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It has come to the attention of the Ogun State Government that the transition committee set up by the Governor-elect, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has been denied access to some state-owned facilities for inspection by the outgoing administration. We say this is another false, malicious, unfounded, distasteful and unsavoury allegation from the incoming administration. In an effort to invest some of ... Read More »

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, today stirred international consciousness on the ills of Fulani herdsmen killings of farmers in his state and in other parts of Nigeria. The governor delivered a keynote address as a Guest Lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the South-Eastern part of the country. Below is the full text of Gov. Ortom’s address: I ... Read More »

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, said on Thursday that no human being, living or dead, could influence the judgments of the Supreme Court. The Director, Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr Festus Akande, quoted the acting CJN as saying this in a statement on Thursday. Akande had on April 29, 2019  ... Read More »

Olasunkanmi Akinlotan  For the second time in less than 180 days, the President of the Appeal Court, Justice Zainab  Bulkachuwa, has disbanded the Ogun state Election Petition Tribunal. It would be recalled that PLATFORM TIMES broke the news of the disbandment of the first panel which was chaired by Justice Chinwe Oyeabo through an internal memo.The development which has been greeted with petitions from both the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ... Read More »

Caption: A cross section of some of the shareholders at the just concluded Wema Bank Annual General Meeting  Read More »

Enough of Oluwo’s tantrums. Our attention has been drawn to an interview granted by the Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, in which the monarch turned himself into the mouthpiece of the Olugbo, regarding the indiscriminate, inordinate creation of Yoruba Obas in the Diaspora embarked upon by the Olugbo to the chagrin of the majority of the Obas in Yorùbáland. ... Read More »

A graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria with a Bachelor’s degree in Education. A seasoned professional, leader, teacher, trainer, farmer and general merchant whose watchword is exemplified by hard work and excellence. HAJIYA SARATU IYA ALIYU is the Managing Director of Sarat Group of Companies. Aliyu has served the chamber movement in various capacities over two decades. She’s immediate ... Read More »

The Wamban Kano Aminu Bayero has accepted the offer of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the new Emir of Bichi, one of four new emirates established by the governor on May 8. Mr Aminu, who a son of late Emir Ado Bayero, had reportedly said on Thursday night that he needed time to consult. He finally accepted the offer on Friday ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday abruptly stopped evidence by its 13th witness in the fraud trial of former Gov. Ayo Fayose, saying that it appeared the witness was trying to be hostile. The witness, Mr Adewale Aladegbola, who introduced himself as a former driver of a bullion van in Zenith bank, had testified that he didn’t ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, arrested two fast-rising Nigerian musicians – Afeez Fashola (aka Naira Marley) and Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael (aka Zlatan), in connection with alleged case of internet fraud and money laundering. Intelligence report had also linked them to cybercrime offences. . . They were arrested along with: Tiamiu Abdulrahman Kayode, Adewunmi Adeyanju Moses ... Read More »