Lagos Icon Lions club plans to stage awareness walk about the prevalence of cancer in the country. The President of the Lagos Icon Lions club, Ogudu, Lion Gorge Kayode Tanimowo in a statement said that the event scheduled for Saturday 26th February will be held at Ogudu, Ojota, Lagos at 8.am. According to him, members…
Breaking; Bandits shot dead Major General Hassan Ahmed, Wife abducted. Major General Hassan Ahmed has been shot dead by gunmen believed to be bandits onThursday night in the Abaji area of the FCT even as the wife was whisked away to unknown destination. Ahmed who was formerly provost Marshal of the Nigerian Army, according to…
Ododonomic speech and the resurgence of hope in kogi. The exchange of baton of government of Alhaji Yahaya Bello to Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has ended in Kogi. However, what has just begun is the ability of the administration to meet the yearnings and aspirations of the people of the state , writes Atabor Julius…
Electricity Tariff Hike; ActionAid Nigeria calls for a halt. Treasure Ochemeje. ActionAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation working to eradicate poverty in Nigeria has decried the alleged resolution by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) directing the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to increase their tariffs from Wednesday, September 1, 2021. ActionAid Nigeria…
Kogi groans as telecoms , Govt fight dirty over revenue. Residents of kogi state have in the past two weeks persistently experiencing acute network failure owing to revenue imbroglio between the state government and telecommunication service providers over alleged revenue leakages. The revenue war has grounded businesses, paralyzed socio economic activities in the State. Many…
Army Refutes killing 7 protesting Dangote staff The attention of Headquarters 23 Brigade Nigerian Army has been drawn to a mischievous Sahara Reporters story alleging soldiers opened fire on protesting staff of Dangote Sugar Company at Gyawana district under Lafiya Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa state. In order to give the proper perspective…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has pushed for the training and retraining programmes to boost the technical and forensic capacity of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) Staff on efficient conduct of digital elections. While advocating Gender-inclusive reforms in the electoral process.,the Civil Society group also called for the full implementation of…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has praised the visionary leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President marks the first one year in office. In a congratulatory message signed by Governor Ododo, the Kogi State Governor noted that the last one year of the administration of President Tinubu has witnessed remarkable strides towards…
2023; Stakeholders warn Politicians against Thuggery, vote Buying in Kogi. As the 2023 election gets closer, the Security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kogi state, have warned politicians and political parties against vote buying, thuggery and other electoral malpractices before, during and after the elections . The warning was handed down during…
7th Kogi State House of Assembly @ 2; An Appraisal By Idris Abdul Miliki. Since a new civilian government was inaugurated in Nigeria in May 1999, there has been various efforts by local and international Civil Society Organizations and Development Agencies to work with various tiers and arms of government with a view of…
