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The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Lawal Nasiru, for allegedly torturing and brutalising an 11-year-old Almajiri pupil in Darazo Local Government Area of the state. The victim, identified as Sani Abdullah from Nahuta in Katsina State, was reportedly tied with a thick rope and flogged with sticks and electric cables, leaving him with severe injuries on his hands and legs. Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He said the case was reported on September 22, 2025, by Idris Mohammed, a 50-year-old staff member of the Social…

Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Ezeji, has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command over allegations of fraud and threats to life linked to a multi-million-naira diesel deal. Ezeji, a veteran of Nigerian football and one-time forward for Enyimba and Sharks FC, was picked up in Port Harcourt on Monday, September 22, 2025, after weeks of surveillance by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). Police sources told PLATFORM TIMES that the ex-international and his wife, Mrs. Celestina Onyemaeche Ezeji, allegedly bought 60,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) valued at ₦39.8 million from a businessman, identified as…

… Revenue Leaps From ₦711bn In 2023 To ₦3.64trn In 2025 … Govt Insists Loans Will Pay For Themselve The Federal Government has justified its continued resort to borrowing despite a 411 percent increase in national revenue in the last 16 months, insisting that loans are now dedicated solely to infrastructure and productive projects. Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, stated this while briefing journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. According to him, Nigeria’s revenue rose sharply from ₦711 billion in May 2023 to ₦3.64 trillion as of September 2025, following sweeping tax reforms…

The Ogun State Government has filed multiple charges against two traditional rulers and other individuals for alleged involvement in land grabbing, illegal sales, and forcible entry into properties across the state. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Oluwasina Ogungbade (SAN), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, stressing that the move underscores the state’s resolve to stamp out land racketeering, regardless of the status of those involved. One of the monarchs, Oba Fatai Matanmi, the Onijoko of Ijoko-Ota, is facing charges of forceful takeover and harassment in suit number HCT/84R/2025. Investigations revealed that the monarch had sold a parcel of…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed as false a viral social media claim that police officers were instructed to remove pockets from their uniforms to curb extortion. The command described the claim as “entirely baseless” and urged Nigerians to disregard it. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said no such directive was issued by the Inspector General of Police or the command. “The attention of the FCT Police Command has been drawn to a false claim circulating on social media, alleging that personnel have been directed to remove…

Charles Okah, the convicted Independence Day bomber serving a life sentence at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre (MaSCC) in Maiduguri, is set to institute a N1 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over alleged torture, prolonged solitary confinement, and denial of medical care. Okah, who was convicted for his role in the October 1, 2010 twin bomb blasts in Abuja, has reportedly spent over 190 days in solitary confinement after exposing what he described as a multi-million naira corruption racket involving senior prison officials. In March 2025, Okah wrote an open letter to the Minister of Interior, Dr.…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday disclosed that 14 commercial banks have successfully met the apex bank’s new minimum capital requirement. Cardoso made this known while addressing journalists at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, where key decisions on the economy and financial sector stability were announced. He said the banking sector had shown resilience despite economic headwinds, with most financial soundness indicators performing within acceptable benchmarks. “Members also acknowledged the significant progress in the ongoing bank recapitalisation exercise, as 14 banks have fully met the new capital…

Daud Olatunji  United States President, Donald Trump, has once again sparked global outrage after dismissing climate change as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.” Speaking on Tuesday at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Trump lashed out at global efforts to combat climate change, insisting that climate science was flawed and economically damaging. “It’s the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion,” Trump declared. “All of these predictions made by the United Nations and many others, often for bad reasons, were wrong. They were made by…

Two housewives abducted in Makarfi, Kaduna State, and held in the notorious Yadi Forest for over a month, have regained freedom and reunited with their family. The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, through the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), on Tuesday officially handed over Khadijah and Fatimah Shehu Magaji to their husband, Shehu Magaji. The National Coordinator of NCTC, Rear Admiral Adamu Laka, who represented the NSA at the handover ceremony in Kaduna, said the women were kidnapped on August 18 and endured 33 harrowing days in captivity. “While in captivity, Khadijah gave birth to a baby girl, Hafsat,…

A Special Court Martial of the Nigerian Army sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced three soldiers to life imprisonment and another to 15 years in jail for illegally diverting arms and ammunition to criminals and militias. The trial, which followed months of investigation, was convened by the Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Commander, Sector 1 Operation HADIN KAI, Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu. The judgment was delivered on September 18, 2025, at the Headquarters Theatre Command Officers’ Mess in Maiduguri. Those convicted are Sergeant Raphael Ameh, Sergeant Ejiga Musa, and Lance Corporal Patrick Ocheje, who all bagged life…