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
The All Progressives Congress(APC) Local Government chairmanship primaries are currently underway at the party secretariat in Ikeja,amid heavy security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has fixed July 12 to conduct elections into the 20 Local Governments (LGs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas(LCDAs) in the state. NAN political correspondents monitoring the primaries report that there is heavy presence of police operatives at the venue to ensure a hitch-free conduct. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, CP Moshood Jimoh, is also on ground to monitor security situation within and around …
The Police command in Lagos State has detained a 25-year-old suspected ritualist for allegedly being in possession of human organs in Odomola community, Epe. Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday in Lagos. He said operatives from the Odo-Noforija Division apprehended the suspect on April 25 in the Epe area of the state. The arrest followed credible information from members of the public about the suspect’s suspicious movements. Preliminary investigations revealed the suspect was transporting the organs from Edo State to a native doctor for money-making rituals. The recovered organs have been deposited…
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has on Friday, launched the 2025 national Hajj pilgrimage, urging the intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors of the country. In a speech at the ceremony, held at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri, Shettima called for collective efforts to ensure a hitch-free exercise. He emphasised the need for the country to learn from past exercises and avoid issues of negligence. He urged those charged with logistical operations and support to see their responsibility as a trust from God, ensuring that every pilgrim departed and returned with heart full of gratitude. He charged the pilgrims…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday disclosed that the Senators from Kebbi State, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were set to decamp to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje said this while addressing State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Friday. The APC chairman led Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi and Senators Adamu Aliero, Yahaya Abdullahi and Garba Maidoki to the meeting with Tinubu. He said a lot of discussions went underground between the major stakeholders in Kebbi…
The Supreme Court has revoked the bail granted to socialite, Fred Ajuda, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a Palestinian, Zad Abu Zalaf of $1,043,000. This was disclosed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in an X tweet on Friday. NPO reports that the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division , had in 2018 granted bail to Ajudua and transferred his trial to a different judge for a fresh start. The case, which began in 2005 before Justice M.O. Obadina of the Lagos State High Court, was delayed for years due to various legal technicalities. It was eventually reassigned…
By Safiu Kehinde Isiaka Owoade, a former special adviser to former Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has lamented over the system of producing candidate by political parties in the country. Owoade alleged that political parties no longer choose candidates on merits by imposition. The former Chairman of Osun state Education Quality Assurance Board alleged that political parties now choose candidates base on level of affiliation. Owoade made this known in a post on his Facebook page on Friday. Owoade held that there is no reward for merit anymore in Nigerian politics. The consequences of this, according to the All Progressives…
The Women’s World Cup will be expanded from 32 to 48 teams from the 2031 edition onwards after the FIFA Council approved the proposal at a virtual meeting on Friday. The 48-team World Cup will adopt a 12-group format, increasing the total number of matches from 64 to 104 – the same as the expanded men’s World Cup in 2026 – and extending the tournament by one week. The 2027 Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Brazil, will have 32 teams. The 2023 edition in Australia and New Zealand was the first to have 32 teams, up from…
Affirms Nigeria’s Readiness for Partnership President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is ready to partner Qatar to explore opportunities in the agricultural sector. The President said this while receiving Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, a special envoy from the Amir of the State of Qatar, at the State House on Friday. Al-Khulaifi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, conveyed Amir’s strong interest in expanding bilateral cooperation. He said that a high-level Qatari business delegation would visit Nigeria in the coming weeks to explore opportunities in agriculture, food security, and other critical sectors. President Tinubu emphasised Nigeria’s readiness to build on…
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) has attributed the ongoing blackout in Calabar and surrounding areas of Cross River to persistent rainfall and severe windstorm in the state. Mrs Olubukola Ilevbare, Head of Corporate Communications at PHED, confirmed the development in an interview with the the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Friday. She stated that the incident occurred on May 7 and caused significant damage to PHED’s power lines. “The sever rain and heavy windstorm that took place on Wednesday between 4:45 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. was responsible for the outage. “The extreme weather conditions…
The Vatican on Friday announced that Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration will take place on May 18 with a mass in St. Peter’s Square, following his election to succeed Pope Francis. The ceremony is to take place at 10a.m (0800 GMT) May 18 at the Vatican. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was announced as the first U.S. pontiff on Thursday after white smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel following four rounds of voting in the papal conclave. The new pope is set to keep Francis’ top employees in the Vatican in place for the time being, the Holy See said.…