Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Ogun State Government has restated its resolve to build a cleaner, safer and more sustainable industrial ecosystem, declaring that the era of lax industrial waste practices in the state is drawing to an end. The Commissioner for Environment, Dr. Oladimeji Oresanya, said this at a two-day capacity workshop for HSE officers, waste vendors and Private Sector Participants (PSPs) in waste collection, tagged “Synergy, Standards, Solutions: Forging a New Era of Waste Management in Ogun State.” Represented by the Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, Mr. Akinbode Shofela, Oresanya said effective collaboration among stakeholders, strict adherence to standards and the…

Former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, on Wednesday declared that mass defections by governors into the All Progressives Congress (APC) will not stop what he described as an impending nationwide revolt by voters in 2027. Speaking in Jos at the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) National Contact and Mobilisation Office, el-Rufai said Nigerians were tired of both the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that ordinary citizens—not governors—would determine the direction of the next general elections. He insisted that despite high-profile defections from the PDP to the APC, “Nigerians themselves are defecting to ADC,” adding…

Daud Olatunji Tears, fear and anger swept through Government Comprehensive Girls Secondary School, Maga in Danga Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Wednesday as victims, grieving parents and widows relived the horror of Monday’s dawn attack in which bandits killed two staff members and abducted 26 students — 24 of whom are still missing. One of the survivors, 17-year-old SS3 student, Khadijat Lawal, narrated how she watched her two younger sisters marched away by gun-wielding attackers while she hid alone inside a dark toilet cubicle. “It was a few minutes before 5am when we heard voices trying to…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a notorious Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander, Hussaini Ismaila, popularly known as Mai Tangaran, to 20 years in prison after he confessed to coordinating multiple deadly attacks across Kano State. Justice Emeka Nwite, who delivered the judgment on Tuesday, said the sentence would run concurrently and would be calculated from August 31, 2017, the day Ismaila was arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The conviction brings closure to a case that dragged for years, following several interlocutory appeals and a trial-within-trial on the voluntariness of the…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee has shared a total of N2.094 trillion among the Federal Government, 36 states and the 774 local government areas as revenue generated in October 2025. The allocation was announced on Wednesday in Abuja by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Bawa Mokwa, following FAAC’s November meeting. According to the communiqué, the distributed revenue comprised N1.376 trillion statutory revenue, N670.303 billion from Value Added Tax, and N47.870 billion from the Electronic Money Transfer Levy. FAAC disclosed that the gross revenue for October rose to N2.934 trillion, from which N115.278 billion was deducted as the cost…

The ancient city of Ibadan witnessed a rare convergence of leading Islamic scholars, traditional rulers and community dignitaries at the weekend as eminent cleric, Shaykh Abdulkabir Ibrahim Abanikanda, was formally turbaned Sharaful Kharashiyyah—the Pride of Kharashiyyah—at a ceremony graced by the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III. The Sultan, who led an array of Islamic leaders to the event, described the honour bestowed on Shaykh Abanikanda as “a deserved recognition of decades of scholarship, moral integrity and unwavering service to the Muslim community.” The turbaning, held on the premises of Kharashi Memorial Arabic School, Ibadan, marked…

As a long-standing stakeholder in Ogun State’s political evolution, actively involved since the second-term bid of Otunba Gbenga Daniel in 2005–2006 and deeply committed to the Ogun West struggle since 2011, I find it necessary, even urgent, to lend my voice to the ongoing political conversation shaping our collective future. To my fellow advocates of the Ogun West agenda, I pose a sincere question: Can we confidently say that our current approach is yielding the results we desire? If we are candid with ourselves, the answer forces a sober reflection. We must pause and interrogate our journey with clear, unblinking…

A coalition of prominent Northern women under the banner of Voices for Inclusion and Equity for Women (VIEW) has condemned the abduction of 25 schoolgirls from Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, describing the incident as “a brutal indictment of Nigeria’s leadership and humanity.” The group, in a strongly worded statement co-signed by leading activists including Asmau Joda, Maryam Uwais, Mairo Mandara, Aisha Oyebode, Fatima Akilu, Kadaria Ahmed, Larai Ocheja Amusan and Ier Jonathan-Ichaver, said the weekend attack once again exposed the vulnerability of girls in Northern Nigeria despite years of promises and heavy investments in the…

Daud Olatunji As Nigeria marked the 2025 World Toilet Day on Tuesday, the Parasitology and Public Health Society of Nigeria (PPSN) raised fresh concerns over the country’s slow progress in ending open defecation, warning that the sanitation crisis is fuelling the spread of parasitic and infectious diseases nationwide. In a statement signed by the Chairman of its Communication Committee, Dr. Tajudeen Olusegun Uthman, PPSN said the country risks undermining its public health goals unless urgent, sustained, and coordinated action is taken to close critical sanitation gaps. The 2025 global theme is “Accelerating Change: Sanitation for a Healthier Future.” Dr. Uthman…

The Imole Progressive Network has applauded the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, for appointing Comrade Gani Mohammed as Special Adviser on Special Duties and Strategy, describing the choice as “well-deserved and strategically sound.” PLATFORM TIMES reports that in a congratulatory statement issued by its Secretary-General, Hon. Olorunfemi Christopher, the group said the appointment was a clear recognition of Mohammed’s “unbroken record of dedication, commitment, and service to the state.” Christopher, who conveyed the goodwill of Engineer Michael Abayomi Adeyanju and the entire network, said Mohammed had consistently demonstrated capacity and loyalty in various public engagements. “This appointment reflects his…