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By Paul Ade-Adeleye Egged on by sycophants, opportunists and merchants of fortune, Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, may soon turn a dreamy eye to Aso Villa. It is not immediately clear if he will try to campaign for the presidency, especially as he has done the politically correct thing of publicly saying he is currently…
U.S. President-elect, Joe Biden has said his administration will roll back enforcement of a variety of executive orders ratified by his predecessor, Donald Trump when he takes over the office on January 20. President Trump had in the early days of his administration barred immigrants from Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and…
•Emerging consensus supports southern presidency •Atiku plans another run •Tinubu readies his political machine •Saraki’s supporters say he is the bridge between North and South •Governors move to choose one of their own With the 2023 presidential election exactly 761 days away from today, politicians across the two major political parties – the ruling All…
Retired Col. Kabiru Ndamadu Ndalugi has been honoured by the Lokoja Indigenous Newspapers Publishers/ Bloggers (LIPNB ) for his tremendous contributions to the development of his Community and Promotion of education in the area..The award “Community Development/ Promotion of Education” in collaboration with Nuj Kogi state Council,was presented to Ndalugi on Saturday in Lokoja by…
Controversy raged on Thursday over reports of abduction of 27 traders on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. An online platform reported 27 traders travelling from the north were kidnapped along the Kaduna-Abuja Road with 17 of the victims said to be from Kano state. The reports added the kidnappers were demanding N27 million ransom for release of…
Two police officers and one other person died in a motor accident that occurred on Thursday along the Ajaokuta-Ojodu-Ayingba road in Kogi state. According to NAN, Solomon Aghure, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi, who confirmed the incident, said the deceased persons were travelling in an ambulance when the accident occurred….
Martins Idakpini, a lance corporal arrested and detained for criticising Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, has been granted bail. Tope Akinyode, the soldier’s lawyer who confirmed the development, said a court martial sitting in Sokoto ordered that Idakpini be released on bail. Court martial is a judicial process used to try members of the…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday disclosed how its zoning formula, ahead of the 2023 presidential election will be decided. Yekini Nabena, former National Publicity Secretary of APC said the party would decide on its zoning formula for 2023 elections after critical stakeholders meet. According to him: “Definitely there is going to be zoning,…
The Federal Government has finally decided to go ahead with the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools nationwide. This is despite the pressure being mounted by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other stakeholders that school shout remain shut amid the second wave of the pandemic. On Monday, the Minister of Education,…
Private school owners meet today ‘January 18, yet to be evaluated according to findings by our correspondents. The Federal Government said it had not postponed school resumption indefinitely. Thus, most schools are preparing to resume on January 18 as directed by the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19. On Monday, Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, while…
