Concerns Mount over Incessant Power Grid Collapse NGF consultant links power contractors to system sabotage, backs decentralised system Gencos lament impact of non-payment of N2.5tn debt, repeated grid collapse on their operation Peter Uzoho The collapse of Nigeria's single electricity grid on Tuesday and
Thursday this week, which took the number of such incidents in 2024 to 11, has again generated much concern in the country, as millions of homes and
businesses continue to suffer blackout and resultant losses and pains. The federal government had attributed the repeated grid collapse,
which have become an embarrassment to Nigeria, to many factors including aged and ageing facilities, lack of maintenance and requisite investment,
as well as alleged sabotage by unarmed forces. However, a renowned energy expert and Lead Consultant on Power to the
Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Mr. Odion Omonfoman, fingered bandits Continued on page 5
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With Three Nominations, Tems Leads Nigerian 2025 Grammy Nominees Beyonce, Taylor Swift make history in female-dominated nominations
Ferdinand Ekechukwu Temilade Openiyi, a Nigerian singer,
songwriter and record producer popularly known as Tems, has bagged three nominations in the
2025 Grammy Awards. With her three nominations, she joined this year’s top nominees list,
with Beyoncé topping the charts with 11 nominations. The nominations released yesterday,
also had other Nigerian nominees Continued on page 5
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For Ondo State Governorship Contest, It’s Two Horse Race How the leading candidates, Aiyedatiwa, Ajayi stand APC, PDP, others sign peace accord Fidelis David in Akure It is seven days to the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. All the political parties in the polls have begun final preparations for the encounter that will take place next Saturday. This was as political parties fielding candidates for the poll yesterday, signed a Peace Accord. Specifically, 17 political parties including the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Agboola Ajayi, among others signed the Peace Accord at Akure, the state capital. Chairman of the National Peace Committee and former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar urged
the party leaders and candidates to accept the outcome of the elections as long as it is adjudged to be free, fair, and credible, and to seek legitimate and peaceful means of addressing any concern that may arise thereafter. "I want to call on all stakeholders to work assiduously in their capacities to ensure that peace reigns supreme during this election and that the Ondo state off-cycle election sets a precedent for other off-cycle elections to emulate. "While I commend the INEC, for the work done so far, I call on them to continuously live up to their responsibilities in ensuring that eligible voters exercise their franchise peacefully and that the remaining electoral processes are Continued on page 5
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•Has the backing of the presidency, governors and national leadership of the party. •Running on the stellar record of late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu • Has power of incumbency •Enough resources to fund his election •Has party structure and proven integrity.
•He is from same area as Agboola Ajayi, which is a challenge for his candidature •APC's gross mismanagement of the economy at the centre may hurt him •Some voters are tired of some APC’s policies
•A grassroots politician •Knows how to knock on the doors of the common man. •Has support of PDP governors •Has enough political office experience •Has a strong House of Representative Member as running mate
•He may face a menacing and crude federal might •Lack of financial support to fund battle •Depleting party structure following defection tsunami Inability to sell his manifesto well as a result of low articulation
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