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By Isaiah Eka Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom has urged corps members posted to the state to promote national unity and selfless service to the nation. Eno said this at the closing ceremony of the 2025 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch A Stream 1 orientation course on Tuesday at Nsit Atai. Represented by…
By Thompson Yamput Mr Kumar Tsukwam has on Tuesday assumed office in Lokoja as the new Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tsukwam replaced Mr Samuel Oyedeji as the 27th Sector Commander following the later retirement from service. Addressing the staff and…
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja will, on June 27, deliver judgment in a suit filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and co-defendants over her alleged unlawful suspension from the senate. Justice Binta Nyako, who adjourned the matter for judgment on Tuesday, held that issues of contempt claim…
By Thompson Yamput A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama, on Tuesday, berated the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for wrongful usage of her X-handle (Twitter). Justice Slyvanius Oriji, delivering the judgment, in a fundamental enforcement rights suit filed by Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to Governor Usman Ododo…
By Stephen Adeleye The Nigerian Police Force, Kogi Command, says it has arrested 75 suspected kidnappers, 66 armed robbery suspects and 141 others for various crimes across the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, disclosed this at his maiden press briefing on Tuesday in Lokoja. Dantawaye said that a total of 239 suspects…
By Thompson Yamput Mr Miller Dantawaye, Commissioner of Police in Kogi on Tuesday, tasked the newly graduating officers of Course VII of the ongoing in-house Refresher Training to uphold professionalism, commitment, hard work, and improved service delivery. The commissioner gave the charge during their graduation ceremony held in Lokoja. Dantawaye said : “Improved mental capacity…
By Isaiah Eka The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the judiciary to ensure that Nigeria’s digital future was anchored on fairness, accountability and the rule of law. The Executive Secretary, NHRC, Dr Anthony Ojukwu, said this on Tuesday in his welcome remarks in Ikot Ekpene during a workshop for judges and judicial…
