Author: Platform Times Newspaper

Indigenes and residents of Olope Metta village in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State have cried out to Governor Seyi Makinde, urging him to halt the planned demolition of their ancestral homes by the state government. The residents, in a Save Our Soul letter made available to journalists in Ibadan on Wednesday, expressed deep worry that their centuries-old heritage and community could be wiped out under the guise of road expansion. The appeal, signed by the village’s spokesperson, Kamardin Ayotunde, and secretary, Moshood Tiamiyu, was addressed to the governor and comes days after the state Ministry of Works reportedly…

The Lagos Command of the Civilian Joint Task Force has disclosed that thousands of suspected Boko Haram members have been arrested across the state in a sweeping security operation aimed at preventing infiltration by insurgents fleeing military bombardments in the North. Commander of the Lagos CJTF, Mr. Kumar Sanda, made the revelation on Wednesday during an award ceremony at the Airport Hotel in Lagos, where the group was honoured as the Best Security Group in Lagos by the Nigerian Human Rights Community. “If I should mention the number of Boko Haram members we have arrested in Lagos State, people will…

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has declared the January 13 impeachment of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, as illegal and unconstitutional. Justice Yetunde Pinheiro, in a judgment delivered on Wednesday, also nullified all proceedings and resolutions of the Assembly on the said date, ruling that due process was not followed by the lawmakers. Obasa had been impeached while on a trip to the United States over alleged corruption and replaced with Mojisola Meranda. He, however, challenged the move in court. The court not only invalidated the impeachment but also ordered that Meranda’s…

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, has described social media as a “terrorist organisation” that must be tackled urgently to prevent it from exacerbating Nigeria’s fragile security situation. Speaking during the seventh executive committee meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council held on Tuesday in Maiduguri, Borno State, the monarch decried the unchecked spread of misinformation online, warning that it could deepen the country’s security woes. “What happened has happened. It can’t come and be through social media. That’s one terrorist organisation—social media,” the Sultan declared. He accused…

A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has described the President Bola Tinubu-led administration as the “worst” federal government in Nigeria’s history, accusing it of being the most corrupt, intolerant and dishonest since the country’s return to democratic rule in 1999. El-Rufai made the remarks on Monday night in Katsina while speaking with journalists during a condolence visit to Governor Dikko Radda over the death of his mother. “This is the worst federal government in Nigerian history and all the indices have shown it,” he said. “This is the most corrupt and most intolerant government in Nigeria. This is…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has assured investors who lost funds in the troubled CBEX digital trading platform that their money will be recovered, saying, the commission is intensifying efforts in collaboration with international partners to bring the operators to justice. This comes in the wake of widespread public outrage and panic following the crash of the CBEX platform, which had promised a 100 percent return on investment. Over the weekend, many users reported their inability to access or withdraw funds, triggering a wave of frustration across social media. On Monday, the situation escalated into chaos as some aggrieved…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party for rejecting the formation of a broad-based opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The coalition, led by Atiku, expressed disappointment over the position of the PDP Governors’ Forum, which on Monday declared its opposition to the initiative aimed at uniting opposition forces against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesman for the coalition, Salihu Lukman, said the governors were playing into Tinubu’s hands by frustrating efforts to build a viable opposition bloc.…

Daud Olatunji The Ogun State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria has applauded the state government for its infrastructural contributions towards the successful hosting of the upcoming National Sports Festival. It urged  authorities to address outstanding facility gaps, particularly at the MKO Abiola International Stadium. In a communiqué issued at the end of its congress held on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the SWAN Secretariat within the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta, the association lauded the provision of world-class sporting facilities across the state, singling out the new swimming pool as a notable highlight. The congress also commended…

… Investors lament, SEC warns over Unregistered Online Forex Schemes Daud Olatunji Nigerians have reportedly lost over N1.3 trillion to an unregulated digital asset trading platform, CBEX, which crashed on Monday, sparking outrage and grief across social media. The platform, which operated without approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), allegedly wiped off investors’ funds from their virtual wallets before locking access to its Telegram channels and suspending withdrawals. CBEX has since offered a controversial “verification” package — demanding $200 or $100 from affected users to access $2,000 and $1,000 respectively, raising further suspicions of fraud. Preliminary analysis by…

A Magistrates’ Court in Ado Ekiti has ordered the remand of a 20-year-old woman, Joy Ikoja, for allegedly injuring her boyfriend, Ibrahim Usman, by tearing his scrotum. Ikoja was arraigned on Tuesday by the Ekiti State Police Command over the incident, which reportedly occurred around 8pm on April 12 in the Irona area of Ado Ekiti. Police prosecutor, Inspector Adeboye Adesegun, told the court that the defendant inflicted the injury during a dispute, adding that she also behaved in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace. He said the offence contravened Sections 186, 255, 256(a), and 181(d) of…