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In a significant development, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has taken into custody five senior officials from the Department of Farm Inputs Supports Services (FISS) within the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This action follows allegations of misappropriation of funds allocated for monitoring exercises and sensitization programs. According to reliable sources, the arrests unfolded at the Bank of Agriculture Building, situated within the Central Business District of Garki, Abuja, on the 10th of August, 2023. The ICPC detained four of the apprehended officials for a short duration before subsequently releasing them. However, the…

Eight days after a gang of gunmen kidnapped a First Class Chief of Gurku in Nasarawa State, Jubril Mamman Waziri, and his wife, Hajiya Sa’adatu Waziri, they have been released from captivity. The Governor of the state, Abdullahi Sule confirmed this on Monday. Sule disclosed that the Chief of Gurku community in Karu local government area of Nasarawa State and his wife have both regained freedom from their abductors. However, Governor Sule announced during the swearing-in of new Commissioners on Monday that the Chief and his wife had been released. He said the duo were in good health…

Over a million individuals have been displaced within the northwest region of Nigeria due to the increasing menace of banditry, cattle rustling, and kidnappings, as reported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). A staggering 54 percent of females and 56 percent of children have been forced to flee in Katsina State alone, amplifying concerns about the crisis’s impact on women and children. The total number of those affected in the state stands at 223,473. The IOM unveiled these alarming statistics during the official launch of a conflict mitigation and community reconciliation project in northwest Nigeria, organized in Katsina State’s…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) on Monday, told the House of Representatives Committee on Job Racketeering why it employed over 300 persons into the board without advertising . JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede said this while responding to the allegation levelled against the agency of engaging in lopsided employment of 300 staff . The Committee insisted that the employment which took place between 2015 and 2023 was against federal character principle. Responding JAMB maintained that it followed the principle and it was done out of exigency. Oloyede, in his response said the board followed the federal character principles…

Peace Adedigba A Nigerian Air Force aircraft, on Monday crashed near Chukuba village in Shiroro local government area of Niger State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the aircraft was on its way back to Kaduna from Niger State before the incident happened. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed this in a statement. The statement reads, “a Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed today, 14 August 2023 at about 1.00pm near Chukuba Village in Niger State. “The aircraft had departed Zungeru Primary School enroute Kaduna but was later discovered to…

Fawaz Adebisi A Pastor from Ondo State, Dada Itopa, 45, has lost his life to suspected ritualists who killed him on his farmland in the Ebira camp of the Ipele community, Owo Local Government Area. This was revealed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, in a statement released on Monday. According to the statement, the suspects had disguised themselves as labourers to assist the pastor but ended up attacking him with a machete, resulting in his death. Though, the pastor had earlier asked them to help him on his farm for N11,000 workmanship. It was…

…. Rampant Cases of Theft, Burglary Rock  Ogun Communities … I Now Spend N3,000 To Earn N4,000 — Motorcyclist  …. Receptionists, Bankers, Vulcanizer, Mechanic, Others Lament Low Patronage  … Teachers Now Sleep In Cars,Schools  — ASUS Chair … Contributions In Church Has Reduced — Pastor … Fuel Price Surge Takes Toll On Farmers, Travelers, Drivers Fawaz Adebisi, Israel Adeleke, Ameenah Gusanu, Peace Adedigba & Wisdom  Silas  Residents  of Ogun State have shared their untold hardship stories  following the austerity orchestrated by the government over the  removal of fuel subsidy . The residents of the Gateway state were…

Oba-Ifelodun Village, situated in the heart of Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, is reeling from the distressing intrusion of alleged land grabbers.  Chief Semiu Kushimo Egungbohun, the respected Baale of the village, has come forward to voice his concerns over his safety as these suspected land grabbers encroach upon the community.  Despite the robust measures set forth by the Ogun State Government through its anti-land grabbers legislation, the village has found itself besieged by this menacing predicament. Chief Egungbohun’s plea for protection echoes with urgency, as he recounts the harrowing ordeal inflicted upon him by these suspected land grabbers. …

… Aso Rock cabal directs Acting CBN Gov to starve Obazee’s team of funds Whereas Nigerians are rejoicing because of the political will mustered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to unearth the rot at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), recover stolen funds and stabilize the naira and the nation’s economy, details have emerged on how some powerful vested interests are desperately working against Mr. President’s patriotic intentions. Chief among those allegedly sabotaging the President’s efforts are the management of CBN, suspended CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and his foot soldiers, jealous yet selfish professionals who want to be…

Aminat Gusanu The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has unveiled the Federal Government’s intention to decrease salt/sodium content in food by 30 percent by the year 2025. NAFDAC stated that this plan  has been outlined in the National Multi-Sectoral Action Plan NMSAP for the Prevention and Non-communicable Diseases, spanning from 2019 to 2025. The agency noted that  research has shown that excessive salt/sodium in the diet has been implicated in high blood pressure, heart diseases and stroke. Also, too much unhealthy fats in the diet can raise cholesterol levels which increases the risk…