Author: Safiu Kehinde

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has appointed former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, as Special Adviser and Coordinator of the Presidential Livestock Reform. Tinubu announced the appointment Friday, hoping to drive meaningful progress in the livestock sector and further strengthen national development efforts. As contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Jega, former vice chancellor of Bayero University, co-chaired the Presidential Livestock Committee with President Tinubu. The committee delivered comprehensive recommendations that underscored sustainable livestock reforms. One recommendation was the creation of…

Safiu Kehinde The Osun State Government has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing former governor and current Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, of misappropriation of a $20 million World Bank health grant. Oyetola was also accused of money laundering, financial misconduct and violations of the Public Procurement Act in the disbursement of the grant meant for health sector improvements in the state. As contained in the petition dated March 7, 2025 and written by the state government’s lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, Oyetola, during his tenure as governor, chaired a special Health Intervention Committee tasked with allocating and…

Safiu Kehinde Against the backdrop of his ongoing sexual harrasment scandal, female legislative aides of the Senate have conferred an award of honour on Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for being gender-friendly, inclusive, and fair. The group, at the event held on Friday, expressed their solidarity with Akpabio as they lauded him for his support and benevolence to the women of the 10th Senate. This is coming under the heels of the sexual harrasment allegation melted against him by the suspended Kogi lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. NPO reported that days after her clash with the Senate President at the Red Chamber,…

Safiu Kehinde The Federal Government has condemned the attack of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) Offices by the Nigerian Air Force Personnel. NPO reported that a group of military personnel had, on Thursday, invaded Ikeja Electric Offices in Lagos, assaulting the DisCo’s officials. As captured in videos shared on X the Air Force Personnel forced the officials to their knees while some who managed to escape the raid were seen trying to scale steel fence. Reacting, the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has expressed concern over the attack which left several injured, facilities and equipment vandalised. As contained in…

Agency Report The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development says it will broker peace between Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP/Kogi Central) and the Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio. The Minister, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, said this while addressing State House Correspondents during the Meet-the-Press meeting on Friday. The Minister said the allegation of sexual harassment by Akpoti-Uduaghan, which led to her suspension from the Senate for six months, was an unfortunate incident that should not have happened. “It is unfortunate; we’re going to be brokering peace. “In the last assembly, we had nine women senators; in this Assembly, we have four.…

Safiu Kehinde The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has placed former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju-Kennedy Ohanenye, under interrogation over alleged misappropriation, procurement violations, and the diversion of N138 million public funds. Ohanenye, reportedly, arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja, on Thursday morning, where she was questioned over alleged fraudulent financial activities during her tenure as minister. The ex-Minister was subject of controversy during her tenure and was eventually sacked by President Bola Tinubu late last year. According to report, investigators have uncovered multiple breaches of due process in the ministry’s budget disbursement. Prior to her dismissal, Ohanenye…

Safiu Kehinde The National Grid had again collapsed, leaving Nigerians in another streak of blackout. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday by the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC). The disco announced suffering system outage around 2:00pm. It, however, assured that restoration is ongoing in collaboration with other stakeholders. “Dear Esteemed Customer, Please be informed that we experienced a system outage today 07/03/2025 @ 14:00hrs, affecting supply within our network. “Restoration of supply is ongoing in collaboration with our critical stakeholders. Kindly bear with us.” Ikeja Electric wrote. More details later…

Agency Report President Bola Tinubu on Friday extended his condolences to the family, friends and associates of Prince Doyin Okupe, a medical doctor, politician, who died on Friday at 72. Tinubu described Okupe as a bold and articulate advocate for national development, expressing sorrow over his death at a time when his wealth of experience and insight were still invaluable to the nation. The President commiserated with the government and people of Ogun, particularly the Iperu-Remo community, who lost an esteemed son and leader, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. He recognised Okupe’s enduring impact on his…

Agency Report Former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Akin Osuntokun, has mourned the passing of a former Presidential Spokesman, Dr Doyin Okupe. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okupe died in the early hours of Friday at an undisclosed hospital in Lagos. Osuntokun, a former NAN Managing Director, told a correspondent of the agency that Okupe contributed greatly to the nation’s democracy. “He (Okupe) made his own unique contributions to Nigerian politics, there is no way anybody can write about Nigerian politics in the past 50 years without mentioning his name. “He was…

Safiu Kehinde Sequel to the invasion of the Ikeja Electric Distribution Company (IKEDC) offices by the Nigerian Air Force Personnel, the Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors’ Chief Executive Officer, Sunday Oduntan, has disclosed that the DisCo disconnected the Air Force base over nonpayment of N4.34 billion debt. NPO reorted that a group of military personnel were on Thursday, spotted across IKEDC offices in Lagos. They had invaded the DisCo offices over power disconnection which left their base in blackout. Speaking in an interview on Arise TV on Friday morning, Oduntan narrated how the Air Force’s refusal to pay their accumulated…