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By Thompson Yamput Nigerians have been urged to put their trust in God and the Federal Government in tackling and over coming the nation’s security and economic challenges. Pst. Eric Akinsanmi, Kogi 1 Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Provincial Pastor, made the call on Sunday at a thanksgiving service of a three- day programme…
By Emmanuel Antswen The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) in collaboration with Simba Group Nigeria has trained 70 auto technicians on mechatronics in Benue. The Director General (DG/CEO) of NADDC, Mr Joseph Osanipin, said the training was specially designed to equip auto-technicians with advanced skills in repairs and maintenance of modern tricycles. Osanipin, who…
By Stephen Adeleye The Nigerian Army’s 12 Brigade Lokoja, under Operation Accord III, in conjunction with Other Hybrid Forces (OHF), has recorded another significant victory in its fight against banditry in Kogi. The Brigade’s spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, said in a statement on Saturday that a notorious bandit deputy commander, Babangida Kachala, was neutralized…
By: Lamara Garba Azare They carried chalk, files, and stethoscopes in their youth. Today, they carry pain, waiting for gratuities that never came. Dr. Ali Pate says their waiting must end, and 2027 could be their dawn. For more than a decade, thousands of retired civil servants in Bauchi State have lived with pain and…
By Admin The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has charged Nigerian Navy personnel to remain adaptable, proactive, and forward-thinking in the fight against insecurity. Ogalla, who was represented by Flag Officer Commanding, Special Operations Command, Rear Admiral Olusegun Shoyemi, gave the charge at the Nigerian Navy Provost and Regulating School…
By Dorathy Aninge The Benue Non-governmental Organisations (NGO) Network (BENGONET), on Wednesday, donated food items to 40 malnourished families at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Makurdi. The Vice Chairman of BENGONET, Mr Daniel Seer, said that the gesture was to boost the nutritional needs of the displaced families. Seer said that the network…
By Thompson Yamput The Police have begun a manhunt for gunmen who killed three of its officers in Kogi. Mr Miller Dantawaye, the Commissioner of Police in the state, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, on Wednesday in Lokoja. Dantawaye explained that the manhunt followed an attack on…
By Isaiah Eka The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Akwa Ibom Directorate, has kicked off a nationwide sensitisation aimed at promoting national rebirth, building an orderly and prosperous nation. The campaign focuses on five key areas including; value reorientation against sign-out extreme practices, flood mitigation, security awareness campaign, promotion government policies, programmes and activities as well…
By Thompson Yamput A total of 120 boat operators have been trained in Kano by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), an official has disclosed. Mr Bola Oyebamiji, NIWA Managing Director (MD), disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Suleiman Makama, AGM Corporate Affairs on Tuesday in Kano. According to him, the 120 tranees…
By Isaiah Eka No fewer than 150, 000 persons in Akwa Ibom have benefitted from the Federal Government cash transfer programme since inception. This was disclosed by Alhaji Abdullahi Iman, National Programme Manager, National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) during stakeholders sensitisation meeting in Uyo. Iman, represented by the Cross River State Programme Manager, Mr…
