Author: Platform Times Newspaper

…Ruling ,Opposition Figures Fingered In Sabotage Plot …Agency Alleges Cross-Party Conspiracy By APC, PDP, ADC Politician Daud Olatunji  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday sounded the alarm over a purported plot by politicians across party lines to undermine the nation’s anti-corruption drive ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement by its spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, the agency alleged that some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were allegedly collaborating with academics, self-styled civil society activists, and Nigerians in the diaspora to discredit the…

The Federal Government has attributed the protracted industrial dispute with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to deep-rooted structural and policy constraints, insisting that the standoff is not a product of neglect or indifference to the welfare of health workers. This is coming as resident doctors plan to commence a nationwide strike from January 12 over what they described as the government’s failure to fully meet their long-standing welfare and professional demands. Speaking on a television programme on Tuesday, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, said the administration of President Bola Tinubu…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, has called for swift arrests, public exposure and stiff sanctions against any lawyer or litigant who attempts to improperly influence judicial officers, warning that such acts pose a grave threat to the integrity of Nigeria’s justice system. Okutepa, who is the lead prosecuting counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, made the call while reacting to reports of alleged private approaches to Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the ongoing N8.7bn money laundering trial involving a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN). Speaking against the…

Suspected gunmen, on Tuesday night, attacked the Old Oyo National Park Service office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing several officials in a daring assault that has again raised concerns over worsening insecurity around forest reserves in the South-West. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the attackers struck at about 9pm, overrunning the facility and shooting park personnel during the operation. While official figures were still being reconciled as of Wednesday, reliable sources disclosed that no fewer than five officials of the National Park Service were killed in the attack. Confirming the incident, the Conservator of the Park,…

A group of compulsorily retired Nigerian police officers has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene and enforce a subsisting court judgment ordering their reinstatement into the Nigeria Police Force. The officers, drawn from Courses 33, 34 and 35 of the Police Academy, made the appeal in a letter to the President, which was made public on Wednesday by their counsel, Adetoye Adejola. The affected officers, many of whom were enlisted into the force between 1996 and 2000, said they were unlawfully forced out of service despite not attaining the statutory retirement age of 60 years or completing the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 landed properties allegedly linked to the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, over suspected proceeds of unlawful activities. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order on Tuesday following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission through its counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN. The properties, said to be worth several billions of naira, are located across the Federal Capital Territory, Kano, Kebbi and Kaduna states, according to documents sighted by the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday. In…

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kano State Command, has arrested two young men for allegedly attempting to smuggle illicit drugs, including Indian hemp, to inmates at the Nomansland Court Complex in Kano. The suspects, identified as Usman Khalid, 25, and Bello Musa Ahmed, 24, were apprehended by operatives attached to the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Goron Dutse, while inmates were being moved within the court premises. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSC Musbahu Lawan Kofar Nassarawa, said the duo, both residents of the Tsamiya (Breget) area of Kano State, were caught attempting to throw…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has vowed that no aspirant in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential race will step down ahead of the 2027 general elections, dismissing reports that he might withdraw to favour a southern candidate. In a statement released on Tuesday through his media aide, Paul Ibe, Abubakar accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to intimidate opposition parties and undermine the democratic process. He stressed that all qualified aspirants would have the opportunity to participate freely in the ADC’s selection exercise. “The ADC is on a national rescue mission. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, alongside…

No fewer than 133 of the 137 local government areas in the South-West shared at least ₦965.29bn between January and November 2025, PLATFORM TIMES can report, even as millions of residents battle worsening insecurity, unemployment, inflation, poor infrastructure and climate-related disasters. The figures, obtained from the BudgIT portal, which tracks federal allocations to all 774 local governments in Nigeria, cover councils in Ekiti, Osun, Ondo, Oyo, Lagos and Ogun states. However, allocation data for four councils were not captured during the period under review — Gbonyin in Ekiti; Sagamu and Odeda in Ogun; and two local governments in Oyo State.…

Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria collected N570.25 billion in the third quarter of 2025, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed, signaling an improvement in revenue performance across the nation’s power sector. According to NERC’s third-quarter report released in Abuja on Tuesday, the amount was recovered from N706.61 billion billed to customers, representing a collection efficiency of 80.7 per cent—up from 76.07 per cent in the second quarter, when DisCos collected N564.71 billion from N742.34 billion billed. The report highlighted variations in performance among the distribution companies. Ikeja DisCo recorded the highest efficiency at 100 per cent, followed…