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Thousands of travellers found themselves stranded and separated from their loved ones after a devastating fire incident at the Heathrow Airport in United Kingdom knocked out power to the facility, leading to a full shutdown. Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest, was closed for 24 hours starting early Friday following a major fire at an electricity substation
Hot Sourceuper Eagles Keep 2026 World Cup Hope Alive, Beat Rwanda 2-0
Kunle Adewale
Nigeria’s dwindling hope of hoisting her flag at the 2028 FIFA World Cup was boosted yesterday in Kigali as the Super Eagles defeated the Amavubi of Rwanda 2-0 in the Group C of the Africa World Cup qualifier.
Two first half goals from Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, did the damage as the Super Eagles defence foiled all efforts by the Wasps to stage any comeback.
Osimhen was the hero as the Super Eagles of Nigeria secured a crucial win over Rwanda in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash yesterday.
The Napoli striker, currently on loan at Galatasaray, netted a first-half brace to breathe life into Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying campaign, which had previously been hanging by a thread.
Nigeria entered the encounter with immense pressure, having picked up only three points from their opening four matches.
But the Super Eagles delivered a composed first-half performance to silence the home crowd at the Amahoro Stadium.
Osimhen opened the scoring in the 25th minute. A well-delivered freekick from Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman found him unmarked at the far post, and the forward made no mistake, tapping home to hand Nigeria a deserved lead.
Moments later, Moses Simon came close to doubling the tally, but his powerful effort was superbly kept out by Rwanda’s goalkeeper, Fiacre Ntwari.
Nigeria remained in control, and their dominance paid off again in the 40th minute. A delightful pass from AC Milan star Samuel Chukwueze found Osimhen, who showed incredible composure to chip the ball past Ntwari for his second of the game – and his 25th international goal for the Super Eagles.
That goal sees the 26-year-old move ahead of Segun Odegbami on Nigeria’s all-time top scorers list, with only Rashidi Yekini (37 goals) now ahead of him.
Despite a goalless second half, Nigeria maintained their grip on the game and saw out the win comfortably. The 2013 AFCON Champions now have six points in the Group C standings.
Kunle Adewale Nigeria’s dwindling hope of hoisting her flag at the 2028 FIFA World Cup was boosted yesterday in Kigali as the Super Eagles defeated the Amavubi of Rwanda 2-0
Hot SourceOgun to Take Over Nine Megawatts Hydro Power Plant
James Sowole in Abeokuta
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the state government is considering generating electricity from the 9 Megawatts hydro power plant, located within the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.
The governor, who stated this during an on-the-spot assessment of facilities at the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority yesterday, said that his administration was already in alliance with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on the modalities for the takeover.
He said that taking over the hydro power plant would boost his administration’s plan to improve power supply across the state, as it would be merged with the 30 Megawatts power plant in Onijanganjangan, which, being gas-fired, would ensure that the state has the right energy mix.
Abiodun stated that the abandoned dam and hydro power plant, inaugurated in 1983, represents stranded renewable energy that his administration intends to take advantage of.
He described the idea behind the establishment of the dam as noble, as it was meant to manage water outflow from neighbouring countries, local water tributaries, irrigation, power generation, and farming, among others.
“From the information we have, one of the three turbines was commissioned, but the other two were not commissioned because they were not fully installed.
“We have been engaging with the Bureau of Public Enterprises, and there is an alliance between our government and the Bureau to take over this hydro power plant and merge it with our gas-fired plant so that we have the right energy mix.
“And that is another reason why we are here: to see what we can do to ensure that the stranded or idle power plants are fully optimised.
“I am sure that in the next few weeks, engineers will be here to ascertain the integrity and how we can resuscitate this plant for the use and benefit of our sons and daughters of Ogun State under our Ogun State Light Up Project. I mentioned earlier that we are going to have power plants in Abeokuta, Ijebu, Remo, and Yewa to ensure that we have enough power supply,” he said.
The governor also spoke on the need to turn the land around the River Basin into farm clusters to take advantage of the presence of water and irrigation for all-year farming seasons, in line with the Renewed Hope Food Initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to him, the vast land around the River Basin axis is also suitable for cattle farming, as cattle require water.
“We’ve seen that we can further utilise the potential that the dam offers. We will ensure that we look at the ownership of farmlands around here, ensure that there is proper acquisition of those farms, and ensure that those farms are properly farmed, particularly under the Renewed Hope Food Initiative, to ensure we grow what we eat and eat what we grow,” he added.
Abiodun applauded the forebears of the country for conceiving the project, stating, “This project is laudable, but just like many federal government ideas and projects, most times, you find them not sustained and not fully optimised, and this is no exception.”
Abiodun also noted that the Managing Director of the River Basin has debunked the rumours that it is the water from the dam that causes the perennial flooding in Isheri, adding that his administration would look into the claims of the Managing Director that the flooding is a result of water from other sources.
James Sowole in Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed that the state government is considering generating electricity from the 9 Megawatts hydro power plant, located within the Ogun-Osun
