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Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria and UN special envoy on crisis management, says for electronic voting is the only way to get to credible elections in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Speaking on the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020, Jonathan said the outcome of elections should be decided by the ballots,…
He was a terror, but his killing on a day he was to embrace peace has raised eyebrows. The late Terwase Akwaza, popular known as Gana, graduated from being a bully to freedom fighter and ultimately a gang leader with a wide territory. By UJA EMMANUEL and SANNI ONOGU Terwase Akwaza, popular known as Gana in mind,…
A public servant, Mrs. Blessing Etim, on Thursday, prayed the Customary Court in Jikwoyi, to grant her divorce from her husband on grounds that he treats her like a piece of filthy rag. Etim, who resides in Nasarawa State, made the allegations in a divorce petition to the court. “I am exhausted in this marriage….
,Leaders and elites representing all the six states of the North Central territorial geopolitical zone, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday met in Abuja to form a new organisation, the North Central Peoples’ Forum (NCPF). The launch of the NCPF is part of efforts targeted at addressing the political challenges confronting the…
Senator representing Benue North-East senatorial district in the Senate, Gabriel Suswam has called for probe into the circumstances leading to the killing of a repentant Benue militia leader, Terwase Agwa-za alias Gana, on Tuesday by security forces in Benue State.In a press statement titled, “A Time to Heal”, issued yesterday and personally signed by the…
Rochas Okorocha, the Imo West Senator, on Saturday hinted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, may lose power at the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure in 2023. Okorocha, a former governor of Imo State insisted that if nothing is done to address the leadership style of APC, the party may not survive after…
Ten days ahead to the Edo Governorship poll, another Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Ikpea on Wednesday resigned his position from the cabinet of Governor Godwin Obaseki. Until his resignation, Ikpea was the Commissioner for Minerals, Oil and Gas in the state. In the letter dated September 9 and addressed to the Governor, Ikpea cited reasons of…
About two months after armed thugs invaded the Federal Medical Centre , Lokoja which led to the closure of the facility,Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, RT Hon Matthew Kolawole has described the lock down as worrisome and a matter of concern to the public. The Speaker made disclosed this while ruling on the oral…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Kogi Chapter, has re-elected Mrs Anne Olurinde of the State Information Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), as its chairperson for another three-year tenure. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Olurinde defeated her sole opponent in the race, Mrs Debra Samuel-Iyiola of the Nigeria Television Authority…
