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
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Football Team, Super Eagles, has announced plans to boycott the 2025 AFCON Qualifier match with Libya following the inhuman treatment meted out on them on arrival. Recall that NPO reported earlier that the players were locked up at an abandoned airport on arrival to Libya for over 13 hours. The team’s captain, Williams Troost-Ekong, in his post on X expressed his displeasure, while stating that the team will not play the game. “As the captain together with the team we have decided that we will NOT play this game. CAF should look at the report…
By Halimah Olamide Players of the Nigerian Super Eagles have been locked up in an allegedly abandoned airport in Libya on arrival.The players had arrived tor the second leg of their AFCON Cup match. The team had departed Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, on Sunday morning for Libya, ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against the Mediterranean Knights. The Super Eagles are scheduled to face Libya on Tuesday in the second leg of the 2025 AFCON Qualifiers. The Nigerian chartered flight was initially set to land in Benghazi, a city just a short drive from Benina,…
By Halimah Olamide The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified that there is no recommended reduction in the Federal Government’s share from the federation account. Mr Taiwo disclosed this in an X post on Sunday This is following reports that federal government is set to take only 10 percent of the total FAAC allocations, while states and local governments will receive a combined 90 percent. According to Oyedele, the recommendation is in respect of the Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue which is to increase the share of states and local governments to 90%…
The Lagos State Police Command has confimed the death of a 50-year old man who was crushed by a train in the Oshodi area of the State. This was contained in a statement by the Police Command Spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, on Sunday. The deceased has however been identified simply as Emmanuel. According to Hundeyin, the Mosafejo Division of the command was alerted of the incident around 1:33 pm. The police immediately dispatched a team of detectives to the scene Hundeyin noted that the case had been transferred to the Railway Police Command in Ebute Metta for further investigation.
Threatens to Restrict Union Activities By Halimah Olamide The Ogun State Government has warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to desist from any move that could lead to the breakdown of law and order in the state. This is following an alleged plan by some members of NURTW operating in Ijebu Ode to challenge the decisions of the established leadership of the Union in the state and, in the process, embarked on a protest to drive home their position. The government has however restated its stance, stating that it would not fold its arms and…
By Halimah Olamide Senator Shehu Sani, has advised Hadiza El-Rufai, the wife of former Kaduna State Governor, El-rufai, to stop stalking him on social media. This is following a post on X which he made on the President’s trip out of the country, insinuating that the trips have an impact on the economy. “New law of economics;When the President travels out,Taxes and Prices goes up.” He wrote However, Hadiza who is fondly known for correcting grammatical errors on the social media platform replied to the post, correcting him. However, Senator has stated that despite both of them unfollowing each other…
•Intercepts N22.7Billion Worth of Opioids at Lekki, Apapa, Onne Seaports By Halimah Olamide The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a Thailand returnee Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simonpeter with 13.30kilograms of heroin worth N3.192 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. This was contained in a press release by the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday. Similarly, a large consignments of opioids were intercepted at three seaports with a combined monetary value of Twenty Two Billion Seven Hundred and Forty Million Nine Hundred and Fifty Eight Thousand Naira (N22,740,958,000). Oguejiofor was arrested on Monday 7th October 2024…
By Halimah Olamide The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the latest hike in the price of fuel pending verdict of the court. This was contained in a statement by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oludare on Sunday. NPO Reports that this will be the NNPC oh Wednesday increased the price of its products among its outlets across the country. This makes it the second time there will be an increase within the last one month. “The latest increase in petrol prices makes a…
By Halimah Olamide The CEO of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has been charged with obstruction of justice of an ongoing bank fraud investigation. He was accused of submitting false documents in an attempt to halt an investigation into earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering A statement by the United State’s Attorney, Ryan Buchanan alleged that Onyema allegedly used his airline as a cover to commit fraudulent activities on the U.S. banking system. Air Peace’s Chief of Administration and Finance, Ejiroghene Eghagha, and Onyema have been alleged to be involved in money laundering since 2019. Onyema is accused of…
By Halimah Olamide The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking the establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu University of Nigerian Languages. The bill was passed on Thursday 10th of October and was sponsored by Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. According to Section II part I of the bill the university when established shall, “Encourage the advancement of learning and to hold out to all persons without distinction of race, creed, sex or political conviction, the opportunity of acquiring a higher education in Nigerian languages and cultures “Develop and offer academic and professional programmes leading to the award of diplomas, first…