Presidential Aspirant on the platform of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim has asked Nigerians not to make the mistake of voting for the party that has brought so much hardship on them in 2023. The aspirant spoke on Thursday at the NUJ press Center at an event organised by the FCT council, ‘The Exposure: Deconstructing the Aspirant – Malik Ado-Ibrahim. He said, “If Nigerians go out to vote the party that has failed them previously in 2023 it means they are dumb.” According to him, Nigerians cannot afford to go down the same road of insecurity, hunger…
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Apparently piqued by the renewed attacks on Benue communities, the state Governor, Samuel Ortom has reiterated his call on the people to rise up and defend themselves against forces bent on taking over their land.Chief Press Secretary to the governor Nathaniel Ikyur in statement quoted him to have given the charge in Zaki Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of the state Thursday, at the burial of the Second Republic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Akaai Chaha. The Governor who lamented how Fulani herdsmen in the past few days carried out coordinated attacks in some local governments said…
There was disagreement among stakeholders at a public hearing on the proposed law to regulate House rent payment advancement within the Federal Capital Territory The Senate had on the strength of a bill sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi ( APC Kogi West) directed its committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, to organise public hearing on the planned legislation.The legislation is seeking for maximum of three months advanced rent payment and monthly payment for old tenants as against one or two years being collected by many of the landlords .At the public hearing while the Nigeria Labour Congress, Nigeria Civil Service…
A new organisation, New Nigeria Dream Initiative (NNDI) has been unveiled to mobilize Nigerians to arise and make better choices in 2023 general elections and beyond.National Coordinator of the organisation, Dr. Breakforth Onwubuya who spoke at media unveiling of project in a speech titled: “Time to wake”, disclosed that the NNDI is a project of New Dream for Grassroot Development (NDGD) and shall remain a platform for the grassroot sensitisation. He said it is set to engage Nigerians in sustainable movement that advocates for responsible leadership and followership ahead of 2023 general election.According to him the project will be committed…
BY CHIEF MIKE A. A. OZEKHOME, SAN, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D INTRODUCTIONIn these trying times that assail our beleaguered Nation, the NASS should be seen to concentrate more on how creatively make laws that engender peace, order and good government of Nigeria; laws that promote prosperity, good governance, social justice and egalitarianism. The recent amendment to the Electoral Act has caused too much needless national hoopla and ruckus. It ought not have been at the centre stage of discourse in a sane society. Is conscripting the political space and discriminatorily barring certain classes of persons from contesting elections simply…
By Friday Idachaba Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON), Kogi chapter has called for review of existing Agriculture sector policies to give way for emergence of a coherent policy framework with emphasis on budget formulation and implementation. Kogi Coordinator of SWOFON Hajia Safiya Yahaya, made the call at a Press conference organised by Budget Committee Group (BCG), supported by ActionAid Nigeria on Wednesday in Lokoja. The Coordinator said it was imperative that the Ministry of Agriculture reviewed existing policies on agriculture and come up with an all-inclusive policy framework that would incorporate the change agenda with emphasis on…
By Friday Idachaba The President and Founder of Enemona Josh Humanitarian Foundation, Ambassador Gabriel David Onoja was on Thursday morning abducted by unidentified gunmen from his house at Wada road Lokoja. Confirming the incident to newsmen Mr Williams Aya (SP) said the 35-year-old philanthropist was picked from his house at about 10:30 am Thursday by six gunmen dressed as security agents. Aya further indicated that the hoodlums were all armed with AK-47 and bullet proof vests adding that efforts were being made to launch into full scale investigation and search to rescue Onoja. “Although, we are not certain whether is…
By Friday Idachaba Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria,Ene Obi has called on Kogi State Government to take over and continue with the various Community development intervention programmes supported by the international Non-Governmental Organisation under its Local Rights Programme (LRP). Obi who made the call at the Kogi LRP and Close Out Ceremony of the programme at Riverton Hotel, Lokoja, said the 14-year intervention programme in the state had addressed issues of poverty, women rights, access to facilities and livelihood support among others. The Country Director, represented by Mrs Funmilayo Oyefusi, Director Organisational Effectiveness, said ActionAid intervened in Adavi and Igalamela-Odolu…
The House of Representatives on Thursday, commenced legislative work on a bill for the establishment of a National Polytechnic Commission. When passed into law, the National Polytechnics Commission Bill (HB 1935) will be saddled with the responsibilities of supervising, regulating and coordinating Polytechnics education in the country. The bill, sponsored by Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo, Member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency from Rivers State, has already scaled First Reading on the floor of the House. As part of the functions of the proposed Commission, Section 4(1b) empowers it to ‘prepare, after consultation with all the state governments, the Polytechnics, the National…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has called on Nigerians to unite against terrorists and saboteurs. The former Nasarawa state governor and former Senator representing Nasarawa North spoke while reacting to the attack on the Kaduna bound train on Monday. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Senator Adamu said now is the time to unite against the enemies of the land. He condoled with the families of the deceased victims of the attack. “I strongly condemn this attack. It was brutal and barbaric and it further delineates the extent to which some enemies of…