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Hon Shola Adedoyin the leading Aspirant for Federal House of Representatives Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu constituency has picked up his People Democratic Party ( PDP) Nomination form today to contest in the 2023 general election. Adedoyin a well known PDP grassroot leader picked the form at the PDP headquarters in Abuja amidst a very large crowd He was…

ZONE ALL PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS TO SOUTH SOUTH . The 19 Northern States Coalition of Political Parties is urging all National Chairmen to Zone their presidential tickets to South, South for the purpose of justice, equity and fairness. The South,South has contributed enormously to the growth and the economy of Nigeria since independent, it’s germane that…

The President and Founder of Enemona Josh Humanitarian Foundation, Ambassador David Onoja has been abducted by yet to be identified gunmen in his house at Wada road Lokoja. According to family source , Onoja was picked from his house around 10:30 am today Thursday by six gunmen who dressed in police uniform armed with AK-47…

Rethinking Higher Education to Meet the Challenges of the Emerging Global and National Imperatives for Sustainable Development 6th Combined Convocation Lecture Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria March 29, 2022 Olugbemiro Jegede Emeritus Professor National Open University of Nigeria ©jegede 2022 Table of Contents Section Content Page 1.0 Preamble 3 2.0 Hello, NSUK Graduands 13 3.0…

OPCI President berates FG on lingering ASUU strike ***Urges the two parties to parley to end the strike By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin. The National President of the Yoruba sociocultural organisation, the Oodua Progressive Care Initiative (OPCI), Dr. Marouf Olanrewaju, has condemned the lackadaisical attitude of the federal government to the ongoing strike by the…

KGIRS denies illegal taxation on telecom companies in Kogi State Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has denied any illegal taxation on telecommunication companies operating in the state. Reacting to the allegation made against the organisation by Globacom in Lokoja on Wednesday, the Acting Executive Chairman, KGIRS Sule Salihu Enehe stated that as an organisation,…

GOBIR House Emerges Champion In School Inter House Sporting competition By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Former Yellow House at Shinpex Academy International School, Ilorin, now rechristened Wazir Gobir House, has emerged overall winner at the 2022 Inter House Sports competition of the school, held at the Kwara Stadium in the state capital. The House, renamed…

  The Federal Government through the Ministry of Police Affairs, has sensitised stakeholders in the North Central on the activities of the inaugurated Police Public Complaints Committee (PPCC). In his keynote address on Thursday in Lokoja, the Hon. Minister of Police Affairs, Dr Muhammad Dingyadi, said the campaign was to sensitize the good people of…

  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday discharged and acquitted former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu from the $9.8M Corruption charges brought against him by the Federal Government. The court held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC which put Yakubu on trial for five years…

  The Body of Benchers (BOB) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in the nation’s legal profession and noted that it requires urgent sanitisation to enable it retain its noble status. The Body of Benchers is the highest body in the nation’s legal profession, with the serving Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justices…