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Woman Gives Birth To Twins 15 Minutes Apart In 2021 And 2022

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Aoko Benjamin

The first baby was birthed at 11:45 p.m. on Friday night, Dec. 31, 2021, while the other was born exactly at midnight on New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan 1. 2022. A woman, Fatima Madrigal conceived twins just 15 minutes apart but in different years. The mom from California gave birth to baby boy Alfredo Antonio Trujillo at 11:45 p.m. on Friday night, Dec. 31, 2021. Just 15 minutes later, Alfredo’s sister Aylin Yolanda Trujillo was born exactly at midnight on New Year’s Day, Saturday, Jan 1. 2022. “It’s crazy to…

(VIDEO) “I CAN NOT, SIR!” Police Officer Disobeys Lagos Gov Sanwo-Olu

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Tade Salako

(VIDEO) “CALL HIM NOW” “I CAN NOT, SIR!” A Police Officer who allegedly led his team to enforce a Supreme Court Judgement at Magodo Estate in Lagos, has disobeyed an instruction by Governor of the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for him to call his superior. Watch the short video here: https://www.facebook.com/1608218229447705/posts/3198864237049755/ The encounter between the Governor and the officer, which raised a lot of questions about the Nigeria’s security architecture has gone viral. It is watched by 500 viewes within the fisrt 20 minutes that it was upload on Platforms Africa…

JUST IN: Oil Hits $80/bbl as OPEC+ surges February Quota by 11.2m barrels

January 4, 2022 Efe Wellington

OPEC+ adds another 400,000 barrels per day to its total oil quota for Nigeria, others’ February loading Brent crude has climbed 1.09 percent to $80.07 a barrel — the highest since November 2021. Platforms Africa reports that this is coming as the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies known as OPEC+ decided to add another 400,000 barrels per day to its total oil production in February. Data compiled by Platforms Africa showed that the quota surge amounts to 11.2 million barrels in the 28 days of…

Lagos NUJ Prominent Female Member, Adeola Lawal – Ashiru, is Dead

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

Lagos NUJ Chairman, colleagues mourn, give details of how ex-Chairman, Lagos Ministry of information chapel, Lawal-Ashru, died few hours ago The Lagos council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has lost another prominent female member, Adeola Lawal – Ashiru. Platforms Africa reports that Lawal-Ashiru’s colleague, Mr. Tunde Olalere, who announced her death on WhatsApp group of NUJ, Lagos, added that she died on Tuesday morning. READ ALSO: NAN loses 2nd female Journalist, Tomisin Erogbogbo, in four months Nigerian Sports Federation Agonises as Journalist, Ben Alaiya, 3 others die NTA Senior…

Nigerian Banks Limit Withdrawal to N50,000/Customer As Cash Crunch Worsens

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Gbenga Adeoti

Afe Babalola charges government to address Dearth Of Cash In Banks Cash crunch is rocking Nigerian Banks with bankers waiting for depositors before they could raise funds to meet customers’ withdrawal requests. Platforms Africa gathered exclusively that most of the banks in Ikeja, Agege and Ketu area of Lagos as well as those in Ota, Abeokuta and Ijebu Ode area of Ogun state, have slammed Withdrawal limit of N50,000 per person on customers who have thronged their facilities for cash withdrawal. At the GTBank along Adeniyi Jones Avenue, Ikeja,…

AFCON 2021: 11 Foreign Players Land In Super Eagles Camp + NAMES

January 4, 2022 Tade Salako

Of the 17 expected foreign players for the Africa Cup of Nations 2021, a report has confirmed that at least 11 of them have reported to the Super Eagles camp ahead of the championship slated to start from 9 January 2022 in Cameroon. Other players are still being expected in the camp as the training session is set to start today, 2 January 2022 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. The foreign players already in camp are: Moses Simon (Nantes, France), Chidozie Awaziem (Alayanspor, Turkey), Henry Onyekuru (Olympiacos, Greece), Francis…

Man Pays Friend N5000 to Help Him Kill His Pregnant Wife + PHOTO

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Gbenga Adeoti

“I laced her food with poison twice but she didn’t eat before I gave the job to Samuel. Here is why I wanted my pregnant wife dead,” suspect + how fight over N5000 balance burst their bubbles A 35-year-old man, Eluyera Wasiu, has been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command for planning with one Adeniyi Samuel to help him kill his 29-year-old pregnant wife. Platforms Africa gathered that Wasiu has paid N5000 to Samuel for the murder though the two of men have earlier agreed that…

Woman Who Waited for 10 Years Dies After Giving Birth To Twins

January 4, 2022 Precious Ibekwe

Sister of the deceased pens pity-evoking tribute on how death struck on Christmas day and took away mother of twins who only got pregnant 10 Years after Waiting. Tragedy has struck a Nigerian home as a woman, Mrs. Gloria Chiaka Aderibigbe, died two days after giving birth to a set of twins. Platforms Africa gathered that she has waited for ten years in marriage before she could have the pregnancy. A sister to the deceased, Nancy Chiama, wgo confirmed the terrible incident in a tribute she wrote on her…