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
Mr. Nicholas Ukachukwu, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) candidate for the upcoming Anambra State governorship election The poll was conducted at the Women Development Centre, Awka, on Saturday. Nicholas topped the poll with 1,455 votes, while Valentine Ozigbo gathered 67 votes Speaking after his victory, Ukachukwu boasted of securing the party’s victory in the election. According to him, nobody has won the governorship of Anambra without his support. “We shall deliver Anambra to the APC. One thing I want to say here, nobody has won the governorship of Anambra without my support; it has never happened before. “I…
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, in his commitment to youth skills acquisition, has advocated for the extension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) service year to 2 years. He stated that this would enable every Nigerian youth to be fully trained in at least one skill of their choice, thereby making them relevant in the job market. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday by the Director of Press in the ministry, Folasade Boriowo. Boriowo quoted the minister as having disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Director-General of…
An officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and 17 others were confirmed dead in an accident at Gbaga on the Ikorodu–Sagamu Road, on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abeokuta. She said the accident occurred around 4:00 p.m. and involved seven vehicles in total. The vehicles included a Toyota Hiace bus (AGL 752 YC), a Daf truck (T14007L), and a Honda car (HT680). Also involved were an unregistered Daf truck, a pickup (STF10204), and two motorcycles (AGG 448 Q, PKA 214 WS). Okpe said the crash resulted from…
Following the gridlock caused by an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun State Police Command has urged travellers to use an alternative route. This was contained in a statement by the State Police Command via X on Saturday. Recall that NPO reported that a tragic incident involving two trucks and a bus, occured around the Mountain of Fire Ministry (MFM) Camp axis of the expressway in the early hours of Saturday, claiming six lives. The statement attributed the traffic to the influx of vehicular traffic from religious activities and a high volume of heavy-duty trucks on the long bridge…
The Nigerian Navy says it apprehended some vessels carrying illicit arms and stolen crude oil and destroyed several illegal refining sites through its Operation Delta Sanity II in the month of March. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said the troops had on March 7, uncovered and destroyed an illegal refinery site laden with about 5,500 litres of stolen crude oil, and 2,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), at Oteghele community in Warri, South-West Local Government Area of Delta. He said the site also…
As part of efforts to make the Sagamu Interchange and its environs a no-go area for criminals, the Ogun State Government has provided illumination at the under-bridge area along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and subsequently at the four intersections of the interchange. The State Government, which took this step after clearing the illegal shanties, shops, and stalls in the area in order to deprive criminals of cover, undertook adequate illumination of the area through solar street lights. Recently, the State Government, in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Strategy to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, stated…
…Pledges to Consolidate on Predecessor’s Achievements The new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has officially taken over the reins of the company from his predecessor, Mr. Mele Kyari. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, on Friday. Recall that NPO reported President Bola Tinubu sacked Mallam Dele Kyari, on Wednesday,bringing an end to his six years of managing the affairs of the country’s petroleum company. In a brief handover ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Friday, the GCEO commended Kyari for…
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Friday, restrained Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and two others from granting media interviews while the suit filed by Natasha is still pending before the court. The new judge, Justice Binta Nyako, gave the order during the hearing of the suit filed by the suspended senator seeking to stop the Senate from investigating her. The development followed a complaint by Akpabio’s lawyer, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, SAN, that Akpoti-Uduaghan had allegedly been going from one media station to another, granting press interviews on issues relating to the suit. Others affected by…
Engr Mojeed Akintola-Akinbiyi, General Manager of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Lagos Branch, says leveraging Artificial Intelligence(AI) will enhance the company’s operational efficiency. Akintola-Akinbiyi said this at the 2nd graduate induction for the 2023/2024 set of the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET), Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa. Speaking at the induction ceremony on Friday, Akintola-Akinbiyi underscored the overall advantages of the adoption of AI in the transmission company. The induction featured a lecture titled: “Nigeria’s Incessant Power System Collapse – Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Evaluation and Early Detection of Contributive Power…
Well-known transporter, Muihili Adebayo, has been abducted by unknown gunmen ,killing his son and leaving his wife critically injured after sustaining gunshot wounds. The incident occurred on Wednesday night at Adebayo’s residence in the Shagari area of Owo Local Government Area. It was gathered that Adebayo was ambushed and whisked away by the gunmen while his wife was shot by the assailants when she resisted. She was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Owo, where she has been in coma since then. “She is currently recovering in a private hospital, but the boy died on the spot. The mother…