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
Polaris Bank has emerged the winner as Nigeria’s topmost bank in lending to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The bank’s Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Rasheed Bolarinwa, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Bolarinwa said that Polaris Bank received the award at the inaugural MSME Finance Awards 2024, organised by Nairametrics and The Economic Forum, over the weekend. He said that the award recognised Polaris Bank’s longstanding commitments to supporting MSMEs through direct and indirect funding channels. Meanwhile , the Managing Director of Polaris Bank, Mr Kayode Lawal, said that the bank was honoured…
Safiu Kehinde The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has claimed that over 40 percent of Nigerians now enjoy 20 hours of electricity. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Ministry. According to the statement, Adelabu made this claim ahead of the October 1st celebration while reviewing the activities of the Ministry in the past one year He said this feat was as a result of many of the revolutionary measures being undertaken by him with the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Adelabu stressed that the President had consistently advocated that Nigeria can be great and…
Safiu Kehinde Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye (Bobrisky) has reposted the N1 billion defamation lawsuit filed against VeryDarkMan following the activist’s allegation of him pulling down the lawsuit letter out of fear. Reacting to VDM’s claim that Bobrisky deleted the letter from his Facebook page after realizing he was unmoved with the lawsuit, the crossdresser, in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday, denied being sacred of the activist. He said the deleted letter has already made rounds across several blogs which made him pull it down from his page. “The monkey said I’m sacred of him that was…
The Nigerian Army says its troops have eliminated eight terrorists and rescued 40 abducted individuals in a series of coordinated operations across the country. The army, in a post on its official X Handle on Monday, said the recent victories had further tightened the noose around the necks of unrepentant terrorists and their collaborators. The post added that the troops also apprehended a notorious arms courier found with a large cache of ammunition, striking a major blow against arms proliferation by criminal elements. According to army, troops, acting acting on genuine intelligence on Sept. 28, conducted a strategic stop-and-search operation…
Nigeria has clinched Africa’s sole ticket to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under 19 Women’s World Cup in Malaysia 2025. Nigeria was declared the winner of the Under 19 Africa Qualifiers on Sunday after the final match against Zimbabwe was washed out due to a heavy downpour in the second innings. The final game played at Gahanga International Stadium in Kigali, saw Nigeria win the toss and opted to bat, scoring 77 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. In the chase, Zimbabwe started strong scoring 19/1 in 2.3 overs but was halted by the rain and play…
By Halimah Olamide A female student of Anchor University, Evangel Ganiyu, has made allegations of sexual assault by an artisan on the school campus. The student put out a call for justice via her X handle, @draganaismother. According to Ganiyu, the university is currently undergoing renovation and remodelling, especially in the hostels, hence the presence of artisans on campus. She revealed that she called the attention of the hostel authorities to the occurence after which she was requested to identify the perpetrator. On identifying him, she stated that he denied until another female student identified him after which he began…
By Halimah Olamide ENDSARS Activist, Rinu Oduala, has chipped in her two cents on social media activist, VeryDarkman, following the ongoing Bobrisky, Falana bribery allegations. She posted her take on the whole situation via her X handle, @SavvyRinu, on Sunday. NPO reports that VeryDarkMan made allegations of the Falana family’s involvement in a controversial bribery scandal involving crossdresser Bobrisky and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). VDM also incited homosexual claims against artiste and lawyer, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz. This allegation has however brought a lot of attention to the family. Reacting to this she said, “You…
AGF, Fagbemi to Deliver Convocation Lecture By Halimah Olamide The Management of the University of Ilorin has announced the programme for the 2024 convocation. This was contained in a statement signed by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, on Friday. According to him, the convocation ceremonies will be formally ushered in with the Vice Chancellor’s Press Briefing on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the University Auditorium, beginning from 10.00 a.m. Meanwhile, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN, will on Friday, October 18, 2024 deliver this year’s Convocation Lecture as…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State police has commenced investigation into the police officers who harassed and extorted three corps members of over N1 million. This was disclosed by the Spokesperson, Lagos Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin. In the video sighted by NPO Reports, the officers were seen requesting for their documents, after which a commotion ensued between them. Meanwhile, the attention of the Police Command was called to the occurrence by an X user in a post, @YemieFash, stating that they were treated with firearms and then taken to Area C Police Command, where they were extorted. According to the…
By Halimah Olamide The federal Government has announced the commencement of the new minimum wage to civil servants. This was disclosed by the Spokesperson, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa, stating that they will receive notifications about their updated salaries. NPO Reports that on Tuesday, the Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, confirmed that the government has approved the upward review of consolidated public service salary structure, CONPSS in line with the minimum wage(Amendment) Act, 2024. NPO Reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has on the 18th of July, 2024, approved the N70,000 minimum…