Author: Platform Times Newspaper

The Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Constitution Review has approved the creation of six new states in Nigeria — a development that could raise the number of states in the federation from 36 to 42 if ratified by the National Assembly. The decision was reached at the end of a two-day retreat in Lagos, co-chaired by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu. According to reports, the joint committee reviewed 69 bills, including 55 state creation requests, two boundary…

A 30-year-old labourer, identified as Karimu Jimoh Friday, has been remanded in prison custody by an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping a married woman returning from a church fellowship in the Isarun community, Igbara-Oke area of Ondo State. The incident, which occurred about six months ago, left the victim traumatized until she recently spotted her attacker, leading to his arrest after months on the run. Narrating her ordeal before the court, the victim said she was attacked around 6:30 p.m. while taking a lonely path home after an evening service. “I was returning from church that evening, carrying something…

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has cautioned against labelling Nigeria’s insecurity as a genocide against Christians, insisting that Muslims are equally victims of the country’s worsening violence. Speaking in Rome during the presentation of the 2025 World Report on Religious Freedom by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Parolin stressed that the killings across Nigeria stem largely from social and economic conflicts, particularly land disputes between farmers and herders in the North-Central region. “It is not a religious conflict,” Parolin declared. “Much of the violence stems from social causes such as land disputes between herders and…

 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested socialite and club owner Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, alongside former Big Brother Naija housemate Tuoyo Ideh and over 100 others during a midnight raid on a “drug party” at a Lagos nightclub. The operation, which took place at Proxy Night Club, followed weeks of surveillance and intelligence reports suggesting that the venue was being used for large-scale consumption and distribution of illicit substances. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, operatives infiltrated the event on Saturday night and executed the raid at 3 a.m. on Sunday, October 26,…

…Victim Accused Of Killing Husband, Detained With Corpse In Ambulance …Uzodimma Condemns Act, Calls It Barbaric, Cruel ..Women Affairs Ministry Arrests Suspects, Launches Investigation Daud Olatunji A shocking incident in Awo-Omamma, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State, has triggered public outrage after a widow was reportedly forced by her in-laws to drink water used in bathing her late husband’s corpse as part of a barbaric widowhood ritual. The victim, Mrs. Chika Ndubuisi, was accused of killing her husband, Mr. Odinakachi Ndubuisi, and was allegedly detained inside an ambulance containing his corpse. Her in-laws reportedly attempted to compel her…

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a Chinese national, identified as Joe Gu, in connection with the recent improvised explosive device (IED) explosion that rocked a CCTV equipment shop on Kodesho Street, Ikeja, last week. PLATFORM TIMES gathered that detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba, apprehended the suspect at about 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, at his residence located at No. A11, Bila Vista, Banana Island, Ikoyi. A top security source confirmed the arrest, saying it followed a discreet investigation that linked the Chinese businessman to the explosion incident. “The complainant had raised strong suspicion…

… Agency Rescues 26 victims, Traces 274 Missing Minors  Daud Olatunji The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has busted a massive child-trafficking syndicate in Benue State allegedly operated by a 60-year-old woman — a prominent orphanage owner and founder of a child-rights NGO — who allegedly sold children for between ₦1 million and ₦3 million each. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the  suspect, described as a leading member of the Orphanage Owners’ Umbrella Body in Nigeria and founder of the National Council of Child’s Right Advocates of Nigeria (NACRAN), was arrested alongside three others after weeks…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced that its members across the country will embark on an indefinite nationwide strike beginning Friday, November 1, 2025, following what it described as the Federal Government’s failure to address lingering issues affecting doctors’ welfare and training. NARD President, Dr. Muhammad Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement issued after the association’s National Executive

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 25 persons, including 18 men and seven women, over an alleged attempt to conduct a same-sex marriage ceremony in the state. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at the Fatima Event Centre in the Hotoro area of Kano metropolis. Deputy Commander-General of the Hisbah Board, Mujahedeen Aminudeen, confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Sunday, saying the operation followed a tip-off from a concerned resident. “We received credible information that some individuals were allegedly organising a same-sex wedding in Hotoro. Our operatives stormed the venue and arrested 25 suspects,…

The Ogun State Task Force on Anti-Land Grabbing and Other Related Offences has detained the suspended Baale of Idiya, Abeokuta North Local Government, Chief Wale Kadiri Kudaisi, over allegations of land grabbing, unlawful encroachment, and destruction of property. Kadiri, who has been the subject of several petitions bordering on land disputes in Abeokuta North and its environs, was arrested alongside one of his aides on Thursday, October 23, 2025, following a directive by the Task Force Commandant, Mr. Taiwo Mustapha, during a sitting at the agency’s headquarters on Quarry Road, Abeokuta. The arrest followed a petition by the Crescent University…