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Zainab Abioye Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu rebuffed Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over political support ahead of the 2027 general elections during a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In a statement personally signed by him on Tuesday and titled, “Untold story of what happened in the Villa during Governor Makinde’s visit to the President today,” Fayose claimed that Makinde lacked the courage to meet the President alone, prompting him to enlist the support of Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang. Fayose alleged that the meeting, which he described as politically charged,…

Grace Adeleye The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reaffirmed its commitment to market stability and uninterrupted nationwide supply of Premium Motor Spirit, assuring Nigerians of continued energy security despite recent price adjustments. The refinery said it had implemented a deliberate and temporary price support intervention during the recent festive season to cushion the impact of heightened household spending, marking the second consecutive festive period it absorbed significant costs in the national interest. In a statement sent to PLATFORM TIMES on Wednesday, the company noted that it provided logistics support in 2024 and effected a price reduction in 2025 to…

… Domestic, Intimate Attacks Dominate Cases • Activists Push For Femicide Law, Tracking System Daud Olatunji No fewer than 197 Nigerian women and girls were killed in suspected gender-related attacks between January and December 2025, marking a disturbing rise in femicide cases across the country, a new report by the DOHS Cares Foundation has revealed. The figure represents a sharp increase from the 133 deaths recorded in 2024, underscoring what the organisation described as a worsening national crisis driven by weak accountability, silence, and systemic failures in protecting women and girls. According to data published on the foundation’s Femicide Tracker…

The Defence Headquarters has dismissed viral social media claims that Nigerian soldiers wounded in action are abandoned to their fate, describing the allegations as misleading and unfair. In a statement on Tuesday, the Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Samaila Uba, said the welfare of injured personnel remained a “top moral priority” of the Armed Forces, contrary to a video circulating online suggesting institutional indifference. Uba said all personnel wounded during operations were entitled to comprehensive medical care in line with established military policies, noting that treatment is provided either within Nigeria or abroad depending on the severity of injuries.…

Nigeria was thrown into another round of nationwide power outages on Tuesday after the national electricity grid collapsed for the second time in five days, heightening concerns over the fragility of the country’s transmission infrastructure. Data obtained from the Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) showed that electricity supply to the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) dropped to zero megawatts at about 11am, while total generation fell sharply to as low as 39 megawatts, effectively shutting down power supply across most parts of the country. The incident came barely four days after a similar collapse on January 23, marking the first…

Fawaz Adebisi The All Progressives Congress, APC, has dissociated itself from a notorious terrorist, Mohammed Bello Turji, dismissing claims circulating on social media that he was registered as a member of the party. In a press statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka and issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the party described a viral “APC membership slip” bearing Turji’s name as fake and a deliberate fabrication aimed at misleading the public. According to Morka, the alleged membership details on the slip do not exist in its official database and are not linked to the ongoing Electronic Registration…

Fawaz Adebisi The Ibeto Seaport and Terminals Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Port Harcourt, has generated ₦12.38 billion in revenue within six months, a performance the Customs Area Controller, CAC, Comptroller Usman Yahaya, attributed to the effective deployment of the Unified Customs Management System, UCMS, also known as B’Odogwu. According to a press release issued on January 27, 2026, and signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs Tangwa Emmanuel, the revenue was collected between July and December 2025, marking the Command’s first six months of full operations. The release disclosed that a total…

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has condemned the presidential pardon granted to Yoruba self-determination activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, describing it as a “grave miscarriage of justice” and a painful reminder of what it called the state’s failure to protect Fulani communities in Oyo State. In a statement on Tuesday, MACBAN’s South-West Zone said the decision had reopened old wounds from the violent clashes and attacks allegedly carried out against Fulani settlements between 2020 and 2021, warning that the pardon could deepen ethnic mistrust and weaken national unity. The statement, signed by…

No fewer than two residents were killed while several others sustained gunshot injuries after a helicopter believed to belong to the Nigerian Air Force allegedly opened fire on Kurgi community in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon when a surveillance helicopter flew into the area and hovered for several minutes before unleashing gunshots on civilians who were going about their normal activities. Residents told PLATFORM TIMES that women and children were among those affected, as the unexpected attack triggered panic and mass displacement, forcing many villagers to flee to neighbouring communities,…

State governments participating in a World Bank–supported reform programme have been given a 30-day deadline after every quarter to publish details of contracts awarded in basic education and primary healthcare, in a fresh push to deepen transparency and accountability in public spending. The directive was issued under the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-GOV) Programme of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, with compliance now tied directly to the disbursement of incentive funds to states. Speaking at the first 2026 Implementation Support Meeting with State Focal Persons, held virtually in Abuja on Monday, the National Coordinator…