Author: Halimah Olamide

The Police Command in Ogun says it has rescued a seven-year-old girl, Mercy Akande, who was abducted recently at Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, in a statement on Sunday in Ota said the girl was rescued at Ayetoro Town in Ogun. Odutola said the girl was rescued by the Police anti-kidnapping team, led by the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo. “The suspects who abducted the innocent girl were also arrested in the course of rescuing the victim,” she said. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) said the suspects, while holding the…

Amidst the ongoing missing funds saga with Social Media Activist, Martins Otse, fondly known as VeryDarkMan, has revealed that N78million has been recovered out of N180 million. He made the disclosure in a video released via his social media on Sunday. “First of all I really want to thank all the people that have called to reach out to me since this thing happened. “I want to thank God for the progress so far, we have been able to recover 78 million even though the person the suspect pointed that he did it with has ran to Ghana, so hopefully…

By Tunde Rahman Kemi Badenoch’s ill-advised denigration of Nigeria has refused to go away. Her belittlement of the country of her ancestry is still generating passionate public discourse within and outside the media space, and it appears the matter will not go away anytime soon. Exasperated by Kemi Badenoch’s misguided attacks on Nigeria, Vice President Kashim Shettima recently counseled her to drop the Kemi in her name and bleach her ebony skin to white to further appease her Tory party and British establishment. And perturbed and seemingly lost by all that, my daughter, Kemi Mushinat, who recently graduated in Communication…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to request the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to publish his assets and encourage the Vice-President Kashim Shettima, ministers, leadership of the National Assembly, state governors, as well as the 774 local government chairmen to also request the CCB to publish their assets.” The president had during his first Presidential Media Chat last Monday reportedly said, “I will consider asking the CCB to release my assets.” In the letter dated 28 December 2024 and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “We welcome your reported decision to consider…

At least 85 people have died in a plane crash in South Korea, according to local fire and rescue officials. Footage of the crash broadcast by local media showed the aircraft sliding on its belly before bursting into flames. The fire department said the accident was caused by a landing gear malfunction. Two people have been pulled from the wreckage, both crew members. However rescuers have warned that they do not expect to find many more survivors from the inferno. The Jeju Air jetliner was carrying 175 passengers and six crew when it crash-landed at the airport in Muan county.…

Abdulkadir Mahe, the Chief of Staff to Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara, is dead. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, announced Mahe’s passage in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. “He died this morning, December 28, 2024, as has been destined by Allah,” the statement said. “The late CoS will be buried today at his residence on Moro Street, Adewole Estate, Ilorin, after the Asr prayer. “His Excellency deeply mourns the death of Prince Abdulkadir Mahe, a perfect gentleman, community leader, urbane public servant and a statesman. “The governor commiserates with the Emir of Ilorin, Dr…

It is important to address the concerns raised in Farooq Kperogi’s recent article, “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC”, and to clarify some of the misconceptions about the operations and leadership structure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. First, employment, promotions, appointments, and movements of business leaders at the NNPC are not influenced by ethnicity, tribe, religion, or political affiliation. Therefore, decisions within the NNPC are guided strictly by merit, business requirements, and expertise. This approach ensures that only the most qualified and competent individuals occupy positions that are critical to the company’s success. It is significant that our…

Nigerian Cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Linus Williams widely known as Blord has blown hot on Martins Otse fondly called Very Dark Man following his claims of N180 million from his NGO being stolen NPO recalls that Very Dark Man had made an announcement via his social media that the funds which was meant for his NGO was stolen via the website. Blord emphasized on how VDM always called him out whenever he had issued with his companies. He further advised him to shut down the website and even if he opens another one, it will be hacked, stating that its one of…

Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade have neutralized members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during operations in Osina, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. In a statement dated 28th of December, 2024, the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Captain Joseph Baba Akubo, said the operation was carried out on the 29th of December, 2024. “Responding to a distress call about an IPOB/ESN attack on Osina Community, the troops, who were returning from routine patrols, swiftly engaged the terrorists with overwhelming…

Moses Jitboh, the former Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan has passed away at the age of 54. NPO reports that he died in the early hours of Friday following a brief illness. Jitoboh served as the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Force Headquarters, before his retirement in 2023. He also served as Jonathan’s ADC during his tenure as governor of Bayelsa State and continued in the role when Jonathan became Vice President and later President of Nigeria Following Jonathan’s loss in the 2015 presidential election, Jituboh returned to regular police duties, where he…