Author: Platform Times Newspaper

Daud Olatunji The People’s Democratic Party, Ogun State chapter has expressed concerns over the assignment of a judge with strong ties to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to oversee a critical case challenging the eligibility of PDP candidates for the upcoming local government elections in Ogun State. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the case, filed just days before the election, questions the party membership of PDP candidates, aiming to potentially disrupt their candidacy. PLATFORM TIMES further gathered that the case was instituted by former chairman of the PDP in the state, Sikirulahi Ogundele and was billed to be president over by…

The Ogun State chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on all eligible voters to actively participate in the upcoming local government election, scheduled for Saturday, November 16, 2024, while stressing the need for a fair and peaceful electoral process. The appeal was made in a statement signed by MURIC’s State Chairman, Alhaji Jimoh Alao, and issued by the State Secretary, Alhaji Olaleye Rasheed. MURIC described the election as a critical opportunity for citizens to shape leadership at the grassroots level. The group urged Ogun residents not to be discouraged by concerns over potential rigging, asserting that significant…

The thought for establishing the pipeline security force (PSF) have been raised and aggravated to the fore severally by different people from different geo-political zones of the country especially during the first tenure of the Buhari administration. The author of this treatise is one the arrowheads who made spirited efforts for the actualization of the project through the previous NSA and Major General A.B Manman (Rtd.). It is necessary, to state and state vividly at this prefatory point that this endeavor is not one of those self-seeking windows through which contracts or consultancies are sought from the government. It is…

Ayomide Awe The Trisonet Metaverse Community paid has funded over 100,000 students since 2017 with the aim of enhancing educational accessibility worldwide. This was disclosed on Tuesday,at a press conference held at the Palace of the Alake of Egba Land, His Royal Majesty Oba Dr. Michael Gbadebo. Leading the announcement was the community’s CEO, Evangelist Happiness Etuk, along with prominent community members Ambassador Salami Saheed Oladimeji, Mr. Isaiah Emmanuel, and Mr. Udeme Bassey. During the event, Etuk discussed the origin and mission of Trisonet Metaverse, a community founded to harness natural resources from the “cloud” to support lifelong educational access.…

The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has convicted and sentenced a 64-year-old man, Lateef Durojaiye, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s 11-year-old girl (name withheld). Durojaiye was sentenced on Tuesday by Justice Rahman Oshodi after he declared that the prosecution had proved his case against the suspect beyond reasonable doubt. The presiding judge said the suspect was initially charged and arraigned on August 5, 2021, but the case was struck out on November 29, 2021, for want of diligent prosecution. It was later re-listed to the court, and he was re-arraigned on May 22, 2022, and April…

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the Commission is currently investigating over 20,000 cases involving economic and financial crimes across Nigeria. Olukoyede emphasized that asset recovery is central to the EFCC’s strategy, allowing the agency to cripple financially corrupt individuals and organizations by denying them resources to resist law enforcement efforts. During an address to the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes on Tuesday in Abuja, Olukoyede stated that over the past year, the EFCC has been inundated with over 17,000 petitions, highlighting the scale of economic crimes…

The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has announced a groundbreaking $100 million initiative called the “Safe Grid” plan in a significant stride to combat the persistent power shortages and blackouts caused by frequent national grid collapses. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the project is set to provide a dependable power supply to Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states, where KEDCO has reported receiving less than half of its allocated power from the national grid, affecting the company’s ability to deliver stable electricity to its franchise areas. According to Sani Bala Sani, Head of Corporate Communications for KEDCO, this shortfall has severely impacted…

The UNICEF Generation Unlimited Nigeria (GenU 9JA) Public-Private-Youth-Partnership (PPYP) Platform yesterday convened its annual Steering Committee at the Airtel Headquarters in Lagos to celebrate three years of groundbreaking achievements and set ambitious targets for the future. This meeting reaffirmed GenU 9JA’s commitment to transforming the lives of millions of Nigerian children and youths by bridging the digital gap, enhancing the quality of learning and skilling to prepare them for the world of work and connecting them to livelihood opportunities. The meeting was attended by GenU 9JA partners from the Federal and State governments, private sector, civil society, development partners, and…

The Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has said that top security officials in President Bola Tinubu’s administration are working tirelessly. Speaking on Tuesday as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tunji-Ojo noted that National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru, and Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa are all deeply committed, often forgoing rest in their efforts to restore peace and order across the nation. “Security is a major issue of national concern. Nobody is resting—not the NSA, not the Minister of Defence, not the Chief of Defence Staff, not even the DSS,” Tunji-Ojo stated, underscoring the…

Daud Olatunji In a fresh legal blow to the International School Ibadan (ISI) at the University of Ibadan, an Oyo State High Court has struck out the school’s second application for a stay of execution, upholding the right of female Muslim students to wear the hijab as part of their school uniform. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the ruling marks the second setback for the school on the issue within six months. Justice Moshood Isola delivered the ruling on Tuesday, rejecting ISI’s attempt to halt enforcement of an earlier judgement granted on May 22, 2024, which affirmed the hijab-wearing rights of…