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A suspected human trafficking has been arrested for attempting to take two underage girls out of the country, The suspect was nabbed by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) operatives attached to the Alimosho Passport Office,Lagos state . The Passport Control Officer (PCO), Mrs. Ayoola Malaolu,Confirmed the arrest of the suspected trafficker. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the alleged trafficker had taken the girls to the passport office claiming they were her daughters in a bid to procure international passports for them. But, she was busted when she could not reconcile the woman’s age with those of the two girls she claimed…

The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, says his administration has paid workers’ salaries up to date. The governor also said his government has cleared the seven months’ salary arrears owed by the previous administration of Segun Mimiko . Akeredolu said this during the Workers’ Day celebration held in the state on Monday. He commended the state civil servants for their resilience and dedication to service. The governor said the dedication of the civil servants to service had engendered optimum service delivery to the people of the state. According to him, the leadership of organised labour in the…

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde on Monday, kept mum over the request if the workers in the state for a new minimum wage . The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Oyo State, Kayode Martins, had demanded a new wage structure for workers to meet up with the current economic challenges in the country . Martins made this call during his speech at this year’s Workers Day, held at Adamasingba Lekan Salami stadium in Ibadan, the state capital, urging the government to look into it and make the necessary amendments. Martins also lamented that N30,000 minimum wage which ought…

By Onomiguren Agbamu The Chairman of the Delta state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Chief Goodluck Ofobruku has said that the massive turnout by the Nigeria Labour Union, and its affiliates have shown that they are appreciative of what the government has done for them. The state NLC Chairman revealed this during the 2023 Workers Day celebration, theme,” Workers Rights and Social-Economic Justice” in Asaba the state capital. He noted that workers are celebrating the state government today ( May 1st, 2023) for what it has been doing for the workers for the past 8 years, and also thanked…

A bus conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to Port Sudan where they will move into Saudi Arabia caught fire in the early hours of Monday. Twenty-six buses conveying the stranded Nigerians left Al Razi around 12:am on Monday for Port Sudan. “One of the buses conveying some 50 Nigerian students from Sudan with a tag number (Katsina 1) heading to Port Sudan as part of the second batch of FGN evacuation got damaged due to excessive heat from one of the vehicle’s tyres. “Dr Hashim Idris Na’Allah, the chairman of the Nigerian Elders’ Forum in Sudan, was…

Chairman of THISDAY/ARISE News Channel, Nduka Obaigbena, donated a sum of N1 billion to Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State. Obaigbena explained that the donation was to set up Media and Technology School on behalf of his broadcast station. According to him, this would help to enhance the school’s development. The varsity is owned by former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori. Speaking at the event on Saturday, Obaigbena described Ibori “as a long-time friend and a people-oriented leader who is ever ready to sacrifice for the development of his people.” The media mogul commended Ibori for his large…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said that a total of 4,908 suspected cases have been recorded between January and April . The centre said Ondo is leading in the states ravaged by Lasser fever with 32 per cent while Edo and Bauchi were trailing it with 29 and 11 percent respectively . The NCDC said that the death toll of Lassa fever in Nigeria so far this year has risen to 154. In its 16th-week Lassa fever situation report, the NCDC said there had been a total of 897 confirmed cases recorded from 26 states and…

The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that the agency wouid commence random testing of Indomie noodles in Nigeria. The development followed the recent cancer scare associated with Indomie noodles which necessitated the recall of the consumable product in Taiwan and Malaysia. The authorities in the countries recalled Indomie noodles over reports that they contain ingredients causing cancer. Adeyeye said this on Monday, in a statement noted that the importation of Indomie noodles had been banned from Nigeria many years ago. She said: “NAFDAC started investigating and responding immediately…

A rainstorm in Inen Ikot Offiong, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has rendered a family of nine homeless. Narrating his ordeal to newsmen on Monday, the father of seven, Monday Udo, amid tears lamented that the incident happened when the entire family was in the farm as they came back to see their mud house in rubble. According to him, the rain, which was accompanied by wild storm and thunder, uprooted a coconut tree beside the house and destroyed the entire mud house, leaving them homeless. Udo, who said that no one was at home when…

Fawaz Adebisi Families, fans and friends have celebrated Gbenga Adeboye, of one of Nigeria’s most beloved comedians and musicians, who died twenty years ago, April 30, 2003. On Sunday, friends and family gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death, as they organized a prayer for him. The event, which took place at the  Secretariat of the Ogun State chapter of the  Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria, Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State had in attendance, some great broadcasters in the state like; a former radio presenter at OGBC, Busayo Olaifa, Goke Babalola, Gbenga Adeboye sister, Princess Seun Adeboye,…