President Buhari who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the 2015 All Nigeria Judges’ Conference in Abuja, yesterday said he is disturbed that allegations of judicial corruption have become more frequent in the country. He accused corrupt lawyers and judges of blocking his efforts to recover stolen assets. He said: “Further on point of negative perception, there is […]
Continue ReadingThe Independence National Electoral Commission INEC has declared the Kogi state gubernatorial election inconclusive due to the gap between cancelled votes and the wining margin. Few hours after this declaration by INEC, Prince Abubakar Audu the APC governorship candidate died. The country has never had any situation whereby a candidate in a governorship election dies […]
Continue ReadingPrince Enitan Ogunwusi, will be crowned today as the Arole-Oduduwa and assumed the title of the Ojaja II, having completed the coronation rites at the Ilofi shrine at Iremo in Ife late yesterday. Ogunwusi who through due process was unanimously voted by 14 out of 16 kingmakers as two of them were late. Sources from […]
Continue ReadingTHE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has disclosed that over 50million Nigerians do not have access to toilets hence resort defecate openly. Nigeria ranks among the five countries in the world with the greatest rates of open defecation as revealed by the UNICEF body. This was made known in a report issued yesterday by Ijeoma […]
Continue ReadingThe gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi state, Abubakar Audu has died from multiple strokes. The death of Audu is coming barely three hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared his victory at the elections inconclusive. Audu is leading the incumbent governor, Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party […]
Continue ReadingThis month, Funmi Iyanda will receive what is for her, the latest in a long line of awards, but this time from an English university that has recognised her significant global contribution to human rights and sustainability. At a University of Cumbria graduation ceremony in the historic Carlisle Cathedral on Wednesday 25 November, Funmi will […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Bayelsa have arrested one Promise Meshak for the alleged murder of a stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Andrew June. The police were also said to have invited 17 persons including a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alex Ekiotenne, in connection with the death. June was stabbed to death with […]
Continue ReadingIt was expected that with the composition of the 96 Standing Committees in the House of Representatives, the stage was set for real legislative business to commence in earnest, but developments of the past weeks suggest otherwise. Speaker Yakubu Dogara had announced names of the Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen for the standing committees for effective […]
Continue ReadingThe Kogi state governorship election held Today Saturday went peacefully in all the 21 Local government area of the state aside some little upheaval in Anyigba, Dekina LG where hoodlums attack some polling units. Ogori/Mangogo Okibo unit 1: PDP 57, APC 9; Unit 2: PDP 56, APC 13. Okesi ward unit 01: PDP 118, APC […]
Continue ReadingThere have been news about accidents occurring in our express roads in different parts of the country with fatal results and casualties. No less than eighteen men, two women and a female child died in an accident which occurred along the Abuja-Lokoja Road on Friday morning. The Kogi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road […]
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