Month: April 2022

Easy Steps to Link NIN to MTN, Glo, and Airtel SIM Cards

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa, as a part of its commitment to solution journalism, presents easy step-by-atep approach 72 million Nigerian subscribers whose lines are barred can take to link their NIN to MTN, Glo, and Airtel SIM Cards   72.77 million subscribers were, according to Platforms Africa, affected when, after months of repeated extensions of deadlines, the Nigerian government on Monday, April 4, ordered telecommunications companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy. In simple terms, the telecom companies were ordered to bar SIM cards that are yet…

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CAUTION: Four Common Foods To Avoid During Ramadan

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here are foods that may turn to ‘poison’ when eaten by Muslims who are fasting during this Ramadan and beyond.  Number four may surprise you!   Every adult Muslim across the World is expected to fast during the month if Ramadan for 29 (or sometimes 30) days, except those who are exempted due to a stipulated number of conditions. During this month, Muslims make some changes in their daily routines including their eating and sleeping pattern. They also abstain from unholy acts from dawn to sunset. Unbalanced meals during Ramadan,…

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Actress Nkechi Blessing, politician lover part ways, exchange words

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nkechi Blessing Sunday and her politician lover, Opeyemi Falegan have announced the end of their relationship. Falegan had taken to his Instagram live to dissociate himself from the actress, saying he did not want to be known for “notoriety or controversies.” “I have a name, that name is my pride. I want to be known as someone who added value to people and who will keep doing the work for people. I’m not the husband of a lesbian, put respect on my name,” he said. Responding to his statement via…

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Adeboye’s Son, Leke, Apologises For Calling RCCG Pastors ‘Goats’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Daddy G.O Adeboye’s Son, Leke, to RCCG Pastors: I’ve Been Disciplined by the Mission, I Apologise For Calling you goats Leke Adeboye, the Senior Personal Assistant of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has eaten the humble pie and apologised after he was slammed for his choice of words while scolding some pastors in the church. He took to his Instagram page to chastise some RCCG pastors who preached after his father’s sermon last Sunday, calling them ‘goats’ in the post. ”Why…

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Dangote, Adenuga, Rabiu: Wealth Of 3 Nigerian Billionaires Hits $28.2bn

ADEOLA YUSUF

Forbes gives figures of how, amidst economic troubles in the last one year, the three Nigerian billionaires raked in $5.7bn to grow wealth to $28.2bn, more than GDP of 28 of 54 countries in Africa   The Wealth of three Nigerian billionaires; Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga and AbdulSamad Rabiu, has hit $28.2 billion, more than the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 28 of the 54 countries in Africa. The Nigerian billionaires improved their ranking in the latest Forbes World’s Billionaire List, which compiles the fortunes of the richest people in…

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Lawyers Rally NSCIA Media Head, Others for Talks On Social Deliquencies

ADEOLA YUSUF

Lawyers in Nigeria who are Muslims have said that their discourse on social delinquency in the country will be led by Femi Abass, the Head of Media, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria (NSCIA). Platforms Africa reports that the arbitrators under the auspices of Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria,(MULAN), Osun State Chapter, have scheduled the discourse as oart of their Annual Ramadan Program. Publicity Secretary for the group, Dawood Ajetunmobi, told Platforms Africa in a statement that the program will hold at Osogbo City Hall, Olonkoro, Osogbo, Southwest Nigeria.…

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‘Why Ogun Rallied Banks, Others for 2022 Revenue Target’

ADEOLA YUSUF

The government of Ogun state, southwest Nigeria, has said that it rallied banks and other lenders for its 2022 revenue target because they are critical stakeholders in achieving the set goals. Platforms  Africa reports that the state’s Commissioner for Finance and Chief Economic Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo, has already met with divisional heads and operations managers of banks and other financial institutions in Abeokuta, the state capital. He, according to a statement sent to this leading media group in Africa, declared at the meeting that  banks and…

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IGP Dismisses Nine Policemen For Planning Strike, Releases Names

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The Police authorities have given details of how Phone trackers exposed nine offices who planned to go on strike The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the dismissal of nine police officers for allegedly spearheading a planned strike by members of the Nigeria Police Force over poor conditions of service. Those affected are two Inspectors, five Sergeants and two Constables. A police signal issued by the Commissioner of Police Provost, Force Headquarters, Abuja, said the men were dismissed from service following their orderly room trial for planning and coordinating…

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$38m Racket Lands Oil Firm, Marine Assets and Offshore Ltd., In Trouble

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Court Okays EFCC’s probe of the oil company and others, says suit instituted by the company and its General Manager, Olusegun Olaleye, lacked merit   A Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit by oil and gas services firm, Marine Assets and Offshore Equipment Limited, to stop its investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a judgment, said that the suit instituted by the company and its General Manager, Olusegun Olaleye, lacked merit. Olajuwon held that there was no merit in the…

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How Caretaker Tricked Lagos Poly Students Into Cult Initiation Site

ADEOLA YUSUF

We are not going back to LASPOTECH, we don’t want to die, frightened students say as Police quizzed Caretaker Details have emerged on how a caretaker tricked two students of Lagos State Polytechnic into cultism. The two students who have abandoned school for safety gave the details as the Lagos State Police Command has invited the caretaker for questioning. The two victims, who said their lives had been under threat after going public about being initiated against their will, abandoned their studies at the institution. The caretaker, identified as Ramadan,…

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