Epileptic power supply in North may last longer (Leadership)
The quest to resolve the power crisis in Northern Nigeria appears increasingly bleak as new revelations have surfaced regarding the mismanagement and neglect that have plunged the region into prolonged darkness.
Recent reports indicate a critical lack of transmission infrastructure to deliver power to the North West and North East.
Insiders reveal that the Transmission Rehabilitation and Expansion Programme (TREP), designed to enhance flexibility in the power supply, has been marred by the misappropriation of a staggering $1.661 billion. Read more
Lagos arrests 94 over criminal activities (NewTelegraph)
Following complaints from citizens about illegal squatters, miscreants, and suspected criminal activities, the Lagos State Government has arrested 94 suspects in a midnight operation along rail track corridors.
The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday.
Wahab stated that a locally fabricated short gun, several wraps of illicit substances suspected to be Indian hemp, charms, and a jackknife were recovered from the suspects. Read more
Group charges voters as Aiyedatiwa ends campaign tour in Ilaje (Sun)
A pro-democracy group, Mebinone Asogbon Support Group, has charged Ondo State indigenes to vote the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in Saturday gubernatorial election.
Members of the group led by Mebinone Asogbon were on ground to cheer Aiyedatiwa, who on Tuesday, concluded his campaign tour on home soil in Ilaje Local Government Area, where he was received by his people in grand style.
Asogbon and his team were seen charging indigenes to come out encase to vote the first governor from their region. The group cheered Aiyedatiwa as he received overwhelming support from community leaders, traditional rulers and a host of other stakeholders. Read more
Student jailed 14 months for online love scam (Punch)
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a 20-year-old undergraduate, Ganiyu Alabi, to one year and two months imprisonment for engaging in an online love scam.
The judge sentenced him, following his plea bargain agreement to the charge of possession of fraudulent documents.
Alabi is to serve his jail term at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, in Lagos. Read more
LASU scholars seek stricter measures to curb rape (Nation)
A team of researchers at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has stressed the need for stricter punitive measures to curb rape in the country.
Presenting its research findings to the public last week at the ACEITSE Lecture Hall on LASU main campus in Ojo, Lagos, the team noted that sexual offenders should be dealt with, while legal reforms must be instituted, and laws on substance abuse effectively enforced.
The research project was entitled: Emerging Patterns and Determinants of Rape: Comparative Study of Rural-Urban Communities in Nigeria. Read more
Newly installed transformer vandalised, looted in Jos (DailyTrust)
A newly installed transformer in Rikkos Yarkasu community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State has been vandalized and looted.
The transformer was vandalised days after its installation by Jos Electricity Distribution (JED) staff.
The community stated that the transformer was meant to enhance power supply efficiency but vandals took advantage of power outage to destroy it. Read more
PENGASSAN wants justice for oil workers assaulted by military personnel (Independent)
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has called on relevant authorities to commence a full and transparent investigation and immediate arrest and prosecution of the military and security personnel allegedly hired by Dutchford E&P, Selective Marine Services and its Labour Contractors to assault oil and gas workers at the Oritsetimeyin Oil and Gas Rig
The oil workers association also said the perpetrators must be held accountable for their actions under both national and international law.
Comrade Festus Osifo, PENGASSAN President and the General Secretary, Comrade Lumumba Okugbama, in a statement made available to Daily Independent, specifically demanded a full and transparent investigation into the sad incident, and therefore, called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of those responsible for ordering and carrying out the brutal assault on the workers. Read more
Oyo Lottery Board holds interactive session on safety measures (ThisDay)
The annual Stakeholders’ Interactive Forum organised by the Oyo State Lottery Board is scheduled to be held in Ibadan on November 20 at Horizon Suites Events Hall, Oluyole Estate.
The panel discussion, training, stakeholders interactive session, dinner and award night will be conducted around the theme, ‘Boom or Bust: Balancing Innovation and Consumer Safety in the Gaming Industry’.
The forum is scheduled to inform and educate gaming operators, regulators, the gaming public, and all other relevant industry stakeholders on the new framework of the board, discuss pertinent issues regarding the gaming and lottery industry within the state, train operators and the regulators on the intricacies of player protection and data protection, and to thank gaming licensees for their contributions to the growth of Oyo State. Read more
Zendaya says acting with boyfriend Tom Holland is “strangely comforting’’ (Mirror)
Marvel bosses must have witnessed the best chemistry reading ever when they were casting for Spider-Man.
Zendaya and her now boyfriend Tom Holland first met during a script read-through in 2016, and producers must have been beside themselves with how much chemistry emerged between the pair.
Zendaya, who plays MJ in the blockbuster franchise, says as a result, it’s not “ weird ” in the slightest to work with her boyfriend. “It’s actually strangely comfortable,” the 28-year-old tells Vanity Fair. Read more
Sydney Sweeney says Hollywood’s “women empowering other women’ attitude is ‘fake’’ (People)
Sydney Sweeney is fed up with people in her profession who tear women down while pretending to build them up — which, according to her, is most of them.
“It’s very disheartening to see women tear other women down,” she said in the interview, published Nov. 13. “Especially when women who are successful in other avenues of their industry see younger talent working really hard — hoping to achieve whatever dreams that they may have — and then trying to bash and discredit any work that they’ve done.”
“This entire industry, all people say, is ‘Women empowering other women.’ None of it’s happening,” Sweeney continued. “All of it is fake and a front for all the other s— that they say behind everyone’s back.” Read more
Quincy Jones’ tragic cause of death revealed (Hello!)
Quincy Jones passed away on November 3, surrounded by his loving family, in sad news for the music world as they bid goodbye to the legendary producer.
It has been revealed that Quincy died after battling pancreatic cancer, according to his death certificate from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which TMZ obtained.
The musician’s death certificate indicated that there were no other contributing factors to his death. Read more
Dave Coulier discloses emotional way he made cancer diagnosis announcement to Full House costars (DailyMail)
Dave Coulier used a group text to tell his Full House colleagues that he was battling cancer.
The 65-year-old actor told People Wednesday that he received an ‘immediate’ response after telling his co-stars that he’d been diagnosed with stage 3 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
The St. Clair Shores, Michigan-born actor told the publication, ‘I didn’t want them to hear it from someone else, so I sent a text message out.”
Coulier – who played Joey Gladstone on Full House from 1987-1995, and Fuller House from 2016-2020 – said that the group text is composed of the show’s creator Jeff Franklin and co-stars John Stamos, Lori Loughlin, Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, Andrea Barber and Scott Weinger. Read more
The Office actor experienced “black out” after being crowned Sexiest Man Alive (DailyStar)
John Krasinski has been named People’s Sexiest Man Alive.
The actor, who is best known for his role as Jim Halpert in The Office and Lee Abbot in the A Quiet Place franchise, was given the award for 2024 but the Hollywood star admitted he thought he was being “punked” when he found out.
He spoke to People about the win and revealed his wife Emily Blunt was “very excited” about the title: “There was a lot of joy involved in me telling her.” Read more
1 dead after 2 reported explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court (AlJazeera)
Federal police in Brazil are investigating after a pair of explosions rocked the heart of the country’s capital Brasilia, just steps away from the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
At least one person was reported dead. The court itself was evacuated, as plumes of smoke and fire were visible from the air.
“At the end of the [Supreme Court] session on Wednesday, two loud bangs were heard, and the ministers were safely removed from the building,” the court said in a press release. Read more
Eminem will appear in Adam Sandler’s ‘‘Happy Gilmore 2,’’ according to reports (Uproxx)
Eminem is the self-proclaimed Rap God, but Grammy Award-winning emcee’s acting abilities. Well, Adam Sandler surely hasn’t.
According to The Sun, Eminem is to reunite with Sandler onscreen by way of Happy Gilmore‘s highly anticipated sequel. Although the extent of Eminem’s forthcoming appearance has been disclosed, the outlet claims Em will play “a comedic role, and he really had fun with it.”
An insider spoke with the platform about Eminem’s time on set, saying: “Em is a big fan of the original movie, and he was a total pleasure to work with. He was just super low-key, he didn’t have a big entourage, and was just an absolute delight.”Read more
Eagles battle Cheetahs for 2025 AFCON ticket (Punch)
For the third time in six months, Nigeria and the Benin Republic will do battle on Thursday (today) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, as they seek to seal their automatic spots for the 2025 AFCON, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
After beating the Cheetahs 3-0 during the first leg at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, in September, the Super Eagles are visiting the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Ivory Coast—the Benin Republic’s adopted home ground—for the umpteenth time this year, needing a win to cement their automatic spot in Morocco 2025.
Ultimately, a draw is the bare minimum needed for Nigeria to advance, and the Super Eagles will also be playing to avoid a repeat of their 2-1 defeat to the Cheetahs at the same ground in June during the ill-fated 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Read more
Lee Carsley reignites Pep Guardiola row as Jack Grealish withdraws from England squad (Express)
Interim England boss Lee Carsley has dismissed Pep Guardiola’s criticism over the inclusion of Jack Grealish in his latest squad for Nations League matches against Greece and Republic of Ireland.
The Manchester City manager was irate after Grealish, who has been out with an injury for nearly a month and only recently returned to light training, was called up.
Guardiola expressed his displeasure, claiming that Carsley had not consulted him about Grealish’s fitness.
However, Carsley has responded, stating that the England medical team had communicated with their counterparts at City regarding Grealish, who has since withdrawn from the group. Read more
Arsenal secure crucial Wcl win at Juve to stay unbeaten under Slegers (Sky)
Arsenal secured what could be a pivotal win in Group C of the Women’s Champions League, thrashing Serie A leaders Juventus 4-0 in Turin to stay unbeaten under interim head coach Renee Slegers.
Both sides were locked on three points heading into the game, three behind leaders Bayern Munich, and it was Juventus who had a glorious chance to open the scoring as early as the third minute. However, Daphne van Domselaar, who replaced Manuela Zinsberger in goal in the only change from Arsenal’s 5-0 win over Brighton in the WSL last Friday, got off her line to block Sofia Cantore’s goal-bound effort.
Despite Juve’s bright start, Arsenal quickly took control of the game but found former Gunner Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, who played for the club between 2018 and 2020, in superb form. Read more
Mario Barrios will target Jaron Ennis after Abel Ramos (BoxingScene)
Mario Barrios appeared headed to a winter showdown against Manny Pacquiao, but the fight against the eight-division champion never came to fruition after the Filipino icon appeared shaky in an exhibition bout.
Instead, the Mexican-American WBC welterweight champion from San Antonio is being showcased at another legend’s event on Friday when Barrios, 29-2 (18 KOs) takes on Abel Ramos, 28-6-2 (22 KOs), on the undercard of the Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul fight at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“It’s pretty crazy,” Barrios told BoxingScene on Tuesday shortly after his public workout. “I never thought that I’d be fighting on the undercard of a Mike Tyson fight. But here I am. I am excited to be a part of the card. It’s pretty crazy. Read more
Erik Spoelstra: “Horrendous” timeout, mental error costly in Heat loss to Pistons (UPI)
Erik Spoelstra, who is widely known as one of the NBA’s top coaches, shouldered blame for a brutal timeout infraction, calling it a “serious mental error” in the final seconds of a Miami Heat loss to the Detroit Pistons.
Spoelstra called the timeout, despite not having any left to call, with 1.1 seconds remaining in overtime of the 123-121 loss in the NBA Cup matchup Tuesday in Detroit. The game was tied 121-121 at the time of his timeout call. Spoelstra stepped on the court after a game-tying dunk from Pistons center Jalen Duren and signaled to referees for the stoppage.
Referees then gave Spoelstra a technical foul, leading to a go-ahead free throw attempt from Pistons guard Malik Beasley. Beasley sank that shot and the Pistons retained possession. The Pistons guard went on to make another free throw for the final point of the night. Read more
Wembanyama authors 12th career 30-point game in Spurs’ win (ABC)
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama produced his 12th career 30-point game — and his first this season — in leading his team to a 116-96 win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday.
Wembanyama registered 34 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks in his 82nd career NBA game to become the sixth player in league history to rack up 1,700-plus points, 800-plus rebounds and 300-plus assists over his first 82 contests. The 20-year-old joins a group that includes Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sidney Wicks, Larry Bird and Blake Griffin.”He makes shots every day,” Spurs interim coach Mitch Johnson said. “He missed really good shots to start the year, and I understand why it’s a talking point. But I don’t think we ever waivered on him not making shots. I think it is just the percentages evening out at this point.” Read more
