Month: March 2022

JUST IN: Shakhtar Donetsk Coach Killed In Russia Invasion of Ukraine

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Coach died defending Ukraine’s sovereignty just 48 hours after two Ukrainian footballers were killed in the conflict.   Premier League side, Shakhtar Donetsk football club has confirmed that a youth coach has died defending Ukraine’s sovereignty. Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade neighboring Ukraine last Thursday, triggering a bloody war in eastern Europe. “One of our employees was killed, he was a children’s coach,” confirmed Shakhtar CEO Serhyi Palkin on Thursday evening. “He was hit by a fragment of a Russian bullet.” The news comes just two days after two Ukrainian footballers were killed in…

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ASUU Strike: Nigeria Has No Money to Meet Lecturers’ Demand – Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Minister of Labour, Senator Chris Ngige has claimed the federal government does not have the money to meet some of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU embarked on a one-month warning strike on February, 14. The union explained that the decision was taken due to the federal government’s delay to implement their agreement, which include issues on salaries, the revitalisation fund for universities and the adoption of the University Transparency Accountability Solution (UTAS) payroll software. Speaking on a Television program monitored by Platforms Africa…

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Four dead in Oyo Lassa fever Outbreak

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Oyo State Government says four deaths, including three healtcare workers, were recorded out of the 19 confirmed cases of Lassa fever outbreak in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Bode Ladipo, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Ibadan. Ladipo said that of the 19 confirmed cases were two medical doctors and one other health worker, who succumbed to the deadly virus. The Oyo State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association had earlier said that it had lost two of its members to the outbreak within…

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Why Nigerians Are Suffering Power Supply Reduction – Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

Abubakar Aliyu blames erratic power supply on reduction of hydro capacity   The Nigerian Government has blamed the erratic power supply in Abuja and some parts of the country on a reduction in hydro capacity owing to the dry season. The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, said this during the weekly ministerial briefing on Thursday. He explained that overload on the nation’s power plants, maintenance work in the eastern region of the country, and challenges in the Okoloma Gas Station have inhibited the units from reaching optimum supply. READ ALSO:…

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Nigerian Student ‘Kills’ Friend over Missing Food Plates

ADEOLA YUSUF

Yakubu Ahmed, a student of Kinsey College of Education, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s court for allegedly causing the death of his friend. The accused and his late colleague, Faruq Ahmed, were said to have engaged in physical combat during which they used knives to inflict injuries on each other. The Police First Information Report (FIR) stated that the fight between the duo ensued as a result of missing food plates kept in the custody of the deceased. It was gathered that the accused and…

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BREAKING: UNILAG Lecturer, Ismail Ibraheem, Now Professor of Communication

ADEOLA YUSUF

Meet Ismail Adegboyega Ibraheem, UNILAG Professor of Communication, the scholar his ex-students described as a development Communication titan with uncommon humility. Here are the details of his elevation, first from Platforms Africa   The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has promoted Dr. Ismail Ibraheem to the cadre of a full professor in the area of communication and journalism studies at the University of First Choice. The University Governing Council Platforms Africa gathered exclusively, ratified Ibraheem’s promotion on Thursday, 3rd of March, 2022, having considered him fit for the exalted position. He…

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EXCLUSIVE: NNPC Cancels ExxonMobil $1.6bn Assets’ Sale To Seplat

ADEOLA YUSUF

State-owned oil giant opts to exercise of right of First Refusal as contained in Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) of the JV + details of NNPC position on planned sale of ExxonMobil shares to SEPLAT Energy Plc The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has notified Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited of its intention to exercise a Right of Pre-emption on ExxonMobil’s planned sale of its entire asset in Nigeria’s onshore and shallow waters. Recall ExxonMobil and SEPLAT Energy recently announced a Sales Agreement for SEPLAT to purchase ExxonMobil’s complete shares in MPNU,…

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Nigerian Govt. Files Application for Abba Kyari’s Extradition to U.S

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian Government has filed an application for the commencement of extradition process of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), filed the application on Wednesday marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/249/2022. It was filed under the Extradition Act, as part of Nigeria government’s approval of the request by the United States (U.S.) for Kyari’s extradition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kyari, formerly the head of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence…

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Ukraine Invasion: Experts Fault African Governments’ Late Response

ADEOLA YUSUF

As reports of racial discrimination against Africans in the Russian-Ukraine conflict keep pouring in from Social media, experts have said African governments were slow in taking the appropriate steps to safeguard the life of the citizenry. They made this known at the weekly e-Discourse organised by Platforms Africa. Nurudeen Oyewole, an international politics researcher said the slow response of the governments was responsible the current negative experience of Africans in Ukraine. “African countries have been quite lethargic in taking proactive steps. We all watched and saw how western powers were…

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Apprehension As 168 Passenger – Dana Plane Develops Fault Minutes To Take-Off

ADEOLA YUSUF

When a strange sound and alarm sounded 8n the plane, the frightened passengers raised their voices and insisted that the plane will not take them to their destination Over 168 passengers of Dana Air flight 9J359 Lagos to Abuja have escaped death following a strange faulty sound from the aircraft while approaching the Muritala Mohammed Airport runway for take-off. A report by NewsDirect showed that the plane had been cleared for take-off and was taxing towards the runway for take-off when a strange sound and alarm sounded. The passengers raised…

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