The presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has bemoaned the perennial power situation in the country.
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Meet Tunde Onakoya, the 29-year-old Nigerian chess master
Tunde Onakoya, a Nigerian, is attempting to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon.
He began the contest at 10 am on Wednesday, April 17, and is scheduled to end at 8 pm on April 19.
Who is Tunde Onakoya?
Tunde is a Nigerian chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa.
He has organised several interventions for children across slums in Lagos state including Majidun (Ikorodu), Makoko, and recently, Oshodi.
The children are engaged in a two-week session that seeks to unlock their potential through the game of chess while learning to read, write, and acquire basic literacy skills.
Age
Born 6 October 1994 (age 29)
Education
Onakoya got a diploma in computer science at Yaba College of Technology where he was a gold medalist representing the school in Nigeria Polytechnic Games and also at the RCCG Chess Championship.
Notable feats
The Future Awards Africa Prize for Community Action in 202.
The Business Insider Award for Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2022.
The JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Nigeria Award for Contribution to Children, World Peace, and/or Human Rights in 2022.
The Trendupp Award for Force of Social Good in 2022.
The Leadership newspaper Humanitarian of the Year and the Royal African Award in 2022.
He has also won the National Friends of Chess and the Chevron Chess Open.
Onakoya was featured in CNN African Voices.
He is also a board member of the New York City-based non-profit The Gift of Chess.
Chess in Slums Africa
His non-profit organisation, Chess in Slums Africa, leverages the game of chess as a means of social intervention, bridging the gap between disadvantaged children and their aspirations. By providing tuition-free education, learning resources, and mentorship opportunities, Chess in Slums Africa is creating an inclusive future for every African child.
The initiative has garnered international attention, with success stories of children from slums in Ikorodu, Makoko, and Oshodi Under Bridge in Lagos published by prominent media outlets such as BBC, Al-Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, AFP, and MSN. To date, Chess in Slums Africa has impacted over 10,000 children’s lives and secured fully-funded educational scholarships for over 500 children to local and international institutions.
PDP crisis: Drama as Dino Melaye, Ortom exchange words during meeting [VIDEO]
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, was involved in a hot exchange with ex-governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom.
Melaye accused Ortom of anti-party activities during the 2023 presidential election.
Speaking at a North Central zonal leadership meeting of PDP in Abuja on Wednesday, Melaye said Ortom’s anti-party activities led to PDP losing both the presidential and governorship elections in Benue.
He expressed surprise that the former governor could attend a PDP meeting despite his previous disloyalty to the party.
This led to a hot exchange between both PDP chieftains.
During the 2023 election, Ortom had teamed up with the G-5 governors led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to work against PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
While other members of the group worked for President Bola Tinubu’s victory, Ortom backed the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Video:
Dino Vs Ortom at PDP North Central Zone leadership meeting.
Melaye expressed surprise at Former Governor Ortom ease in attending a PDP meeting despite his previous disloyalty to the party. The two engaged in a heated exchange during the encounter. pic.twitter.com/Y8WTycJ88q
— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) April 18, 2024
Peter Obi Speaks On Reoccurring National Grid Collapse
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said the incessant collapse of the national grid will continue to hinder the growth of the nation’s economy.
Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, urged the federal government to constitute a technical task force of professionals to address the reoccurring national grid collapse.
It would be recalled that on April 15, the national power grid experienced another system collapse, leading to a nationwide blackout, which is the third time in 2024.
Meanwhile, TCN said it had fully restored the national grid and blamed the collapse on a fire incident at the Afam power generating station.
In a statement on Wednesday signed by the spokesman of his Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko, Obi said the technical task force should consist of real professionals, not politicians.
He said the task force would correct simple slippages, such as incessant fire outbreaks that lead to perennial system collapse, which will rapidly improve power availability in the short term.
He said: “They will get to work to correct simple slippages like incessant fire outbreaks that lead to perennial system collapse and drastically improve coordination and coherence between Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and distribution companies (DisCos).
“There will be no load rejection, and breath down on all operators to deliver on their technical responsibilities.
“This will rapidly improve power availability in the short term while the government develop clarity to articulate an integrated national electricity policy and a practical implementation roadmap that harmonises national and sub-national electricity reform.”
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‘Set up task force to address recurring national grid collapse’ — Peter Obi advises FG
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Peter Obi Speaks On Reoccurring National Grid Collapse
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said the incessant collapse of the national grid will continue to hinder the growth of the nation’s economy.
Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, urged the federal government to constitute a technical task force of professionals to address the reoccurring national grid collapse.
It would be recalled that on April 15, the national power grid experienced another system collapse, leading to a nationwide blackout, which is the third time in 2024.
Meanwhile, TCN said it had fully restored the national grid and blamed the collapse on a fire incident at the Afam power generating station.
In a statement on Wednesday signed by the spokesman of his Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko, Obi said the technical task force should consist of real professionals, not politicians.
He said the task force would correct simple slippages, such as incessant fire outbreaks that lead to perennial system collapse, which will rapidly improve power availability in the short term.
He said: “They will get to work to correct simple slippages like incessant fire outbreaks that lead to perennial system collapse and drastically improve coordination and coherence between Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) and distribution companies (DisCos).
“There will be no load rejection, and breath down on all operators to deliver on their technical responsibilities.
“This will rapidly improve power availability in the short term while the government develop clarity to articulate an integrated national electricity policy and a practical implementation roadmap that harmonises national and sub-national electricity reform.”
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