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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT sitting in Apo, Abuja, has granted final confiscation of properties linked to a business woman and socialite, Miss Aisha Achimugu to the federal government. The properties include jewelery worth N4.64 billion, eleven exotic cars worth N4.3 billion, Two Hundred and Ninety Three Million Naira), $50,000 and N30 million. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie …

Troops of the Joint Task Force (North West), operating under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 13 kidnap victims and foiled a planned terrorist operation during a coordinated attack in Anka and Kaura Namoda Local Government Areas of Zamfara State. The successful mission, executed by Sector 2 personnel, forced the fleeing terrorists to abandon their captives and retreat under continued military …

Suspected gunmen on Tuesday disrupted the ongoing National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in Kogi State, kidnapping a school principal, a NECO ad hoc official and four candidates after storming the Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area. The attack, which occurred at around 5.25pm ​​on July 14, left the school community confused as students …

Gunmen on Tuesday invaded Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of ​​Kogi State, abducting the school principal, an ad hoc officer of the National Examinations Council and four students who were sitting for the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate examination. PLATFORM TIMES reported that the attack occurred at around 5.25pm ​​while candidates were writing one of the …

The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has discharged 31 of the 39 pupils rescued from kidnappers after certifying them medically fit, while eight others remain admitted for further treatment and observation. This was revealed on Tuesday by the hospital’s chief medical director, Prof. Olawale Olakulehin, saying the discharged pupils were reunited with their families after receiving medical …

A 56 year old man, Mr John Ehidreme, has been arrested for allegedly throwing rubbish into a drainage ditch at No. 18 Oluoga, Ikorodu. In the video posted on The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in the state, Tokunboh Wahab who disclosed this wrote, “The Lagos State Government reiterates that indiscriminate dumping of waste is a violation of environmental …

A torrential downpour paralyzed businesses in several parts of Lagos on Monday, leaving motorists and commuters stranded as floodwaters submerged vehicles and triggered traffic jams on major roads. The worst-hit areas include Ikoyi, Lekki, Victoria Island and Oworonshoki, where overflowing floodwaters have made several roads impassable and forced many residents to abandon their vehicles. Videos circulating on social media showed …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced a man, Muhammad Sani, to 20 years imprisonment for withholding information about a notorious bandit allegedly involved in supplying arms and ammunition to kidnappers and terrorists in Niger State. PLATFORM TIMES reports that Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the sentence on Monday after convicting Sani of two terrorism-related charges under the Terrorism …

The Principal of the Community Secondary School in Oriire Local Government Area, Oyo State, Mrs Rachael Alamu, has narrated the traumatic experience she and dozens of abducted teachers and pupils underwent during their 56-day captivity, revealing that the kidnappers gagged the mouths of young children, brutally beat them to keep them quiet, and chained the male teachers while moving the …

The Federal Capital Territory Police have arraigned two sons of a deceased businessman, Adimike Godwin, alongside a woman before the FCT High Court for the alleged murder of the businessman in Abuja. The accused, Adimike Anthony, Adimike Stephany and Comfort Ajibade, were arrested on Monday on four charges bordering on criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and alleged offenses under the Same-Sex …