Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A fact-finding panel on the protracted killings in Plateau State has revealed that no fewer than 11,749 people have been killed between 2001 and 2025, with 420 communities across 13 local government areas devastated by violent attacks. The chairman of the committee, Nicholas Rogers, disclosed the grim statistics on Friday while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. He said the report, which was formally submitted to Governor Caleb Mutfwang on Thursday, painted “a very holistic and comprehensive” picture of the crisis. “It is very sad that things like this happen in our own country, and people don’t even care about…

…Nigeria Ranks Second Among Foreign Nationals Nabbed — Report No fewer than 106 Nigerians were arrested in India in 2024 for involvement in drug trafficking, according to an official report released by the country’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The report, which was unveiled by India’s Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, during the second National Conference of Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) heads, revealed that Nigerians constituted the second-highest group of foreign nationals implicated in the crime, after Nepalese citizens, who topped the list with 203 arrests. Other foreigners arrested include Myanmarese (25), Bangladeshis (18), Ivorians (14), Ghanaians (13), and Icelanders (10).…

The Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating threats against its leaders, warning that it would not bow to what it described as “relentless tyranny.” In a statement signed by its chairman, Comrade Christopher Arapasopo, the congress alleged that leaders of the opposition party had launched open attacks and coordinated smear campaigns aimed at endangering the lives of labour leaders for speaking against what it called constitutional breaches by the APC. Arapasopo, in a strongly worded reaction to a statement credited to the Osun APC,…

The Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested six suspected ritualists for allegedly exhuming the corpse of an 85-year-old man and harvesting his eyes just two days after burial. The suspects — Adamu Umar (22), Umar Jibrin Aboki (21), Abdullahi Umar Dauda (17), Muhammed Isa Chindo (28), Kawuji Sarki (39), and Manu Sale (23) — were paraded after a joint operation by officers of the State Command Headquarters and Gadam Division in Kwami Local Government Area. They were arrested between 10:00 and 11:00 pm on September 11, 2025. According to the Command’s spokesperson,…

At least seven pupils of LGEA Primary School, Ater Ayange in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, have been injured following the explosion of a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the school premises. The incident, which occurred around 2pm on Tuesday, September 16, threw the quiet rural community into panic after the children reportedly stumbled on a strange object within the compound and began playing with it. Unknown to them, the object was an explosive device. A counterinsurgency publication, Zagazola Makama, first reported the incident, disclosing that the injured pupils were rushed to a hospital in Zaki-Biam where…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has indicted a Nigerian, Christopher Adesoji Falade, and his son, Emmanuel Falade, over an alleged $202 million housing fraud scheme in the United States. According to a statement on Thursday, the duo, alongside six other suspects, allegedly manipulated the Minnesota Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) programme, a social welfare initiative meant to provide support for vulnerable Americans, including the homeless and those struggling with substance abuse. Investigators said the suspects enrolled individuals in the scheme but failed to deliver any housing services. Instead, they allegedly inflated participant numbers and submitted fraudulent claims to siphon government…

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has declared that his party is open to joining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) but only on what he described as “strong promises.” Kwankwaso stated this on Thursday when he received Buhari Bakwana, a former political adviser to ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, alongside APC members from the 44 local government areas of Kano State, at his Miller Road residence in Kano. The former governor of Kano reminded his guests that he and other prominent politicians were among the founding figures of the…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed that two recent suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever in Abuja have tested negative for Ebola and Marburg viruses. The latest case involved a traveller who returned from Kigali, Rwanda, and developed symptoms shortly after arrival in the country. According to the agency, the patient voluntarily reported at a hospital in Abuja, a move the NCDC described as “highly commendable” for helping to trigger a swift response and reducing potential risks. In a statement signed by its Director-General, Dr. Jide Idris, on Friday, the NCDC said further investigations are…

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday confirmed that he has reconciled with his estranged political godfather, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, after months of bitter hostilities that nearly crippled governance in the oil-rich state. In a statewide broadcast, Fubara said the truce, brokered by President Bola Tinubu after six months of political tension and emergency rule in the state, marked “a new beginning” for Rivers. “Our leader, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, all members of the Rivers State House of Assembly and I, as your governor, have all accepted to bury the hatchet and embrace peace and reconciliation…

Tragedy struck in Adamawa State as torrential rains triggered flash floods that claimed three lives and displaced no fewer than 1,415 households across 13 communities in Yola North and Yola South Local Government Areas. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), in a statement issued Thursday, confirmed that the disaster, which followed hours of downpour on Tuesday, also left more than 40 residents injured while farmlands and key infrastructure were submerged. According to NEMA, a joint rapid assessment conducted with the Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) revealed widespread destruction of homes, livelihoods, and food sources. The agency said hundreds of…