Author: GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

NYSC Officials Beg For Quiet Resolution Over Vigilante’s Assault Of Female Corps Member – Soludo

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“Totally outside the mandate of the agency and utterly condemnable,” Anambra governor sacks, parades vigilantes + Photo     The Anambra State Governor has declared that there were pleas from the victim’s family and officials of the National Youth Service Corps for a quiet resolution over the brutal assault and public stripping of a female corps member, Miss Jennifer Elobor. Despite these pleas, the governor said, the state government insisted on a full investigation and accountability to serve as a deterrent. Speaking through his Special Adviser on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi,…

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NYSC Reacts As Outcry Trails Anambra Vigilante’s Assault on Female Corps Member

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She needs “both physiological and psychological support,” everything the scheme said on the “dehumanisation” of a young Nigerian serving her fatherland + VIDEO      The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has berated the assault of a female Corps Member by operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued in the early hours of Wednesday by the Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, NYSC, Caroline Embu. The scheme described the attack as “unacceptable…

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‘Born In 1944, To be Crowned 44th Olubadan,’ Sept 26 D-Day For Oba Ladoja

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  “Ceremony billed for the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the state capital.” Here are the details   The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, will be crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on Friday, September 26, 2025. A media aide to the Olubadan, Adeola Oloko, who confirmed the development, added that the nomination of the King-designate has already been approved by the State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Platforms Africa reports that Ladoja who was born in 1944 will be crowned through 44th Olubadan during a ceremony billed for the ancient…

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’28 Other Projects On-going,’ Lagos-West Senator Inaugurates Skill Centre

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‘What to know about Proceeds of Crime (Recovery and Management) Bill 2025,’ Sponsor, Senator Adebule gives details     The senator representing Lagos West District, Dr Idiat Adebule, has inaugurated a newly constructed Skill Acquisition Centre at Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos. A statement sent to Platforms Africa noted that the facility, built as part of Adebule’s constituency projects, was designed to empower residents through vocational training and promote self-reliance. Senator Adebule was quoted to have said that the centre would complement the efforts of the Lagos…

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‘Lecturers Too May Be All Female;’ Nigeria Gets First Female-Only University

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  Nigeria now has a female only university, Tazkiyah University, with the lecturers likely to be all female too. A WhatsApp user announced this following the recent accreditation of nine more private universities by the National Universities Commission (NUC). According to the write up by the WhatsApp user, the university, to be sited in Zaria, Kaduna State, was founded by the renowned Sufi Sheikh, Professor Ibrahim Maqari, who also serves as the Chief Imam of the National Mosque, Abuja. The writer added: “It is envisioned as a university exclusively for…

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Yoruba Royal Rumble Retrogrades: Afenifere Backs Ooni, Ibadan Mogajis Berate Alaafin

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    . ‘Not A-Laafin Matter,’ What Yoruba Council of Elders, Wande Abimbola, Gani Adams, others said on the crisis that is currently opening an old wound between the two heavyweights in Yoruba monachical history      Prominent Yoruba elders and leaders on Tuesday called for restraint and intervention of cultural and political figures following the reopening of hostilities between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi. The fresh row began on Monday after the Alaafin faulted the Ooni’s decision to confer…

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‘No More N50k/Session,’ Tinubu Slashes Kidney Dialysis Price By 76%

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Here’s the full list of 10 teaching hospitals for new health subsidy       The Nigerian Government has subsidised the cost of kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria, slashing the price of the procedure by 76%. Platforms Africa reports that the new policy, approved by President Bola Tinubu, reduces the price of a single dialysis session from an average of ₦50,000 to a new subsidised rate of ₦12,000. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala.…

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Nigeria’s Export Renaissance, By Sola Adebawo

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  While these results are a cause for celebration, they also serve as a reminder of the long road ahead.   The recent announcement by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) that non-oil exports has reached a remarkable US$3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, a robust 19.59% increase over the previous year, is more than just a set of statistics; it is a powerful story of hope and a clear signal of progress for the Nigerian economy. It is a testament to the nation’s budding economic diversification efforts.…

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‘Ijebu Royal Rumble,’ Family Kicks As Name Removed From Awujale Lineage

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Platforms Africa reports that the Anikilaya ruling house produced the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, who joined his ancestors last month.   The Adeyemi ruling house of Anikilaya dynasty, yesterday, raised the alarm over what it described as the ‘deliberate distortion’ of history by removing the name of the Adeyemis from the family lineage. The family also faulted its exclusion from the Anikilaya ruling house, one of the ruling houses producing candidates for the stool of Awujale of Ijebuland in Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State. Platforms Africa…

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Govt Bans Schools’ Kindergarten, Nursery Graduation Party

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  ‘Why we did what we did,’ everything Imo Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, said   The Imo State Government has announced an immediate ban on graduation parties for kindergarten, nursery and Junior Secondary School pupils, saying the measure will reduce financial burdens on parents and redirect attention to the academic development of children. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha, disclosed this in a memo addressed to parents, guardians and stakeholders in the state’s education sector. He also directed school proprietors to stop the annual change of textbooks,…

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