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 Supreme Court has revoked the bail granted to socialite, Fred Ajuda, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a Palestinian, Zad Abu Zalaf of $1,043,000. This was disclosed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in an X tweet on Friday. NPO reports that the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division , had in 2018 granted bail to Ajudua and transferred his trial to a different judge for a fresh start. The case, which began in 2005 before Justice M.O. Obadina of the Lagos State High Court, was delayed for years due to various legal technicalities. It was eventually reassigned…
By Safiu Kehinde Isiaka Owoade, a former special adviser to former Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented over the system of producing candidate by political parties in the country. Owoade alleged that political parties no longer choose candidates on merits by imposition. The former Chairman of Osun state Education Quality Assurance Board alleged that political parties now choose candidates base on level of affiliation. Owoade made this known in a post on his Facebook page on Friday. Owoade held that there is no reward for merit anymore in Nigerian politics. The consequences of this, according to the All Progressives…
The Women’s World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 edition onwards after the FIFA Council approved the proposal at a virtual meeting on Friday. The 48-team World Cup will adopt a 12-group format, increasing the total number of matches from 64 to 104 – the same as the expanded men’s World Cup in 2026 – and extending the tournament by one week. The 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, will have 32 teams. The 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand was the first to have 32 teams, up from…
Affirms Nigeria’s Readiness for Partnership President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to partner Qatar to explore opportunities in the agricultural sector. The President said this while receiving Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, a special envoy from the Amir of the State of Qatar, at the State House on Friday. Al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, conveyed Amir’s strong interest in expanding bilateral cooperation. He said that a high-level Qatari business delegation would visit Nigeria in the coming weeks to explore opportunities in agriculture, food security, and other critical sectors. President Tinubu emphasised Nigeria’s readiness to build on…
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has attributed the ongoing blackout in Calabar and surrounding areas of Cross River to persistent rainfall and severe windstorm in the state. Mrs Olubukola Ilevbare, Head of Corporate Communications at PHED, confirmed the development in an interview with the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Friday. She stated that the incident occurred on May 7 and caused significant damage to PHED’s power lines. “The sever rain and heavy windstorm that took place on Wednesday between 4:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. was responsible for the outage. “The extreme weather conditions…
The Vatican on Friday announced that Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration will take place on May 18 with a mass in St. Peter’s Square, following his election to succeed Pope Francis. The ceremony is to take place at 10a.m (0800 GMT) May 18 at the Vatican. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the first U.S. pontiff on Thursday after white smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel following four rounds of voting in the papal conclave. The new pope is set to keep Francis’ top employees in the Vatican in place for the time being, the Holy See said.…
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV will celebrate his first major Mass as the head of the Catholic Church on Friday in the Sistine Chapel, according to the Vatican. Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni told reporters the Pope will also appear on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the midday prayer on Sunday. Chicago Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday after four rounds of voting as the new head of the Catholic Church after just 24 hours of conclave in the Sistine Chapel. Cardinal Prevost becomes the first-ever pope from the United States. He previously served in the Vatican…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, rejected the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s objection to former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi’s attempt to tender an earlier court judgment in his ongoing alleged money laundering trial. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the EFCC’s objection was preemptive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former governor, through his counsel, Joseph Daudu, SAN, had sought to tender an FCT High Court judgment in suit number: FCT/HC/CV/2574/2023, between Mr Ali Bello and Incorporated Trustees of American International School. The development occured after the EFCC called its…
Three members of the House of Representatives from Katsina State have resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers are Rep. Balarabe Dabayi (Bakori/Danja Constituency), Rep. Aliyu Iliyasu (Batsari/Safana/Danmusa Constituency), and Rep. Salisu Majigiri (Mashi/Dutsi Federal Constituency). Their defection was announced during a plenary session, where Speaker of the House, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, formally declared them as the newest members of the APC. In their separate letters of resignation, read by the speaker, the lawmakers cited the ongoing internal crisis within the PDP as the reason for their departure. The…
Stakeholders in the Nigerian journalism industry have raised concerns over the increasing reliance on artificial intelligence in the media and the risks it poses in news reporting. This was the discussion at the Wole Soyinka Center for Investigative Journalism WSCIJ’s conversation to mark the 2025 World Press Freedom Day. The conversation which held on Monday, 5th of May, 2025, was themed, “Can the Press Stay free in an AI driven world?” In her opening remarks, the Executive Director, WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka, established that there are threats to press freedom and noted that that the level of threat is higher at…