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Nkurunziza reportedly died of heart failure on Tuesday. His death was confirmed by the country’s government on its official Twitter page. The tweet reads, “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi, following heart failure on June 8,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has bowed to the pressure mounted by the Nigerian governors over the gazetting of the Executive Order 10 which grants financial autonomy to state legislatures and Judiciary. You Recall that on May 22, Mr Buhari had signed an Executive Order granting financial autonomy to the legislature and the judiciary in the 36 states of…
By Alfaki Nasidi Lokoja Forum Of Patriots has condemned in strong terms the Judgement of Federal High Court of Nigeria ceding Lokoja , Ajaokuta and Koton karfe Federal constituencies to the Igala Kingdom. This was contained in a communique read by the chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Baba’ango Idris at the end of it meeting…
June 8, 2020 0 By Teresa Chigozirim Okoro Introduction: With the outbreak of COVID19 it is important that INEC, security services and stakeholders make sensible and well-informed decisions regarding how or whether to hold Ondo & Edo State Governorship elections with the following key considerations in policing elections under the pandemic. First, security has remained…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the nomination of Her Lordship, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Acting President, Court of Appeal to the Senate for confirmation as President, Court of Appeal. Justice Dongban-Mensem is a serving Justice of the Court of Appeal and was recommended, as is the practice, by the National Judicial Council for the nomination by…
Please recall that the Federal High Court of Nigeria, sitting in Lokoja in a matter between His Royal Majesty, Michael Ameh Oboni, the Attah of Igala and the Attorney-General of the Federal & Another, recently delivered its judgement declaring that the Igala Kingdom extends to and includes Ajaokuta, Lokoja(Oworo) and Koton-Karfe land areas thus recognizing…
The son of former vice president and PDP,Presidential candidate in 2019 presidential election,Adamu Atiku has declared that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar will contest for Nigeria’s presidency come 2023. Adamu Atiku-Abubakar, son of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 Presidential election, has disclosed that his father will contest for Nigeria’s Presidency…
The death has occured of Hajiya Fatima Kolo, nee Atiya of Rimi quarter’s Lokoja,today Monday 8,June (16/10/1441 AH)late Fatima died at her Rimi residence after a brief illness. The nonagenarian left behind Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.Among who are : Alhaji Bala Haruna of NNPC and Vice Chairman Dankwo Development Forum, Ali kolo, one-time Councilor representing…
The Kogi State Government has applied for a state of execution on the Federal High Court Judgement that last week granted the Attah Igala overlord over Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Kogi LGAs. Recalled that Justice Okoro D.U of the Federal High Court Lokoja had in a Judgement on a matter brought before the court by the…
