Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A staff member of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has raised the alarm over what he described as worsening working conditions, poor welfare, and unjust salary disparities within the institution, calling on President Bola Tinubu and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to urgently intervene. In a strongly worded petition titled “A Cry for Justice: The Plight of Staff at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria,” the staff member identified as Comrade E.K.O. accused the court’s management of turning a blind eye to the very rights and protections it was established to uphold. According to the worker, while…

After more than two decades on death row, a 64-year-old Nigerian technician, Kolawole Oladeji, has regained his freedom in a dramatic turn of events, bringing closure to one of Nigeria’s most controversial criminal convictions. Oladeji, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2003 over the alleged theft of a generator, walked out of Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos on Tuesday, alongside his co-accused, Ogbona Igbojionu. The duo’s release followed persistent public advocacy, particularly from popular TikTok personality, Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as Seaking, who spotlighted their case and mobilised public sympathy that eventually led to government intervention. Oladeji,…

…Threaten mass action over corruption in oil sector …Say Tinubu’s sacking of NNPCL boss not enough A coalition of political parties and over 75 civil society organisations has called on President Bola Tinubu to go beyond the recent sacking of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, by ordering his immediate arrest and instituting a full-scale public judicial probe into the company’s operations. The coalition, under the joint banner of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs), described the NNPCL under Kyari as a cesspool of…

Daud Olatunji In what political analysts are describing as a bold step toward unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, a coalition of Nigeria’s major opposition leaders has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its official platform and named new interim leaders to drive its agenda. At a high-stakes meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday night, the coalition appointed former Senate President, David Mark, as interim National Chairman of the ADC, and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as interim National Secretary. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the gathering brought together influential political figures including former Vice President…

Five Chinese nationals have been sentenced to one year imprisonment each for engaging in cyberterrorism, internet fraud, and activities aimed at destabilising Nigeria’s economy. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos delivered the judgment after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) successfully prosecuted the convicts. The five convicts — Guo Qiang (alias Wu You You), Yang Shumei, Guo Zhi Yong, Zhang Jia Feng, and Lu Yi Liang — were found guilty of accessing Nigerian computer systems with the intent to disrupt the country’s economic and social structure. One of the charges read, “That you, Guo…

…Nigeria lost $450m, 80% of stolen funds recovered Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has revealed that Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies were among those who benefited from the infamous petrol subsidy fraud that rocked the country between 2006 and 2012. Bawa made the explosive revelation while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday, adding weight to the damning findings documented in his newly released book titled“The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Nigeria’s Petroleum Subsidy Fraud.” According to Bawa, Nigeria lost a staggering $450 million under the Petroleum Support Fund (PSF) scheme…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and other top-ranking leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) met behind closed doors in Abuja on Tuesday as opposition forces intensify efforts to form a grand coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The high-level meeting had in attendance former Senate President David Mark; former governors Sule Lamido (Jigawa), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Sam Egwu (Ebonyi), Babangida Aliyu (Niger), and Liyel Imoke (Cross River), as well as former PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the gathering was part of a larger political strategy ahead of a…

Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Adebayo Salami, popularly known as Oga Bello, has said he has no intention of bequeathing houses or properties to his children, stressing that he has already given them the greatest inheritance — education. In a recent interview with the Nigerian Tribune, the 71-year-old actor and patriarch, who has 18 children from two wives, stated that his focus throughout his life has been to ensure that his children are educated, rather than accumulating material wealth for them. “I don’t want to leave any properties for my children. I just need two houses — one in Lagos…

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to bounce back as a formidable opposition ahead of the 2027 general election. Saraki gave the assurance on Tuesday while reacting to the outcome of the party’s 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which held in Abuja despite an earlier police presence at the PDP national secretariat. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, the former Senate President said the successful conduct of the NEC meeting marked a turning point for the party and proved wrong the critics who had…

The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a dreaded terrorist kingpin, Yellow Danbokkolo, during a week-long military offensive in the North-West. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, disclosed in a statement that the operation, codenamed Operation Fagge Fasan Yamma, was carried out by troops in collaboration with hybrid forces, air components, and other security agencies. Kangye said the coordinated assault was launched following credible intelligence on the movement of armed terrorists fleeing from military pressure across parts of Sokoto and Zamfara States. “During the encounter, Yellow Danbokkolo, a notorious terrorist leader who had tormented…