Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A senior police officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Cyril Takim, has reportedly died suddenly at his residence in Aku Village Base 3, Mararaba, Nasarawa State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the 54-year-old officer, who was attached to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7 Headquarters, Abuja, slumped in his bathroom around 2:50 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2025. A family source said the officer’s 21-year-old son, Courage Takim Ogar, found him unconscious and immediately rushed him to a nearby medical centre in Mararaba. “He was still breathing faintly when we got to the hospital, but the doctor later confirmed him…

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has accused the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and its agents of spreading false narratives about alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria, warning that such claims are part of a calculated plot to destabilise the country and tarnish its image globally. In a statement signed by its Deputy National Legal Adviser, Imam Haroun Muhammad Eze, and dated October 10, 2025, the Council condemned what it described as “baseless allegations” circulating on international media platforms that the Nigerian government is aiding a “genocidal campaign” against Christians. The Council expressed disappointment that while several…

Two teenagers have lost their lives after drowning in a stream at Hayin Yawa Gada in the Tudun Wada Local Government Area of Kano State. The tragic incident, which occurred around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2025, was confirmed by the Kano State Fire Service. The agency also announced the recovery of another unidentified body from a well in the Jaba Masaka area of the state. Spokesperson for the Fire Service, Saminu Yusif, said the Tudun Wada Fire Station’s Emergency Response Unit received a distress call from the Hisbah Command about a drowning incident. “On arrival, our men found…

At least 15 fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) were neutralised when Nigerian troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) repelled a fierce attack by terrorists in Ngamdu, Kaga Local Government Area of Borno State. However, four soldiers were killed and five others sustained injuries in the gun duel that lasted several hours, according to the military. The Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Friday in Maiduguri. Uba said the attack was launched by the terrorists who deployed Rocket Propelled…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may require about N870 billion to conduct the 2027 general elections, a former Chief Technical Adviser to the outgoing INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Prof. Bolade Eyinla, has projected. Eyinla, who made the disclosure in Abuja during the Yiaga Africa 2027 Elections Scenarios and Election Manipulation Risk Index (EMRI) Retreat, said the cost estimate reflects Nigeria’s growing voter population, rising inflation, and the logistical complexities of conducting elections across the country’s vast and diverse terrain. According to him, the projection—equivalent to about $600 million—was informed by past election expenditures and economic realities, making it…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of using intimidation, harassment, and financial inducement to lure governors and federal lawmakers from the opposition into its fold. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the allegation in Abuja while reacting to reports that Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah is set to join the APC next week, amid speculations that Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri may also defect. Ologunagba described the ongoing defections as “products of coercion and intimidation,” alleging that the ruling party has weaponised state power to pressure opposition figures into crossing over.…

The Federal High Court sitting in Birnin Kebbi has sentenced the Caretaker Chairman of Sakaba Local Government Area, Abubakar Bawa Makuku, and the council’s Director of Finance and Supply, Ahmed Abdullahi Fakai, to prison for misappropriating ₦54 million through fraudulent contract awards and illegal withdrawals. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) disclosed this in a statement on Friday, signed by its Director of Public Enlightenment and Education, Demola Bakare. According to the Commission, the duo were convicted by Justice E. Gakko after being found guilty on multiple counts bordering on abuse of office, financial misconduct, and…

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has denied reports alleging that it imported substandard or high-sulphur petrol into Nigeria, describing the claims as “false, misleading, and malicious.” In a statement released on Friday, the company clarified that the product being referenced in the reports was not finished petrol but an intermediate feedstock—a globally accepted practice in large-scale refining operations. “The cargo in question is an intermediate feedstock, not finished petrol,” the statement explained. “It will be fully refined in our processing units to meet both Nigerian and international quality standards.” Dangote Refinery noted that, as a world-class complex facility operating within a…

Tension has enveloped parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, following the gruesome murder of a female police prosecutor who was abducted by unknown assailants and later found dead. The victim, identified as a Woman Inspector attached to the Ogidi Police Division, was reportedly kidnapped on Thursday and her body discovered in a bush in the Oloje area of Ilorin on Friday morning. Sources within the police command said  that the deceased, who served as a prosecutor at the division, was ambushed by her abductors while returning home. A distressing video showing her lifeless body in the bush has since…

Daud Olatunji A public relations consultant, Mr. Adetokunbo Modupe, has cautioned Nigerians against actions and utterances that could further damage the country’s reputation globally, even as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 Ogun State election, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, warned that Nigeria is gradually sliding into a totalitarian state. Modupe and Adebutu spoke on Thursday in Abeokuta at the 2025 Annual Colloquium of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Ogun State Chapter, themed “Leadership and Reputation: The Role of Public Relations in Building Trust in Nigeria.” The event also honoured notable Nigerians, including the Inspector General…