Category: Crime/Health

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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‘Hours To Sallah,’ Nigeria’s Ex-Petroleum Minister, Prof. Jubril Aminu, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “Eid-ul-Adha rams already tied down at his residence before the unfortunate incident,” family gives details of the last hours of the Ex-Petroleum and education minister who was earlier rumoured to have died in December 2021.   A former Minister of Petroleum Resources and education, Professor Jibril Aminu, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Aminu died in Abuja on Thursday, while preparing for Eid Ul-Adha, Muslim festival. He was aged 85. Aminu’s death, Platforms reports, came about four years after he was earlier rumoured to have died in December 2021.…

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Igbos Founded Ile-Ife, S’Eastern Authors Claim In Book, Afenifere Kicks 

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . ‘Dangerous, Theeat To Unity;’ everything the Yoruba group said on claim Nigerian Educational Research Development Council, a Federal Government educational institution, endorsed controversial book      The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Wednesday, warned scholars against the tendency to fuel the embers of discord over their false narrative about the originator of Ile-Ife. Afenifere’s decision came in the wake of a claim that Igbo people of South-East Nigeria founded Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba, saying “such a claim is not only false, but a violent attempt to…

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‘He Bought N100k Soap From Herbalist,’ Babcock Varsity Expels Student

Ganiyu Amodu

Babcock University in the Ilishan-Remo area of Ogun State has expelled a student, Oladipupo Siwajuola, for allegedly violating the university’s regulations, including engagement in fetish practices, drug peddling, and dishonesty. The Babcock University Director of Marketing and Communication, Dr Joshua Suleiman, announced this in a statement on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Siwajuola’s disappearance in early May 2025 garnered public attention after his mother publicly accused the university on social media of neglecting its duty of care. However, Suleiman stated that the student intentionally left the campus on April 28 without…

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Police Arrest Two Over Kidnap, Death Of Female Banker

Ganiyu Amodu

The Anambra State Police Command has apprehended two suspects believed to be involved in the kidnapping and murder of a female banker in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State. PUNCH Online previously reported that the female banker, identified only as Ifeoma, was abducted and killed by suspected kidnappers on 13 January, despite her family paying a ransom of N14 million for her release. The victim was kidnapped in Onitsha and held captive for several days before her captors contacted her family demanding ransom. After the ransom was paid, she…

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‘Two Killed, 559 Arrested,’ Paris Erupts In Chaos After PSG’s Champions League Win

Ganiyu Amodu

Celebrations in Paris took a tragic turn on Saturday following Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) victory in the UEFA Champions League final. Riots broke out, leading to clashes between fans and police across the city. According to AFP, atleast 2 people died and the police arrested nearly 559 people after clashes broke out near the city’s Champs-Elysees avenue and PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium, where nearly 50,000 people had watched the match on big screens. The clashes occurred after PSG, a professional football club based in Paris defeated Inter Milan, an Italian…

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