By Yahaya Idris The Benin Republic authorities have arrested three individuals, including Republican Guard Commander Djimon Tevoedjre, former Sports Minister Oswald Homeky, and businessman Olivier Boko, on alleged plotting a coup planned for September 27, 2024. Homeky was caught delivering 1.5 billion CFA francs ($2.5 million) to Tevoedjre for the coup, and Boko, who plans…
IDRIS AHMED, Lokoja. The Igala Cultural and Development Association (ICDA), the unified voice of the Igala-speaking population globally, strongly appeals to Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to prioritize completion of the Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching Hospital in Ayingba, Kogi state. The University’s Medicine program was suspended by the National Universities Commission in 2016…
A group of women representing various Niger Delta communities gathered in Warri on Wednesday to denounce their involvement in the planned October 1 protest against the present administration. Rising from a Stakeholders engagement with the Niger Delta women, organised by the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), themed “Niger Delta Women: Empowerment as a Panacea for Peace,…
….Promises More Power Generation for FHA Estates, Nigerians under the Renewed Hope Agenda The Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority FHA has promised to improve on provision of electricity to Nigerians geared towards bridging energy crises across the country and it’s Estates . The Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority FHA, Hon Oladimeji Oyetunde Ojo gave this…
…Ighodalo is a great man and exceptional lawyer By Yahaya Idris Joe Igbokwe, an All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, has startled Nigerians with a brief yet insightful characterization of esteemed legal practitioner and Edo State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Barr. Asue Ighodalo, as an exceptional lawyer. Igbokwe stated that while many Nigerians may…
The Federal Housing Authority’s newly established Energy Distribution Company Limited headquarters, a subsidiary of FHA, is scheduled for commissioning on Wednesday, September 25. A statement released by the Managing Director, FHA Energy Distribution Limited, Engr Umar K.M. Umar said the new Head office is located along 24B Osaigbovo Ogbemudia crescent , Apo Legislative Quarters ,…
By Yahaya Idris, Lokoja In a significant development, the Boys’ Brigade Nigeria, Kogi State Council, has named Comrade Benjamin Jeremiah Ojodale, a renowned youth advocate and Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, Kogi State Chapter, as its new Patron. This appointment underscores the council’s commitment to empowering young people and leveraging Comrade…
By Evergreen Okogene, Lokoja It’s no longer news that former Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello has been having a running battle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under President Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s administration since he assumed office. He faced allegations of diverting Kogi state funds in 2015, almost six months before…
Nasarawa State House of Assembly orders Lands and Public Complaints Committees to investigate and question the State Lands Commissioner, NASIDA’s Director General, and the community leader of Ekye Development Area over alleged illegal sale of 9,000 hectares of land in Doma’s Ekye area. Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, Speaker of the House, issued the directive…
There are strong Indications that the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, may be summoned by the House of Representatives, upon resumption of plenary next week to defend allegations of fraud, abuse of office and arbitrariness in the management of the ministry. This is a sequel to the petition written to the Green Chamber…