapreneurs during his presentation yesterday at the ongoing Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) 8th Annual General Meeting. He charged them to leverage different online platforms and technology to promote their products or services and more with their audiences. Speaking at capacity-building session of the GOCOP AGM at Reverton Hotel, Lokoja, Kogi State, Iyanda insisted that media managers should post their stories where their readers can easily read them. The publisher, who…