ADEOLA YUSUF - Platformsafrica

‘2nd-Generation Mgt Team,’ Caritas Announces Leadership Transition

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

. ‘Effective August 1,’ What to know about new roles for Chief Adedayo Ojo, Favour Akintan, Adedayo David Odulaja, Fisayo Ayodele, and Kazeem Afolabi at Africa’s pioneer energy, oil and gas-focused reputation consulting company Caritas Communications Limited, Africa’s pioneer energy, oil and gas-focused reputation consulting company and a leader in strategic corporate communications consulting, is pleased to announce the appointment of a Chief Operating Officer and second-generation management team. Platforms Africa reports that the move coincides with the transition of Chief Adedayo Ojo from Chief Executive…

‘Illegal, Wrong,’ Group Kicks As Withholding of Osun LG Funds Surpasses 163 Days

July 31, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Here are Four Legal Implications of the Current Crisis That As Brought Grassroot Governance To Its Kneels In The State of The living Springs,’ Lygel & Youths Leadership Initiative Gives Details A group, Lygel & Youths Leadership Initiative, has strongly condemned the prolonged closure of local government councils in Osun State and the unlawful withholding of their funds for 163 days. These actions, Olalekan I Oladapo, Director of Legal & Compliance said in a statement, “undermine grassroots governance, flagrantly violate constitutional provisions, and subvert the recent Supreme Court judgment…

‘N150m Each, 3-Bedroom Flat, OON Honours,’ Tinubu Rains Gifts On Super Falcons

July 28, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has conferred the National Honours of the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on all 24 players and 11 technical crew members of the victorious Super Falcons. In addition to the honours, the President also announced a cash reward of $100,000 (N150 million) each for the players, while the technical crew members received $50,000 (N75 million). The president also gifted each of the players and crew members one-unit of three-bedroom apartment in the Renewed Hope Estate in Abuja. Mission X: How Super Falcons Become WAFCON…

To Help Lower Blood Pressure, Here Are 5 Things to Do Before Bed

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

Before you hit the pillow tonight, try these five simple yet effective tips to give your blood pressure a little extra love. Maintaining healthy blood pressure is more than keeping your doctor happy at your checkup. It is a key part of reducing your risk of heart disease, stroke, and other serious health issues. When thinking about ways to support healthy blood pressure, a heart-healthy diet and exercise may come to mind, which isn’t wrong. But it’s not just about what you do by day. Your nighttime routine plays…

Mission X: How Super Falcons Become WAFCON Champion, Won 10th Cup

July 27, 2025July 27, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

Dirty details of controversial Morocco-Beat-Nigeria gaffe by Voice of Nigeria (VoN) that made tongues wagging + What speakers on Platforms Africa forum said on the report that has set the Internet on fire . ‘We are sorry,’ VoN gives what-led-to-what details on the gaffe Nigeria staged an extraordinary second-half comeback to defeat hosts Morocco 3-2 to lift their 10th TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) crown, which they had tagged: “Mission X,” before the commencement of the competition. In front of home fans, the Atlas Lionesses…

‘LASU To LAJU,’ Ex-Deputy Gov Wants Lagos Varsity Renamed After Jakande

July 24, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

‘LKJ Everywhere,’ What Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Bala Mohammed, others said about Lagos former governor at the NGE’s annual memorial lecture The Lagos State University (LASU) should be renamed the Lateef Jakande University (LAJU), Sinatu Ojikutu, a former deputy governor in Lagos, has demanded. Platforms Africa reports that Ojikutu who said this at the annual memorial lecture organised by the Guild of Editors (NGE) the ex-Lagos governor, declared that Jakande undoubtedly deserves to be honoured by renaming the institution after him. Jakande, a former Lagos state governor, served…

Scrutiny Mounts on Dapo Segun’s Tenure as NNPC EVP Downstream

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

. Reps Cttee re-ignite probe on Refineries, OVH acquisition deal The House of Representatives’ Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has constituted 10 Technical Sub-Committees designed to re-ignite the now dormant inquest into the operations of the nation’s refineries and the controversial acquisition of OVH by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited under the remit of Dapo Segun as the Executive Vice President, Downstream who now functions as the Company’s Chief Finance Officer. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere said the setting up of the following…

Nigerian Tech Whizz-Kids Develop Software That Turns Android Phone To POS Terminal

July 21, 2025July 21, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

. “Unlocking Payment Power of Smartphones,” Bolaji Akinsanya, Partner give how-it-is-used details of softway, a technology they newly developed Two Nigerian Technology prodigies, Bolaji Akinsanya, and Favour Afenikhena, have developed softway, a software that turns Android phones to point of sale (POS) tecriminals. In an exclusive interview with Platforms Africa, the partners declared that their vision was to “make contactless payments the default mode for businesses across Africa by unlocking the payment power of smartphones.” Softway Finance, a Nigerian fintech company, according to the Akinsanya and Afenikhena,…

‘She Lied,’ Analyst Faults Badenoch’s Claim Her Children Can’t Get Nigerian Citizenship

July 21, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

By Kazeem Ugbodaga Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, has sparked controversy by claiming she cannot pass Nigerian citizenship to her children due to her gender. The statement, made during a CNN interview with Fareed Zakaria on July 20, 2025, was part of a critique of UK immigration policies, which Badenoch described as overly lenient compared to Nigeria’s. Badenoch, born in Wimbledon in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents and raised partly in Lagos, argued that immigrants exploit the UK’s immigration system in ways their home countries would…

My Source Insists Information Is Accurate, Farooq Kperogi In Apology to Aisha Buhari

July 21, 2025 ADEOLA YUSUF

Apology or Grandstanding? Here’s the read-for-yourself article US-based columnist wrote on the deeply regrettable hurt he caused Although I absolutely should have foreseen it, I honestly didn’t anticipate the profoundly painful consequences that my July 16 Facebook update titled “Aisha Buhari, Divorce, and Forgiveness Claim” would have on former First Lady Mrs. Aisha Buhari and people closest to her. It’s one of the worst and cruelest lapses of judgement I have ever committed in my life, and it has been a source of unfathomable personal anguish for me…