By Friday Idachaba Editorial Board of Kogi-based ‘Policy and Lawmakers’ Magazine’ has called on electorate to vote out legislators who do not support constitutional amendment to grant administrative and financial autonomy to Local Government councils. Mr Friday Ogungbemi, Publisher of the Magazine, who disclosed this in statement on Sunday in Lokoja urged electorate, especially in rural areas, to be properly guided in their support and votes for politicians as 2023 general elections approach. Ogungbemi said it was important that the Local Government System is strengthened to prosecute and accomplish its mandate as the third tier of government. The Board, according…
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From Naseer Mijinyawa A governorship aspirant in Niger State, Alhaji Umar Sanda Abdullahi has said that he will align with any position taken by his party with regards to consensus arrangement.According to him the party is greater than any individual stating that if the party decided that concesus candidate should emerge, he will for the success of the party, abide by that position for the overal interest of the party at the general elections.Addressing Journalists at a news briefing in Minna over the weekend, he maintained that his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) is greater than any individual and…
Pensioners in Kogi state are apprehensive as government may have resorted to selective payment of pensions for the month of March, 2022. The development started on Wednesday, 6th April, 2022 (afternoon), when a handful of pensioners especially those banking with First Bank, UBA and Union Bank reportedly got their alerts for payment of their March pensions while majority are yet to be paid. The difficult situation that had inflicted pains on the senior citizens, started in February, 2022 when they were paid 70% of their pensions instead of 100% and to worsen it now, the selective payment for the month…
By Sunny Green Prince Yemi Itodo, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has threatened to file a N2 billion suit against the spokesperson of Hon. Hassan Saleh Campaign Organization, Cletus Agada for defamation. The threat was contained in a demand letter by his legal team, Pathfind Attorneys, dated 8th April, 2022 and addressed to Cletus Agada. In the letter which was signed by the Senior Partner, Precious Aire, Esq, the law firm cited how Agada defamed their client in a widely published write up on Facebook Friday, 8th April, 2022. The letter read…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has sent message of congratulations to the Bishop- Elect of Katsina – Ala Diocese, Benue state, Most Reverend Father Isaac Bunde Dugu on his appointment. Chief Press Secretary to the governor Nathaniel Ikyur in a statement indicated that Rev Father Dugu was appointed Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina- Ala in Benue state by the Holy Father Pope Francis on Saturday, April 9, 2022.According to him Dugu by the appointmentsucceeds Bishop Peter Adoboh who died on February 14, 2020.According to the statement, Governor Ortom in a congratulatory message described the new Bishop as…
Nigeria needs a de-tribalized person like the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele who is endowed with the knowledge of the economy to move the country to the land of development, a group under the aegis of Emefiele Mobilization Team (EMT), has said. The group therefore called on Nigerian youth to support the call for Dr. Godwin lfeanyinchukwu Emefiele to run for the 2023 presidential election. Addressing youths from the 21 local government areas of Kogi State on Saturday in Lokoja, during the launch of Emefiele Mobilization Team, the national coordinator of the team Dr. Ahmed Attah reeled out some of…
Journalists in Abuja are mourning one of their best and prominent, former Daily Trust Newspaper’s correspondent, Ronald Mutum, who died on Friday night after sustained battle with cancer.As if he knew the end was close he had written on his face book wall just days to his demise, “They are calling it plumonery metastasis! It’s a new battle front… Already I’m on a new line of Chemotherapy! God is in control!”Many of his friends especially colleagues responded with prayers:John Akubo who had worked with him in Kano while he was with Galaxy Television, wrote: By his stripes you are healed,…
Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, have called for re – election of outstanding 14 out of the 469 serving federal lawmakers. This is happening ahead of primary elections to be conducted by the various political parties to determine their touch bearers for Senatorial and House of Representatives seats for the 10th National Assembly. The group under the aegis of Coalition of Media and Civil Sociey Organisations in Nigeria, made the call on Friday at a press conference held at the Senate wing of the National Assembly. The National Co-ordinator of the group, Mr Alex Enemanna, said the advocacy…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent message of condolence to former President Goodluck Jonathan on the death of his two personal staff in a road accident that occured on ThursdayThe president’s media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in a Statement on Friday indicated that Buhari joined fellow countrymen in praying for the repose of the souls of the deceased.He asked the families of the victims to consider their death as a sacrifice for the nation. Buhari expressed gratitude to God for having Jonathan escape unhurt from the accident as hee, urged the former president not to be distracted from his frequent local…
By Dr Abubakar Abba We are in the 21st Century which is a knowledge driven era. This is an era where leaders are assessed based on number of tweets they get daily. Sometimes back, President Paul Kegame of Rwanda was ranked as the most tweeted President in Africa. In view of the foregoing anybody wishing to contest elections must be IT compliant and digital to enable him cope with recent developments all over the world.Adamawa is about to experience a quantum leap into the 21st Century as Mustapha has stressed the need to do things differently by making Adamawa State…