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
Nigeria has been drawn alongside Senegal, Sudan and Congo Brazzaville in Group D of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN). The tournament has now been moved to August 2025, but with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda still to jointly host. At the draw held inside the famous Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi on Wednesday, joint-hosts Kenya head Group A that also includes Morocco, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia. Kenya and 2018 winners Morocco will clash in the opening match of the tournament organised for players in the local league. Nigeria’s Home-based Super Eagles won the silver-medal in 2018.…
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has sympathised with the family of the late member of House of Representatives, Hon. Adewunmi Onanuga. In a condolence message on Wednesday, Abiodun described the passing of the lawmaker as devastating and shocking. He noted that Onanuga’s death was a monumental loss to Ogun, in particular, and Nigeria, as a whole. Onanuga represented Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency, serving as the Deputy Chief Whip in the Green Chamber. She died early Wednesday after a brief illness. She was born on Dec. 2, 1965. The governor described her as a fearless leader, a loyal party member, and…
The Police Command in Katsina, have confirmed that the medical doctor, Dr Murtala Sale-Dandashire, who was shot at Kankara General Hospital “is alive.” The Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Katsina. NPO reports that he was shot by bandits who invaded the General Hospital in Kankara town, Kankara local government area of Katsina State on Tuesday night. The bandits also reportedly abducted five patients during the attack while several other patients were injured. The news about Dr Sale-Dandashire, went viral via X handle that the doctor…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecommunications companies to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes assigned to nine financial institutions due to unpaid debts. This was made known in a public notice signed by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka, on Wednesday. According to the commission, the affected banks must settle their outstanding debts by Jan. 27, 2025 or risk losing access to their USSD codes. The NCC noted that the codes, which are essential for enabling mobile banking services, could be reassigned to other applicants if the debts remained unresolved. The commission revealed that…
The Police Command in Rivers has confirmed the death of Gibson Reuben, a Netherlands national and Managing Director of the Rivers State Cassava Project Limited. Rueben drowned after his vehicle plunged into the Aleto-Eleme River while attempting to escape from his abductors. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. According to her, the tragic event occurred on Monday night. Iringe-Koko reported that the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, CP Olugbenga Adepoju, has launched a manhunt for the perpetrators. “The unknown gunmen ambushed Rueben’s vehicle, forcing him to lose control…
The Gospel singer, Timileyin Ajayi, who was caught with the severed head of his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, has stated that he has no regrets killing her. In an interview conducted by Channels TV, the 30 year old narrated what led to the incident and why it happened. He explained that she was always cheating and hiding things from him, hence him getting angry which led to confronting her. He further narrated that she denied the accusations until he presented her with evidence of her doings before she admitted and proceeded to apologize. Ajayi noted that he then took a knife,…
The Nigerian and the United States government have signed an agreement for the return of 52.88 million dollars forfeited corruption proceeds from the sale of crude oil by Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and her associates, Mr. Kolawole Aluko and Mr. Omokore to Nigeria. This was contained in a statement by the Office of Public Affairs, U.S Department of Justice. The agreement was signed in Abuja, Nigeria on Friday, by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice of Nigeria Lateef O. Fagbemi, SAN, and U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard M. Mills Jr. Under the…
A man identified as Sikiru Adewale Olaboye, who was among those who disrupted the 2006 Oroki Day celebration in Osogbo, has publicly sought forgiveness from the former Governor of Osun State and immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for his actions. Speaking during a live radio programme on Fresh FM Osogbo on Monday, Olaboye recounted his involvement in a series of political activities aimed at opposing Aregbesola’s rise to power. According to him, the disruption of the Oroki Day event was orchestrated as part of a broader scheme to frustrate Aregbesola’s political ambitions. Reflecting on the events, Olaboye revealed…
The Lagos State Government has reacted to the drama that ensued with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) invasion of the Lagos Television, Radio Lagos/Eko FM, and Lagos Traffic Radio to forcefully shut down operations In a statement on Monday, it disclosed that the labour unions tore down doors and switched off transmitters in a disturbing show of violence NPO reports that the workers were protesting the government’s failure to implement the minimum wage, which has been paid to other state employees since…
Operatives of the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue over alleged diversion of N1,294,337,676.53 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Ninety Four Million, Three Hundred and Thirty Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Seventy Six Naira, Fifty Three Kobo) belonging to the Katsina State Government. This was disclosed in a statement by the anti graft agency on Monday. The suspects have been identified as, Rabiu Abdullahi, Sanusi Mohammed Yaro, Ibrahim M. Kofar Soro, Ibrahim Aliyu and Nura Lawal Kofar Sauri. They were arrested following a…