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Two can play the game. That should sum up the politicking surrounding the disinvitation of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, for the 2020 annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) where he was to be a guest speaker. If he was “cancelled” simply because of the allegations that he does not…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council has blacklisted the State Government (Cross River) from any media coverage by all members of union in the state. The union in a communiqué issued at the end of an emergency congress of the state council held on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the Ernest…
The Dokaji of Lokoja, Engineer Kilani Hassan on Friday, vowed that he’ll continued to serve humanity and promote Islam..Kilani stated this while receiving the Lokoja Indigenous Newspaper Publishers/Bloggers award of excellence, Promoter of Islam and development of Lokoja. Kilani who was represented by Alhaji Ibrahim Sala’u, reiterated his desire to ensure that Lokoja and the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers for nine of the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. This was contained in a statement signed by Segun Adeyemi,Special Assistant to the President (Media)Office of the Minister of Information and Culture and made available to newsmen in Abuja. According to…
*** Conferred With Award Of Patronship Fresh accolade has come the way of His Royal Majesty, the Ohimege Igu of Koton- Karfe, Alhaji Abdulrazaq-Isa Koto, following the award of the most innovative traditional ruler in Kogi State bestowed on him by the Lokoja Indigenous Newspaper Publishers and Bloggers, (LINPB), of the Kogi State Council of…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to the viral video of Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister who verbally assaulted a Daily Trust reporter, Charles Eyo. Fani-Kayode in the video could be heard raining insults on Eyo over his choice of question, while disclosing that he has a short fuse. The incident which…
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employee(NULGE ) Lokoja Local Government Chapter, has commended the Director and Head of Administration Lokoja Local Government, Engineer Yahaya Muhammed Farouk over his policy on staff welfare. The commendation was made by the Chairman of the Association,Comrade Bala Ibrahim in Lokoja on Tuesday during an interactive session with the…
Veteran journalist calls Fani-Kayode assault on reporter an assault on journalism.I can share my column later. This Can’t Wait as a journalist, I am simply outraged; first to read the views of my chairman, Emmanuel Ogbeche and later to see the clip of my dear sister, Ruona J. Meyer on events in Calabar. It’s still…
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned hearing of the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in the November 2019 election, Musa Wada, to August 31. Unsatisfied with ruling of the appellate court, Wada and PDP filed an appeal at the apex court, challenging the victory of…
Former House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, has spoken out on the speculations that he would run for the presidency in 2023 with former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, in 2023. Tinubu is the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In July, Dogara dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling APC. On…
