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Grace Adeleke The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has accused President Bola Tinubu of running what he described as a “fake government,” despite acknowledging that the President was legitimately elected. Adebayo made the allegation on Wednesday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun State. He was reacting to the alleged proliferation of government agencies, commissions, committees and offices whose mandates, according to him, were either unclear or unsupported by enabling laws. The SDP candidate’s comments came amid the ongoing investigation by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…

….. Four arrested As Two men  Injured Daud Olatunji Tension reportedly gripped Papalanto in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State on Wednesday after a suspected dispute involving Hausa and Yoruba residents escalated into violence, leaving two men injured and four others arrested. The incident occurred at about 10:20am and was allegedly triggered by a disagreement between a suspected cannabis seller, identified as “Mandy”, and a buyer, Saifullahi Rufa’i. According to information obtained by PLATFORMTIMES, the disagreement reportedly escalated after Mandy and his associates accused Rufa’i of exposing their alleged illicit drug activities because he was speaking Hausa on the…

Suliat Lawal The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce electricity tariffs for universities and teaching hospitals benefiting from its renewable energy projects, saying the move is necessary to sustain the infrastructure. Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, disclosed this on Wednesday at the unveiling of the state-owned Renewable Asset Management Company, RAMCO, in Abuja. Tegbe said the government could no longer continue providing free electricity to beneficiary institutions after investing heavily in renewable energy infrastructure. According to him, the new arrangement would ensure that the renewable energy assets remain functional and are properly maintained. He said some universities had approached…

Zaianb Abioye The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has described the 2027 general election as a battle against what he called “thieves”, accusing those in power of undermining the electoral process and mismanaging Nigeria’s economy. Atiku, a former Vice President, made the allegation in a video shared on his X account on Wednesday while outlining his economic agenda ahead of the 2027 presidential election. He said, “We are competing with thieves. They stole the election. Now they have stolen the economy. They have stolen everything.” The former Vice President also renewed his pledge to restore fuel…

…Minister Unveils Fresh Strategy To Track Beneficiaries’ Progress Out Of Poverty …. 2: 7.6m Households To Receive N40,000 One-off Digital Shock-Response Payment Mujeeb Akindoyin The Federal Government has disbursed more than N600bn in cash transfers to vulnerable Nigerians in the last three years, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Bernard Doro, has said. Doro disclosed this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, saying the intervention had reached slightly more than 10 million households across the country. “We’ve done over N600bn in cash transfers to be able to support vulnerable Nigerians within three years. We…

The Enugu State Government has directed newly inducted National Health Fellows to operate as undercover monitors at primary healthcare centres and expose absentee health workers, poor service delivery and other lapses in the state’s healthcare system. The government said the fellows must go beyond routine monitoring by visiting health facilities, identifying gaps and reporting officials and workers whose actions undermine the delivery of healthcare to residents. The directive was given on Wednesday during the graduation of the pioneer cohort and the onboarding of the second cohort of the National Health Fellows Programme in Enugu State. Representing Governor Peter Mbah, the…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has forfeited an aircraft allegedly linked to a member of a monitoring committee for a Nigerian power project who allegedly collected a $30m bribe. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime in the United Kingdom. Olukoyede said the aircraft was forfeited through the commission’s non-conviction-based asset forfeiture process and had subsequently been added to Nigeria’s presidential air fleet. He said the individual linked to the aircraft was a member of a monitoring committee overseeing a power project and was discovered to have received…

Oluwanifemi Ibikunle A mother of two, Blessing Oghwoghwo, has reportedly died after a violent confrontation with her husband, identified simply as Favor, in Okirigbagha community, Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The incident, which reportedly occurred on Wednesday, has thrown residents of the community into shock, with the suspect said to have fled the area shortly after the incident. According to reports, trouble started after Favor allegedly approached his wife, who reportedly made a living by selling food, and pleaded with her over an undisclosed matter. The plea was said to have been rejected, leading to an argument that…

Daud Olatunji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has offered whistleblowers worldwide financial rewards of between 2.5 per cent and five per cent for credible information leading to the recovery of Nigerian assets stolen and hidden abroad. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking at an international economic crime symposium in Cambridge. Olukoyede urged individuals with credible information on illicitly acquired Nigerian assets concealed in foreign jurisdictions to come forward, saying successful whistleblowers could receive substantial financial rewards under the commission’s incentive scheme. According to him, the reward is intended to encourage the flow of actionable…

Tens of thousands of Peoples Democratic Party supporters on Wednesday thronged major streets and communities across the three federal constituencies in Ogun Central Senatorial District as the party formally commenced its campaign for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections. The campaign train, led by the party’s Ogun State governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, and its Ogun Central senatorial candidate, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, moved through Ifo/Ewekoro, Abeokuta North and Abeokuta South federal constituencies before culminating in a rally at the Ake Pavilion, Abeokuta. The flag-off began in the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency, where residents gathered along the streets and adjoining buildings at…