A dramaa erupted at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday when a Judge of the Court, Justice James Omotosho handed a police lawyer, Ibrahim Mohammed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for filing a criminal charge against Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah. The police lawyer is to be investigated for filing…

  Kogi State Commissioner for Works and Housing Hon. Samson Bako has assured the public the readiness of the Kogi State Government to give urgent palliative attention to the deplorable parts of the Ganaja road, Lokoja. Bako gave this assurance today in Lokoja while receiving in courtesy the executives of the Tricycle Owners Association of…

  Professor of Business and Entrepreneurship at Ojaja University (formerly Crown-Hill University) Eiyenkorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, Muritala Awodun, has said that a public-private partnership ownership arrangement will solve governance and funding challenges of public universities in Nigeria. He stated that the 61 state universities and 51 federal universities in Nigeria are facing obvious resource constraints,…

  Three prominent traditional rulers on Monday in Abuja hinted that monarchs in the country will table before President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the need to give Presidetial Assent to the Bill of the Peace Corps of Nigeria to make it a statutory body. The traditional rulers, Etsu Nupe, Dr Yahaya Abubakar, Tor Tiv, Professor James…

  The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Mansur Adeleke Alfanla, has stressed the need for tertiary institutions in the country to find alternative sources of revenue to fund themselves, adding that this should be pursued in ways that would not affect the academic pursuit of their students. Alfanla, who stated this while fielding…

  The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf has developed a template for the development of the largely rural areas of Lokoja II which is his constituency. The Speaker stated this in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Yabagi Mohammed and made available to journalists in…

  The Kogi Government has restated her commitment to ensure safety of live and property of residents across the three senatorial districts of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, gave the assurance at a press conference on Monday in Lokoja. Fanwo, who was responding to the allegation of extra-judicial killing…

  Gentlemen of the Press. 1. We have called you today to brief you about happenings in the state as it relates to managing security ahead of the 2023 Governorship election in the State. It is imperative for you as newsmen to be abreast of developments in order to report them correctly, accurately and objectively….

  . Vows to do everything lawful to guarantee peaceful poll in November . Reiterates endorsement of recent joint security operation . Reveals it has reduced crime by 40% . Says ‘we’ll never submit our authority to criminals’   The Kogi State Government has reiterated its endorsement of the recent joint operation carried out by…

  The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Mansur Adeleke Alfanla, has stressed the need for tertiary institutions in the country to find alternative sources of revenue to fund themselves, adding that this should be pursued in ways that would not affect the academic pursuit of their students. Alfanla, who stated this while fielding…