Author: Halimah Olamide

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…

By Halimah Olamide Some Nigerian women that have been reportedly locked up in a prison in Libya, have cried out for help. This was contained in a video seen by NPO Reports on Tuesday. The video is currently making rounds on social media. The video showed a number of women in the place where they’re being held which appears to be not conducive for living. “See where we’re sleeping, we are suffering.” They have therefore called on the Government to come to their aid. According to the women, some of them have been in the facility for more than a…

By Halimah Olamide Following reports of the flood incident in Maiduguri, the Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Zubaida Umar, has revealed ongoing rescue efforts. This was contained in a statement via her X handle on Tuesday. Recall that NPO reported that parts of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital was submerged under water as a massive flood ravaged the city. NPO Reports learnt that the flood was caused by the breakdown of Alau Dam. The DG in her statement revealed that evacuation of residents of the affected communities have commenced as well as ensuring the proper assistance is in…

By Halimah Olamide The Department of State Services (DSS) has described allegations by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that its officers had taken control of its Abuja and Lagos offices, as “inaccurate and misleading”. The DSS, in a publication on its website on Tuesday in Abuja said a team of two unarmed operatives of the service were lawfully detailed on routine investigation to SERAP office in Abuja. Recall that NPO reported that SERAP stated that their Abuja office was raided yesterday, Tuesday by operatives of the DSS. The publication said SERAP, a Human Right Group had sadly skewed…

By Halimah Olamide The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has criticised Dr Rabi’u Kwankwaso, a chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), for condemning the Federal Government’s method of distributing palliatives to the needy. A statement by the APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, said the Federal Government was committed to reducing hunger in the country, but the NNPP government in Kano was frustrating these efforts. He said that President Bola Tinubu has approved several palliative measures for the poor households and vulnerable individuals, but those assigned to distribute them were allegedly diverting the resources. Abbas cited instances…

By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd and its Joint Venture (JV) partner, Chevron Nigeria Ltd (CNL), have concluded the conversion of five of its JV assets into the PIA terms. This was contained in a statement by the Spokesperson, NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, on Monday. This is in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), 2021 provisions of transiting assets from the Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT) into PIA terms. Under the new PIA regime, all existing Oil Prospecting Licenses (OPLs) and Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) would be automatically converted to Petroleum Prospecting Licenses (PPLs) and Petroleum Mining…

By Halimah Olamide By Halimah Olamide Former Minister of Solid Minerals, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has described the arrest of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) and the raid of Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) as a trauma for Nigerians. This was contained in a post via her X handle. “So as if this severest economic hardship unleashed on citizens by the @nigeriagov of @NGRPresident @officialABAT is not traumatizing enough, the country’s security apparatuses are now daily deployed to harass and intimidate Nigerians. “I wanted to be certain of the news yesterday that the latest victims of draconian assault on rights…

By Halimah Olamide Amnesty International, has accused President Bola Tinubu of going too far in efforts to gag dissent voices. This was contained in a post via the organization’s X handle on Monday. This is coming just after there were reports that the Department of States Service (DSS), raided the Abuja Office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). “Officers from Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) are presently unlawfully occupying SERAP’s Abuja office, asking to see our directors.” SERAP stated. The post by Amnesty International read; “Amnesty International received disturbing report of the unlawful invasion of the Abuja office…

Says Witnesses Have been Identified By Halimah Olamide The Kwara State Police Command has announced that it has launched investigations into the killing of Qoyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, a Kwara State Polytechnic student. This was contained in a statement by the Spokesperson, Kwara Police Command, Dsp Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Sunday. Recall that NPO reported that the deceased was on his way from a birthday party when the bike he took was stopped by police. The bikeman turned upon sighting the police and the police ran after them. Unfortunately, when they couldn’t catch up with them, one of the policemen pulled the…