Author: Halimah Olamide
Halimah Olamide
Halimah Olamide Holds a degree in History and Education. She also holds professional certificates in graphics and passionate about reporting issues of politics, economy, and gender
•Nearly 4,000 Residents Evacuated Safiu Kehinde Nearly 4000 residents have been evacuated from a 67-storey skyscraper which was gutted by fire in Dubai. The skyscraper identified as the Marina Pinnacle building containing 764 apartments in the Dubai Marina was engulfed in fire on Friday evening. In swift response, the emergency crews from Dubai Civil Defence reportedly battled the inferno for six hours before finally bringing it under control in the early hours of Saturday morning. Despite the 3,820 inferno which saw the skyscraper covered with thick black smoke with debris falling off off the building, all 3,820 residents from the…
Safiu Kehinde A Nigerian investment Banking Chief Executive Officer, Obiaraeri Onyeka, has threatened to take legal action against Nigerian local airline, Air Peace, over change in his flight schedule. This is coming days after the former Edo State Governor, Sen. Adams Oshiomole, clashed with the airline after missing his flight. NPO Reported that the ex- governor had last week shut the departure terminal and entry terminal of the spot designated to Air Peace at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA). The fiasco had since lead to exchange of words between the duo with Air Peace accusing Oshiomole of assaulting its…
Safiu Kehinde A 27-year-old American rooftopper, Justin Casquejo has drawn public attention after video of him climbing the 1435ft Empire State Building, New York, resurfaced online. Casquejo who goes by the name, livejn, on his X handle, was renown for his daredevil stunt. The documented ascent of the Empire State Building which dated back to July 2024 resurfaced on X on Friday. While the feat attracted admiration for the daring stunt maker, several others criticised the illegal and risky feat which had over time led to his arrest for trespassing. “They say a penny dropped from that height can kill…
Safiu Kehinde Anambra’s state Governor Chukwuma Soludo has lauded the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for salvaging Nigeria’s public finances from the brink of collapse. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, Soludo had at an address delivered on zJune 12 at The Platform Nigeria, hosted by Pastor Poju Oyemade and The Covenant Nation, praised President Tinubu’s economic reforms. He called for a nationwide ethical and ideological rebirth to drive sustainable national development. Speaking on the theme “Rebuilding Our Nation,” Soludo urged…
Safiu Kehinde A United States-based Nigerian doctor, Peter Ozuah, has alongside other alumni donated $1 million for the construction of a new hostel at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan (UCH). The Chief Executive Officer of New York-based hospital, Montefiore Einstein, and members of the UCH Alumni Class of 1985 built the hostel which was handed over to the management of the institution. Speaking during inauguration of the project, the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa expressed her gratitude to the alumni. She however urged other alumni and Nigerians to emulate the Ozuah-led alumni…
Safiu Kehinde A 52-year-old Canadian returnee, Morufudeen Idowu, has bagged three months jail term over physical assault on an official of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC). This was confirmed in a s statement issued on Friday by the state’s Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab. According to the statement, Morufudeen was apprehended after crossing the Ojota expressway. He engaged then the one of the LAGESC official in brawl which left the official bloodied. Following his arrest, he was arraigned before a Magistrate Court sitting at Oshodi area of the state. “Following the arrest of Mr Morufudeen…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a Nigerian businessman, Seun Ogunbambo, Managing Director of Fargo Petroleum and Gas Limited, wanted for allegedly defrauding the Federal Government of Nigeria to the tune of N976.6 million through fraudulent oil subsidy claims. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday by the Commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale. According to a statement, Ogunbambo was standing trial before a Lagos State High Court but absconded after being granted bail. His disappearance followed the conviction of his co-defendants, Mamman Nasir Ali and Christian Taylor, who were both sentenced to 14 years in…
Safiu Kehinde The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, has ordered probe into the clash between former Edo State Governor, Sen. Adams Oshiomole, and Nigerian local airline, Air Peace. NPO Reported that Oshiomole had on Wednesday come under public scrutiny after allegedly disrupting the operation of the airline as he locked its departure terminal end entry terminal after missing his flight at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. This led to rounds of allegations from both parties with Air Peace accusing Oshiomole of assaulting its staff while the Edo lawmaker accused the airline of extortion and sales of ticket of…
Safiu Kehinde A Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has upheld the 2025 Osun State local government election which saw candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerging winner across all the 30 LGAs in the state. The court also struck out a request by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to relist its appeal against the Federal High Court judgment that nullified the controversial September 2022 local government elections in Osun State. The Federal High Court had nullified the election over lack of credibility as candidates were elected with a ballot paper containing only the APC with a “Yes or…
Safiu Kehinde Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s decision not to intervene in crisis rocking opposition parties. NPO Reported that Tinubu had yesterday vowed not help opposition parties put their house in order. Speaking at the joint session held by the National Assembly in commemoration of the June 12 Democracy Day celebration, the President however charged the opposition parties to put their house in order. He ruled out claims of orchestrating a one-party state. While reiterating that he will not interfere in the opposition parties’ affairs, Tinubu expressed delight in the crisis rocking the parties as…