From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja The Kogi State House of Assembly has extended the tenure of Transition Committee Chairmen by another Six months. The tenure of the 21 Transition Committee Chairmen in Kogi State is expected to expire on the 8th of July, 2024. This was the resolution of the hallow chamber during the house plenary on Friday. The extension of the tenure of the Transition Committee Chairmen is the sequel to a letter sent to the house by Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo. Governor Ododo in the letter posited that paucity of funds, and high wage bills are…
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From Ahmed Muhammed Danasabe, Lokoja Armed robbers robbed a Federal Road Safety Officer, simply identified as Abu who was coming from a bank and heading towards his house at Zango in Lokoja, Kogi state. The State Police Command while confirming the robbery said N139,000 was recovered from the scene while the officer was rushed to the hospital where he is currently receiving treatment. The officer was disposed of the sum of money after firing several shots at him on Friday. Eye witness accounts stated that the armed robbers trailed the officer who was riding a motorcycle from the bank up…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has praised the Nigerian Army as one of the most patriotic and selfless elements of the nation, noting that its personnel have made immense sacrifices to ensure the country’s peace and security. Mr President who was represented by the Honourable Minister of Defence, H E. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, CON, mni according to a statement issued on Monday by Mati Ali, PA Media and Publicity to the Hon Minister of Defence said the president stated this during the grand finale of the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2024 at the Maxwell Khobe…
By Umar Danladi Ado The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo has congratulated Nigerian Muslims on the beginning of the New Islamic Calendar 1446 After Hijira. The period marks the commencement of the new month of Muharram, the first in the Islamic calendar, according to the Minister, is the period of deep pondering and replenishing obligation to the degree of our belief and commitment to fostering unity and stability in our nation. A statement issued by Adamu Abdullahi, SSA Media and Publicity stated the Minister also appealed to Muslims to reflect on the positive sides…
From Christiana Gokyo, Jos The Inter-Faith Mediation Group Plateau State an Affiliation if IMC Kaduna has call on Inter-Faith Youths of Jos North and South Local Governmet Area to always results to dialogue rather than violence. They also called on religion leaders and faith base organization to help sensitize the Youths and members of the public with information of government policy to avoid the misconception and misinterpretation of viable projects in the state. The Co-Chairman Evang.Ringsum J. John made the call on Saturday after the one day and engagement dialogue with the Inter-Faith Youths from Jos South and Jos North…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar Plans are underway by the Tebke Tennis Association to float the league in south-south Nigeria. The disclosure was made by the chairman of the South-South Table Tennis Association, Ama-Ebi Wilson Ebikpolade, to journalists and sports writers in Calabar. He said the zone is ready to float a league to enable all the states in the zone to participate actively so far south-south has six states in the zone namely Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Rivers states. The chairman of the South-South Table Tennis Association, Ama-Ebi Wilson Ebikpolade, said that the zone is…
By Rabiu Sanusi As the Muslim faithful globally celebrates the new Islamic year 1446 today, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has felicitated with the Muslim faithful on the symbolic occasion of witnessing another Islamic year. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of General Media and Publicity to Governor Malam Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa The governor’s felicitation was conveyed in a statement made available to newsmen by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa in Kano. The Governor admonished Muslims in the state to use this day (Sunday, the first day in the Islamic calendar) and…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Katsina State Council condemned the kidnapping of two members of correspondents and some members of their families yesterday in Kaduna state. A statement jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the chapel, Yusuf Ibrahim and Zubairu Idris, respectively, stressed the need for all tiers of government to intensify efforts in addressing the insecurity. “The abduction of the correspondents of The Nation Newspapers and Blueprint Newspapers together with their family members at their residences in the Danhono area of Kaduna metropolis, further revealed the magnitude…
From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have decided to embark on industrial actions beginning tomorrow Monday 8th, July 2024, where all the branches of the two Unions hold a general meeting to sensitize their members on the insensitivity of the Government to their plights, follow a one day protest scheduled to hold on Tuesday 9th, then a national protest to hold on the 18th July 2024, after which the Joint Action Committee (JAC) will meet to announce a date when the strike action will…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Sokoto State Governor, Dr Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has said that his administration will soon start supporting businessmen with financial support to boost their business. He gave the assurance Sunday afternoon while receiving an ‘Award of Excellence’ presented to him by the Zumunta Furniture Kofar Taramniya. He added that the financial support is geared towards boosting trade and commerce for the socio-economic growth of the state. The Governor further said revamping the economy of Sokoto state is one of his administration’s nine-point agenda aimed at reducing redundancy, idleness as well as youth restiveness. “We have done…