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By Kola Amzat SIR: The primaries conducted by all parties for all elective offices for the forthcoming elections have not in any way disappointed. Hell had been let loose. There were throwing of tantrums here and there. There were character assassination and maligning of candidates’ personalities. There were also horse-trading. There have been concessions especially…
By News Desk The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to tackle insecurity occasioned by irregular migration and increasing transnational activities across Nigeria’s international borders. The Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Interior, Afonja Ajibola, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the Permanent…
By News Desk The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday told a Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja that its preliminary investigation established that hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu, is a terror sponsor. In an affidavit in support of its ex-parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022 and filed before the court, the DSS also described Mamu as a…
With deep sorrow we announce to you the passing away of our member and wife of Rev. Prof Okoroafor Chimezie, Dr Eunice Okoroafor whose sad event took place on the 14th of July 2022. May her soul rest in peace. Dr Eunice Okoroafor, nee Attah, until her death was a member”CMC SET 77″ she hail…
By Abubakar Musa Babaanini As part of efforts aimed at actualising the ambition of Hon. Abubakar Ibuku Muhammed a.k .a Bukky of becoming senator representing Kogi West senatorial District come February 2023, Coordinator of the organisation, Comrade Rotimi Adebola,Thursday, said that his group is at present in 7 local governments council mobilising support for the…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi The Kogi State branch of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has suspended the state Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Angulu Hukuma and the Secretary, Malam Abubakar Suleiman over alleged misappropriation of funds and non performance.. The action of the party was contained in a letter signed by Comrade Umar Muhammed Murtala, State Auditor…
By Our Reporter A civil society group, “Coalition of Kogi Youths and Women Organizations for Transparency and Good Governance” on Tuesday, called on the honourable minister for federal Capital Territory (FCT) Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu to join the Kogi Governorship race come 2023 Chairman of the coalition, Hon. Ibrahim Adamu Yakubu, said this in a…
By Aliyu Musa Nasidi The Executive Chairman of Langtang North LGC, Plateau State, Hon. Joshua Ubandoma Laven, has said the state governor, Simon Lalong, is desperate to rig the 2023 elections in the State, describing as very unfortunate, the statement credited to the governor at the weekend in Southern Plateau to the effect that whoever…
By our reporter The number of passports issued by the Nigeria Immigration Service rose by 38 per cent between 2020 and 2021, The THEANALYSTNG observed. This is an increase from 767,164 to 1,059,607 passports issued in 2020 and 2021 respectively. According to data obtained from the NIS, the passport types ranged from standard, official, diplomatic,…
By News Desk This is not the best of times for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom admitted yesterday. “I will not say that all is well with our party,” the governor said in a statement issued by his spokesman, Nathaniel Ikyu. Ortom took a swipe at the PDP leadership…
