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By Admin The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reiterated that former Naval Chief, Vice Admiral Jibrin Usman, and Brigadier-General Ishaya Bauka remain on its wanted list for their alleged involvement in a N3 billion fraud. In a statement issued by Mr Demola Bakare, ICPC Spokesman, the commission said: “Contrary to…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi State Police Command says it has taken a significant step towards fostering a peaceful and well-coordinated environment for community engagement in the State. Mr. Miller Dantawaye, State Commissioner of Police, made the remark on Thursday, when he received a delegation from the Civil Society Organisation, led by its Chairman, Ambassador…
By Peter Amine The recently established North Central Development Commission (NCDC) will fast-track development in a region ravaged by insurgency and banditry, an expert, Dr Mark Nyitse, says. Nyitse, the Director of Research and Publication, Benue Public Service Institute, Makurdi, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in…
By Blessing Odega The Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has distributed food items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in five local government areas (LGAs) of the state. SEMA Executive Secretary Mr Sunday Abdu said during the distribution on Friday that the intervention was from the Bank of Industry (BOI). Abdu, who was represented by…
By Admin An Non-Governmental Organization, Participation Initiative for Behavioral Change in Development, (PIBCID), has condemned in strong term the alleged bullying of Kogi Lawmaker, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Mrs. Akande Remilekun, PIBCID Executive Director, made the remarks in a statement issued in Lokoja on Friday. Remilekun described the Senate President’s…
By Peter Amine Makurdi, Feb. 20, 2025 (NAN) The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) has trained selected local government areas (LGAs) in Benue on early warning and response to conflicts and disasters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that OSPRE, which was established in 2022 under ECOWAS instruments, is also known as…
