Category: i-witness

‘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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‘First Time In Decades,’ 91 Year-Old Awujale Absent at 2025 Ojude Oba

ADEOLA YUSUF

    The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, was conspicuously absent at the Ojude Oba festival on Sunday in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Platforms Africa reports that this will be the first time in many decades that the 91 year-old influential paramount ruler is missing the festival where he played the lead role as the major host. He was installed as the king on 2 April 1960, which makes him one of the longest reigning monarchs in Nigeria. He is a member of the House…

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Fire Guts Hotel Housing Over 480 Nigerian Pilgrims in Mecca

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘They were in Minna,’ NAHCON gives details of the incident + how ‘resolve to complete Hajj rights’ saved about half a thousand Nigerians from sudden death   A calamity has been evaded as fire gutted the Imaratus Sanan Hotel, accommodating over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj through private tour operators. Platforms Africa reports that Imararus Sanan Hotel is located in the Sharamansur area of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The inferno, which tore through parts of the building on Saturday, caused significant damage, but no life was lost. The…

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“How I Used Timilehin’s University School Fees To Bury Her” – Father Of Teenage UTME Candidate Who Committed Sui(ide

ADEOLA YUSUF

“She regretted it (ingesring rat poison). I could see it. She was fighting for her life,” everything the father said through tears   The grieving father of Teenage UTME (Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination) candidate has revealed how he buried his daughter, Timilehin, using money he had set aside for her university education after she died by ending it all over her UTME result. In an emotional interview with Channels Television, the father explained that Timilehin, who had scored 190 in the previous year’s UTME, was devastated when she saw this…

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Female Millionaires Offer Money, Beg Me To Sleep With Them – Gospel Singer

Abibat Babalola

Popular Nigerian gospel musician, Toluwani Sing has claimed that women offer him millions to sleep with them. The singer stated this while speaking about temptations that come with fame. Speaking in an interview with media personality, Teju BabyFace, the singer disclosed that transparency with his wife has been helping him in managing such temptations. Toluwani further warned that fame without strong moral guidance can be destructive. READ ALSO: FMC Abuja Performs First Living-Donor kidney Transplant ‘No, No,’ NLC Threatens Showdown Over 89 Labourers At Dangote Refinery ‘NOGIC Pathfinder,’ Jonathan Receives…

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‘Who’s He?’ 1.4Bn Catholics Expectant As Conclave Elects New Pope

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘White smoke rising, 133 cardinals inside,’ How Robert Prevos emerged first America Pope In History   White smoke billowed from the chimney atop the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signalling that the 133 cardinals inside have elected a new pope. They picked a successor to Pope Francis on the second day of voting, but the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics will have to wait for the official announcement from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to learn who he is. How 40,671 Nigerian Pilgrims Will Be Airlifted To Saudi – NAHCON…

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Lagosians Sleep In Traffic, Govt Makes U-Turn, Reopens Closed Bridge

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “Left Island Wednesday, Arrived Mainland Thursday,” Lagosians Narrate Terrible Traffic Experience   Following the heavy traffic that occurred on the first day of the closure of Independence Bridge (Ahmadu Bello Way-Marina bound) to vehicular traffic on Wednesday, the Federal Government has announced its immediate re-opening. This came as some Lagosians who work on the Island got home on Thursday morning after the leaving their offices on Wednesday’s evening in a trip that is not more than 30 minutes. Platforms Africa reports that one of Lagos residents, Okwy Onyia, who…

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‘Know These, Know Peace,’ 8 Characters of Quiet People In Group Chats

ADEOLA YUSUF

“The next time you notice someone typing less in the group chat, consider the following about them.” What talkers must know about the readers who say less or nothing in a group   People often assume that individuals who rarely chime in on group chats must be shy, bored, or disengaged. Psychologist, Henry Bookman, highlights eight unique traits of these individuals. He wrote; In my experience as a relationship counselor and writer, however, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Quietness is rarely about disinterest; it’s more often linked to…

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BACK FROM THE DEAD!, By Gbemiga Ogunleye

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “My mind then went to how the newspapers would report my passage: GBEMIGA OGUNLEYE, EX NIJ PROVOST IS DEAD! GBEMIGA OGUNLEYE EX PUNCH EDITOR IS DEAD!” everything the veteran journalist wrote about how he walked a thin line between the theatre and the morgue    If like me, you have this bad habit of reading every inscription on buses or on walls, you probably would have seen this inscription on hospital walls: WE CARE; GOD HEALS! That was what I remembered that Saturday morning in Kaduna, as I…

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