HARD TIMES AWAIT ILLEGAL MINERS AS OLUKOYEDE BAGS MINILS’ FELLOWSHIP AWARD. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Hard Times Await  Illegal Miners as Olukoyede Bags MINILS’  Fellowship Award The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to intensify his crackdown on illegal mining by going after the financiers, mineral buyers, compromised public officials and other collaborators who profit from the illicit exploitation of Nigeria’s mineral resources. Olukoyede made this disclosure in Ilorin,  Kwara State on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, while delivering a Keynote address at a joint conference on Illegal Mining, Corruption and Climate Implications organised by the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies MINILS, Ilorin, in partnership with the Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA.  Beyond the address, the EFCC’s boss was honoured with the Fellowship of the Institute Speaking on the theme, “Uprooting the Roots of Resource Theft: A Zero-Tolerance Approach to Mining Corruption and Increasing Inse...

MAJOR BLACKOUT LEAVES MILLIONS WITHOUT POWER IN WESTERN CUBA . (PHOTO).


Major blackout leaves millions without power in western Cuba 

 A massive blackout left millions without electricity across Havana and western Cuba on Wednesday, highlighting the island’s ongoing struggles with a deteriorating power grid and shrinking oil reserves. Authorities said the outage began after a shutdown at the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant, one of the country’s largest, which experienced a boiler leak. Officials warned it could take at least 72 hours to restore the plant to full operation. The government has prioritized electricity for critical infrastructure such as hospitals and clinics while repair crews work to bring the rest of the system back online.
By late Wednesday, only about 2.5% of Havana’s customers had power restored, according to government reports. Residents adapted to the blackout with neighborhood cooking, domino games under rechargeable lights, and musicians playing along the city’s seawall. Many faced disrupted transportation, as buses were unable to run due to fuel shortages. Officials said Cuba’s power system faces chronic issues, including decades-old plants with minimal maintenance and limited access to replacement parts due to U.S. sanctions. The blackout comes amid dwindling oil supplies after halted Venezuelan shipments, with previous outages already demonstrating the fragility of the nation’s electrical infrastructure.

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