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
Safiu Kehinde Former Nigerian lawmaker, Dino Melaye, has lamented over his inability to maintain his fleet of cars due to fuel price hike. Melaye, who disclosed his return to school, took to his TikTok handle to decry the high cost of fuel. Speaking in pidgin English, he described the rate at which each car consumes fuel. “The way fuel economy is now, be like say I no fit maintain my cars again. Fuel one thousand one hundred and something, where I wan get am? “All my Lamborghinis, Ferrari, all these Gozlers like G63 wey be say once you press voom…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Senator Dino Melaye over alleged anti-party activities. This was disclosed in a letter by the ward party executive committee in Ayetoro/Iluagba Ward 1 after reviewing the report of the disciplinary committee set up to investigate Melaye’s actions. Following the review, the ward came to a resolution to suspend theSenator “Senator Dino Melaye’s conduct has brought embarrassment and disrepute to the party and his continued membership is no longer tenable. “Therefore, the Ward party exco hereby suspends Dino Melaye from the Peoples Democratic party, effective and immediately. “The suspension is in line with provisions…
Safiu Kehinde Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) Sector II has seized N1.3 Billion worth of Petrol and other items. This was confirmed in a statement by the Nigeria Customs Service in a post on their Facebook page on Thursday. According to the statement, the seized items include 4,019 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit, 2,633 bags of 50kg foreign perboiled rice, 790 pieces of Codeine, 868 jumbo bales, 154 blocks of Cannabis sativa and 135 sacks of used foot wears. The consignments were reportedly seized by the South West Zone Force with the the Zone’s Coordinator, Mohammed Shuaibu, revealing that they…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst plans to divorce, American rapper and singer, Cardi B, has welcomed a third child with her husband, Offset. This was announced by the artiste via her instagram handle, on Thursday, stating that the baby was born on the 7th of September, 2024. She posted videos, and pictures of the new born with her kids, Kulture, Wave and their father. NPO reports that the rapper had in July filed for a divorce with her husband after which she announced that she was pregnant. Cardi B had requested primary custody of their children along with child support from…
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government has assured the public that the Alau Dam in Borno did not collapse during recent flooding, attributing the overflow to climate change and unusually heavy rainfall. Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, extended the government’s condolences to the people of Borno State during a press conference in Abuja on Friday, following the devastating floods. The minister noted that earlier this year, a flood risk warning identified 31 states, including Borno, as high-risk areas. He said a team of technical experts from the ministry, various agencies, and the Chad Basin Development Authority…
By Olufemi Soneye In the face of the challenges in the oil sector, particularly the current tightness in the supply of petrol, it has become fashionable to blame the national oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd), for everything. Last week, it was Prof. Pat Utomi who railed and fumed at the NNPC Ltd calling it one of the most opaque and unreliable companies in the world. Before then, The Punch had published an editorial in which it described the NNPC Ltd as a danger to Nigeria. The latest of these vitriolic attacks is by Dr. Muiz…
HALIMAH OLAMIDE takes on the one year after of the death of singer, Ileri Oluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly called Mohbad, wading through the litany of controversies, the alleged coverups and efforts by concerned Nigerians to get to the root of what killed the singer Twelve good months after the mysterious death of music artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly called Mohbad, fans and other Nigerians believe there is still more that meets the eyes. With many controversies, suspects, opinions, twists and turns, the last one year brings forth a confounding series of events that have unfolded since September 12th, 2023 when…
By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted away from the Eko Bridge to facilitate emergency repairs by the Federal Ministry of Works. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement on Friday, noting that “the traffic diversion will commence on Sept. 16 and will last for 18 weeks. “The repairs will be carried out in four phases, during which the bridge will be intermittently, fully or partially closed, depending on the work schedule. “Motorists are advised to use alternative routes during the repairs, but motorists heading to the…
By Halimah Olamide The House of Representatives has asked Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) to remit Value Added Tax (VAT) on the commission received from Remita between 2015 and 2022 to the Federal Government recovery account. The Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (PAC), of the lower chamber, Rep. Bamidele Salam (PDP- Osun), gave the directive on Thursday during the ongoing investigation into alleged revenue leakages through REMITA platform. The committee is also investigating non-compliance with the standard operating procedure and other related matters. Remita is a financial technology used by the Federal Government for collection of revenue from agencies of government into…
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government has unveiled the National Youth Skills Programme (NYSP), a transformative initiative aimed at addressing youths unemployment and equipping them with essential skills for the future. Dr Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youth Development, spoke at the unveiling event on Thursday in Abuja. Ibrahim said that the programme was developed to tackle unemployment and equip young people with employable skills. “The key goals are to reduce youth unemployment by 20 per cent in the next five years and achieve up to a 50 per cent increase in youth-led enterprise. “Through regular assessment, feedback loops and data analysis, we…