Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has taken a crucial step in ensuring the safety of passengers and aircraft by announcing the temporary closure of Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos, Plateau State.  In a press statement released on Wednesday, FAAN management declared that the airport would be closed for one week, from Saturday, September 23, to Friday, September 29, 2023, to facilitate essential runway maintenance. The decision to temporarily suspend flight operations was made in the best interest of safety and to uphold the highest standards in aviation. FAAN expressed its commitment to minimizing disruptions while prioritizing safety. The…

Daud Olatunji Dubious individual Bukar Muhammad from Borno has been handed a one-year prison sentence by the Borno State High Court in Maiduguri for swindling a staggering N43.3 million from a victim.  This decision was reached by Justice Aisha Kumaliya after the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned him on charges of obtaining money by false pretence and criminal breach of trust. The case began when the EFCC received a petition from Alhaji Ali Mohammed, who accused Bukar Muhammad of converting the entrusted sum to his own use.  Initially arraigned on September 7,…

Daud Olatunji The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday,  inaugurated a formidable team of 37 commissioners and special advisers.  With a renewed vision and determination, this diverse assembly is poised to steer Lagos towards an even brighter future over the next four years. Governor Sanwo-Olu, addressing the gathering at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium within the state secreteriat, articulated the high expectations placed upon this new cabinet, emphasizing the importance of humility and a commitment to learning.  He underscored their pivotal role in building upon the accomplishments of the previous administration and urged them to rise to the occasion, as…

The parents and caregivers of about 300,000 poor female students get N10,000 per term in six states as incentives for schooling, the World Bank disclosed in a  story on its website. The Bank disclosed the six states to consist of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi and Plateau. It said the funding was provided through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment Programme. The feature story said that most girls who dropped out of school came from poor families. It added, “In Nigeria, four in 10 people live below the poverty line – that’s 95 million people. Currently, 87 per…

Daud Olatunji United Bank for Africa (UBA) has delivered a stunning performance in the first half of 2023, reporting a remarkable 438% increase in profit after tax, surging from N70.34 billion in the same period of 2022 to an impressive N378.24 billion. The financial institution’s success story continues as its gross revenue soars by an astonishing 164%, reaching N981.78 billion by June 2023, compared to N372.36 billion recorded in June 2022.  These remarkable figures were unveiled in UBA’s interim consolidated and separate financial statements for the period ending June 30, 2023, released on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. As a testament…

Daud Olatunji In a shocking turn of events, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State is gearing up for a high-stakes showdown as he contemplates bulldozing the Abeokuta Conference Hotel, embroiled in controversy over an alleged “illegal extension.” Following the recent partial demolition of the N1 billion DAKTEM Plaza owned by Olufunke Daniel, wife of former Governor  Daniel, tensions have escalated.  PLATFORM TIMES has exclusively learned that just three days after this dramatic demolition, another storm is brewing. An impeccable source has revealed that, even as the dust from the DAKTEM Plaza demolition in Ijebu-Ode has yet to settle, the…

The Imo State Police Command has apprehended three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and two from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly harassing and extorting civilians in the state. The spokesman for the command, ASP Henry Okoye, made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Owerri. Among those arrested was a 37-year-old police Inspector for the same offence. He alleged that the suspects were notorious for extorting unsuspecting civilians, especially the youths in Owerri, using point-of-sale machines. “These are security operatives hiding under the umbrella of Operation Search and Flush in Imo, harassing and…

Peace Adedigba Kareem Babatunde, a 30-year-old visually impaired graduate of the Federal College of Education (Special) in Oyo State, has reached out to the Nigerian public for support after a tragic accident left his urethra ruptured. Babatunde, who lost his sight due to complications from malaria on July 19, 1998, shared his plea in an interview with a prominent newspaper. According to reports by PLATFORM TIMES, the incident unfolded as he embarked on a journey to collect his employment letter from a training center located adjacent to the governor’s office in Alagbaka, Akure. This opportunity was facilitated by the State…

Adejoke Adebiyi A Bureau De Change Operator known as Atoyebi Bamidele, also referred to as Bam-Bam, found himself in the spotlight as he was brought before the Federal High Court in Lagos by the police on charges of fraud amounting to N157 million. The allegations against Bamidele, as reported by PLATFORM TIMES, revolve around accusations of obtaining N157 million from traders in Alaba Market through deceitful means. The charges laid out by the Force Criminal Investigation Department include conspiracy, obtaining funds under false pretenses, and theft. Bamidele’s arrest and subsequent arraignment followed a petition submitted by the traders, with Henry…

The United States government on Tuesday accused Google of paying out $10 billion a year to Apple and other firms in order to safeguard its monopoly over online search. The accusation came on the opening day of a landmark trial that is the biggest antitrust case in the United States in more than two decades. “This case is about the future of the internet and whether Google will ever face meaningful competition in search,” said Justice Department lawyer Kenneth Dintzer as the United States government began making its case against the tech titan. Over 10 weeks and with dozens of…