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A 54-year-old physically challenged deputy director with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Yisa Usman has been arraigned for threatening the wife of the JAMB registrar, Raheemat Oloyede. The defendant was dragged before the Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday for threatening Oloyede with the intent to blackmail her husband, Ishaq Oloyede, the board’s registrar. Usman in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CR/139/2023 was arraigned by the police on behalf of the Federal Government on a five-count before Justice Nkeonye Maha. The prosecuting counsel, Eristo Asaph said Usman committed the offence with Abdulfatai Usman, now at large, between February 14, 2022,…

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Guinness World Records on Tuesday announced a 26-year-old Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual. Guinness World Records (GWR) has confirmed Hilda Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes. The announcement was made on Tuesday via the GWR website. The 26-year-old chef began on May 11 and ended on May 15, preparing over 100 pots of food during her four-day kitchen stint. Explaining why some hours were deducted from her attempt to set…

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The candidate of the president, Bola Tinubu,a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has emerged as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly. Akpabio, represents Akwa Ibom North-East was paired with the senator representing Kano South, Jibrin Barau, who also emerged as the Deputy Senate President. Akpabio defeated the former governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari and Orji Kalu. After a quick recess, the Clerk declared Akpabio as the Senate President having garnered 63 votes leaving his rival to 46 votes. The session started earlier contrary Ato the announced time of 10 a.m., the election started before 9 a.m.…

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Sodiq Mojibola Lamidi Apapa faction of the Labour Party has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Security (DSS) to arrest the Peter Obi’s Abure-led faction of the Party and investigate Obi’s link to the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and other terrorist groups. The call for the arrest of Julius Abure and the investigation of Obi’s link to the IPOB was made following a statement credited to the Obi’s Abure-led faction of the party from the spokesperson, Obiorah Ifoh. This was obtained in a press statement from the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Abayomi…

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Fawaz Adebisi The Federal Government has asked Nigerians not to consume hides, which is known as ‘Ponmo’, following the outbreak of a deadly virus, Anthrax. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Antrax has been discovered in some neighbouring countries which include ; Ghana ,Burkinafaso and Togo. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, disclosed in a statement released on Moday. According to him, the affected neighbouring countries are Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo, adding that the disease had claimed some of their lives. He explained that the disease is a bacterial disease that affects…

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Aminat Gusanu Edo state police Command has apprehended a 16-year-old boy, Nathaniel Ogenowchukwu for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old baby in Edo state. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the suspect was said to have committed the offence on June 7. Edo State Police Command’s Spokesperson, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the arrest. He said the suspect committed the offence in Egba community, Uhunwonde local government area of Edo State. He said the police received a report that Nathaniel Ogenowchukwu defiled a two-year-old baby in the community. According to him,investigation on the matter is ongoing under the gender unit of the criminal investigation department. Chidi…

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A strong indication has emerged that on Monday, 24-hours to the selection of the new speaker for the Ogun State House of Assembly, that the outgoing speaker, Okakunle Oluomo may not emerge. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that all the nine members-elect of the People’s Democratic Party have been given an expressed instruction to work against Oluomo’s re emergence as speaker of the assembly . The 10th assembly would be inaugurated on Tuesday and the new principal officers would emerge afterwards. 26 members-elect who comprise 17 ruling All Progressives Congress and nine Peoples Democratic Party members . As of the time of…

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Twenty-four hours after a Kaduna Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Jeremiah Yakubu was kidnapped, the cleric has been released by his abductors . The Chancellor of Kafanchan Diocese, Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Uchechowe Okolo, disclosed this on Monday night in a statement made available to kournalists in Kaduna. “With hearts filled with joy, we raise our voices in a symphony of praises as we announce the return of our brother, Rev. Fr. Jeremiah Yakubu, who was abducted by armed persons from the Rectory at Holy Trinity Parish, Karku, in Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, at the late hours of Sunday June…

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Executive Director, International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos, Mr. Lanre Arogundade has advised the government, relevant institutions and stakeholders to take urgent measures to guarantee media independence, and enhance welfare as well as safety of journalists. Arogundade said this on Monday in a press statement issued by the IPC’s Press Freedom Officer, Melody Akinjiyan, in commemoration of the 24th anniversary of Nigeria’s democracy and 30 years of June 12, 1993 presidential poll. Arogundade stated that it is important for the new administration, being led by President Bola Tinubu, to recognise the vanguard role the media played in the June 12, 1993…

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A multilateral agency, the International Trade Center has revealed that Nigeria has spent $3.47bn on importation of phones, generating sets, electrical transformers, and a host of other electrical equipment in 2022. The ITC which has a joint mandate with the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations, said it got its data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the United Nations COMTRADE. The report said Nigeria’s electrical importation bill grew by 11.90 per cent from the $3.09bn it was in 2022. According to the report, over the last three years, Nigeria has spent $10.26bn importing electrical equipment amid falling…

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