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Israel Adeleke The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed three senior police officers due to their involvement in misconduct and abuse of office. The PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Ani said that, the decision was reached during the 21st plenary of the commission, which was chaired by Justice Clara Ogunbiyi on behalf of PSC Chairman Solomon Arase. Speaking further, she said that, apart from the dismissal of the aforementioned officers, nine others officers have been demoted in rank, including a Commissioner of Police. “The Commission also approved the punishment of severe reprimand on 16…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has denied a report that he fled the country after the end of his tenure on May 29, 2023. The former president, who recently returned from London, the United Kingdom after a private visit, insisted that he was in his hometown, Daura, in Katsina State. Buhari through his his former spokesman, Garba Shehu, berated BusinessDay newspaper over a report, asking its management to sack its reporter for saying he was on “exile” when he was already in Nigeria. He stated: “For misleading the otherwise credible newspaper to falsely report on their front page that former President…

Israel Adeleke The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, on Sunday, confirmed  a fatal motor accident that claimed the lives of 18 partygoers at Age-Mowo, close to Mowo, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The spokesman for the state’s traffic management body, Taofiq Adebayo, disclosed this on Sunday . PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the passengers chartered a bus from the Yaba area of Lagos to attend a group party in the Republic of Benin. But, while on the road, around 9 am, the accident occurred and claimed the lives of all the passengers onboard. The driver of the bus and his motor boy…

Kwara Police Command has insisted the ban of commercial tricycle and motorbike operations between 9pm and 6am in the State still subsists. The Command added it is ready for full enforcement of the law. Commissioner of police Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi said during a meeting with the associations of the tricycle and motorbike operators. Adelesi said: Let me remind motorcycle and tricycle operators in the state of the ban on your operations between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. throughout the State. “The unions of the existential law promulgated by the state government banning their operations at the said time.”…

The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), a non- profit organisation says it has trained 288 girls on electronics and renewable energy to thrive in the digital age. Adeyemi Odutola, External Relations Lead, W.TEC, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday said the NGO was able to achieve this through its MakeHer Space Programme. He noted that the programme was a transformative initiative for secondary school students in Ikorodu and Surulere areas of Lagos. According to him, a total of 210 girls were trained in four schools at Surulere while 78 girls were trained…

UNFPA Country Representative, Ulla Mueller, says the attainment of an eight billion world population is a significant milestone in human development in areas such as medicine, science, health, agriculture, and education. She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday that the achievement is, however, accompanied by concerns and anxiety as the world faces various crises, such as climate change and mass displacement. The UNFPA in its 2023 State of World Population (SWOP) Report, an annual publication produced by the Fund, revealed that the global population will hit eight billion by mid-2023. The report, which was…

Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, will display her world-beating culinary skills in Lagos on Friday, July 14, to raise funds for a widow. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Baci’s dishes will be tasted in an initiative by Joseph Edgar, The Duke of Shomolu, to assist widows and empower them to be self-reliant. Edgar, Chief Executive Officer of Duke of Shomolu Productions, a theatrical play-producing outfit, disclosed this to NAN on Sunday. He said that Baci is expected to display her “mesmerising skills which enamoured the world and saw her emerge as the Guinness record holder in…

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) says plans are underway to fill up potholes and intervene in the repair of failed roads nationwide as the rainy season sets in. The acting Managing Director, FERMA, Mr Godson Amos made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. According to him, the intervention was necessitated because of the need to ameliorate the hardship and delays road users face daily. He was optimistic that the intervention would be achieved within six weeks of the commencement and all potholes and road failure worked on, on federal…

Ahead of National Caucus and Tuesday’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and State chairmen are to meet on Monday. The meeting is slated to hold at 1 pm at the NWC Hall in the National Secretariat of the party while the National Caucus meeting is billed for 6 pm at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Notice for the meeting was signed by the National Secretary of the party, Senator Iyiola Omisore, was sent out over the weekend to all the NWC members and the 36 States…

The police at the weekend quelled a bloody street fight at the Ajegunle area of Lagos State and arrested two suspects. It was gathered a fight broke out between Aroworade and Olaleye street boys on Friday evening which caused panic among residents. Videos of the fight that later circulated on social media, showed the thugs, armed with bottles, sticks, and other dangerous weapons, attacking warring factions. As soon as the hoodlums saw police patrol vehicles advancing, they took to their heels but two of them, Quadri Yekini, 32, and James Segun, 22, were not so fortunate. Confirming the incident, spokesman,…