Author: Safiu Kehinde

 Safiu Kehinde  A fire outbreak has gutted Lagos Government Staffs Quarters at Ogba on Friday morning. The staffs quarters located at Odunsanmi street, off WEMPCO road, Ogba area of the state reportedly went ablaze at about 2am with one of the two-bedrooms in Flat 5, of Block 21, a two-winged, three-story building of 16 two-bedroom flats affected by the inferno. In quick response to the incident, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) embarked on an investigation over the cause of the fire outbreak. It was discovered that an electrical surge in the children’s room caused the fire. LASEMA Permanent Secretary,…

Safiu Kehinde  Chelsea football club has, yesterday, sealed European football spot as they qualifed for the UEFA Europa Conference League despite 2-1 away loss to Swiss side, Servette. Despite last season’s poor performance in the English Premier League which saw them finished outside top four, the London club grabbed European football ticket as they qualified for the Conference League with 3-2 aggregate win against Servette. Having secured 2-0 victory in the first-leg at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea travelled to Servette to seal their chance of European football. The game started on a brighter note for Enzo Maresca’s led side with Christopher…

Agency Report  X, formerly known as Twitter, has said it expects to be blocked in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline to name a new legal representative for the company. The social media network closed its office in the country earlier this month, saying its representative had been threatened with arrest if she did not comply with orders it described as “censorship”. The months-long row began with Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes in April ordering the suspension of dozens of X accounts for allegedly spreading disinformation. X owner Elon Musk has threatened to reactivate the accounts, and has…

Safiu Kehinde  In the wake of the genocidal slur by a Nigerian woman who threatened to poison non-Igbos in Canada, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has been challenged to probe an old threat against Igbo made by former Niger-Delta freedom activist, Asari Dokubo. Sequel to the NiDCOM’s petition to Canadian Mayor over the poisoning threat made by the Canada-based Nigerian woman, an X user dug up a video of Dokubo calling for the killing of Igbos. As seen in the resurfaced video, Dokubo had lashed out at Igbos while displaying his collection of arms with another…

Safiu Kehinde  The Federal Government has threatened to evoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) for the number of days that they embarked on strike action. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.Mr Ado Bako, the Assistant Director, Information Public Relations, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. According to report, members of the association embarked on a seven-day warning strike on Monday to push home their demands on the Federal Government. Their demands centered on the release of their colleague, Dr Ganiyat Popoola. Popoola, a registrar in…

Safiu Kehinde  Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has petitioned Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, over Nigerian Woman who threatened to poison Edo and Yoruba people. The petition, which called for the probe of the Nigerian woman of Canadian citizenship identified as Amaka Patience Sonnberger, was signed and issued by the Commission’s boss, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, earlier today. As disclosed in the petition, Sonnberger is a disability support worker in Brampton. Abike called the attention of the Brampton Mayor to the risk poised by Sonnberger to the vulnerable people she cares for, considering her genocidal slur against her fellow Nigerians of Yoruba…

Safiu Kehinde  —Syndicate Arrested The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed four-man syndicates alleged of impersonating the Commission’s chairman, Ola Olukoyede, in $1 million fraudulent deal. One of the members of the syndicate had spoken and presented himself as the Chairman of the EFCC. This was disclosed in a statement issued on the Commission’s official X handle earlier today. According to the statement, the fraudsters: Ojobo Joshua, Aliyu Hashim, Thomas Oduh and Paul Ogiji were arrested on Wednesday,  August 28, 2024, at Gimbiya Street, Garki and Apo Legislative Quarters,  Abuja. They allegedly contacted a former Managing Director of…

Safiu Kehinde  “The US administration and legislators have the power to designate Tigran as one of its ‘unlawfully detained’ citizens overseas and there are substantial reasons to do so.” Crypto-currency company, Binance has called for the intervention of the United States government over Nigerian government’s continued detention of its personnel, Mr. Tigran Gambaryan. This was contained in a statement issued by the group’s Chief Executive Officer, Richard Teng, earlier this week. Teng expressed his concern over the deteriorating condition under which the firm’s regional manager for Africa,Tigran, was placed in detention as he called for US intervention for his release.…

Agency Report  A Pharmacist, Mrs Zainab Shariff, says Nigeria can take advantage of the 100-billion-dollar global market for medicinal plants. She made this known during the African Traditional Medicine Day, organised by the Centre for Herbal Medicine and Drug Discovery at University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) Ondo on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event has “Development and Promotion of Indigenous Herbal Medicine to Facilitate Universal Healthcare in Nigeria” as its theme. Shariff, a strong advocate of Traditional Complementary and Alternative Medicines (TCAM), revealed how Nigeria could exploit the global market for medicinal plants, which she…

Safiu Kehinde  Nigerians in Diaspora Commission’s (NiDCOM) Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called for more women engagement in Nigerian Armed Forces. Dabiri-Erewa made this call while speaking at the Defence Headquarters Annual Gender Conference on Thursday in Abuja. According to her, gender inclusivity is vital in promoting operational effectiveness in the armed forces. She said “gender equity is key because in a gender inclusive environment, it would enable effective approach to work for both men and women especially in the armed forces. “The theme — Mainstreaming Women, Peace, and Security Agenda for Enhanced Operational — is critical to the evolving nature…