Deforestation; Niger auctions 500 bags of seized Charcoal. Yahaya zakka Minna. The Niger State Task Force on Forest Exploitation has auctioned about 500 bags of charcoal confiscated from dealers of the commodity in the state. Speaking at the occasion, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane warned that Government would not hesitate…
Niger State House of Assembly has kicked against the exploitation of Senior School Certificate Examination candidates by some private schools in the state. Member of the State Assembly representing Agwara, Hon Bello Ahmad Agwara, in a motion at plenary yesterday alleged that some private schools in the state charge as high as N250,000 to N300,000…
INSECURITY : Kogi registers 10, 000 Commercial motorcycles, Trycycles. In its commitment to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality, Kogi State Government has begun the biometric registration of all the operators of Motorcycles popularly known as Okada and Trycycles (Keke NAPEP) across the state. Speaking with Journalists at the Internal…
#20bn Frozen Account; Kogi begs for CTC of the Judgement. Despite its denial of culpability of the #20bn saga, and a threat to sue EFCC the Kogi state government has applied to the Federal High Court to avail her of the Certified True Copy of the Judgement.CTC. EFCC had dragged Kogi state and sterling Bank…
Breaking: Gunmen kill Okajide Sowore. The immediate junior brother to the publisher of Sahara reporters, Okajide Sowore was on Saturday killed by unknown gunmen along Benin -Ore expressway. According to a source close to the activist, he was killed along Benin-Ore Expressway, just after Okada. Sowore himself broke the news this morning through a statement….
IThe former Kogi Governor,Ibrahim Idris has described as shocking the death of PDP leader in Omala local government,Jubrin Yusuf who died yesterday,Friday 3rd September,2021. A statement personally signed by the former Govenor Idris said he was disturbed by the sudden sad developement of a man he met while on a visit to his country home…
*Berates NASS for voting against electronic transmission.* The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has demanded for a credible electoral act that will conform to the yearnings and aspirations of the Nigeria people . This is just as the Union berated the members of the 9th National Assembly , describing their voting against electronic transmission of…
Man Who Stole Journalist’s Car In Kogi, Bags 3 Months Imprisonment Treasure Ochemeje A man, Ismaila Bababgida, 37, from Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, has been convicted and sentenced to three (3) months imprisonment with hard labour for stolen a Toyota Camry car belonging to a Journalist in the state. It would be…
Economic diversification; Don Advises kogi to Establish solid mineral Development Corporation, to utilise potentials. Against the backdrop of the dwindling revenue from crude oil a University Don. Professor Nuhu Obaje has advised kogi state government to establish Solid Minerals Development Corporation, that will maximise the solid minerals deposit and to shore up the revenue…
We are suffering, come to our aid, Niger NUP begs Gov. Bello. Yahaya zakka Minna Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has been called upon to look into the plight of Pentioners in the state. The statement was made by the Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Pentioners,( NUP )Niger state chapter,Comrade Abdullahi Baba…
