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Barely eight years after he left office, former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has broken his silence on how insecurity crippled his government . Jonathan who contested in 2015 for second term lost to the current president, Muhammadu Buhari, described insecurity as his biggest problem during his time in office between 2010 and 2015. Jonathan said this during the commissioning of a 22-kilometre road project, the Yola-Wukari roadin Taraba State. The dualised Yola-Wukari road encompasses six pedestrian bridges and a flyover bridge. Jonathan lamented that his worst nightmare as president of the country was insecurity. He said; “When I was the…

The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has asked the Presidential Election Petition Court to give him seven weeks to produce 50 witnesses to fault the victory of president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Obi disclosed this on Saturday during the proceedings on the petition he filed to challenge Tinubu, saying that the 50 witnesses would testify and tender evidence to establish that the 2023 presidential election was rigged against him. Obi said this through his team of lawyers led by Prof. Awa Kalu, SAN, blaming the Independent National Electoral Commission for the hiccups he encountered…

The Chairman Nigeria National Polio Committee of Rotary Internation, Past District Governor Joshua Hassan has warned that the fight against Polio is yet to be completely won. He said despite the declaration of Nigeria as polio free in August 2020, there’s still need to raise $4.8bn to intensify efforts in fighting the virus globally till 2026. Rotary has been at the forefront of war against Polio having contributed $2.5bn to vaccinate 300 million children amongst others, and holds credits for its role in polio free Nigeria. Hassan speaking through Rotarian ‘Gbenga Olayiwole on Friday during the Nigeria Rotaract Multi-district conference…

Two repentant Boko Haram members have been arrested for alleged stealing in Borno state. The Boko Haram repentants were among 110 suspects arrested for various crimes in Borno in recent operations by the state police command. The suspects were paraded before journalists on Friday by Borno the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar. The Police Commissioner said one of the repentant Boko Haram members stole from her female employer. Umar said the suspect said he took some items from his female employer because she allegedly refused to pay him after working for four months. While speaking, the suspect said…

The National Examination Council has been accused of illegally awarding N6.5 billion con­tracts for the printing of secu­rity materials. The indication emerged at the public hearing organised for the stakeholders on the bill by Senate Public Accounts Committee (SPAC) chaired by Senator Mathew Uhroghide. The Senate therefore, upheld the recommendation of the Committee af­ter the NECO failed to defend the allegations. While defending the allegations, the NECO stated that the contract was awarded through selective tendering which was done to avoid leakage of exam­ination questions. But, the com­mittee observed that the coun­cil did not follow due process in the award…

Afrobeat singer and son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Seun Kuti has emerged the ‘General Overseer’ of his cell after he was forced to pay N25,000 by the inmates. Kuti is being remanded at the State Criminal, Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on the orders of Yaba Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a police officer . A source at the SCIID hinted that the inmates who had earlier disagreed over the plan to install Seun Kuti their GO, however, a better him for the position after the payment of N25,000 was made by the singer . A…

Five years after a fake herbal mixture factory began operation at Adebola, Ibadan, Oyo State, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered the factory The factory which produced a concoction meant for the treatment of malaria, body ache and hypertension, among others was on Friday sealed off. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the herbal mix was being distributed across major cities in the country without formal approval from the regulatory agency. The factory operator, in an interview with journalists, said he had been producing the concoction for over five years. The Zonal Director of NAFDAC, Roseline…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that it is planning to build a virtual museum with a view to preserving the history and heritage of Nigerian currency. The apex bank said the development would enable the currency to be viewed by a variegated audience from any part of that world. The Deputy Governor Operations, Directorate of the CBN, Mr. Folashodun Shonubi said this at the 2023 International Museum Day (IMD) held at the CBN’s headquarters in Abuja with the theme: “Museums, Sustainability and Well-being”. She said that the importance of museums is numerous and include cultural enrichment and…

Four fuel attendants were, on Friday, arraigned before a Magistrate’ Court sitting in Yaba over alleged conspiracy and theft of N17 million at a filling station in Ikeja, Lagos State. The defendants – Stephen Enemi, 29; Juliana Onumajuru, 41; Chioma Opara, 20; and Odebunmi Olakekan, 23 – whose addresses were not given, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge of conspiracy, theft, and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The prosecutor, ASP Rita Momah, told the court that the defendants and others still at large committed the offences at MRS Oil and Gas, Ikeja, Lagos, in September 2022. Momah…

The Chairman of board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Lauretta Onochie has made a shocking revelation, saying , the management currently operates 367 accounts against the dictates of the Treasury Single Accounts (TSA). Onochie who was appointed few months said all these accounts are in foreign exchange (FOREX). She also accused the Managing Director, Samuel Ogbuku, and the entire management team of running the commission in breach of financial regulations. She said this on Friday at an investigative hearing by the Senate Committee on NDDC . She added that unauthorised spending in the commission was alarming. Onochie also informed…