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Contrary to report that the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, has resigned, the speaker has broken the silence, saying, he has not resigned. Oleyelogun, in a statement issued on Friday, said the purported letter of his resignation in circulation was the “handiwork of the fifth columnists who are bent on throwing Ondo State into anarchy, particularly the House of Assembly.” He added: “The purported resignation is no doubt the figment of the imagination of the peddlers of such heinous act as l did not contemplate or discuss such move with any member of the Assembly…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has said his administration will have zero tolerance, sectionalism, and nepotism in appointment in the management of government business. The Governor stated this while swearing-in the Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Dr. Kingsley and Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo as Senior Political Adviser on Friday, in Asaba. The Governor, while congratulating the appointees on their well-deserved appointments, urged them to key into the M.O.R.E agenda of his administration to break new grounds in infrastructural renewal, human capital development and social investment programmes. He warned that political appointees in his administration must…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has debunked the report that he is under probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N4bn fraud. Fayemi,a former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum said “no such allegation was raised during his conversation” with officials of the EFCC. Fayemi said this in a statement on Friday by the Head of his Media Office, Abuja, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, The statement read, “We would like to address the concerns surrounding the invitation and subsequent visit of Dr Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman…

Two ladies, who secured an apartment at Bako area, the Kwali Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja have reportedly fled with their neighbour’s children, a five-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the trouble began when two-year-old Marwan started crying while his mother was praying. The new tenants identified as Godiya, reportedly offered to carry the boy under the pretence that she did not want Marwan to distract his mother from her prayers. A source said that when the cry persisted, Godiya then took the boy and his elder sister, Hauwa, with her, claiming she…

The Nigeria Labour Congress, has described as false the report that it has declared a strike that will begin on Friday over the recent withdrawal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. NLC Head of Information and Public Affairs, Mr Benson Upah, said this on Thursday in Abuja in reaction to the viral claims that the Labour Congress has declared a strike that will begin on Friday over the subsidy removal. While urging members of the public to disregard stories in the rumour mill that it would call workers out on strike from June 2, NLC said the stories did…

No fewer than 71 school owners, teachers and students have been arrested  for engaging in examination malpractice in Ogun,Oyo,Maiduguri and others in the ongoing 2023 May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination . The West Africa Examination Council disclosed that 56 rogue site operators and about 15 others comprising students, school proprietor and teachers have been apprehended over their involvement in  the examination Malpractice . Patrick Areghan, Head of National Office, Nigeria (HNO) at WAEC, stated this while on inspection to schools in Abuja on Thursday. He said arrests were made in Borno, Oyo, Ogun and Abia. He added that a total…

Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami has said that Nigerian troops had in the last two weeks killed 58 terrorists and bandits and apprehended 161 others in various operations in the North East, North Central and North West parts of the country. Danmadami added that the troops also rescued 66 kidnapped victims and recovered large cache of arms and ammunition across the zones during the period, He said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces. He added that the troops also rescued 66 kidnapped victims and recovered large cache…

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) said 1,108 men have reported being domestically abused in six years. The Executive Secretary, DSVA, Mrs Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, made this known on Thursday at the unveiling of ”The Hidden Crime, Violence Against Men” initiative at Ikeja. Vivour-Adeniyi said the initiative was to encourage male folks to speak up, as they also experienced different kinds of violence. She said that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in his inaugural speech on May 29, informed Lagos residents of the addition of ‘PLUS’ into the THEMES Agenda. The ‘PLUS’, the DSVA scribe said, represented Social Inclusion, Gender…

Jelili Gbadamosi The Muslim community in Ogun State has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the development and progress of the state. The League of Imams and Alfas, representing the Muslim community, has pledged to collaborate closely with Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration to address critical areas that require further focus. Abiodun was inaugurated for his second term in office on Monday, May 29, 2023, following his victory at the Governorship election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Congratulating Abiodun on his significant milestone, the President of the League of Imams and Alfas in Ogun State, Shaykh Sikirullahi Babalola, along with…

Michael Babatunde Four pupils of a Primary school in Abeokuta the Ogun State Capital, have been caught in acts of occultic initiation. PLATFORM TIMES exclusively gathered that the discovery was made Immediately after the school assembly on Wednesday. A community member who suspected use of foul and occultic languages by the Pupils traced them to school and discovered that they were four involved. During interrogation three of the pupils pointed out their leader who had been carrying out the initiation by teaching them the languages and also beating them as part of the initiation projects. The boys revealed that they…