Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Federation Account Allocation Committee has shared a total of N2.55tn among the Federal Government, the 36 states and the 774 local government councils as revenue allocation for June 2026, marking a N250bn increase from the N2.3tn distributed in May. The latest disbursement represents a 10.9 per cent month-on-month increase, continuing the steady growth in federation revenues recorded in recent months. The figures were contained in a communiqué issued after the July 2026 FAAC meeting in Abuja and signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa. According to…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned two officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority over the alleged illegal sale of four Federal Capital Territory staff houses in Abuja. The defendants, Folashade Oketope and Mohammed Kabir Usman, were arraigned before Justice B.M. Bassi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Jabi, on three counts bordering on conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and corruption. According to the EFCC, the two officials allegedly abused their positions by fraudulently disposing of government-owned residential buildings entrusted to their care. The anti-graft agency alleged that between 2024 and 2025, the defendants unlawfully…

The Senate Leader and Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said the proposed state police system can only succeed if its funding is entrenched in the Constitution as a first-line charge, warning that failure to guarantee its financial independence could expose it to manipulation by governors, politicians, business interests and criminal groups. Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing concerns over the ongoing constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the country. In a statement issued by his Directorate of…

The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers linked to the abduction of herders in different parts of the state, recovering N2.2 million believed to be ransom proceeds. The State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, disclosed this on Wednesday while parading the suspects at the command headquarters in Osogbo. Gotan said one of the suspects was arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a 50-year-old herder who was abducted on July 9 at a remote settlement near Wasinmi Village along the Gbongan-Ife/Ibadan Road. According to the police commissioner, operatives of the command’s Violent Crime Response Unit, Anti-Kidnapping Section,…

The senator representing Bauchi Central, Abdul Ningi, on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to immediately parade and prosecute suspects arrested over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State, warning that any delay in bringing them to justice could undermine public confidence in the nation’s security and judicial systems. Ningi made the call during plenary in the Senate while reacting to the recent rescue of 44 hostages kidnapped from an Oriire community school in Oyo State. He said the prosecution of the suspects would serve as a deterrent to other criminal groups involved in kidnapping across the country. “What…

A Rivers State Family Court in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a 75-year-old man, Promise Chukwumatti, to 10 years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine for defiling an 11-year-old girl, bringing to a close a child sexual abuse case that sparked outrage. The trial judge,Justice Rita Oguguo , also ordered the convict to pay N1 million in compensation to the victim’s family and directed that his name be entered into the state’s sex offenders register. Chukwumatti, who was arraigned on a one-count charge bordering on the defilement of a minor, was found guilty after the court considered the…

Suliat Lawal Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested a 28-year-old pregnant woman, identified as Falmata Adamu, for allegedly conveying items suspected to be meant for Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State. The suspect was reportedly apprehended on July 13 during a routine stop-and-search operation along the Mandaragirau–Biu Road in southern Borno. Security sources said the woman came under suspicion during a checkpoint inspection, prompting troops to conduct a thorough search. During the search, operatives allegedly recovered 17 torchlights and 19 Tiger batteries concealed inside her clothing. Investigators suspect the items were being…

Armed men on Tuesday invaded Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting the school principal, a National Examinations Council ad hoc official and four students who were sitting for the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the attack occurred at about 5:25 p.m. while candidates were writing one of the NECO examination papers, throwing the school into panic and forcing the examination to an abrupt halt. The Kogi State Police Command confirmed the incident on Wednesday, describing it as a targeted abduction. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Salisu Oyiza,…

…Judge says former minister failed to justify source of assets …EFCC alleges properties worth over N212bn acquired with proceeds of crime A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to the Federal Government over alleged proceeds of crime. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who delivered the judgment, held that Malami failed to satisfactorily rebut the reasonable suspicion raised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that the assets were acquired through unlawful means. The court ruled that the properties…

The Senate on Wednesday approved a donation of N50 million to the families of two teachers and three soldiers who lost their lives during the abduction of pupils and teachers from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the intervention during plenary, describing the victims’ deaths as painful sacrifices in the nation’s fight against insecurity. Akpabio said each of the five bereaved families would receive N10 million as financial support in recognition of the ultimate sacrifice made by their loved ones. He also commended the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security…