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Fawaz Adebisi A man, Adamu Isah, has been ordered, by the Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, to receive eight strokes of the cane as punishment for the theft of 10 live chickens. The presiding Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, did this to caution Isah to abstain from criminal activities, advising him to exhibit good behaviour in the future. Isah, who pleaded guilty to the charges of criminal trespass and theft, earnestly appealed for leniency from the court, vowing to reform his ways. The accused faced a three-count charge, including criminal conspiracy, trespass, and theft. During the proceedings, the prosecutor, Chidi Leo, informed the…

The Ogun State Government will kick start the second term inauguration programme of Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, May 26th, with a Special Juma’at Service, to be held at the Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta, beginning from 1p.m. Later the same day, a Cultural Night will be held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta holds by 4pm. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. TokunboTalabi, on Tuesday. The rest of the activities are: SUNDAY, 28TH MAY, 2023 – INTERDENOMINATIONAL CHURCH SERVICE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. PETERS, AKE, ABEOKUTA TIME: 10 A.M.…

By Onomiguren Agbamu The Delta state Ministry of Justice has assured the Delta legal hub, a Non-Governmental Organization, of partnership, to enable the organization seeks civil claim for victims of trafficking in persons and irregular migration in the state. The Delta legal hub is a brain child of the International Organizations for Migration, (IOM). The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Bar. Isaiah Bozimo gave the assurance at Asaba when the members of Delta legal Hub paid him a courtesy visit. The commissioner assured that the ministry media apparatus will be open during justice hour on the state own…

The World Health Organization has raised the alarm over the looming another deadlier pandemic . The Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, gave this warning on Tuesday while delivering his report to the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA), at WHO Headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. He called for the world to pull together and make the difficult decisions needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year. His words : “The threat of another variant emerging that causes new surges of disease and death remains, and the threat of another pathogen emerging with even deadlier…

The Ogun State police command says it has invited both former deputy  speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Dare Kadiri for blocking  the gate of the assembly compound with his car. Kadiri represents Ijebu-North Constituency 2 at the 9th assembly was impeached and suspended from the assembly for gross misconduct . The lawmaker however stormed the premises of the governor’s office and blocked the gate of the assembly . Kadiri’s action forced the assembly workers to trek through an alternative entrance into the assembly complex. A police detachment led by deputy commissioner of Police ,Bolanle Muritala restored peace after…

A 45-year-old Administrative Officer of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Mokuolu Samuel has been remanded by the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin for fraudulent conversion of funds to the tune of N8 million. The Officer was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on two counts of fraudulent conversion of funds before Justice Mahmoud Abdulgafar on Monday. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Following his plea, the prosecuting counsel, Aliyu Adebayo, prayed the court to give a trial date to enable the prosecution prove its case. He also asked the court…

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Sen Soji Akanbi, has lauded the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun for promptly making land available for the Train Wagon Assembly Plant to be sited in Kajola ,Obafeni-Owode local government area of the state. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the quick intervention of Abiodun who provided land for the facility, it would have been sited in North-West after Oyo state lost out. Akanji, a former Senator in Oyo state, explained that the state lost out for unexplained reasons The lawmaker, who said this in a statement, noted that the project has the production capacity of…

Ridwan Oliyide Palpable fear gripped parents of some pupils of a secondary school in Osogbo, Osun State, Fakunle Unity High School on Tuesday when the teargas shot by police filtered into the premises . PLATFORM TIMES gathered that some of the pupils lost consciousness after inhaling the teargas fired by men of Mopol 39 Base, located directly opposite the school premises. PLATFORM TIMES further gathered that the school hurriedly shut down after the incident as affected pupils were rushed to a private hospital located near the school for treatment, while others were taken to Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.…

A former lecturer at the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Muhammed Sani Nuhu had been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for conferring corrupt advantage on himself to the tune of N6.1 million belonging to the polytechnic. Justice Hassan Usman of the Kebbi State High Court sitting in Birnin Kebbi handed down the sentence on Nuhu after he was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a four-count charge . The ICPC noted that the former lecturer converted into personal use the sums of N2 million in 2015 and N4.1 million in…

Fawaz Adebisi A 35-yeqr-old  alleged fake doctor, Afeez Adegoke, has been dragged before the Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogun state,for endangering patients’ lives in the state. The suspect, on Tuesday,  was acussed before the court  of two charges: false representation and negligence leading to the endangerment of Mr. Patrick Effiong’s life. Adegoke, who was residing at No. 6 Eri Antena Bus-Stop, Onibukun Ota, Ogun, has allegedly been performing unprofessional surgeries for patients, putting their lives at risk. During the court proceeding, the prosecutor, Inspector Bola Owolabi, revealed that the defendant committed the offences in May 2022 at the Goodness…