Author: Platform Times Newspaper

Former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed that he became so angered by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comments at his 65th birthday celebration that he briefly contemplated snatching the microphone from him and hitting him with it. Fayose made the disclosure in a fresh interview where he narrated how a planned reconciliation with Obasanjo turned sour at the Lagos event. The ex-governor said two weeks before the celebration, he had decided to reconcile with political associates and rivals he had previously clashed with — including Obasanjo. He contacted the former president through a mutual associate and requested his presence…

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worsened on Tuesday as loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, filed a fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to void the party’s national convention held in Ibadan between November 15 and 16. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2501/2025, the plaintiffs — listed as the PDP, acting national chairman Mohammed Abdulrahman, and national secretary Samuel Anyanwu — asked the court to declare the Ibadan convention illegal, invalid and of no effect, insisting it violated multiple subsisting court orders. They also urged the court to restrain…

Bandits on Monday night invaded Isapa community in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting at least 11 residents, including a pregnant woman, two nursing mothers and several children. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the attackers, said to be more than 20, stormed the agrarian community around 9pm, firing sporad gunshots as they moved in with a large herd of cattle. An elderly woman was reportedly struck by a stray bullet during the raid. A community leader, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that seven of the abducted victims belonged to the same family. He listed the victims…

The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has concluded a two-day intensive capacity-building training for its officers across the South-West, with a renewed push for ethical conduct, accountability and professionalism in public sector investigations. The training, themed “Ethics, Accountability and Integrity in Public Sector Investigation,” was held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and formally declared open on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, by the Ogun State Federal Commissioner of the Commission, Hon. Morakinyo OgoOluwa Akinleye. In his address, Akinleye stressed that the Commission’s mandate requires staff to demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and professionalism, especially in handling complaints, investigations and administrative justice. He…

Ogun State’s rising squash talents stole the spotlight at the South-West Junior Boys and Girls Squash Championship held in Abeokuta, clinching three of the four titles contested at the commemorative tournament marking the 20th coronation anniversary of the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo. The two-day championship, staged at the Alake Squash Court inside Ake Palace, showcased thrilling displays of skill and resilience from young players across the region. In the U-16 Girls’ category, Ogun’s Elizabeth Adebayo mounted a remarkable comeback to defeat Lagos’ Chioma Ude 3-2 in a fiercely contested final. Adebayo, who dropped the…

Fresh controversy has erupted online over the academic and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) records of Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, as Nigerians call for a transparent investigation amid renewed scrutiny. The debate reignited after a supporter of the minister, Omolere Festus Dayo, circulated a detailed post titled “Facts Over Falsehood: Setting the Record Straight on Hon. Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo Academic and NYSC Records”. The post sought to counter what Dayo described as “deliberate misinformation” about the minister’s educational background and service in the NYSC. In his defense, Dayo insisted that Tunji-Ojo’s academic credentials are “verifiable and authentic,”…

The credentials controversy trailing Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has escalated as the London Metropolitan University confirmed receiving a Freedom of Information (FOI) request seeking verification of his academic qualifications. The request, submitted on November 17, 2025, by Valen Legal Practitioners on behalf of the Asiwaju Media Team leader, Prince Emorioloye Owolemi of Ondo State, was acknowledged by the University’s FOI office the same day, signalling the first formal step in an increasingly heated public debate. In the petition, the legal team asked the University to verify three major claims attributed to the Minister: • that he gained admission…

…Five Vehicles Traced To FMITI, One To Aide Of Perm Sec …Over N242m Questionable Spending Uncovered Daud Olatunji  The Corporate Affairs Commission has been thrown into a fresh accountability crisis as the Auditor-General of the Federation uncovered N118.7 million payments made without a single supporting document and six official vehicles allegedly diverted to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. The revelations are contained in the Auditor-General’s explosive 808-page 2022 report submitted to the National Assembly, which accused the CAC of flagrant violations of Nigeria’s Financial Regulations and exposing public funds to high risk of diversion. N118.7m Paid Out With…

The 2023 Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has asked the Federal Government to consider issuing firearm licences to Nigerians if it cannot guarantee their safety amid the worsening wave of abductions across the country. Rhodes-Vivour, who spoke on Monday on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, said recent kidnappings of schoolchildren in Kebbi and Niger states, as well as the abduction of worshippers in Kwara State, show that citizens are increasingly vulnerable despite government assurances. He warned that the government’s failure to live up to its constitutional responsibility has left Nigerians with “no alternative but to defend…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday launched a scathing attack on political leaders, accusing them of “instrumentally killing” Nigeria’s education sector while armed groups continue to terrorise schools across the country. ASUU President, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, who spoke in Abuja at the 2025 Harmattan School, said the nation’s learning environment was under dual assault — from bandits and from policymakers whose actions he described as “deliberate sabotage”. “Education is under attack. There are bandits in the bush, and there are bandits in government houses and city centres,” Piwuna told journalists. “While the bandits kill instantly, our leaders…