The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Police CP Idrisu Dauda Dabban has urged all parents to caution their Children and wards, particularly the Youths and Teenagers who engage in the use of fireworks (Knockout) to desist forthwith.A statement by the police public relations officer William Aya said the Police is determined to deal decisively with anybody that want to cause disturbance of public peace.”Anybody caught will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly. “The Commissioner of Police hereby advised all law abiding people in the State to go about their legitimate businesses and warns that the Command will not hesitate to apply…
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From Abel Daniel, Lafia A group under the auspices of Migili Cultural Development Association (MCDA) has decried lopsidedness in appointments by Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State.This was contained in a press statement that was signed by the National president Hon. Philip Ajeh which copy was made available to newsmen in Lafia, the state capital. The statement said the Migili nation has suffered serial marginalization and exclusion in the state executive council since the advent of the present administration of Governor Sule. According to the statement, “This has given rise to several interpretations and concerns within the Migili nation and…
A Civil Society Organisations for Transparency and Accountability (CSOTA) has alleged plot by the Kano State Government to discredit the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Barau Jibrin. The group while condemning the latest development, warned that if the Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who they accused of sponsoring the campaign do not desist from the plot, he would be exposed. Taking a protest to the National Assembly on Friday in Abuja, spokesperson for the group, Comrade Sunday Attah, called on the EFCC, ICPC and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to put their surveillance on Governor Ganduje,…
The forum of the serving Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has joined the family and all Nigerians home and abroad to celebrate the 79th birthday of President Muhammadu Buhari.Buhari, today Friday clocked 79 years in age.In a statement signed Friday in Abuja, the chairman of the forum and Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, acknowledged and commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership, vision and commitment to a united prosperous Nigeria.The statement also expressed confidence that under the current administration the Nation will surmount all the challenges confronting her. “The Progressive…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has warned that the Ruling All Progressives Congress will finally collapse if the Party’s National Convention slated for February 2022 is not differed till a later date.Senator Kalu who is the chief whip of the senate directed his warning toPresident Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kalu gave this advice in a letter to the National Chairman Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Governor Mai Mala Buni, in Abuja, on Thursday. He also wants the presidential primary of the party and election of National Working Committee (NWC) to hold ‘pari pasu’ at…
The Families of late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), LT. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers who died in the May 21ST 2021, Nigerian Air Force Air crash in Kaduna State have recieved education support from the victims Support Fund (VSF).The Chairman of the Victims Support Funds, LT Gen. Theophilus Y. Danjuma rtd, had approved the support for the families of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) LT. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru and ten (10) other officers.The VSF team lead by the Executive Director, Prof. Nana Tanko on behalf of the VSF Chairman, LT Gen. T Y. Danjuma rtd,…
Some Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders in Kogi State have urged the State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) to release the Local Government election results almost one year after winners were innaugurated and the oath of office taken.This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a one -day strategic meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSP) partners and Media on prioritizing Anti corruption and and Accountability issues during the upcoming 2023 elections.The communique was signed and issued by the executive director of the Conscience for Human Right and Conflict Resolution(CHRCR) Idris Miliki Abdul who organized the event held…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in what seemed like a homily on end times on Thursday urged everyone to prepare for death at all times as no one knows when it will come.Pastor Kolawole, aged 50, died at a Lagos hospital recently following an illness.Bello spoke as he again sympathized with the Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole over the death of his wife Pastor (Mrs) Esther Kolawole. The Governor who was among the dignitaries that attended the burial ceremony to pay their last respect to the deceased charged members of the society…
By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse The Jigawa Youth Concern (JYC) forum has written to the commissioner of police in the state seeking for protection/guidance on an organized peaceful demonstration scheduled to hold on Saturday in Dutse the capital against the biting economic hardship and security challenges bedevilling the country. This was contained in a notification letter seeking for protection/guidance to the state’s commissioner of police which was signed by the chairman of the forum comrade Umar Danjani The letter reads, “The Jigawa Youth Concern has decided to embarked on a peaceful demonstration as part of the effort to finding solution to…
Against the promise by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, that the 2022 Appropriation Bill would be passed this week; feelers around the National Assembly suggest that it might not be passed by either chambers before this week runs out after all. The senate President who also doubles as the Chairman of the National Assembly, while presiding over the Senate’s plenary of Tuesday, November 23, 2021, made a commitment on behalf of the National Assembly, that the budget would be passed by Tuesday, December 14, 2021. He dropped the hint at a time the budget defence sessions with Ministries,…