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The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights has raised the alarm over the arrest and detention of its Ogun State coordinator, Eko John Nicholas by the operatives of the Department of State Service . The CDWR expressed displeasure over the arrest and detention of Nicholas who is also a leading member of the Democratic Socialist Movement . The activist was reportedly picked up by the DSS operatives on Monday May 1 at MKO Abiola Stadium Abeokuta during the May Day celebration. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that was arrested when he was selling the newspaper of the DSM and distributing the CDWR…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers has distanced from the scheduled two- day visit of President-Elect, Bola Tinubu to the State. The party said the visit was at the invitation of the state Governor, Nyesom Wike and not the party. Tinubu, who was elected on the platform of APC is due to be in Rivers State on Wednesday and Thursday during which he is expected to commission a flyover and a court building constructed by Governor Wike’s administration. Wike had already declared Wednesday as a public holiday, urging the people to come out in their large number to receive…

There was a mild drama in Abia state House of Assembly on Tuesday, when the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu, was impeached hours after presiding over the purported impeachment of the Speaker, Hon. Chinedum Orji. A viral video had shown that Uchendu presided over the impeachment of Orji at an undisclosed location in Umuahia suspected to be Emeka Omeruo Government Guest House. The lawmakers who met at the location elected Hon. Chukwudi Apugo representing Umuahia East state constituency as the new Speaker. But the House during a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Hon Orji, impeached the Deputy Speaker, and…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has disclosed that he receives N942,000 as a monthly salary after taxation. The former governor of Anambra State and a former senator said this in an interview with Channels TV on Monday, May 1st . Ngige, he takes no allowance as a minister, except duty allowance when on official trips. He said: “My salary is N942,000 a month. That is salary with my PA. Gross total after tax, my feeding, my transport, the transport of one PA, the salary of my gardener, my cook, they are all consolidated and after heavy taxation,…

A Non-governmental organization, Step Up Nigeria has announced launch a film ‘Tosin’s Story’, on the occasion of the 2023 World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2023. Step up Nigeria is building bridges for improved governance to tackle corruption and improve service delivery and ensure that Nigeria’s socioeconomic development is not held back by corruption and poor governance They have been leading the fight against corruption through storybooks animations, movies, and voter campaigns. According to a statement signed by the Communications Associate, Vanessa Emeadi, the film is adapted from the third anticorruption storybook written by author and anti-corruption expert, Onyinye Ough.…

Aminat Gusanu The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed  that only 57.4 million Nigerians have Bank Verification Number. The BVN project was launched in collaboration with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), bankers committee, and all Nigerian deposit money banks in February 2014. The aim of the project was to uniquely identify customers of Nigerian banks, reduce fraud, and improve the efficiency of banking operations in the country. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele revealed this in Calabar at the 34th seminar for Finance Correspondents and Business Editors. Emefiele who was represented by the Director Monetary Policy Department of the CBN, Dr…

Ridwan Oliyide The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has claimed that the President Muhammed Buhari never promised 3 million jobs annally for the citizens of the Country. Adesina stated that Buhari didn’t put a figure to the number of jobs he would create while expressing that all that the government does is create an enabling environment for creating jobs while the private sector creates jobs. He made this known on Tuesday morning at the Arise News Television programme ‘The Morning Show’ while speaking on the achievements of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),…

Sodiq Mojibola The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has kicked against the allegation that the commission was “ethnic biased” in the evacuation of Nigerians from Sudan, saying it is a “wicked lie.” The commission refuted that the accusation was not cross checked with the Commission’s chairperson, Abike Dabiri, before it was disseminated. The issue was addressed in a press statement titled ‘Re: South East Coalition accusation of ethnic bias on boarding of citizens stranded in Sudan: a wicked lie,’ signed by the Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, on Wednesday. NiDCOM disclaimed the allegations, explaining that…

Adetutu Sobowale A newly elected member of the House of Representatives for Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency in Ogun State, Engr Tunji Akinosi, was on Monday, involved in an alleged altercation with a female activist, Abiodun Thomas, in Onikan, Lagos. PLATFORM TIMES reports that Akinosi’s black Prado Jeep accidentally brushed a hawker, causing him to fall to the ground in pain. The female activist and some of her colleagues intervened and requested that the victim receive medical treatment from Akinosi, who is the former Commissioner for Forestry in Ogun State. However, an argument ensued between Akinosi and Thomas, with both parties calling…

Ridwan Oliyide The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA) has revealed plans to enforce disciplinary actions against indiscriminate display of wares on road corridors by traders in order to ease traffic flow and reduce road crashes in the State. The chairman of OYRTMA, Akin Fagbemi made the disclosure while paying visit to the chairman of Oluyole Local Government Area in  Ibadan, Olaide Popoola on Monday. He said that  the enforcement operations would be effective in all the local government areas of the state soon. Fagbemi mentioned that the action would be taken against traders who are adamant on…