…Hon Isimbabi pledges synergy with stakeholders to develop Toto LG Hon. Mohammed Garba Isimbabi, Member representing Toto/Gadabuke Constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, said a committee constituted by the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the state to investigate the circumstances surrounding his defection to All Progressives Congress, APC, has vindicated him. Hon….
Yahaya Idris, Lokoja The Kogi State House of Assembly has called for Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman Ola Olukoyede’s immediate removal following the reported attack on the Kogi Government Lodge in Abuja’s Asokoro district by EFCC operatives last week. The lawmakers who expressed worries over his unprofessional handling of the case against the…
By Yahaya Idris, Lokoja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been appealed to by the Forum of Amalgamated Unions of Concerned Kogi State Citizens to stop the EFCC’s harassment, intimidation, and persecution of former Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello over an alleged N80.2 billion fraud. At a world press conference titled ‘Prosecution or Persecution: A…
In the last few months, the various political parties have embarked on very rigorous campaigns to sell their respective candidates for the office of governor to the people of Edo State in an exercise which came to a climax yesterday with the gubernatorial election. The attractive thing about democracy is the power it bestows on…
Professor Salisu Usman Ogbo, Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, has wished Barr Ladi Ahmed Jatto (OON), Kogi State Project Coordinator of ACReSAL, a happy and prosperous birthday. According to a statement from Uredo Omale, Director of Public Relations and Protocol at Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, the celebrant’s remarkable contributions to Kogi State and beyond…
Rev Richard Peters For the people of Akwa Ibom State, September goes beyond its numerical value as the ninth month; it’s a period of jubilation when dreams materialize. This month’s 23rd day is particularly notable, as it commemorates the historic moment when the state’s founding visionaries achieved their collective goals. Akwa Ibom State’s 37th anniversary…
By Kingsley Ohens Accredited civil society organizations observing the 2024 Edo State governorship elections have released a joint statement expressing concerns over the transparency of the results collation process, citing disruptions at multiple ward and local government centers, as reported Sunday in Benin City. They pointed to incidents involving the intimidation of Independent National Electoral…
By Kingsley Ohens The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council for the Edo State Governorship election protested the illegal interruption of the governorship election result collation, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of not adhering to its own rules. Chairman of the Campaign Council and Adamawa State Governor, Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, addressed…
By Edwards Okhai Balogun The electoral developments in Edo State since yesterday, Saturday, have laid bare a deeply troubling reality: the audacity of vote buying, the falsification of figures, the manipulation of electoral processes, and the violent intimidation of voters. All notably orchestrated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in its bid to ‘capture Edo…
Alhaji Sanusi Abdul, a renowned real estate developer and philanthropist, received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from European American University (EAU) at a ceremony held on September 21, 2024, at the Nigeria Education Research and Development Council (NERDC) in Ikeja, Lagos, near the African Shrine. “Professor Josephine Chinjioma Egbuta, Vice Chancellor of EAU, presented the award,…