KOGI BOAT MISHAP: Waterways Safety Requires Stakeholders’ Collaborative Efforts – NIWA Area Manager

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Lokoja Area Manager, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Titus Adoga, has expressed concern over the safety of boat passengers and goods in Lokoja LGA riverine communities and stressed the need for a robust synergy among all stakeholders to enhance safety of lives and property. Consequently, he appealed to traditional…

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Borno Dam Collapse: FG Opens IDP Camps As Flood Submerges 70% Of Maiduguri

By Lami Ibrahim Thousands of Maiduguri inhabitants have been displaced, with the Nigerian Correctional Service recapturing three inmates after a jailbreak, while 80 per cent of animals at the Sanda Kyarimi Park zoo died as Borno State suffered its most devastating flood disaster in 30 years, Nationalwatch Tv reports. Following the disaster, President Bola Tinubu,…

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Abejide’s Supporters Hit Back at Dino, Say Lawmaker Has Outperformed Former Senator

By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab Supporters of Hon. Leke Joseph Abejide, representing Yagba Federal Constituency, have fired back at former senator Dino Melaye following his comments to journalists shortly after the African Democratic Congress (ADC) unveiled its Kogi West structure in Kabba on Saturday. Melaye reportedly used the interview to make unflattering remarks about Abejide,…

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Engr. Bashir Gegu Lauds Ohimegye Igu’s Commitment To Uniting The People

… Describes turbaned title holders as people trusted,with proven integrity By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The Ohimegye Igu of Koton-Karfe and Chairman Lokoja/Kogi Local Government Areas Traditional Council Alhaji (Dr.) Saidu Akawu Salihu has been praised for his commitment to uniting the people of his Kingdom. The Kogi State Commissioner For Solid Minerals and Natural…

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Natasha – Akpabio Brouhaha: Northern Group calls for suspension of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from Plenary over sexual harassment allegation

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…

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