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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm, warning the public against a contaminated batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in Nigeria. The agency  which said this in a statement, explaining  that the product was discovered following a consumer complaint received and investigated by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the Agency. NAFDAC’s investigation revealed that over five crates of the implicated batch (BN: AZ6 22:32) of Sprite 50cl glass bottles with manufacturing date (MFD: 180423) were discovered to be contaminated with particles. “The affected batch of the unwholesome product has been…

Six JSS 2 students of Jewels Leading Light Academy, Abuja, have facilitated freedom for six inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre Suleja by paying their fines. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the students paid a visit to the custodial facility on Tuesday and paid the sum of N120,000 as bail to effect the release of the six inmates. The six students – Dave Falade, Otse Unogwu, Ife Atilola, Zachary Abu, Ugomsinachi Okoronkwo and Nathan Oyinlola . PLATFORM TIMES further gathered that the students also took with them large quantities of toiletries for the remaining inmates at the centre. On the…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar has called on security agencies to redouble effort in the fight against terrorists and other violent criminals disturbing the peace or the country The religious leader also called on Nigerians to continue to support and pray for the newly installed leaders in the country to deliver good governance to the benefit of the Nigeria citizens. He said this while speaking in his palace shortly after the Eid prayers on Wednesday. He called on the newly inaugurated leaders to work for all Nigerians irrespective of political affiliations, saying politics is over and now is…

An Islamic cleric, Raji Abdul-Ganiyy, has criticised the recent killing of a butcher, Usman Buda, in Sokoto over the allegations of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad, saying the act was due to a misunderstanding of the precepts of Islam. Abdul-Ganiyy, who condemned the killings on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, said, “They are misunderstanding Islam, they are engaging in what we call jungle justice which is not known to Islam.” According to the cleric, there is no verse in the Quran that instructs one to kill and it does not posit intolerance for blasphemy. Lamenting the killing, he cited the…

Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji has received knocks from the Muslims in the State who protested the alleged lopsidedness in the list of Commissioner-nominees sent to the Ekiti State House of Assembly for approval. The Muslims under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Islami Affairs condemned, the governor’s action for including only one Muslim in the list of 21 proposed cabinet members describing it as unacceptable. President, Nigerian Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji (Dr) Hammed Afolabi Bakare in a statement urged the governor, to, as a matter of urgency, revisit the list and make amendments in the interest…

Fawaz Adebisi The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ogun State Chapter has felicitated with Muslims in celebrating Eid El Kabir, as it urged Nigerians to also be sacrificial. The Ogun CAN chairman, Bishop Tunde Akinsanya, made this call on Wednesday, through a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Rev Tolulope Taiwo. In the statement, Akinsanya explained that offering sacrifice and being patriotic is what Nigerians need to overcome the challenges being faced in the country. He stated, “the state can chairman Bishop Tunde Akin Akinsanya in his good will message called on everyone to emulate the sacrificial life…

The League Of Imams and Alfas, Ogun State chapter has urged political leaders   to fear Allah in the discharge of their  responsibilities they were elected for.  The President of the  League,  Shaykh Sikirullahi Babalola said this  on Wednesday, in a  Sallah message statement issued by the Secretary-General,Shaykh Tajudeen Adewunmi. He stated,  “every citizen of the country is urged to play their roles in nation building.As new administrations had just been inaugurate across the country, political leaders and politicians are urged to fear Allah in the discharge of the responsibilities they were elected for.  “They should seek urgent solutions to excruciating…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Leaders of Muslims community in Delta state has called on Christians and Muslims community across the state and Nigeria to formulate policies that will assist the government to better the country. The leaders made the call at their separate places of worship in celebration of the 2023 Sallah in Asaba. Speaking to newsmen Dr. Adekola Yunusa Adekunle, chief Imam, Federal College of Education, (Technical) central mosque Asaba, explained that the Eidel-kabir celebration is a time to show loyalty to God and a lesson learned from their fathers. He added that “if we have faith, and loyalty, there…

By Onomiguren Agbamu Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has felicitated with Muslims as they celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. The governor urged Muslim faithful to emulate the Prophet Mohammed by imbibing the ideals of sacrifice exemplified by the Holy Prophet. This was contained in his Sallah message signed by Sir Festus Ahon, chief press secretary to the governor in Asaba. The Governor noted that Eid-el-Kabir was a season of love, peace, togetherness and sacrifice. He urged Nigerians to continue to embrace peaceful co-existence, show love and care to one another irrespective of their religion or tribe. He called on Muslims and…

The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has sacked Permanent Secretaries and suspended district and village heads appointed by his predecessor, Bello Matawalle. The Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Nakwada, in a press conference in Gusau on Tuesday, said the past administration wreaked havoc on the state’s economy. The state government explaining that the decision was part of reforms it has embarked upon to correct the mismanagement of the state’s resources by Matawalle. Nakwada said all districts created in December 2022 had been dissolved while permanent secretaries appointed after the 2023 general elections have been sacked as ”full rationalisation of…