Ilorin: Court Refuses to grant bail to eight accused rapists, murderers
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…
SITUATION ROOM PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT ON THE ELECTORAL BILL, 2021
*Issued in Abuja: 10:00am, Tuesday, 6th July 2021* The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room notes the efforts of the National Assembly to conclude considerations and pass the Electoral Bill, 2021. However, Situation Room is deeply concerned about the proposed provision of clause 50 (2) of the bill, which states as follows: “Voting at an…
Ebira Cultural Day: KEDA Boss Dares Teeming Youths to Venture into Entrepreneurship.
The Managing Director/CEO Kogi Enterprise Development Agency, KEDA, Hajiya Rekiya Onaivo has charged students all over the world to inculcate the habit of entrepreneurship. Onaivo gave the charge at the Ebira Cultural Day Celebration/Launching of Ebira People Mobile Application held at the Federal University Lokoja, the Kogi State Capital. The event…
Engr Bashir Gegu Hails Gov. Bello’s Pragmatic Leadership Style
… receives Award As Youth Friendly, grassroots humanitarian services A group, Kogi Joint Youth for Positive Change has conferred an Award of Youth friendly grassroots humanitarian services to Kogi State Commissioner for Solid Minerals and Natural Resources, Engr Abubakar Bashir Gegu. Conferring the award on Tuesday in Lokoja, the group described the Commissioner…
ERA/FoEN Rejects Passage Of Petroleum Industry Bill
…Urges National Assembly To Divest Proposed Frontier Basin Fund To Renewable Energy Development. By Ikhili Ebalu, Benin City Nigeria’s foremost environmental group, the Environmental Rights Action Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/ FoEN), has rejected the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) as passed by the National Assembly and called on both chambers…
Principal Lauds Tazan Foundation’s Exploits in Enduring Quality Education
Lokoja, July 6, 2021 The Principal of Ministry of Women Affairs Model Nursery and Primary School, Gadumo, Lokoja, through the Headteacher of Zumrah Academy Nursery and Primary School, Lokoja, Mrs M. Ahmed, has commended Tazan Foundation for its exploits in the educational sector. Recalled that Tazan Foundation had recently donated educational materials to…
Court Sentences Kogi Poly. Student Eight Years Imprisonment For Illegal Possession of Firearms.
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…
Kogi Govt. Begins Asphalting of Uruvukura/Ahogede/ Idozumi Roads
… As Kogi Works Commissioner, Engr Dr Abubakar Ohere caution road users on safety. The Kogi State government has promised to continue and to embark on people oriented projects that will attract more development into the state. The State Commissioner for works and Housing Engr. Dr. Abubakar Ohere gave the assurance today while inspecting…
Voter Registration: Kola Bello Charges Young Nigerians to get themselves Registered
Ahead of the 2023 political dispensation in Nigeria, a front line aspirant for the Green Chamber at the National Assembly to represent Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency under the platform of the ruling All Progressive Congress, Hon. Kola Bello has charged young Nigerians especially those who have not been able to get themselves registered in the…