Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The death toll from the tragic canoe accident in Ringim Local Government Area of Jigawa State has risen to 10 following the recovery of four more bodies, including those of a bride-to-be and a groom-to-be. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the latest victims were recovered on Tuesday from the scene of the accident at Malamawar Yandutse community, where a canoe conveying about 40 passengers, mostly women and children, capsized. The village head of Malamawar Yandutse, Umar Habibu, confirmed the recovery, saying two bodies were found on Monday evening while another two were recovered on Tuesday morning after an intensive search operation.…

Founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said that no government can provide lasting peace for its citizens, insisting that genuine peace can only be found in God. Oyedepo stated this while addressing worshippers during a church service in Warri, Delta State, where he urged Christians not to place their ultimate hope in earthly institutions or material possessions. According to the cleric, while governments have the responsibility of providing security, maintaining law and order, and ensuring good governance, they cannot offer the inner peace that comes from a relationship with God. He said, “No government in the…

The Senate has expanded its ongoing investigation into the Safe Schools Initiative to include the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the Universal Basic Education Commission and other key government agencies, as lawmakers intensified efforts to scrutinise education funding and student welfare programmes across the country. The Red Chamber also granted its ad hoc committee investigating the Safe Schools Initiative a three-week extension to conclude its assignment and submit its report. The decision followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by the Chairman of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia), during plenary…

A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has claimed that Nigeria’s late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, died from a cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, dismissing years of conspiracy theories surrounding the military ruler’s death. Amachree made the disclosure in his newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, where he recounted what he described as the events leading to Abacha’s death on June 8, 1998. The retired intelligence officer, who served as Assistant Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Lagos command of the…

Daud Olatunji The Gender Development Initiative has called on Nigerian youths to champion reproductive health awareness, challenge gender-related stigma and promote collective responsibility through creative advocacy. The call was made during the Campus Acoustic Session organised under the Ájọṣe (Togetherness) Campaign at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, where students participated in discussions, drama, poetry, music and other interactive activities aimed at addressing reproductive health issues affecting women and girls. Speaking at the event, the Executive Director of GenDi, Prof. Asimolowo, said the campaign was designed to encourage honest conversations on reproductive health and gender issues that are often shrouded…

Call for the protection of my life, the lives of my children, the protection of my privacy, an end to the misleading media trial on my person and the companies I have built with credibility and capacity over several years, the respect of Court Orders, and the protection of over $100 Million I have within the Oil & Gas sector, and several sectors both in Nigeria and International  I, Aisha Achimugu (OFR), an Accountant and law-abiding citizen of Nigeria, (I was a wife) and now a widow of the late Engr. Sulaiman Achimugu, a man whose life was a testament…

The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress in the 2027 general elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said an Obi-Kwankwaso administration would not rule out dialogue with terrorists and other criminal groups as part of efforts to tackle Nigeria’s worsening insecurity. Kwankwaso said the proposed engagement would complement security operations and community-based intelligence aimed at ending banditry, terrorism and other violent crimes across the country. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme monitored on Monday, the NDC vice-presidential candidate said lasting peace would require engaging all relevant stakeholders, including those behind violent attacks. According to him, an Obi-Kwankwaso government would…

…Says Over N40tn Debt Increase Came From Naira Depreciation …Explains N33tn Ways and Means Securitisation To Senate Daud Olatunji The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, on Monday said the sharp increase in Nigeria’s public debt from about N75tn to over N140tn under the President Bola Tinubu administration was driven largely by the depreciation of the naira and accounting adjustments, not fresh borrowing as widely perceived. Oyedele made the clarification while briefing the Senate Committee on Finance on the state of the economy, dismissing claims that the Tinubu administration had borrowed an additional N80tn since…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has interrogated the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, over his alleged involvement in the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council scandal. Gbajabiamila was questioned by investigators at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, his lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, confirmed. Ogunye said the President’s chief of staff honoured the commission’s invitation, answered questions relating to the controversy and subsequently returned to work. “My client gave his testimony, responded to questions accordingly, and has returned to his duty post,” the lawyer said. The interrogation comes less than three…

Two alleged commanders of the terrorist group Ansaru have pleaded guilty to terrorism, kidnapping for ransom, illegal mining, terrorism financing and the manufacture of Improvised Explosive Devices before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The defendants, Mahmud Usman, also known as Mahmud Al-Nigeri, and Abubakar Abba, alias Abu Baraa, admitted guilt to a 32-count charge after reversing their earlier not-guilty pleas. The suspects appeared before Justice Emeka Nwite on Monday, where they formally admitted to the offences after previously notifying the court of their intention to change their pleas. The Federal Government accused the duo of coordinating Ansaru sleeper cells,…