Category: Odd news

UK Nurse Dies After Returning From Her Marriage Introduction In Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

A young Nigerian nurse based in the UK identified as Nnena Miriam—fondly known as Nurse Miriam, has reportedly died suddenly after her trip to Nigeria for her marriage introduction ceremony. Nnena was found lifeless in her apartment earlier this week under mysterious circumstances. According to sources close to the deceased, Nurse Miriam had just returned from Nigeria where she had participated in her introduction ceremony—a joyful pre-wedding traditional rite that marks the formal meeting of both families. Friends say she was in high spirits about her upcoming marriage and had…

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Over 200 Senior Staff Fired In Major Restructuring At NNPC

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd has terminated the services of several senior staff members as part of a significant restructuring exercise. The affected staff include Bala Wunti, former chief of National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS), Ibrahim Onoja, managing director of the Kaduna Refinery, and Lawal Sade, chief compliance officer and former managing director of NNPC Trading. The terminations which took effect immediately, are believed to be linked to the staff members’ close association with Mele Kyari, the former Group Chief Executive Officer who was removed from office…

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EFCC Quizzes Suspected “Yahoo” School Operators And Students

ADEOLA YUSUF

Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have commenced an investigation into the activities of 30 suspected internet fraudsters in a Yahoo training School (a.k.a Hustle Kingdom, HK) in Benin City. A sttement from the commission says the suspects, arrested by officers of 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army at their hideout in Benin City, were on Monday April 28, 2025 handed over to the EFCC for further investigation.Nigerian home decor ideas. READ ALSO: Protect Integrity Of Judiciary, Kekere-Ekun Tells NBA CAC Issues Six-Week Ultimatum…

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Over 100 Zamfara Villages Deserted

ADEOLA YUSUF

More than 100 villages in Zamfara State have been deserted due to relentless banditry, displacing over 300,000 people, yet the state government has not established official Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Previously operational camps in Gusau, Anka, Maradun, and Mada were closed, leaving IDPs to fend for themselves. Many squat with relatives or sleep in unfinished buildings, motor parks, or open spaces. Some resort to begging or menial jobs to survive, while Gusau and other towns face overpopulation from rural-urban migration driven by insecurity. READ ALSO: NLC Cancels May Day…

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How Truck Plunged From Pen Cinema Bridge, Landed On Commercial Buses

ADEOLA YUSUF

A truck plunged from the Pen Cinema Bridge in Agege on Saturday, leaving its driver severely-injured. This was made known by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, in a statement issued by the agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Mr Taofiq Adebayo. The driver was rescued from the scene of the accident and rushed to General Hospital in Ile Epo area. READ ALSO: How God Drove My Car From Kano To Kaduna While I Was Sleeping – Rotimi Amaechi Real Reason Delta PDP…

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5 killed As Explosion Rocks Rivers Community

ADEOLA YUSUF

At least five people have been confirmed dead following an explosion at a residential building used to store illegal petroleum products in Rivers State. The Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria) reported that the blast and subsequent fire occurred at an illegal storage site for refined petroleum products in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA). The incident happened in a house where residents bought and stored illegally refined products, including condensate, for resale. READ ALSO: ‘How, Where Ayo Adebanjo’ll Be Buried,’ Afenifere Leader Begins Final Journey Barcelona Defeat Real Madrid 3-2…

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Bank Driver Stabbed To Death While Helping Vigilante Group Arrest Criminal

ADEOLA YUSUF

A violent incident on Sunday, in the Fadikpe area of Minna, Niger State has resulted in the death of one Mohammed Am’ore, a GTB driver and community member when he tried to assist vigilante members to arrest suspected miscreants. The incident unfolded when the vigilante group received information yesterday night at about 10:30pm about individuals smoking cannabis in the area. It was gathered that the vigilant group in the area mobilized alongside the deceased to apprehend them before the arrival of the Police where one of the suspects stabbed him…

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Delta Gov’s Aide, Shimite Bello, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

Chief Love Shimite Bello, the Special Adviser to Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori on Trade and Export, has passed away. She died in the early hours of Easter Monday after what sources described as a brief illness. The circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear as of the time of filing this report. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Command, Mr. Bright Edafe, said Shimite was confirmed dead at the hospital where she was taken. Edafe also revealed that her husband has been placed in…

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How Popular Hotelier Slumped, Died During Wife’s 60th Birthday Celebration

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘He Asked For Water… Why? Daddy, Why?’   Tragedy struck in the Egbeda area of Lagos yesterday, Saturday, April 19, 2025, as a popular hotelier, Mr A O Akinyele, slumped and died during his wife’s 60th birthday celebration at an event centre. A video of Mr Akinyele, sighted by Platforms Africa, showed that the deceased was leading a song on stage when he suddenly slumped. Eye witness account showed that attempts made to revive him were unsuccessful, “leading to his being rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced…

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Pains, Phlegm, And Penis: Mystery of Female Spotted Hyenas

ADEOLA YUSUF

All female Hynas have pseudo-penis through which they experience a uniquely difficult and painful child birth. These mums with tough labour also seldomly eat the old and the kids of other animals alive – bones, flesh, everything! Platforms Africa presents 5 reasons the famous scavenger has a difficult childbirth, interrogating the link between pains of labour, child birth through psedo-penis, and the phlegm of the fearless hunter   Giving birth to an offspring is usually not easy in all mammals. In hynas, it is more than that. This mammal experience…

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