KOSIEC set for LG elections – Chairman

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) Chairman, Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, has confirmed that preparations are underway for the 19 October Local Government elections in the state. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, Nda-Eri pledged a peaceful, free, and fair council poll in Kogi. He said…

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NUC Approves  8 New Courses For Salem University

By Thompson Yamput The National University Commission (NUC) has approved eight new courses for Salem University Lokoja.   The Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday.   The VC told NAN that the university intends to commence the courses…

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Community Decries Disenfranchisement During Plateau LG Poll 

By Blessing Odega The populace of Tse, Bum, and Fongroi  wards in Ganawari community in Riyom Local Government Area, in Plateau, have decried their disenfranchisement during the October 9 local government elections. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chairperson of Ganawuri, Rev. Samuel Mangai, on Friday in Jos, decried the gross disenfranchisement. Mangai said that…

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Illegality Of EFCC: All Eyes On Supreme Court

By Ibrahim Gusau On October 22, just days away, the Supreme Court would be hearing a suit filed by no fewer than 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft agencies. Now, all eyes have shifted to the Supreme Court, which to…

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