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Senator Smart Adeyemi has assured the people of Kogi west senatorial district of his commitments to provide more dividends of Democracy. Adeyemi, who represent Kogi west at the Senate gave the assurances in a remarks at the 27th Iyara day celebration which took place on Saturday at Iyara. The lawmaker who commended the organisers of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has withdrawn its suit seeking the forfeiture of N20 billion bailout funds granted to the Kogi State Government by a new generation bank. The anti-graft agency had alleged that the money, meant for the payment of Kogi workers, was kept in an interest-yielding account with the bank by…
Prof. Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman, Independent National Election Commission, says the electoral transmission of results will reduce the rate of election fraud in Nigeria, He spoke with newsmen on the sideline of the ongoing ECOWAS Parliament’s High-level Seminar on Thursday in Ghana. The Seminar, at Winneba, themed: “Two Decades of Democratic Elections in ECOWAS…
The governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has blasted a group of Kano politicians who wrote a petition to the national headquarters of the ruling APC on how he allegedly mismanages the affairs of the party in the state. The group of aggrieved lawmakers, under the auspices of Joint Stakeholders Forum, and led by Senator…
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says Nigerians are more attracted to President Muhammadu Buhari than first republic leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo. In an article on Thursday entitled, ‘The Essential Buhari: VP Osinbajo got it!’, Adesina said he has not seen any Nigerian leader that has a popular appeal like Buhari. The spokesman said…
On Wednesday in far away Abuja, the news of the defection of the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr Nkem Okeke filtered into the state. This did not come to many as a surprise because it has been long rumoured. With the eventual movement to APC, the new argument has shifted to what political value…
President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria,Mrs Comfort Olu Eyitayo,has commended the Maigari of Lokoja,Dr Muhammad Kabir Maikarfi 111. Eyitayo made the commendations during a courtesy called to the Royal father at his palace in Lokoja. She disclosed that they were in the palace in their continuation of three days working visit to kogi…
Kogi State Commissioner for Works and Housing, Engr. Abubakar Ohere, Thursday undertook an assessment tour of the ongoing Lokoja ultra modern Civil centre . Ohere, who was conducted around by the site engineer to ascertained the level and quality of work done so far was accompanied by the commissioner of finance Asiwaju Ashiru Idris. Engr….
By Babafemi Ojudu “We were at the FEC Retreat yesterday when the news came in that the Senate has passed an amended electoral law. With this a6ction it is now mandatory for all the political parties to do DIRECT PRIMARIES . Members of the National Assembly have been threatening to do this since the Ward…
The Zamfara State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, suspended two lawmakers over their alleged ties to bandits who have been wreaking havoc in most parts of the State. The suspended lawmakers include, Ibrahim T. Tukur representing Bakura constituency and Yusuf Muhammad, Anka representing Anka Constituency. They were issued three months suspension, respectively. Mustapha Jafaru Kaura,…
