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Fawaz Adebisi The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency Commander at Oke- Odan, Idi-Iroko axis, Egbeolowo Mustapha has urged drivers in the state to always use their windshield wipers to aid proper view while driving. The commander made this call on Friday, in a radio programme, urging drivers to prepare ahead of the ’ember’ months, September, October, November, and December. The ’ember’ months are believed to always have unpleasant activities in it, like motor crashes and accidents. Mustapha therefore educated drivers on how to prevent accidents during these months. He said, “now that we are in the raining season,…

Israel Adeleke A Cameroonian lady identified as Danny Zara, has expressed her intention to embark on an extraordinary feat: a 200-hour marathon of sexual encounters. Zara took to her Facebook page and announced her ambitious plan, informing her followers that the Guinness World Record is aware of her proposed attempt to engage in continuous sexual intercourse for 200 hours. Accompanied by a flyer, Zara is now seeking capable men who are willing to join her in this endeavour, which is set to take place from July 17th to July 25th, 2023. Zara wrote, “Ladies and Gentlemen, after the confirmation from…

Adejoke Adebiyi The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the foremost socio-cultural organization representing the Igbo people, Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has issued a call to every Igbo individuals, telling them that there’s no need for them to fight the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The Eze Ndigbo made this call during an interview in a popular newspaper, stressing that Igbos must respect other people’s beliefs. According to him, Tinubu is a friend of the Igbos, as he added that there are so many Igbo people among the ruling party, All Progressives Congress. “We have no reason to say we are not…

Faridat Ogundairo The Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Prof. Babatunde Salako, has expressed concerns over the effectiveness of mosquito nets in the southern part of the country. Salako emphasised the need for the government to explore alternative insecticides to impregnate nets. According to him, mosquitoes in the region have developed a strong resistance to the nets, rendering them ineffective. He suggested that the collaboration with manufacturers and researchers would be crucial in finding better and more effective solutions. He said,”we have discovered that in the southern part of the country, the nets are not effective and…

An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Achigili Raph Ogili, has been arraigned over allegations of conspiracy and falsification of documents. The FRSC official was arraigned alongside two others, Sunday Okpara and Rasaq Abdulrahaman Dabiri, before the FCT High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on Friday. The suspects were dragged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in a suit with a vharge No: CR/321/2023 filed before the court. The ICPC alleged that the 1st accused person (Ogili) used a forged University of Abuja (UniAbuja) statement of result with Registration Number 2720700176 to…

Following the controversies trailing the authentic top scorer of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the new and authentic best candidate in the 2023 UTME, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh has been awarded a cash gift of N2.5 million . The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Erisco Foods Limited, Dr Eric Umeofia, made the presentation on Friday. Umeh, a student of Deeper Life High School, Mowe in Ogun State, emerged as the best candidate in the 2023 UTME with a cumulative score of 360. The student, an indigene of Anambra State, scored 99 in Chemistry, 98 in Mathematics, 97 in Physics,…

Fawaz Adebisi The governor of Taraba state, Agbu Kefas has declared free education throughout the state for primary and secondary school students. Kefas disclosed this on Friday, at the Ebenezer Primary School in Wukari, Taraba State. The governor said that the development came up  to subdue the hardship of the removal of fuel subsidy. He added that it is one of his campaign promises to be fulfilled, adding that it’s the government’s responsibility to bear students’ expenses. He therefore said that the declaration would be effective starting from the next academic session of primary and secondary education in the state.…

Adejoke Adebiyi A 21-year-old woman, Maimunatu Sulaiman, has been arrested after she  allegedly stabbed  her husband to death in Bauchi state. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, in their home located in the Kofar Dumi area of Bauchi state. It was further gathered that the victim, Aliyu, sustained a fatal injury to his chest, while Sulaiman suffered minor bruises on her stomach. The arrest of Sulaiman was made known through a media statement released on Friday by the acting Spokesman of the Bauchi Police Command, ASP Aminu Gimba Ahmed. The statement revealed that the Township Divisional Police,…

Fawaz Adebisi The former General Secretary of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Chief Frank Kokori has explained how he stopped the suspended two weeks strike, planned by the Nigeria Labour Congress, seven days after President Bola Tinubu was  Inaugurated. Kokori, who is now an elder state man said this in an interview, describing the planned strike as totally unnecessary. He said that  he had to intervene in the unnecessary call to strike, adding that it might affect the new administration. ” Call for the strike was actually unnecessary, barely seven days after a new government’s coming…

Fawaz Adebisi The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Credit Administration, Prof. Chris Onalo has said that the Federal Government needs to move away from operating a cash economy, if it wants to repay the country’s debt. Onalo, in an interview, explained that the country is a big one , and needs to borrow, however, he emphasized on the need to be able to pay back. According to him, Nigeria has a worse payment habit, adding that the country does not have a good record of paying back. He said, “no country operates in isolation from others. There is a…