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By Thompson Yamput Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, said on Wednesday that 30 graduates of the university had been called to Bar by the Body of Benchers (BOB) in Nigeria. The VC described the development as a “cheering and encouraging news” to the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
By Admin The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in partnership with Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), has officially inaugurated a Civic and Voter Education Community Development Service (CDS) Group at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Asaya, Kogi State. Speaking during the inauguration on Friday, KDI’s Kogi State Partner Representative, Mr. Attah Solomon, that partnership was aimed…
By Thompson Yamput A total of 2,511 graduands of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) will on Saturday be conferred with various degrees at its 6th and 7th combined convocation ceremony. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, announced this during a pre-convocation news conference in Lokoja on Monday. Akinwumi said: “In this year’s combined…
By Peter Amine The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), with technical support from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is reviewing Nigeria’s hazard risk analysis to mitigate disasters in the country. Mrs Zubaida Umar, NEMA Director General, disclosed this at the official opening of a 3-day hazard risk analysis workshop on Wednesday in Jos. Umar…
By Emmanuel Antswen A socio-cultural organisation known as the Ior-Ijemgbagh Development Association has pledged its total support for Gov. Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, to succeed. The group’s secretary, Mr Tivlumun Aminde, made the pledge at a press conference in Makurdi on Thursday. The News…
By Thompson Yamput Prof. Nwoke Chijioke, former Vice President, ECOWAS Court of Justice, has strongly criticised the Press conference held by the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Chijioke made the remarks while speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television monitored in Lokoja . The…
By Emmanuel Antswe A group, Alia Consolidation Core Team (Benue-ACCT), has faulted the Senate Minority Leader, Sen Abba Moro, for failing to defend a fellow People’s Democratic Party (PDP) senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The group bared its mind in a statement signed by its secretary, Mr Secivir Iorver, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi….
By Thompson Yamput Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, has donated two branded operational vehicles to security agencies to support anti-cultism operations and enhance security and safety on campus and around the host community. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Salisu Ogbo Usman, made the donation during an Expanded Security Stakeholders’ Meeting held on Monday, at the University…
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps employers to be parents and mentors to corps members posted to their organisations. This was said in a paper presentation by Mr Emmanuel Adah during a one-day Corps Employers’ Workshop organized by NYSC on Thursday in Makurdi. The workshop which drew…
By Polycarp Auta Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, on Monday, said that at least 50 people were killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen in several communities in Mangu and Bokkos Local Government Areas of the state. The governor disclosed this at a luncheon organised by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, for troops of…
