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The National Emergency Management Agency, said that not less than 228 buildings were destroyed while 336 families were affected by recent rainfall in some parts of Lagos state . The Lagos Office Territorial Coordinator of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye said an assessment of rainfall in Lagos between May 1 and May 15 showed that magnitude of the impact in various degrees. Farinloye said that major occurrences of May 1 and May 15 recorded serious wind/rain storm without any casualty or fatality, but with attendant damages of public and te buildings. According to him, NEMA carried out assessment of Agboyi 1 ,…

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has approved not less than 72 Universities between 2015 and 2023 . The administration in it’s latest approval on Monday, announced the establishment of 37 new private universities. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the 72 Universities approved by Buhari government include, 14 Federal Universities, 21 State Universities and 37 Private Universities from 2015 to date . Prior to the latest approval , there are 170 universities in Nigeria. Statistics has shown that as of 2023, 79 were private, 43 for federal universities amounted, while state universities were 48. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this…

Tragedy struck when a woman, Zainab Ibrahim lost her lives while separating a fight that ensued between her two sons, Inusa and Usman Ibrahim . Although the cause of the fight could not be ascertained, PLATFORM TIMES gathered that, Inusa, was said to have mistakenly macheted her mother on her left hand. The incident happened on Saturday at the Kpaduma II area of Asokoro in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A resident of the area who gave his name as Saliu Shehu said Zainab was rushed to a private hospital where she died. He said, “The two brothers are of…

The Nigerian Army says the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria Army Property Limited, Maj.-Gen. UM Mohammed, is being Court Martialed over alleged offences of theft of various sums of money and forgery. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu said he was indicted over sharp practices while in office. Nwachukwu, said this in a statement issued on Sunday, in reaction to a report against Mohammed’s trial. Nwachukwu noted that the General is being tried having been indicted by a military police investigation and recommendation for trial, adding that the media report on the ongoing Court Martial…

Three persons have been sentenced to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery in Ekiti state . The defendants, Deji Omotayo, 23, Ifeanyin Chidiebere, 25 and Bolaji Usman, 28, were arraigned on Jan. 21, 2020, before an Ado-Ekiti State High Court on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery. Delivering his judgment, Justice Bamidele Omotoso said that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt the charge preferred against the defendants. “I am of the strong opinion that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the offence of armed robbery against the defendants. “They are hereby found guilty…

Aminat Gusanu The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria has urged Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun to address the welfare package and demands of staffers of the Ogun State House of Assembly before May 31, 2023. The demands include full implementation of the Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure CONLESS, to Staffers in the state house of assembly and house of assembly service commission. In a letter dated May 9 signed by the Secretary-General, Awobifa Hammed, the association also demanded full compliance with the provisions of the Ogun State House of Assembly Service Commission Law, 2018 and Statutory Office (State Emolument) Amendment 2018.…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State Executive Council on Monday approved the construction of residential quarters to accommodate Resident Doctors and House Officers at Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on some decisions reached at the state’s Executive Council meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa in Asaba. He said that the council also approved the furnishing of the new six-storey high court complex in Asaba, adding that the approval was in furtherance of the independence of the Judiciary in the state. “In line with the governor’s promise…

The Oyo State Council of Obas and Chiefs and Oyo royal families and ruling houses have protested the planned amendment of the Chiefs Law of the state. Leading the protest onbehalf of the council, the the Vice Chairman of the council, who is also the Olugbon of Orile-Igbon in Oyo State, Oba Francis Alao, warned the state House of Assembly to be careful on the proposal . PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the proposed amendment seeks to empower the state governor to elevate some chiefs traditional rulers to bead-wearing obas if the council of obas and chiefs does not meet to…

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned the president-elect, Bola Tinubu against following steps of the outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari in economic and Security among others . The cleric who described Buhari’s government as corrupt, prayed that Nigeria never witness another government like Buhari. He however, commended Buhari for improving the infrastructure, saying, “the only thing he should be praised for, is infrastructure but every other thing, he failed at them. He also said that Buhari-led Government performed “woefully” since its emergence in 2015. The cleric in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho…

A young man identified as Owate Bode allegedly clubbed her mother to death with a hoe for refusing to accede to his request of N20,000. The incident occured in Aleto community of Eleme area of Rivers State on Saturday. A source said that the suspect approached the mother and demanded for the sum of N20,000,00 from her as pocket money to enable him attend an ongoing funeral service within the community. The source further explained that the mother pleaded with him that she didn’t have enough money, but offered to give him ten thousand naira (10,000,00) to enable him attend…