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
President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family, friends, and associates of Christian Chukwu, Nigerian football icon, who died on Saturday at the age of 74. “The President joins the football community in mourning a legend whose contributions to the beautiful game elevated Nigeria’s status globally,” Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said in a statement. Chukwu captained the Green Eagles to the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations victory and later coached the Super Eagles, which won a bronze medal at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations. Nicknamed “Chairman” for his commanding presence and leadership on the field, Chukwu…
Agency Report The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 1.6 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs in Ogun. Tijana Rabe, the Narcotic Commander of Ogun NDLEA, hosted the event on Saturday at Ipara town along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. She said the exercise was the first of its kind in Ogun, highlighting the command’s progress in the fight against drug abuse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the seized narcotics came from NDLEA Commands under Zones 9 and 11. These included the Lagos Strategic Command, Ogun Command, Oyo Command, MMIA Command, Lagos Seaports, Idiroko, and Seme Border Commands.…
Dr. Allen Onyema, Chairman, Air Peace Ltd., has pledged to bring back Nigerian underage girls trafficked to Ivory Coast free of charge. In a statement by Onyema on Saturday in Lagos, he expressed concern over the recent discovery of the act by a social media activist, VeryDarkMan. According to Onyema, the country needs collective efforts to discourage trafficking, as it is inhumane and ungodly. “We should discourage trafficking of any kind. It is inhumane and callous. It is absolutely ungodly and a good example of man’s inhumanity to man. “We, in Air Peace, are ready to bring our fellow citizens…
Popular actress Opeyemi Aiyeola has expressed surprise that another actress Eniola Badmus body-shamed her over her disappearing hair. She said if at all anyone would pass comments shaming her it shouldn’t be someone whose stature was at a time subject of public ridicule. Badmus, while commenting on one of Aiyeola’s videos, had dropped a comment saying “Opeyemi, where is your front hair?” The actress has claimed being hurt by Badmus comment describing it to be in bad taste. Badmus, until few years ago when she allegedly did body works, was a fat woman whose stature attracted lots of derisive comments.…
A sightseeing helicopter plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday, turning a family outing above Manhattan’s misty skyline into a tragedy. The helicopter carried six people, including three children and their parents – who have both worked for Siemens, a German multinational technology conglomerate. It lifted off from a Manhattan heliport and followed a familiar route: circling the Statue of Liberty, gliding north along the Hudson toward the George Washington Bridge and then turning south. About 16 minutes after takeoff, the aircraft crashed into the water, according to analysis by CNN and FlightRadar24. Witnesses described the helicopter flipping and spiraling before…
… Announces Reopening Of Shut Ketu Fruit Market The Lagos State Government on Friday allayed fears of Lagos Island residents regarding the recent flooding experienced, assuring residents that necessary measures are in place to effectively manage the floods. Speaking with newsmen after an assessment tour to check the level of work as regards Lagos Island regeneration project, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab said when the urban regeneration project is completed, it will address the perennial flooding issues in Adeniji, Oroyinyin, Idumagbo, Ojo Giwa, Jankara, Aroloya and environs. “The ongoing urban regeneration construction work is causing…
Agency Report The Lagos State Government on Friday unveiled a comprehensive 20-year development plan (2024–2044) aimed at transforming the Ibeju-Lekki area into a dynamic and globally competitive urban hub. The plan focuses on enhancing tourism, housing, agriculture, and industrial development to stimulate economic growth and improve residents’ quality of life. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, announced the plan during the final stakeholders’ meeting held at the Lekki Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Secretariat. He explained that the session aimed to ratify the provisions of the newly proposed Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan. Olumide emphasised that…
Agency Report The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Delta Safe, have in the last one week apprehended 49 perpetrators of oil theft and destroyed 22 illegal refining sites. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a weekly report of ongoing military operations by the Armed Forces of Nigeria, on Friday in Abuja. Kangye said the troops had during the week foiled oil theft worth an estimated sum of N869.2m. The breakdown, according to him, indicates 325,990 litres of stolen crude oil, 24,645 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 19,500…
Agency Report The Chairman of the Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, Rep. Afam Ogene, has blamed mass defections of lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the former Chairman, Julius Abure’s leadership failure. Ogene said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday. He said that it was Abure’s intransigence that triggered mass defections to the ruling party. “Politicians always plan for the next elections. So with the style of Abure, they thought there was a future for them again in the party. “Therefore, they have to leave…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has given land allottees 21 days to pay all statutory Right of Occupancy (R of O) bills and charges or lose the offer. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. Olayinka explained that the measure was part of the broad and comprehensive reforms on land administration in the FCT, approved by the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike. He said that the reforms, which would become operational from April 21, covers specific areas like conditions of…