Author: Platform Times Newspaper

A man whose identity could not be ascertained has reportedly met his death on Saturday while allegedly attempting to steal the statue of the Agemo deity at the Mafowoku roundabout, along Folagbade Road in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Residents of the area woke up to a bizarre scene as they discovered the golden Agemo statue—erected and commissioned over 21 years ago—had been forcefully removed, with the lifeless body of a young man found beside its remains. A viral video circulating online shows the suspect lying motionless in a blue top, a few metres away from the toppled statue. The circumstances…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has described the recent attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area as acts of genocide orchestrated by terrorist groups seeking to displace local communities and take over fertile land and mineral-rich territories. Speaking during a televised interview monitored in Jos, the governor noted that the attackers, whom he described as terrorists, operate under the guise of herders and are heavily armed. He lamented that despite efforts by security agencies, the attackers continue to carry out coordinated assaults, citing the recent invasion of Ruwi community where mourners were ambushed in broad daylight. “These attacks are not reprisals;…

A professional driver who chauffeured the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, to what would become his final performance has opened up on the events leading up to the young artiste’s sudden death, painting a picture of emotional turmoil, heated arguments, and a violent altercation. The driver, who has been in the car-hire business for over two decades, said he picked up Mohbad from his Lekki residence alongside his wife, Wunmi, and their infant son. According to him, the family appeared cheerful at first, with the singer doting over his child. However, tension quickly set in when an…

Barely 24 hours after opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and other leaders of opposition parties paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari, top leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress have met with the ex-leader in his Kaduna residence. The delegation, led by the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, comprised members of the party’s National Working Committee who met with Buhari on Sunday. The visit, according to observers, reveals the deepening political consultations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Photos from the meeting showed Ganduje and other APC chieftains in…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has accused the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Professor Abayomi Fashina, of orchestrating a campaign of intimidation against its members in a bid to coerce them into disowning the position of the union’s national leadership. In a strongly worded statement signed by its National Vice President, West, Dr. Abdussobur Salaam, and the Zonal Secretary, Hamzat Oyelere, the union alleged that Professor Fashina, with the backing of the institution’s Registrar and Bursar, is compelling SSANU members across departments to sign a yet-to-be-drafted disclaimer letter targeting the national body’s position. “This action is not…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Saturday, destroyed a staggering 1.6 million kilogrammes of seized illicit drugs in Ogun State as part of renewed efforts to clamp down on drug trafficking and abuse across the country. The destruction exercise, held in Ipara, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It was hosted by the Ogun State Commander of the NDLEA, Tijana Rabe, who described the development as a significant milestone in the command’s operations. The massive consignment of drugs destroyed comprised substances confiscated from multiple NDLEA formations under Zones 9 and 11, including the Lagos Strategic Command, Ogun, Oyo, Murtala Muhammed International…

Uche Nwokwu, coordinator of the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, says men with large breasts are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Mr Nwokwu said in an interview with journalists on Saturday in Abuja that men undergoing hormone therapy to alter their body physiology to appear more feminine are also at elevated risk. “When men take hormone therapies to alter their physiology, the more active female hormones can expose them to a higher risk of breast cancer,” he said. He explained that because men had breast tissue, they could develop breast cancer,…

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Sokoto State, Bello Goronyo, has expressed confidence that the party can reclaim its mandate in the 2027 general elections without aligning with any other political party. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday in Sokoto, Goronyo said the PDP remains the most viable and time-tested political platform in Nigeria, with deep grassroots support and a legacy of better governance. “We have the capacity to reclaim our mandate. We are the best choice—tested and trusted by Nigerians,” he declared. Goronyo said the outcome of the 2023 general elections served as a “litmus test”…

Residents of Omu-Aran, a community in Kwara State’s Irepodun Local Government Area, took to the streets in protest on Friday, led by traditional masquerades, over contentious electricity billing issues. The protest centered around the sudden reclassification of their community’s electricity billing from Band C to Band A, resulting in significantly increased bills for March 2025. Protesters, adorned in traditional attire alongside placards bearing messages such as ‘Omu-Aran Says No to Band A’ and ‘Bring Us Back to Band C’, gathered at Bareke Roundabout amidst chants and traditional war songs. According to the demonstrators, the shift to Band A tariffs led…

Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, revealed on Wednesday that 23 indigenes of the state are currently on death row in Indonesia for drug-related offences. Soludo made this alarming disclosure while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who recently defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in support of his re-election bid. The governor highlighted the perilous consequences faced by Anambra indigenes, stressing that the young individuals involved had been misled by native doctors who promised to make them immune to security scans when transporting drugs across international borders. “Go to Indonesia, 23 Ndi Anambra are on…