Author: Platform Times Newspaper

Uche Nwokwu, coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, says men with large breasts are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Mr Nwokwu said in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Abuja that men undergoing hormone therapy to alter their body physiology to appear more feminine are also at elevated risk. “When men take hormone therapies to alter their physiology, the more active female hormones can expose them to a higher risk of breast cancer,” he said. He explained that because men had breast tissue, they could develop breast cancer,…

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto State, Bello Goronyo, has expressed confidence that the party can reclaim its mandate in the 2027 general elections without aligning with any other political party. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday in Sokoto, Goronyo said the PDP remains the most viable and time-tested political platform in Nigeria, with deep grassroots support and a legacy of better governance. “We have the capacity to reclaim our mandate. We are the best choice—tested and trusted by Nigerians,” he declared. Goronyo said the outcome of the 2023 general elections served as a “litmus test”…

Residents of Omu-Aran, a community in Kwara State’s Irepodun Local Government Area, took to the streets in protest on Friday, led by traditional masquerades, over contentious electricity billing issues. The protest centered around the sudden reclassification of their community’s electricity billing from Band C to Band A, resulting in significantly increased bills for March 2025. Protesters, adorned in traditional attire alongside placards bearing messages such as ‘Omu-Aran Says No to Band A’ and ‘Bring Us Back to Band C’, gathered at Bareke Roundabout amidst chants and traditional war songs. According to the demonstrators, the shift to Band A tariffs led…

Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, revealed on Wednesday that 23 indigenes of the state are currently on death row in Indonesia for drug-related offences. Soludo made this alarming disclosure while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in support of his re-election bid. The governor highlighted the perilous consequences faced by Anambra indigenes, stressing that the young individuals involved had been misled by native doctors who promised to make them immune to security scans when transporting drugs across international borders. “Go to Indonesia, 23 Ndi Anambra are on…

In a twist of fate, a 30-year-old cleric with the Evangelical Church Winning All, Pastor Samson Ali, who was abducted by gunmen in Kaduna State, has regained his freedom — but the man who delivered the ransom for his release is now in captivity. Ali, who had only recently been posted to the ECWA church in Mararaba Aboro, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State, was kidnapped from his residence on April 8, 2025. The kidnappers had initially demanded N100m for his release before settling for an undisclosed amount. While negotiations were ongoing, a combined team of security operatives, including…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a woman, Chinwendu Onyeneho, for allegedly using a hot electric iron to burn her seven-year-old daughter as punishment for eating a piece of meat from a pot. The disturbing incident occurred on Thursday night at No. 11 Oshimyemi Street, Ogba area of Lagos, drawing swift outrage from civil society groups and residents. According to eyewitnesses, Onyeneho reportedly asked her daughter to serve meat to her younger sibling but became enraged when she noticed the girl had eaten part of it. She then allegedly plugged in an electric iron and used it to inflict…

The Federal Government has announced stringent new measures to curb visa violations by foreign nationals, including the imposition of a $15 daily fine and a lifetime ban for those who overstay their visas for a year or more. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the NECA House in Lagos, where he unveiled major reforms under the Nigeria Visa Policy (NVP) 2025 and immigration management systems. According to Tunji-Ojo, the new sanctions—part of broader efforts to sanitise Nigeria’s immigration system—will take effect in May 2025, with a three-month amnesty period lasting…

The Federal Government has dismissed allegations that appointments made by President Bola Tinubu’s administration have been skewed in favour of a particular region, insisting that all appointments were in line with the federal character principle as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution. This defence was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Information and Public Relations at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen. Reacting to widespread criticisms, particularly on social media, over the composition of federal appointments, Imohiosen stressed that President Tinubu is committed to fairness, equity and national unity.…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has dismissed speculations that his recent visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari was politically motivated, stating that the visit was purely about unity and brotherhood. On Friday, a high-profile delegation led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar visited Buhari at his residence in Kaduna. Alongside el-Rufai, other prominent political figures who accompanied Atiku included Aminu Tambuwal, former Governor of Sokoto; Isa Pantami, former Minister of Communications; Achike Udenwa, former Governor of Imo; Gabriel Suswam, former Governor of Benue; and Jibrilla Bindow, former Governor of Adamawa. In a post shared on social media platform X,…

…Earned 55 As, 5.0 GPA in six semesters Uthman Uthman Olayode, the overall best graduating student of Abiola Ajimobi Technical University, Ibadan, has revealed that he failed the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) five times before eventually securing admission and excelling academically. Olayode shared his story during the combined convocation ceremony of the 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 academic sessions held on Friday at the institution’s premises in Ibadan, Oyo State. The ceremony was attended by dignitaries including the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, represented by his deputy, Barrister Bayo Lawal; the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, represented by…