Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has narrated how the late former President Muhammadu Buhari played a decisive role in thwarting ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s alleged third term bid, which he claimed could have plunged Nigeria into a one-party state. Okechukwu, a former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria, said Buhari, as an opposition leader in 2006, held a series of strategic meetings with lawmakers in the National Assembly to block the move, despite reported attempts to bribe them with N50 million each. In a statement issued on Friday, Okechukwu said Buhari’s intervention reinforced the…

Senator Gbenga Daniel, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Navy, has dismissed speculation that Senate President Godswill Akpabio is hospitalised in London. Daniel, who represents Ogun East, told journalists on Monday that the reports making the rounds on social media were false, describing the Senate President as “hale and hearty” after meeting him in London. According to Daniel, his trip to London was partly to brief Akpabio on his return to Nigeria for the August 16 bye-election to fill the vacant Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency seat. The seat became vacant following the death of Adewumi Onanuga, former Deputy Chief Whip…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, grilled former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, over alleged fraudulent cash withdrawals totalling N189 billion during his tenure. Tambuwal, who governed Sokoto State between 2015 and 2023, was said to have arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja at about 11:30 a.m., where he was ushered into an interrogation room by investigators. A senior official of the commission, who spoke to PLATFORM TIMES on condition of anonymity, disclosed that the alleged transactions were in breach of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022. “Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is…

Daud Olatunji The Media Aide to former Ogun State governor and serving Senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, has accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of lacking the moral ground to issue contravention and quit notices on his principal’s properties, insisting that the governor’s own Iperu residence should be the first to face such action if the state was sincere. The media Aide to the former governor, Steve Oliyide also  accused Governor  Abiodun of hypocrisy in the enforcement of building regulations following the sealing of Daniel’s residence and hotels in Sagamu. Addressing journalists on Monday at the Asoludero Court, GRA Sagamu, …

Daud Olatunji The Ogun State Government on Monday, sealed off the sprawling Asoludero Court, the Conference Hotels, and its annex in the Sagamu Government Reserved Area, barely three days after issuing contravention and quit notices to the management of the properties linked to former governor, Senator Gbenga Daniel. Officials of the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority, Sagamu Zonal Office, stormed the premises at about mid-morning, pasting fresh “Sealing” and “Demolition” notices on the gates and walls of the multi-billion-naira facilities. The action coincided with the departure of journalists who had just covered a press conference held within the…

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday dissolved the State Executive Council, relieving several commissioners and special advisers of their duties with immediate effect. The decision, contained in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Habibat Adubiaro, directed all affected officials to hand over to the permanent secretaries or the most senior civil servants in their respective ministries, departments and agencies. While thanking the sacked officials for their service, Oyebanji wished them success in their future endeavours. However, the shake-up spares six commissioners — those in charge of Justice (Attorney-General), Health, Education, Works, Agriculture and Trade —…

 Former Nigerian ambassador to the Philippines and veteran broadcaster, Dr. Yemi Farounbi, has condemned the recurring culture of abandoning or sabotaging government projects and policies simply because they were initiated by political rivals, describing the practice as “treachery wrapped in a party flag.” In a statement on Saturday titled “The Politics of Destruction Must End”, Farounbi lamented that politicians often boast about opposing presidents or policies not for the nation’s benefit but purely to score partisan points. He noted that some political actors had openly admitted that their hostility to the Goodluck Jonathan administration was never about national interest but…

Former Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Elder Anthony Sani, has urged ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore mounting pressure to join the 2027 presidential race, warning that such a move could undermine both his legacy and the political stability of the country. In a statement posted on Facebook on Sunday, Sani acknowledged Jonathan’s towering national profile and international respect but argued that fielding another southern candidate in 2027—while President Bola Tinubu, also from the South, is still in office—would heighten regional tensions and weaken the case for equitable power rotation. “The South already has a sitting president. Pushing…

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, representing Ogun West Senatorial District, marked his 56th birthday on Sunday with the donation and energisation of 102 electricity transformers to 435 communities across Ogun State. The gesture, part of the senator’s Light Up Ogun State initiative, was unveiled during a surprise birthday reception at the Asade Agunloye Pavilion Ground, Ilaro, Yewa South Local Government Area. The transformers — in capacities of 500kva/33, 500kva/11, 300kva/33, and 300kva/11 — will serve residents in 17 Local Government Areas, including Yewa North, Ado-Odo Ota, Yewa South, Abeokuta North, Ifo, Obafemi Owode, Ewekoro, Sagamu, Ijebu Ode, Odogbolu, Ipokia, Ijebu North…

Tension is brewing in Yola South Local Government Area of Adamawa State after hundreds of flood victims alleged that the state government distributed expired food items as part of its relief effort. No fewer than 4,000 households were beneficiaries of the distribution exercise supervised on Sunday by Deputy Governor Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, who also chairs the Relief and Post-Recovery Committee. However, some recipients accused the government of endangering their health, claiming that over 70 per cent of the food items — including rice, maize, spaghetti and sugar — had passed their expiry dates. A resident of Modire community, one of…