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By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of the minors arrested during the End Bad Governance protests. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja when he addressed State House correspondents. Idris said that Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of Justice and Attorney General,…
By Admin President Bola Tinubu on Monday ordered the release of all minors arrested and detained over #EndBadGovernance protest without prejudice to legal proceedings. He also ordered the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation to ensure their reunion with family members. Mr Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, disclosed this while briefing…
By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP/Kogi Central) on Sunday inaugurated legacy projects and distributed empowerment materials to her constituents to mark her first year in office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the projects inaugurated included the 1 km road network at the Abdul Azeez Memorial College Okene. NAN reports…
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 Gov Usman Ododo of Kogi on Saturday urged all Ebira people resident in Ondo to rally round the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa for the state’s forthcoming Governorship poll. The governor, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Sunday by his Media Aide, Ismaila Isah, said votes from the Ebira…
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 Zainab Oyekan The Jos Community Film Festival says it is targeting no fewer than 500 restive youths in Plateau for restoration and empowerment. It said on Friday in Jos that the initiative is as part of Catching Them Young programme of the festival. Prof. Edward Ossai, the founder and Festival Director of the organisation, …
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…
