The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has declared his intentions to run for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigerian at the 2023 general elections. Speaking on behalf of the Governor in Abuja on Monday, Senator Smart Adeyemi said “the Governor wants to run for the office of the…
The Kogi state Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC has paraded six teenagers suspected to be fulani kidnappers. Parading the suspects at the state command headquarters in Lokoja on Monday, the Commandant, Suleiman Mafara said, his men made the arrest in conjunction with the Hunters Group of Nigeria , kogi…
CNG canvass for population as indices for Revenue sharing formula. As the agitation by the states and groups for an equitable revenue sharing formula takes the front burner of National discourse, a group known as Coalition of Northern Groups CNG has urged Government to adopt population as a measure for the revenue sharing formula….
Protecting National Asset.; Don invents pipeline monitoring Device. Yahaya Zakka Minna An Engieering Professor with the Federal University of Technology Minna in Niger State, has invented a system capable of monitoring pipeline vandalization across the country. The Professor Oluwafemi Ayodeji Olugboji of the mechanical engineering department of FUT minna during the inaugural lecture series…
Coalition of Shiroro Associations to shut down Zungeru hydroelectric power Dam project. Yahaya Zakka Minna The Coalition of Shiroro Associations in Niger State has threatened to obtain a court order to restrain the Federal Government from commissioning and further working on the multi billion naira 700 megawatt Zungeru hydroelectric power dam, if their demands are…
Zamfara police Arrest Woman,30, for Arms supply to bandits in trans- states. Yahaya Zakka Minna Zamfara Police have arrested a 30-year-old woman over alleged supply of arms and ammunition to bandits in Zamfara State. Parading the woman in Gusau the state Zamfara state capital on Friday, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ayuba Elkana…
* Bags SCCAOSA award of excellence. As the controversy trailing the inclusion of Direct primaries in the electoral amendment bill rages, a former Deputy Speaker , kogi state House of Assembly, Rt.Hon. Aliyu Akuh has described the clause as the best option for the nascent democracy. The ex lawmaker, noted that the clause allow…
Rector , FPI, , decry state of hostels, * Says, its only good for reptiles, rodents. * Alumni hold maiden convention The Rector , Federal Polytechnic Idah, Dr. Danladi David Baba has bemoaned the squalor state of the hostels of the Institution describing it as only good for rodents and reptiles. This is as he…
Ata Igala debunks comment on Covid-19 Vaccine Warns purveyors of fake news. The Ata Igala, His Royal Majesty Matthew Alaji Opaluwa, has refuted the comments purppoted to have been made by him about Covid-19 Vaccines as relayed in some online media. The Ata said that he has never granted interview to any media or spoken…
Technical Education catalyst for Nation’s Devt. Prof. Ocheni. Technological and vocational education has been described as the engine room for the growth and a restoration of infrastructures deficit pervading the length and breadth of the country. Professor Stephen Ikani Ocheni, gave the assertion on Friday at Idah , Headquarters of Idah LGA of kogi state…