Day: April 28, 2025

Popular Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Abdur Rasheed Hadiyyatullah Iwo, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

President of the Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria, Sheikh Abdur Rasheed Hadiyyatullah Iwo, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Hadiyyatullah Iwo was also until his death, the Director of Sheikh Ibn Baz Shariah College of Nigeria. A statement from the college obtained by Platforms Africa, which confirmed the news, added that the respected Islamic scholar would be buried by 2 PM at the Shariah College, Iwo. Assassination Allegation: Cold War Between Habeebullah Adam Al-Ilory, Onikijipa Worsens Lagos Central Mosque Tussle Worsens, Chief Imam Drags Baba Adinni To Court ‘6…

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Nigeria Headlines World Gas Conference As Gas Minister Leads NGA, Country Delegations To Beijing

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has confirmed that Nigeria’s presence at the World Gas Conference (WGC) 2025 would be headlined by strong government and energy industry leaders. Leading the strong Nigeriadelegationon to the triennial event that hosts the world’s largest gathering of gas experts and policymakers is the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), H.E., Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, PhD. He would also join global energy thought leaders as a distinguished speaker at the world event. Accompanying the Honourable Minister are Engr Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive of the…

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Madrid Open: Power Outage Rocks Spain, Plunges Tournament Into Darkness

Ganiyu Amodu

A national power outage has forced play to be suspended for the day at the Madrid Open. Organisers say there will be no more action on Monday “in order to guarantee general safety”. Swathes of Spain and Portugal have been without power since about midday local time, affecting public transport, card payments and mobile networks, though power is starting to return in some regions. Portuguese energy company REN says the outage was caused by a “rare” atmospheric phenomenon, related to variations in temperatures. Britain’s Jacob Fearnley among those forced off…

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Legendary Musician, King Sunny Ade, Is Missing – Daughter

Damilola Olonade

  ‘My stepbrother and KS manager, Dayo, along with other family members responsible,’ Damilola Esther Adeniyi-Adegeye alleges, stirs widespread controversy    Legendary Juju musician, King Sunny Ade, has been declared missing by his daughter, Damilola Esther Adeniyi-Adegeye, sparking widespread concern on social media. Platforms Africa reports that in a series of viral posts, Damilola alleged that King Sunny Ade had been kidnapped by his stepbrother and manager, Dayo, along with other family members. She also detailed the singer’s declining health and accused his alleged abductors of exploiting him financially and…

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‘6 Months After ‘Retiring’ from Winners Chapel,’ David Abioye Starts Own Church

Precious Ibekwe

  David Olatunji Abioye, former vice-president of Living Faith Church, better known as Winners Chapel, will commence Sunday morning services on May 4. Abioye, alongside Thomas Aremu, retired from Living Faith in October 2024 after a review of the church’s administrative policy set the mandatory retirement age for leaders at 55. At the time, Aremu was 67 and Abioye was 63. Oyedepo’s Second In Command, Abioye, Leaves Winners Chapel Pope Francis Killed by Vaccine He took for COVID 19 – Pastor Oyakhilome How God Drove My Car From Kano To…

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‘This Is What Happened,’ Access Bank Opens Up on Ex-Worker’s Filming of Female Staff

Gbenga Adeoti

  Access Bank has responded to the report that a former contact centre agent of the bank, Stephen Ifeanyichukwu Ejezie, secretly filmed colleagues’ nakedness without their consent. Platforms Africa has earlier reported that Ejezie, a quality assurance specialist at the Bank’s contact centre in Oniru, Lagos State, secretly recorded over four hundred video clips of his female colleagues while in the office with his smartphone. He was reportedly caught in the female restroom around 1:30 am. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. In a statement released on Monday, the Access Bank,…

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‘Who Should Criticise Whom?’, Sanwo-Olu Fires Back At Peter Obi

Ganiyu Amodu

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has faulted former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over comments he made about Nigeria during a recent appearance at Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, accused Obi of making “disparaging comments” about the country, saying prominent Nigerians travelling abroad should promote the nation’s image rather than “de-market” it. The governor said, “He made the unflattering remarks not just about the incumbent Nigerian government, but also about Nigeria. “I also find Mr Obi’s…

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Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband Sentenced To Death By Hanging

Ganiyu Amodu

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in the Wuse Zone 2 area of Abuja on Monday, April 28, 2025, sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of his wife on April 8, 2022. The presiding judge, Justice Nwosu-Iheme, held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the singer’s husband guilty. Nwachukwu was arraigned on June 3, 2022 by the…

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Over 100 Zamfara Villages Deserted

Abibat Babalola

More than 100 villages in Zamfara State have been deserted due to relentless banditry, displacing over 300,000 people, yet the state government has not established official Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Previously operational camps in Gusau, Anka, Maradun, and Mada were closed, leaving IDPs to fend for themselves. Many squat with relatives or sleep in unfinished buildings, motor parks, or open spaces. Some resort to begging or menial jobs to survive, while Gusau and other towns face overpopulation from rural-urban migration driven by insecurity. READ ALSO: NLC Cancels May Day…

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NLC Cancels May Day Celebrations In Rivers, Edo States

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has cancelled centralised May Day celebrations in Rivers and Edo states, citing the imposition of emergency rule in Rivers and alleged political interference in the affairs of its Edo State council. The national leadership of the NLC has directed all affiliated industrial unions in Rivers State to organize and limit Workers’ Day celebrations to the state NLC secretariat. Similarly, unions in Edo State are to commemorate the day independently at their respective Union Secretariat. READ ALSO: I’ve Concluded That Nothing Good Will Come Out Of…

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