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Faridat Ogundairo A Renowned Harvard scholar and United Nations Representative on Migration and Sustainability, Nermin Ahmad (Ms), has been announced as one of the esteemed speakers at the 4th Journalists International Forum for Migration (JIFORM) Global Migration summit, set to take place in Toronto, Canada from October 2nd to 14th. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the hybrid event, with the theme “Climate Change, Human Mobility, and Sustainable Investment,” will gather participants from various sectors including the media, business community, migrant workers, immigration and judicial workers, government officials, and other related professionals. JIFORM, a non-profit organization established in 2019, comprises over 300…

A 19-year-old student who falsified her her 2023 Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) result in Anambra State, Ejikeme Mmesoma, has apologised to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for her action. PLATFORM TIMES reports that Mmesoma presented her letter of apology before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on alleged manipulation of the Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) result in Abuja on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The student had claimed to score 362 as against her actual score of 249 in the 2023 UTME. Mmesoma stated that she admitted that what she did was wrong, adding that…

No fewer than seven students of the Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State, have been expelled while six others were suspended for various offences, including examination malpractice and gross misconduct. The spokesperson of the university, Umar Usman, disclosed this on Wednesday. Usman stated: “The management of Federal University Gusau, Zamfara, had during its 82nd meeting considered the report and recommendations forwarded to it by the students’ disciplinary committee. “The committee recommended the expulsion of seven students and rustication of six others for various gross misconducts. “The affected students were proven to have engaged in various offences that contravened the laws and…

Adejoke Adebiyi Abuja-based human rights lawyers have knocked the Department of State Service, for labelling them as counsel to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the Eastern Security Network, ESN. The lawyers, who filed contempt of court charges against the Director General of the SSS on Wednesday, alleged that the agency is planning to frame them up on terrorism charges. Recall that the lawyers had demanded the release of the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, from DSS detention. In response to this, the DSS had labelled the lawyers as ‘overzealous and uninformed IPOB/ESN…

Fawaz Adebisi The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, to adequately screen migrators and conduct high blood pressure and sugar test for them at Airports. The House has also urged the Ministries of Aviation and Health to collaborate with important healthcare professionals and Non Governmental Organisations, NGO’s to prevent sudden deaths from high blood pressure and diabetes among others. The motion was raised sequel to the amendment and adoption of a motion moved at the plenary, by Hon. Kalejaiye Paul, from Lagos, on Tuesday. Kalejaiye stated that: “By establishing free high blood pressure and…

Fawaz Adebisi The national leadership of the College of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU, has ordered College lecturers to  attend their respective workplaces only two days in a week. The COEASU, on Wednesday, at a press briefing in Abuja, issued this directive, barely 48 hours of increase in fuel price. The union lamented that the situation has worsened the inflationary rate on the cost of transportation, food and other essential commodities in the country. COEASU President, Dr Smart Olugbeko, during the briefing, while expressing plights of members of the union, said workers, including staff of Colleges of Education can no…

By Onomiguren Agbamu The High Court of Justice, Delta State sitting at Asaba and presided over by Honourable Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro, has convicted and sentenced a thirty-five-year-old man, Idris Hassan (m), to life imprisonment for the offence of rape. The Defendant was arraigned before the court on a one-count charge of Rape, punishable under Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law Cap C21 Vol. 1 Laws of Delta State of Nigeria 2006. The Defendant was alleged to have on 22nd day of August 2022 had unlawful carnal knowledge of a minor aged 8 years where the defendant pleaded not guilty to…

A strong indication has emerged that the Senate would read the list of ministerial nominees as submitted by president Bola Tinubu . The list, according to sources, had been presented to the Senate president, Godswill Akpabio and to be read on Wednesday. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the nominees list would be unveiled after 50 days in office, The Clerk of the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal, was reported to have received the letter containing the list on Tuesday. The President is mandated to submit the list of ministerial nominees within 60 days of assuming office. After Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29,…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta state governor, RT. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori has assured that his administration will appoint people with capacity that will work with his vision to deliver the dividend of Democracy to the grassroot. The governor gave the assurance when the state council of the Nigeria Union of journalists led by state chairman, comrade Michael Ikeogwu pays him a courtesy visit at the state House, in Asaba. Speaking at the event, the governor urged media practitioners to be fair and objective, in their reportage for credibility been a watchdogs of the society. The Governor while appreciating journalists for the…

A Federal High Court sitting on Tuesday stopped Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission from investigating alleged missing N100 billion from Local Government Council accounts. The Court presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, also stopped Kano anti-graft commission and its agents from inviting, investigating, arresting, intimidating Local Government chairmen in the state, pending the determination of applicants’ motion on notice. The applicants before the Court are 15 Local Government chairmen in the state from Dawakin Tofa, Ungogo, Dambatta, Kunchi, Rimin Gado, Karate, Bichi, Tsanyawa, Gwarzo, Tarauni, Dala, Turun Wada, Kano Municipal and Shanono; while the Respondents are Kano State…