Month: June 2025

Benue Crisis Donation Appeal Puts Billionaire Heir, Kiddwaya, Under Fire

Ganiyu Amodu

Social commentator and activist, VeryDarkMan has criticized billionaire heir, Kiddwaya, for requesting public donations to support victims of the recent attack in Yelwata, Benue State. Recall that Kiddwaya who shared a post on X, urged Nigerians to contribute funds for the affected community, sparked widespread backlash, which prompted him to take down the post. In response, VeryDarkMan in a video posted on X, was quick to point out the irony of Kiddwaya’s actions, questioning the motives of someone known for flaunting his wealth, suddenly seeking financial assistance from ordinary citizens.…

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5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran Amid Israel War

Abibat Babalola

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake shook northern Iran on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, as Israel pounded the country with repeated waves of air strikes. The quake, which Iran’s Tasnim news agency said measured 5.2, struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) some 37 kilometres (23 miles) southwest of the city of Semnan, the USGS said. The earthquake struck Iran alarmingly close to the country’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility in Qom Province, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. READ ALSO: Exponent of Quiet Authority, By Bamidele Johnson ‘NNPC Board…

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Exponent of Quiet Authority, By Bamidele Johnson

Ganiyu Amodu

One of the best tributes you may read anywhere on TheNews Magazine’s Founder and Senior Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media, Bayo Onanuga   Even the boldest have their limits, but not Mr. Bayo Onanuga. Intrepid? Definitely. Frigid? Occasionally. Reckless? Well, you decide. Take this: in the early 2000s, armed robbers trailed him home to Mojisola Estate in Ogba. He’d just driven in with his brand-new Skoda Octavia and was about to shut the gate when they pounced, guns drawn. They wanted the car. They demanded the key. What…

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‘Six Months After $1.5bn Rehabilitation,’ NNPCL Shuts Down Port Harcourt Refinery

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Saturday announced a scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), beginning on May 24, 2025. Platforms Africa reports that the refinery began truck loading of petroleum products on Tuesday 26 November after a rehabilitation that gulped $1.5 billion. Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Femi Soneye, who confirmed the shutdown in a statement to Platforms Africa, added that the shutdown is part of a planned maintenance and sustainability assessment aimed at ensuring optimal performance of the facility. He said that further…

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‘Late Kick-offs,’ Man City Fined Over £1m After Breaking Premier League Rule

Ganiyu Amodu

Manchester City have been fined over £1m by the Premier League over delayed kick-offs or restarts related to nine of their matches last season. The league announced on Thursday it had entered into a sanction agreement with the club over breaches of the league’s rules around kick-off and restart times between October and February. The longest delay was two minutes and 24 seconds before the resumption of the Manchester derby at Old Trafford last December. The Premier League said City had accepted and apologised for the breaches of Rule L.33,…

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Meet Prof. Oloruntola Sunday, UNILAG’s First Dean Faculty of Communication And Media Studies

Ganiyu Amodu

. Platforms Africa presents five things to know about the Professor of journalism   Professor Oloruntola Sunday has been elected as the pioneer Dean, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Univeristy of Lagos. The election was held on friday, 20th June, 2025, where Professor Oloruntola Emerged Pionner dean and Dr. Ebony Oketumbi also emerged first SubDean of the faculty of communication and Media Studies. Iran Rejects Negotiation With US, Israeli Attacks Continue FCCPC Seals France, Belgium, Italy Visa Centres In Abuja ‘On Wedding Day,’ Groom, Friends Killed In Auto Crash…

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Iran Rejects Negotiation With US, Israeli Attacks Continue

Ganiyu Amodu

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected any negotiations with the United States while Israel continues its attacks on Iran, in an interview with state TV broadcast on Friday. FCCPC Seals France, Belgium, Italy Visa Centres In Abuja ‘On Wedding Day,’ Groom, Friends Killed In Auto Crash “The Americans have repeatedly sent messages calling seriously for negotiations. But we have made clear that as long as the aggression does not stop, there will be no place for diplomacy and dialogue,” said the chief diplomat, who was due in Geneva for talks…

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FCCPC Seals France, Belgium, Italy Visa Centres In Abuja

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has sealed off France, Belgium and Italy visa centres located at the Mukhtar El-Yakub House, Central Business District, Abuja. The office was sealed with the combined efforts of operatives from the FCCPC, Nigerian Police Force and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps as staff of the centre resisted the sealing. Sealing off the centre on Thursday, the Director, Surveillance and Investigations Department of FCCPC, Mrs Boladale Adeyinka, said the move was due to the failure of the centre to receive a letter…

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‘On Wedding Day,’ Groom, Friends Killed In Auto Crash

Abibat Babalola

Tragedy struck on Saturday as a groom and two of his friends were killed in a fatal auto crash in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, just moments before his wedding ceremony. The deceased, who was a senior police officer, SP Mustapha Garba Gumau, was reportedly en route from Gumau to Magaman-Gumau for his wedding fatiha scheduled for 10:00 am when the accident occurred around 9:00 am at Bargan Tsamiya village. According to eyewitnesses, the vehicle conveying the groom and his friends veered off the road and crashed, killing…

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Court Admits DSS Report Linking Kanu To #EndSARS Violence

Abibat Babalola

An Abuja Federal High Court, on Thursday, admitted into evidence a report by the Department of State Services allegedly linking the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to the killing of 186 police officers and the destruction of 164 police stations during the #EndSARS protests. Trial judge, Justice James Omotoso admitted the report during the resumed hearing in Kanu’s terrorism trial on Thursday. Prosecuting counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), tendered the report through the fifth prosecution witness (PW5) codenamed Mr EEE for security reasons. Awomolo, while leading…

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