Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has strongly opposed the continued importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), insisting that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has the capacity to meet Nigeria’s fuel demand and stabilise supply nationwide. The marketers’ position came amid rising controversy over petrol imports and fresh allegations of corruption involving the former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. IPMAN also dismissed reports linking the surge in petrol imports recorded in November 2025 to an alleged breakdown in supply arrangements between marketers and the Dangote Refinery, describing the claims…

… Says deal has freed 1,000 abductees …Lawyers, CSOs Raise Legal Concerns” Daud Olatunji The Katsina State Government has come under intense criticism following plans to secure the release of 70 suspects standing trial for alleged banditry, a move it insists is central to sustaining ongoing peace accords across troubled parts of the state. Defending the decision, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, said the proposed release was part of a broader reconciliation strategy designed to halt years of killings, abductions and violent attacks in several frontline local government areas. Mu’azu said the peace arrangement, which…

Resident doctors across the country have suspended their planned resumption of strike, following what the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) described as firm commitments from the Federal Government and the direct intervention of Vice-President Kashim Shettima. The decision was reached on Sunday during a virtual emergency meeting of the association’s National Executive Council, where members reviewed the status of their demands and the progress made through engagements with government agencies. NARD’s Secretary-General, Dr Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the suspension of the proposed industrial action, code-named TICS 2.0, was “strategic and conditional”, stressing that the association had not…

The Ogun State Police Command has commenced an investigation into a viral video showing controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, allegedly being assaulted while in police custody. The footage, which surfaced on social media on Saturday and spread rapidly across X and other platforms, shows the Zazu crooner handcuffed, shirtless and visibly distressed, while seated in what appears to be a police holding area. In the video, the singer is seen pleading tearfully as voices believed to be those of police officers are heard in the background. The video has triggered widespread outrage, with Nigerians raising fresh…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced plans to disburse N24.3 billion as a second tranche of liquidation dividends to depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank whose account balances exceeded the insured limit of N5 million. The payment follows the revocation of Heritage Bank’s operating licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria on June 3, 2024, a move that threw thousands of depositors and shareholders into uncertainty over the recovery of their funds. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NDIC’s Head of Communication and Public Affairs, Hawwau Gambo, said the latest payment was part of ongoing efforts to settle…

Tension has rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State following allegations that a senior aide to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa violently assaulted a ward chairman during a dispute over the sharing of N1 million allegedly released for party structures. The Forum of APC Ward Chairmen in Akure South on Sunday accused the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Community Engagement (Central), Oluwafemi Fadairo, popularly known as Fada, of leading thugs to attack the Chairman of APC Ward 8, Oluwadare Olanrewaju, leaving him unconscious and hospitalised. The forum claimed that the incident occurred after Governor…

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and ex-Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has returned to Nigeria after weeks in Dubai, amid heightened political manoeuvrings over the reported plan by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to defect to the APC. Ganduje arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday at about 4:30pm aboard an Emirates Airline flight and was expected to proceed to Abuja later in the evening. Although no official link was established, political observers believe Ganduje’s return is connected to ongoing efforts to fine-tune arrangements for the anticipated defection of Governor Yusuf, currently…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Sunday broke his silence on the deepening political crisis in the state, declaring that he remains unperturbed by ongoing impeachment threats because his confidence is rooted in faith, not noise. Fubara, who spoke during an interdenominational church service marking the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day at St. Cyprian’s Anglican Church, Port Harcourt, took a veiled swipe at his political adversaries, widely believed to be loyal to his estranged predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Recalling remarks he made at a New Year dinner, the governor said, “Dogs bark when they don’t understand,” a comment that drew murmurs…

The Lagos State Government has ordered an investigation into the death of 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi, son of acclaimed writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, following allegations of medical negligence against a private hospital in Victoria Island. The directive was given by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu through the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) after the author publicly accused Euracare Multispecialist Hospital of serious medical lapses during a procedure that reportedly led to her son’s death on January 6. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Kemi Ogunyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, noting that the state government had been…

Ayomipo Olowu Succession choice for the vacant Awujale stool, has birthed a growing strand of public discourse which frames the traditional institution not only as a custodian of culture, but as a potential driver of economic relevance for Ijebu Land. Within this context, attention has turned to royal sons whose exposure to global economic systems could strengthen Ijebu Land’s engagement with investment, policy, and development planning. Among those quietly drawing interest is Prince Oladapo Oluwatosin Ayodele Osunsanya of the Tunwase–Oduba royal family, whose professional career on Wall Street intersects with deep royal lineage. Prince Osunsanya hails from the Fusenguwa ruling…