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By Zainab Oyekan Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau on Tuesday inaugurated 20 new Sienna buses for Plateau Riders to enhance passenger comfort and safety. Mutfwang, who was represented by his deputy, Mrs Josephine Piyo, said that the inauguration represented a critical step forward in his administration’s relentless pursuit of a robust and improved transport network…
By Anthony Kila A big drama in town came to the general public’s attention thanks to the encounter on a road called Benghazi in Abuja, Nigeria. In case you missed it, what happened on the road called Benghazi was the failed attempt by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to take…
By Thompson Yamput The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command, on Tuesday said the agency was focused on reducing circulation of illicit drugs to forestall usage. Mr Umar Yahuza, State Commander of the agency, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja. Yahuza explained that with a reduction in circulation…
By Thompson Yamput Dangote Cement Plc on Monday disowned a truck laden with cement that collided with a bus on Okene-Lokoja bypass in Kogi, leading to the death of 19 persons. Mr Tony Chiejina, Dangote Group’s Chief Branding & Communications Officer, made the clarification in a statement issued in Lokoja. The said truck…
By Taiye Agbaje Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday attacked and chased away some Kogi youths who had stormed the commission’s headquarters in support of ex-Governor Yahaya Bello over alleged political persecution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there were two protests at the EFCC headquarters on Monday…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo has pledged to construct network of roads connecting communities in Ogori-Magongo local government area of the state. A statement issued in Lokoja on Monday by Ismaila Isah, his Special Adviser on Media, said Ododo made the remarks in Magongo during the Owiya-Osese festival where he was…
By Ibironke Ariyo At least 19 persons were burnt to death in an auto crash on Okene Bypass on the Okene-Lokoja Highway in Kogi on Sunday. Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu stated in Abuja that the crash involved a Dangote Cement truck and a Toyota…
By Peter Amine Mr Markus Artu, Transition Implementation Chairman, Mangu Local Government of Plateau, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to religious harmony and peaceful co-existence in the area. Artu said on Saturday in Jos that all the religious groups in Mangu would be treated fairly without any form of bias. The chairman restated his commitment…
By Admin A Constitutional Lawyer, Ewa Okpo, has described the actions of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the ongoing face-off with the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, as “trial by mischief”. In an interview on Arise TV’s morning show on Saturday, the legal practitioner specifically stated that it was…
By Thompson Yamput A Kogi High Court in Lokoja on Friday ordered the Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, to appear before it on May 13 to show why he should not be committed for allegedly disobeying its order. Justice I.A. Jamil of High Court IV gave the order while ruling in Suit No:…
