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By Thompson Yamput The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Sunday confirmed eight persons dead and 38 others rescued in a boat mishap that occurred in Anambra State. The NIWA General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Jibril Darda’u, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lokoja and made available to newsmen on Sunday. Darda’u said…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government is set to unveil a new Ohinoyi of Ebiraland out of the 70 contestants screened by a committee to succeed the late Dr Ado Ibrahim, an official has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the deceased Ohinoyi died on Oct. 29, 2023, after a protracted illness….
By Mustapha Yauri Prof. Auwal Kasim of the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna, has been appointed the Provost of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). The appointment was made by the Governing Council of AFIT. The Director of Public Affairs, ABU, Malam Auwalu Umar, made the disclosure…
By Thompson Yamput The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to halt the Thursday scheduled inspection of the Nov. 11, 2023 Kogi Governorship Election materials by the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The party also called for the removal and discipline of the Kogi INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr…
PRESS RELEASE Plateau State Deputy Governor, Mrs Josephine Piyo has called on citizens in the state to embrace a renewed sense of peaceful disposition, love, and unity towards each other and humanity as the New Year begins. Piyo in a New Year message said that the New Year presents an opportunity for people to begin…
Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for His grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has just gone by….
By Thompson Yamput Alhaji Chogudo Ahmed, Clerk and Head of Legislative Service of Kogi House of Assembly, says Gov. Yahaya Bello’s investments on security is the state’s huge gain. “The peaceful celebration of Christmas and New Year in Kogi is a as result of such a huge investment on security, ” the clerk said. Ahmed…
By Thompson Yamput Security operatives in Kogi have rescued 21 kidnap victims, 48 hours after their abduction on Thursday along Ajaokuta – Itobe road in the state. Gov Yahaya Bello, who lauded the efforts of the security operatives, reiterated zero tolerance for criminal activities in the state. A statement by the governor’s Media Aide, Onogwu…
By Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH 1: Those invisible men came to the Plateau again, bearing their gifts of death and destruction. They came from the deepest pit of hell, the habitat of the devils that they are. They are children of darkness, sons of Satan. They opted to extinguish and snatch the light of the…
By Blessing Odega A group, called “The Real Jos Kids”, has made an undisclosed cash donation to the League of Friends, a partner to the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Social Welfare Department for free treatment of Indigent patients. The Leader of the group, Ms Sarah Sanda, who made the donation on behalf of the…
