Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday gave the Peoples Democratic Party the green light to proceed with its national convention scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, in the state capital. Justice A. L. Akintola granted the order while ruling on an ex parte application filed by a party member, Folahan Malomo Adelabi, effectively countering last Friday’s order of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja which halted the event. The Abuja court had restrained the PDP and its acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, from going ahead with the convention following a suit filed by three top party…

A 25-year-old petty trader, Mrs. Morenikeji Olatunji, has appealed to well-meaning Nigerians and the Ogun State government for urgent financial assistance after delivering a set of triplets through a Caesarean section in Abeokuta and being detained over an outstanding hospital bill. Olatunji, who sells costume jewellery at Panseke Market, Abeokuta, told PLATFORM TIMES on Tuesday that she gave birth to the triplets on Monday, November 3, 2025, but has been unable to leave the private hospital after exhausting her savings on medical expenses. According to her, the family has so far paid N200,000 out of the N500,000 hospital bill, leaving…

…Names, Pictures Exposed To Block Illegal Operations …Reform Push Follows Arrests Of Fake DSS Operatives The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed 115 officers in a major internal purge aimed at curbing impersonation, tightening discipline and restoring public trust in Nigeria’s secret police. In a public notice seen by PLATFORM TIMES on Tuesday, the agency published the names and photographs of the sacked personnel, warning Nigerians not to transact any official business with them. “As part of the ongoing reforms in the Department of State Services, the public is hereby informed that a total of 115 personnel have been…

 Aishah Waliyullah The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun State chapter, has thrown its full weight behind the ongoing industrial action by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), calling on the Federal Government to immediately clear all outstanding arrears and address critical issues affecting medical workers in the country. Resident doctors nationwide commenced an indefinite strike on Saturday after accusing the government of failing to implement 19 key demands, including the payment of owed allowances, reversal of alleged unjust dismissals, and resolution of stagnated career progression. Speaking during a press briefing at the NMA Secretariat in Abeokuta on Tuesday, the …

A retired Deputy Director in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dare Adebowale Oladapo, has been convicted for falsifying his age and illegally earning salaries after his due retirement. Justice Ibrahim Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Tuesday sentenced Oladapo to two years imprisonment for altering his date of birth to remain in service beyond his statutory retirement age. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in a statement signed by its Director of Public Enlightenment and Education, Demola Bakare, said Oladapo manipulated his birth records at the National Population Commission and…

The Kano State House of Assembly has begun legislative steps to enforce the use of Hausa as the primary language of instruction in schools across the state, a move lawmakers say will enhance learning and preserve cultural identity. The bill, titled Kano State Mother Tongue (Hausa Language) Education Enforcement Bill, was introduced on Tuesday by Musa Kachako (NNPP–Takai) during plenary. Kachako argued that prioritising mother–tongue education is in line with global best practices, citing countries like China, Japan, and India which, according to him, advanced in science and technology by teaching early–stage pupils in their indigenous languages. “Adopting Hausa as…

The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has denied claims that it seized the passport of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, had earlier accused immigration officers of withholding her passport on the alleged orders of Senate President Godswill Akpabio, preventing her from boarding a flight. She insisted she committed no offence and had no court order restraining her from travel. The allegation drew public attention after a video surfaced showing the lawmaker questioning the immigration officials at the airport. However, reacting on Monday, the NIS spokesperson, Akinsola Akinlabi, dismissed the claim and…

Aishah Waliyullah  Former First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs. Olufunso Amosun, has funded free lumpectomy surgeries for 11 women diagnosed with suspicious breast lumps as part of her continued fight against breast and cervical cancer. The life-saving procedures were carried out on Tuesday at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, under the Uplift Development Foundation, her health-focused charity initiative. The surgeries followed a large-scale cancer screening exercise conducted in September 2025, where over 600 women were screened. Amosun revealed that out of the 535 women who completed breast examinations, 22 were found to have abnormalities requiring further medical attention.…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed United States President Donald Trump’s allegation of religious persecution in Nigeria, saying the claim is rooted in a “15-year-old, outdated report” that does not represent the country’s security realities. Trump had recently redesignated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern,” accusing the government of ignoring attacks on Christians and failing to protect religious minorities. But speaking during plenary on Tuesday, Akpabio said the National Assembly had not formally debated the issue because it is a sensitive foreign policy matter requiring alignment with the executive arm of government. “We have not discussed the issue of…

The Ogun State chapter of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights has kicked against the proposed demolition and rebuilding of the Commissioners’ Quarters, Legislative Quarters and the Kobape Mechanic Village, describing the plan as a “wasteful, anti-people project” designed to benefit political cronies. In a statement on Tuesday, signed by the state chairman, Comrade Funmilayo Onifade, and secretary, Comrade Ali Adesina, the rights group alleged that the project, packaged as a “Housing Regeneration Scheme” by the state Ministry of Housing, was a ploy to forcefully relocate occupants and privatise strategic government lands. CDHR claimed the move fits into…