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Rivers State government has ordered the immediate arrest of construction Engineer of the collapsed two-storey building at Rumuoke Street, off Okilton junction, by Ada George Road, Port Harcourt. The government also ordered Immediate closure of the construction site, and search and evacuation of the debris to ensure that nobody is in fact trapped underneath as the builder claims. The Secretary to State Government, Dr. Tammy Wenike Danagogo in a statement gave the directives . Government also ordered for an urgent constitution of an Investigative Panel to look into the immediate and remote causes of the collapse, as well as bring…

Abia State governor, Alex Otti has suspended the state Head of Service, Mr Onyii Wama, and all Permanent Secretaries in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Kazie Uko,said this in a statement issued in Umuahia, on Thursday. Th statement states, “following the inauguration of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery of Properties and Funds belonging to Abia State Government, the Governor, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has directed the immediate suspension of the Head of Service (HOS) and all Permanent Secretaries in the State civil service.” It states that the Clerk of the…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, raised the alarm, saying that the nation’s finances is bleeding profusely. The president however, vowed to stop the bleeding and reposition the country in the right direction. He also said he decided not participate in the arbitrage entrenched in the country’s commercial system in order to rescue the nation from collapsing. Tinubu spoke at a banquet organised for him by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the State House, Marina. According to Tinubu, “We need to stop the bleeding of our finances through speedy actions of fuel subsidy, we had no choice, from there,…

Governor  Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has banned indiscriminate cutting of trees for charcoal production to avert deforestation in the state. Fintiri announced the ban when traditional rulers, members of the state House of Assembly and the Judiciary paid him Sallah homage in Yola on Thursday. According to him, indiscriminate cutting of trees had a negative effect on the environment and increases the rate of flooding, among other challenges. Fintiri urged the traditional rulers to relay the message to their respective communities in order to safeguard the environment. The governor, who noted that there was already a law in that…

Sodiq Mojibola Following  the celebration of Eid-el-Adha, on Wednesday, medical experts have warned against the excessive consumption of meat, stating that it causes hypertension, kidney failure, stroke, among others. The experts who spoke with PLATFORM TIMES advised that persons approaching the age of 40 and above should take caution in the consumption of meat to avoid health complications. A consultant physician at the University Of Osun Teaching Hospital, Oshogbo, Doctor Abiodun Odeyemi, during an interview with PLATFORM TIMES recommended that fish is a better source of protein for persons above the age of 40. Dr. Odeyemi, who is also the…

The Oil marketers on Thursday, hinted that there was a high possibility for the cost of petrol to rise in July, going by the recent floating of the naira against the United States dollar by the Federal Government. The Oil marketers also said that within the spate of four weeks after removal of subsidy on petro N400bn has been saved by the Federal Government. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the removal was announced on May 29, 2023 and the initiative was officially implemented May 31,2023. The National President, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Okonkwo, stated that going by the…

Following the clash between some aides of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and an ex-spokesperson of the Senate, Dr. Ajibola Basiru at the Osogbo Eid prayer ground, the Islamic leaders in South West have warned against turning Eid prayer ground to political battle ground. Spoke on behalf of the religious leaders,the Wakeel Muslimeen, South West, Edo and Delta states, Sheikh Iskeel Awwal condemned the cash at the Eid ground. Sheikh Awwal said this while speaking with newsmen on phone on Thursday. The cleric urged the governor and other politicians in the state to respect religious leaders . Recalled that there…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday, held two separate closed-door meetings with two traditional rulers in Ogun State over the lingering crises among  three power brokers in the state . The state governor, Dapo Abiodun has been having  it uneasy with two former governors in the state, Gbenga Daniel and Ibikunle Amosun over political matters . The president was in the state on a private visit to two paramount rulers in the state, the Awujale of Ijebuland,Oba Sikiru Adetona  and  the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Michael Gbadebo in their palaces . Tinubu who first visited Awujale in his…

Nollywood veteran actor Richard Mofe-Damijo, filmmakers Kunle Afolayan, Jade Osiberu, CJ Obasi and screenwriter Shola Dada have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organisation that awards the Oscars. The invitation to a total of 398 people was announced by the award-dispensing group on Wednesday. Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, was invited in the actors category. Afolayan, whose Anikulapo was rejected by the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) last year, was invited in the writers category, while Osiberu and Obasi were invited in the producers and directors categories respectively. Dada, who wrote Afolayan’s Roti…

Spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force Muyiwa Adejobi has said the Force would fish out the seven policemen in a viral video escorting a yet-to-be-identified man walking with a cow. A Twitter user Oluyemi Fasipe aka Yemi Fash brought Adejobi’s attention to the video on Wednesday. He said, “This is condemned. We will fish out these men. It’s even disgusting. We have set up a committee to look into the process of withdrawing our PMF/tactical men from such services and use them for the announced Quick Intervention Squad. “Deployment of policemen to individuals will surely be reviewed and regularised. When…