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Aminat Gusanu Gunmen suspected to be Fulani bandits have kidnapped over 12 people, including a nine-year-old child, along the Afuze-Ihievbe-Auchi road in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening, between 6 and 7 pm, and was reported in a viral video. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that, the kidnappers hijacked an unidentified SUV with the occupants and drove them into the bush. Three vehicles were reportedly hijacked by the gunmen. The occupants of the first vehicle, a Toyota Sienna bus marked Kogi LKJ 464 YE, were kidnapped, including the nine-year-old child whose mother fled into…

Fawaz Adebisi The father of a quadruplets ; two boys and two girls, Mr Cisse Abdullahi, has sought  the help of Lagos State government for proper upbringing of the children. Abdullah, who is a native of Ilorin living at Kumapayi, Baale Bus Stop, Oko-Afo, Badagry, made this call on Thursday, adding that he needs financial assistance from the State Government for the children’s upkeep. He further called on other well-meaning Nigerians  in the country to help feed his children. According to him, I am  a 38-year old jobless man. I was  sacked from my  former job because of lack…

Ridwan Oliyide The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan has received the accreditation team from the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) for the accreditation of 10 newly programmes  introduced by the institution. The accreditation team was led by Director of Polytechnic Programme NBTE Kaduna, Arch. Ngbede Ogor, representative of NBTE Zonal Director, Dr John Onyebuchi and other resource persons from different institutions, NBTE and professional bodies. The NBTE team was  officially received on Wednesday by the management of the polytechnic led by the rector Professor Kazeem Adebiyi at the CIBN hall. Adebiyi revealed that the freshly introduced courses were put…

A driver, Sunday Tanko, on Thursday, appeared before a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft of his employer’s Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card and N750, 000. Thirty-four-year-old Tanko, who resides in Barnawa, Kaduna, is facing a count charge of stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence from Jan. 23 to March 18. According to him, the defendant stole the ATM card belonging to Mr Innocent Gabriel, withdrew N200, 000 cash and transferred N550,000 to his brother’s account. Leo said that the complainant (Gabriel) received debit alerts from…

A teenager identified as Iro Kwarangwal has stabbed his biological mother identified as Jummai to death over a disagreement. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday evening in Karshen Kwalta, Rimin Kebe quarters in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State around 5:30 pm. An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity said “I was standing outside my house when I suddenly heard screaming from the deceased residence.” He revealed that upon rushing in for possible help, he found the deceased who was stabbed severally with a knife screaming for help. The eyewitness revealed that the suspect fled…

No fewer than 376 Nigerian evacuees from Sudan arrived Nigeria from Eygpt around 11:35 pm on Wednesday. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that 282 persons were conveyed by the Air Peace aircraft while that of the Nigeria Air Force evacuated 94. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the returnees upon their return receive the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to the country. They were also given N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Thursday morning. Farouq stated that the cash and other…

Ridwan Oliyide Five persons have lost their lives  in a  ghastly motor accident that occured  along Dugbe, Oke-Ado road in Ibadan, Oyo State  The accident involved a mini bus and a truck . PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the sad incident which occurred around 10 am on Wednesday caused gridlock around the axis. The mini van was said to have  rammed into the truck after the driver tried to avoid being stopped by security personnel. An eye witness who pleaded anonymity said the mini bus conveying cosmetic products was coming from the Molete axis to Dugbe before veering off to the…

Ridwan Oliyide The Oyo State House of Assembly  has passed a bill into law to hinder the operation of motorcycles on the road beyond 10pm. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the bill which was passed into law on Tuesday in Ibadan was meant to reduce the use of  motorcycles to commit crimes within the State. The Chairman, House Committee on Works and Transport, Olatunde Kehinde, explained that the bill which was a further amendment to the Control of Commercial Motorcycles Law, 1995, also stipulates penalties and fines for those  convicted for reckless or negligent riders. The “Control of Commercial Motorcycles (Further…

Fawaz Adebisi The Federal Capital Territory  Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has told intending pilgrims to complete their payment on or before Monday, adding that failure to do so might lead to their slots being forfeited. The Director of the Board, Mallam Abubakar Adamu Evuti, gave this directive on Wednesday, at a press briefing in Abuja, explaining that intending pilgrims, who made a deposit of N2, 500,000.00 have up till Monday, May 8, to balance the N2,919,000.00 approved by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) for this year’s exercise. He further explained that as a result of the earlier set…

Fawaz Adebisi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has warned Nigerians to be careful of applying for abroad job offers, adding that Nigerian young women work as domestic workers in Iraq. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi, made this warning on Wednesday at the Agency’s headquarters, Abuja, while speaking on new destinations for human trafficking across the Globe. According to her, many Nigerian young women working overseas are being exploited in diverse ways on a daily basis, adding that victims now request for assistance to return home. She said, “Because of the proactive…