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By Safiu Kehinde Reveals How Emefiele Was Allegedly Tortured in Dungeon Inside National Security Adviser’s Office Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, on Tuesday said he entertains no fears of arrest or death in his crusade against what he perceives as wrong with the Nigerian society. This was just as he hinted of how former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was tortured inside a torture chamber allegedly inside the office of the National Security Adviser. el-Rufai said he had information that this was where Emefiele was allegedly tortured to compel him from resigning from his…
By Safiu Kehinde There are ripples in the corridor of Nigerian politics as former presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party in the last general election Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Sunday held a closed door meeting with the former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. The meeting which held at the Ikeja, GRA Lagos residence of Aregbesola, also a former Governor of Osun state, was said to have been at the instance of the former Governor of Kano state who pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party to form the NNPP. His party won the governorship election in Kano…
By Safiu Kehinde Former Governor of Ekiti State John Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday said the President Bola Tinubu means well for Nigeria. However he was quick to add that meaning well for the people is not enough in delivering good leadership. Fayemi was speaking on Channels Television after the unveiling of his new leadership centre in Abuja, The unveiling of the Amandlia Institute for Policy and Leadership Advancement was witnessed by major opposition leader, Atiku Abubakar, former interim National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress Bisi Akande, the leadership of the party and other eminent Nigerians. NPO Reports that Fayemi,…
Gospel singer, Timileyin Ajayi on Monday said he was not guilty of the guilty of his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu. Ajayi was arraigned before the Nasarawa State High Court of Justice in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, today by the Nigeria Police. He was charged with a one count charge of Culpable Homicide Punishable with Death. NPO Reports that Ajayi had been caught two weeks ago with the severed head believed to be that of his girlfriend, Salome. Accosted near a church, he was later taken to his residence where the butchered remains of Salome was found. The state Counsel, Stanley…
Safiu Kehinde Trouble seems to be looming in the Lagos House of Assembly as the impeached Speaker, Mudasiru Obasa has said an impeachment carried out with a “fake” mace cannot stand. Obasa, who returned to his official lodge in Ikeja, Lagos on Saturday after his return from a foreign trip, said his impeachment did not follow the procedure adding that he remains the Speaker of the House of Assembly. The former Speaker said that the allegations made against him by the lawmakers could not be proved. He said he is the most experienced lawmaker in the House of Assembly, having…
By Safiu Kehinde Tragedy struck in the music entertainment industry late Friday as a popular performance artist Mukaila Senwele reportedly died in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. Senwele, known for his unique style of performance had given no sign of any medical problems as he was with his fans till the evening of Friday. Family sources however said that they got a call from a hospital that he was having difficulties but died shortly after. No one could say at the time of filing the report the exact cause of the sudden death. Senwele was reputed for his ability to…
By Halimah Olamide The stability and security of major oil installations in Rivers state may have prompted President Bola Tinubu to move to restore peace among the warring political groups in Rivers state, a source has told the NPO Reports. Apart from the warring political gladiators in the state, the president is also said to be inclined towards seeking the support of ethnic leaders who still nurse grievances against the Nigerian state over alleged injustices visited on them during the military rule. The president had convened a meeting of major stakeholders in the affairs of the South-South state at the…
Agency Report The Director-General, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, has expressed worry at the high percentage of expatriates who lacked work permit but are doing jobs that could be handled by Nigerians. He expressed the worry in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Oyerinde was reacting to a recent report quoting the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as saying that 90 per cent of expatriates doing jobs meant for Nigerians lacked proper work permits. He said that the percentage highlighted by the minister was not only worrisome but posed a…
Five persons have reportedly died in a lone accident involving a Mercedes Benz jeep at Fatgbems bus stop on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday night. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Ogun Police Command Spokesperson, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. Odutola explained that the accident which occurred at about 11:30p.m, was caused by reckless driving on the part of the driver of the Mercedes Benz. “The accident occurred when the driver of the Mercedes Benz, going towards Mowe direction, suddenly lost control, hit the culvert, somersaulted and turned to the opposite direction. “Three men and two women inside the vehicle…
By Safiu Kehinde Amidst growing discontents over the impending announcement of a new Eleruwa of Eruwa, Chairman of the Council of Elders of Eruwa, Chief Joseph Peluola on Saturday asked Governor Seyi Makinde to allow the kingmakers do their job of selecting a new monarch. Speaking on a live radio programme on Saturday, Chief Peluola said the choice of the deposed Eleruwa, Samuel Adegbola to return did not follow the due process. Peluola said it was the failure to follow the procedure that caused the deposition of Adegbola in the first place after ruling for 21 years. The Elders Council…