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Nine persons lost their lives in a fatal motor accident in Kyaramma village, Ringim Local Government Area of JIgawa State.According to the Jigawa State Police Command, the accident, which occurred on Saturday at about 2 pm, involved two Golf 3 saloon vehicles and left several other persons injured. In a statement, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Shiisu Adam, revealed that one of the vehicles, with registration number Kaduna MKA 687 AY, was driven by Adamu Sunusi, a 35-year-old man from Hadejia LGA, and heading to Gujungu town from Abuja.SPONSOR AD According to preliminary investigations, Adam said the vehicles collided…

Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, have launched a manhunt for a gang of armed robbers who shot a 28-year-old man, Opeyemi Olusanya, during a violent attack in the early hours of Saturday at Akinale, a community in the Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. The Deputy Corps Commander of Amotekun in Ogun, Col. T.T. Bakare (Rtd), who confirmed the incident in a statement obtained by PLATFORM TIMES, said the attack occurred around 1:20 a.m. and left Olusanya with a gunshot wound to his upper left limb. According to Bakare, the Ewekoro Command of the corps…

The Sa’Rubochiyi of Rubochi chiefdom in Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Pada, has turbaned the former commissioner for Public Complaints Commission (PPC), Ezekiel Musa Dalhatu, as the Santurikin of Rubochi.Alhaji Pada, who also turbaned his son, Sadiq Ibrahim, as Tafidan Abaji, at a ceremony in his palace on Saturday, said the palace decided to confer the traditional titles on the recipients due to their contributions to the development of the chiefdom. He said the recipients have been of support in the areas of employment opportunities to the youth of the area.SPONSOR AD…

Residents of Alapo Compound in the Edun area of Ilorin, Kwara State, were thrown into mourning on Friday after a middle-aged man, identified as Kazeem, allegedly under the influence of drugs, drowned in a well during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the 43-year-old reportedly began displaying strange behaviour shortly after returning from the Eid prayer ground. Eyewitnesses said his movements were erratic and suspicious, raising fears that he might have taken a psychoactive substance, popularly known as ‘Colorado’ or ‘Colo’. Efforts by neighbours to restrain him proved futile as he suddenly jumped into a domestic well located within…

The Imaratus Sanan Hotel, which accommodated over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, has been gutted by fire.The hotel is located in the Sharamansur area of the holy city. The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has confirmed that all 480 Nigerian pilgrims affected by a fire incident are safe and accounted for.SPONSOR AD According to a statement signed by the Assistant Director, Information and Publications Division, Fatima Sanda Usara, for the Chairman/CEO of NAHCON, “Immediate emergency response by Saudi authorities and the hotel management helped to contain the fire swiftly and prevent it from…

A 31-year-old man, Mohammed Sani, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly beating his nine-month pregnant wife, Hauwa Isah, to death. The tragic incident occurred on June 3, 2025, at Banin Hashim Estate, Limawa ‘A’ area in Minna, the Niger State capital. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the couple had a history of domestic violence, which neighbours claim had escalated in recent times and may have led to Hauwa’s death. Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, said a distress call was received around 10:30 pm on the said date, prompting a…

The  Chief of Mutumbiyu chiefdom in Taraba State, Alhaji Sulaiman Muhammed, has advised his subjects to concentrate more on farming of food crops in order to have enough  food for their families.He gave the advice while addressing his Subjects who paid him Sallah homage at his palace in Mutum-Biyu, headquarters of Mutum-Biyu chiefdom. The monarch said 99 percent of the residents of Mutum-Biyu chiefdom were farmers but regrettably, majority of them hardly reserve foodstuff from what they produce.SPONSOR AD According to him, many of the residents pay more attention to producing cash crops like Melon seeds, Benniseed and Soya Beans…

Governor Uba Sani remains resolute in his commitment to peace, progress, inclusive governance and development across all parts of Kaduna State, irrespective of religion, ethnicity and political affiliations.The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr James Kanyip, who reiterated this, also said that the Governor stands with Southern Kaduna as a partner, listener and a leader who is determined to lead with equity, fairness, and justice. Kanyip made this known when he represented Governor Sani at a book launch, titled “Professionalism and Service to Fatherland: The Military Heroes of Southern Kaduna”, which held at the Gwamna Awan Memorial Hall,…

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 13 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting incident near a US-backed aid distribution centre in the territory’s south.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that at around 7:00 am (0400 GMT), “six people were killed and several others wounded by the forces of the Israeli occupation near the Al-Alam roundabout” in southern Gaza’s Rafah area. Gazans have massed at Al-Alam almost daily since late May to collect humanitarian aid at a centre about one kilometre (0.6 miles) away, operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).SPONSOR AD…

Animal production professionals under the aegis of the Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP) have called on the Ministry of Livestock Development to establish species-based livestock research institutes in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.The call was made during the 50th national conference held at the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, according to a statement.  NSAP noted that the livestock research institutes should be supported with regular interaction through workshops, community-based seminars and conferences with researchers, policy makers and producers as part of their core mandate.SPONSOR AD The conference which was declared open by the Vice-Chancellor of the University,…