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Zainab Abioye The Nigerian film industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of popular Yoruba actress and producer, Temitope Kofoworola Osoba, popularly known as Tope Osoba. The news of her death emerged on Tuesday after fellow actor Alesh Sanni announced it in an emotional post on Instagram, triggering an outpouring of tributes from colleagues, fans and admirers across social media. Her family had yet to officially announce the cause of her death or release details of her burial arrangements as of the time of filing this report. Osoba’s death comes about a year after she celebrated her recovery…

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Zainab Abioye The Ogun State Head of Service, Mr. Iskeel Saka, has pledged to work closely with retired senior civil servants to strengthen the state’s public service and improve administrative efficiency. Saka made the pledge while receiving members of the Retired Civil Service Administrative Officers Forum, who paid him a congratulatory visit in Abeokuta. According to a statement made available on Tuesday, the Head of Service described it as a privilege to host an association comprising former Heads of Service, Permanent Secretaries and seasoned Directors, saying their wealth of experience remained invaluable to the growth and transformation of the state’s…

…Over 450 Delegates From 22 Countries Attend BIMUN’s 10th Anniversary Daud Olatunji The President/Vice-Chancellor of Babcock University, Prof. Afolarin Ojewole, has called on young people to take greater responsibility in promoting peace, sustainable development and human rights, urging them to embrace integrity, dialogue and selfless leadership. Ojewole made the call on Tuesday while declaring open the 10th session of the Babcock International Model United Nations (BIMUN) at the university, where more than 450 delegates from 22 countries gathered for the conference. The anniversary edition of the conference is themed, “Better Together: A Decade of BIMUN Advancing the United Nations’ Vision…

A woman was rescued on Tuesday after reportedly jumping into the Lagos Lagoon from the Idumota section of Carter Bridge in Lagos. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, drawing the attention of commuters, pedestrians and boat operators around the bridge. Eyewitnesses said the woman plunged into the lagoon before nearby boat operators swiftly raced to the scene and pulled her out of the water alive. A video circulating on social media showed the woman, who appeared visibly distressed, sitting inside a rescue boat shortly after she was brought out of the lagoon. The incident attracted a…

A Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has criticised the administration of President Bola Tinubu, declaring that Nigeria’s current situation is worse than it was during the military regime of the late Gen. Sani Abacha. Utomi made the remarks during an interview on Nigeria Info 99.3FM while reacting to concerns recently raised by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria over the state of the country. According to him, the position expressed by the Catholic bishops reflects the frustrations of many Nigerians rather than the opinion of a few church leaders. He explained that the Catholic Church follows an established consultative…

President Bola Tinubu has approved a salary increase of between 30 and 80 per cent for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces, with about 250,000 officers and soldiers expected to benefit from the new pay package beginning September 1, 2026. The approval was announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, the salary adjustment is part of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve the welfare of military personnel engaged in the fight against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other security challenges across the country. Under the new…

The Media Team of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has dismissed reports claiming that the revered monarch endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The team described the claim, which has been circulating on social media, as false, malicious and an attempt to drag the Sultan into partisan politics. In a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Prince Bashir Adefaka, the media team insisted that the Sultan, as a father figure to all Nigerians, could not publicly or privately support any political candidate. The statement read, “It is not possible for…

Average 3,124MW Stranded Monthly Amid Weak Infrastructure TCN Insists Grid Can Transmit Far More Power Stakeholders Call For Urgent Reforms To End Recurring Losse Daud Olatunji Nigeria’s electricity sector recorded another paradox in the first half of 2026 as power generation companies lost an estimated ₦110.56 billion to stranded electricity, despite millions of households and businesses grappling with chronic power shortages. Findings by PLATFORM TIMES showed that an average of 3,124.5 megawatts of electricity generated between January and June could not be transmitted or utilised, exposing persistent weaknesses in the country’s electricity transmission and distribution network. The development has renewed…

Hackers have breached the database of Zenith Bank, gaining unauthorised access to limited customer information, including email addresses and phone numbers. The bank disclosed the cyberattack in a notice sent to customers on Tuesday, assuring them that its core banking operations and digital channels remained secure and fully functional despite the incident. According to the lender, the breach forms part of a wider global cyberattack targeting organisations across different sectors. Zenith Bank, however, stressed that the attackers did not compromise customers’ banking credentials or disrupt its services. “The hackers accessed limited customer information, including email addresses and phone numbers, during…