Prof Mike A. A. Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, LL.D, Crafting a tribute to someone as towering as Aremo Olusegun Osoba is akin to navigating a labyrinth of accolades where every path seems well trodden. Whether you aspire to extol baba Osoba as a Journalist, a Politician, a Statesman, or as the embodiment of a man who lives life to the fullest whilst enriching humanity, each facet of his persona has already been immortalized in praise. Indeed, in the chronicles of journalism and politics in Nigeria, the name Aremo Olusegun Osoba will always resonate and reverberate with distinction. He just turned…
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Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, has expressed concern over the recent WAEC report showing a 7.69% decline in WASSCE performance in Nigeria. He emphasized that the decline is a highlight on the neglect of critical areas like education, healthcare, and poverty alleviation. Obi noted that only 72.12% of candidates achieved credits in five subjects, including English and Mathematics, compared to 79.81% the previoys year, indicating a need for urgent action. He pointed out that despite a claimed literacy rate of over 50%, Nigeria ranks 187th globally, reflecting a lack of commitment to education.…
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has vehemently opposed the All Progressive Congress (APC)’s alleged plan to involve the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) in the screening committee for the upcoming local government election in Kogi State. In a statement released on Monday, CNPP Chairman Mohammed Kabir Abdullahi emphasized that tax clearance is not a valid criterion for candidate nomination in any democratic setting. He declared, “We totally reject the inclusion of KGIRS in the screening exercise for the forthcoming local government election in Kogi State.” Abdullahi accused the APC of attempting to use KGIRS to intimidate or…
Judgment in the Kogi State governorship elections appeal filed by Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has been reserved by the a five man panel of the Supreme Court Ajaka had challenged the declaration made by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) on the outcome of the 2023 governorship elections in their respective states. However, in a ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court said it reserved judgments in the appealed cases. The SDP candidate had appealed the judgment of a three-member tribunal that affirmed the election of Ahmed Usman Ododo of APC as governor of Kogi. However, after the…
By Ehichioya Ezomon Rice – the most popular Nigerian staple food – has suddenly become an issue, and may contribute to futher scrambling of the campaign of the Edo State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that’s already reeling from months of defection of high-profile members to the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the September 21, 2024, governorship election. This follows the reported discovery of thousands of bags of rice hoarded and warehoused in residences or property of alleged chieftains of the PDP in Benin City, the state capital city. As claimed by the “discoverers,”…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja COMRADE Ademu Seidu, Chairman, Kogi State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ) has admonished working Journalists to be constantly mindful of their physical fitness in the discharge their responsibilities. Seidu made the call on Monday during a Road Walk by members of Union as part of activities marking the 2024 Kogi NUJ Press Week organized by the Council. The Chairman commended journalists in Kogi State for the massive turn out for the road walk stressing that it would strengthen the bond among members in the State aside other healthy benefits. According to him, Ordinarily, on…
By Ola Awoniyi The passage of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Bill 2024 by the National Assembly is now history. The Bill, which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has already signed into law, amended the National Minimum Wage Act 2019 by increasing the Minimum Wage from 30,000 Naira to 70,000 Naira and reducing the time for periodic review of the National Minimum Wage from five years to three years. In passing the Bill, the National Assembly did what the time demanded. But no one is commenting on the parliament’s responsiveness in the prompt or speedy passage of the Bill. Isn’t it…
***Take advantage of Tinubu’s commitment to integrating their perspectives in policy-making The Minister of State for Youth, Ayodele Olawande, has called on Nigerian youth to priotize on innovation and collaboration as vital tools for accelerating the country’s Socioeconomic development. Speaking at the third edition of the African Youth Conference held in Abuja on Saturday, he also charged them to take advantage of the commitment of President Tinubu to integrating the youth’s perspectives in policy-making Represented by Dotun Omoleye, Olawande the minister encouraged young Nigerians to recognize their significance in Nigeria’s progress, urging them to see themselves as key stakeholders in…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. MOVING Minds Alliance (MMA), a global Research Forum advocating support prioritisation of the youngest refugees and their caregivers has called on global leaders, national and sub-national humanitarian actors to prioritise Early Childhood Development (ECD) in humanitarian settings. The MMA, as a global network of 39 organisations advocating for more resource allocations to support children in crisis, emphasised the critical importance of ECD in humanitarian settings. The Global Network made the call as part of activities to mark the 2024 World Humanitarian Day on August 19, via a statement made available to newsmen by Lola Ayanda, Network…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. The Ohinoyi of Ebira Land, His Royal Majesty, Alhaji Dr. Ahmed Muhammed Tijani Anaje has lauded the all-inclusive, innovative transformative approach to leadership being exhibited by Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Prof. Salisu Ogbo Usman. Alhaji Tijani Anaje gave the commendation while receiving the Rector and other Principal Officers of the Polytechnic who were on a courtesy visit to his palace at the weekend in Okene. According to a statement signed by Uredo Omale, Director, Public Relations and Protocol, the revered monarch said the all-inclusive and innovative approach leadership brought to bear by the Rector had…