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The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has donated a brand new ambulance to Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, ending a decade-long wait and boosting the hospital’s emergency response and disease outbreak management capacity. For over ten years, the hospital, formerly known as the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), operated without a functional ambulance, hampering the speed and quality of patient referrals and emergency evacuations. Speaking during the handover ceremony on Friday, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Mainland Hospital described the donation as a “game changer,” noting that the absence of an ambulance had long been a major setback. “Today, we received an…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has commenced the payment of N46.6bn in liquidation dividends to depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank Plc. The Acting Head of Communication and Public Affairs, NDIC, Hawwau Gambo, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday and.de available to PLATFORM TIMES. According to her, the funds for the payments were realised from the sale of the bank’s assets and the recovery of outstanding debts. She explained that a liquidation dividend represents payments made to depositors of a closed bank, beyond the maximum insured limit, from proceeds of asset sales and debt recoveries. Gambo added that…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recovered illicit drug consignments worth over N1.04 billion following a major raid on an 80-room hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. The agency said it seized 589 bags of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, weighing 417.3 kilograms during the operation carried out between Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26, 2025. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that three suspects — Eze Ayitu, Ofuokwu Samuel, and Emmanuel Ameh — were arrested during the raid on the five-storey building housing The Hook…

The Presidency on Sunday dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu is plotting to turn Nigeria into a one-party state following a series of high-profile defections into the ruling All Progressives Congress. In a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, the Presidency described the allegations as “false, baseless, and exaggerated.” The development follows the recent defection of top opposition leaders, including Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC. Several other PDP stalwarts in Delta, alongside chieftains of the New Nigerian Peoples…

No fewer than 902 Nigerians were deported from the United States between 2019 and 2024, a new report by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed. According to the ICE 2024 annual report, Nigeria recorded the highest number of deportations among African countries within the six-year period, followed by Senegal, Ghana, Mauritania, and Egypt. A breakdown of the deportation figures shows that 286 Nigerians were deported in 2019, 199 in 2020, 78 in 2021, 49 in 2022, 152 in 2023, and 138 in 2024. Other African countries that witnessed significant deportations during the period include Senegal (761), Ghana…

Daud Olatunji Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has suspended the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, following controversies surrounding the recent death caused by Lassa Fever in the state, PLATFORM TIMES has exclusively gathered. Findings by PLATFORM TIMES revealed that Coker’s suspension, which took effect about three weeks ago, was initially meant to last one month. However, the situation has continued to escalate, as internal forces, described by insiders as a “cabal” within the government, have reportedly blocked several high-level interventions aimed at resolving the matter. A top source familiar with the development said Coker’s travails began after she…

…Says Devil Took Over Him, Seeks Apology …Forgiveness Is from Allah – Religious Leaders Daud Olatunji Veteran radio anchor Ibrahim Adesola Aremu, popularly known as Akamara, on Saturday, retracted in its entirety a viral series of voice notes accusing one Alhaji Owokomago of collecting pilgrims’ Ihram cloths for ritual purposes. Speaking at a reconciliation meeting convened by the Wakeelul Muslimeen of Yoruba Land (Edo and Delta), Sheik Iskeel Lawal Sugar, the broadcaster admitted that “all the phone call conversations were staged” and pleaded for forgiveness from both religious authorities and Allah. Akamara, who has been on air for nearly 35…

Daud Olatunji Over three months after a devastating rainstorm wrecked Moslem Comprehensive High School, Imepe, in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, the pupils have been left stranded without classrooms, with no government intervention in sight. The incident, which occurred on Sunday, January 26, 2025, destroyed key structures of the school, exposing hundreds of students to danger and interrupting their education. Despite public outcry, Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration has yet to commence any reconstruction or rehabilitation work on the premises. Civic technology platform, Monitng, raised the alarm on Saturday, decrying the abandonment of the students and warning of the grave risks they now…

An explosion suspected to have been triggered by illegally refined petroleum products has claimed the lives of five persons, including four women, in Omoku, headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident, which occurred around 11am on Saturday, was confirmed by the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) and the One Million Youth Volunteers Network. Executive Director of YEAC-Nigeria, Dr Fyneface Dumnamene, in a statement, said the explosion took place in a residential building where illegally refined petroleum products, including condensate, were being stored for resale. He said, “The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) has received…

Daud Olatunji  No fewer than 4,013 individuals were killed while 3,561 others were kidnapped across Nigeria between January 2 and April 22, 2025, a new report by Beacon Consulting has revealed. The firm, which tracks insecurity trends across the country, said Northern Nigeria continues to bear the heaviest burden, accounting for 79 per cent of all reported incidents during the period under review. According to the data, the North West was the epicentre of the violence, responsible for 37 per cent of the total incidents, with 1,095 recorded attacks. The region also witnessed the highest number of casualties, with 1,642…