By Peter Awunah, PhD awunahpeter@gmail.com Yesterday, I came across a shocking report in Daily Trust newspaper which read that 21 states of the federation are seeking loans amounting to N1.65 trillion to fund their 2024 budget deficits despite the increase in the allocations they have received from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in the…
By Adurodija Ebenezer, Lokoja We owe a great deal to philosophers for their invaluable contributions in shaping our understanding of leadership and providing us with useful models to guide our own leadership journeys. Their profound thoughts have undeniably played a significant role in making the world a better place. The ultimate goal of visionary leaders…
y Kingsley Ohens The Edo State Government has said the All Progressives Congress APC in the state is afraid of imminent defeat in the September 21 governorship election hence it has resorted to lies and propaganda to divert attention from its own rigging plans. The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media Project,…
Nadesstu Passes Vote of Confidence on Warri South Local Government Council Chairman; Comr. Agbateniyiro Weyinmi Issac Over Approval of Bursary Payment to Students from the LGA. Following a recent congratulatory/working visit to the council chairman on the 19th of August, 2024, the leadership of the National Association of Delta State Students (Nadesstu Worldwide) formally requested…
IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has threatened to impose severe sanctions on illegal operators found within the nation’s inland waterways. The Managing Director, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, gave the warning in a statement on Tuesday signed by the authority’s Assistant General Manager (AGM), Corporate Affairs, Mr Suleiman Makama. According to the statement,…
IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has reaffirmed the aspiration and commitment of his administration to the transformation of the state by offering good governance and leadership He urged the people of the state to remain united, committed and focused on the future as it is on the paths to greatness,…
Dr. Aliyu Bello, the Nasarawa State Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured women in the state of more tickets of the party in the forthcoming Local Government elections in the state. The Chairman gave the assurance when he played host to a high powered delegation of women cut across all segments of the…
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja The FCT FADAMA -CARES has organized a one day pre-disbursement capacity building training for its batch (B) beneficiaries in the territory. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the training at Gwagwalada, on Tuesday, the FCT coordinator of the FADAMA -CARES, Mr Usman Adangara, said the training is designed to build the…
We, the undersigned, unequivocally condemn the inhuman treatment of the immediate past Acting State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Benue State, Hon. Isaac Mffo and the immediate past State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Bemgba lortyom, following a petition written against the duo by former Governor of Benue State, Senator Gabriel…
The Chairman of Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN) in- charge of Lokoja local government area, Mallam Abubakar Abdulrahman, aka baba Sonti, has congratulated kogi state executive Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, his deputy, Comrade Joel Salifu Oyibo, his cabinet and people of Kogi state on the resounding Apex Court judgement affirming him as the…