Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Ogun West Assembly for Tinubu (OWAT) has declared its total support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, promising to mobilise at least 250,000 votes for him in the zone. OWAT, an umbrella body of political leaders and stakeholders from the Ogun West Senatorial District, said Tinubu had laid a sustainable foundation for national development through “bold reforms and strategic leadership” in the last 27 months. The group, in an advertorial published in national dailies at the weekend, argued that the President had rescued the country from the brink of collapse. According to OWAT, Tinubu inherited “a…

The Onilisa of Lisa, Oba Oladele Najeem Ayinla Odugbemi, has renewed his appeal to the Federal and Ogun State Governments to urgently rehabilitate the Bellview Airline Memorial Arcade and its access road, nearly two decades after the tragic 2005 plane crash that claimed 117 lives. The monarch made the call during an interdenominational prayer session held at the crash site in Lisa Town, Ifo Local Government Area, as part of activities marking this year’s Isese Day. Oba Odugbemi expressed dismay that the memorial arcade, once a symbol of national grief and remembrance, had been left to rot. He noted that…

A property owner in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has petitioned Governor Dapo Abiodun over alleged threats to his life, environmental degradation, and forceful occupation of his building frontage by street traders and commercial motorcyclists. The petition, written on behalf of Mr. Adeyanju Boladale Emmanuel of Kemta Olokuta Junction, Abeokuta, by Folaiyanu Nigeria Enterprises, accused street traders and okada riders of turning his property into a hub of indiscriminate trading, open defecation, and noise pollution. According to the petition dated December 2022 but reinforced with fresh complaints, the traders and riders allegedly pour refuse into the house’s gutter, defecate and urinate by…

At least seven people, including children, have been killed while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries following a late-night terrorist attack on Angwan Rimi community in Kamaru Ward, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred on Sunday night and spilled into the early hours of Monday, came barely weeks after the Kaduna State government signed a peace pact with bandit leaders under its “Kaduna Model” peace initiative. Community leaders said the assailants, described as heavily armed Fulani marauders, invaded the area and unleashed terror on residents. Mr. Iliya Tata, Public Relations Officer 1 of the…

Tragedy struck in Abuja on Sunday when the foundation of a building under excavation at the Radio House complex in Area 8, Garki, caved in, killing a 25-year-old man. The Federal Fire Service (FFS), in a statement on Monday, confirmed the incident, saying its rescue team from the National Headquarters promptly responded to a distress call and recovered the victim’s body from the rubble before handing it over to his family. National Public Relations Officer of the FFS, Deputy Controller of Fire, PO Abraham, expressed the Service’s condolences to the bereaved family and warned developers against cutting corners in construction…

Libyan police have arrested 36 undocumented migrants, including Nigerians and Chadians, following a raid on a house allegedly used for prostitution in Ajdabiya. According to Migrant Rescue Watch, the operation was carried out after weeks of surveillance and on the orders of the public prosecutor. Those arrested comprised 18 men and 18 women, including children. The detainees have since been transferred to the Directorate for Combating Illegal Migration (DCIM) for further processing in line with Libyan immigration laws. “The raid led to the arrest of 36 undocumented migrants of Nigerian and Chadian nationalities. All have been handed over to DCIM…

Former Minister of External Affairs and Nigeria’s ex-Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has warned that more than 1,000 terrorist and insurgent groups are currently active across the African continent. Gambari issued the warning on Monday in Abuja while delivering a goodwill message at the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit 2025, themed: “Combating Contemporary Threats to Regional Peace and Security in Africa: The Role of Strategic Defence Collaboration.” The summit drew representatives from 36 of Africa’s 54 countries. According to Gambari, Africa cannot achieve regional or continental peace without first securing individual nations. He emphasised the…

The Benue State Government has rescued no fewer than 11 children allegedly trafficked and sold for as little as ₦30,000 each in Edo State. The operation, carried out in collaboration with the Tiv Youth Organization (TYO), Edo State chapter, led to the arrest of a suspected female trafficker, identified as Mhirve Terlumun, said to be the leader of the syndicate. According to the Benue State Police Command, Terlumun, a native of Mbajir, Shitile in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, lured the children—aged between five and 16—from their communities under the guise of providing “transport money” before selling them to buyers in…

… Party more peaceful, focused • Say defectors wasted political fortune The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Monday mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Senate President David Mark, Dino Melaye and other party chieftains who recently dumped the PDP for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declaring that their departure has only strengthened the party. The Forum, in a statement signed by its Director General, Emmanuel Agbo, said the PDP had become “more formidable and focused” since the defectors left, insisting that the opposition platform they joined was nothing more than a “one-chance vehicle.” Agbo noted that the defectors,…

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday confirmed Umar Damagum as the substantive National Chairman of the party. The decision was one of the major resolutions adopted during the 102nd NEC meeting held at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Damagum, who had been serving in an acting capacity since March 2023, took the oath of office administered by the party’s National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, in line with Article 65 of the PDP Constitution. His confirmation comes less than three months to the party’s elective national convention, which is scheduled to take place…