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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expressed deep sorrow over the recent bloodshed in the Plateau State, a tragedy that claimed more than 40 lives.
At least 45 people have been confirmed dead and many were injured after a brutal attack on Zike Kimakpa community in Kwall district of the irigwe emirate in Barcelona local government area in Plateau State.
Naija News learned that the attack took place Sunday night, putting the community in sorrow and destruction.
In a statement to journalists, Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga revealed that the president strongly condemned the violence and expressed sympathy to Governor Caleb Mutfwang, the state government and the people of the plateau, while urging him to urge him to convene the necessary politics to resolve the crisis and build peace.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the party is willing to welcome anyone or political party, but will not be with the planned alliance against all Progressive Congresses (APCs) before the 2027 election.
Naija News reported that the forum chairman and Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed announced this to reporters in the communiqué after a meeting held at Oyo State between Sunday and Monday.
Mohammed said the PDP welcomes willingness to join their political parties, individuals or groups.
He said: “Notifying national speculation about the possibility of mergers of parties, groups and/or associations, the forum decided not to join any alliance or merger.
“However, as a major opposition party, the PDP welcomes any political party, person or group that is willing to join in the hope of wrestling power and taking on good leadership in 2027.”
2023 Labor presidential candidate Peter Obi asserted that the Benue state government’s visit to his planned visit to the Internal Displaced Persons (IDPS) calls for treatment to be made to change his approach to political issues.
Naija News reported that Peter Obi, who is actively engaged in humanitarian activities and propaganda for victims of violence in Nigeria, plans to visit the IDP camp in Benue.
The former Anambra governor had previously visited camps in the plateau, southern Kaduna and Nasarawa states, where he met with displaced families, donated relief materials, and advocated emergency government intervention.
Obi’s visit to the Plateau State attracted national attention after meeting with Governor Caleb Mutfwang and visiting victims of herder attacks.
However, his proposed visit to Benue triggered a political storm within the state’s corridor of power.
Peter Obi said in a statement through 𝕏thern on Monday night, April 14, 2025 that he has suffered even more serious situations in his political career since he announced his presidential ambitions.
Peter Obi said he had tried to reach Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia, but this was unsuccessful.
The former governor of Anambra state pointed out that his scheduled visit suddenly stopped after his security team told him about the state’s decision.
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has firmly refuted the claim by Ibokette Ibas (RTD), the only Chief Executive of Rivers State, that the state has paid 300 million to pay the custody of the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC), and the country has now relocated to the enugu state.
In a statement released Monday, the NBA addressed IBAS’s need for so-called refunds of funds, clarifying that the $300 million from Rivers State is a gift, not a gift related to any host rights of the conference.
The NBA dismissed the allegations through its meeting planning committee chair Emeka Obegolu (SAN), noting that it was the standard procedure for the NBA to seek financial support for its AGC activities.
The statement explained that such support is completely unconditional and has nothing to do with any right to preside over the meeting.
Naija News reported that the controversy came after the NBA National Executive Committee (NEC) decided to transfer the 2025 AGC site from Harcourt Port to Enugu.
23 Nigeria’s power generation companies have issued a clear warning that they may be forced to shut down operations as a deepening financial crisis plagued the power sector.
According to them, more than $4 trillion in outstanding debt now makes it increasingly difficult for the entire country to continue to provide electricity supply.
Gencos operates under the protection of the Association of Power Generators (APGC) and issued an alert in a statement released on Monday. The information was recognized by the Chairman of the Board of Directors Colonel Sani Bello (Retired).
Gencos stressed that unless governments intervene urgently, the growing debt and critical operational challenges could peak in the full closure of power generation facilities nationwide.
They described the non-payment of electricity provided and consumed on the national grid as a dangerous trend that drove Nigeria’s already fragile power sector to a full collapse.
In its statement titled “More than 4 trillion unpaid invoices threaten Gencos’ upcoming closure,” the group dismissed the federal government’s failure to articulate the industry’s financial strategy.
They also highlighted the intensification of financial and operational issues within the Nigerian Electric Power Supply Industry (NESI).
Chief of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief George has debunked the assumption that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is the leader of the party.
According to George, the fact that Atiku is a former presidential candidate for the PDP did not automatically make him the party’s leader.
He added that while Atiku has been pushing for the opposition coalition to participate in the 2027 general election, he is not in the direction of the party itself, as the governor announced after a meeting in Ibadan on Monday.
When asked if Atiku could be the 2027 PDP presidential candidate, George skewedly replied that he couldn’t. The older politician added that the PDP believed in the principle of power rotation between the North and the South.
The Naija News report added in the interview that Atiku should be the 2027 presidential candidate for PDP, which will be the end of the party.
The agency’s board of directors of Oye-Ekiti (Fuoye), the vice president of the Federal University, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, was suspended after facing allegations from senior university staff of senior university staff, Folasade Adebayo.
A source familiar with the matter revealed to the Sahara on Monday that Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa was dissatisfied with the Council’s initial handling of the allegations.
The committee’s early recommendations reportedly demanded that Adebayo apologize to the vice-chancellor while ignoring the core claims of harassment, which caused anger.
In response to the minister’s concern, Senator Ndoma-Egba immediately called for an emergency online meeting of the University Council on Monday at 2:00 pm. The result of this meeting was the suspension of Professor Fasina.
Sources further explained that Professor Fasina appealed to the Council for permission to allow false accruals rather than a complete suspension. The Council finally accepted the request, granting him six months off from his duties.
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) denied reports that the body possessed the late former Super Hawks captain and coach Christian Chukwu, any number before his death.
NFF Secretary General Dr. Mohammed Sanusi said that according to records in the archives, there is no such debt.
Naija News reported that he clarified the story of Chukwu’s death, which said NFF owed him $128,000.
He also challenged anyone to provide evidence of debt to Chukwu or any other coach to present evidence that the debt will be resolved immediately if it is considered true.
The controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola (renamed Portable) has been remanded to the Oke Kura Correctional Center in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, because he was unable to meet the strict bail conditions imposed by the Upper District Court.
Naija News reported that the bail was approved on Monday when the singer was arraigned in court by police in a case involving a defamation character.
The court granted the singer bail at a sum of ₦1,000,000 and provided two deposits.
According to the court’s direction, one of the guarantors must be the chairman or secretary of the Nigerian Performing Musicians Association (PMAN), while the other must be the owner of the property within the Ilorin Government Reservation Area (GRA) and supported by a valid certificate of occupation (O).
Despite being released on bail, the “Zazoo Zeh” Crooner was unable to fulfill the conditions immediately.
Nollywood actress Laide Bakara slams her colleague Eniola Badmus after clashes at the film’s premiere.
Naija News reports that movie stars almost fought before Eniola left Laide Bakare.
However, Laide entered her Instagram page on Monday, April 14, 2025, sharing screenshots of the DM she received from Eniola, frowning, frowning, shared photos online.
Eniola tells Laide not to bring her horrible animal behavior around her and stay away from her.
Laide recalls her first major role in the film industry in the title, especially when no one wants to associate with her, her first major role is because of her ugly appearance and obesity.
Laide also reminds Eniola how she spent her hard money on her, but the actress insulted her.
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