Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A federal lawmaker representing a constituency in Zamfara State narrowly escaped death on Tuesday after an angry mob descended on him in Dansadau town, beating and dragging him on the ground over allegations of poor representation and neglect of constituents. A viral video of the incident, obtained by PLATFORM TIMES, showed the lawmaker—said to be a member of the House of Representatives—being slapped and manhandled by a furious crowd as security operatives struggled to shield him from further assault. In the footage, the visibly enraged residents were heard chanting “bamayi” in Hausa, a term commonly used to express rejection and…

The Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has restrained the Nigeria Police Force from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to take effect on January 2, 2026. The court, presided over by Justice Joe Egwu, granted an interim injunction on Wednesday following a motion ex parte filed by a private citizen, Mr Israel Joe, against the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command. The suit, marked HOR/FHR/M/31/2025, challenged the planned resumption of the tinted glass permit policy, which the applicant argued could lead to widespread abuse of citizens’ fundamental rights…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc are set to formalise a new partnership aimed at significantly improving the speed and efficiency of reimbursing depositors whenever banks fail. The planned collaboration, to be sealed through a Memorandum of Understanding, was disclosed on Tuesday by the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the NDIC, Mr Thompson Oludare Sunday, during a courtesy visit by the NIBSS executive management team to the Corporation’s headquarters in Abuja. Sunday said the MoU would strengthen the NDIC’s capacity to verify and pay insured depositors promptly, leveraging NIBSS’ digital payment and verification…

MTN Nigeria on Wednesday disclosed a steady rise in the representation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) within its workforce, increasing from 0.9 per cent in 2021 to 2.13 per cent in 2025, as it reaffirmed its commitment to disability inclusion beyond corporate social responsibility. The disclosure was made at the company’s headquarters during the commemoration of the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), themed “Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress.” Speaking at the event, the Chief Human Resources Officer of MTN Nigeria, Esther Akinnukawe, represented by the General Manager, OE&P, Inyang Osazuwa, said the progress recorded was…

Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant, on Wednesday deepened its community engagement with the empowerment of youths, women and students in its host communities, announcing a N15.72m scholarship scheme and unveiling a social investment scorecard that showed 13 completed projects and 10 ongoing initiatives. The interventions were unveiled at the 4th edition of the company’s annual Community Day held in Ibese, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, as part of efforts to give back to communities hosting the cement plant. Speaking at the event, the Plant Director, Mr Ayyagari Subbaraidu, said the Community Day reflected the company’s “deliberate and…

The Alternative, a political movement advocating pragmatic governance, has called on Nigerians to reject what it described as “alarmism and recycled politics” by the National Opposition Movement (NOM) and embrace the country’s ongoing tax reforms. In a statement signed by its leader, Otunba Segun Showunmi, The Alternative accused NOM of offering no credible economic solutions, warning that continued obstructionism could stall the country’s efforts to restructure public finances and build a sustainable fiscal framework. “The National Opposition Movement has offered Nigerians a familiar mix of selective outrage and political nostalgia, not a workable economic vision,” Showunmi said. “Those who presided…

Abeokuta-based politician and Convener of the United Premier Movement, Hon. Olalekan A. Shoyinka, has commended the Ogun State Government for ongoing repairs of inner-city roads in Abeokuta, while warning that poor supervision and substandard execution could undermine the gains if quality and accountability are not prioritised. In a piece titled “When Governance Shows Up on the Road: A Call for Consistency and Quality in Ogun’s Road Maintenance,” Shoyinka said the sight of officials of the Ogun State Public Works Agency repairing roads across the metropolis was a reassuring signal that governance was beginning to touch the everyday realities of residents.…

A human rights coalition has accused operatives of the anti-kidnapping unit of the Imo State Police Command, popularly known as Tiger Base, of running a vast extortion racket in which detainees and their families were allegedly forced to pay between ₦200,000 and ₦20m for release. The Coalition Against Police Tiger Base Impunity (CAPTI) made the allegation in a report released on Wednesday, documenting what it described as “systematic, egregious and routine” human rights abuses at the Owerri-based facility between 2021 and 2025. According to the report, the unit frequently intervened in civil disputes such as tenancy and commercial disagreements, detaining…

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has disclosed that women account for one in every four Nigerians involved in drug and substance abuse, even as they make up only one in 20 persons accessing rehabilitation and treatment services in the country. The agency raised the alarm in a memorandum submitted to the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee investigating the rising cases of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria, warning that stigma and other barriers were keeping women and girls away from care. According to the UNODC, Nigeria’s drug-use prevalence is nearly three times higher than the…

Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested five suspected fraudsters, said to be herbalists, and seized counterfeit foreign currencies amounting to $3.43m and €280,000 from them. The suspects—Akingbola Omotayo, Adeola Funsho Ogunrinde, Yahaya Amodu, Kubratu Babalola Olaitan (female) and Familola Sunday Olaitan—were apprehended on December 7 and 8, 2025, at their shrines in Osun and Lagos states following intelligence-led surveillance on their alleged activities. The EFCC said the arrests followed a petition alleging that the suspects, operating as a syndicate, defrauded a victim, Halima Sanni, of ₦26.55m under the guise of offering…