Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Nigerian football community has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of 21-year-old striker, Victor Akaniyene Udoh, who reportedly died after falling critically ill during a holiday visit to Abuja. Udoh was said to have taken ill under circumstances suspected to be linked to food poisoning, though authorities have yet to confirm the exact cause of death. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the young forward, who recently featured for Belgian side Royal Antwerp, became seriously ill after an outing with friends. He was reportedly found unresponsive the following morning and rushed to a hospital, where he was later pronounced…

Former Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress, citing unresolved internal crises in the party’s Delta State chapter. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Omo-Agege announced his exit in a letter dated May 22, 2026, addressed to the APC chairman of Orogun Ward 2 in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The development was confirmed on Wednesday in a statement issued in Asaba by his Media Aide, Mr Sunday Areh, who said the former lawmaker took the decision after wide consultations with his political associates and supporters. Omo-Agege, who represented Delta Central in…

A close associate of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, Mr Jimi Lawal, has clinched the governorship ticket of the African Democratic Congress in Ogun State ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lawal emerged winner of the party’s primary election held across the 236 wards in the state, polling a total of 19,428 votes to defeat his closest rivals. Announcing the results on Monday at the party’s secretariat, the ADC National Organising Secretary and Secretary of the Ogun State Primary Election Committee, Adebimpe Adelowo, said Lawal secured a landslide victory over Abiodun Collins Ogundipe, who garnered 5,775 votes, and a…

The Oluomo of Yewaland, Chief Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, has called for the swift and safe rescue of abducted teachers, students and other victims across Nigeria, lamenting that the spate of insecurity has dampened the joy of the Eid al-Adha celebration. Egungbohun, in a goodwill message to mark the 2026 Eid al-Adha, felicitated Muslims worldwide and urged Nigerians to reflect on the spiritual essence of the festival by embracing sacrifice, obedience, compassion and faith. The message, which he e-signed from Madinah, emphasised the need for citizens to show love to the less privileged and promote unity across ethnic and religious divides.…

The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) has called on Nigerian leaders to urgently confront worsening insecurity and economic hardship in the country, warning that citizens are increasingly living in fear and deprivation amid rising violence and cost of living pressures. In its 1447 AH (2026) Eid-ul-Adha message, signed by its Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, the organisation said the festive season should serve as a renewed reminder of sacrifice, compassion and justice, noting that the realities facing many Nigerians run contrary to the spirit of the celebration. MPAC said Eid-ul-Adha, rooted in the legacy of Prophet Ibrahim (AS), is not merely…

The Ogun State chapter of The Muslim Congress (TMC) has congratulated Muslims in Ogun State and across Nigeria on the 2026 Eid-Ul-Adha celebration, urging faithful and political leaders to embrace the spirit of sacrifice, obedience, and spiritual rebirth as lessons of the festival. The group said the Eid celebration, rooted in the obedience of Prophets Ibrahim, Ismail, and Muhammad (SAW), offers enduring solutions to the moral, economic, and socio-political challenges confronting Nigeria and the world. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the Waali of the group, Dr. Jamiu Folarin, TMC said the significance of Eid-Ul-Adha goes far…

… Agency Lists 15 Lagos, 19 Ogun Councils As Vulnerable Zones … Urges Urgent Clearing Of Drainages, Evacuation From Riverbanks Daud Olatunji The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a fresh flood alert, warning that 34 local government areas across Lagos and Ogun states have been identified as moderate flood-risk zones amid rising rainfall intensity across southern Nigeria. The agency said the alert followed meteorological forecasts indicating increased likelihood of heavy downpours in the coming weeks, which could trigger flooding in low-lying and poorly drained communities. In a notice posted on its official X handle on Tuesday, NEMA listed…

…IMAN Warns of Revenue Loss, Inflation Spike, Economic Downturn … …Accuses Shipping Firms, Terminal Operators Of Arbitrary Charges … Daud Olatunji Importers across Nigeria have begun массовely diverting cargoes to neighbouring West African countries, including Benin Republic, Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso, as the cost of clearing a 40-foot container at Nigerian ports reportedly surged to as high as N20 million. The Importers Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has raised alarm over what it described as an unsustainable increase in shipping line tariffs, terminal charges, and other port-related levies, warning that the trend is making Nigerian ports uncompetitive and driving businesses…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, calling on him to either decisively end terrorism in the country or step aside, following the worsening insecurity across several states. Adebayo made the remarks on Tuesday during a condolence visit to the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan, over the recent attack on schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of the state, where pupils, teachers and staff were abducted by armed men. The SDP candidate said the Federal Government had failed in its constitutional…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on Nigerians to pray for bandits and terrorists to abandon violence and embrace peace, insisting that the country will ultimately overcome all security challenges. Tinubu made the appeal in his Eid-el-Kabir message to Muslims in Nigeria and across the world, where he also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to economic reforms, national security, and inclusive development. The President said the sacred festival of sacrifice should remind Nigerians of the virtues of faith, obedience, selflessness and compassion as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim. “Eid-el-Kabir reminds us of the enduring virtues of faith, obedience, and the willingness to…