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 Amidst the ongoing bribery allegations with crossdresser, Bobrisky, the Federal Government has suspended four officers in charge of the Maximum and Minimum Custodial Centres, Kirikiri, Lagos State. This was contained in a statement by the Secretary of Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, CDCFIB, Ja’afaru Ahmed on Thursday in Abuja. This is following an audio leak indicating that cross dresser, Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky who was convicted of a crime and sentenced to six months in jail was given an apartment outside the custodial centre. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo had on Wednesday…
Says He Would Never Defame Him By Halimah Olamide Social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman, has bowed to pressure and has now apologized to human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN. The social media activist took the action via an Instagram video post in the late hours of Wednesday. This is following Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana also known as Falz’s legal letter after VDM’s accusation of he and his father, Femi Falana’s involvement in a controversial bribery scandal involving crossdresser Bobrisky and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to VDM, he is just like an…
By Halimah Olamide In a bid to celebrate the anniversary of the Report Women! Programme, The Wole Soyinka Center for investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), is set to launch its female experts source guide website. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director, WSCIJ, Motunrayo Alaka, on Tuesday. The event is slated to hold on Thursday, 3 October 2024, at the Metropolitan Club, Victoria Island, Lagos, by 10am. The Report Women! Experts source guide was created to address the underrepresentation of women as expert sources in Nigerian media. According to findings from WSCIJ’s 2024 report, “Who leads the newsrooms…
By Halimah Olamide Tony Elumelu,, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), alongside Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), have addressed youth unemployment and hunger in Africa at the 79th United Nations General Assembly meeting. This was the topic of discussion at a reception hosted by the Tony Elumelu Foundation. The gathering convened philanthropists, entrepreneurs, change makers, policymakers and global leaders. The dialogue focused on two pressing themes, fundamental to Africa’s transformation: providing a lasting solution to hunger and the transformative potential of entrepreneurship to eradicate poverty on the continent. With over 7,500 of Tony Elumelu…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, has uncovered a warehouse filled with packs of styrofoams. This was contained in an X post by the State’s Commissioner of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Tuesday. According to Tokunbo, this is following a tip off by a whistleblower The warehouse was discovered at No 6 Ogusefunmi Street off Nurudeen Street, Anifowoshe, Ikeja. “The building is being used for storing the banned styrofoam packs. “The operatives of the @LAGESCOfficial have confiscated the packs.” NPO reports that the Lagos State Government has since January announced…
Deploys Personnel, Equipments By Halimah Olamide The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has warned of impending flood in Rivers, Niger and Benue States. This was contained in a statement by the agency on Tuesday. According to NEMA, contacts have been made with the identified State Governments and relevant stakeholders ahead of highly probable flood disaster that may occur in communities at risk especially those close to the rivers. The Director General NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, while alerting the States on high possibilities of the flood disaster, has also activated the Agency’s operation offices, deployed technical staff and prepositioned critical equipment…
By Halimah Olamide The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Abuja, has charged rejected Yiaga Africa’s report on the Edo State election, stating that it is full of methodological flaws. Mr Felix Morka,, the party’s National Publicity Secretary made the assertion in a statement while reacting to the report. “Election observer missions are not election management agencies and cannot usurp INEC’s statutory authority as the sole election management body in Nigeria. “Doing so would constitute a clear breach of the Electoral Act and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. “While election observer missions, like Yiaga Africa, are…
Barely 16 months after his arrest, one Christian Ogbuji has been apprehended by The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing 817 wraps of cocaine weighing 19.40kg with an estimated value of N4.6billion This was contained in a statement issued by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Babafemi, the 48-year-old businessman was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja, on Wednesday May 10, 2023. This, he said was upon his arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa, onboard Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 951 for ingesting 93 pellets of cocaine with a gross weight…
By Halimah Olamide Prominent Islamic Singer, Rukayat Gawat has passed on. According to information gathered by NPO Reports, her demise was announced by Ilorin-based cleric, Alfa Aribidesi At-Tawdeeh Islamic Da’awah, on his official Facebook page on Tuesday morning. Gawat captivated many Muslims with her enchanting voice. However, at the time of filing this report, the case of her death remains unknown
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the construction of 14 roads and bridges, affected by floods, in Ekiti State, Adamawa, Kebbi and Enugu States. The Minister of Works, David Umahi, said this while addressing State House correspondents after the FEC meeting. He said the others are in Cross River State, Ondo State, Osun State, Ebonyi, Abia and Imo states. He said the roads were awarded, in addition to a contract for the repair and rehabilitation of Gamboru Bridge along Gambor-Ngala/Kala-Balge Road in Bornu. The minister said FEC also approved a new contract for the rehabilitation of…