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 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Sept. 15 in Edo, preparatory to the state’s governorship election on Sept. 21. The INEC National Commissioner, Sam Olumekun, announced this in Benin, noting that the extension would begin from Sept. 13. Olumekun said that stakeholders unanimously appealed to the commission to consider an extension of period for the collection of PVCs to enable more voters to collect their cards. “The commission held an interactive meeting with stakeholders in Benin ahead of the governorship election. “The meeting was well attended by…
By Halimah Olamide Nigeria’s J’Tigress have punched their way into the semifinals of the 2024 Afrobasket U-18 Women’s Championship in Pretoria, South Africa. The J’Tigress brushed aside their female counterparts from North Africa 66-51 on Wednesday night. Nigeria won the first quarter 24-13 and maintained the lead as the teams went on halftime, with scores 37-23 for J’Tigress. Egypt’s efforts to get back into the game failed until the buzzer. It was sensational comeback for Nigeria as this was second game against Egypt within one week. Egypt won that opening match 72-60 but, fell in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Mali sent…
By Halimah Olamide The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s total merchandise trade stood at N31,892.46 billion in the second quarter of 2024. This is according to the NBS Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics Report for Q2 2024 released in Abuja on Thursday. The NBS said the figure represented a decrease of 3.76 per cent over the value recorded in Q1 2024 and an increase of 150.39 per cent compared to the value recorded in Q2 2023. The report said total exports stood at N19,418.93 billion accounting for 60.89 of total trade while total imports stood at N12,473.53 billion.…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the allegation of planned tenure elongation of its Central Working Committee (CWC) as baseless and misleading. The union, therefore urged members and the public to disregard the allegation. The NUJ National Secretary, Achike Chude in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said that the union noted with concern recent online reports alleging an ‘illegal’ extension of its CWC by six weeks. Chude said that the allegations leveled by Mr Abdulwaheed Adubi, a fellow journalist, regarding supposed tenure elongation, suggested a worrying ignorance of the workings of the NUJ.…
By Halimah Olamide The Labour Party(LP) Caretaker Committee on Wednesday in Abuja urged Mr Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on on June 9, 2024. Mr Salisu Mohammad, Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party said this during a news conference organised by the leadership of Labour Party National Transitional Committee (NTC) in Abuja. He said the decision was reached at the Umuahia stakeholder meeting by the Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee which was lawful and legitimate. Mohammed said the NTC engaged and mobilised all relevant stakeholders to ensure that…
By Halimah Olamide Following months of comprehensive planning, the Federal Government has unveiled details of its bold and strategic plans to generate at least $100 billion and create over two million jobs from Nigeria’s creative economy yearly. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa at a roundtable for local and international investors where she presented her ministry’s 8-Point Plan and Roadmap. Speaking at the event, the Minister said that if implemented to its fullest, the plan has the potential to achieve the above-stated objectives. She listed the 8-Point Plan…
The Center for News, Technology and Innovation (CNTI), has now clocked one year of operations The Executive Director, Amy Mitchell, and the Executive Chairman, Craig Forman, in a bulletin, reviewed its activities over the past one year. “It’s been a year of tremendous growth for the organization and critical new research to fulfill our core mission: to encourage an independent, sustainable news media, maintain an open internet and foster informed public policy conversations.” According to the release, three issues were prioritized which include; Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Journalism, Disinformation and Online Safety and Security. “Uniting our leadership and the many…
By Halimah Olamide Drama ensued on Wednesday in Lagos as late musician, Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba snubbed his mother, Abosede Aloba, at the coroner’s inquest in Ikorodu. This was in a trending video seen by NPO Reports on Wednesday. The video shows Mohabd’s mother kneeling to greet her late son’s father. In the video, a man whose identity could not be ascertained was seen drawing the estranged couple together when both arrived at the court in Ikorodu; a move which Joseph Aloba was unhappy with. NPO reports the the late singer’s parents were not on good terms before his demise.…
By Halimah Olamide Two Nigerian men have been convicted in the United Kingdom following multiple rape charges. Tosin Dada, 34, previously of Knox Road, Wellingborough, and Solomon Ibukun Adebiyi, 39, previously of Stanley Street, Northampton, were both charged with three counts of rape each in connection with the offence on March 12, 2022. The men claimed that they had consensual sex with a 17-year-old girl Their nine-day trial at Northampton Crown Court ended last week with both men being found unanimously guilty by the jury on all charges after eight hours of deliberation, according to Northamptonshire Police. Both men were…
By Halimah Olamide The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has reiterated her stance on Nigerians avoiding immigration to Libya. She made the call via her X post on Tuesday, following a viral video of Nigerian women that have been reportedly arrested in Libya. Recall that NPO reported that the women called on the government to come to their aid. Responding to this, Abike stated that she had led a team to the Libyan prison to rescue over 10,000 Nigerians, yet after serval warnings, they still return. “I was part of a team that went inside Libyan Prison to…