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,…
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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…
Benue state Governor Dr Samuel Ortom has sent a message of felicitations to former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark who has attained the age of 74 years on Friday April 8, 2022. Senator Mark was born in Otukpo, Benue state on April 8, 1948.A statement by his chief press secretary Nathaniel Ikyur quotedGovernor Ortom in a congratulatory message to have described Sen Mark as a worthy son of Benue state and a pan Nigerian. The Governor in the statement paid glowing tribute to Mark for his steadfastness and unwavering commitment in the service to the nation. The Governor…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has exhibited high level of magnanimity by reinstating political appointees who had resigned to contest elections but were not favoured by zoning. His Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur in a statement however, indicated that only those whose positions were not replaced will enjoy the privilege. The statement quoted the governor to have made the disclosure on Thursday at a parley with all political appointees from the 14 local government areas of the state. The governor explained the gesture to reinstate the former aides who lost their bids for various elective political offices was to show his…
Former military governor of defunct Bendel state, Senator Tunde Ogbeha has sent a goodwill message to his colleague and friend, Sen David Mark on his 74th birthday. Senator Mark was born in Otukpo, the present day Benue state on April 8, 1948. Sen Ogbeha in his goodwill message to Sen Mark praised him for his steadfastness in the service to the nation.He noted the contributions of Mark to the socio Economic and political development of Nigeria and urged him not to rest on his Oars .Ogbeha and Mark were class mates at the Nigeria Military School, (NMS), Zaria and the…
From Abel Abogonye, Lafia Nasarawa state deputy governor Dr. Emmanuel Akabe, has urged corps members in the state to share the knowledge and skills gotten from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme with their host communities. He stated this during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Batch A Stream II orientation course held on Thursday at the Magaji Dan-Yamusa NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Keffi local government area of the state. Corps members were empowered with skills and entrepreneurial training for self employment under the NYSC SAED programme during the scheme’s 3 weeks…
Peace has finally returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State chapter after a committee led by Governor Ortom of Benue State brokered a truce among the warring factions. Ortom who is also the Chairman of the committee set up by the National Executive Committee, (NEC) of PDP disclosed this to journalists Wednesday at the end of a meeting that lasted more than six hours with the warring parties at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. His Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur in a statement indicated that the party had on March 16th, 2022 at its 95th NEC meeting constituted…
By Friday Idachaba Inele-Ogugu (KOGI): Barely one week after his abduction and onslaught in the hands of armed men later confirmed to be Policemen, Amb. Gabriel David Onoja, a humanitarian and philanthropist, has lost a junior brother to death. The deceased, ThankGod David Onoja was said to have died on Monday at Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti in Ekiti state after a protracted illness arising from complicated kidney infections. The late junior Onoja, 29-year-old law graduate awaiting call-up letter to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was buried in Inele-Ugoh in Olamaboro Local Government of Kogi amidst tears and wailing.…