Author: Platform Times Newspaper

… Agency Rescues 26 victims, Traces 274 Missing Minors  Daud Olatunji The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has busted a massive child-trafficking syndicate in Benue State allegedly operated by a 60-year-old woman — a prominent orphanage owner and founder of a child-rights NGO — who allegedly sold children for between ₦1 million and ₦3 million each. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the  suspect, described as a leading member of the Orphanage Owners’ Umbrella Body in Nigeria and founder of the National Council of Child’s Right Advocates of Nigeria (NACRAN), was arrested alongside three others after weeks…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced that its members across the country will embark on an indefinite nationwide strike beginning Friday, November 1, 2025, following what it described as the Federal Government’s failure to address lingering issues affecting doctors’ welfare and training. NARD President, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement issued after the association’s National Executive

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 25 persons, including 18 men and seven women, over an alleged attempt to conduct a same-sex marriage ceremony in the state. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Fatima Event Centre in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis. Deputy Commander-General of the Hisbah Board, Mujahedeen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday, saying the operation followed a tip-off from a concerned resident. “We received credible information that some individuals were allegedly organising a same-sex wedding in Hotoro. Our operatives stormed the venue and arrested 25 suspects,…

The Ogun State Task Force on Anti-Land Grabbing and Other Related Offences has detained the suspended Baale of Idiya, Abeokuta North Local Government, Chief Wale Kadiri Kudaisi, over allegations of land grabbing, unlawful encroachment, and destruction of property. Kadiri, who has been the subject of several petitions bordering on land disputes in Abeokuta North and its environs, was arrested alongside one of his aides on Thursday, October 23, 2025, following a directive by the Task Force Commandant, Mr. Taiwo Mustapha, during a sitting at the agency’s headquarters on Quarry Road, Abeokuta. The arrest followed a petition by the Crescent University…

… Police Recover Bodies From Soakaway Pit Daud Olatunji  The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old stepbrother, Smart Okwuokenye, over the gruesome murder of two victims — Friday Liberty, 22, and a commercial motorcycle rider, Isioma Ugbeje — whose decomposing bodies were found in a soakaway pit beside the suspects’ shrine in Owa-Alidima, Ika North East Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, the arrest followed a petition lodged by the family of the late Liberty, who had gone missing…

The United Premier Movement (UPM) has commended President Bola Tinubu for what it described as a strategic and timely reshuffle of the nation’s Service Chiefs, saying the decision reflects the President’s commitment to revitalising Nigeria’s security architecture. In a statement issued in Abeokuta and signed by its Convener, Hon. (Chief) Olalekan A. Shoyinka (Ayinla Egba), the movement lauded the President’s courage and foresight in responding to the country’s pressing security challenges. Shoyinka noted that the appointments came at a time when the nation requires renewed vigilance and stronger coordination to safeguard lives, property, and democratic institutions. “President Tinubu has once…

.. Govt. Eyes  44m coverage By 2030 The Federal Government says no fewer than 20 million Nigerians are now enrolled under various health insurance schemes — a milestone it described as a major step towards achieving universal health coverage. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, disclosed this on Saturday while giving an update on the progress of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Health Agenda. According to him, the government aims to increase the figure to 44 million by 2030, ensuring more Nigerians have access to affordable and quality healthcare without catastrophic out-of-pocket expenses. “In…

The Kano State Hisbah Board has cancelled the controversial, court-ordered marriage between two popular social media influencers, Ashiru Idris, better known as Mai Wushirya, and Basira Yar Guda Daya, citing lack of genuine consent from both parties. The decision followed an earlier directive by a Magistrate Court ordering the Islamic morality police to facilitate the union within 60 days after the duo publicly expressed interest in marrying each other to avoid punishment for alleged indecent conduct on TikTok. Confirming the cancellation in an audio message shared with journalists on Friday, the Deputy Commander-General of Hisbah, Dr Mujahedeen Aminuddeen Abubakar, said…

The Chief Judge of Enugu State, Justice Raymond Ozoemena, has granted bail and ordered the release of 86 inmates from the Enugu Custodial Centre during the 2025 jail delivery exercise held on Thursday in Enugu. Among those freed was an 86-year-old man from Okpanku in Aninri Local Government Area, who regained freedom on health and humanitarian grounds. Justice Ozoemena described the jail delivery initiative as a “sacred judicial responsibility” aimed at upholding the rule of law and safeguarding the rights of citizens awaiting trial. “This is a statutory duty imposed on every Chief Judge to ensure that inmates whose trials…

The management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has debunked viral social media claims suggesting that the institution is secretly developing nuclear weapons for Nigeria, describing the report as baseless, misleading, and generated by artificial intelligence. The Director of the Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT) at ABU, Prof. Umar Garba, in a statement on Saturday, said the video alleging that the university was involved in uranium enrichment and clandestine nuclear weapon projects in the 1980s was a fabrication aimed at discrediting Nigeria’s peaceful nuclear programme. According to Garba, the viral clip falsely claimed that Nigerian scientists secretly enriched…