Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
Agency Report Flood triggered by days of torrential rain, destroyed 1,650 houses in Jajere and Yunusari towns of Yobe. Dr Mohammed Goje, the Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu on Saturday. He said that a total of 413 households in the areas were displaced by the latest flash flood. Goje said that a final assessment on the destruction caused by yet another flood in Yusufari, Wagir, Mutai Chirokusko, Bade and Potiskum towns was ongoing. “ SEMA is conducting daily review meetings to…
Safiu Kehinde Arsenal Football Club has secured the signing of England international, Raheem Sterling, on a season-long loan from Chelsea. The North London club engaged in a transfer deadline deal to secure the wantaway winger from their West London counterpart. Raheem Sterling had fallen out of the pecking order under new Chelsea’s boss, Enzo Marecsa. He had long been subjected to possible departure from the moment he was left out of Enzo Maresca’s first team ahas of the 2024/2025 Premier League season. The end of the former Manchester City player’s stay at Stamford Bridge was ascertained after he getting stripped…
Agency Report Tunde Onakoya, the Nigerian chess player and coach who holds Guinness World Records for the longest marathon chess game has arrived Maiduguri to promote the game among the youths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onakoya, who is the founder and convener of “Chess in Slums in Africa” that is providing interventions for children in Lagos slums, arrived Maiduguri on Friday. On arrival, the chess master visited children of internally displaced persons in Muna and Bolori camps that were trained in chess games by members of the 105 Composite Group of the Nigeria Air Force, Maiduguri,…
Agency Report The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested two men for allegedly robbing three commercial sex workers. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. Hundeyin said that the three sex workers reported the case to the police on Wednesday at about 2.20a.m. He disclosed that the victims reported that they sighted two robbery suspects at an undisclosed place, who allegedly robbed them of their valuables on Aug. 23, at about 4.30a.m. “They stated they were picked up being commercial sex workers at Adeniran Ogunsanya Street,…
Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Yusuf Yaro Mamman, has been invited to chair the upcoming Guild of Corporate Online Publishers’ (GOCOP) annual conference set to hold in Kogi state. This was announced by the 2024 Conference Planning Committee chairman, Danlami Nmodu, in a statement issued by the group’s Publicity Secretary, Remmy Nweke. According to Nmodu, the 8th annual conference which will be held at the Reverton Hotel, 1/5 Kunama Crescent , GRA Lokoja, on the 3rd of October 2024, will be presided over by Ambassador Mamman, who was once national chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). Themed…
Safiu Kehinde Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Custom Service has handed over 1,153 parcels of seized cannabis sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This was disclosed in a broadcast shared on their official X handle. According to the broadcast, Custom officials had, on the 3rd of July 2024, intercepted a truck conveying the illict substance concealed in an attempt to evade inspection. The N57.6 million worth of consignments were displayed on Wednesday ,28th August, by the Area Controller of the Command, Faith Ojeifo. Addressing the Press, Ojeifo decried how smugglers have become crafty in their undying…
Agency Report X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country. Alexandre de Moraes ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of the social media platform until it complies with all court orders and pays existing fines. The row began in April, with the judge ordering the suspension of dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation. Reacting to the decision, X owner Elon Musk said: “Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and an unelected pseudo-judge in Brazil is destroying…
Safiu Kehinde Republican candidate for the United States 2024 Presidential election, Donald Trump, has given reason why Americans will not elect current Vice President and Democrats presidential candidate, Kamala Harris. This was disclosed by the former US President in a recent post on his X handle today ahead of their public debate. Trump, in the post, expressed his anticipation for the debate against Harris whom he described as a fraud and Marxist weaponizing election. “I look so forward to Debating Comrade Kamala Harris and exposing her for the fraud she is. Harris has changed every one of her long held…
Safiu Kehinde The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has, yesterday, released the passport of Investigative Journalist, Juwon Soyinka while claiming his arrest was a ‘possible mistaken identity’. This was disclosed in a statement made available to NPO Reports today. As contained in the statement, the secret police agency had seized Juwon’s passport after his arrest on arrival from the United Kingdom on the 25th of August. He would be released after a lengthy eight hours probing but his passport was held. However, the BBC Journalist’s arrest was described by the DSS as ‘possible mistaken identity’ after initial claim of…
Safiu Kehinde The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has appointed Augustine Eguavoen as the Super Eagles interim boss after Bruno Labbadia’s Sudden withdrawal. The deal between the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the newly appointed Super Eagles Coach, Bruno Labbadia, fell off yesterday with just a week weeks left before another round of AFCON Qualifiers. In swift response to Labbadia’s withdrawal, Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation, Coach Augustine Eguavoen will now take charge of the Super Eagles. Eguavoen will lead the team for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic in Uyo, Sept. 7 and…