January 16, 2024 – Platformsafrica

BREAKING: Panic As Explosion Rocks Ibadan

January 16, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

There is currently panic and confusion in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, following an explosion on Tuesday evening. A loud bang was heard and vibration was felt across several locations in Ibadan at about 7:45 p.m. The exact cause and location of the explosion are unknown at press time. READ ALSO Edugate: EFCC Quizzes AGF As Gbajabiamila Approves N3b For Social Register Verification Nigeria Info FM Presenter, Deborah Ohamara, Dies In Auto Crash Four Students, Another Die In Osun Accident, Governor Condoles Families Unconfirmed reports say the explosion emanated from a…

My Husband Had 87 Girlfriends When I Met Him – Nigerian activist Adetoun

January 16, 2024 Abibat Babalola

Human rights activist Adetoun Onajobi has revealed her husband had 87 girlfriends when she met him. She stated that one of the 87 ladies was “a pure mermaid” who often appeared to her husband. In a recent interview on the WithChude podcast, Adetoun stated that some of the ladies did everything they could to bring down her marriage. READ ALSO: Edugate: EFCC Quizzes AGF As Gbajabiamila Approves N3b For Social Register Verification Nigeria Info FM Presenter, Deborah Ohamara, Dies In Auto Crash Four Students, Another Die In Osun Accident, Governor Condoles Families…

Nigeria Info FM Presenter, Deborah Ohamara, Dies In Auto Crash

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Abibat Babalola

She died in an auto crash. Sources told us that she was driving from Airport Road in Lugbe, Abuja when a vehicle hit her car from behind and she rammed into the moving truck. Confirming her death, Nigeria Info 95.1 FM, said; “We sadly announce the passing of Deborah Ohamara (Debbie) a brilliant and loved broadcaster with Nigeria Info Abuja.” READ ALSO: Four Students, Another Die In Osun Accident, Governor Condoles Families Tinubu, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ And The Power Of Creative Economy Relief As Nigeria Gets 13 New Independent DisCos…

Four Students, Another Die In Osun Accident, Governor Condoles Families

January 16, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has said he is deeply hurt by the news of the death of some school students and another citizen in a fatal accident that occurred in Osogbo, the state capital, in the early hours of Tuesday. This was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday. A bus and a tricycle conveying students was reported to have collided at the front of WOCDIF in the Ring Road area of Osogbo, which led to the death of four…

Tinubu, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ And The Power Of Creative Economy

January 16, 2024 Temitope Ajayi

While extolling Funke Akindele, the Nollywood filmmaker for her recent box office accomplishment, President Bola Tinubu lauded the growing contribution of the Nigerian creative industry to the economic growth of the country. He acknowledged its pivotal place as, not just a medium for artistic expression but also a source of enormous soft power and viable cultural export. In his effusive praise of the industry; creative ingenuity, and enterprising spirit of young Nigerians, President Tinubu said that, “the creative industry is one of the high-employment sectors, providing jobs for our able…

Relief As Nigeria Gets 13 New Independent DisCos

January 16, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

▪️ NERC gives the and-then-what details of what this means for power supply The Federal Government has issued 13 new licences for the generation of off-grid and embedded power, independent electricity distribution, as well as the trading of electricity. The FG disclosed this through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and said the new licences were issued in the third quarter of 2023. The NERC, in a statement, added that the cumulative quantum of electricity to be generated by the licensees was 40.9 megawatts. Under the section titled, ‘Licences…

BREAKING: Buhari Has Not Called Me Since He Left Office — Tinubu

January 16, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari has not placed a call to him since he left office on May 29, 2023. President Tinubu said this on Tuesday in the FCT, Abuja at the launch of a book in honour of his predecessor. The book was written by a former Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. In his remarks to close the launch, President Tinubu revealed that Buhari had kept his promise not to interfere in his administration by staying in…

BREAKING: 100%: Renaissance Africa Energy Acquires Shell’s Asset In SPDC

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 ADEOLA YUSUF

“Completion of the transaction is subject to the requisite regulatory approvals,” full statement the consortium consisting of ND Western Limited, Aradel Holdings Plc. the Petrolin Group, FIRST Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited and the Waltersmith Group, issued. Renaissance Africa Energy has announced the acquisition of Shell’s entire shareholding in The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). “We are pleased to announce the signing of a landmark transaction with Shell to acquire its entire shareholding in The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC),” the company told…

BSc For ‘Witches’: Is Kenya’s Machakos Varsity Offering Degree In Witchcraft?

January 16, 2024 Ganiyu Amodu

Multiple reports and widely shared social media posts have alleged that Kenya’s Machakos University is launching a degree in witchcraft. Here is a fact check on the viral reports Facebook posts here and here have been shared more than 1,500 times since December 20, 2020. “Witchcraft course launched in Kenyan Varsity: Machakos University has introduced Bachelor’s Degree In Witchcraft yesterday,” one caption reads. A basic internet search shows that the claims originated from a December 18, 2020 article on satirical website PostaMate, headlined: “Machakos University Launches A Bachelor’s Degree…

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