…Says N7.5b donated for Maiduguri flood relief Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has initiated the distribution of relief materials to approximately 2 million individuals affected by the Maiduguri flood. The flood occurred earlier this month following an overflow of water from Alau Dam. Initial reports indicate severe destruction of homes and infrastructure. The…
The Delta State Awareness Creation Committee on Youth Enlistment in the Military and Paramilitary Services submitted its report to Governor Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, JP, on Monday. Dr. Kingsley Emu, Secretary to the State Government, accepted the report on the governor’s behalf, underscoring the government’s continued concern regarding Delta’s inability to fill its allocated slots,…
…Commends Gov Oborevwori’s visionary leadership, governance accomplishments Dr. Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, Esq., Director General of Delta State Orientation and Communications Bureau, is hailed by CIISM’s Governing Board as an exemplary communication strategist and media manager, marked by consistent demonstrations of expertise and professionalism. The Institute in a congratulatory message to Dr Oghenesivbe and signed by…
By Kingsley Ohens Foremost election monitoring group, Yiaga Africa, has poured cold water on the governorship election held in Edo State on Saturday, saying it failed all integrity test or standards. In its final report on Monday titled “Post Election Statement on the September 21, 2024 Edo State Governorship Election fails the integrity test/standards,” which…
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…
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,…