2024

2023 Presidency: Niger Assembly Endorses Gov. Yahaya Bello The Niger state House of Assembly on Thursday in Minna, the Niger state capital overwhelmingly endorsed the Kogi state Governor Yahaya Bello for president come 2023, saying that it is the turn of the North Central to produce the next President. The House of Assembly took the…

Hon. Abdulrazaq Promises More Opportunities For Women In Politics The Chairman of Okene Local Government, Engr. Abdulrazaq Muhammad has expresses his desires to create more opportunities for women to participate actively in governance and contribute their quota to the development of the society. He described women as the bedrock of societal growth and development saying…

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI BY THE ALAAFIN OF OYO, OBA LAMIDI OLAYIWOLA ADEYEMI III Yoruba Question in Nigeria Conundrum Your Excellency, I have never been timid or shy of my total support for the success of your administration to deliver the country to the Promised Land. My confidence had always been based…

Refrain from fake news, axe-grinding, sensationalism, Malami i tells media practitioners   The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Thursday urged media practitioners to refrain from fake news, axe-grinding and sensationalism in their reportage of issues and events in the country. Malami, who stated this in a…

Hon. Danga titled as “Kurutya u bem”. From tiv land. Kogi State Commissioner for Water Resources Hon. (Dr.) Abdulmumin Danga received tiv youth peace initiative from Benue state. Tiv youth peace initiative whose major objectives are to promote peace, unity and prosperity in Nigeria and the whole world. The President of the initiative who led…

Kogi Government Warns Against Encroachment On School Land Kogi State Government has urged host communities of public schools to halt the habit of encroachment on the school land, warning that government would take decisive action against perpetrators. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, gave the warning after he led…

Gov. Bello’s Presidential Project Receives Boost, as Young Nigerians Abroad Inaugurates International Campaign Committee By Femi Olugbemi  21st January 2021 Gov. Bello’s Presidential project receives boost, as Young Nigerians abroad inaugurates International campaign Committee Although the Governor of Kogi State Alh. Yahaya Bello is yet to make his intentions known to contest the Presidency in 2023,…

THE ERA OF MEDIOCRITY 1972-? (A generation that could not comprehend leadership) May it never be that the golden era of politics for Africa was the Pre-independence era, when we had politicians like Julius Nyerere, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Kwame Nkrumah, Augustino Neto, Patricia Lumumba, Kenneth Kaunda, SekoTaoure, Jomo Kenyatta, Sylvanus Olympio and the likes. In…

Joe Biden’s inauguration speech in full: ‘We will write an American story of hope’ Chief Justice Roberts, Vice-President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice-President Pence. My distinguished guests, my fellow Americans. This is America’s day. This is democracy’s day. A day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for…

 Fed Executive Council [FEC] approves new retirement age for teachers The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a bill extending the retirement age for teachers in the country from 60 years to 65 years. The FEC, during its first meeting of the year 2021, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, approved the bill;…