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The Kogi State Government has uncovered what it described as a suspected child-trafficking and criminal-recruitment operation after operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps intercepted a truck conveying 21 underage children into the state. The Commissioner for Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, in a statement on Tuesday, said the children—aged between six and 17—were rescued by NSCDC personnel attached to the Yagba Area Command following credible intelligence from community hunters. Fanwo said the interception occurred at about 3:00 pm on December 5, 2025, when operatives halted a suspicious truck entering Isanlu. According to him, several adults found with…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has disclosed that he officially joined the Accord Party a month ago, describing the move as a strategic step to consolidate his welfare-driven governance and seek re-election in 2026. The governor’s position was made public through a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday, following a formal announcement at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Osogbo. The event also marked his declaration to contest for a second term on the platform of the Accord Party. Adeleke explained that his decision followed weeks of consultation with stakeholders, community leaders, and political opinion shapers…

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian military officers who were detained after their Air Force transport plane made what Burkinabè authorities called an unauthorised landing in the country. The detained personnel, comprising two crew members and nine military passengers, were aboard a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 aircraft that landed on Monday in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso’s western city. The Nigerian government insisted the stop was a technical emergency while the aircraft was en route to Portugal. However, Burkina Faso’s Territorial Administration Minister, Emile Zerbo, said the aircraft entered the country’s airspace without clearance, prompting a rapid security response. “The aircraft…

…IGP Orders Urgent Compilation Of Names From Commands, Formations …Only Retired Inspectors To CSPs Between 2020, 2025 Eligible Daud Olatunji The Nigeria Police Force has commenced a nationwide process to recruit retired officers as ad-hoc instructors for the training of new constables across its colleges and training schools. The move, which marks one of the most extensive recalls of retired personnel in recent years, was contained in a wireless message dated December 8, 2025, issued by the Department of Training and Development (DTD) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The directive, quoted by a news media outlet  was dispatched to all…

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International Nigeria have raised fresh alarms that entrenched corruption within the country’s security architecture remains one of the major forces driving the unending cycle of insecurity. The warning came in a statement issued on Monday by CISLAC Executive Director and Head of TI-Nigeria, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, to commemorate the 2025 United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day. Rafsanjani said despite decades of heavy government spending on defence, the sector has continued to underperform because corrupt practices have “crippled operational capacity, weakened morale and exposed citizens to relentless attacks.” “Corruption has become a destructive…

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party and announced his defection to the Accord Party, ending weeks of speculation over his political future. PLATFORM TIMES reports that Adeleke confirmed his exit in a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman of Ward 2, Sagba Abogunde, in Ede North Local Government Area, dated November 4, 2025. The letter, which became public on Tuesday, cited unresolved internal crises within the national hierarchy of the PDP as the reason for his decision. “Due to the current crisis within the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), ending months of speculation over his political future. Fubara declared his move during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Government House, Port Harcourt, marking one of the most significant political realignments in the state since the return of democracy in 1999. Rivers State, traditionally a PDP stronghold, has been at the centre of intense political tensions since the rift between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, escalated into a full-blown crisis that disrupted governance and polarized political structures.…

Daud Olatunji The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has criticised a recent visit by a United States congressional delegation to Nigeria, alleging that the engagements were “imbalanced” and failed to reflect the country’s multi-faith reality. In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, MPAC Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, expressed concern that a member of the delegation, U.S. Congressman Riley Moore, highlighted meetings with Christian and traditional leaders during the visit while failing to interface with key Muslim bodies. Moore had posted on his X handle that he met “His Excellency Bishop Wilfred Anagbe, Bishop Isaac Dugu, and His Royal Highness…

The Baale of Elere-Adubi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State, Chief Rasheed Adubi, and a former councillor in the area, Hon. George Omilani, have appealed to the Olowu of Owu, Oba Saka Matemilola, and former president Olusegun Obadanjo, the Balogun of Owu Kingdom, to intervene in the growing land dispute involving communities around Elere and Onigbedu. The Baale and Omilani spoke separately after a closed-door meeting with the Olowu in his Abeokuta palace, warning that rising tension over land ownership could threaten peace if not urgently addressed. Omilani, a former Supervisor for Health in Ewekoro Local Government and…

The Ogun State disability community on Tuesday called out Governor Dapo Abiodun over what it described as the government’s persistent refusal to gazette and implement the state’s disability law—eight years after it was signed. Speaking at a press conference in Abeokuta, leaders of the various disability clusters expressed “deep disappointment” and said persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in the state had endured years of discrimination and exclusion due to government inaction. The law, signed in 2017 by former Governor Ibikunle Amosun, has remained dormant, as it was never gazetted nor operationalised. Activists said the incumbent administration, now in its sixth…