Quadri Yusuf Alabi, the 17-year-old boy who went viral after a photo of him standing in front of the convoy of Peter Obi during the 2023 general election, has shared his traumatic experience in the prison.
Quadri was arrested by the police in January 2025. He was arraigned in court and has been in prison custody since then. His plight was brought to the public last week by a young lady who asked that Nigerians rise up to ensure the teenager gets freed. While the police claim Quadri was arrested and charged in connection with a violent street fight in the Amukoko area of Lagos earlier this year, Quadri insisted that he was framed.
While speaking on Channels TV this morning, Quadri stated that up until the day he was arrested, he served as a motorboy to a driver who travelled around to deliver fish. He mentioned that on the day he was arrested, he had just finished the day’s job, collected his money from his boss and was heading home. He mentioned that he had just arrived at the gate to his compound when some police officers accosted him and accused him of being part of those who had recently had a street fight. He mentioned that . Quadri said that is how he was picked up and then taken to the station. He mentioned that of all the people who were arrested, he was the youngest of them. He mentioned that while he was in prison, he served as the person to evacuate faeces from the pit hole that serves as their toilet.
He mentioned that he wants to go to school and needs all the help he can get.
Meanwhile, over N10 million has so far been raised for Quadri by well-meaning Nigerians.
The tragic incident occurred on Monday along Tashan Gona in Billiri, as the group was returning from a mountain prayer gathering.
An unspecified number of people have been reported dead in Gombe State after an articulated vehicle loaded with goods ploughed into a procession of Easter celebrants.
The tragic incident occurred on Monday along Tashan Gona in Billiri, as the group was returning from a mountain prayer gathering.
According to eyewitnesses, several persons were killed on the spot, with some reportedly crushed beyond recognition. Several others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
It was gathered that the truck was set ablaze by irate youths after the driver fled the scene and took refuge at the police station in Billiri. Most of the victims were said to be children and youths who had participated in the prayer gathering.
“Many of those affected are youths and children. The scene is an eyesore; some of the victims died on the spot, and others were rushed to the hospital. The driver managed to escape into the Billiri police station,” an eyewitness told SaharaReporters.
As of the time of this report, police authorities have not issued an official statement regarding the incident.
Efforts to reach the Gombe State Police Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Buhari, were unsuccessful. He neither answered calls nor responded to text messages sent to his phone.
The inevitable death of our beloved character, Joel, finally happened in season 2 of The Last of Us TV Show. The depiction of Joel’s death in the TLOU Part 2 video game still stands tall as one of the most controversial deaths in video game history. Joel had it coming, whether we like it or not, and everyone wondered how the showrunners would pull it off in the series. Joel hit the end of the road in The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2, and the creators have made some major changes to how the tragic event transpired in the TV show. So, find out how Joel Miller’s death was depicted differently in The Last of Us TV show compared to the video game.
Spoilers Warning:
This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2 game and season 2 of the TV show. So, proceed with caution.
Joel’s Death in The Last of Us Part 2 Video Game
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Let me start with how the events transpired in the game first, so you can easily grasp the difference between the TLOU game and the TV show. In the game, Abby goes out to hunt Joel alone, as Owen (Abby’s close friend) has concerns over how they will get to Joel, as Jackson is a big town with a lot of people. Moreover, Owen didn’t want to risk the lives of his friends without a clear plan. Abby gets caught up in a blizzard and is also chased by a horde of zombies, but luckily gets saved by Joel, who was on a patrol with his brother Tommy.
In a tense moment, Tommy reveals his identity along with his brother, Joel’s, to help the poor girl calm down after escaping from a horde. This is when Abby realizes this is the man she has been looking for all along. Abby is lucky to find Joel away from the secured town, so she lures him back to her friend’s shelter, saying they can be safe together.
Joel and Tommy head back to the shelter along with Abby without being aware of what awaits them there. When Mel introduces herself, Tommy and Joel also introduce themselves, and soon Abby’s friends realize Joel walked right into their trap without any bait. As soon as Joel starts to realize something feels wrong, Abby shoots his leg, and her friends knock out Tommy.
You stupid old man. You don’t get to rush this – Abby
Joel’s now aware that this is his tragic end and asks Abby to get this over with quickly. But Abby, who had been waiting for this moment all along, didn’t want to rush it. She asks Mel to tourniquet Joel’s injured leg and begins to bash the old man’s head with a golf club. At this point, Ellie tracks Joel and reaches the shelter. Before Ellie can do anything to save Joel, she gets pinned down to the ground by Abby’s friends.
Owen asks Abby to finish her business quickly upon finding out someone has tracked them down. Therefore, Abby bludgeons Joel to death right in front of a helpless Ellie. They also make sure to knock out Ellie and leave Wyoming, as they have now completed their revenge mission.
Showrunners Make Changes to Joel’s Death in The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2
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The showrunners played out the events leading up to Joel’s death slightly differently from the game in the TV show. For starters, Joel goes out on patrol with Dina instead of his brother in the TV show. During this, Abby triggers an infected avalanche, which hits Jackson Town. The town is also breached by the infected horde, which never happens in the game. Abby gets chased by the horde when she is on the lookout for Joel, and gets saved by him, like in the game.
While Tommy spills their names in the game, Abby gets to learn about Joel’s identity when Dina calls out his name in the warehouse where they were holed up. Then, Abby coaxes Joel and Dina to go to her shelter to save their lives from the horde.
Upon reaching the shelter, Joel sees Jackson Town burning and tries to contact his people back in town. On the other hand, Abby urges her friends to help them initially, only to reveal that Joel is here with them.
They quickly put a gun to Dina’s head and snatched away Joel’s gun. As their target is only Joel, the crew puts Dina to sleep using an injection. Unlike in the game, Abby interrogates Joel about his actions against the Fireflies and reveals that he is the one who killed her father in a long speech (which is a callback to the game). In line with the game, Abby shoots him in his leg, tourniquets his injured leg, and proceeds to grab a golf club.
Then, she hits his injured spot and moves over to smack his head next. Ellie finds Joel and Dina’s horse and goes inside the house to look for them. Unfortunately, Abby’s friends slam Ellie to the floor when she discovers a blood-soaked Joel lying on the floor, utterly powerless. When Owen asks her to end it quickly, Abby picks up a broken golf club and stabs the sharp point right into Joel’s neck, like how one kills an infected. Ellie is left barely conscious, but she crawls her way to her father figure, Joel, and hugs the fallen soul.
These little changes offer new sequences, however, Joel’s death is as gruesome as ever in the game and broke my heart again. The sorrowful fate of Joel is going to haunt us forever. In the meantime, let us know if you liked the changes made in the TLOU show in the comments below.
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It’s not official yet, but at this point, it might as well be. Another leak has surfaced around the long-rumored remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion game title, and this one’s a biggie—literally. According to known data-mining group XoXLeak, the upcoming remaster will demand a staggering 121 gigabytes of storage space. That’s more than twenty times the size of the original game, which clocked in at just 5 GB when it launched back in 2006.
To be fair, a file size that large isn’t shocking. Not when you consider that this remaster is reportedly being built on Unreal Engine 5—a tool that’s both powerful and storage-hungry. Still, for many players, especially those on Xbox consoles with limited SSD capacity, this might be a problem. Clearing space for yet another oversized title has become an unfortunate norm.
Interestingly, Bethesda hasn’t acknowledged the remaster at all. No trailer, no blog post, not even a logo tease. Yet the evidence continues to pile up. Fans already spotted screenshots hosted on a developer website weeks ago, which briefly sparked excitement before being pulled offline. Now, this latest leak adds more fuel to the fire.
It’s also raising questions about pricing. Word on the ground is that the official announcement may drop today, April 21. If true, expect a price in the $40 range. That would be a reasonable ask for a remastered classic. Anything higher might not sit well with longtime fans—unless, of course, it ends up on Game Pass. That would soften the blow.
Nostalgia has a price, and in this case, it also takes up a good chunk of your hard drive. Whether that’s worth it will depend on just how far this Oblivion Remastered title pushes the boundaries of modern visuals—and whether fans still have the patience (and storage) for another trip to Cyrodiil.
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Workers install solar panels for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s biggest solar and battery storage plant, the Eland Solar and Storage Center in the Mojave Desert of Kern County on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 near California City, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
by Nicholas Glover
Despite all the talk about strengthening American manufacturing, the Trump administration is determined to weaken an area where manufacturing is growing: clean energy.
Clean energy companies added over 400,000 jobs in the last few years — a large portion of them in manufacturing, building the technologies of the future here in America. These jobs are unlocking opportunities in every part of the country, especially in places in most need of investment: disadvantaged communities and rural areas. We should be doing everything we can to make sure communities across the country can benefit from these family-sustaining jobs — especially Black communities and places that have been most harmed by polluting industries.
That’s why it’s incredibly damaging — and downright confusing — that the Trump administration is killing American jobs in solar, wind, EVs, and batteries.
From day one, the administration took aim at clean energy, blocking major grants from transformational climate laws and leaving farmers, schools, churches, and small businesses holding the bag for payments. President Trump signed orders to pause the leasing and permitting for offshore wind projects, as well as solar projects on federal lands. And now, a chaotic tariff policy threatens the certainty that clean energy companies count on to make big investment decisions.
Despite the damage that’s been done, Congress can still do what’s right: protect clean energy jobs and the industry that’s essential to our future. This spring, the Trump administration has its sights set on repealing game-changing tax credits that have sparked the clean energy job boom we’re seeing; however, they must go through Congress to get it done.
Congress should be championing this progress — not putting it at risk.
More than two-thirds of new clean energy investments are flowing into communities of color and rural areas, creating good-paying jobs and delivering much-needed funding for schools, roads, and local services. These investments are offering a lifeline for places too often left behind. Congress should be championing this progress — not putting it at risk.
Take Waller County, Texas, for example. Waller has a rich diversity of Hispanic and Black communities. It’s home to Prairie View A&M University, the largest HBCU in Texas. Finding steady employment in Waller has been tough; the poverty rate here is higher than the rest of the Houston metro area, in part because livelihoods have depended on the volatile boom and bust cycle of the oil industry.
Now, new clean energy investments in the county, spurred by the tax credits, are creating good-paying jobs in more stable industries. Two solar panel manufacturing companies have announced multi-million dollar investments in the county, which will generate close to 2,000 jobs. Meanwhile, students at Prairie View A&M are getting hands-on experience in solar energy through the university’s new Solar Lab.
Or look at a place like Liberty, North Carolina, a small rural town that has watched shops downtown close and young people leave elsewhere for work — a story that’s unfortunately familiar to many other rural communities. Thanks to federal tax credits, Liberty has landed the largest economic development project in the state and one of the nation’s largest clean energy investments in a community of color: Toyota is building a $13.9 billion EV battery manufacturing plant, which is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs. That doesn’t even begin to reveal the cascading effect on surrounding communities.
A nearby college, Guilford Technical Community College, which has a significant Black enrollment, started a program to train students for these high-paying technical jobs. And local restaurant owners are also excited about new customers. As a longtime resident and city manager described it, “For the first time in the 250 years of Randolph County’s existence, we have a chance to be wealthy.”
If the transformative stories in districts around the country aren’t reason enough for our elected representatives, then they should listen to what a growing chorus of business leaders has to say about the clean energy tax credits. More than 300 clean energy business leaders wrote to congressional leadership denouncing repeal attempts, arguing that repeal would “pull the rug out from growing American businesses and countless workers.” The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has also defended the investments, saying they have been instrumental for “energy security” and “competitiveness.”
If America steps back, there’s no question we’ll be left behind as global competitors race to win these jobs and industries. But this isn’t just about global competition — it’s about the families, the businesses, and the communities who have been writing a great American comeback thanks to these clean energy investments. It’s about Black communities across the country getting the chance to be at the forefront of the clean energy boom. It’s about Waller County, Texas, and Liberty, North Carolina, and so many places like them that are excited about the future they’re building.
The question is: Will their elected officials uphold their oaths and defend that future?
As a member of the Environmental Defense Fund’s U.S. Leadership Team, Nicholas Glover is vice president of the organization’s Build to Zero workstream — a core U.S. region strategy that represents the next phase of EDF’s efforts to intensify the speed and scale of clean energy deployment in the U.S. made possible by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Ruben Amorim is set to have a massive overhaul of his squad this summer as he faces his first summer transfer window at the helm at Old Trafford.
The United boss has a difficult task ahead of him, either make good of the £600 million of Erik ten Hag signings which have failed to live up to the transfer fees, or recruit new stars with limited funds.
As such, The Red Devils are looking to offload several of their underperforming stars in a bid to clear space in the squad and funds in the budget to sign new talent.
It’s understood that one of the key signings they are desperate to make is a goalkeeper with concerns growing even further around Andre Onana.
The Cameroon international has had a disastrous season with one mistake after another, resulting in goals for the opposition.
As such, the club are looking at prospective replacements in the form of Porto FC Diogo Costa, Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen and Parma star Zion Suzuki.
However, United might need to recruit more than one keeper this summer, with two of their shot-stoppers set to leave Old Trafford.
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Manchester United to lose Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton
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Football Insider has reported that Altay Bayindir is looking to part ways with United as he’s grown unhappy being second in line to Andre Onana.
The Turkey international is looking to be offloaded in the summer in a bid to get more first-team football.
Alongside him it’s also understood that Tom Heaton is set to retire at the end of the season, bringing an end to his 23 year career in goal, starting and ending it at Old Trafford.
This means that United could be losing their second and third choice goalkeepers in one window, whilst also growing concerned or their first-choice.
As such, it’s clear that the goalkeeping department at Old Trafford is set to look very different at the start of next season.
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Two dozen people called 911 after seeing a Cessna 310R crash and explode near Interstate 95 in a busy area of Boca Raton on Friday morning.
The plane experienced a mechanical issue shortly after taking off from the Boca airport just after 10 a.m., officials said. While trying to return to the airport, the plane crashed just short of where the pilot intended to land.
A teenage girl, her father and her grandfather were killed in the crash. They were identified by Boca Raton Police on Friday as Robert Stark, 81, of Boca Raton; Stephen Stark, 54, of Delray Beach; and Brooke Stark, 17, of Delray Beach.
Dispatchers were inundated with 911 calls from people who witnessed the crash, from someone who was in a building across the street to a woman from the Boca Raton Airport Authority to drivers on I-95, according to the calls obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel late Tuesday night. They received so many calls that dispatchers began answering with, “Are you calling about the plane crash?”
The woman who called from the airport authority said the plane was “in distress” and asked for fire rescue to respond. Air traffic control had already contacted police, the dispatcher replied.
“I know this is a really strange call,” another woman said. “But is anybody else calling about this plane flying very low?”
The operator said they were already aware.
“He’s way too low,” the woman said as the operator interrupted.
“Ma’am, they’re having issues. We’re aware,” the dispatcher said.
The dispatchers answering calls did not stay on the line long, briefly telling callers they were already on the way.
“Something just dropped from the sky and there’s a big accident,” a third woman said.
Another caller described seeing black smoke billowing into the sky just off the highway near Glades Road.
A 24-year-old man from Boca Raton had minor injuries after he lost control while driving a 2017 Toyota Prius near the fiery crash north on Military Trail and hit a tree, Boca Raton Police spokesperson Officer Jessica Desir said Friday.
The Starks were scheduled to land in Tallahassee on Friday afternoon, according to FlightAware. They were in the air for no longer than 10 minutes, National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge Kurt Gibson told reporters.
Both Robert Stark and Stephen Stark were certified pilots, Federal Aviation Administration records show. Officials have not said who was flying the plane.
Robert Stark had a long, illustrious history as an aerobatic competition pilot, competing in numerous contests, including for the U.S. advanced aerobatics team in an Advanced World Championship held in the Czech Republic in 1999.
WPEC-Ch. 12, the Sun Sentinel’s news partner, reported on Monday that Brooke Stark was a senior at Atlantic Community High School in Delray Beach.
“It’s just extra sad because she made it so far, and right when she’s about to make it to the finish line, things happen and it’s really unfortunate,” classmate Jason Timothee, who wore a blue jacket Monday in her memory, told Ch. 12.
Principal Sandra Edwards sent a message to parents after the crash but did not identify the student who died, citing the family’s privacy. Edwards said she would contact the family to offer them support.
“As parents and caregivers, you may find that your child is processing this loss in different ways,” Edwards wrote. “For some, this may be the first time they have experienced the death of a peer or someone in their community. I encourage all of us to approach conversations about this with care, compassion, and respect.”
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
The Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Monday highlighted the financial burden of maintaining airports in the country, stating that many operate at a loss and require monthly subsidies from the government a situation that strengthens the argument for concession.
This is just as he refuted a recent media report (Not THE WHISTLER)suggesting that the Federal Government had finalised a long-term concession arrangement for Enugu International Airport.
Although the government is currently exploring the concession of several airports and has received multiple proposals from interested parties, Keyamo clarified that no definitive agreement has been reached.
In a statement released on Monday and signed by the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Tunde Moshood, the report was dismissed as “utterly baseless and untrue.”
Enugu Airport has been in the spotlight in recent days following the suspension of flight operations to the facility by Air Peace airline, citing infrastructural challenges.
In response, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) promptly shut down the airport, announcing emergency rehabilitation of the runway.
He said, “Whilst it is true that the Federal Government is considering proposals for the concession of five major airports, this is a proactive measure to ensure these vital facilities can meet and maintain international standards, given the increasing financial demands of their operations.”
“Many of our airports are presently running at a loss, so they have to be subsidised each month by the Federal Government. It is noteworthy that this initiative to concession started under previous administrations,” the statement reads in part.
“At this stage, prospective concessionaires have indeed submitted various proposals, including different durations for the concessions. It is important to emphasise that the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has not established any fixed duration.”
“All submitted proposals are currently undergoing thorough evaluation and will eventually be reviewed by the ICRC before being presented to the Minister for onward conveyance to FEC for approval. We can confirm that this review process has not been concluded.”
“However, for the sake of transparency, the Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, directed some months ago that the Aviation Labour Unions be included as part of the negotiating teams.”
“Therefore, we must state unequivocally that the information suggesting a predetermined concession duration is false, unfounded, and intended to cause unwarranted disaffection and mistrust in this process by those with entrenched interests.”
Amid calls for transparency in the process, some aviation unions have accused the Ministry of proceeding with the concession behind closed doors.
However, Moshood reaffirmed the Minister’s commitment to transparency, saying, “With his training and track record, the Minister will not allow anything untoward to happen under his watch.
“He has so far run the Ministry in a transparent manner and will not fall into the same mistakes of the past. We will ensure that all decisions are made in the best interests of the nation and the aviation sector.”
Many Airports In Nigeria Operating At A Loss- Keyamo is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, negotiate a bilateral trade deal with Washington and strengthen ties with the Trump administration.
Vance will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of his largely personal visit. The two leaders are expected to hold discussions on bilateral ties outlined in February when Modi met President Donald Trump in Washington.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrives in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
The U.S. is India’s largest trading partner and the two countries are now holding negotiations aiming to seal a bilateral trade agreement this year.
They have set an ambitious target of more than doubling their bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030. If achieved, the trade deal could significantly enhance economic ties between the two countries and potentially strengthen diplomatic ties as well.
Vance’s first visit to New Delhi comes amid the backdrop of Trump’s now-paused tariff program against most countries, including India. It also coincides with a rapidly intensifying trade war between Washington and Beijing, which is New Delhi’s main rival in the region.
Modi and Vance are expected to “review the progress in bilateral relations” and “exchange views on regional and global developments of mutual interest,” India’s Foreign Ministry said last week. On Monday, spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Vance’s visit will “further deepen the India–U.S. comprehensive global strategic partnership.”
Vance is combining business with pleasure on this trip
Vance was greeted with an Indian classical dance performance after he arrived at New Delhi’s Palam airport on Monday, following his visit to Rome, where he met Pope Francis on Easter Sunday. He is accompanied by his wife, Usha Vance, a practicing Hindu whose parents are from India, along with their three children and officials from the U.S. administration.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance arrive in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
The family visited the Akshardham Hindu temple in New Delhi after their arrival and are expected to tour the iconic Taj Mahal monument and the 12th-century Amer Fort — a UNESCO world heritage site — during their trip.
India is important to the U.S. in counterbalancing Chinese influence
India is a close partner of the U.S. and an important strategic ally in combating the rising influence of China in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also part of the Quad, which is comprised of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia and is seen as a counterbalance to China’s expansion in the region. Trump is expected to attend a summit of Quad leaders in India later this year.
Washington has long sought to develop a deeper partnership with New Delhi, which is seen as a bulwark against China. Modi particularly established a good working relationship with Trump during his first term in office and the two leaders are likely to further boost cooperation between their countries.
Modi was among the first leaders to visit the U.S. and hold talks with Trump after he returned to the White House. During his visit, he hailed a “mega partnership” with the U.S., and kickstarted a negotiation process to minimize the possible fallout of Trump’s tariffs.
The two leaders also said they planned to grow their defense partnership, with India signaling compliance with the Trump administration’s demands, saying it will purchase more oil, energy and defense equipment from the U.S. Modi also has cooperated with Trump’s moves to deport undocumented migrants as India has accepted many of its citizens from the U.S. in the past few months.
Regardless, Trump targeted India with a 26% levy, part of which has since been paused. However, he has continued to call India a “tariff abuser” and “tariff king.”
Trade talks are urgent for Delhi as it tries to avoid Trump’s tariffs
The trade negotiations are especially urgent for New Delhi as it could be hit hard by Trump’s tariffs, particularly in the agriculture, processed food, auto components, high-end machinery, medical equipment and jewelry sectors.
Harsh Vardhan Shringla, India’s former foreign secretary and ambassador to the U.S., said Vance’s visit comes at a time of global upheaval in world trade. He said ties between New Delhi and Washington could see an upsurge under Trump’s presidency, mainly in technology-sharing and defense.
“U.S. trade policy under Trump offers an opportunity for India to embed itself in a bigger way in the U.S. markets and global supply chains,” Shringla said.
Modi’s government is also hoping to attract investment from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Last month, Musk’s Starlink entered into agreements with two of India’s top telecom operators to provide satellite-based internet services. Musk also indicated he would visit India later this year after speaking last week with Modi, signaling there could be progress in the electric-car maker’s push to enter the Indian market.
India is also a major defense partner of the U.S. It has in recent years embedded advanced American jets, helicopters, missiles and military gear into its armed forces. The two countries have announced plans to sign a 10-year framework later this year for strengthening their defense partnership.
Associated Press writer Rajesh Roy contributed to this report.
