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
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…
By Halimah Olamide The Ondo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alfred Agboola Ajayi, has revealed his plans to transform the state into an agricultural hub when elected This was contained in a statement on Saturday via PDP’s X handle. Ajayi vowed to ensure aggressive mechanized farming to make agriculture more lucrative for farmers, thereby providing adequate facilities to aid their businesses. “Mr Ajayi will encourage massive mechanized farming to boost productivity and efficiency in Agriculture. “He shall provide tractors and other essential farming implement to farmers, which will ultimately address the current shortage of tractors in…
Dr Alim Abubakre, a Nigerian-British academic and researcher, has been awarded the Inspirational Teaching Award by the Sheffield Hallam University, UK. The award, which is from the institution’s College of Business, Technology and Engineering, was signed by Prof. Conor Moss, Dean of the School and Joel Gray, an Associate Dean. Abubakre is a Senior Lecturer in International Business at Sheffield Business School, one of the world top 60 ranking with an acceptance rate of 85 per cent international students. Moss said that the award to Abubakre was in recognition of his contribution to student success, adding that it is given…
Agency Report The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday performed the ceremonial ground-breaking of the Gateway Inland Dry Port in Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was held at Kajola, in Itori in the state’s Ewekoro local government area (LGA). In his address, Oyetola said the port would be a model for other inland dry ports in the country. The Minister said the port would be built to international standards, equipped with the latest digital systems for tracking, clearance and cargo movement to ensure efficiency and global competitiveness. “This project…
By Halimah Olamide The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national leadership from removing Mr Umar Damagum as the acting national chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu, in a virtual proceeding delivered the judgment on Friday. Justice Lifu ordered the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) not to recognised any other person as party’s national chairman until the national convention of the party scheduled for December 2025. The judge held that in line with Articles 42, 47 and 67 of PDP, it is only at the national convention…