***Advocates Military-Civilian relations As part of the activities to mark this year’s Nigerian Army day celebration, the 31 Artillery Brigade Minna, Niger State has offered free medical services to the people of Garatu Community in Bosso local government area of the State, with an appeal to the people to see the Nigerian Army as part of the society. Well over 300 persons including women, children and the elderly in the community benefited from the free medical outreach by the Artillery Brigade medical Corps. Medical services rendered to the people, included general medical consultations, blood pressure check, blood sugar level check…
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The Chief Whip of the senate, Senator Ali Ndume on Tuesday debunked allegations that Budgetary allocations approved for security were diverted by former Service chiefs to build Military Universities which were cited in their villages. Ndume who was speaking as former senate Committee chairman on Army said the Appropriation for the Universities had nothing to do with that for security for procurement of arms and ammunition for containing insurgency. Senator Ndume was reacting to Senator Adams Oshiomhole’s allegation that previous Service chiefs diverted money meant for procuring armarments to fight insurgency to build universities that were cited in their villages…
***To immortalize two slain students Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State has boosted the confidence of the students and management of the Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara with promise of bringing about improved security on the university campus. The Governor gave the indication during a meeting with 29 students from the university who had been rescued after being abducted by attackers who stormed the campus on May 9, 2024, and took 31 students hostage. The special Adviser on Media to Governor, Ismaila Isah quoted the Governor to have promised to complete the perimeter fencing of the…
By John Akubo Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory despite being the host to Lower Usuman Dam Water Treatment Plant (LUDWTP) the main source of water supply for FCT and environs is not lucky to give potable water to its inhabitants. The Dam which is owned by Federal Capital Territory Water Board (FCTWB) is located in the Ushafa community about 9km from the Bwari Area Council headquarters, yet the residents have not been able to enjoy the benefits of potable water supply. Many of the residents who can not afford to dig their own boreholes are left with…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, (GCFR) over the appointment of Mr Mohammed Sheidu, an indigene of Kogi State, as Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund. Governor Ododo disclosed this in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Femi Fanwo, on Tuesday in Lokoja. The Governor commended the President for finding Mohammed Sheidu worthy of such a strategic appointment. He said that the President had shown his faith in the best of Kogi to work with him to accomplish the Renewed Hope Agenda for a…
***Reaffirms commitment to ensuring cholera-free environment By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. KOGI State Government has unveiled comprehensive infection prevention tools and reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring a cholera-free environment across the state. Dr Abdulazeez Adams Adeiza, Commissioner for Health, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday said the State Government had taken decisive actions in response to the recent outbreak of the disease in the country. Commissioner Adeiza described Kogi as being fortunate to have minimal impact from the current cholera outbreak, as not more than two confirmed cases have been identified in Lokoja and Omala LGAs. He noted that…
***Approves N5billion for construction of permanent orientation camp ***Doles out N200,000 to each Corps members The Niger State Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago on Tuesday rolled out various incentives for Corps members posted to the state for the year’s Batch B, stream one service at the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Paiko, Niger State The governor who was the special guest of honor at the swearing in of the 1,600 Corps members posted to the state, approved N5billion for the construction of a permanent orientation camp for the National Youths Services Corps (NYSC) in the state. The state…
The speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Abdulmalik Sarkindaji has described as shocking and painful the death of the wife of the state deputy governor, Hajiya Zainab Garba. The late Hajiya Zainab Garba, who is the first wife of the deputy governor, comrade Yakubu Garba died in Minna on Tuesday after a brief illness. The speaker in a condolence massage issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mallam Shamsudeen Lawal Binaira said the death of the deputy governor’s wife was a great loss not only to the family but the entire state. Sarkindaji described the…
***Moves to tackle environmental degradation **Distributes 10 tractors, 140 power tillers to farmers To boost food production and national food security, the Federal Capital Territory Administration has promised to provide all that is required through the relevant Secretariat, Departments and Agencies of the FCT Administration FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, made the pledge during the commissioning of projects, agricultural machineries and distribution of agricultural inputs to Community Interest Groups (CIGs) under the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) Project. Special Adiser on Media to the Minister Austine Elemue in a statement quoted the minister to have noted that…
The court, in the case prosecuting the former Minister Agunloye over the 2003 Mambilla BOT contract, sat in earnest on Monday, 1 July 2024, on Apo High Court in Abuja The prosecution promptly requested two things from the court. First, the prosecution lawyer reported the challenge the EFCC faced earlier in the day when the second Prosecution Witness, PW2 lined up suddenly declined to face the court because he said that his son had just passed away. The prosecution asked the court to bear with him and grant an adjournment because he could not proceed with the case. The court…