A frontline House of Assembly aspirant in Kogi State, Ogbeni David Oni Sunday, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates in Yagba East to consider character and track record in choosing candidate for the party in the forthcoming primary election. In an open letter to the delegates released on Monday morning, the mining…
Kogi State organised labour said the state educational system has collapsed and local government workers have been dehumanised for unending percentage salary payment regime at the councils. The Chairman of Trade Union Congress, (TUC), Comrade Ranti Ojo who addressed workers onbehalf of the Organised labour, dropped this hints in Lokoja on Sunday in his…
The Youths of Mopamuro have decried the recent spate of robbery and kidnappings which in the local government recently as unacceptable. In a demonstration carried out on Tuesday, the Youths matched across various communities in the LG on Monday in condemnation of what many described as an evil development. According to the Youths, Mopamuro…
An IIorin high court, presided by Justice Ibrahim Yusuf, on Tuesday refused to grant bail to eight accused persons alleged to have raped and murdered a 24-year-old University of Ilorin student, Olajide Blessing Omowumi. The arraignment of the accused persons could not commence last Wednesday because of the inability of three of the suspects…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced Shehu Tenimu Mohammed, an ND II student of the Department of Public Administration, Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja to eight years in prisonment for illegal possession of a firearm, unlawful association. Delivering his Judgement, Magistrate Tenimu Mohammed convicted the suspect on the three count charge having pleaded…
The Police operatives attached to Akpafa Division in OGORI MAGONGO Local Government Area while on a routine patrol at about 0430hrs along Igarra- Edo-Okwne road intercepted a white Peugeot Boxer with Registration number KADUNA DKA 447 ZY conveying RMU Transformer, three copper armoured cables with inscription BEDC EDO State with seven occupants. …
Recovers five (5) Beretta Pistols and one (1) 9mm ammunition* On 8/2/2021 Operatives attached to 77 PMF Okene while on routine stop and search duty at Oguda bridge along Okene/Auchi road intercepted a black unregistered Toyota Tacoma Hilux driven by one Daniel Adaniki and a passenger one Musa Mohammed Nurudeen. Searched of the vehicle…
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company says Work is ongoing at 7.5MVA Lokogoma injection substation(which consists part of Lokongoma, Army signal and Otokiti area). According to a statement by AEDC it hope to restore power by tomorrow and regrets the inconveniences caused to consumers. On the Ganaja Junction overhead work, the AEDC says the Area…
By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City The absence of a Senior State Counsel , Mrs Osasu O Ewemade on Thursday stalled continuous hearing in the Case of Murder of Okaighele of Kolokolo Community, in Ologbo Dukedom ,Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area , Edo State, Nigeria , Mr Sunny Etchie and two other Youth Leaders, Okuomuose…
Following the launch of the Nigeria Police National Command and Control (Public Safety Center) of a Free Help Apps called “NPF Rescue-me” by IGP Mohammed Adamu, the technology has began operation. The App is a free emergency call alert app for all emergencies that provides direct emergency notification to the Nigerian Police Force Command…
