Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a dramatic twist as the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over an alleged forgery of his signature on a convention notice submitted to the electoral umpire. Anyanwu, in the petition dated October 15, 2025, accused some party officials and their alleged collaborators within INEC of criminally forging and cloning his signature on a letter notifying the commission of the PDP’s forthcoming national convention. According to the petition…

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on Nigerian leaders to introduce a daily allowance of ₦200 for every pregnant woman in the country as part of efforts to fight malnutrition and improve maternal health. Speaking at the 2025 Nutritious Food Fair in Kano, organised by Propcom, the emir said poverty and malnutrition remain major threats to women and children, warning that the situation, if unchecked, could cause irreversible damage to newborns. Represented by the District Head of Shanono, Dr. Mahmoud Yashi, Sanusi said: “If every pregnant woman gets as little as ₦200 daily, it could go…

The Osun State Government has described as false and baseless the allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Ademola Adeleke bribed the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to keep away from local government secretariats. Reacting on Sunday, the spokesperson to Governor Adeleke said the accusation was another desperate attempt by the opposition to distort facts and undermine judicial authority. According to the spokesperson, the claim “is a manifestation of the APC’s disregard for the rule of law and a reflection of its shameless embrace of impunity in a democracy governed by laws and…

The Chairman of Faskari Local Government Area in Katsina State, Hon. Surajo Aliyu Daudawa, on Sunday, personally ventured into a forest to negotiate directly with armed bandits and secured the release of 26 kidnapped victims. The victims, reportedly abducted from Tafoki and neighbouring communities, were freed following face-to-face talks between Daudawa and a notorious bandit leader identified as Isiya Kwashen Garwa. Despite warnings from security authorities against holding peace talks with criminal groups, Daudawa met the armed men—who are said to have a history of violent attacks across the state—under what sources described as a tense but peaceful atmosphere. Images…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted multiple consignments of illicit drugs ingeniously concealed in frozen snails, electric bulbs, and female clothing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The agency said the narcotics, which were bound for the United States, United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were uncovered during a series of coordinated operations carried out this month. NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, disclosed that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the seizures. According to him, a cargo agent, Boladale Riliwan, was nabbed on October 7 after…

The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disowned and condemned the purported endorsement of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo Hashim’s 2027 presidential ambition by a group parading itself as party stakeholders. The group, operating under the name Gbenga Hashim Solidarity Movement (GHSM), had on Friday in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area, declared Hashim as the “preferred presidential candidate” of the Ogun PDP ahead of the 2027 elections. But in a swift reaction, the state leadership of the party dismissed the endorsement as fake, unauthorised, and misleading. Chief Abayomi Tella, the Ogun State PDP Chairman, said in a statement…

A Political Parable by Hon. Olalekan A. Shoyinka (Ayinla Egba) In the ancient Kingdom of Oluwatedo, every two years, the air becomes charged with anticipation. Drums echo through the valleys, the rhythm of destiny pounding in every heart. For it is the time of the Royal Dance Festival, a centuries-old competition where Princes from every ruling family take to the stage — not just to display their grace and strength, but to win the heart of the people. For in Oluwatedo, a dancer today could become king tomorrow. Among these Princes was one known far and wide — Prince Obasan,…

As democracies struggle with paralysis, centralized states prove that speed, coordination, and discipline may deliver development more effectively than debate. By Otunba Segun Showunmi In international policy circles, it is often considered impolite to ask one of the most important questions in global development: Why is it that when China lifts 800 million people out of poverty in four decades, we call it authoritarianism, but when the British Empire industrialized through famine, forced labour, and colonial extraction, we called it progress? The question is not moral but empirical. For all the West’s discomfort, the evidence is difficult to ignore: concentrated…

It was a day of celebration and recognition of excellence on Saturday as Crescent University, Abeokuta, conferred degrees on 718 students, including 69 first-class graduates, during its 17th convocation ceremony. The event, held at the Bola Ajibola Auditorium on the university campus, also witnessed the conferment of honorary doctorate degrees on three eminent Nigerians — former Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Johnson Kokumo; the President of Crescent Schools, Prof. Ahmed Bin Salawudeen; and business mogul, Agbaoye Orikolade Kola Karim — in recognition of their contributions to national development and humanity. Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila, disclosed that the total…

… Warn Media Against Sensational Reports Capable Of Fuelling Tension The Ogun State League of Imams and Alfas has cautioned the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against what it described as “alarmist and divisive statements” capable of inciting religious tension and undermining national unity. The League expressed concern over recent comments allegedly made by CAN, which suggested a “calculated genocide” against Christians in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its Secretary-General, Imam Tajudeen  Adewunmi, the Islamic body described the allegation as “unsubstantiated and dangerous,” warning that such narratives could inflame passions and…