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No fewer than three persons have been abducted on Saturday in two villages in Imeko-Afon local government area of Ogun State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the three victims; a farmer, a businesswoman and her daughter were kidnapped by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the council  . PLATFORM TIMES learnt that the farmer identified as Ikanlu Jimoh was first abducted on his farm while planting tomatoes on Saturday morning. The woman,identified as Mujidat Otefila and her daughter were abducted in their residence same day in the evening. While Jimoh was kidnapped in his farm, Otefile and her daughter were taken away by…

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The battle between Ojulowo Omoluabi Empire Holdings Limited and an House of Representative member in Osun state, Rotimi Makinde, seems to have been laid to rest after several interventions. This was contained in a statement personally signed by the Group Chairman of the company on Saturday. But the company and the ex lawmaker have locked horns over a certain construction project in Damaturu polytechnic in Adamawa state. Context The company had been awarded a contract to construct a radio station at the Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu in Yobe State. It was gathered that Makinde, who is a member of the polytechnic’s…

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No fewer than 50 members of Boko Haram and their family have surrendered after troops of Air Component operation Hadin Kai, killed scores of the terrorists in Sambisa Forest axis of Bama Local Government Area. The terrorists were reportedly eliminated in an air strikes carried out in the night of June 21, 2023 in Amchile in Geizuwa. A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed, that following credible intelligence of terrorists planning to launch attacks, the jets truck the camps, killing most of them, while few escaped. Zagazola said that the damaging Airstrikes had forced over 50…

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A deadly clash between ISWAP and Boko Haram has left many terrorists killed in the North East of Borno State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the rivalry clash occurred along the road between Gajiganna and Gajiram on Friday June 23, 2023. Zagazola Makama, a Counter-Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in Lake Chad said that some of the Boko Haram fighters on motorcycles staged an ambush to attack two vehicles of ISWAP which led to a heavy fighting. In the course of the encounter, several Boko Haram terrorists were killed while their motorcycles and rifles were seized by the ISWAP faction. The…

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Fawaz Adebisi The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, GCON has explained reasons for not including the president of Nigeria, Bola  Ahmed Tinubu’s picture in the first set of pictures of the Global Financial summit which she posted on social media. In her words, she didn’t mean to snub the Nigerian president, adding that she posted in order of receiving colleagues or accompanying staff. Okonjo-Iweala was criticized recently for only posting pictures of herself with some presidents. The photographs showed how she was interacting with the Presidents of Brazil, Senegal,…

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Fawaz Adebisi A commander of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), has been confirmed dead, three days after being bitten by a snake in Borno state. The commander, who was identified as Kiriku, by a counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, explained that the deceased was bitten in an ISWAP hideout in Damboa LGA of Borno. According to him, Kiriku was attacked by the snake on Tuesday, and died on Friday, adding that the deceased was unable to receive medical treatment, which later resulted in his death. Kiriku was said to have conducted operations within the Jiddari area of Chiralia,…

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Famous comedienne, Anita Alaire Afoke Asuoha, aka Real Warri Pikin, has revealed that she became celibate till her wedding night after her boyfriend served her premium ‘breakfast’ in university. The mother of three said she vowed that no man would see her “nakedness again” till her wedding night after the breakup. Real Warri Pikin, who disclosed this in a chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, said she was dedicated to serving God. She said: “E get one boy wey break my heart during my university days, I come give my life to Christ. I said, you know what? I’m not doing…

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Actress Uchenna Nnanna has criticised popular self-acclaimed relationship expert, Blessing Okoro, aka Blessing CEO, school of thought on having side chicks in marriages. Blessing CEO, in a recent viral video, stated that side chicks are important to sustain marriages. She said: “Without side chicks, a lot of marriages will be broken today. That is one reality that we would face because a lot of these married women cannot satisfy their husbands. It might not even be sexually. “Men are adventurous in nature. Sometimes, a woman is pregnant, a lot of things are happening to her. She is not in the mood,…

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Fast-rising singer Seyi Vibez has shown off the mansion he built for his father. He shared a photo as well as a video of the newly-built edifice on Instagram. Sharing the photos, the singer reflected on how Wizkid prayed that his music brings him fortune enough to honour his mum with a home. “The first day I met StarboyWiz, he prayed that my music buys a house for my mum one day. Forever grateful to ALLAH . Congratulations Baba Loseyi,” he said.

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