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Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, fuelling fresh speculations about possible political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. Obi, who disclosed the meeting on his verified X handle, described Jonathan as his “elder brother, statesman, and leader,” adding that their discussions were “fruitful” and centred on national issues. He wrote: “Today in Abuja, I met with my very dear elder brother, statesman, and leader, former President Goodluck Jonathan. We had a fruitful closed-door meeting and discussed the state of our dear nation.” Although Obi did…

A Professor of Marketing Communication at Babcock University, Prof. Adesoga Adefulu, has developed a new business model designed to help organisations achieve long-term success through integrated marketing strategies. The model, known as “The Adefulu Model”, is anchored on what he describes as the five A’s of marketing—Attention, Attraction, Appreciation, Action, and Advocacy. Delivering the university’s 54th inaugural lecture titled Integrated Marketing Communication Transformative Power: The Adefulu Model, Prof. Adefulu explained that the framework provides businesses with a step-by-step pathway for understanding customer behaviour and building brand loyalty. According to him, each stage of the five A’s builds on the previous…

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a female student for allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a bush in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. The infant, wrapped in a piece of cloth, was discovered on Wednesday morning near a primary school along AA Koto Street, Akwanga. Residents, who were alarmed by the cry of the baby, quickly rescued the child and alerted the police. Confirming the incident in Lafia on Thursday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, said the suspect, a final-year NCE student of the College of Education, Akwanga, had been identified and taken…

The Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) has secured the conviction of 84 motorists and tricycle operators for flouting traffic light regulations across the state. The convictions followed two days of sittings by the agency’s mobile courts in strategic locations within Kano metropolis. According to a statement issued on Thursday by KAROTA’s Public Relations Officer, Abubakar Ibrahim, the offenders were nabbed for ignoring traffic signals at designated points, thereby endangering road safety. At a session held along Airport Road by Baban Gwari roundabout, Chief Magistrate Halima Wali convicted 41 offenders. Similarly, another sitting along Zoo Road by Gidan Buhari…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that only 14 out of 171 associations seeking recognition as political parties have scaled the initial hurdle of meeting constitutional and legal requirements. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun, disclosed this in a statement issued after the commission’s regular meeting on Thursday in Abuja. Olumekun said that while 14 associations met the preliminary conditions, 157 others failed to satisfy the provisions of the law. He listed the successful associations as African Transformation Party (ATP), All Democratic Alliance (ADA), Advance Nigeria Congress (ANC), Abundance…

The Ogun State Government has come under criticism for maintaining silence nearly three weeks after data analytics platform, StatiSense, ranked the state as having the worst road quality in Nigeria. The ranking, released on August 29, has continued to spark outrage among residents and stakeholders, with civil society leaders accusing Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration of neglecting critical infrastructure. Convener of the United Premier Movement (UPM), Hon. Olalekan A. Shoyinka, popularly known as Ayinla Egba, in a statement, faulted the government’s refusal to either refute or respond to the report, describing it as “deafening and troubling.” According to him, the condition…

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Ogun State Chapter, has accused successive administrations in the state of marginalising Muslims in political and administrative appointments despite their large population. The allegation was contained in a statement jointly signed by the state chairman of MURIC, Alhaji Tajudeen  Alao, and secretary, Alhaji Olaleye Rasheed, and made available to PLATFORM TIMES journalists on Thursday. According to the group, since the creation of Ogun State in 1976, only one Muslim — former Governor Ibikunle Amosun — has governed the state, while key appointments across successive governments, including the present administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun, have allegedly…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its branches nationwide to convene congresses to deliberate on the outcome of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Abuja, amid renewed tension over the Federal Government’s refusal to renegotiate the 2009 agreement. The union said it would not make the Abuja meeting’s resolutions public until members across its branches have been duly briefed by their chairpersons. ASUU had earlier threatened fresh industrial action if the government failed to address its demands by August 28, warning that it would no longer watch the education sector suffer neglect. The demands include…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday arraigned three defendants before the Lagos State High Court over alleged forgery, land grabbing and forceful takeover of property in Ikeja. Those arraigned include Julius Eshiet, Al-Trade Agencies Limited, and Alabi Collins, a director at the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. They are facing a 13-count charge before Justice Idowu of High Court 55, Ikeja. The disputed property is located at Block C, Plots 30 and 37, also known as No. 6 Ajisafe Street, GRA, Ikeja. Prosecuting counsel, Rotshang Dimka, told the court that the case followed a July 1,…

… Minister Says Punitive Laws Fuel Stigma, Worsen Suffering … Bill To Amend Mental Health Act Heads To FEC The Federal Government has announced December 2025 as the deadline to complete the process of decriminalising attempted suicide in Nigeria, describing the move as urgent in light of worsening economic realities driving mental health crises across the country. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, disclosed this on Wednesday at a press briefing in Abuja to mark the 2025 World Suicide Prevention Day themed “Changing the Narrative on Suicide, Creating Hope Through Action.” Pate, represented by the ministry’s…