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By News Desk One of the passengers of the Kaduna-bound train that attacked by terrorists on March 28, has been shot in captivity. Tukur Mamu, media aide to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has disclosed this on Wednesday. Mamu who has been negotiating with the terrorists, identified the shot victim as Mohammed Al’amin, noting that he is…
By Our Reporter The Ward D immediate past Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lokoja Local government, Barrister Yahaya Labaran Danlami, have dumped the broom to take shelter under the umbrella of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi state. The defector was received by ward D, PDP Chairman, Hon Maikudi Millionaire…
By news desk The death has occurred of Hajiya Hadiza Ahmad Bakasonmatsi, the senior wife of Alhaji Ahmad. Hadiza passed away Monday 27/6/2022 (night). According to her husband, Hadiza woke up healthy on Monday,” she went to the market, prayed magrib and Isha, had a chart with her colleagues and about to retired to bed…
By our Reporter The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has signed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill into law. The signing of the bill was disclosed today by the Secretary to Kogi State Government, Dr. Folashade Ayoade Arike. Speaking on the signing of the bill, Abu Michael, Chairman of the VAPP Steering Committee for…
By Aliyu Abdulwahid The National president ofNational Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioner (NANTMP), Dr Shaba maikudi has called on members of the organisation to be law abiding citizens. ,Maikudi, was speaking at the conferment of traditional title to 10 worthy sons of the association in Lokoja on Monday. He explained that World Health Organisation’s…
Nigeria is in the vortex of economic meltdown with inflation galloping into distressing heights. For the average Nigerians, times are hard, with prices of food items, electricity, gas and other household items skyrocketing in a manner never witnessed before. This development has created an atmosphere of pressure so choking that meeting the challenge of everyday…
By News Desk Of all Femi Otedola’s business interventions, there’s none that scores a greater bulls eye than his recent emergence as the biggest single shareholder of Nigeria’s oldest financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FBN). The mercurial billionaire had been in contention with the bank’s Chairman, Tunde Hassan-Odukale, since October 2021 for the…
By News Desk The Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS), Isah Jere Idris, has thrown more lights on the controversy surrounding the issuance of Nigerian passport to Mr David Ukpo Nwamina. Idris in a press statement he personally signed and made available to Newsmen in Abuja on Monday explained that the immigration service adhered…
By News Desk The Kogi West Senator, Smart Adeyemi, has said Senators would not abandon former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu amid the controversy of organ harvesting. Adeyemi said Senators are making efforts to see how to support Ekweremadu despite the allegations of organ harvesting. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice were accused of trafficking an…
By Our Reporter The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed Bashir Machina as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe north senatorial district. Machina, at a primary organised by the party in May, had won unopposed. However, there were speculations that he was being asked to step down for Senate President…
