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By our Correspondent Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Taoreed Lagbaja The Presidency on Wednesday announced the passing of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja. Lagbaja was 56 years, when he was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said Lagbaja died on Tuesday night in Lagos…

By Thompson Yamput Mr Shehu Mohammed, Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday rallied stakeholders in developing strategies to reduce road fatalities across the country. Mohammed made the call during a news conference to unveil the 2024 Ember Months Campaign in Lokoja with theme: “Speak up Against Dangerous Driving” Crashes Kill…

By Thompson Yamput As part of activities to mark her one year in office, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Friday, commissioned water reticulation system in Kogi Central. A statement issued by Arogbonlo Israel, her Chief Press Secretary, Akpoti-Uduaghan explained that the project was part of her campaign promises to ensure access to clean water for her…

By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has strongly condemned the long detention of minors involved in the recent #EndBadGovernance protests by the police authorities. Lawmaker representing Kogi Central, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Saturday by Arogbonlo Israel, her Chief Press Secretary, described the police action as “inhumane and unjust”. A total of 76…

By Ebere Agozie The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has directed that the case file of the detained ‘Endbadgovernance protesters be transferred to his office. Fagbemi disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that he noticed that the police have arraigned those arrested in connection…

By Emmanuel Antswen A social cultural group, Diiv Progressive Agenda (DiPA), has urged the Benue Government to urgently demarcate the boundary between Bonta and Ukpute communities to end the decades-long crisis. Its President, Dr James Ukpoko, who made the call on Friday at a press conference in Makurdi, said that the demarcation was the only…

By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Prof. Kolawole Wahab, the Head of Stroke Unit of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has warned that the high burden of stroke in Nigeria was taking an epidemic proportion. Wahab stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the free screening, consultation and treatment of hypertensive patients to mark the…

By Veronica Dariya Nigerians have continued to express concern over the endless surge in the prices of foodstuff and other edibles daily, especially with the yuletide approaching. Some residents of Abuja, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, said that prices of most food items are unaffordable for…

By Thompson Yamput All Progressives Congress (APC) Stalwart Isaac Onuh and a former Ambassador to Botwana has faulted the trial of former Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello over corruption charges. In a news conference on Friday in Lokoja, Onuh described Bello’s trial as an “unfortunate witchhunt”. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, on Thursday,…