Category: Features/Articles/Opinion

You Spoke Based On Personal Frustrations, NASS Chides Tunde Bakare

Abibat Babalola

. Says You’ll Thank Us In Future   The National Assembly, on Tuesday stopped short of announcing major actions against Tunde Bakare, Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church, over his acerbic criticism of the national legislature, which he described as lame duck under President Bola Tinubu. Labelling it as the worst since 1999, the cleric, who had used his Easter Sunday sermon to condemn how the current 10th NASS allowed itself to be decapitated by Tinubu, describing it as the 48th part of the President’s cabinet, a development,…

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PDP Ticket Is Not Atiku’s Birthright – Bode George

Abibat Babalola

For the umpteenth time, Bode George, former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Tuesday, directed a fresh volley of criticisms towards Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 election for nursing another presidential ambition in 2027, the seventh time he would be angling for the number one job. George, leader of the party in Lagos, was particularly incensed that the former VP is angling for the PDP ticket for the third time in a row if the privilege, which he…

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Easter Tragedy: Gombe Gov Orders Probe As Trailer Kills Five

Abibat Babalola

A somber Easter celebration turned tragic on Monday when a trailer transporting goods rammed into a group of worshippers during a procession along the Gombe–Yola Federal Highway in the Billiri Local Government Area of the state. The state police confirmed that the accident claimed five lives (two males and three females) and left several others injured. Reacting to the incident, the state governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident. The tragedy ignited unrest in the area as irate youths took to the streets. Eyewitnesses reported that…

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IGP Orders Withdrawal Of Mobile Police Officers From VIPs

Abibat Babalola

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the withdrawal of mobile police officers from VIPs. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Muyiwa Adejobi, said the move is part of the reorganisation of the Police Mobile Force (PMF). “He expressed concern over the diversion of PMF personnel to non-core roles, including escort and guard duties for private individuals and VIPs, a trend which has undermined the unit’s effectiveness,” the statement read. READ ALSO: Bank Driver Stabbed To Death While Helping Vigilante Group…

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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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Delta Gov’s Aide, Shimite Bello, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Chief Love Shimite Bello, the Special Adviser to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Trade and Export, has passed away. She died in the early hours of Easter Monday after what sources described as a brief illness. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear as of the time of filing this report. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe, said Shimite was confirmed dead at the hospital where she was taken. Edafe also revealed that her husband has been placed in…

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