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 Bayelsa Government has ordered an investigation into the shooting incident that occured during a political rally organized in the state, on Saturday by the NEW Associates, a group allegedly loyal to the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike. In a statement signed and issued to newsmen on Sunday, by the Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mrs. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai, urged the Inspector-General of Police and the police authorities to unravel those behind the incident at the rally ground. The government expressed concern that the shooting was not a coincidence as the organizers had earlier threatened that “the good,…
An 80-room new hotel in Victoria Island Lagos used as cover for distributing illicit substances has been raided by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). A statement signed by the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, revealed that 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of cannabis with a total weight of 417.3 kilograms worth One Billion Forty-Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira (₦1,042,500,000) only in street value were recovered. At least, three suspects: Eze Ayitu; Ofuokwu Samuel; and Emmanuel Ameh were arrested in the course of the operation at the five-storey hotel building…
A letter has surfaced revealing how the Catholic Diocese of Gboko suspended the current governor of Benue State, Revd. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, from public ministry in 2022, over his involvement in partisan politics NPO reports that the letter dated 20th of May, 2022, was signed by Bishop William A. AVENYA of the Catholic Diocese of Gboko & Apostolic Administrator Sede Vacante, Catholic Diocese of Katsina. According to the letter, Alia had purchased the party forms to contest for the Office of the Governor of Benue State under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Bishop noted that the move is against…
The Lagos State Wastewater Management Office (LSWMO), has sealed off Viva Bella Court II, Lekki Peninsula, Eti-Osa, Lagos, over deliberate wastewater pollution. The Commissioner of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in an X post on Sunday. He noted that the wastewater was deliberately discharged into the drains via laid pipe and having an overfilled septic tank spilling to the environment. According to him, the continuous deliberate emptying of the septic tanks has been causing the reported foul smell in the surrounding area. “This is an acts of environmental nuisance, pollution, degradation and endangering of human health.” he…
The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Sun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, and a Nigerian pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, have pleaded guilty to orchestrating a $4.2m COVID-19 relief fraud in the United States. They were arraigned before Justice Christopher Boyko of the US District Court of Ohio. Oba Oloyede, a US-based accountant and information system expert, was appointed the new Apetu in July 2019. The monarch and Oluwasanmi were arrested in early 2024 for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain $4.2m in COVID-19 relief funds. The duo were charged with 13 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy…
A candidate of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Esther Oladele, who was reported missing has been found. This was disclosed by her brother, @Mayorjonson1 via an X post on Saturday. “We FOUND MY KID SIS (ESTHER). Thank God “Thank Y’all. Esther was dropped at Ijebu ode this morning” he wrote in the caption accompanied by an appreciation flyer. The flyer read: “ESTHER OLUWAFAYOFUNMI OLADELE HAS BEEN FOUND “We are overjoyed to share that Esther is home safe and sound! Words cannot express our gratitude to everyone who played a part in bringing her back.…
A truck that lost control on the popular Pen Cinema Overpass on Saturday has caused grave damage creating panic in the area. According to the Lagos State Transport Management Authority the truck that lost control on its way towards the old Abeokuta Road from the Pen Cinema Overpass fell on two commercial buses which were parked for passengers to board. The accident involved a fully-laden truck (registration number GGE 624 YJ) and two painted commercial Volkswagen buses. The Director , Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, disclosed that the truck driver sustained severe fractures on both hands. LASTMA officers were…
Agency Report Messaging platform, WhatsApp, has on Saturday said it disagreed with the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal’s ruling in favour of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The organisation said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. It said that it would urgently apply to stay the order and appeal the ruling of Nigeria’s Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal against it. NAN reports that the reaction from WhatsApp follows the tribunal’s decision on Friday, which upheld the $220 million penalty initially imposed on it by the Federal…
Some angry candidates of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have been caught on camera vandalizing an examination centre over system failure. A video sighted by NPO Reports showed the environment in chaos as the candidates continuously broke the plastic chairs at the center The incident occurred on Friday at a JAMB CBT centre located at Abimbola Excel School, Elesin, Amuloko area, Akanran road, Ona Ara LGA, Ibadan, Oyo state. NPO also gathered that the technical difficulties delayed their Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Some security personnel were also seen in the video trying to restore normalcy. NPO Reports that…
Nigerian singer, Terry Alexander Ejeh, widely known as Terry Apala, has been remanded in a correctional center following allegations of Naira mutilation. NPO reports that he appeared before Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, after being arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge related to the tampering of Nigerian currency. The charge reads: “That you, TERRY ALEXANDER EJEH, on the 5th day of January, 2025, at La Madison Place, Oniru, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, whilst dancing during a social…