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
Agency Report The Rivers Police Command has busted a job racketeering syndicate that allegedly specialises in advertising non-existent employment vacancies to defraud unsuspecting job seekers. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Olatunji Disu, disclosed this at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Disu said that operatives from the command successfuly rescued 16 victims held by the gang during a raid of its hideout. He said that the syndicate was uncovered when officers from the Octopus Strike Force responded to a distress call from concerned residents, who suspected a hostage situation. “Police operatives acted swiftly and raided a compound…
Agency Report Manchester United secured their biggest win under Erik ten Hag after beating Barnsley 7-0 in the third round of the League Cup on Tuesday. A dominant performance saw Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen all bag braces for the Red Devils alongside Antony’s spot-kick to secure victory against the third-tier outfit. Championship (second-tier) side Preston won an incredible penalty shoot-out 16-15 to dump Premier League outfit Fulham out. The match finished 1-1 in normal time after Reiss Nelson cancelled out Ryan Ledson’s opener, but a ruthless start saw the first 16 spot-kicks converted before Jorge Cuenca and…
Safiu Kehinde Promoter of Not-in- My Country Campaign, Akin Fadeyi, has accused X Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, of promoting hatred and division in the United States of America. Reacting to Elon Musk’s comment on US Democrats Vice Presidential candidate’s speech, Fadeyi claimed in a statement on his X handle that Musk has been promoting hatred speech and despicable conspiracy theories. He further accused the X owner of promoting assassination of US incumbent Vice President, Kamala Harris, who also doubled as the Democrats Presidential candidate for the November election. “You actually have not been promoting free speech in America, @elonmusk.…
Safiu Kehinde Lagos State government has threatened demolition of 68 properties including a branch office of Dalsey Hillblom Lynn (DHL) Logistics Company following the issuance of contravention notices to the owners. This was disclosed in a post on the state government’s official X handle. As contained in the post, the properties situated along Admiralty Way and Wole Olateju street in Lekki Phase 1 were said to encroaching on Lagos Waterfront setback, contravening the Lagos Waterfront law No. 3 of 2009. Meanwhile, the property owners were charged by Lagos Commissioner of Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Yacoob Alebiosu, to present to the Waterfront…
Safiu Kehinde The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded the collection of over 2.2 million Permanent Voters Card by registered voters ahead of the 2024 Edo gubernatorial election. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the electoral body’s spokesperson, Sam Olumekun. INEC reported that 2,249, 780 voters card have been collected out of the 2,629,025 registered voters in the state. This implies that 85.57 percent of the registered voters are eligible to vote at the upcoming election set to hold on Saturday 21st of September, 2024. Meanwhile, INEC further disclosed that a total of 4,519 Polling…
Safiu Kehinde The United States have recorded the invention of sight recovery device for visually impaired people. This was disclosed in a post by X owner, Elon musk, yesterday. According to Musk, the breakthrough device was invented by US-based company, Neuralink, as recommended by the United States Food and Drugs Administration. Musk disclosed that the device will allow those who have lost both eyes to see, including those who have been blind from birth-providing that their visual cortex is still intact. He, however, noted that their vision resolution may be low at first, but there is high potential of improvising…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued a flood alert to Nigerians as the management of the Lagdo Dam in Cameroon is set to begin regulated water releases into the country. The NIHSA’s director-general, Umar Mohammed, in a statement on Tuesday said the dam’s regulated water release will commence on September 17. According to the statement, “The water discharge is anticipated to progressively escalate to 1000m% over the next seven days based on the inflow from the upstream Garoua River, which serves as the primary source into the reservoir and a significant tributary to the Benue…
By Halimah Olamide A member of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi, has received backlash over failure to provide basic amenities in his constituency, Kanke, Plateau State. This is following a move by Instagram celebrity, Asherkine, who took it upon himself to construct a borehole in the area. Asherkine who is known for putting a smile on people’s faces through his kindness and actions extended his act of generosity to the people of Plateau State. A resident told him that they lacked a borehole and that since he grew up they have had only three wells in the whole community.…
By Halimah Olamide Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance Group, Heirs Insurance, has announced the winners of its 2024 Essay Championship, This was contained in a statement made available to NPO Reports on Tuesday. The winners will be awarded N8million scholarship. They were announced at a grand ceremony at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, as part of an all-expense paid event hosted by the Group for the finalists, their parents and school representatives. The winner, Hephzibah Chidi from Seacrest Preparatory in Rivers State, who won the first-place position and a N5million scholarship, captivated the judges with her winning essay and presentation of “The…
By Halimah Olamide The $550 million upstream gas project between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has taken off. It was contained in a statement by the NNPC Spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye that the Presidency announced this on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen , disclosed this during an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC. The signing ceremony of the 550 million USD Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Ubeta Field Development Project took place in Abuja in June,…