JustJude

Deputy Editor @ TheCable, ex-Senior Editor Pulse Nigeria, ex-Managing Editor Quest Times, ex-contributor at Sahara Reporters, Premium Times, Guardian

[TheCable @thecableng]

Follow TheCable for exclusive coverage of COP31 in Turkey

As the world grapples with rising temperatures, intensifying extreme weather events and growing pressure on energy systems, the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) presents an opportunity for countries to translate years of climate negotiations and commitments into practical action.

TheCable is on the ground in Antalya to bring you exclusive interviews, reports and analysis of the negotiations shaping COP31.

Janefrances Chibundu (@c_jennycee), TheCable’s special correspondent on climate change, will report from the conference to examining Africa’s negotiating priorities, engaging key decision-makers and explain what global climate decisions mean for Nigeria and the continent.

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[TheCable @thecableng]

You can now pre-order ‘Winning Formula’, @simonkolawole’s book on 2023 presidential election

The pre-order platform for Simon Kolawole’s new book is now live on the website of Rovingheights, the nation’s most respected booksellers.

The book, titled, ‘Winning Formula: The Inside Story of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election’, is an authoritative account of the controversial election, enriched by insider briefings, court filings and polling data, and told with the pace of a newsroom and the eye of a data analyst.

https://t.co/033BzizQWK

[TheCable @thecableng]

SIMON KOLAWOLE: "Where do I stand on this burning issue? The first thing I want to do is to implore the judiciary to tread carefully. Political tension is already rising ahead of the 2027 general election. Our judges must do everything possible and reasonable to avoid compounding the situation. They must not become part of the problem. The judges must act with restraint and a sense of responsibility in order protect this democracy. I am particularly worried that courts of equal jurisdiction are making contradictory pronouncements on similar cases. Something is terribly wrong and this has to stop. Am I suggesting that because a case is political, the judges should ignore the facts of the matter? No. Not exactly. While I suspect that the way and manner Atiku and his allies took over the ADC left much to be desired, I am also of the opinion that you cannot abort a child that has been born, as Bashorun MKO Abiola would say. I am a journalist. I am not a lawyer. But I would argue that the Mark-led committee had been functioning with judicial backing. Indeed, on July 2, 2026, Justice Musa Liman of the Federal High Court upheld the emergence of Mark and Aregbesola as ADC leaders in a separate suit filed by Hon. Leke Abejide. He held that it complied with the party’s constitution and the electoral law. The party, therefore, was not acting without legal cover when it conducted the primaries. The judges, I would add, must seriously consider the question of whether the injury allegedly suffered by Gombe can be remedied without invalidating every decision taken by the party and potentially disenfranchising millions of Nigerians who would ordinarily have the ADC as one of their electoral choices."

https://t.co/HUxWoMBoox

[JustJude @egbas]

Arsenal tops the table and there are no elephant jokes again.

Growth.

[Whemïmor @hy_wemmy]

This administration is exhausting people. No jobs, unbearable heat, terrible electricity and an increasingly difficult cost of living.

I’ve been awake since 2 a.m. because there’s no light. People are genuinely suffering. If you still support this administration, may you never escape the consequences of the things you keep defending.

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

Planned maintenance? When was this notice put out?

Load shedding? This problem has been going on for weeks, why are people still being billed on Band A tariff?

Update coming after weeks of torture on average Nigerians, including people you bill premium. This is unacceptable.

[kings @f_ikechukwu]

@Morris_Monye National Grid down ke, was it up before?

[Foza Billions (The Oracle) @fozadoza]

This country dey rage Bait me Gann
I went clubbing because light no dey my house, WHY DID THE GENERATOR DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF OBLEE?

[JustJude @egbas]

@JosephOTegbe Tegwolo don drop quote

[JustJude @egbas]

@AbangMercy I'd be looking out for you. Nothing like a Cross Riverian shaking that ting

[Omoalhaja @omoalhajaabiola]

“Your contact Wasiu Carpenter is on Telegram as Jessica Wiley”

[Man of Letters. @Letter_to_Jack]

The epileptic state of power supply across all bands over the last couple of weeks has broken the social contract NERC and the Ministry of Power presented to Nigerians before introducing the band system.

On that basis, NOBODY should be paying Band A tariffs right now.

[JustJude @egbas]

@boip_25 I dey come. No worry

[JustJude @egbas]

At least Adelabu used to respond once once.

This Tegwolo no send your papa

[TheCable @thecableng]

NISO blames gas supply constraints, low water levels for power generation decline

The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) says the decline in electricity generation on the national grid is mainly due to gas supply constraints affecting thermal power plants and reduced output from hydroelectric power stations.

The operator spoke in a statement on Thursday.
https://t.co/E1GvShQDMB

[fimlex @fimlex2]

People are now moving from Solar panels to Wind turbines because solar isn’t 24/7😭😭😭😭😭

People are installing wind turbines in their homes, bruh. Nigerians are adapting to the Country’s incompetent electricity supply, sad.

[Oloye. @Ol0ye]

The social contract regarding Band A was.

If you agree to pay more for electricity. You'll have at least 20 hours of electricity daily.

You'll save on petrol/diesel cost.

That social contract is broken.

[Múyìwá Mátùlúkò @MuyoSan]

For me, it's the way everyone keeps saying "those in Band A" like we're not suffering the same fate.

I was forced into Band A over a year ago.

I've not had up to 8 hours of grid electricity in the last 24 hours. And this has been typical for the past few months.

I've never had 20 hours of grid electricity.

[ODINAKA. El Toro. @TheAjibolaGrey]

JOSEPH TEGBE, RESIGN IF YOU CAN’T PREFORM YOUR DUTY AS THE MINISTER OF POWER.

THIS IS THE WORST POWER SITUATION EVER!