Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Ogun State Head of Service, Alhaji Iskeel Olanrewaju Saka, mni, on Sunday said the Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) remains a timeless model of “strategic transformation built on faith, vision, sacrifice, resilience and purposeful leadership.” Saka stated this in his goodwill message at the 41st Annual Hijrah Celebration (1448 A.H.) organised by the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO) at the Alake Pavilion, Ake Palace, Abeokuta, where he represented Governor Dapo Abiodun. Delivering the governor’s message, Saka said, “I bring warm greetings and best wishes from His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, who would have loved to be…

Daud Olatunji The Wakeelul Muslimeen of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Sheikh Iskil Awwal, popularly known as Sugar, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to consider prominent Ogun State indigenes for federal appointments, while also urging the Ogun State Government to declare the Hijrah public holiday. Speaking exclusively with PLATFORM TIMES to mark the Islamic New Year, the cleric said the appeal was driven by what he described as the need for fairness, inclusion and equitable representation of Ogun State in the current administration. “I want to appeal to our President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I was part of those who…

Fawaz Adebisi The Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation, Ogun State, on Sunday distributed N51 million in cash and material support to 74 beneficiaries, including widows and students, at its 2026 Zakat Distribution Ceremony, ZDC. Themed “Zakat & Social Responsibility: Strengthening Economic Security, Community Cohesion, and National Peace,” the event held at the Crescent, Muslim Professionals, Hall, Leme, Abeokuta, on the 6th day of Muharram 1448 AH. The disbursed package comprised cash grants, industrial equipment, including sewing, washing and stone-cutting machines, clothing materials, ovens, payment of school fees, and debt settlement for beneficiaries across the state’s Egba/Yewa zone. Giving his welcome speech,…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested two elderly men for allegedly supplying illicit drugs to teenage secondary school students in Umuahia, Abia State. The suspects, identified as 84-year-old Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora, were apprehended in separate operations following intelligence reports linking them to drug distribution among minors. According to a statement on Sunday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, Obiora was arrested on June 19 at his patent medicine store located on Club Road, Umuahia. A search of the premises led to the recovery of 4.64 kilogrammes of opioids, including tramadol…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has abolished admissions into affiliated degree programmes run by Colleges of Education, in a sweeping reform that will take effect from the 2026/2027 academic session. The decision, contained in the Board’s newly issued NCE/ND Agric Registration Guidelines released in June 2026, effectively ends decades-long partnerships that allowed Colleges of Education to award university degrees through affiliations. Under the new policy, JAMB declared that no candidate would be admitted into any affiliated degree programme in Colleges of Education from the 2026/2027 session. The Board also ruled out direct admission into 100 and 200 levels in…

By Dr.Gbenga Adeoye 1. Unwritten Peace and Unity Codes should become written in the heart of all reasonable stake holders in Nigeria. 2. Presidential Candidacy should be structured in a manner that North and South Rotational Presidency should be adopted by lovers if peace and unity.I heard El Rufai and many others spoke firmly on this in 2022 to support the South to take over from Buhari.The analysis of rotation was what Tinubu summarised as EMILOKAN in Abeokuta in 2022 before APC primary (which means, it is my turn because it is the turn of the south.) 3. We might…

The Concerned Fulani People of Nigeria has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to urgently intervene and caution Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo (Sunday Igboho), over what it described as inflammatory statements allegedly directed at Fulani communities in Oyo State. The group in the  statement  signed by the Convener of the Concerned Fulani People of Nigeria, Ibrahim Barkindo Chubado, also urged governors across the South-West to step in, warning that continued public threats and ethnic generalisations could heighten tensions and undermine ongoing security efforts in the region. The appeal followed reports that Igboho issued…

A 23-year-old man, Victor Oruba Nwite, has admitted during police interrogation that he runs an internet fraud scheme popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo” and recruits young men into the criminal network following allegations of abduction, torture, and forced cybercrime training in Enugu State. Nwite, who hails from Inyimagu community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, made the confession in a video obtained during questioning by investigators after three young men allegedly escaped from a residential building in Helius Estate along the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway. The escapees—identified as Joseph Ibangwu, Izuchukwu Junior, and Miracle Tochukwu—had earlier alleged that they…

The Federal Government has concluded plans to release ₦85.38bn for the implementation of a reviewed salary structure for academic staff of federal polytechnics and colleges of education nationwide. The fund, covering the period from January to December 2026, is awaiting final approval from the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele. This was disclosed in a June 16, 2026 letter by the Budget Office of the Federation, which formally requested the minister’s approval for the immediate disbursement of ₦85,375,777,808 for the exercise. The Director-General of the Budget Office, Tanimu Yakubu, stated that the proposed expenditure would…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Adedayo Faduyile, has been declared winner of the Ondo South Senatorial bye-election held on Saturday. Faduyile was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission at the collation centre in Okitipupa, after polling 68,474 votes to defeat candidates of other political parties, including the APM, APP and Boot Party. The Returning Officer for the exercise, Prof. Gbenga Ibileye, announced the result, stating that the APC candidate satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast. Faduyile, a former National President of the Nigerian Medical Association, is…