Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde Department of State Service workers, yesterday, broke out of character as they jubilated over the news of the appointment of Adeola Ajayi as their new Director General. The DSS Headquarters, as captured in a now viral video on X, was thrown into a frenzy atmosphere as a group staffs expressed sheer excitement over the new DG’s appointment. NPO Reports President Tinubu’s appointment of Adeola Ajayi as the new DG following the dismissal of Yusuf Bichi. The new DSS Director-General, Adeola Ajayi, rose through the ranks to attain his current post of Assistant Director-General of the Service. He had,…

Agency Report Liam and Noel Gallagher have ramped up speculation that an Oasis reunion could finally be on the cards as the brothers teased that a band announcement could be made in the coming hours. A short clip in the same font and style of the band’s famous logo appeared on the brothers’ social media accounts on Sunday, as well as the official Oasis page. It shows the date “27.08.24” before flickering and then reading “8am”. Fans of the Manchester rock band have pleaded with the brothers to regroup since they broke up in 2009, after a backstage brawl at…

Agency Report Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend, the US singer has said in a statement. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,” Carey said on Monday. “Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.” The Grammy-winning singer said she felt blessed to have spent time with her mother in the week before her death and asked for privacy. She gave no further details about either woman’s cause of death. Patricia, 87, was a former opera singer and…

Agency Report The World Health Organisation (WHO) hon Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan ( SPRP) to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the world health body. The plan which will run from September 2024 to February 2025, requiring 135 million U.S. dollars in funding. It also includes coordinating global, regional, and national efforts, it aims to enhance surveillance and response strategies, ensure equitable access to diagnostics and vaccines, reduce animal-to-human transmission, and empower communities in outbreak control. The organisation made this known on Monday in a statement. The WHO…

Safiu Kehinde Bauchi State Police Command has detained a 37-year-old man for alleged abduction and sodomising of two teenage boys. This was confirmed by the command’s spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, while addressing the Press yesterday. He said the suspect would be prosecuted upon concluding the investigation. Narrating how the suspect was arrested, Wakil said the command’s operatives, on receipt of a complaint of inhuman treatment, apprehended the suspect for alleged abduction and sodomising two Almajiri boys under his care at a Quranic school. The spokesperson disclosed that the suspect allegedly lured his first 12-year-old victim at a Quranic school in…

Safiu Kehinde A 50-year-old Lagos Monarch son identified as Demola Akinloye has been stabbed to death by gun men along Chevron Drive in the Lekki area of Lagos. This was reportedly confirmed by the Lagos Police PRO, Benjamin Hundeyin. According to Hundeyin, Demola, the first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran Land in Ajiran community of Agungi area, Lekki, was attacked in his car by four unknown gun men. He was shot and stabbed to death along Chevron Drive in the Lekki area of Lagos while driving his black Toyota Corolla near the Bourdillon Court Estate gate. “At about 12:30…

Halimah Olamide The Department of State Service (DSS), has spoken up on the appointment of her new Director-General. This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the DSS, Peter Afunanya Ph.D, on Monday. “The President, Commander-in-Chief, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has appointed Mr Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, MON as the Director General, Department of State Services. “Mr Ajayi is a thoroughbred and versatile Intelligence Officer. Recruited into the Service in 1990 as a cadet officer, the new DG has received several trainings in diverse areas of management, security leadership, critical thinking, human resources among others from within and outside…

Halimah Olamide The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has revealed its plans to intensify asset recovery. This was contained in a statement made available to NPO Reports on Tuesday. This is in a bid to recover outstanding debts of nearly N5trillion. They also disclosed plans to engage international asset tracers to locate and recover assets hidden by recalcitrant debtors offshore including those masqueraded under Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). The decision was revealed by the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gbenga Alade, during a meeting with senior members of the print and online media in Lagos on Monday. According to…

Agency Report Labbadi’s immediate challenge is to take charge of the three-time African champions for two 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Benin Republic (Sept. 7 in Uyo) and Rwanda (Sept. 10 in Kigali). The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, quoted NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, as saying in the early hours of Tuesday that Labbadia’s appointment was with immediate effect. “The NFF Executive Committee…

Halimah Olamide Mr Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration (FCTA) is constructing three world-class bus and taxi terminals to improve transportation system in the territory. Wike stated this while inaugurating the construction of a bus and taxi terminal for the Central Business District, Abuja, on Monday. The minister had earlier inaugurated the construction of two other terminals, one at Mabushi and another at Kugbo. He said “what we are trying to do is to integrate and improve our transportation system. “It is going to address ‘one chance” crime and other security concerns…