Author: Safiu Kehinde
Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.
ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found “liable for rape”. George Stephanopoulos made the statements repeatedly during an interview on 10 March this year while challenging a congresswoman about her support for Trump. A jury in a civil case last year determined Trump was liable for “sexual abuse”, which has a specific definition under New York law. As part of Saturday’s settlement, first reported by Fox News Digital, ABC will also publish a statement expressing its “regret” for the…
Agency Report The Commander, 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, near Owerri, Brig.-Gen. Usman Lawal, has declared Imo safe for the Yuletide celebrations, going forward. The commander said this, while addressing newsmen in Owerri, on Saturday, following a raid of troubled spots in the state by a combined team of security operatives. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the joint team comprised the military, police, DSS and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The Army boss said that the security forces had successfully decimated criminal elements in Ezioha and Eziama Obiato Communities of Mbaitoli council…
Safiu Kehinde Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has, on Saturday, grabbed all three points with 2-0 win against Kano Pillars. In the match day 17 game of the 2024/2025 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) played at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Kano Pillars were left with rueing several missed goal-scoring chances. The result moved 3SC up the league ladder into fourth, with 27 points after eight wins, three draws and six losses. After an opening minute scare, when goalkeeper Charles Tambe blocked a low shot after advancing to face a free Olaniyi Fasanmi, Kano Pillars were much in control…
Safiu Kehinde Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has affirmed the emergence of Nze Fidelis Chukwu from Imo as the new President-General to complete the tenure of late Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Imeobi and General Assembly meeting held on Saturday in Enugu and signed by the Secretary-General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Amb. Okey Emuchay. According to the communique, Chukwu’s leadership is expected to last only 27 days needed to complete the Imo tenure, which would end on Jan. 10, 2025. The emergence of Chukwu is as a result of a chain…
Agency Report Education stakeholders in Abia and Imo have expressed deep concern over the exorbitant fees charged by private schools in the country. A cross-section of the respondents blamed the phenomenon on the lack of effective monitoring of the schools by the regulatory agencies of government at all levels. In Abia, the people blamed the commercialisation of education by private schools on ineffective regulatory policy framework and weak monitoring mechanism by agencies of the government. They spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), saying that the onus was on government to check the unhealthy phenomenon. They…
Safiu Kehinde A fire outbreak has on Saturday gutted Modern Timber Market in Enugu state. The fire incident, which cause cannot be ascertained, reportedly started at about 6p.m at a section of the market. However, the inferno was swiftly extinguished by officers and men of the Enugu State and the Federal Fire Services to avert further spread. The Director of the Enugu State Fire Service, Mr Okwudiri Ohaa, who is also the state’s Chief Fire Officer, told newsmen that there was no loss of life in the incident. He said that it took the quick intervention of the state fire…
Agency Report No fewer than 1,814 young Nigerians have been recruited into the Nigerian Navy within the last six months to strengthen joint military operations in the North East Zone, Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Emmanual Ogalla, said this at the Passing Out Parade of Batch 36 Trainees at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School (NNBTS) in Onne. He said that the new sailors would be deployed aboard naval warships to engage in counter insurgency as well as oil theft and sea piracy operations among others. “Over the years, NNBTS has upheld…
Safiu Kehinde The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Kanayo Uzuegbu, has warned its personnel against extortion, harrasment and other forms of misconduct while ensuring public security and safety during the Yuletide and beyond. The commissioner gave the warning on Saturday during a meeting with his management team and other supervisory officers at the Senior Police Officers Mess in Enugu. Uzuegbu also ordered them to devise strategies for successful policing while ensuring public security and safety within their areas of responsibilities. He harped on the need for maximum security for residents and travelers during the festive period and beyond, stressing…
Agency Report The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) says N750 health insurance capitation approved by Lagos State Government is not ideal for effectively providing quality healthcare services to residents. Chairman of ANPMP, Lagos branch, Dr Jonathan Esegine, said this on the sidelines of the association’s Gala and Awards Ceremony on Saturday in Lagos. Esegine said financing of healthcare delivery must be realistic and seamless to ensure efficient healthcare delivery. According to him, the state government’s approval of N750 capitation cannot sustain the service. Capitation is a payment model in healthcare where a provider is paid a set amount…
Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government has assured Borno residents of steady gas supply for transmission of electricity by the state’s emergency power plant. This was made known to newsmen by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, shortly after his inspection visit to Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant (MEPP) on Saturday in Maiduguri. Ekpo, who earlier paid a courtesy call on the Deputy governor, Umar Kadafur, said his ministry’s was out to ensure that gas was given the rightful place to drive the nation’s economy. “I have been briefed that the single aspect of it that generates about…