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By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central). The  Police Commissioner in Kogi,  Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement signed on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi State Police Commissioner, Mr Miller Dantawaye has ordered a watertight security across the State to ensure a hitchfree Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Dantawaye gave the order in a statement signed by SP Williams Ovye-Aya, the Command’s spokesman, on Sunday in Lokoja. The CP also ordered for the deployment of personnel and resources…

By Thompson Yamput The Chatham House Group on Saturday called upon the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to uphold the highest standards of integrity in Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi, PDP) recall process currently under review. Abdulrahman Zulqarnien Ozovehe Convener, Chatham House, Kogi State Chapter, made the call in a statement he signed and issued in…

By Thompson Yamput Former Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has described President Bola Tinubu as a statesman and reformer as he celebrates his 73rd birthday. In a statement issued on Saturday in Lokoja, Bello extended his best wishes to the President, praying for good health and divine grace to enable him to continue his reform…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has described President Bola Tinubu as a statesman whose leadership and dedication to national development continue to inspire hope and progress across Nigeria.   Ododo stated this in his felicitation to the President on the occasion of his 73rd birthday. The governor, in a statement signed…

By Thompson Yamput An activist and On Air Personality, Daniel Atayi, has said that the inability of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to substantiate with evidence, her claim of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio renders her allegation mere political blackmail and witch-hunt against Akpabio. According to Atayi, the embattled Senator has a history of…

By Admin No fewer than 40,000 families may benefit from the Aliko Dangote Food Intervention Programme. Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum said the donation of 40,000 bags of 10kg rice to the people of Borno State by the Aliko Dangote Foundation(ADF) will help cushion economic hardship in these families. The Governor made the…

By Thompson Yamput A Professor of Business Administration, Prof. Mathew Fashagba of Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has urged the Federal Government to ensure that no retiree suffers from old-age poverty in the country. Fashagba made the appeal during his inaugural lecture titled “Retirement Benefits Adequacy: The Need to Reform Nigeria’s Pension System,” which held at the FUL…

By Isaiah Eka Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) have called for inclusion in projects planning and implementation in the Niger Delta in accordance with the disability law. Mr David Anyaele, the Founder and Executive Director of Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), said this in his remarks during sensitisation workshop in Uyo on Wednesday. Anyaele, who…

By Isaiah Eka The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has called on the Akwa Ibom State Government to increase investment in family planning services. TCI emphasised that the lack of funding was hindering efforts to address maternal mortality in the state. Dr Sam Obase, Programme Manager of TCI, made the call on Wednesday during…