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 Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the EFCC and five other security agencies to file their defence in a suit instituted by businesswoman, Dr Aisha Achimugu, to stop her planned arrest and detention. Other security agencies listed in the fundamental rights enforcement suit are the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and State Security Service (SSS). They also include the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following a complaint by Achimugu’s lawyer, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, that despite…
The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has on Friday, rejected the resignation of its Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Peretei. The state leadership of the party, led by Dr. Bakitta Bello, the Chairman of the PDP Caretaker Committee in Ondo State, visited the publicity Secretary in Akure. NPO Reports recalls that Peretei had resigned on Wednesday tendered his resignation letter to the party in his ward in Arogbo Ward 1 in Êse Odo Local Government Area of the state, noting that the party is on life support. He held that personal interests are hijacking the party’s core…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, and his co-defendants to enter their defence in the charge preferred against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on their no-case submission applications, held that a prima face case had been made out against Kyari and other police officers in the charge. Kyari, the 1st defendant and a former head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Police was arrested on Feb. 14, 2022, after the NDLEA declared him wanted over alleged links to an international…
Agency Report The Niger government has received 17 kidnapped victims handed over to the government by the police command in the state. Deputy Governor of the state, Mr Yakubu Garba received the victims on behalf of Gov. Umaru Bago at the police headquarters in Minna on Friday. He disclosed that the victims were rescued by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA). Garba said the victims were from Wuloto and Kango communities under Kuchi ward in Muyan Local Government of Niger. He thanked President Bola Tinubu for…
…Restates Commitment to Fair Representation The Federal government has on Friday dismissed claims of bias regarding the composition of Federal appointments. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Information and Public Relations for Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imihiosen. According to the statement, all appointments are made in strict adherence to federal character principle, as enshrined in Section 14 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as Altered). “It is notable to mention that, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, believes strongly in the unity of Nigeria and is guided…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), said it has embraced digital transformation as an operational imperative towards driving value and operational resilience in line with current and emerging realities of the global energy landscape. Ojulari, represented by Mr. Udy Ntia, Executive Vice, Upstream, in a Keynote Address on Industry Operations, at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Oloibiri Lecture Series & Energy Forum (OLEF) said that globally, upstream oil and gas companies were expected to invest more than 30 billion dollars in digital technologies in 2025. “These technologies are not optional extras. They are foundational to improving asset…
The Bursar of the Federal College of Education, Iwo, Bayo Lasisi is dead. NPO reports that he passed on Thursday evening. Although, as at the time of filing this report, he was said not to have complained of any ill health. NPO also reports that he had attended the commissioning of an ICT centre built by a member of the House of Representatives just few hours before his demise. The Iwo was the former Bursar at the University of Osun (UNIOSUN). He later served in the same capacity at Summit University, Offa. He was appointed Registrar of Federal College of…
Operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command has rescued a 23-year-student, Augustine Madubiya, who was kidnapped at Unguwar Jeji, Kalgo LGA of Kebbi State. This was contained in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumyiwa Adejobi, on Friday. The Economics student at the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) was kidnapped on the 8th of April, 2025. The rescue operation was conducted by a combined team of police officers and vigilantes in the Dakingari forest on April 10, 2025. Upon sighting the team of operatives, the kidnappers took to their heels. The victim was rescued unhurt and…
A newly erected campaign billboard featuring both President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ademola Adeleke has sparked a wave of reactions across Osun State. NPO reports that tThe board is said to be placed at Ward 2 in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State with the inscription “Continuity of Progress” sponsored by a political group, ‘Osun Leaders of Thought’. In reaction to this, the Director of Media and Information, APC, Kola Olabisi, condemned the display, describing it as a fraudulent political stunt. “This is the absurd playing of dirty politics taken too far,” he said in a statement released on…
The Ekiti State Police Command has detained an officer for stabbing a man in Isa-Ekiti, Ise-Orun Local Government. This is following a viral video by his daughter who cried out for justice after the attack was carried out on her father by the police officer. According to her, the incident is following a disagreement between her younger brother and a female classmate. She had reported the argument to her boyfriend, which resulted in two police officers confronting her family and claiming they were there to make an arrest. The Ekiti State Police Command Spokesperson, SP Abutu Sunday, disclosed that the…