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By Stephen Adeleye The troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, rescued two kidnapped victims and recovered N3.8 million ransom meant for their release. This is contained in a statement issued by the Brigade Spokesperson, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, on Monday in Lokoja. According to Abdullahi, the two victims (male and female) were rescued on Sunday…
By Peter Okolie Traditional leaders in Oguta, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo, have abolished the age-long outcaste (Ohu) system, which had been a source of social stigma and marginalisation among survivors. This followed many years of controversial deliberations and unspoken war between those dubbed outcastes and those who claimed to be freeborns. Chief Nduka…
By Lamara Garba-Azare As Kwankwaso turns 69, President Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, and millions of admirers celebrate a statesman whose red cap has become a national metaphor for discipline, courage, and hope._ Some men pass through life quietly, leaving behind faint traces of their existence. Others live in a way that their names become…
By Gbemiga Bamidele Theme- Chat GBV: Raising Awareness on AI-facilitated Gender-Based Violence against Women Journalists. The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) is a UN-recognised day observed annually on November 2. The day highlights the persistently high level of Impunity for crimes committed against journalists worldwide. Every year’s commemoration is to…
By Isaiah Eka Yiaga Africa, an NGO, has reiterated the need for Nigerians to constructively engage their National Assembly representatives . Yiaga Africa gave the suggestion at a sensitisation event for Ikot Ekpene constituents of Akwa Ibom, on proper ways to engage their representatives constructively to ensure that dividends of democracy got the people. Speaking…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has expressed strong confidence in President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 presidential election. Ododo made this known during the All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders Engagement in Kabba/Bunu local government area of the state on Friday in Kabba. “In terms of appointment, President Bola Tinubu has shown…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has pledged continuous interface with communities as a core strategy for driving development across the state. Ododo made the pledge while inspecting a Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) project in Agbadu community in Kabba Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi on Friday. The governor, while addressing members of the community,…
By Peter Amine Dr Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to President Bola Tinubu on North Central Community Engagement, says that a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria is achievable through unity and strengthened social cohesion. Essiet, who made the assertion on Thursday in Makurdi at a community workshop and inauguration of community-based peace structures, said enduring…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Polytechnic is investigating a syndicate of nine suspects, for alleged certificate racketeering and document falsification. Prof Salisu Ogbo, Rector of the Kogi Polytechnic made this known while addressing a news conference on Friday in Lokoja. The rector said five of the institution’s staffer members had already been placed on suspension…
By Thompson Yamput Jos Community Film Festival (JOCOFFEST) says 200 Plateau youths have been selected for various trainings and empowerment for self-sustenance. Prof. Eddie Ossai, Founder and Coordinator of JOCOFFEST, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lokoja. The founder, who is a lecturer in the…
