Author: Safiu Kehinde

Dozens of people have been killed and wounded in an Israeli strike on a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza, Palestinian medics and rescuers say. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa and Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency said at least 30 people had been killed. The civil defence said the dead included 13 children. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck a site in Jabalia where “terrorists were operating”, steps had been taken to mitigate civilian harm and the details were under review. Aid groups say Jabalia and other parts of northern Gaza have been under siege since early…

Safiu Kehinde The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has bursted two major cross-border drug trafficking syndicates with cocaine and opioids worth billions of naira recovered from them. This was confirmed in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja. He also disclosed that six leaders of the cartels were arrested in different parts of the country. According to Babafemi, the arrest came after months of intelligence gathering and painstaking surveillance by the operatives of the NDLEA. He said that the syndicates comprise of Nigerians based in Mubi, Adamawa state;…

Agency Report Some residents of Kano have abandoned their cars to embrace trekking, use of bicycle, electric bike and commercial tricycles for mobility as petroleum price jumps to N1,150 in the state. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent observed on Sunday that there were fewer cars on the road and more than usual number of pedestrians, bicycle riders and electric bike users. One of the pedestrians, Sani Isa, told NAN that the cost of mobility has increased significantly as tricycle operators doubled their fares to reflect the new pump price. He said the situation had affected him adversely because…

Safiu Kehinde Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have confiscated tons of illicit drugs across nine states which include Lagos, FCT, Taraba, Kwara, Plateau, Kano, Kaduna, Edo, and Ondo states respectively. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. According to Babafemi, the NDLEA operatives in Apapa seaport Lagos on Wednesday Nov. 6 intercepted 31,750,000 pills of 240mg Voltron, a controlled opioid. He said that the drugs were packaged and concealed in a container imported from India, as diclofenac sodium 100mg tablets. He also…

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has arrived at Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, ahead of the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit set to hold on Monday 11th November, 2024. As seen in a video on X, Tinubu was welcomed by Saudi Arabian entourage as the Presidential jet landed at Riyadh airport. Tinubu will be joining othe prominent world leaders at summit following his invite by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Centred on the Middle-East crisis, the Nigerian President is set to contribute his quota to the resolution of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. A statement by his Special Adviser on Information and…

Safiu Kehinde Media entrepreneur and Ovation Magazine publisher, Dele Momodu, has cautioned Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, over his criticism of Yoruba traditional religion. Momodu left a note of caution to the Iwo monarch while reacting to a recent video of the King where he called the attention of government and security agencies to a new deity demanding human sacrifice. The publisher, who was installed as Aare of Iwo, pointed out to series of alleged attacks on yoruba religion by Oba Abdulrasheed including claims of him describing the religion as idolatry and dangerous. In his reaction to the video…

Tony Todd, the actor who played the eponymous phantom killer in the original “Candyman” horror franchise and other notable roles, has died at 69. The news was confirmed to CNN on Saturday by Todd’s talent agent, Dede Binder, of the Defining Artist agency. No additional details on the actor’s death were immediately available. Todd was best known for his portrayal of Daniel Robitaille, also known as the Candyman, a killer who is summoned by saying his name five times in front of a mirror. Todd portrayed the character, originally based on a 1985 Clive Barker short story, in the original…

Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to black Americans across the country telling them to report to a plantation “to pick cotton”. Black Americans, including school and college students, were among the recipients in states including Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. “The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country and is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities on the matter,” the agency said. The messages appear to have started on Wednesday, the day after election day. Some of the messages mentioned the Trump…

Safiu Kehinde Unlike the usual excitement attached to birthday anticipation, popular Nigerian entertainer, Florence Otedola (DJ Cuppy), appeared to be amazed at her new age as she clocks 32 on Monday. The daughter of Nigerian Billionaire, Femi Otedola, expressed her amazement in a post on her X handle on Sunday. As seen in one of the pictures shared in the post, the surprised-looking DJ Cuppy quipped at her new age. “I’m turning 32 in two days! Like where did the time go?” She wrote. While some netizens expressed their well wishes to her in comment section, others raised concern over…

Safiu Kehinde World Trade Organisation Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is on the verge to secure a second term for the organization’s leadership without facing any opposition. This was confirmed on Saturday by WTO chair, Norwegian Ambassador Petter Olberg, who declared that “no further nominations for the position” had been received by Friday’s deadline, leaving Okonjo-Iweala as “the only candidate for the role”, according to a statement. Okonjo-Iweala, 70, became the first woman and first African to chair the WTO after emerging its Director-General in March 2021. With her current tenure set to conclude in August 2025, Iweala announced her intention to…