Day: April 22, 2025

Bank Driver Stabbed To Death While Helping Vigilante Group Arrest Criminal

Abibat Babalola

A violent incident on Sunday, in the Fadikpe area of Minna, Niger State has resulted in the death of one Mohammed Am’ore, a GTB driver and community member when he tried to assist vigilante members to arrest suspected miscreants. The incident unfolded when the vigilante group received information yesterday night at about 10:30pm about individuals smoking cannabis in the area. It was gathered that the vigilant group in the area mobilized alongside the deceased to apprehend them before the arrival of the Police where one of the suspects stabbed him…

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Plateau killings: Church Leaders Lead Mass Protest, Say ‘Enough Is Enough’

Abibat Babalola

Thousands of Christians under the umbrella of the Church Denominational Leaders Forum on the Plateau, on Monday, stormed the streets of Jos, Plateau State capital, in a massive protest against the ongoing killings in the state. The demonstrators carried placards with inscriptions such as “The Ground Cries Blood,” “Every Human Life Matters,” “We Deserve to Live”, and “No More Silence, Peace Now”. Salient Times reports that the peaceful protest began at Fwavvel Junction and ended at the Plateau State Government House in Jos, where the demonstrators were received and addressed…

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‘Burdened By Band A,’ Aso Rock Opts For Solar With N10bn Budget Allocation

Aliyu Aliyu

“In 2024, tariffs for Band A skyrocketed from N68/kWh to over N209/kWh within months.”   The Nigerian Government has approved a N10bn allocation in the 2025 budget for the installation of a solar mini-grid at the Presidential Villa. Platforms Africa reports that the project, titled “Solarisation of the Villa with Solar Mini Grid,” is intended to reduce the State House’s dependence on the national grid and ease the burden of rising electricity tariffs. ‘It’s 547k, No, It’s 572k;’ Power Minister, NERC Bicker Over 2024 Metering Data ‘Manufacturers, Others Boycott National…

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‘Fabricated,’ NUPRC Speaks On Report of Alleged Racket In 2024 Oil Bid Round

ADEOLA YUSUF

    + Everything Chairman, 2024 Bid Round Committee, Mr Bashiru Indabawa, said   The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has dismissed a report insinuating some underhand dealings in the allocation of oil blocks during the 2024 oil licensing bid round. Platforms Africa reports that the NUPRC dismissed the report in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Chairman, 2024 Bid Round Committee, Mr Bashiru Indabawa. He explained that the fabricated article published recently in an online news blog, was intended to generate unnecessary controversy, as there have been…

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‘Wahala Wahala,’ Portable Dares Anthony Joshua

Ganiyu Amodu

  Controversial street-pop musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has declared his intention to fight former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua following his victory over Speed Darlington in their celebrity boxing match. “Now that I’ve beaten Speed Darlington, it is only Anthony Joshua I can fight now,” a report by PUNCH Sports Extra quoted Portable to have said. ‘I Will Do My Own Juju,’ Speed Darlington Calls For Rematch After Losing To Portable ‘Not Colon Cancer, Not Infection,’ How Pope Francis Died Why Men Are Afraid Of ‘Omugwo’, By…

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