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Daud Olatunji The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed allegations challenging the eligibility of its 2027 governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, describing the claims as a politically motivated attempt to distract attention from controversies surrounding the All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi. The PDP, in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Arc. Kayode Adebayo, said claims that Adebutu’s name was omitted from the party’s official membership register were “baseless” and intended to create confusion ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The party maintained that Adebutu remained a registered and financially up-to-date…

Daud Olatunji The Borno State Police Command has arrested and charged five men accused of printing and wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the inscription “Tinubu Must Go” in Maiduguri, the state capital. The suspects were subsequently remanded in a correctional facility following their arraignment, according to a First Information Report reportedly issued by the State Criminal Investigation Department, Maiduguri. The five men identified in the police document are Baba Aji Gremami, 44; Mustapha Abba Yemen, 28; Abbacha Mohammed Ali, 32; Adam Umar Gubio, 21; and Abdulhamid Mohammed, 21. The FIR, dated September 29, 2026, and addressed to the Chief Magistrate Court…

….Over 200 benefit from free medical outreach in Ogun Mujeeb Akindoyin The Olowu of Owu, Oba (Prof.) Saka Adelola Matemilola, and the leadership of The Muslim Congress, Ogun State, have charged public officeholders, traditional and religious leaders, professionals and parents to uphold integrity, justice and accountability in the discharge of their responsibilities. The call was made on Sunday at the TMC Ogun State Quarterly Lecture, free medical outreach and fire-safety enlightenment programme held at the Olowu Palace, Owu, Abeokuta. The programme, which had the theme, “Trust and Leadership in Islam,” also provided free medical screening, consultations and drugs to more…

Daud Olatunji The management of the Tai Solarin Federal University of Education has unveiled a six-year strategic agenda aimed at repositioning the institution for improved performance, innovation, accountability, financial sustainability and global competitiveness. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Samuel Oladipo, disclosed this while presenting the S.T.A.R.-W.I.N. Strategic Agenda (2026–2031) at the 2026 Extended Management Retreat held at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The retreat, which had the theme, “Strategic Consolidation and Governance,” brought together members of the university management and key administrative and academic officers. Oladipo said the transition of the institution from a state-owned university to a…

Zainab Abioye The member representing Abeokuta South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Afolabi Afuape, has distributed business equipment and other support items to constituents as part of efforts to promote self-employment and strengthen grassroots economic activities in the constituency. The empowerment programme, which was the third edition, was held on Monday at the Alake Palace in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with beneficiaries drawn from different sectors, including youths, market women, traders, artisans, students, Community Development Associations and trade groups. Among the items distributed were buses, tricycles, motorcycles, medium-sized refrigerators, sewing machines, grinding machines, make-up boxes and school bags. The…

Grave Adeleke The Federal Government has raised the alarm over the growing threats posed by pollution, climate change and human activities to Nigeria’s rivers and other critical water resources. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, gave the warning on Monday in Abuja during a media briefing to commemorate the 2026 World Rivers Day, with the theme, “No Forests, No Rivers, No Water, No Life.” Utsev identified untreated wastewater, indiscriminate disposal of solid waste, agricultural runoff, erosion, sand mining, population growth and rapid urbanisation among the major factors putting pressure on the nation’s rivers. He added that…

Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Ondo among critical-risk states Daud Olatunji The Federal Government has issued a fresh flood alert to communities across 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory, warning of possible flooding between September 27 and October 10, 2026. The warning was contained in the latest flood prediction released by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the Federal Ministry of Environment. According to the advisory, a combination of high soil moisture, intense rainfall, rapid surface runoff, drainage surcharge and rising river levels could trigger flooding in several communities during the forecast period. The Centre categorised the…

Toyyibat Qasim A routine stop-and-search operation in Lagos State has turned fatal after a police sergeant, identified as Johnson Okediji, was allegedly knocked down and dragged underneath a vehicle for several metres before sustaining injuries that led to his death. The incident occurred on Saturday, September 26, along Olugbede Street, Egbeda, during a police stop-and-search operation, according to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani. Tijani disclosed the incident on Monday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos. The commissioner said officers conducting the operation had signalled a Lexus ES 350, with registration number FKJ 223…

A socio-cultural organisation, the Egba Rebirth Alliance, has challenged all candidates seeking to govern Ogun State from 2027 to commit to a five-point development agenda it says is critical to the future of Egbaland. PLATFORM TIMES reports that  the alliance, comprising more than 500 professionals drawn from the six local government areas of Ogun Central Senatorial District and the diaspora, said Egbaland would not approach the 2027 governorship election merely as an arena for political promises. It said candidates must be prepared to explain, in concrete terms, what they intend to do to address the infrastructure, economic, institutional and rural…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria this week after spending several weeks in Europe on what the Presidency has described as a working vacation. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Sunday while responding to renewed questions over the President’s prolonged absence from the country and his non-attendance at the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. Onanuga said Tinubu was “hale and hearty” and had continued to discharge his presidential responsibilities while away from Nigeria. The presidential aide maintained that Tinubu was entitled to take his annual…