Author: Platform Times Newspaper

…Five-Year Jail For Fraudulent Presiding Officers … INEC IReV Portal Must Now Operate In Real Time … Over 70 Clauses Reviewed In Landmark Sitting Daud Olatunji  The House of Representatives has taken a major step towards enhancing the credibility of Nigeria’s elections by mandating the real-time electronic transmission of results from polling units. The resolution was adopted on Wednesday during a clause-by-clause consideration of proposed amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. Under the new provision, presiding officers are required to transmit results electronically to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) IReV portal immediately after signing and stamping Form EC8A. Where…

Burkina Faso has released 11 Nigerian soldiers who were held for nearly two weeks following the forced landing of their military aircraft in the West African nation, diplomatic sources confirmed on Wednesday. The release came after Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, led a high-powered delegation to meet with Burkina Faso’s junta leader, Ibrahim Traoré, in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou. According to a statement by Alkasim Abdulkadir, spokesperson to the minister, the talks resolved the standoff amicably, paving the way for the soldiers’ safe return to Nigeria. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) had earlier explained that the aircraft made an…

An Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 55-year-old herbal practitioner, Ogunyemi Adetunji, for allegedly selling a harmful herbal substance to three women, leaving their vagina injured. Adetunji, whose plea was not taken, was arraigned on a one-count charge of selling a liquid substance claimed to have medicinal properties but which allegedly caused injuries to the victims. PLATFORM TIMES had reported that police in Ogun State  arrested Adetunji after a petition was written against him for allegedly selling unapproved medicines to some women which led to their vaginal  blockage. During his arraignment, the Police Prosecutor, Mr. Solomon Babalola, told…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday announced the dismissal of an Assistant Commandant General (ACG) and 37 other senior officers for gross misconduct, insubordination, and acts unbecoming of superior officers, in line with the Public Service Rules (PSR). The Corps’ spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, adding that a total of 76 officers—including senior and junior personnel—were sanctioned in 2025 for offences ranging from extortion, job racketeering, fraud, to aiding and abetting illegal petroleum dealings. He said the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Professor Ahmed Audi, approved the disciplinary actions following recommendations…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to immediately arrest and prosecute no fewer than 400 individuals allegedly linked to the financing of terrorism, insisting that failure to do so has worsened Nigeria’s insecurity crisis. Falana also demanded the recovery of an alleged ₦210 trillion reportedly diverted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, saying the funds must be paid into the Federation Account to tackle poverty and insecurity. The senior lawyer spoke in Lagos on Wednesday while addressing protesters during a nationwide demonstration organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress to…

A federal lawmaker representing a constituency in Zamfara State narrowly escaped death on Tuesday after an angry mob descended on him in Dansadau town, beating and dragging him on the ground over allegations of poor representation and neglect of constituents. A viral video of the incident, obtained by PLATFORM TIMES, showed the lawmaker—said to be a member of the House of Representatives—being slapped and manhandled by a furious crowd as security operatives struggled to shield him from further assault. In the footage, the visibly enraged residents were heard chanting “bamayi” in Hausa, a term commonly used to express rejection and…

The Delta State High Court sitting in Orerokpe has restrained the Nigeria Police Force from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to take effect on January 2, 2026. The court, presided over by Justice Joe Egwu, granted an interim injunction on Wednesday following a motion ex parte filed by a private citizen, Mr Israel Joe, against the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Commissioner of Police, Delta State Command. The suit, marked HOR/FHR/M/31/2025, challenged the planned resumption of the tinted glass permit policy, which the applicant argued could lead to widespread abuse of citizens’ fundamental rights…

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc are set to formalise a new partnership aimed at significantly improving the speed and efficiency of reimbursing depositors whenever banks fail. The planned collaboration, to be sealed through a Memorandum of Understanding, was disclosed on Tuesday by the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the NDIC, Mr Thompson Oludare Sunday, during a courtesy visit by the NIBSS executive management team to the Corporation’s headquarters in Abuja. Sunday said the MoU would strengthen the NDIC’s capacity to verify and pay insured depositors promptly, leveraging NIBSS’ digital payment and verification…

MTN Nigeria on Wednesday disclosed a steady rise in the representation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) within its workforce, increasing from 0.9 per cent in 2021 to 2.13 per cent in 2025, as it reaffirmed its commitment to disability inclusion beyond corporate social responsibility. The disclosure was made at the company’s headquarters during the commemoration of the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), themed “Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress.” Speaking at the event, the Chief Human Resources Officer of MTN Nigeria, Esther Akinnukawe, represented by the General Manager, OE&P, Inyang Osazuwa, said the progress recorded was…

Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant, on Wednesday deepened its community engagement with the empowerment of youths, women and students in its host communities, announcing a N15.72m scholarship scheme and unveiling a social investment scorecard that showed 13 completed projects and 10 ongoing initiatives. The interventions were unveiled at the 4th edition of the company’s annual Community Day held in Ibese, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, as part of efforts to give back to communities hosting the cement plant. Speaking at the event, the Plant Director, Mr Ayyagari Subbaraidu, said the Community Day reflected the company’s “deliberate and…