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The Ekiti State police command have arraigned five persons at the Chief Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti over alleged conspiracy and assault.The defendants are Onileowo Kayode (63), Olubunmi Akinyemi (57), Samuel Asoore, (65), Karimu Raji (55) and Tope Amogbon (54). The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, said the defendants and others, now at large, on or about April 24 at Odo-Ekiti assaulted one Abass Wada and Israel Wada by causing severe harm to them.SPONSOR AD He said the defendants conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause breach of peace in the society.Counsel to the defendants, Barrister J. J. Tijani, urged the…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, May 27, left Abuja for Lagos to attend the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).The president was also expected to commission some projects as part of his two years’ anniversary in office, especially Section I of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and Lekki Deep Sea Port Tax Credit Concrete Road. According to presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the president will also observe the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the State House, Dodan Barracks, before returning to Abuja.SPONSOR AD However, while in Lagos, many politicians and business moguls alike have turned the Bourdillon residence…

For the second successive year, the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos will host the final of the President Federation Cup competition, which is scheduled for Saturday, 28th June.This brings to 61 the number of final matches of the oldest inter-club competition in Nigeria that stadiums located in Lagos- the former capital of Nigeria- have hosted since the inception of the single knockout tournament in 1942. This competition was known variously in the past as Governor’s Cup, FA Cup, Challenge Cup and now the President’s Federation Cup.SPONSOR AD Of the 60 Final matches held in Lagos, 18 were staged at the King…

A woman displaced by recent violence in Benue State has been delivered of a set of quadruplets.The mother, identified as Shidoo Tortiv, hails from Ucha village in Gwer West Local Government Area (LGA).She and her husband, Wilfred Tortiv, were forced to flee their home due to ongoing insecurity and have been taking shelter with relatives in Kula, a nearby community within the same council area.The father of the new babies told our correspondent on Monday that at the time of delivery, the family was not residing in any of the state’s official IDP camps.Tortiv said the birth took place at…

No fewer than six persons, including a woman, have been confirmed dead following renewed violence in Bassa and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State. The attacks, which occurred in Ancha community in Bassa and Gyenbwas Rinji in the Langai district of Mangu, also left at least 12 persons critically injured and several homes razed. Local sources told PLATFORM TIMES that the first incident unfolded in the early hours of Monday in Ancha, where suspected assailants ambushed a group of herders. The victims, reportedly declared missing around 3 a.m. while grazing cattle, were later found dead. Chairman of the Gan…

Former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume, has clarified that Buratai town in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State was attacked and not the former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd).Ndume who represents Borno South on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the National Assembly had during an interview on Channels TV said, “We are in a dire security situation. Just two days ago, Buratai was attacked at the front operations base in Borno.“Some soldiers responded gallantly, but the insurgents managed to destroy several military assets. The attackers reportedly targeted high-value…

One of Nigeria’s foremost industrialists and educationists, Chief Olatunde Ayinla Abudu, has passed away. He died on Monday in his Abeokuta residence at the age of 96. Until his death, Abudu was the Maiyegun of Egbaland and a towering figure in Ogun State’s industrial and educational development. He was laid to rest shortly after his demise within the premises of Noble House College, Abeokuta — an institution he founded and nurtured into one of the state’s leading academic establishments. The Janazat prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Egbaland, Sheikh Sa’ad Bamgbola, and attended by a host of dignitaries…

A woman displaced by the ongoing violence in Benue State has given birth to a set of quadruplets under harrowing conditions. The woman, identified as Shidoo Tortiv from Ucha village in Gwer West Local Government Area, was forced to flee her home with her husband, Wilfred Tortiv, due to persistent insecurity. The couple has since been squatting with relatives in Kula, a neighbouring community within the same local council. Narrating the incident to PLATFORM TIMES on Monday, the father said his wife delivered the babies at home around 6pm on Saturday, with the assistance of local midwives. He noted that…

Tragedy struck in Sokoto State on Sunday as seven persons, including two young girls, lost their lives after a motorcycle reportedly triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Tangaza Local Government Area. The explosion, allegedly orchestrated by suspected Lakurawa insurgents, occurred beneath a tree often used as a resting point by military personnel during patrols in the area. Local sources said the victims were returning to Zurmuku village from a Sallah celebration in Gwabro when the incident occurred. They had stopped under the tree to rest when one of the motorcycles struck the device, triggering a devastating blast. Six men…

Governor Uba Sani’s greatest achievement in the last two years is in uniting the people and ushering in peace in Kaduna State and not just bridging infrastructural deficit and enhancing human capital.The commendation was given by Ambassador Yusuf Mamman, a veteran journalist and Nigeria’s envoy to Spain in the 90s, in a press statement on Monday, as part of his assessment of Kaduna State since Governor Uba Sani assumed office. Ambassador Mamman who is the proprietor of JKD 360 Television and Multimedia Services, equated the prevailing peace in Kaduna State to the second republic during the ‘’ideologically-driven administration of Alhaji…