Author: Platform Times Newspaper

Academic activities were on Monday paralysed in parts of Ogbomoso, Oyo State, as teachers downed tools and stormed the office of the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) in a heated but peaceful protest over the abduction of seven teachers and an unspecified number of pupils in Oriire Local Government Area. The protest, which grounded classroom operations across affected schools, followed the killing of one of the abducted teachers, a development that has thrown the education sector in the state into mourning and renewed fear. Carrying placards with inscriptions such as “Save Our Schools,” “Bring Back Our Teachers,” and “Stop Killing…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday assured that all students and teachers abducted during last Friday’s attack on schools in Oyo State would be rescued, as he condemned the killing of one of the victims. The President described the murder of the teacher as “barbaric” and extended condolences to the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, the state government and families affected by the tragedy. Gunmen had invaded Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area, abducting staff and pupils of Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School, sparking outrage across the state. In a statement issued by…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on Monday refuted allegations that it denied family members access to former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, describing the claims as false and misleading. The commission said the controversy stemmed from a viral video in which a woman identified as El-Rufai’s wife alleged that she was denied entry into the facility to deliver food to her husband, who is currently in custody. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the ICPC’s spokesperson, John Odey, said the woman arrived the facility at about 7:00 p.m., 30 minutes after the official visiting hours had ended. He…

An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Oluwakemi Tosin Folorunsho, has donated no fewer than 100 school bags and 100 school uniforms to pupils of Universal Basic Education Modern Nursery and Primary School, Olorombo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, as part of efforts to support underprivileged children and promote access to basic education. Folorunsho, who is the promoter of God’s Love International Company, said the initiative was driven by her passion to give back to society and support children in need. Speaking during the distribution exercise, she explained that the outreach, though not her first, marked her first large-scale public intervention. “To God be the…

Zainab Abioye Confusion and tension gripped the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State on Saturday following the omission of Deputy Governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, from the list of aspirants cleared for the Ogun West senatorial primaries. The development, which occurred hours before the exercise, has sparked outrage among party faithful and heightened concerns over internal cohesion within the ruling party. Salako-Oyedele, who had publicly indicated interest in the race, was said to have purchased her nomination forms and concluded consultations with party leaders, stakeholders and interest groups across the five local government areas of Ogun West. Her exclusion, however, has left…

The Federal Commissioner representing Ogun State at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Akeem Amosun, on Sunday intensified mobilisation for the All Progressives Congress senatorial primary in Ogun Central, urging party members to back Senator  Shuaib Afolabi Salisu. Amosun, who addressed party faithfuls at his residence, AK City, in Abeokuta, called on APC members across the senatorial district to turn out en masse and vote for Salisu in Monday’s primary. Speaking before a large gathering of supporters, including youth and women groups, the APC chieftain stressed the need for unity and discipline within the party, describing the primary as…

Global music star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has returned to Babcock University, 11 years after his graduation, with a promise to upgrade the institution’s music department. Davido, who paid a courtesy visit to his alma mater, was received by the Vice-Chancellor, Afolarin Ojewole, alongside other top officials of the university. During the visit, the singer toured the institution’s facilities, including the music department, and granted an interview at the university’s media studio. Speaking with journalists, Davido said Babcock played a pivotal role in shaping his career, noting that he could not tell his success story without acknowledging the…

,.. Borno, Oyo school Attacks Spark National Outrage …. Lawmakers Vow Swift Constitutional Amendment Daud Olatunji The Senate on Sunday condemned the abduction of no fewer than 87 students and teachers in coordinated attacks across Borno State and Oyo State, describing the incidents as a direct assault on Nigeria’s future and intensifying calls for the creation of state police. Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, said the back-to-back kidnappings had further exposed the fragility of the country’s security architecture and reinforced the urgency of decentralising policing. In a statement issued by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, Bamidele disclosed…

A Nigerian Army officer, identified as Lieutenant Isma’il Abdullahi Chafe of the Nigerian Army, has reportedly been killed in a suspected terrorist ambush in Sokoto State, just weeks to his scheduled wedding. The late officer, who was attached to the 248 Recce Battalion, Illela Barracks, was said to have been among soldiers ambushed on Saturday, May 16, 2026, by armed assailants believed to be members of the Lakurawa terror network while on active operational duty. Sources and multiple posts circulating on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) claimed that Lt. Chafe died during the deadly encounter, although official military confirmation…

Nigeria’s banking sector is losing an estimated N2.5 trillion in annual earnings to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) high Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) policy, a new report has revealed, raising fresh concerns over credit expansion, profitability, and economic growth. The report, published by investment and research firm Chapel Hill Denham, described the CRR regime as one of the most significant structural constraints on the Nigerian financial system, arguing that it continues to tie down huge volumes of bank deposits that could otherwise be deployed for lending and investment. Under the current framework, banks are required to keep a large…