Category: Crime/Health

NAPTIP Declares Speed Darlington Wanted For Rape, Cyberbullying

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared controversial entertainer, Darlington Okoye, better known as Speed Darlington, wanted over alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. The agency announced this via its official Instagram handle @officialnaptip on Friday. “WANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is wanted in connection with alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. Accept Your Posting In Good Faith, NYSC DG Urges Corps Members Nigeria Moves To Review Healthcare Policy For Civil Servants “Anyone with credible information on his whereabouts…

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Popular Nollywood Actor Dies In Canada

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nollywood has been struck by tragedy with the sudden passing of renowned actor and producer, Kayode Peters. Peters colleague and comedian Steve Onu, popularly known as Yaw, who cobfirked the news, added that he was still trying to reach Mr Peters’ brother for further details. “Yes, he is,” Yaw told Peoples Gazette when asked if Mr Peters had died. “I am still trying to speak with his brother but he is not picking.” ’43 Days After 94th Birthday,’ Foremost Billionaire, Aminu Dantata, Is Dead Babcock Varsity Final-Year Student Commits Suicide…

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Billionaire Iwuanyanwu’s Will Bars 38 Year-Old Widow from Remarrying

ADEOLA YUSUF

  ‘Remarry And Forfeit inheritances including property previously managed by late first wife, Eudora,’ details of the documents unveiled by the administrator, Chief Chukwuma Ekomaru (SAN), a year after Iwuanyanwu’s passing     The contents of the Will of late billionaire, elder statesman and former Ohanaeze Ndigbo President-General, Chief (Engr.) Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, have been made public—revealing a striking condition: his wife, Lolo Frances Iwuanyanwu, must forfeit all properties left to her if she ever remarries. According to a report by The Will, the document was unveiled by the administrator, Chief…

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’12-Days War Ends,’ Trump Says Israel-Iran Ceasefire ‘Now In Effect’

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Only condition to stop is…” Iran reacts to Trump, states what it feels the “successful” attack on the US base in Qatar got to do with ceasefire  . Platforms Africa chronicles major happenings in the last 12 days of Israel-Iran war that cut short many lives and limbs   US President Donald Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is “now in effect” and tells both countries: “Please do not violate it!” Trump announced the ceasefire several hours ago, hinting that Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to the…

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‘Legitimate Targets,’ Iran Declares Middle East Unsafe For U.S. Citizens, Troops

ADEOLA YUSUF

Global Condemnations Trail U.S. action, World Leaders Demand De-escalation, Iran Names Possible Targets, U.S Asks Americans to Evacuate Middle East Immediately   Tensions in the Middle East have escalated dramatically after Iranian state television issued an alarming broadcast late Wednesday night, declaring that all U.S. citizens and military personnel in the region are now considered “legitimate targets.” The announcement follows last Saturday’s U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan — carried out under President Donald Trump’s directive. Flanked by senior members of the Islamic Revolutionary…

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Israel Attacks Iran, Hits Nuclear Program In Unprecedented Strikes

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘We’ve Launched Operation Rising Lion,’ ‘Israel Will Face Severe Punishment’ – What Israeli President Netanyahu And Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said as experts fear full scale war loading     Israeli security source says top military leaders and nuclear scientists were targeted in opening strikes Israel struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear, missile and military complex early Friday, in an unprecedented attack that reportedly killed two of Iran’s top military commanders and plunges the wider Middle East into dangerous new territory. The strikes on Iran’s nuclear program…

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‘Got $1m Studying Honesty Then Fired for Faking Data;’ Tale of Harvard Prof. Gino

ADEOLA YUSUF

Dirty details of the scandal that brought Francesca Gino, once a celebrated Harvard Business School professor, down from Grace to grass   Harvard Professor Francesca Gino earned $1 million studying honesty and then got fired for faking data. Francesca Gino, once a celebrated Harvard Business School professor, faced a dramatic downfall after being fired for manipulating data in multiple studies. Harvard also revoked her tenure, a rare move. The scandal ignited debate about elite institutions rewarding influence over integrity. Allegations of data tampering surfaced, leading to an investigation that confirmed…

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‘7 Assets In One Year,’ Govt Institutions, Monuments Named After Tinubu + LIST, PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

In just one year, 7 institutions, structures, and monuments have been renamed or named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Platforms Africa presents the see-for-yourself list and photos of the assets below; 1. Mar 2024: Minna International Airport → Bola Ahmed Tinubu,Minna, Niger State 2. May 2024: Southern Parkway → Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way,Abuja 3. May 2024: National Assembly Library → Bola Tinubu Building, Abuja 4. Dec 2024: Nigeria Immigration Service Innovation Centre → Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC), Abuja After Platforms Africa Report, Oil Ministry Director Queried, Minister…

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‘Free Nurudeen Adegbenro,’ Wife Cries Out As Police Arrest Lagos Journalist

Ganiyu Amodu

. ‘They came in two unmarked vehicles, forcefully followed him into the house while he was returning from Mosque,’ here are the details Mrs. Adegbenro gave on the seven-man early morning “chaotic” operation that left the family terribly terrified   A journalist with Mainland 98.3 FM Lagos, Nurdeen Adegbenro, was on Wednesday morning whisked away from his Agege residence by seven armed policemen. Adegbenro’s wife, Aminat, who confirmed the incident to Platforms Africa, noted that her husband was whisked away at 6:14 am by a group of seven armed men…

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‘Over Alleged Neglect Of Accident Victims,’ FMC Abuja Probes 8 Health Workers

Ganiyu Amodu

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, has initiated probe into the alleged negligence of eight staff members — four doctors, two nurses, and two hospital attendants — after a viral video surfaced showing road accident victims reportedly left unattended at the hospital’s emergency unit. The controversy was sparked by a video posted on social media in which a good Samaritan accused hospital staff of refusing to treat the injured individuals he had transported from the scene of a roadside accident. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the hospital’s Head…

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