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Fawaz Adebisi The Ogun State council of the  Nigeria Union of Journalists, the state chapter of the  National Institute of Public Relations and many others have announced a day of tributes to pay the  last respect  to the esteemed academic, erudite media and communication scholar, Professor Lai Oso. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that families and friends of the deceased are set to organise the event at the OGD Hall, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta on Wednesday, The Chairman  of the organising Committee, Prof. Dele Odunlami, made this known on Saturday, in a statement circulated  to Journalists. In the statement, he said…

The Vice-Chancellor of the Plateau State University, Bokkos, Prof. Benard Matur, on Saturday, disclosed that the varsity has received N1.2 billion grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Matur disclosed that 64 academic and non-academic staff of the university were currently on scholarship within and outside the country funded by TETFund. The VC who stated this in Bokkos on Saturday. The VC added that 25 new academic programmes were introduced in the institution in addition to the 17 existing ones, saying the newly introduced programmes would be at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels He said: “the grant is the normal…

A Nigerian pilgrim from Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Aishatu y’an Guru Nahuce, has returned $80,000 she found to the owner in Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed via the Facebook page of Independent Hajj Reporters of Nigeria on Saturday. The post shared with the picture of the woman read: “This Nigerian pilgrim Hajiya Aishatu y’an Guru Nahuce from Bungudu LGA of Zamfara State found $80,000 (N56,000,000) and handed it over to the Zamfara Pilgrims Welfare Agency official for onward return to the owner. “May Almighty Allah rewards her honesty and accept her Hajj. Amen.” .

Fawaz Adebisi The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency Commander at Oke- Odan, Idi-Iroko axis, Egbeolowo Mustapha has urged drivers in the state to always use their windshield wipers to aid proper view while driving. The commander made this call on Friday, in a radio programme, urging drivers to prepare ahead of the ’ember’ months, September, October, November, and December. The ’ember’ months are believed to always have unpleasant activities in it, like motor crashes and accidents. Mustapha therefore educated drivers on how to prevent accidents during these months. He said, “now that we are in the raining season,…

Israel Adeleke A Cameroonian lady identified as Danny Zara, has expressed her intention to embark on an extraordinary feat: a 200-hour marathon of sexual encounters. Zara took to her Facebook page and announced her ambitious plan, informing her followers that the Guinness World Record is aware of her proposed attempt to engage in continuous sexual intercourse for 200 hours. Accompanied by a flyer, Zara is now seeking capable men who are willing to join her in this endeavour, which is set to take place from July 17th to July 25th, 2023. Zara wrote, “Ladies and Gentlemen, after the confirmation from…

Adejoke Adebiyi The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the foremost socio-cultural organization representing the Igbo people, Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has issued a call to every Igbo individuals, telling them that there’s no need for them to fight the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Eze Ndigbo made this call during an interview in a popular newspaper, stressing that Igbos must respect other people’s beliefs. According to him, Tinubu is a friend of the Igbos, as he added that there are so many Igbo people among the ruling party, All Progressives Congress. “We have no reason to say we are not…

Faridat Ogundairo The Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Prof. Babatunde Salako, has expressed concerns over the effectiveness of mosquito nets in the southern part of the country. Salako emphasised the need for the government to explore alternative insecticides to impregnate nets. According to him, mosquitoes in the region have developed a strong resistance to the nets, rendering them ineffective. He suggested that the collaboration with manufacturers and researchers would be crucial in finding better and more effective solutions. He said,”we have discovered that in the southern part of the country, the nets are not effective and…

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Achigili Raph Ogili, has been arraigned over allegations of conspiracy and falsification of documents. The FRSC official was arraigned alongside two others, Sunday Okpara and Rasaq Abdulrahaman Dabiri, before the FCT High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on Friday. The suspects were dragged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in a suit with a vharge No: CR/321/2023 filed before the court. The ICPC alleged that the 1st accused person (Ogili) used a forged University of Abuja (UniAbuja) statement of result with Registration Number 2720700176 to…

Following the controversies trailing the authentic top scorer of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the new and authentic best candidate in the 2023 UTME, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh has been awarded a cash gift of N2.5 million . The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Erisco Foods Limited, Dr Eric Umeofia, made the presentation on Friday. Umeh, a student of Deeper Life High School, Mowe in Ogun State, emerged as the best candidate in the 2023 UTME with a cumulative score of 360. The student, an indigene of Anambra State, scored 99 in Chemistry, 98 in Mathematics, 97 in Physics,…

Fawaz Adebisi The governor of Taraba state, Agbu Kefas has declared free education throughout the state for primary and secondary school students. Kefas disclosed this on Friday, at the Ebenezer Primary School in Wukari, Taraba State. The governor said that the development came up  to subdue the hardship of the removal of fuel subsidy. He added that it is one of his campaign promises to be fulfilled, adding that it’s the government’s responsibility to bear students’ expenses. He therefore said that the declaration would be effective starting from the next academic session of primary and secondary education in the state.…