Day: December 12, 2021

BREAKING: Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi, is dead

Gbenga Adeoti

How the popular monarch “joined his ancestors” at 95 after weeks of illness   Oba Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III, the Soun of Ogbomoso, Southwest Nigeria, is dead, Oba Oyewumi was 95 years when he joined his ancestors early this morning (Sunday) after a 48-year reign. Palace sources told Platforms Africa that Oba Oyewumi passed on peacefully after taking ill in recent weeks. Though the death is yet to be announced officially according to the customs and tradition of the people, his subjects are already mourning his passage. The palace is…

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Lekan Otufodunrin Bags UNILAG MCAA Print Journalist of The Year Award

Amodu Ganiyu

Media Career Development Network Boss, Lekan Otufodunrin, recalls journey 36 after graduating from UNILAG Mass Communication Department   Nigerian Journalist and media trainer, Lekan Otufodunrin, has been recognised as the Print Journalist of the Year in an Award of Excellence organised by the Distinguished UNILAG Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA). Platforms Africa reports that an excited Otufodunrin who announced this on his verified Facebook Page, also recalled his career journey 36 after graduating from the Department of Mass Communication, UNILAG. READ ALSO: Meet Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, UNILAG first female Professor of…

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Ado- Odo/Ota LG Alerts on Wrongful Arrest, Extortion of Motorists

Wonuola Olujobi

Ado- Odo Ota Local Government has alerted residents and indigenes of the council on what it called the “wrongful arrest” and extortion of motorists by men of ILERI OLUWA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED. Platforms Africa reports that ILERI OLUWA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED was a consultant to the local government on violation of traffic laws, one way and illegal parking, whose men have been accused by commuters in Ota, a border town between Lagos and Ogun, to have illegally been arresting and extorting them on daily basis. The road network in the…

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Abia State Owes Doctors Up To 23 Months Salary, Allowances Balance – NMA

Precious Ibekwe

Medical Association also names Ondo and Ekiti State governments as defaulters of doctors’ full salary payment The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has revealed doctors in Abia State are being owed salaries and allowances for 23 months. Platforms Africa reports that the NMA President Professor Innocent Ujah revealed this in Abuja during a briefing on the outcomes of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Sokoto. READ ALSO: Why Another Lockdown Over COVID-19 Omicron Variant is Unlikely – Expert EXCLUSIVE: Why 371,800 Nigerian Police Officers’ November Salary is Delayed Hours After…

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