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Palm Sunday Killings: Come down from your armoured vehicle, grieving protesters tell Gov Mutfwang

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3 months ago

March 30, 2026

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Hordes of protesters grieving over the Palm Sunday attack that left many dead in Anguwan Rukuba, Plateau State, shouted at Governor Caleb Mutfwang during his visit to the community, calling him a liar.

The governor, who visited Anguwan Rukuba in an armoured vehicle on Monday following the attack, was seen in a video urging protesters to let him speak.

“Come down to address us. We will not listen to you,” some of the protesters chanted as Mr Mutfwang appealed to them to listen to him.

“If you keep quiet, I will come to wherever you want me to come,” Mr Mutfwang entreated the crowd from the opening on the armoured vehicle that brought him to the community.

To pacify the protesters, Mr Mutfwang said, “I know you are all angry about the incident that happened. I know you are all crying. As you see me also, I am crying about the situation. However, I want you to exercise patience. We should all calm down and listen to each other.”

In another video, protesters confronted the governor, accusing him of lying and deceiving them with promises to secure their lives and property, while Mr Mutfwang hugged and appeared to be consoling a man with dreadlocks.

“It is a lie. It is a lie,” they chanted in Hausa, disrupting the governor’s speech as he begged them to allow the corpses of victims to be taken to the mortuary.

“Please, I beg you. Let’s allow the corpses to be taken to the mortuary,” Mr Mutfwang said, while protesters continued shouting, “It’s a lie, it is a lie.”

The protests on Monday took place despite the governor imposing a 48-hour curfew in Jos North Local Government Area following the attack.

On Sunday night, armed gunmen raided Anguwan Rukuba, killing at least 40 people, according to Reuters. An official statement on the number of those killed is yet to be released.

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NDC: No 2027 without Peter Obi on ballot — Obioha

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June 27, 2026

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The Leader of Njiko Igbo Forum, Rev. Dr. Okechukwu Christopher Obioha, has warned that Nigeria may not successfully conduct the 2027 general election if Peter Obi is prevented from appearing on the presidential ballot.

The remark followed Friday’s Federal High Court ruling directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, as a political party.

DAILY POST reported that Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling in Lokoja, held that the court’s earlier judgment affected the rights of the Peace Movement Party, PMP, which claimed ownership of the logo adopted by the NDC.

The judge ruled that the PMP was not joined as a party in the original suit despite its claim over the disputed logo.

Speaking with DAILY POST, Obioha alleged that public confidence in the judiciary had declined due to what he described as inconsistent decisions and accused the current administration of weakening the institution.

He said: “The citizens of this country, the genuine citizens of this country, who are looking up to a democracy that will have aimed to be sustained and maintained are not looking at the courts at all.

“Now we have no regard for the judiciary in Nigeria. The judiciary in Nigeria is full of inconsistencies, adding to the leadership of this country, the APC government of this country, that influenced what they have done since they came into power, particularly since Tinubu came into power.

“He has weakened the judiciary, has messed them up.

“As far as political arrangements are concerned, or pronouncement by the courts, we don’t trust them any longer, because they are one of the arms of government that are weak, that should be strengthened.

“If Peter Obi is frustrated and is not on the ballot, there will be no election in 2027. That’s not a threat. It is going to work out that way. I’m trying to… If you like, you can call it prophecy. I’m a reverend. Call it anything, but I’m just warning Nigerians.

“If Peter Obi, with all the struggles and on the level he’s now, is frustrated not to be on the ballot, there will be no election in 2027.

“And on 29th May next year, Tinubu will not be the president because we are tired of the system. We are tired.

“We are strangulated, and the rest will be story about this country called Nigeria.”

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Electricity: TCN announces blackout in Kano, four other Nigerian states

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4 hours ago

June 27, 2026

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The Transmission Commission of Nigeria has announced electricity disruption in parts of Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Bauchi, and Yobe States, as well as Gazaoua in the Niger Republic.

The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.

The outage is due to planned maintenance at Kumbotos’ 330 kilovolt transmission substation on Sunday.

Consequently, electricity customers served by Kano Electricity Distribution Company, Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company, and Yola Electricity Distribution Company will experience power disruption.

“The scheduled maintenance is to enable the TCN contractor to continue the ongoing upgrade of 330kV bus II jumpers and replace the existing 350mm² conductors with 800mm² conductors in order to strengthen the transmission network and improve power reliability.

“As a result, Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and some part of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) and Yola Electricity Distribution Company (YEDC) will be unable to off-take power for distribution to their customers in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, as well as Azare in Bauchi State, Nguru in Yobe State, and also Gazaoua in the Niger Republic,” TCN stated.