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Fawaz Adebisi The Ogun State government official website, has been hacked by some suspected online hackers who called themselves, Aliester Crowley. The website was noticed hacked, on Wednesday, three months after PLATFORM TIMES reported how cybercrime has rapidly grown in today’s society. The report dived into how businesses and individuals have been threatened by cybercrime in Nigeria. It also cited an incident of how a resident in Ogun state was scammed through online scammers and hackers. After hacking  the state’s official website, the hackers wrote, “we are Anon Ghost,” under what appears to be the logo of the hackers. “We…

Fawaz Adebisi The Ogun State Social Orientation and Safety, So-Safe, Corps, has arrested an armed robbery gang leader, Obani Desmond, and also recovered four rifles. The state Commander of the Corps, Commander Soji Ganzallo, stated  this in a statement on Wednesday, through the corps Public Relations Officer, Assistant Commander Moruf Yusuf. Ganzallo disclosed that Desmond, 32, was caught after many attempts to catch him had  failed. According to him, the suspect had escaped arrest on several occasions, however nemesis caught up with him on the day he was arrested, adding that information gathered disclosed his location that led to his …

Fawaz Adebisi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Enugu chapter has pledged to join forces with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, to fight against crime in the country. The Commander of the Enugu Zonal Command of the Commission, Aliyu Naibi, made the pledge when he received in his office, a delegation from the NDLEA, led by the Zonal Commander, ACGN Abdul Momodu. The EFCC appreciated the support of the NDLEA, assured the commission’s commitment to working with critical stakeholders in the actualization of its mandate. Naibi said  “the issue of collaboration has no limit, in fact, it’s just…

Faridat Ogundairo The National Examinations Council, NECO, has revealed that only 76 out of 69,829 registered students have emerged as the top scorers in the 2023 National Common Entrance Examination, NCE. The examination body said the pupils obtained a remarkable score of 203, while  six pupils record the lowest score  of 01 mark . This was revealed on Wednesday, when the NECO Registrar, Ibrahim Wushishi, tendered the results to the Federal Ministry of Education. The Permanent Secretary, David Adejo, who received the results on behalf of the Ministry therefore expressed his appreciation as he praised  the NECO for successfully…

By Onomiguren Agbamu The Delta State Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Omamuzo Erebe has hinted that the 730 sections and 615 pages Delta State Administration of Criminal Justice Law are aimed at eliminating delays in the administration of criminal procedures. The solicitor general stated this in Asaba during an interactive session with the legal officers of the Ministry on 2022 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of the State. He said that one of the recommendations of the law was that of alternative dispute resolution, rather than seeking redress in court on issues that could be amicably resolved…

By Onomiguren Agbamu The Delta state government has said it will continue to partner with Ohaneze Ndigbo and other investors for the growth and economic development of the state. This was revealed by SPA to Delta state Governor, Sen. Emmanuel Aguariavwodo when he received the Chairman and members of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Delta Central and South Senatorial Districts led by its President, Chief Chiedu Idama in his office in Asaba. He said the state government would continue to partner with Ohaneze Ndigbo and other investors for the growth and economic development of the state. He said the Ndigbos should take advantage…

… Records Unplanned Births, 300,000 Unsafe Abortions The United Nations Population Fund has raised the alarm that by the end of this year (2023 ), Nigeria ,the most populous African country, would record 700,000 unwanted pregnancies . The UNDP blamed it on the challenge of funding family planning in the country which it said, might lead to increasing unwanted pregnancies and abortions. Technical Specialist, Maternal & Reproductive Health, UNDP, Dr Adeela Khan, raised this alarm on Tuesday, at an event to mark the 2023 World Population Day organised by the National Population Commission in Abuja . Speaking at a…

A 40-year-old teacher, Sani Mohammed, has been sentenced by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, to four months imprisonment for stealing two pairs of shoes from a shop. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the teacher also fled police custody after he was arrested . The prosecution counsel, Inspector Ibrahim Gokwat, told the court that the case was reported on May 4 at the Railway Police Station in Jos by the complainant, Nwafor Okechukwu. The prosecutor said the convict visited the complainant’s shop and stole two pairs of shoes worth N70,000. During police investigation, Gokwat said, a…

A 32-year-old first-class graduate of the University of Ibadan (UI), Opuofoni Freeborn Ebimotimi,has been lynched to death for allegedly stealing a loaf of bread in Bayelsa State . Ebimitomi, graduated from the Department of Business Administration, UI. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the incident occured on Sunday at Tombia-Amassoma Road in the state . The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Asinim Butswat, made the disclosure via a statement issued on Tuesday. He said operatives of the State Police Command have however, arrested three suspects for allegedly participating in the lynching of Ebimotimi. The police spokesman gave the names…

Fawaz Adebisi A Muslim group, TIjaniyah of Yorubaland, Edo & Delta states, has organized a special prayer for the president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, urging  him to quickly tackle economic crisis in the country. The event, which held in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Tuesday, had many clerics in attendance. Speaking on the theme, “next level for Nigeria to develop, rededicate and sustain her prosperity”, Prof Sherifdeen Tella lamented the bad state of the country’s economy. Prof Tella, who is a lecturer at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye,  highlighted issues that  needed the federal government’s attention. According to him,…