How police officers died on their way to pick colleague’s corpse at Kogi morgue

Two police officers and one other person died in a motor accident that occurred on Thursday along the Ajaokuta-Ojodu-Ayingba road in Kogi state.  According to NAN, Solomon Aghure, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kogi, who confirmed the incident, said the deceased persons were travelling in an ambulance when the accident occurred….

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Banditry: Gunmen invade Federal University in Nasarawa, kidnap 4 students

Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted some students of Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State. It was learnt that the students were abducted by the gunmen at the university community in Mararraba campus. Confirming the incident, the University’s Public Relation Officer, Abubakar Ibrahim, revealed that four students were abducted. He said that the gunmen…

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KOGI STATE CIVIL SERVANTS APPRECIATE GOVERNOR YAHAYA BELLO FOR ENHANCING THE WELFARE OF CIVIL SERVANTS

By News Desk 1,Mrs Odiyo O. Hannah, The Kogi State Head of Service,on behalf of the entire Public Service wish to immensely thank His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello for all recent approvals meant to enhance the welfare of the Civil Servants and elevate their living standard to an unprecedented height. 2, Chief,among these approvals…

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Biden appoints Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, COVID Policy Advisor

President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Nigerian-American, Osaremen Okolo, as a member of his COVID-19 Response Team.The Democrat named Okolo, daughter of Nigerian immigrants, as his COVID Policy Advisor.Biden, who takes office on January 20, had also named Nigerian-born Adewale Adeyemo as the Deputy Treasury Secretary.Both Okolo and Adeyemo were amongst Biden’s first 100 White…

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Policing elections in a pandemic: Agenda-setting towards 2020 governorship elections in Ondo, Edo States

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…

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