Day: October 16, 2023

73 Year-Old Retiree, NTA ex-GM Bag MSc Degrees at Crescent Varsity

Idris Katib

Ogun House of Assembly exSpeaker receives MBA, echoes from the 15th convocation of Crescent University Abeokuta, first to be conducted after founder, Bola Ajibola’s demise   A 73-year old retiree, Mrs Mabel Onike-Oke, and the former General Manager of the Nigerian Television Authority, Abeokuta, Mrs Funmi Wakama, have bagged their Master of Science (MSc) in Mass Communication at the just concluded 15th convocation of Crescent University Abeokuta. Platforms Africa reports that the 15th convocation was the first to be conducted by the University after the demise of its founder, Judge…

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Controversy As Police, NRC Bicker Over Alleged Train Coaches’ Theft

ADEOLA YUSUF

. None of our train coaches was stolen – NRC . We arrested six suspected thieves of your train coaches – Police Releases Photos . Which kind wahala be this? Nigerians react, suspect cover-up   A fresh gale of controversy at the wekeend blew across the Nigeria’s railway system with the country’s Police and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) contradicting each other on the reported attempt to steal some train coaches in Borno, Northeast Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that pictures and videos of the coaches went viral on social media…

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Stop Shedding Innocent Blood, Pope Francis To Israel, Hamas

Gbenga Adeoti

“I continue to follow with great sorrow what is happening in Israel and Palestine…Humanitarian law is to be respected, especially in Gaza.”   Leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has called for a halt to the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Tjis came as death tolls in Israel-Palestinian war surpassed 3,668. Platforms Africa reports that 2,329 of these figures are fatalities on the side of Palestine, according to Gaza Health ministry. Pope Francis, Platforms Africa reports, made the call via an official statement released on his verified X handle…

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