August 30, 2022 – Platformsafrica

BREAKING: Soviet Union Last Surviving Leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, is Dead

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Aoko Benjamin

Serious and long illness; How the last of the surviving cold war leader and trouble shooter died at 91 The last leader of the Soviet Union and the lsst surviving leader of the cold War, Mikhail Gorbachev, is dead. Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday that he died in Moscow at the age of 91 years. “Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a serious and long illness,” the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow said, quoted by the Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti news agencies. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s N4.5trn Annual…

Justify Trust 22,000 Lawyers Reposed in You – Osogbo NBA To Maikyahu

August 30, 2022 Ganiyu Amodu

The Osogbo branch of Nigeran Bar Association has charged the newly sworn -in President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Yakubu Maikyau SAN, to roll up his sleeve and hit ground running in discharging his electoral promises to the bar so as to justify the trust invested in him by over twenty -two thousands members of the Association who elected him as the president. This charge was made in a congratulatory message to the new President by NBA Osogbo branch, released in Osogbo yesterday and signed by the Chairman and Publicity…

Dangote Mulls 30,000 Youths Employment, End To Forex Crisis

August 30, 2022 Abibat Babalola

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has resolved to employ over 30,000 youths and significantly reduce the importation of sugar into the country by 40 per cent, thereby saving the country’s scarce foreign exchange. Dangote disclosed recently to newsmen that Dangote Group is embarking on Phase II of its Sugar project, which will then cover over 100,000ha to make the sugar plant the largest in Africa. According to him, the integrated sugar complex to be located in Tunga, Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, comprises 60,000ha sugar plantation…

Nigeria’s N4.5trn Annual Petrol Importation’ll End by 2023 – NNPC

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd.) has said the importation of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, into the country will be stopped by mid-2023. Platforms Africa reports that Nigeria spent a total of N4.56 trillion on the importation of Prwmium Motor Spirit (petrol) in 2021 about 128% higher than the N2 trillion spent on fuel importation in 2020. The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., Mele Kyari, disclosed this at the State House Ministerial Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team in Abuja on Tuesday. A…

‘How I missed My Way Into My Friend’s Bedroom, Raped His Wife’

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Abibat Babalola

He did it around 2am in the dark while I was in bed with my husband. How I discovered after mistaking him for my husband – Wife A 39-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly raping his friend’s wife on her matrimonial bed in the Surulere area of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital. The incident was said to have occurred last Monday at about 2:00 a.m. READ ALSO: I rape grandmothers because I can’t resist their jiggling ‘bum bum’ – serial rapist Ovahimba and Ovazimba: African…

JUST IN: Many Trapped As 3-Storey Building Collapses in Kano

August 30, 2022 Aliyu Aliyu

Reports say building is being constructed by Kano State Government Several people have been trapped in a three storey building under construction in the popular Beirut area of Kano City. An witness said that the building is being constructed by Kano State Government. He confirmed that there are close to 10 people in the collapsed building. Three people have been rescued so far but residents are lamenting late arrival of rescue operations team. An eyewitness, whi confirmed this to Platforms Africa, added that his friend was among the trapped victims.…

Ovahimba and Ovazimba: African Tribes Where Free Sex Is Offered To Guests

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Ganiyu Amodu

Called the Red people because of their skin colour, the Ovahimba and Ovazimba tribesmen and women even make jest of other tribes who miss out on the “beneficial tradition”, which, to them, reduces jealousy and fosters relationships. Welcome to Namibia! The people of Ovahimba and Ovazimba tribes in the Kunene and Omusati regions in Northern Namibia have an upheld culture that has defied western influence and agitation. With a population of over 50,000, the women engage in the daily activity of milking their cows, taking care of the children…

Shell Hires Deepsea Bollsta For Namibia Work

August 30, 2022 Aoko Benjamin

Offshore drilling contractor Northern Ocean has secured a contract award from oil major Shell for operations in Namibia. Northern Ocean said that it won a contract award for the Deepsea Bollsta semi-submersible rig from Shell for work in a benign environment market. The contract is expected to start in the middle of the fourth quarter of 2022 and has an estimated firm duration of twelve months plus one six-month option. According to the offshore driller, the contract with Shell adds approximately $124 million of firm revenue backlog to the company,…

Late Yinka Odumakin’s Father Dies At 116

August 30, 2022 Abibat Babalola

According to Okei-Odumakin, who is the President of Women Arise, Odumakin’s father until his death was the Baba Ijo of C.A.C. Moro land in Osun. The father of the late Yinka Odumakin, Elder Ezekiel Odumakin is dead. Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, widow of Yinka Odumakin, in a statement on Monday entitled “Moro Shakes Again”, said that Odumakin’s father died at age 116. The younger Odumakin was the spokesman of Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere. He died on April 2, 2021, at the age of 54 following respiratory problems occasioned by COVID-19 complications.…

Why Nigerians Should Blame Govt, Not ASUU For Indefinite Strike – Osodeke

August 30, 2022 Abibat Babalola

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed dissatisfaction with the Nigerian Government over response its demands, and declares a “comprehensive, total and indefinite” strike. Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU President made this known in a statement issued at the end of the Union National Executive Council (NEC) emergency meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the statement is entitled “ASUU strikes are to save public universities”. READ ALSO: NUPRC, NNPC’s Crude Oil Theft Figures Outrageous, Impractical – Navy Ovaries Now Begin Ageing For…