Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A Lagos man identified as Olumuyiwa Adjoto has been sentenced to double life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s 6-year-old niece after he was convicted of two of the three-count charge of defilement, sexual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child filed against him by the police. Justice Rahman Oshodi of Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced Adjoto after he held that the prosecution had successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt, two counts out of the three-count charge against Adjoto. Adjoto was charged by the Lagos State Government with a three-count charge of defilement, sexual assault…

The father of the prime suspect in the gruesome killing of a woman and her six children in Kano has called on authorities to execute his son without delay, declaring that he deserves no mercy for what he described as an unforgivable crime. Malam Auwal, speaking in an emotional interview on Freedom Radio on Monday, disowned his son, Umar Auwal, who is currently in police custody over the brutal murder of his aunt, Fatima Abubakar, 35, and her children in Dorayi Chiranchi area of the Kano metropolis. The victims were identified as Maimuna, 17; Aisha, 16; Bashir, 13; Abubakar, 10;…

The President of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has unveiled an ambitious Vision 2030 strategy aimed at driving Africa’s industrialisation, boosting economic self-sufficiency and empowering the continent’s next generation. Dangote said the roadmap would reposition the conglomerate as a $100bn enterprise within the next five years through aggressive expansion, cross-border investments and deeper participation in strategic sectors such as energy, manufacturing and infrastructure. Speaking on the company’s long-term outlook, he stressed that the Group’s mission goes beyond profit-making to building Africa’s productive capacity. “Our ambition goes far beyond building factories,” Dangote said. “We are building the structures that will…

The Labour Party (LP) has called on former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka, the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, and former Governor Olusegun Osoba to urgently intervene over what it described as the alleged sale of government-owned housing estates and heritage assets by the Ogun State Government. In a statement issued on Monday, the party’s National Vice Chairman (South West), Abayomi Arabambi, accused the administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun of disposing of public housing assets built with taxpayers’ funds, warning that the development threatens the future of affordable housing in the state. Arabambi…

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Monday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, in a development that has intensified speculation over his possible defection from the New Nigeria People’s Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Yusuf, dressed in a white babanriga and red Kwankwasiyya cap, was sighted entering the President’s office at about 4:13pm, marking his first known meeting with Tinubu since the President returned from the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates. Sources close to the talks told Platform Times that discussions around Yusuf’s political future had been ongoing…

Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Monday surrendered himself to operatives of the Department of State Services following days of tension and heavy security around the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Malami’s surrender ended a dramatic standoff that began after a Federal High Court granted him bail in an N8.7bn money laundering case but security operatives reportedly blocked his release, despite his compliance with bail conditions. Sources disclosed that the DSS had since early January deployed over 50 operatives to strategic locations within and around the prison to monitor movements, citing…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has vowed to intensify its crackdown on human trafficking in 2026, warning traffickers that the coming year would be “unbearable” for their criminal operations. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Binta Adamu Bello, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja while reviewing the agency’s performance in 2025 and unveiling its strategic priorities for the new year. Bello said the agency secured 93 convictions in 2025 and rescued over 120 trafficked children, including victims exploited through illegal orphanages and care homes, while more than 2,500 potential victims were intercepted before being trafficked within…

…Paediatricians Urge Funding Boost …Preventable Diseases Driving Deaths …Vaccines, Malnutrition Worsen Crisis Daud Olatunji The Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN) has raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening child health indicators, warning that vaccine-preventable diseases, malnutrition and rising newborn deaths continue to claim thousands of young lives daily. Speaking at a press conference in Abeokuta, Ogun State, ahead of the 57th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the association, PAN President, Dr Ekanem Ekure, disclosed that more than 800 Nigerian families lose a newborn every day, despite the fact that most of the deaths are preventable. Ekure said Nigeria remained…

The Elegant Nurses Forum (ENF) has petitioned the Federal Ministry of Health and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over alleged retirement fraud, abuse of office and financial misconduct by the Head of Nursing Services at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). In separate petitions dated January 19, the nurses’ group accused the officer of unlawfully remaining in office after her statutory retirement and allegedly coercing subordinate nurses to contribute money for a retirement ceremony that was never held. According to the petition signed by Nurse Thomas Abiodun Olamide on behalf of the forum, the officer…

By Adedamilola Atiba-Sogules In many African societies, infertility is still viewed largely as a woman’s problem. When pregnancy does not happen, attention often shifts immediately to the woman — her body, her choices, her past. Men are rarely questioned, rarely tested, and often excluded from fertility discussions. Yet medical evidence is clear: male factor infertility contributes to about half of infertility cases worldwide. This gap between science and societal belief continues to fuel stigma, delay diagnosis, and place unnecessary emotional burden on women. What Is Male Factor Infertility? Male factor infertility refers to challenges related to sperm — including low…