Prepare, Insecurity’ll Worsen As Yuletide Approaches, Expert To Nigerians

Late night crawling, unnecessary showoff on social meedia, things to avoid and 12 tips on how you can celebrate Christmas and New Year devoid of theft, armed robbery, ritual killings, and kidnappings, given by security and background check expert, Kola Olugbodi, during Platforms Africa e-Discourse   LIVING IN UNDER-POLICED AFRICA AT A TIME LIKE THIS: TIPS FOR PERSONAL SECURITY DURING YULETIDE AND BEYOND Mr Olugbodi, Last year on e-Discourse, you predicted rightly that, crime will increase as we approached the Yuletide, why did you get it right? Once again, thank…

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Motunrayo, Daughter of Agip Ex-GM, Tajudeen Adigun, Marries Babajide

Excited father of the bride shares stunning pictures of event amidst congratulatory messages from royal father, Platforms Africa’s Team Lead,  friends and family   Motunrayo Adigun, the daughter of Alhaji Tajudeen Adigun, ex-General Manager, Nigerian Content Development at the Italian oil major, Agip, has Married her heartrob, Babajide. Platforms Africa reports that the joyous bride’s father, a veteran journalist and an ex-staff of Eni subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Oil Company  (NAOC), who announced this on his Facebook page, also shared stunning pictures of the event amidst congratulatory messages from royal father,…

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AbdulMalik, Son of Yakubu Lawal NDPHC Ex-GM Public Affairs, Marries Ruqayat

Here are Stunning pictures of the couple and family of the Kogi-born veteran journalist (ex-PUNCH, ex-GUARDIAN, ex-NAEC Chair, member Platforms Africa Forum) at the Wedding Fathia   AbdulMalik Adavize, Son of Yakubu Lawal, Ex-General Manager, Public Affairs of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), has Married Ruqayat. Platforms Africa reports that the beautiful event took place on Friday, October 28th in suleja , Niger state. Confirming the conjugal bliss, Yakubu Lawal, a veteran journalist and celebrated former energy editor with the Guardian, expressed joy of seeing AbdulMalik tie the…

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Nigeria Sinks To Number 4, Dethroned by Angola, Algeria, Libya As Africa’s Top Oil Producer

  . Platforms Africa Forum Reviews Legislation Threat To FID, Ease of Doing Business   Nigeria has lost the top spot as Africa’s number one oil producer. Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, who said this on the sideline of the Continental Forum In Lagos, added that the country has, through production statistics for the month of October, sank from number one to number four biggest producer after Angola, Algeria and Libya. “While in October, Algeria produced 1.060 million barrels per day, Angola produced 1.051 million bpd, Libya’s output…

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Platforms Africa Unveils Speakers For Continental Forum

Why lack of adequate focus on qualities of who occupies Legislative seat is a minus for businesses in Nigeria – Adeola Yusuf speaks at unveiling of official flier for Platforms Africa Forum 2022 + roll call of speakers   Solution to business, enterprise and governance hurdles in Africa will top the agenda at Platforms Africa’s forthcoming continental forum in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, who said this at the unveiling of the official flier for the event in Lagos, maintained that the forum coming…

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Platforms Africa Team Lead, Adeola Yusuf, Delivers Federal Poly Ilaro AMACOS Lecture

Why we invited Adeola Yusuf, an Award-winning African journalist, to share new media knowledge with us – student-journalists   Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has been invited as guest lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro (FEDPOLY Ilaro) Association of Mass Communication Students’ (AMACOS) Lecture. Yusuf, an Award-winning African journalist, was invited, according to a letter from AMACOS, having carefully considered his pedigree and rising profile as a development and new media journalist to “share with us knowledge of the new media.” READ ALSO: FAPEF Names Adeola Yusuf Panelist…

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Why Most Career Men, Women’ll End Up Suffering Chronic Back Pains

What do sex and sedentary lifestyle have to do with back pains? Senior doctor, Omotuyi Mebawondu gives all you may need to know, including tips on how to live a life devoid of terrible pains and inflammation in the spines, during the Platforms Africa e-Discourse. Excerpts;   Chronic spine/back pain (inflammation) may not kill, it makes those who suffer it beg for death. What is back or spine pain? The back is the part of the body extending from the base of the skull behind to just before the opening…

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Roles Money, Social Media Played In Kenya Election

Social media, bribery, thuggery, violence, votes buying and rigging allegations; Kenyan Journalist, Kurian Musa, who sheds lights on these during the Platforms Africa e-Discourse, opens up on lessons Nigeria and Ghana can learn from the election won by William Ruto and lost by Raila Odinga and Kenyatta coalition   So far so good. Looks like the Kenyan Election has landed softly on a sofa. There was no buga. What is your assessment? Here in Nairobi, unlike other elections, there is a lot of peace, vote tallying goes on longer than…

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AMAZON AMUSAN: TALE OF TOBI, A RECORD-TRASHER IN TEARS, BY ADEOLA YUSUF

+ FULL VIDEO of the moments the champion shed tears uncontrollably   “Nigeria, the proud African nation, are on top of the World tonight,” the commentator declares. And, then the National Anthem! ARISE, O COMPATRIOTS (from Tobi, tears immediately begin to flow) NIGERIA’S CALL OBEY (she sobs, unwittingly but slowly lifts her left hand to veil the tears, good thing, she manages to wipe some, hide some) TO SERVE OUR FATHER’S LAND (she tries hard to adorn a strong-face on a face already messed up by tears) WITH LOVE AND…

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Platforms Africa’s Abibat Babalola Secures Chevron Scholarship for Pan-Atlantic Varsity Course

A reporter with the leading Africa-focused media group, Platforms Africa, Miss Abibat Babalola, has secured a scholarship from Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) for a special course at the prestigious Pan Atlantic University. Known as Advanced Writing and Reporting skills (AWARES), the course is designed by the university to boost writing and reporting ability for top media men and women across Africa. Confirming the scholarship offer, Chevron Nigeria Limited, in a letter sent to Babalola, congratulated the reporter for winning the Nomination of our organization to participate in the Chevron sponsored…

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