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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the seizure of more than 7.6 million tramadol tablets and 76,273.4 kilograms of cannabis across multiple states in a series of coordinated operations. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, revealed that the drugs, including popular cannabis strains such as Colorado, Loud, and Skunks, were recovered from various locations, with several suspected traffickers arrested in connection with the haul. According to Babafemi, the seizures included 3,874,000 tramadol tablets of 100mg and 225mg strength, 252.2 litres of codeine syrup, and other controlled substances. A major haul was recovered from a warehouse at Oko Market, Asaba,…

The Imo State Police Command has declared Mr. Stanley Morocco Oparaugo, owner of a mortuary and hotel in Umuhu Autonomous Community, Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area, wanted following allegations of organ harvesting at his facility. Police said a recent operation at the mortuary uncovered disjointed and unhygienically kept corpses, raising suspicions of illicit organ trade. According to the police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, the discovery suggested that the bodies had been tampered with in a manner consistent with organ harvesting. “The operation was led personally by the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, following credible intelligence on the mortuary’s activities,” Okoye said. He…

Tragedy struck the Yola Campus of the Nigerian Law School over the weekend as a final-year student, Ayomiposi Ojajuni, reportedly took his own life after being barred from sitting the final bar examination. Sources disclosed that PLATFORM TIMES that Ojajuni was prevented from beginning his exam on Saturday, December 6, after failing to respond to queries issued by the school authorities. Further investigation revealed that one of the main issues was his failure to meet the mandatory class attendance requirement of 75 percent. Attendance is a strict prerequisite for eligibility to sit for the bar exams, the sources explained. Eyewitnesses…

The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) has raised the alarm that Nigeria’s public health system is edging dangerously close to collapse unless governments at all levels immediately address worsening welfare conditions for doctors. Rising from its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting and scientific conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the association said the prolonged delay in concluding the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Federal Government has further dampened morale among government-employed doctors. NAGGMDP lamented that the mass exodus of medical personnel — popularly known as the Japa Syndrome — has become a threat to…

.. Isola, Others Hail Abeokuta Club Over Osoba Daud Olatunji  Former Ogun State governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has revealed why his administration stopped government sponsorship of Christian and Muslim pilgrimages between 1999 and 2003. Osoba, who spoke on Sunday, in Abeokuta during his investiture as a Vice Patron of the Abeokuta Club alongside Chief Olusegun Osunkeye, said he could not justify spending public funds on religious pilgrimages while public schools were in dire condition. The former governor recounted that he met a disturbing state of education when he assumed office, with pupils compelled to take desks from their houses to…

The 2025 Victory Life Bible Church International Women’s Convention has rounded off in Abeokuta with a rallying call for women to deepen their trust in God as a pathway to fulfilling purpose, even in the face of growing social and family pressures. The four-day programme, themed “Overflow”, drew hundreds of participants and featured teachings centred on spiritual resilience, family stability and personal transformation. Delivering his closing exhortation, the Lead Pastor of the church, Apostle Lawrence Achudume, urged women to remain unwavering in their faith, insisting that life’s difficulties become surmountable only when anchored in God. “Affliction will come, but let…

French President Emmanuel Macron has assured Nigeria of Paris’ renewed commitment to supporting the country’s intensified fight against terrorism and widening security threats across several states. Macron, in a message shared on X on Sunday, said he had spoken with President Bola Tinubu to convey France’s solidarity as Nigeria confronts repeated killings, mass abductions, and violent raids, especially in the northern region. “No one can remain a bystander,” Macron wrote, stressing that the deepening insecurity requires coordinated international action. “I conveyed France’s solidarity in the face of the various security challenges, particularly the terrorist threat in the North. At his…

At least 13 soldiers have been arrested in Benin following an attempted coup that briefly threw the West African nation into uncertainty on Sunday, PLATFORM TIMES reports. Security and military insiders told AFP that those arrested include the suspected masterminds of the failed operation. All the detainees are serving military personnel except one retired officer, sources said. The arrests came hours after a group of soldiers appeared on state television announcing that they had removed President Patrice Talon from office. The soldiers, who identified themselves as the “Military Committee for Refoundation” (CMR), claimed they met and resolved that Talon was…

The government of Benin Republic on Sunday announced that it had crushed an attempted coup after a group of armed soldiers briefly seized the state television station and declared President Patrice Talon removed from office. Tension swept through the commercial capital, Cotonou, after the dissident troops, operating under the name Military Committee for Refoundation (CMR), appeared on national television in the early hours of Sunday, claiming to have overthrown the 67-year-old leader. Clad in mixed military fatigues and wielding assault rifles, the eight-man squad said it had resolved that “Mr Patrice Talon is removed from office as President of the…

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has issued a stern warning to Northern political and community leaders, urging them to reclaim the region’s fading values of humility, unity and selfless service as insecurity and socio-economic decline continue to destabilise Northern Nigeria. Speaking through former military administrator, Col. Lawal Gwadabe (rtd.), at the 2nd Hassan Katsina Memorial Conference in Kaduna, Babangida said the North was facing “mounting, complex threats” that require urgent, collective action. He said the ideals of the late General Hassan Katsina should serve as a moral compass to guide the region’s rebirth. “The legacy of General…