Author: Platform Times Newspaper

…MULCOED suspends top officials, dissociates self from scandal Authorities have arrested and detained top management officials of the Mufutau Lanihun College of Education (MULCOED), Ibadan, in connection with a certificate forgery scandal that has rocked the institution. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that those arrested include the Provost, Mr. Lawal Musiliu Ayodele; the Registrar, Mr. Jimah Malik; the Bursar, Mr. Adebolu Sirajudeen; and the Admission Officer, Mr. Akari Abdulrasak. They were taken into custody by operatives of the Nigeria Police in Oyo State over allegations of issuing fake National Certificate in Education (NCE) certificates to individuals who never enrolled at the institution.…

Daud Olatunji  The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Yusuf Ribadu, has called on Nigerian universities to embrace radical innovation, skills development, and collaboration as essential strategies to reposition themselves as relevant institutions in the 21st century. Ribadu made the call during the fourth Public Lecture of the African School of Economics (ASE), Abuja, held on Thursday, June 26, 2025. The lecture, themed “The 21st Century Nigerian University: Pitfalls and Pathways”, was delivered by Professor of African History at Vanderbilt University, USA, Prof. Moses Ochonu. Represented by the NUC Director of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, Mr.…

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has raised concern over the Nigerian Army’s inability to provide accommodation for an estimated 13,000 new recruits expected to join the force this year. Oluyede, who spoke in Abuja on Thursday during an oversight visit by the Senate Committee on Army, attributed the challenge to the limitations of the current “envelope budgeting system,” which he described as inadequate for the army’s operational and welfare needs. He said the military was overstretched in terms of infrastructure and warned that the inability to provide shelter for troops poses a major threat to operational…

A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mashood Mustapha, was on Monday arraigned before the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on charges of criminal defamation against Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, following comments he made in the aftermath of the demolition of his multi-billion-naira commercial complex, Crystal Place. The prosecution stems from a viral video released by Mustapha on October 6, 2024, shortly after the state government ordered the demolition of the property situated on Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin. In the video, Mustapha accused the AbdulRazaq-led administration of acting out of “political vendetta,” alleging that the demolition was aimed…

A mob in Iguomon community, located in the outskirts of Benin City, Edo State, on Monday, stripped a man believed to be a pastor and a married woman naked over allegations of infidelity. In a video that has since gone viral on social media, angry youths were seen dragging the duo out of a private residence, accusing them of engaging in an illicit affair. The man, said to be a pastor whose identity remains unknown as of press time, was completely stripped and forced to sit on the bare floor. Eyewitnesses told PLATFORM TIMES that the woman, also unidentified, had…

No fewer than 50,000 Nigerians who have tested positive for tuberculosis (TB) are yet to begin treatment due to inadequate funding and limited health resources, the Global Fund has disclosed. This alarming revelation was made on Monday in Abuja by the Executive Secretary of the Global Fund Country Coordination Mechanism (CCM), Mr. Ibrahim Tajudeen, during the 11th quarterly meeting of the Ministerial Oversight Committee (MOC) on the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). Tajudeen warned that while significant strides had been made in detecting TB cases across the country, the inability to promptly treat diagnosed individuals poses a major threat…

Tension boiled over in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Monday, as irate youths set fire to the palace of the Emir of Lafiagi and the local office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in protest against persistent kidnappings in the area. The violent demonstration erupted after the abduction of a prominent agrochemical businessman, popularly known as Alhaji Chemical, by suspected bandits in the early hours of Sunday. The incident added to a series of recent abductions that have left residents living in fear. Eyewitnesses said the kidnappers stormed the businessman’s residence in the Taiwo…

The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) has congratulated the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on his historic election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO). Adeniyi, an alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University, made history on Saturday, June 28, 2025, by emerging as the first Nigerian to lead the WCO since the organization’s establishment. The election took place at the conclusion of the 145th/146th Council Sessions held at the WCO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. The World Customs Organization is the apex international body responsible for setting global customs standards, comprising 185 member countries. In…

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the National Coordinator of the Federal Workers Forum (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, in Ibadan, Oyo State, ahead of a planned nationwide protest scheduled for Monday, July 1. Emelieze, a vocal advocate for the rights of federal workers, was reportedly picked up on Sunday evening by operatives of the DSS in connection with the upcoming protest, which is aimed at pressing for the full implementation of the national minimum wage and other pending allowances. A source within the labour movement, who spoke under anonymity, described the arrest as “tyrannical and unjustified,” insisting that…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Monday, sentenced a 45-year-old pastor, Ndukwe Ogbu, to 25 years in prison for defiling his 14-year-old daughter (name withheld). In her judgement, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the prosecution had proven beyond reasonable doubt the three-count charge of defilement, sexual assault, and sexual assault by penetration against the convict. The judge also noted that Mr Ogbu showed no remorse for the crime when he pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy, citing that he had other children to care for. She consequently found him guilty of the three-count charge brought against him…