Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A Senior Special Assistant on Media Affairs to President Bola Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, has said that Dr. Doyin Okupe had initiated preparations for Tinubu’s re-election campaign in 2027 before his demise. Rahman, representing President Tinubu at the Service of Songs in honour of the late Okupe, held at Trinity House, Victoria Island, Lagos, described Okupe’s proactive stance as a testament to his unwavering belief in Tinubu’s policies and vision for Nigeria. He highlighted Okupe’s strategic foresight in assembling a dedicated team and setting up an office geared towards ensuring Tinubu’s success in the forthcoming electoral cycle. “Dr. Doyin Okupe’s passing…

Residents of 10 communities near the Odogbo Cantonment of the Nigerian Army in Ibadan have raised alarm over their safety after stray bullets from the military shooting range allegedly hit a woman and damaged at least 15 houses. The incident, which occurred during a recent military training exercise, has reignited longstanding fears among residents, who have now called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and order the relocation of the shooting range to a safer location. The affected communities include Omilabu Zones 1, 2, and 3, Omilabu Mainstream, Oluseyi, Idi-Omo, Anilelerin, Dominion Estate, Ajobo, and other adjoining areas. Residents claim…

At least 555 people lost their lives in different petrol tanker explosions across Nigeria between January 2020 and January 2025, data from the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has revealed. The FRSC Sector Commander in Anambra State, Joyce Alexander, disclosed this on Thursday during a town hall meeting on Tanker and Trailer Safety Challenges in Nigeria held in Awka. Alexander stated that the crashes, numbering about 80, also left hundreds injured and led to the destruction of buildings, vehicles, and other valuables worth millions of naira. Breaking down the data, she said 18 tanker explosions in 2020 claimed 161 lives,…

The Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos has launched an investigation into Oba Sefiu Olawale Adeyeri, the Aseyin of Iseyin, following allegations that his official vehicle fatally struck a Nigerian Legion officer, Jeremiah Edet, during an alleged invasion of a disputed property in Iseyin, Oyo State. The incident, which reportedly occurred on March 18, 2025, has sparked controversy, with the deceased’s family accusing the monarch and Oyo State police of attempting to cover up the circumstances surrounding the death. Sources revealed that the monarch, accompanied by thugs, allegedly stormed the property, which was under the watch of Edet and another…

Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has vehemently opposed the proposal to immortalise the late Humphrey Nwosu, former chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), insisting that he does not deserve such recognition. Speaking on Thursday during a Senate debate on a motion sponsored by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), Oshiomhole accused Nwosu of failing to openly declare the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Nwosu, who chaired NEC between 1989 and 1993, passed away in October 2024 at the age of 83 and is set to be buried on Saturday in his home state, Anambra.…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he never collected any money from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos for his 2023 election campaign. This is contained in a statement issued by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja on Thursday. The media aide to Mr Atiku, Paul Ibe, who issued the statement, denied the reports making the rounds that Mr Sanwo-Olu gave money to the former vice president for his 2023 presidential election campaign. Mr Atiku was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. Mr Ibe, in the statement, described the insinuations as a lie and kindergarten…

A chief suspect (names withheld) in the kidnapping and killing of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu has provided reasons for his actions in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The suspect, who said he needed N200,000 to solve a personal problem, spoke to NAN at the Headquarters of the Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), where he is currently being held on Thursday in Jos. The chief suspect is helping detectives to unravel the cause of the incident and how to arrest other suspects now on the run. Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Kafachan, Kaduna State,…

Balqees Adeniji The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has condemned the shooting of an immigration officer in Niger State, allegedly on the orders of a Chinese company, describing it as an attack on Nigeria. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at a stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop on the Nigeria Visa Policy 2025, Tunji-Ojo expressed outrage over the incident, vowing that the federal government would take firm action against the company responsible. “I will not go to any country, open a company, and say the immigration service cannot come in. I will not do that,” he stated. “A foreign company in Nigeria ordered…

Amid escalating cyber threats projected to cost the global economy $10.5 trillion by 2025, stakeholders in academia, the private sector, and government agencies have called for a unified approach to fortify Nigeria’s cybersecurity ecosystem. The call was made at a two-day cybersecurity workshop organized by the Babcock University Information Technology Department in collaboration with GXT International.  Themed “Building a Resilient Cybersecurity Ecosystem: Bridging Academia, Industry, and Organizational Practices,” the event gathered leading experts to discuss critical security challenges and proffer solutions. Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, Honourable Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, emphasized that Nigeria must not miss out on the ongoing digital revolution. “Nigeria…

The Chief Imam of the Federal Secretariat, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Alhaji Imam Shafi Olakunle Omojole, has emphasized the necessity of purifying the human soul for success in both this world and the hereafter. He made this call while delivering a lecture at the 2nd Ramadan Lecture and Iftar Programme organized by the Ogun State  Internal Revenue Service Muslim Community  on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Speaking on the topic, “Understanding Human Soul, Nature, Attributes, Types, Purification, Means and Salvation,” Imam Omojole stressed that every individual is composed of both spiritual and physical elements—the spirit from Allah and the body from clay. This…