Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A violent clash between soldiers and policemen in Bauchi State has left a police constable dead, reigniting concerns over the recurring hostilities among Nigeria’s security agencies. The Bauchi State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil. According to the statement, the confrontation occurred on Friday, October 10, in the Bayan Gari area of Bauchi metropolis during a routine police patrol. Wakil said the command received a distress call indicating a serious altercation between a patrol team led by Inspector Hussaini Samaila and two men who allegedly assaulted one of the…

The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) Chairman, Apostle (Dr.) Biodun Sanyaolu, has been invested as a Council Member of the Scout Association of Nigeria, Ogun State Council. The colourful investiture ceremony held at the Scout Secretariat, Ita-Iyalode, Abeokuta, attracted several eminent personalities, including the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu; President of the Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Femi Segun; Justice A.O. Jibodu; the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof.) Saka Matemilola; and the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Ogunlowo. In his remarks after the ceremony, Apostle Sanyaolu expressed appreciation to the association’s leadership for…

Aishah Waliyullah Former Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, has called on political leaders and stakeholders in the state to allow power to shift to Ogun West Senatorial District in the spirit of fairness, equity and justice. Oluomo made the appeal during the commissioning of a series of constituency projects in Ifo Local Government Area to mark his 62nd birthday anniversary. Speaking in an interview with PLATFORM TIMES, the lawmaker, who represents Ifo State Constituency I since 2011, said it was time for the people of Ogun West to produce the next governor after…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reopened its student verification portal for a final 48-hour window to allow tertiary institutions that are yet to complete their verification processes to do so. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, the Fund said the decision followed the recent closure of the portal but was necessitated by the need to ensure that all eligible students are captured in the 2024/2025 academic year loan cycle. According to NELFUND, the portal will reopen at 12:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2025, and close by 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. “This final…

Daud Olatunji  The Aare Mayegun of Owu Kingdom, Abeokuta, Aare Kazeem Bakinson, has blamed Nigeria’s deepening socio-economic challenges on poor and uninspired leadership, saying the nation’s blessings in human and natural resources are being wasted due to a failure of integrity at the top. Bakinson, a regional and urban planning expert, stated this while addressing journalists on Saturday in Abeokuta ahead of the second edition of the Ajibosin Platform Annual Symposium, scheduled for October 24, 2025, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL). He declared that “leadership is the problem of Nigeria,” adding that until leaders demonstrate integrity and discipline,…

… Ex-UK High Commissioner, Isola, Says Medical Tourism  A Political Creation Daud Olatunji Experts and healthcare professionals have called for massive investment in Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure and the inclusion of faith-sensitive training in medical education to improve access and public confidence in the country’s health system. The call was made on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of the Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN), Ogun State chapter, with the theme, “The Training of Muslim Healthcare Professionals: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges.” Former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa…

The political landscape in Enugu State is set for a major upheaval as Governor Peter Mbah prepares to lead the state’s entire political structure — including 24 members of the State House of Assembly and 260 councillors — into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The planned defection, described by insiders as the “death knell” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu, will see the governor formally declare for the ruling party on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Speaking at the inauguration of the Enugu APC caretaker committee in Abuja on Friday, the party’s state caretaker chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said…

The Federal Government has introduced a new Post-Amnesty Voluntary Return and Documentation Programme (PAVRDP) for foreign nationals who overstayed their visas or breached immigration laws without regularizing their status. The initiative, announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Friday, follows the expiration of the government’s Expired Visa Amnesty Programme on September 30, 2025. According to a statement signed by the Service’s Public Relations Officer, ACI Akinsola Akinlabi, the new scheme will commence on Monday, October 13, 2025, and is designed to provide a final opportunity for affected foreigners to normalize their stay in Nigeria through proper documentation. “The Post-Amnesty…

The Ghanaian Police have dismantled a human trafficking and cyber fraud syndicate in the Ashaiman area of Tema, rescuing seven Nigerians who were allegedly held captive and forced into online scams. The rescue operation, which took place on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, around 4:00 p.m., was conducted by operatives of the Zenu–Atadeka District Police Patrol Team following intelligence reports on suspicious human activities in the Peace Land community. According to a statement issued by the Tema Regional Police Command on Friday, three suspects — Peter Okoye (36), a computer engineer, Jolly Ezekiel (30), and Jolly Shadrack (33) — were arrested…

A senior police officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Cyril Takim, has reportedly died suddenly at his residence in Aku Village Base 3, Mararaba, Nasarawa State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the 54-year-old officer, who was attached to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, slumped in his bathroom around 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2025. A family source said the officer’s 21-year-old son, Courage Takim Ogar, found him unconscious and immediately rushed him to a nearby medical centre in Mararaba. “He was still breathing faintly when we got to the hospital, but the doctor later confirmed him…