By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Amid rain, some retired police officers on Monday staged a protest at the entrance gate of the National Assembly in Abuja. The protesters are demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme. The demonstrators, comprising elderly ex-police personnel, held placards and chanted solidarity songs as they stood in the rain,…
The National Coordinator of a noble group, “Like Minds Alliance Pressure Group”, Chief Richard Asaje has urged the EFCC to be diligent and conscientious in the prosecution of its cases, stating that FGYB appearance in court was a sign of his commitment to stand trial. According to the Elder Statesman, the EFCC has the rules…
Today the 26/6/2025, a Federal High Court in Abuja has declined a request by the EFCC to cross-examine it’s witness in the ongoing trial of alleged money laundering case of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, HE Yahaya Bello. The court ruling today is perceived as fair in their judgements to maintain public trust…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab As Nigeria marks 65 years of independence, Senator Sunday Karimi has felicitated with Nigerians, urging them to remain hopeful and united while commending President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his leadership and ongoing reforms aimed at repositioning the nation. In his goodwill message issued in Lokoja, the Senator representing Kogi…
By Lami Ibrahim A civil society group, Nigeria Integrity Watch (NIW), has demanded the removal Joe Ajero as Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero, accusing him of misusing his office and engaging in partisan politics. The group’s call comes amid misguided press statement released by the NLC President Joe Ajero regarding the suspension of…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Senator Sunday Steve Karimi has kick-started the process of distributing One Hundred Thousand Naira each to 1,000 deserving Students from the Senatorial District in Tertiary Institutions across the Country. This is as the Students’ Bodies have…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab President Bola Tinubu and ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo were among the top dignitaries at the inauguration of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State for a second term in office. Tinubu, who was earlier at an event in Abuja for the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day, landed at the Sam Mbakwe Airport…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has said the state government would support the rebuilding of the GSM village at Kpata in Lokoja, the state capital, ravaged by fire on Thursday, to enable victims of the fire disaster to have their sources of livelihood restored. Ododo gave the assurance on Thursday…
By Musa Usman Malomo The Borno state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum weekend laid the foundation for the construction of an eye and a dental hospital in Biu town, the headquarters of Biu local government council in southern Borno. The eye hospital has two operation theatres, consulting rooms, an administrative complex and male and female wards with…
By Lami Ibrahim A frontline Northern group, Arewa Peoples Assembly (APA), has called for the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate plenary over the allegation of sexual harassment she levelled against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The group lampooned Akpoti-Uduaghan for what it perceived as her “unrepentant frivolities” and asked…
