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A teacher simply identified as Mr David has fled after he reportedly beat a 16-year-old SS3 female student of Government Girls Science Secondary School, Kuje, Abuja, Christabel Mimi Henry, to a state of coma. The victim’s mother, Stella Henry lamented that Mimi has been hospitalised after the teacher hit her with an iron rod. She added that her daughter was set to undergo a scan to determine the severity of the injury. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Mimi was on Friday evening beaten into a state of coma by the teacher and was rushed to the General Hospital in Kuje. She…

Vitafoam Nigeria Plc, Nigeria’s leading foam manufacturer has unveiled a new comfort centre in Aboru, Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos State. The expansion, which it described as strategic, according to the firm, “Aims to bring the company’s wide range of furniture items and complementary products closer to the local community.” The Comfort Centre showcases Vitafoam’s commitment to providing customers with a comprehensive shopping experience. In addition to mattresses, the centre features a diverse range of furniture items, including bed sheets, pillows, and dining table sets, all manufactured by Vitafoam’s subsidiarie. The Company’s Group Managing Director, Taiwo Adeniyi, said, “Our…

The Board of Directors of Wema Bank Plc. has appointed Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwayemisi Olorunshola as its new chairman. This follows the retirement of the current Board Chairman, Mr. Babatunde Kasali having attained the retirement age in line with the Bank’s Articles of Association. Dr. (Mrs) Oluwayemisi Olorunshola joined the bank as a Non-Executive Director in 2022 and until her new appointment, was the Chairman, of the Board’s Nomination and Governance Committee. Prior to her joining the bank, Dr. (Mrs) Olorunshola had worked with Unilever Nigeria Plc for fifteen (15) years with experience spanning across supply chain, business re-engineering and process…

The Ogun State House of Assembly Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC have been urged to put their house in order by settling their differences amicably and stop shifting blames on the newly elected members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in their tussle for the position of speaker and other principal offices. 1 member of the Assembly representing Abeokuta South State Constituency 1, Hon Lukmon Atobatele stated this in Abeokuta while distancing the PDP members from the crisis in electing a speaker and deputy speaker for the 10th Assembly. He said, the talks that the PDP caucus is…

Aminat Gusanu The Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba has disclosed that no fewer than 3,619 suspects have been arrested while 316 kidnapped victims were rescued in the last five months. The IGP, stated this during his June 2023 meeting of strategic police managers in Abuja on Monday. He said,“1,630 cases which cut across major offences such as terrorism,secessionism, kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, and proliferation of firearms were recorded between the same time, January and May, 2023″. According to the IGP, available data and crime analysis between January and May 2023 revealed that the internal security situation of the country…

Peace Adedigba The Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto State has expressed sadness over the recent attacks by bandits on some communities in Tangaza and Gwadabawa Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. The State PDP Chairman, Alhaji Bello Goronyo on Monday in a statement issued to newsmen by the party’s spokesman, Hassan Sanyinnawal, described the attacks as callous and dastardly. Goronyo expressed sympathy over the deaths and injuries recorded during the attacks. “As a party, we want to express our heartfelt condolences to the immediate families of those who lost their lives and pray Allah to forgive the deceased and…

Adejoke Adebiyi A 41-year-old man, Nnamdi Dike has been remanded in police custody for allegedly defiling his lover’s 12-year-old daughter. The incident took place in November 2022 at a residence on Shogbade Street in the Power Line area of Ifako Ijaiye, Lagos. Dike, a security guard residing at 27 Salami Street in Akute, Ogun State, is now facing charges of sexual assault. Chief Magistrate Mrs. Bola Osunsanmi refused to hear the defendant’s plea and instead ordered his remand in the Kirikiri Correctional Center. Osunsanmi revealed that the defendant remand will continue until the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) provides legal…

Aminat Gusanu The Kwara State government has announced that the work days be reduced from five days to three days per week for every worker in the state. The government said it is a temporary reduction in the number of working days per week for public workers due to the recent increase in transport fares caused by the removal of fuel Subsidy. The state Head of Service, Mrs. Susan Oluwole, revealed the palliative measure in a statement issued on Monday. The statement signed by Oluwole’s press secretary, Murtala Atoyebi reads: “The Kwara State Government has taken temporary measures to ease…

Faridat Ogundairo Residents of Enugu state have defied Governor Peter Mbah’s directives and stayed at home on Monday morning, despite assurances of adequate security. The governor had in the previous week issued a directive , mandating all offices, including public and private institutions, to resume business operations on Monday, warning that non-compliance would result in sanctions. Mbah had also assured the public of adequate security measures and stated that the Enugu State police command was on high alert to prevent any security breaches. However, Simon Ekpa, the Finland-based leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra’s autopilot arm, responded with a…

Fawaz Adebisi The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja has discharged and acquitted a former Head of Service of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye of the N2 billion fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC, having arraigned Oronsaye since 2015, was not able to provide enough evidence against the defender, according to the judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo. Oronsaye was arraigned alongside the Managing Director of Frederick Hamilton Global Services Limited, Osarenkhoe Afe on allegations of corruption. They were accused of using two companies – Frederick Hamilton Global Services Limited, and Xangee Technologies Limited…