Author: Alex Enemanna
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Abia governor Ikpeazu tests positive for COVID-19
The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has tested positive for COVID-19. This is contained in a release signed by the state commissioner of information John Okiyi Kalu on Monday. This is after the governor’s status dropped samples twice for the test. This is the him the fourth governor to test positive for the virus. ”Recall…
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Kogi University Staff Laud Gov. Bello For Appointing Dr. Usman Ag. Rector of State Polytechnic
Staff of the Department of Political Science, Kogi State University, Anyigba, have commended the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello, on the appointment of their former Head of Department, Dr. S.O. Usman, as Acting Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic. The Staff who were led by the current Head of Department,…
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NAPTIP reveals names, images of convicted rapists
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has published the names and photos of convicted sex offenders, including rapists. The names and photos were published via the agency’s Twitter handle on Sunday. From the names published, six offenders were convicted in 2019 while four others were convicted in 2020. A further…
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Kogi Polytechnic Acting Rector Takes Assessment Tour of Ongoing Projects
The Acting Rector of state-owned Polytechnic in Kogi, Dr S.O Usman Ogbo on Sunday took an assessment tour of projects currently going on at the institution. He said this is part of measures he is putting in place to revive infrastructure in the school which according to him is in a bad shape. According to…
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Atheist spends 40 days in detention for allegedly mocking Prophet Muhammad
An atheist, Mubarak Bala, has remained in the custody of the Kano State Police command for 40 days without trial for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. According to a report by PUNCH, Bala was arrested on April 28, 2020, in Kaduna State following a petition by a lawyer, Salisu Umar, accusing him of posting “inciting comments”…
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Soldiers neutralise gunmen, repel attack on Benue communities
Troops of the joint military operation codenamed Operation Whirl Stroke have reportedly killed five gunmen in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The troops were said to have responded to the distress call made by the authority of the local government over the invasion of three villages: Torkula, Kponko and Kaseyo. Five of the…
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Fake NYSC member, soldiers nabbed in Ekiti
The Ekiti police command have arrested a man, Abdusalam Olalekan, for allegedly stealing uniform belonging to the National Youths Service Corps to pose as a corps member in the state. Abdusalam, who was arrested on May 10, 2020, by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS) during a patrol along Atikankan Area of Ado-Ekiti, had confessed…
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COVID-19: NCDC discharges Kogi’s controversial index case
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has discharged the controversial index case of the dreaded coronavirus in Kogi State. The index case who is the chief imam of kabba, Sheikh Abubukar Ejibunu was discharged from the National hospital, Abuja and he is now Hale and hearty, according to NCDC authorities. Ejibunu was discharged on…
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Group cautions NASS against rescinding its resolution on NASC conditions of service
A group, Civil Society Coalition for Parliamentary Reforms (CSPR) has alleged attempts by the ninth National Assembly to alter the resolutions of the eighth Assembly on the conditions of service of staff of National Assembly Service Commission (NASC). This is even as the group stated that tampering with the resolution without due process could amount…
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WTO: Okonjo-Iweala’s nomination late, invalid — Egypt
The nomination of former Minister of Finance under the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the World Trade Organisation top job seem to have run into troubled waters as Egypt has requested that her nomination to contest for the office of the director-general should not be recognised. In a letter to States…