Day: December 5, 2023

I Lost 34 Family Members To Kaduna Bombing – Resident

Ganiyu Amodu

A resident of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Idris Dahiru, has disclosed losing 34 members of his family to the Nigerian Army’s aerial accidental bombing that happened Sunday evening. The incident has left no fewer than 85 villagers dead. Residents of the affected communities said they were celebrating Maulud, an Islamic event when the bombs were dropped by the military, a development that triggered both local and international condemnation. The Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, Hadiza Balarabe, had visited Islamic clerics in the state to…

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27 Days To Go: Why $1.5bn Not On New Refinery, Why PH Refinery’s Repair?

Efe Wellington

Platforms Africa, in this Report Until Something Happens (RUSH) series Recalls What GCEO, NNPCL, Mele Kyari said on why the company preferred to spend $1.5 billion on Port Harcourt refinery’s repair, instead of constructing a new refinery with the money   African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), as a reliable lender, agreed on April 24, 2021, to raise $1billion out of the $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery. In continuation of Platforms Africa’s countdown on the refinery’s repair and delivery by December as promised by officials, the poser…

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Osimhen Bags AIC Footballer Of The Year Award

Ganiyu Amodu

Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, was named as the Italian Footballers’ Association Footballer of the Year for his stellar showing with Neopolitans last season. The award ceremony held on Monday night, also had other accolades, including the team of the year, coach of the year, club of the year, and goal of the season. Osimhen’s 26 goals were instrumental in helping the Partenopei win their first Scudde in 33 years. This feat has also seen the Nigerian nominated for many awards, including the FIFA Best and Balon d’Or. READ ALSO Suspects…

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Suspects Buried CDC Chairman Alive After Collecting N200,000 — CP

Ganiyu Amodu

The suspected killers of a former Chairman of the Community Development Committee in Kereken-Boue community in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State, Praise Daakian, buried him alive after collecting a ransom of N200,000 from his wife. The Commissioner, Rivers State Police Command, CP Olatunji Disu, disclosed this on Monday. Disu, who spoke at the Command Headquarters in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, when he paraded the suspects, disclosed their identities as Baridapdo Igia, 33, and Elvis Gordon, 26. He said they were arrested on November 15, 2023 in…

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COP28: Nigeria’s Delegation, Continuation Of Culture Of Waste — Labour Party

Ganiyu Amodu

The Labour Party had described Nigeria’s delegation to the COP28 Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates as a continuation of the culture of waste in the country. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, made the position known in a statement on Monday. The statement said: “Nigeria’s huge delegation of 1,411 to the United Nations COP 28 in Dubai is a continuation of the culture of waste which the All Progressives Congress administration has become infamous for. “It is sad that a government which has been preaching to…

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Nigeria’s Delegation At COP 28 In Dubai, By Reuben Abati

ADEOLA YUSUF

The biggest story in Nigeria at the moment is the size of Nigeria’s delegation to the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Summit on Climate Change, otherwise known as COP 28. In simple terms, the objective of the Conference of Parties is to secure multilateral, bilateral agreements on the consensus by a panel of international, intergovernmental, climate change scientists (IPCC) that for our world to be save, global temperatures must be kept at a level not above 1.5C, as adopted in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, beyond which the…

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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Propose Confederation

Ganiyu Amodu

The foreign ministers of military-ruled Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Friday recommended creating a confederation as part of a long-term goal of uniting the West African neighbours within a federation. Mali and Burkina, ruled by juntas who seized power in coups in 2020 and 2022 respectively, rushed to back Niger’s military rulers when they ousted elected president Mohamed Bazoum in July. They created a pact, the Alliance of Sahel States, setting up closer economic ties and mutual defence assistance if the sovereignty or territorial integrity of a member is…

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COP 28: Kyari Makes Case for A Just Energy Transition For Africa

Abibat Babalola

As conversations on finding sustainable solutions for a decarbonized energy future continue to hold globally, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), NNPC Ltd., Mr. Mele Kyari has said the African Continent needs “a just, differentiated transition” to enable it to harness its resources for today for the benefit of its future generations. The GCEO made this known while speaking at a Regional CEO Panel organised by McKinsey & Company on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Conference on Climate Change (UNCCC), also known as the COP28 Conference, in Dubai,…

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Twelve Hydropower Projects in Nigeria, Four Other Countries  Could Receive $1 Billion for Upgrades

Abibat Babalola

A dozen hydropower plants across Africa could receive $1 billion from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade equipment and boost power generation and potentially speed up the transition from fossil fuels, an official AfDB told Reuters on Monday.   Twelve projects in South Africa, Nigeria, Sudan, Zambia, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to benefit from the funding. The upgrades to the hydropower plants are set to “accelerate the energy transition” away from fossil fuels, according to João Cunha, head of the renewable energy division at…

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Nigeria Must Borrow To Run Economy, COP28 Delegation Too Small – Jimoh Ibrahim

Abibat Babalola

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has said that the Federal Government must borrow money to run the country’s economy effectively. The Senator representing Ondo South in the Senate, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, was responding to a question on his earlier support for more borrowings by the government. “If you don’t borrow to run the economy, what do you want to do? Where do you want to get the funds to run the economy? Dubai, with a population of 12 million people in total, is owing…

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