Day: October 19, 2021

BREAKING: 20-Passenger Plane Crashes in Houston, US

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Plane with over 20 on board crashed near Houston airport during takeoff shooting thick black plumes of smoke in the air. Platforms Africa reports that the numbers of deaths and casuality are still unknown in the MD-87 Plane, which Crashed in Texas. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Gunmen Open Fire On Nigeria’s Imo Traditional Rulers, Kill 5 Oil Minister confirms Platforms Africa Exclusive News on DPR, PPPRA, PEF scrapping, CEOs’ sack Carbonated Drinks Price Hike Imminent as Minister Announces Jan. 2022 Tax Takeoff ‘How, Why Colin Powell, 1st Black US Secretary of…

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IT’S A SCAM: NNPC Disowns Fake 50th Anniversary Quiz Contest

Aliyu Aliyu

The NNPC on Tuesday disowned a fake quiz competition trending online which claims to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Garba Deen Muhammad, disclosed this to Platforms Africa. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Gunmen Open Fire On Nigeria’s Imo Traditional Rulers, Kill 5 Oil Minister confirms Platforms Africa Exclusive News on DPR, PPPRA, PEF scrapping, CEOs’ sack Carbonated Drinks Price Hike Imminent as Minister Announces Jan. 2022 Tax Takeoff Comply With Regulations, NCC Tasks MTN, Glo, 7,983 Other Telecoms Licensees “In the purported quiz contest, unsuspecting…

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Why Nigerians Who Link SIMs to Third Party’s NINs Risk Jail Terms – NCC

ADEOLA YUSUF

“If the person, whose SIM is linked to your line, uses their own SIM to commit crimes or any form of atrocities, it is easy to be traced to you and then, you will be dealt with because the SIM is linked to your NIN.” The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised telecommunication subscribers not to allow their National Identification Numbers (NIN) to be linked to another person’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. Platforms Africa reports that a statement quoted the NCC as disclosing this during the third run of…

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BREAKING: Gunmen Open Fire On Nigeria’s Imo Traditional Rulers, Kill 5

Precious Ibekwe

Gunmen have opened fire at traditional rulers meeting in Imo, Southeast Nigeria, killing at least five persons. The meeting held at the Njaba local government area of the State, Platforms Africa reports, has was attended by top traditional rulers. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s Immigration chief assassinated in Imo, body dumped in Bush +Photo JUST IN: Nigeria’s Popular Politician, Security Guard beheaded In Imo BREAKING: Buhari dares IPOB, Lands In Imo Despite Group’s Warning [PHOTOS] Though details of the attack remain sketchy as at the time of filing this report, at least…

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Oil Minister confirms Platforms Africa Exclusive News on DPR, PPPRA, PEF scrapping, CEOs’ sack

ADEOLA YUSUF

“The law specifically repeals the DPR Act, the Petroleum Inspectorate Act, the Petroleum Equalisation Fund Act and the PPPRA Act.  It is very clear that those agencies do not exist anymore.”   Four weeks after the Platforms Africa exclusive news on the scrapping of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF) and the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), the Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has officially confirmed the report. Mr. Sylva also noted, in confirmation of the Platforms Africa report published on…

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Group targets 1000 widows, widowers for 2021 Charity Event

Gbenga Adeoti

A non-governmental organisation in Nigeria, AbidingTV Initiatives has said that it would host indigenes of the Ibadan, Southwest part of the country, to her yearly “Operation Feed the Widows” program with a target of 1,000 beneficiaries. Platforms Africa reports that this was cintained in a statement by the convener of the event, Arinola Olakanmi Yinka. READ ALSO: Nigeria is World highest porn-watching country – Report How Fire Gutted Our Headquarters – Premium Times Opens Up ‘How, Why Colin Powell, 1st Black US Secretary of State, Died of COVID-19 After Being…

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JUST IN: One Dies, 3 Missing In Lagos 2-Storey Mansion Collapse + LOCATION

Tade Salako

A two-storey mansion has collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, killing no fewer than one person instantly, leaving two with life-threatening injuries and trapping three others. Platforms Africa reports that the sad incident, which came up on Monday night, occurred at 97, Lagos Road, Haruna axis of Ikorodu, Ikorodu Local Government, Lagos State. Eye witness accounts showed that asides the deceased victim and the three persons trapped under the rubbles, two persons, a male and a female, were rescued by residents and community response team after the building caved in…

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