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No fewer than 80 suspected bandits and at least four vigilante operatives were feared killed during a coordinated security operation in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the fierce clash, which lasted for five days, involved a joint force of local vigilantes and soldiers who launched an offensive on Saturday against a notorious bandits’ enclave in Dutsen Zaki forest — a dense terrain located around Zurak, Aduwa, Kinashe, and Odare villages in the Bashar district of the LGA. According to local sources, the operation was one of the bloodiest yet in the area, which has…

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State to prioritise peace and development, saying he was elected to govern, not to conduct burials. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Benue State Government House in Makurdi, Tinubu decried the continued violence in the state, describing the human toll as unacceptable and promising federal support to restore peace. “I wanted to come here to commission projects, not to console grieving families. Peace is essential for development,” Tinubu said. “The value of human life is greater than that of a cow. We were elected to govern, not to…

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday issued a stern directive to Nigeria’s security chiefs, demanding the immediate arrest of those behind the recent wave of killings in Benue State, which have claimed over 100 lives in Guma Local Government Area. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Benue State Government House in Makurdi, Tinubu expressed dismay over the lack of arrests following the deadly attacks, warning that inaction by security agencies would no longer be tolerated. “How come no one has been arrested for committing this heinous crime in Yelewata?” Tinubu queried pointedly. “Inspector General of Police, where are the arrests?…

A young woman, identified as Aladi Offikwu Johnson, also known as Tessy, has been found dead under suspicious circumstances in a hotel room located on 3rd Avenue, Gwarinpa, Abuja. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Johnson, who hails from Benue State, had checked into the hotel on Monday night, June 16, 2025, in the company of an unidentified man. However, her lifeless body was discovered the following morning by hotel staff. A hotel cleaner, who spoke under anonymity, said he became concerned when there was no response from the room during routine cleaning. “The door was locked from the outside, and after…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday heard chilling revelations about the murder of former presidential aide, Ahmed Gulak, in Imo State and the gruesome activities allegedly carried out by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). A prosecution witness and official of the Department of State Services (DSS) told the court that Gulak was murdered on May 30, 2021, by suspected IPOB militants who mounted an illegal checkpoint on the day a sit-at-home order was declared by the group’s detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The DSS operative, who testified…

[ad_1] By Yemi OsinbajoHon Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, former Chief Justice of Nigeria, died on the 6th of June 2025. He was 89. In the annals of Nigerian constitutional history, few jurists have left a legacy as enduring and transformative as that of Hon. Justice Muhammed Lawal Uwais.SPONSOR AD While his tenure on the Supreme Court bench was the longest in the Court’s history, it was his years as Chief Justice—from the twilight of military rule to the dawn of the Fourth Republic—that would define his judicial legacy.Presiding over the Supreme Court during a fragile transition from authoritarianism to democracy, Uwais…

[ad_1] Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has earmarked ₦63,479,858,000 for the overhauling of the structures of the Government House, coming less than two years to the expiration of his two-term in office.He also earmarked the sum of ₦131,751,530 to employ professional gardeners for the maintenance of green areas and other designated places of the Government House. A statement signed on Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, confirmed that the funds were approved by the State Executive Council.SPONSOR AD Oyelade quoted the Council to have described the current state and ambience of the Government House as “an embarrassment…

[ad_1] President Bola Tinubu visited victims of gunmen attacks at a hospital in Makurdi, Benue State, in Wednesday.Tinubu arrived at Benue to assess the level of destruction caused by the attacks and to sympathize with the government and the people of the state. See the pictures below:SPONSOR AD

[ad_1] President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Makurdi, the Benue State capital,  as part of efforts to address the recent violent attacks in the state.Over 200 residents of Benue has been killed in the last few days since the last round of violence started to the weekend leading to outrage among citizens. Tinubu arrived at the Tactical Air Command, Nigerian Air Force Base, Makurdi, at about 12:58 pm.SPONSOR AD The state government declared a public holiday for the visit.In a statement on Monday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the President’s visit was aimed…

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