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A married female civil servant, Mrs. Wasilat Saka, on Thursday, dragged her husband, Tajudeen Jimoh to a Grade 1 Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, asking the court to dissolve their marriage over alleged abandonment and conflicting faith beliefs. Saka told the court that she got married to Jimoh under Islamic Law on July 30, 2022, adding that the marriage did not produce any children. She alleged that Jimoh, who claimed to be a Moslem, soon abandoned her for months, while refusing to perform all Islamic rites. “My husband does not observe five daily prayers and does not observe fast Ramadan…

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the FCT Hon. Kikelomo Ikuomola has described the emergence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the second coming of M.K.O Abiola.

By Onomiguren Agbamu Defending Champions of the Nigeria Women’s Football League,(NWFL), Bayelsa Queens FC, have said they are confident of retaining the title after defeating FC Robo of Lagos 1-0 at the Stephen Keshi international stadium, Asaba, Delta state. Spoke shortly after the final whistle, Bayelsa state commissioner, Daniel Igbakpa said their readiness for the competition is proof that their team is winning and retaining the title. He added,” We are the current Champion, and we have the confidence that the preparations we had, the mindset of the girls and the current state of Bayelsa, the readiness to welcome them…

By Onomiguren Agbamu The Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Delta State Chapter, Chief Goodluck Ofobruku, has said, the subsidy was a ploy for the government to raise funds to manage their over-bloated government while the common masses paid the cost. The chairman gave the revelation during an interview with journalists at Asaba on the reason why the NLC suspected their planned strike action that was slated to be held on Tuesday. He said the planned strike was suspended when the federal government became reasonable and constituted a negotiating team to meet with them. He said that there was nothing like…

A storey building has reportedly collapsed in Ogijo, Sagamu Area of Ogun State. PLATFORM TIMES exclusively gathered that the uncompleted one storey building collapsed in the early hours of Thursday around 7am. Eyewitnesses said the building located around PZ Estate Onijagun, went down with no initial sign. They added that the building despite being uncompleted used to be occupied by some bike riders but were chased away from the building for posing threats in the community. The collapsed building has houses on its left and right occupied by people. “The building has been up to the roofing level for…

A man, Ali Abubakar has blamed lack of transport fare from Abuja to Karuna to his absence in court on Wednesday. Abubakar was dragged to a Shari’a court sitting in Kaduna by his wife, Ajinomo Ohunenene-Ummi. The defendant had sent word through the court messenger, Tajuddeen Saidu, that he would not be available for the hearing because he does not have transport fare from Abuja to Kaduna. He prayed the court to go ahead with the proceedings and grant the petitioner her wishes. Earlier, the petitioner, through her counsel, Nafisa Ibrahim stated that she wants to redeem herself from…

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said that it has the numerical strength to force down the price of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol. The National President of the association, Chinedu Okoronkwo disclosed this to journalists at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Okoronkwo said that his members are totally in support of fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu and expressed optimism that the unbundling of the downstream sector has opened the doors for more investors to come in. The IPMAN president expressed optimism that the association has the numerical strength to force down…

The National Assembly has passed a bill to make comprehensive provisions for the prohibition and punishment for sexual harassment by educators in tertiary institutions. The Senate passed this bill in 2020 while the House of Representatives passed theirs but with different provisions. The Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Wednesday said the conference committee of both chambers harmonised the different positions as he presented the report during plenary session. The proposed legislation seeks to criminalise sexual harassment by educators against students in tertiary institutions. The National Assembly has also passed a legislation to make compulsory, the inclusion…

A Benue State Magistrate sitting in Markurdi has remanded a teacher simoky identified as Okoriko for alleged armed robbery . Okoriko who lives in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue was charged for armed robbery and attempted culpable homicide. He was said to have stabbed his victim, one Kelvin Ikwue on the neck and stole his Samsung Galaxy phone worth N165,000 However, Magistrate Roseline Iyorshe did not take his plea for want in jurisdiction. Iyorshe adjourned the matter until July 26, for further mention. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Insp Jonah Uletu told the court that the case was transferred from…

A private Nigerian Airline, Air Peace Ltd, has dragged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged disruption of its operations by the unions and its officers. The airline is asking the court to award it N1 billion as general damages, N450 million as special damages and N250 million as exemplary damages. The suit was brought before the court pursuant to Order 6(6)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), Order 28 Rules 1 & 2 of the Federal High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019, and the…