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By Peter Akpah Collated results from the Mikang State House of Assembly election across all ten wards indicates that Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly Naanlong Daniel in the lead over Timdi Nkat as ward-level collation continues. Based on results so far, Naanlong Daniel has polled a total of 3,364 votes, while Timdi…
By Admin Troops of 12 Brigade under 2 Division Nigerian Army have thwarted a planned kidnap operation and neutralized a terrorist during a successful ambush conducted in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi Stat Lt. HASSAN ABDULLAHI, Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, made the disclosure in a statement signed…
By Admin Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has commenced the commissioning of micro-projects executed under the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme, with the inauguration of a motorised borehole in Inipo Community, Obehira District of Okene Local Government Area. The water project, implemented through the Kogi State Community and Social…
By Lamara Garba In a bid to enhance the comfort and welfare of Kano State pilgrims performing the 2026 Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has provided cash incentives as Sallah gifts to all pilgrims from the state. The distribution of the cash gifts was…
By Isaiah Eka The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Akwa Ibom Command, says it booked 51 traffic offenders during the Eid-el-Kabir special patrol operation conducted during the celebrations. The Sector Commander in Akwa Ibom, Mrs Felicia Kalu, who led the team said in a statement on Saturday that the special operation was to ensure reduction…
By Lamara Garba-Azare As the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage gradually approaches its conclusion, one remarkable story that deserves to be told is that of the thousands of pilgrims from Kano State who have distinguished themselves through discipline, patience, humility and deep devotion to the worship of Allah despite numerous challenges encountered during the exercise. Hajj is…
By Admin The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has acknowledged the victory secured by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the just-ended All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries as well-deserved. In a statement signed by its Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary Segun Ogedengbe, TMV noted that the extensive economic reforms he initiated since assuming office on May…
By Peter Akpah The Campaign Council of Rt. Hon. Naanlong Daniel has called on the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governorship and House of Assembly Election Committee to immediately declare collated results from Piapung Ward A and Piapung Ward B in the just-concluded rerun of the Mikang State Constituency primary. In a statement signed by the…
By Zainab Oyekan The Plateau Government has organised a maiden science and technology festival to showcase novel ideas and recent innovations in the sector. The Commissioner for Science and Technology, Dr Cletus Shurkuk, who made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Jos, said that the Plateau State Science and Technology Innovation Festival (PLASSTIFEST)…
By Dada Ahmed Democracy, broadly defined, is a system of government in which the people exercise political power either directly or through elected representatives chosen through free, fair and periodic elections. It is founded on the principles of popular participation, rule of law, accountability, freedom of expression, separation of powers and protection of fundamental human…
