Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has expressed deep grief over the demise of an elder statesman and a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Alex Usman Kadiri at the age of 82. In a condolenvce message signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications Kingsley Femi Fanwo indicated that the late Sen. Kadiri who represented Kogi East Senatorial District in the Senate between 1999 and 2007 was a distinguished patriot who was passionate about the development of the state and the nation. Fanwo said, before senator Kadiri’s excellent representation in the Red Chambers, he had served…
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By OLA AWONIYI About a fortnight ago, the Nigerian media widely reported that the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence recommended, in a report, that the Federal Government should purchase new aircraft for the use of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. The House had in May mandated the Committee to investigate the conditions of the aircraft in the Presidential fleet. That assignment followed a motion earlier debated by the House. Since that House Committee’s report was made public, the issue of acquiring new aircraft for Tinubu and Shettima became a controversy and a…
The Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has offered 100 of her constituents as aids as backup for legislative responsibilities. The decision according to the senator aims to reduce poverty and encourage self-reliance among her constituents. The senator made gave the indication via her Facebook page on Thursday. She stated that the aides have been selected from 57 wards in Kogi Central to enhance the quality of representation. Each aide is set to receive N50,000 for community projects as a form of empowerment. She pointed out that the appointments were made without bias to political affiliations and have been allocated…
By Friday Idachaba, Lokoja. KOGI state Steering Committee for the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and other stakeholders have called for sustained Government and Citizens engagement in Townhall Meetings using Permanent Dialogue Mechanisms (PDM). In a communique issued at the end of a Round Table Discussion on Good Governance in Lokoja, the stakeholders said Kogi Accountability Platform (KAP) and the OGP could be used to achieve improved Accountability and Transparency in Governance. The Round Table Discussion was organized by Stallion Times Media Services in its implemention of a Participatory Governance and Media Literacy project tagged “Get Involved, Dialogue and Improve (G-DRIP)”…
The Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial district, Isah Jibrin Echocho has expressed sadness over the demise of a former Kogi East Senator, Dr Alex Usman Kadiri, who passed away on Thursday, in Abuja after a brief illness. Sen Echcho in a statement he personally signed and made available to the National Update in Abuja on friday described the deceased as a dedicated politician and public servant who recorded significant milestones as Senator. According to him, Senator Kadiri was an elder statesman, a devoted public servant, and a pillar of support to his community. The statement reads, “I received the sad…
**Charges President Ruto to apologise over anti-people law The International Criminal Court (ICC), should as matter of urgency investigate and prosecute heads of security agencies responsible for the killing of innocent protesters in Kenya, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has charged He also called on President William Ruto to urgently apologize to the people of Kenyan for attempting to make a legislation that was manifestly anti-people before he was forced to beat a retreat by the angered youths. Frank who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said the action constituted…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned residents of Jigawa State to brace up for an impending flood disaster The agency’s alarm is coming as the rainy season gathering momentum and the fear of potential floods that may devastate their homes and livelihoods. The agency warned that some local government areas in the state are at high and moderate risk of flooding. At a sensitization programme in Dutse, NEMA urged stakeholders to take proactive measures to mitigate the impact of floods. “We cannot afford to be complacent,” said Nura Abdullahi, Territorial Coordinator of NEMA’s Kano Territorial Office. “We must…
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has accused some private aircraft owners of engaging money laundering, drug trafficking and other illegal activities with their jets Speaking at the Ministry of Aviation in Abuja on Thursday, when he inaugurated a Ministerial Taskforce Committee to checkmate illegal chartered operations in the country the minister failed to name the airlines, he however asserted that the illegal activities have made the sector to lose billions of dollars and raised serious security concerns. The minister further stated that some of those involved in the illegal activities are those who acquired licenses for…
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has again raised concern over the twin crises of a large and growing out-of-school population and severe learning poverty currently facing Nigeria This came to the fore UNICEF distributed 2,760 solar-powered radio sets to the Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for students in the security frontline communities to learn lessons. In his address during a Media Dialogue on Retention, Transition, and Completion (RTC) and Re-entry Guidelines for Adolescent Girls in the State, the Chief of Field, UNICEF Field Office Kano, Rahama Farah however rued the growing out-of-school children population in…
The Igala Cultural Development Association (ICDA) has indicated that it’s National Executive Council Election will hold on Saturday. A statement by the National publicity secretary of the Caretaker Committee Mr Barth Ademu in Lokoja said the election will begin with the final screening of aspirants at nine o’clock in the morning while election proper will start at twelve noon. The statement further indicated that observer status have been granted to some socio cultural organisations from Kogi east to be part of the National Executive Election adding that over twenty offices are being contested. According to the statement, the event will…