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 latest report by the Community Orientation and Mobilisation Officers (COMO), of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has shed light on an alarming trend among some tertiary institutions pertaining to the student loan. In a statement by the Deputy Director, Communications and Media, NOA, Paul Odenyi , schools and banks are conspiring to withhold loan disbursements from eligible students. The Director General of the NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, announced the findings after meeting with NELFUND Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, over the weekend. Initial reports indicated that certain university officials have been withholding vital information regarding loan disbursements, prompting immediate…
Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has faulted the spread of billboards campaigning for him ahead of the 2027 Presidential Election. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, decried the emergence of the campaign billboards across the nation- especially in Abuja and Kano. While appreciating his supporters and those of Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Tinubu held that he is not in support of the campaigns billboards coming out now. According to the statement, most of such billboards with pictures of the President and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, are being erected in…
United States President, Donald Trump is in “excellent cognitive and physical health”, says his White House physician. In the first annual physical of his second presidential term at a Washington DC-area hospital, Trump was also found to have “scaring on the right ear from a gunshot wound”, after an assassination attempt last July. “President Trump remains in excellent health, exhibiting robust cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and general physical function,” his doctor, Captain Sean Barbabella, said in a memo. At 78, Trump was the oldest president to take office in January, though his predecessor, Joe Biden, was older at 82 by the…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a 41-year-old ex-convict and Malaysian returnee, Ndubuisi Udatu (aka Richard) with two giant music speakers used to conceal four large parcels of methamphetamine. A statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, stated that the parcel weighing 2.700kilograms was to be distributed in Yola and Mubi, Adamawa state, and across the border into Cameroon. Ndubuisi was arrested inside a commercial transport bus at an NDLEA check point at Namtari along Ngurore -Yola road, Adamawa on Monday 7th April 2025. He was also found with monetary exhibit of…
Ikeja Electric, has issued a public warning following reports of a fraudulent individual impersonating a relative of the company’s board Chairman, Dr. Kola Adesina, In an official statement, the company stated that neither Ikeja Electric nor its Chairman has any connection with her. The individual has been falsely identifying herself as “Bukola Adesina” and claiming to be Dr. Adesina’s sister. According to the statement, the individual has been soliciting funds from unsuspecting customers and members of the public under false pretense. “To Whom It May Concern, “Ikeja Electric Plc. has been alerted to the fraudulent activities of an individual falsely…
Christian Chukwu, one of Nigeria’s most iconic football figures, reportedly died without receiving payments owed to him by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for nearly two decades of dedicated service. NPO recalls that the former Captain of the Nigerian Green Eagles, passed on Saturday at the age of 74. A video which surfaced online of an interview conducted in 2024 captured the moment the icon made emotional pleas for his arrears to be settled. The backlog was owed during Ibrahim Galadima’s tenure as NFF President. “They owe Nigerian coaches. They don’t owe foreign coaches. It is a problem. You take…
Following the shocking incident surrounding the carting away of the Agemo statue, the leadership of Ijebu Ode has declared traditional Oro rites. According to an X post from @ThinkYoruba_1st, the rites will be performed by 9pm. Recall that NPO reported that a middled-aged man identified as Jeremiah Kosesochi Nwoke reportedly died while attempting to steal the Agemo statue located at the Itoro Roundabout in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Nwoke had reportedly made several attempts to uproot the statue situated near the roundabout leading to the palace of the Awujale of Ijebuland. However, the deceased allegedly managed to uproot the heavily-padded…
Award-winning filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has officially launched the Kunle Afolayan Productions’ Film Village and Resort, a film production, tourism, and cultural promotion hub in Oyo State. The unveiling ceremony which drew a distinguished audience, was graced by the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, and the Honourable Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa among others Speaking at the event, Governor Makinde lauded Kunle Afolayan’s vision and commitment to cultural preservation through film and tourism. He also noted that the film village is a testament to the achievement of the Oyo State vision of expanding the…
By Tunde Rahman The special relationship between President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari has witnessed many remarkable moments. It has experienced dramatic and exciting times, just as there have been challenging moments. Life changing and sweet memories abound between the two great leaders. Between the two great men, there are recollections of might-have-beens. There are also open testimonies about the gains of the partnership and words of commendation as well as scornful moments. Nonetheless, the two leaders have trudged on to the admiration of their mutual friends and associates, and bewilderment – I dare say, disappointment – of…
Agency Report Mr Olayinka Joe-Fadile, the Narcotics Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, has expressed worry over the high intake of illicit drugs in the state. Joe- Fadile made the observation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abeokuta at the sidelines of the “Public Destruction of Drug Exhibits” held at Ipara town, Ogun, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Way. According to him, the high consumption of Cannabis Sativa in the state which has metamorphosed into loud with different strains like Scottish Loud, Canadian Loud, Arizona Loud among others is worrisome. “These loud drug are even…