Author: Platform Times Newspaper

No fewer than six persons were injured on Monday after a fire outbreak rocked Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, prompting an emergency shutdown of the Lagos airspace. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria confirmed the incident in a statement, saying coordinated emergency response teams were immediately deployed to contain the blaze and rescue trapped personnel. According to FAAN, the fire, which reportedly originated from the server room on the first floor of the terminal, affected operations at the airport’s international wing, forcing authorities to temporarily suspend flight movements in line with safety protocols. The agency disclosed that…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has dismissed concerns surrounding the N54.7 million borehole projects executed in Ondo State, declaring that the facilities were duly completed and are fully operational. The commission said the three motorised boreholes, installed in selected primary healthcare centres across the state, were verified under its Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative. In a statement issued on Monday by its spokesperson, Mr John Odey, the ICPC disclosed that the projects were awarded by the National Primary Health Care Development Agency following approval at its Tenders Board meeting on November 20, 2024. According to…

Three persons have been killed in a renewed cult clash in Igbogene community, a suburb of Yenagoa in Bayelsa State, heightening security concerns in the state capital. The victims were reportedly gunned down around 11.30pm on Sunday by suspected members of rival cult groups during a violent confrontation that lasted over an hour. Residents said the assailants shot the victims at close range, allegedly targeting their heads to ensure they did not survive the attack. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the clash was linked to tensions arising from a recent youth election in the community. However, sources said the violence…

Tragedy struck on Monday evening as four women lost their lives and 26 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a ghastly motor accident along the Yola–Mubi Road in Adamawa State. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the victims were travelling to the annual convention of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria in Demsa Local Government Area when the accident occurred. The Deputy Chairman of Song Local Government Area, Donan Prambe, who witnessed the incident, said the vehicle conveying the women suddenly lost control and veered off the highway. “I was driving behind the vehicle when I saw it start somersaulting…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday night pledged to establish state police across Nigeria to curb escalating insecurity, describing security as the foundation for national prosperity. Speaking at an interfaith Ramadan and Lent breaking of fast with state governors at the Presidential Villa, Tinubu said his administration would fulfill promises made to Nigerians before assuming office in 2023. He urged governors to intensify grassroots development, saying: “To reach the young man who feels forgotten. To lift the woman who carries her family on tired shoulders. To touch communities where hope sometimes flickers. Development must not recognise religion. Compassion must not recognise…

Daud Olatunji A yet-to-be-identified soldier has allegedly shot dead a casual worker engaged by the Ogun State Government during a demolition exercise along the Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway in the Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area of the state. The deceased, Oluwaseyi Adeoye, was part of a team from the state Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development assigned to enforce building regulations at Ganic Company, around Orile-Imo, when the incident occurred on Monday. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the enforcement team had stormed the premises to pull down structures said to contravene approved building specifications, particularly the height of the company’s perimeter fence. However,…

…Reforms Gather Pace Amid Backlog Of 253,000 Applications …AGIS Screening Exposes Forged Area Council Allocations …Church, Cooperative Society Among Affected Beneficiaries Daud Olatunji The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked 485 land titles in Abuja after they failed to pass a stringent verification exercise, in what officials described as a major step to cleanse the territory’s troubled land administration system. The cancellations followed a detailed screening conducted by the Department of Land Administration in conjunction with the Abuja Geographic Information Systems, which uncovered forged and irregular Area Council land documents presented for regularisation. In a public…

The Anambra State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the New Auto Spare Parts Association Market, Nkwo Nnewi, over what it described as poor compliance with the directive suspending the Monday sit-at-home in the state. The decision, announced on Monday, will see the market shut from midnight, February 23, 2026, until March 2, 2026. Commissioner for Information, Dr Law Mefor, said in a statement that the action followed what the government termed inadequate adherence to Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo’s order ending the controversial Monday sit-at-home across the state. According to the statement, normal commercial and social activities had resumed…

The Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has dismissed speculations linking him with a possible vice-presidential slot ahead of the 2027 general elections, declaring that he has no intention of seeking political office. Kukah, who spoke during an appearance on The PAP Show, said his vocation as a Catholic priest remains superior to any political ambition, stressing that he would not abandon his spiritual calling for public office. There had been insinuations in some quarters that the outspoken cleric could emerge as a running mate to Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next presidential election.…

The General Officer Commanding 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Bemgha Koughna, has escaped a deadly ambush by suspected terrorists in Kebbi State, with troops killing five of the attackers during a fierce gun battle. The incident, which occurred near Mayama Hill, targeted the convoy of the senior military officer as he travelled to assess frontline troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA in the North-West. In a statement on Monday, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division and Sector 2, Lieutenant Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, said the assailants, identified as members of the Lakurawa terrorist group, opened heavy…