Gallagher Scores As Chelsea Defeat Crystal Palace 2-1

Connor Gallagher came off the bench to fire in a late-minute screamer as Chelsea came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 2-1 at the Selhurst park on Saturday afternoon. The England Under-21 star scored from 25 yards in the last minute to claim all three points for the Blues. Palace had in the 7th minute taken the lead through Odsonne Edouard. READ ALSO: Arsenal Defeat 10-Man Tottenham 3-1 At Emirates Stadium NNPC Ltd Acquires 380 Oando Stations, Other Assets Nationwide Aisha Falode Joins Nigeria Football Federation Race Chelsea then survived…

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Arsenal Defeat 10-Man Tottenham 3-1 At Emirates Stadium

Arsenal have extended their lead on the top of the Premier League table after beating Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the North London derby on Saturday. Thomas Partey fired Arsenal into the lead in the 20th minute, finding the back of the net from outside the box. Spurs, however, found their way back into the game when Gabriel fouled Richarlison in the box to give away a penalty to the visitors. READ ALSO: NNPC Ltd Acquires 380 Oando Stations, Other Assets Nationwide Nigerian Football Star, Hadedeji Mayungbe, Joins German FC, TSVGG…

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NNPC Ltd Acquires 380 Oando Stations, Other Assets Nationwide

Why we acquired OVH downstream assets including reception jetty (ASPM) with 240,000 metric tons monthly capacity, eight Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants, three lubes blending plants, three aviation depots, and 12 warehouses – Kyari   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has acquired all 380 Oando retail outlets, aviation and gas brands nationwide from OVH Energy. Speaking at the unveiling of one of the new NNPC Ltd stations formerly Oando in Abuja on Saturday, the Group Chief Executive Officer NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, said, “The acquisition will bring over…

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‘Changing Polytechnics To Universities In Nigeria, A Monumental Mistake’

  Do you know that the immediate-past Rector, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Architect Olusegun Olanrewaju Aluko, Ph.D, once hawked puff-puff at Osun Osogbo, in a bid to put food on the table and support his education as a child? In this exclusive interview with Platforms Africa’s Team Lead, Adeola Yusuf, the frontline architect who transformed The Polytechnic, opens up on his landmark achievements at the institution, as well as  growing up with a mother that was very hardworking, and prayerful who pushed children also to work hard. His wish was…

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Electricity Company of Ghana’s Prepaid Meter Database Hacked?

systems have been down for the past four days, since Tuesday, September 27, 2022, plunging many households into darkness   The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is still working to resolve the technical challenge it was experiencing in vending for prepaid consumers on E-cash and PNS metering systems of the company. The state-owned Graphic newspapers has suggested likely hack into the company’s meter database as systems have been down for the past four days, since Tuesday, September 27, 2022. There is power available but many consumers on the prepaid system…

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ACTS Kicks off Diamond Sparkles Reigns Of Champion

The ARENA-PLUS PROMOTIONS LIMITED confirms the scheduled kick-off of its earlier publicized and eagerly awaited DIAMOND SPARKLES ON REIGNS OF CHAMPION events, to commemorate Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary. The event, a statement by the organisers read, begins with series of events (including an international Title Belt and exhibition match, Sparkles of Hope concert, (with an MJ the Evolution show) and an Independence Day Gala Night (with Jackson 5 live Concert), that will be delivered as planned but with a reviewed schedule and contents. “The DIAMOND SPARKLES ON REIGNS OF CHAMPION…

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JUST IN: Burkina Faso Suffers Second Military Coup In Eight Months

Army officer Captain Ibrahim Traore has overthrown Paul-Henri Damiba, eight months after the later took power in another coup   Members of Burkina Faso’s army have seized control of state television, declaring that they had ousted military leader Paul-Henri Damiba, dissolved the government and suspended the constitution and transitional charter. In a statement read on national television late on Friday, Captain Ibrahim Traore said a group of officers had decided to remove Damiba due to his inability to deal with a worsening Islamist insurgency. He announced that borders were closed…

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EXCLUSIVE: LASUSTECH Presents 32 Programmes For NUC Accreditation

Presenting 32 programmes at a time by a new university is not the norm, here is why LASUSTECH case is different     Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), one of the newest universities in Nigeria, has presented 32 programnes in five different colleges for National university commission (NUC) resource verification exercise, Platforms Africa reports. The resource verification, this leading Africa-focus media group gathered exclusively, assesses the human and materials available to kick start academic activities in a university This usually preceeds program accreditation, which will come much…

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Adebule Felicitates Buhari, Nigerians on Independence Day

“Why Challenges facing the country are not insurmountable,” full message from APC Lagos-West Senatorial District Candidate   The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos-West Senatorial District Candidate, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has felicitated President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerians on the occasion of 62nd Independence Day Anniversary. Dr. Adebule, in a statement made available to Platforms Africa, said that the Independence Day affords Nigerians to annually introspect into how far the country has gone since gaining independence from the British government and set agenda to move forward. READ ALSO: Nigerians Arise!: A…

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Why Major Ghana Cities Are In Darkness – ECG

Volta Region, Takoradi, Tema, Cape Coast; Full List of 10 regions plunged into blackout       Kasoa, Winneba, Swedru, Koforidua, Nkawkaw and Tafo. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has said it is experiencing challenges on the Ecash and PNS metering system in some parts of the country. READ ALSO: Nigerians Arise!: A Clarion Call to My Fellow Countrymen, By Shuaib Afolabi Salisu (SAS) 727,864 Get 5 Credits Including Maths, English In NECO 2022 SSCE Internal Results Insecurity: ‘Nigeria Needs To Increase Welfare Packages For Police, Others” – CAN…

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