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. The Kogi State Electoral Commission has held it first maiden pre- Election meeting with stakeholders to sensitise them ahead of Council election This was contained in a press statement signed by Chogudo Yakubu Musa,Media and Publicity of the commission and made available to newsmen in Lokoja Wednesday. The meeting which was presided over by…
…Urge Them Not to Be Deter In fights Against Criminality The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Kogi State Chapter has commiserated with the Nigeria Police over the dastard killing of their personnel in the last week attack of Police Post in Isanlu community of Kogi State. This was contained in the union condolence message to…
Our history is replate with so much revisionism. According to available records, the Kwararafa Empire collapsed at the tail end of the 10th Century. The Empire collapsed when the mighty army of the Kingdom defeated then at the Inachalo war which freed other tribes that occupied the Confluence of Rivers Niger and Benue. This resulted…
A billboard bearing the picture of President Muhammadu Buhari and the logo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been burnt by protesters in Yantumaki town, Danmusa local government area of Katsina state. Buhari is a native of Katsina. On Tuesday morning, residents of the town protested against the attacks and killings by bandits. This…
Nkurunziza reportedly died of heart failure on Tuesday. His death was confirmed by the country’s government on its official Twitter page. The tweet reads, “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, following heart failure on June 8,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has bowed to the pressure mounted by the Nigerian governors over the gazetting of the Executive Order 10 which grants financial autonomy to state legislatures and Judiciary. You Recall that on May 22, Mr Buhari had signed an Executive Order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary in the 36 states of…
By Alfaki Nasidi Lokoja Forum Of Patriots has condemned in strong terms the Judgement of Federal High Court of Nigeria ceding Lokoja , Ajaokuta and Koton karfe Federal constituencies to the Igala Kingdom. This was contained in a communique read by the chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Baba’ango Idris at the end of it meeting…
June 8, 2020 0 By Teresa Chigozirim Okoro Introduction: With the outbreak of COVID19 it is important that INEC, security services and stakeholders make sensible and well-informed decisions regarding how or whether to hold Ondo & Edo State Governorship elections with the following key considerations in policing elections under the pandemic. First, security has remained…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the nomination of Her Lordship, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Acting President, Court of Appeal to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal. Justice Dongban-Mensem is a serving Justice of the Court of Appeal and was recommended, as is the practice, by the National Judicial Council for the nomination by…
