January 23, 2023 – Platformsafrica

No School On Tue, Wed, Ogun Extends Work-Free Days To Teachers

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Gbenga Adeoti

Officials Threaten sanction on erring private, public schools The government of Ogun state, South west Nigeria, has extended Its work-free days to schools, urging private school owners to asherw strictly to the order. Platforms Africa reports that Tuesday, January 24, and Wednesday, January 25, are to be observed by civil servants in the state as work-free days to go and collect their PVCs. A message sent to schools by the education ministry officials stated that private school owners in the state must also comply or risk sanctions. READ ALSO…

How NDLEA Arrested 67-Yr-Old Blind Grandpa, Leper For Drug Trafficking

January 23, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

A 67-year-old blind grandpa, a leper and one other have been apprehended by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for drug trafficking. Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, January 22, 2023, said the blind suspect, Aliyu Adebiyi, was arrested in Osun State. “In Osun state, NDLEA officers on Friday 20th Jan. took into custody a blind 67-year-old grandpa, Aliyu Adebiyi, in whose house they found 234 kilograms of cannabis at Sokoto village, Owena Ijesa, Atakumosa East LGA. In his statement, he said a drug…

Ex-Zambian Int’l Footballer Mauled To Death By His Dogs

January 23, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

Former Zambian international, Philemon Mulala has been mauled to death by his three pitbulls in South Africa. The 60-year-old utility player, played in a number of positions throughout his career, including left-back and right-wing. Mulala’s defining moment of his career came when he scored a brace against Kenya for Zambia’s national team in the semi-final of the East and Central African Championship (CECAFA), which his side would go on to win. Winning Zambia’s first-ever silverware. He was discovered by his wife and later declared dead on the scene, as relayed…

How Apostle Suleman Impregnated Me Thrice – Nollywood Halima Abubakar

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

Halima Abubakar, the actress, has alleged that she was pregnant on three occasions for Apostle Johnson Suleman, the general overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International. In September last year, Halima had called out Suleman on social media while claiming the pair once dated. But Suleman threatened to sue her for “defamatory statements”. The matter appeared to have died down afterward as reports of Halima’s battle with an undisclosed illness surfaced. In a recent interview, however, the film star claimed the pair dated for “six years”. The actress also said when…

NAN Returns ‘Faulty’ New Bus to Innoson As Bickering With Auto Firm Worsens

January 23, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has demanded the immediate replacement of a new bus supplied to the agency by Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited. The demand was made in a letter the agency despatched to Innoson even as it expressed regrets over the patronage of Made-in-Nigeria vehicles. The letter dated 16 January and signed by the agency’s Principal Legal Officer, Mojirola Eniola, stated in part: “Following the failure of your organisation to meet our demands for the evacuation and replacement of the faulty 30-seater bus (IVM6751) supplied to the…

Imo LG Boss Beheaded After Family Paid Ransom

January 23, 2023 Precious Ibekwe

Abductors recorded Video of his beheading on his phone, posted gory scenes online using his WhatsApp The abducted Sole Administrator of the Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State, Chris Ohizu, has been beheaded. The council boss was butchered on Sunday after his abductors allegedly received N6 million as ransom. Video of his beheading surfaced online on Sunday, where his killers insisted that there would be no election in the country. A source from the LGA, who did not want to be named, disclosed that the killers of the…

Caged, Raped And Maimed: Dehumanisation of Sarah Baartman, Black Lady With Large Labia

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Ganiyu Amodu

She died of Syphilis in 1815 at the age of 26 after being sexually assaulted multiple times. Her captors were not done yet. They dissected her remains and put that on display in a museum in Paris. Her dissected remains was finally released after a campaign, taken back to Africa, and laid to rest in 2002. She left alive but returned in piecemeal. The story of Sarah Baartman of South Africa who had an unusual long backside. Sarah Baartman, also known as Saartjie Baartman, was a…

Top Lawyer Lekan Oladapo, 19 Others Inaugurated Into NBA General Council + PHOTOS

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Aliyu Aliyu

Full names and faces of 20 legal luminaries that are now members of General Council of the biggest bar in Africa + Solicitor-General’s Memo to NBA President confirming the Attorney-General’s approval Africa’s biggest group of solicitors, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has inaugurated top lawyer, Barrister Oladapo Olalekan Idowu, and 19 Other prominent silks into the General Council of the Bar. Apart from 20 members elected by the NBA, all Attorneys General of the states of the Federation are members of the Bar Council. They were inagurated along with…