Author: 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
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has addressed the drama that ensued during the presentation of the Nigeria Police Force 2025 budget with lawmakers. NPO recalls that a member of the Senate, Onyekachi Nwoebonyi (Ebonyi-North), angrily walked out from the presentation of details of the budget presented by the IGP on Thursday at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. A statement by the Police Spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, described the disruption as unnecessary and avoidable, clarifying that the document he presented was shared with all committee members beforehand. NPO reports that confusion broke out when the lawmaker, a member of…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs Mojisola Meranda, says she will not dwell on past controversies but focus on the pressing legislative tasks ahead. Meranda said this during her inaugural speech as the new speaker on Friday at the assembly’s complex in Ikeja. Meranda replaced the former speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, following his Impeachment on Monday over alleged abuse of office and financial impropriety. Meranda said the new house of assembly under her leadership would focus more on passing bills that would ensure the people of state enjoyed dividends of democracy. The speaker said part of…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has named four new principal officers following the impeachment of the former Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday. The Speaker, Mrs Mojisola Meranda (APC-Apapa 1), made this known on Friday while presiding over plenary as the new speaker. Recall that on Monday, Mr. Mudashiru Obasa was impeached over alleged gross misconduct by 32 out of the 40 members. The Clerk of the House, Mr Lekan Onafeko, was also suspended over alleged gross financial impropriety. NAN reports that the House also dissolved all the standing committees inaugurated by the former speaker. According to Meranda, the…
The Palestinian militant group Hamas is expected to release the first hostages under a Gaza ceasefire deal on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday. This is happening after 15 months of war that demolished the enclave. If successful, the ceasefire would halt fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces that has razed much of heavily urbanised Gaza, killed more than 46, 000 people, and displaced most of the enclave’s pre-war population of 2.3 million several times over, according to local authorities. A ceasefire could also ease hostilities in the Middle East, where the Gaza war spread to…
An Appeal Court has affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). The was contained in a post via the party’s X handle on Friday. “Barr Julius Abure remains the LP National Chairman, Appeal Court Rules” The post read. This is coming after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja delivered a judgement on Abure’s position as the national chairman of the party. The panel made the decision in two separate appeals. While Sen. Esther Nenadi Usman & others were the appellants in the first appeal marked: CA/ABJ/CA/1217//2024, Labour Party & others were respondents. In the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is obliged to obey the Appeal Court order restraining the party from appointing any person as acting National Secretary in place of Sen. Samuel Anyanwu. The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, stated this at a news conference, tagged: “Just so the PDP may have a breather’’, on Friday in Abuja. Abdullahi said in the last few days, PDP had been issued with two court orders surrounding the authentic national secretary of the party. He said that on Wednesday, PDP was served with an order of interim injunction issued by the Federal Capital…
The Labour Party leadership has clarified that Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has no plan to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the 2027 general elections. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. NAN reports that rumours have been rife over plans by no fewer than five first term opposition governors to defect to APC, preparatory to the 2027 general elections. The governors, according to media reports, are Alex Otti of Enugu, Peter Mba, Enugu; Sheriff Oborevwori,…
Actor and Director, Bayo Akinfemi, best known for his role in the popular sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, has shared his journey, on how he made it in hollywood On a YouTube talk show with Popular comedian, Teju Babyface, the actor opened up about his experiences, shedding light on the challenges and triumphs he faced while pursuing his education and how it shaped his path to acting. Akinfemi stated that he followed his dream without chasing the money by just doing what he loved. “I just followed my dream, I wasn’t thinking about money, I just wanted to do something I…
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has said that the country’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion capacity increased by over 2,500 per cent in 2024. Mr Farouk Ahmed, Authority Chief Executive, NMDPRA, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the inaugural Petroleum Industry Stakeholders’ Forum, organised by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Ahmed said that NMDPRA supported the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) by stimulating 186 new conversion centers which triggered the county’s conversion capacity. “The NMDPRA will continue to collaborate with the PCNGI to ensure deployment of CNG infrastructure in major cities of Lagos and…
Agency Report The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the 2025 budget is predicated on 2.062 million barrels crude oil production at 75 dollars per barrel. The NUPRC said Nigeria’s current production was averaging 1.7 million barrels, leaving a deficit of about 350,000 barrels to be bridged. Mr Gbenga Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, NUPRC made this known on Thursday in Abuja at the inaugural Petroleum Industry Stakeholders’ Forum organised by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. Komolafe said in order to avert the budget deficit and revenue gap, the commission inaugurated the “Project One Million Barrel per Day Incremental Production…