Author: Platform Times Newspaper

…Adeleke’s victory has answered the critics, strengthened Nigeria’s democracy and challenged governors to allow the people’s mandate to prevail ..The people of Osun State have spoken, and they have spoken loudly. By Olalekan  Shoyinka In an election that attracted enormous political attention because of its implications for the ruling All Progressives Congress, the influence of the Presidency and the political future of Nigeria, Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party has emerged victorious, defeating the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. The final collation showed Adeleke winning 19 of Osun State’s 30 Local Government Areas, while Oyebamiji won 11. Adeleke polled 511,067…

… Group Asks INEC, EFCC, ICPC To Trace Funds Allegedly Used For Vote-Buying, inducement …Observers Report 103 Vote-Trading Cases, 38 Security Incidents Across 726 Polling Units Daud Olatunji The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to jointly investigate 323 reported electoral offences and irregularities recorded during the 2026 Osun State governorship election. SERAP made the demand in a petition dated August 15, 2026, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, urging the agencies to investigate allegations of vote-buying, financial…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has led about 100 members of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Senior Citizens Club on a 2.5-kilometre fitness walk in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The exercise, held on Saturday, was part of activities organised by the club to promote healthy living and encourage physical activity among older persons. Obasanjo, who participated in the walk alongside the senior citizens, said regular exercise was essential to maintaining good health and ensuring that people remained active as they advanced in age. Speaking after the exercise, the former President said the initiative was designed not only as a fitness programme but…

The Civil Liberties Organisation has raised the alarm over alleged non-payment of salaries and allowances owed to Nigerian Immigration Service personnel serving at foreign missions, with some officers reportedly being owed for up to 15 months. The organisation also alleged that some immigration attachés appointed to foreign missions had been left stranded for months, while postings were allegedly withdrawn and reallocated to officers favoured by senior officials. Executive Director of the CLO, Steve Aluko, disclosed this while speaking with journalists, saying the organisation intervened after receiving complaints from affected immigration personnel over prolonged delays in deployment and unpaid entitlements. Aluko…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N10bn suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over the alleged denial of access to his wife and son while in detention. El-Rufai, in the suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, accused the anti-corruption agency of violating his fundamental rights by allegedly preventing his family members from visiting him and providing him with food, medication and other necessities. The former governor also joined the Chairman of the ICPC and the Attorney-General of the Federation as the second and third defendants in the suit marked…

Four construction workers and a 14-year-old student were killed in separate building collapses in Kano State on Saturday, while 11 others were rescued, the Kano State Fire Service has said. The incidents occurred at Gaida in Kumbotso Local Government Area and Kurna in Fagge Local Government Area, throwing the affected communities into panic. The Director of the Kano State Fire Service, Sani Anas, disclosed the casualty figures in a statement issued by the service’s Public Relations Officer, Saminu Abdullahi, on Sunday. According to him, the first incident involved a building under construction at Gaida, where six workers were trapped after…

Suliat Lawal A businessman and philanthropist, Omooba Abimbola Onabanjo, and his wife, Olori Abayomi Onabanjo, have donated 20 boreholes to communities across Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, bringing to 32 the number of communities to benefit from the initiative in the past two weeks. The latest intervention, described as the second batch of the water project, is part of a wider plan to provide 52 boreholes across different communities in Ijebu-Ode. The boreholes, each equipped with a generating set to ensure uninterrupted access to water, are aimed at reducing the hardship faced by residents in accessing potable water. The benefiting communities in…

Daud Olatunji Women, children and elderly residents have reportedly fled their homes following fresh attacks by suspected bandits on communities in Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The attacks, which reportedly occurred in Ungushi, Maikurfuna and Gwandi communities, also resulted in the rustling of more than 300 cattle and seven camels, according to conflict sources. Residents of Ungushi were said to have started arriving in Kebbe town from about 8pm on Saturday, with several displaced persons reportedly spending the night in the rain after fleeing their communities. The development was disclosed on Sunday by conflict reporter, Bakatsine, in an…

Former Kano State Governor and Vice-Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has warned governors seeking re-election in 2027 that relying on manipulation of election results and state structures will not guarantee victory. Kwankwaso said many incumbent governors who had failed to address the concerns of their constituents were now defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the hope of securing political advantage ahead of the 2027 general elections. He stated this on Sunday in Abuja during the News Agency of Nigeria Personality Interview Series, where he assessed the political climate ahead of the…

The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has said it is considering legal action over the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election, insisting that the electoral process has not ended with the declaration of the result by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The APC, in a statement issued on Sunday by its Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, said the party was studying the results and would consult its legal team before deciding on its next move. The party said it would explore all constitutional avenues available to challenge any irregularities it believed occurred during the election. “We are not…