Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) has announced the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session, scheduled to begin on Monday, September 16, 2024.  The university management, in a statement released by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Dapo Oke,  has called for the return of both new and returning students to the campus as the new academic year kicks off. Oke in the statement said of particular note is the directive for all 400-level students who meet the qualifications for teaching practice (TP) to proceed with their assignments from Monday, September 16.  The statement  read further that the  students…

The Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Hon. Bolu Owotomo, has commended the Ogun Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for its proactive engagement with stakeholders in the state.  Owotomo is also scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the 2024 Annual Colloquium of the NIPR, Ogun State Chapter, which is set to take place on October 3, 2024, at the Cinema Hall, June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta. The theme of the colloquium, “Galvanising Public and Private Stakeholders Towards Addressing Food Crisis in Nigeria: Public Relations As Key Driver,” shows  the critical role of effective…

The envisaged Smart City, the emerging Dubai of Nigeria, has berthed in Masa, a community off Kobape junction of the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. It is the Pelican Ecostay Apartments, where nature meets luxury. Its story could be likened to the folklore of Olene, a legendary novel city within a city. As told by the people of ancient time, when the location was being cleared of weeds, shrubs and trees to make way for the Olene, nothing gave the inhabitants an inkling that what was coming to their neighbourhood was not what they were familiar with. They kept going…

The build-up to the 2024 Local Government Election in Ogun State has ignited a fierce power tussle within the All Progressives Congress (APC), pitting two political heavyweights against each other.  Governor Dapo Abiodun and the  Senatorrepresenting Ogun West, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, are at the center of a growing rivalry that threatens to reshape the party’s dynamics in the state. The struggle for control is heating up as Senator Yayi’s faction seeks to undermine Governor Abiodun’s grip on the APC’s structure, particularly in the selection of candidates for the upcoming local government elections.  Traditionally, Governor Abiodun…

As the new academic session begins, the harsh realities faced by over 345 pupils at the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School in Kaida Tsoho, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have come to light, with children forced to learn outdoors due to a lack of classrooms. According to reports, students in the area are attending lessons under the open sky, as the school has no physical structures to accommodate them.  The dire situation also forces many children to trek over 12 kilometers to neighboring schools for an education. A recent post on X (formerly Twitter)…

Daud Olatunji The Department of State Services (DSS) has released the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, on bail after hours of detention at its Abuja headquarters.  Ajaero, who was apprehended on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while en route to the United Kingdom for an official engagement, had his arrest condemned by civil rights groups and labor advocates. The detention of Ajaero, Nigeria’s leading labor figure, stirred public outcry and concern among the labor community and human rights organizations.  According to a statement by the NLC, Ajaero’s arrest was conducted without a…

…Olowu, Fatoki Others Receive Honours  Daud Olatunji  On the occasion of International Literacy Day, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has pledged his full commitment to advancing literacy in Nigeria through the Nigerian Non-Governmental Association for Literacy Support Services (NOGALSS).  Obasanjo made this promise during a ceremony held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, where he was officially invested as the Grand Patron of the organization. Joining Obasanjo in receiving honours were prominent figures such as the Olowu of Owu, Oba Prof. Saka Matemilola, who was inducted into the Royal Fathers Council of Elders for a Literate Nigeria,…

Emmanuel Oludare The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commenced a high-level, closed-door meeting in response to the sudden arrest of its president, Joe Ajaero, by agents of the Nigerian government.  The arrest occurred as Ajaero was en route to the United Kingdom for an official engagement with global labour unions, a development that has sparked outrage within the labour community. Benson Upah, Head of Public Relations for the NLC, confirmed the news during an interview with journalists, expressing the union’s deep concern over what they described as an “illegal detention.”  Upah stated that Ajaero was arrested without any legal warrant…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and legal counsel to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Femi Falana, has clarified that the arrest of the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday was unrelated to his earlier invitation by the police. Ajaero, who had been summoned by the police regarding allegations of a “threat to public peace,” had his police appointment rescheduled before his sudden arrest by the DSS. According to reports, Ajaero was detained by the DSS at the airport on Monday morning while en route to London to attend the Trade Union…

Daud Olatunji The Action Democratic Party (ADP) in Ogun State has unveiled Chief Olalekan Shoyinka, popularly known as “Ayinla Egba,” as the party’s consensus candidate for the chairmanship of Abeokuta South Local Government in the upcoming local government elections. The announcement was made during the state congress and party primaries held on Saturday, where ADP leaders, led by the state chairperson Yeye Olufunke Olanrewaju, expressed their confidence in Ayinla Egba as the right choice to lead the local government.  According to the party, his broad appeal and deep-rooted connection to the community made him a suitable candidate for the…