Author: Safiu Kehinde

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…

Agency Report  Kano State Fire Service, on Friday, rescued a woman and her two male children trapped in a collapsed building at Makwarari axis of Kano Municipal Local Government Area. The Public Relations Officer of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano and made available to newsmen on Friday. According to Abdullahi, the building is a dwelling house of a one-storey building of 30ft. by 40 ft. “We received an emergency call on Friday, around 9:30a.m, from our control room by one of our staff members, Ibrahim Isah, that a building collapsed. “Upon receiving…

Safiu Kehinde  The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy, has again disrupt an event held without her consent. In a replica of similar disruption earlier this month, the Minister could again be seen at National Validation Workshop reportedly hosted by her ministry in partnership with Norwegian Embassy yesterday. The visibly elated Uju warned the organizers of the event which she claimed was done without her consent. She condemned the constant organization of events under the aegis of women affairs with huge amount of money without having direct impact on the targeted women in question. “Let this be the last time…

Safiu Kehinde  The Nigerian Police Force has joined Nigeria Labour Congress’ (NLC) Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, in the ongoing terrorism funding and other allegations probe against the Union’s President, Joe Ajaero. This was contained in another invitation letter written to the Ajaero from the office of the Deputy Inspector General of Police. While calling Ajaero’s reappearance the Force’s Headquarter in Garki area of Abuja, the Police extended the invitation to Ugboaja over alleged involvement in criminal intimidation and breach of public peace. The statement read in part; “In furtherance of investigations into the alleged case of Criminal Intimidation. Conducts Likely to…

Safiu Kehinde  Ahead of the 2024 Edo Governorship election, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resist any form of manipulation of the electoral process by the All Progressive Congress (APC). PDP made this charge in a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba. As contained in the statement, PDP decried alleged plot resist the plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to smuggle in unaccredited Polling and Collation Agents after the opposition party failed to meet the July 30, 2024 deadline for the uploading their polling and coalition…

Agency Report  Police in Buenos Aires have arrested a man wanted in Italy for decades for a kidnapping carried out by the far-left militant group the Red Brigades. Leonardo Bertulazzi, who for years had refugee status in Argentina, is facing a 27-year prison sentence in Italy after almost 44 years on the run. Now aged 72, Bertulazzi was sentenced in absentia in Italy in the 1970s for kidnapping Pietro Costa, a naval engineer from a wealthy ship-owning family in Genoa. He was first arrested by Buenos Aires police in 2002, after reportedly entering the country from Chile on a false…

Safiu Kehinde  The remains of late Nigeria’s legendary musician, Onyeka Onwenu, has been laid to rest today in Lagos. The celebrated music icon died on July 30, 2024, at Reddington Hospital, Ikeja, after collapsing at an event honouring the Managing Director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals, Dr Stella Okoli. She was laid to rest today in a private burial at a vault in Ikoyi after a funeral service was held at the Fountain of Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos. Present at her burial were dignitaries which include Abia state governor , Alex Otti, and Labour Party’s 2023 Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who was…

Agency Report  The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has pledged support for Nigeria’s Nollywood industry. Mr Abdourahamane Diallo, Head of Office and Country Representative of UNESCO in Nigeria, says the organisation is willing to provide technical support towards the development of the Nigerian film industry. He stated this at the exclusive premiere of “When Wolves Cry”, a movie on the negative effects of fake news. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that government functionaries, members of the diplomatic community and stakeholders in the film industry were present at the event organised at the UN House on…

Safiu Kehinde  The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ondo has declared its backing for Lucky Aiyedatiwa ahead of the state’s gubernatorial poll set to hold on the 16th of November, 2024. The Union gunned their support for the Ondo State governor at their headquarters yesterday. Speaking at the event, the State Chairman, NURTW, Ademola Odudu, disclosed that the union’s decision to support the governor birth out his achievements on road infrastructure development and his dedication to addressing the concerns of transport workers. He admonished all drivers in the state to continue to rally support for the governor’s…