Author: Platform Times Newspaper

 Business magnate, Sir Kensington Adebutu, fondly called Baba Ijebu, on Friday played a pivotal role in reconciling the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, ending a months-long rift between the two foremost Yoruba monarchs. The reconciliation took place on the sidelines of Adebutu’s 90th birthday celebration held in Lagos, where both traditional rulers publicly embraced and announced the formation of a Joint Council for Yoruba Unity. According to a joint communiqué signed by both monarchs and witnessed by Adebutu, the new council would focus on fostering peace, preserving Yoruba culture, and promoting…

The Special Counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Mr. Aloy Ejimakor, reportedly collapsed inside Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that Ejimakor was immediately rushed to the Kuje Medical Centre, where he is currently receiving medical attention. The development was confirmed on Saturday by one of Kanu’s lawyers, Maxwell Opara, who disclosed that he personally visited the ailing counsel at the prison clinic. Opara said, “Yes, I went to see him and he was admitted at the Kuje Medical Centre where they are treating him. I left there a few…

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has commended activist Omoyele Sowore for his sincerity in championing justice causes but disagreed with his call for nationwide protests to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, Adebayo described Sowore as a genuine activist whose passion for justice is unquestionable but cautioned that sincerity does not always equate to correctness. “Omoyele Sowore is mostly and almost always genuine,” Adebayo said. “But being genuine doesn’t mean you’re correct.…

Residents of a 16-unit residential complex in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, have accused a property management firm, Greenbirch Limited, of sustained harassment, intimidation, and unlawful activities despite a subsisting court judgment stripping the company of tenancy rights to the property. The tenants, occupying three-bedroom apartments at 96B, Ladipo Omotesho Cole Street, Lekki Phase 1, alleged that Greenbirch Limited — led by Mr. Lawrence Uwaoma Onwukwem, Mr. Davies Isaiah Ijele, and staff members Mr. Sodiq Tayo Kazeem and Ms. Peace Chidinma Igbo — has continued to engage in acts of aggression and criminal conduct after losing legal possession of the building…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has commenced a trial-within-trial to determine the admissibility of confessional statements made by suspects accused of masterminding the 2011 bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja. The session, which began on Friday, followed allegations by the defendants that their statements were obtained under duress, intimidation, and coercion by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). During the resumed hearing, counsel representing both the prosecution and defence informed the court that they had jointly reviewed video recordings of the interrogation sessions in the presence of court officials. The DSS also told the…

 Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has raised alarm over the use of armed drones by Boko Haram terrorists to launch attacks on military formations in the state, describing the development as a frightening escalation of the insurgency and a direct threat to Nigeria’s national security. Zulum, who spoke on Friday in Mafa town during a visit to assess the aftermath of a drone attack on a military base, called on the Federal Government to urgently review and strengthen the nation’s air defence and surveillance systems to prevent further incursions. “The proliferation of drones, particularly in the hands of…

After nearly two years of global scrutiny, Nigeria has been officially removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list — a category for countries under increased monitoring for weaknesses in financial crime controls. The decision was announced during the FATF October 2025 Plenary in Paris, France, where the international watchdog acknowledged Nigeria’s significant progress in strengthening its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) framework. Nigeria was first placed on the grey list in February 2023 following the identification of “strategic deficiencies” in its systems for tackling illicit financial flows. However, following the implementation of a 19-point Action Plan…

…Nigeria May Get 55 New States, 278 LGAs — Constitution Review Committee …Lawmakers Consider Boundary Adjustments, Amendment Bills Daud Olatunji Fresh agitations for state and local government creation have resurfaced as the National Assembly Joint Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution received 333 fresh demands from Nigerians seeking far-reaching amendments to the nation’s supreme law. The Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, Senator Jibrin Barau, disclosed on Friday that the panel received 55 requests for new states, 278 proposals for additional local government areas, two demands for boundary adjustments, and 69 amendment bills touching…

The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes, and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta Chapter, has accused the hospital management of bias and administrative injustice in the recent promotion exercise affecting some staff members. The union, in a petition addressed to the Acting Medical Director of the centre and obtained by PLATFORM TIMES, alleged that several qualified staff were unjustly denied promotion while others with similar or lesser qualifications were elevated without due process. According to the letter signed by the branch chairman, Comrade B. A. Obabiyi, and the secretary, Comrade O. A. Olatunji, the…

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review has received a total of 333 fresh requests from Nigerians seeking the creation of new states and local government areas across the country. According to a statement on Friday by the committee’s chairperson and Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, the panel got 55 proposals for new states and 278 requests for additional local governments from various interest groups nationwide. In addition, the committee received two requests for boundary adjustments and 69 bills seeking amendments to different provisions of the 1999 Constitution. The statement, signed by Jibrin’s Special Adviser on Media and…