I read one long Epistle by a man who said he is a Christian about the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Pharm. Jamiu Abdulkareem Asuku. My conclusion was that of a mistaken identity. I am a Christian and I have worked with the Chief of Staff closely since 2015. I understand his official and…
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja As a matter of fact, the palpable political Imbalance as identified and pointed out in Kogi, Kotonkarfe local government stands to be a burning issue which cries to high heavens. Kogi (KKF) LGA which has 3 districts came together to form 3 geopolitical zones for political and electoral exigencies, accepted, tested…
Idris Ahmed, Lokoja. Political party is a group of people sharing the same political ideology in view of their collective resolve to politick together and protect their interest to get into government circle and derive benefits therefrom. Therefore, interest is the cornerstone and permanent in its pursuit. Outside interest it is no longer political…
Immediate past candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2019 National Assembly election due for Nasarawa/Toto federal constituency and who is also the consultant with World Health Organization representing Africa, Hon. Chief Abdullahi Ibrahim Aibro, says There’s no cure and vaccine so far found to fight the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic in the…
Let me start by expressing my deep personal appreciation to all friends of goodwill who came to my defense since Deacon Femi Adesina published his diatribe on me on his Facebook page “Insight Aso Rock Shit”. When Adesina was at Sun Newspaper, I expressed interest to serve as a columnist with the paper. When he…
Do not be fooled. Oby Ezekwesili, for all her religious pretensions, is a self-righteous hypocrite. I know this because I have incontrovertible proof that lays her hypocrisy bare. Oby is a woman that loves to criticise others, but cannot stand to be criticised. While I was one of President Jonathan’s spokesmen, I watched her criticise…
Between friend and foe, I will rather chose friend and be sincere,loyal and committed to the friendship. Sincere to a fault,loyal to a standstill and committed to the ideals of friendship which entails truth be told in all circumstances. If I must be a foe, I won’t compromise my standard. I will be to the…
Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman, the Acting Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja; born into a polygamous family on 26th October, 1972 at Angwa-Ogebe, in Ankpa Township, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State. Still, Dr. Usman Ogbo is unqualified. Made unqualified by a circuit of societally-progressive-dwarfs that interpret reality from the incompetence of their…
Nigeria is at a crossroad. The enemies of peril have gathered around, ready to devour the little sanity restored in the eight blissful years of APC presidency. In the North, religious extremism borne out of misinterpretation and misrepresentation have taken toll. The war with Boko Haram have become a global nightmare, despite reasonable success…
By Ali Abare, Lafia. As the world marks the World Water Day on March 22 of each year, as set aside by the United Nations, this piece takes a look at the water situation in Nasarawa State and what the administration of His Excellency, Engineer Abdullahi Sule is doing to bring back hope to the…
From By Ali Abare, Lafia It’s a common parlance among the people, within and outside Nasarawa State, to describe His Excellency, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State as a ‘Private Sector Governor’. This is of course attributable to his background and experience, having worked in the organized private sector throughout his…
His Excellency, Yahaya Bello Governor of Kogi State Government House Lokoja My Dearest Boss and Beloved Siamese Twin, LETTER OF CONDOLENCE My heart is grieved at the sad news of the passing away of our dear mother and the matriarch of your paternal family, Hajia Hauwau Oziohu Bello, who answered the call of Allah this…
The Supreme Court, yesterday, remained steadfast in its judgment. Bayelsa State, initially won by the All Progressives Congress in the previous election, had been awarded to the People’s Democratic Party after a legal battle found the prayer of the PDP substantial. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieny, the deputy governor-elect, was found guilty of certificate forgery and on that…
Let me first and foremost congratulate you, Your Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello on your re-election victory. It was not a fluke but a fulfilment of destiny-the oil of mercy and goodness upon your life. You are indeed, an enigma dearly loved by Almighty God, the most beneficent, the merciful and he has bestowed you…
The Supreme Court on February 14 shocked the nation by its decision on the Bayelsa pre-election petition in which it nullified the declaration of the APC candidate, David Lyon as governor-elect, and ordered his replacement with the next candidate with highest votes and geographical spread. By the verdict, the PDP candidate, Senator Douye Diri who…
Let me commence by stating that, we didn’t intend to achieve any parochial or cynical interest for making this message a public consumption. No matter how minute it maybe conjure up, rather we write in trepidation, perturbation and outrage just like any meaningful students organization in the world, whom are patriotic enough to the principles…
This distinguished committee headed by Chief Bisi Akande, one of the founding fathers and leaders of our great party, is the party’s third official attempt at reconciliation in the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress. The first two attempts, the latest being the committee constituted and headed by the Senate President, Senator Ahmed…
By Our Reporter. The Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday confirmed and announced the arrest of a suspected suicide bomber inside a church located at Sabon Tasha in Chukun Local Government Area of the state. According to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Yakubu Sabo, the suspect, a middle aged man by…
Yahaya Idris, Koton-Karfe. The Administrator of Kogi local government area of Kogi state, Hon. Mohammed Tanko Musa has congratulated the state governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello and his deputy Chief Edward David Onoja for the appointment of the new Commissioners and other political appointees. In the congratulatory message to the Governor on behalf…
By John Mayaki, Edo Today, Sunday 19 January 2020, Governor Godwin Obaseki arrives Lagos, holding an audience of Edo State indigenes living in Lagos. In the published memo, the convention pretends to be a chatty gathering where the people of Edo State will discuss issues of native concern with their amiable governor. But a deeper…
