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A gang of bandits have killed three persons including two friends in Matazu and Kankia Local Government Areas of Katsina State. A man identified as Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, also known as Solo, was shot dead by the gunmen in Kankia on Saturday night. Spokesman of the State Police Command, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, said the incident took place around 8:40 pm in a low-cost residential estate near the Kankia General Hospital. According to a resident, the gunmen rode to the estate on motorcycles and shot Abdullahi when he questioned them. They fled after the shooting, leaving him in a pool of…

An unknown woman has reportedly stolen a six-month-old baby boy, Chinedu Chukwueke, from his mother’s shop at Kure Market in Minna, the Niger state capital. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the incident occured on Sunday. The father of the child said the boy was stolen by a woman who came in guise of learning work in his wife’s salon. He said “my baby boy, Chinedu Chukwueke, of six months old was taken from my wife’s shop today Sunday at Kure market Minna. “The woman came in the guise of wanting to learn work in my wife’s saloon and took the baby.

A leaked memo addressed to the Lagos State Ministry of Health indicating that the State Government approved N61,285,000 for the mass burial of 103 persons identified as 2020 EndSARS victims has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the memo dated July 19, 2023, captures steps for the processing of funds after approval by the governor. Earlier, a Ministerial Tenders’ Board Meeting reportedly sat over the recommendations of the Procurement Planning Committee, after which no objections were raised to the award of the mass burial contract to a funeral service provider. The five-paragraph leaked memo also…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori Sunday vowed his administration would restore the lost glory of Warri, Uvwie and its environs through massive infrastructural renewal and environmental sustainability. The governor accompanied by his wife, Tobore, and other top government functionaries, stated this at the thanksgiving service in honour of the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Redemption Hall, Mega Parish, Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of the State. The Governor expressed delighted to join the Speaker and his family in thanking God for…

No fewer than 15 persons have reportedly  lost their lives after consuming alcoholic drink in Ijebuland . PLATFORM TIMES gathered 15 persons have reportedly died in the last one week after drinking bottles of alcohol in Ogbogbo and other areas in Ogun East,especially, Ijebuland in Ogun State. PLATFORM TIMES further gathered that at Ogbogbo in Atan in the Ijebu-North East local government area of the state six persons were declared dead . The incident occured on Tuesday, at a joint where seven friends reportedly converged got merry making. It was further gathered that the six persons who drank the alcohol…

Ace broadcaster and events compere, Wole Sorunke, fondly called “M. C. Murphý” has literarily let the cat out of the bag on why he left the Fresh FM, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Murphy, who hitherto ran two popular programmes on the popular radio spoke during a monitored Yoruba radio programme on Splash FM last Friday. According to the multi-talented broadcaster, he quit the Yinka Ayefele owned radio after the authorities of the radio removed the two programmes. The controversial broadcaster, who is currently resident in London said he was not sacked from the radio as was being speculated. Although…

The Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners Practitioners has advised President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on water resources like he did on food security. The association added that it was high time water got priority in national development strategies to forestall imminent scarcity of the resources. The National President of AWDROP, Michael Ale Ina statement, called on government at all levels to pay attention to issue of water resources mismanagement and treat it as part of current national emergency. He called for government attention to the dire need to address water scarcity and water resource…

An artisan simply identified as Tajudeen, has reportedly committed suicide on Saturday at Ijebu Ode in Ogun State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Tajudeen committed suicide in his room at Sabo community on Friday. The incident was disclosed by his neighbours who discovered his lifeless body dangling on the ceiling . Tajudeen’s death might not be unconnected with the loss of his wife two years ago. The source said “The electrician lost his wife about two years ago. And his children are out of town. The cause of his death is yet to be identified at the time of filing this…

Three children have died while seven others were hospitalised following the outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed The Health Secretary of the Makarfi Local Government Council, Aliyu Alassan, confirmed the incident on Saturday. Alasaan,said the cases occurred at Tashar Na Kawu, Gubuchi Ward of the local government. Alassan said most of the affected victims were children, adding that the specimen of the victims had been forwarded to Abuja for analysis. He said: “Those suspected with the disease have been taken to the hospital and isolated for medical observation. “While contact tracing is going…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has broken silence over the payment of an interim dividend of N123 billion to the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of June 2023 The NNPCL said it was to consolidate its post Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 status as an income-generating company. The FAAC had, on Thursday, shared N907.054 billion among the three tiers of government. From the money shared, NNPCL contributed N81 billion as a monthly interim dividend and N42 billion as 40 per cent oil Production Sharing Contract (PSC) profit totaling N123 billion. Speaking on the development, the…