Author: Alex Enemanna
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Right abuse: Kogi govt moves to assist victims get justice
In response to reports of human right abuses in the state, Kogi State Government, has inaugurated 10-man Human Rights Special Intervention Group (HRSIG) committee, to enable victims have access to justice. The Director General, Office of the Public Defender and Citizens Rights Commission (PDCRC) in Kogi, Abdullahi Zakari, who inaugurated the committee in Lokoja, noted…
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#EndSARS: Abuja protesters shun ban, hit the streets
#EndSARS protesters, Friday ignored the order of the Federal Capital Territory Security Committee, banning them from carrying out their constitutional rights of expressing their emotions/views on issues affecting the society. FCT had on Thursday warned that nobody should come out and protest, to stem the spread of Covid-19 in the country. “While the committee recognizes…
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WTO: ‘I feel the wind behind my back’ Okonjo-Iweala
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala voiced confidence Friday in her quest to lead the crisis-wracked World Trade Organization after all of Africa backed her candidacy, vowing she would champion reform. “I feel the wind behind my back,” she told a virtual press briefing after the 55-member African Union officially supported her over her sole remaining opponent, Yoo…
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Hoodlums kill 2 #EndSARS protesters in Edo
Hoodlums on Friday killed two #EndSARS protesters in Benin, the Edo State capital. One of the male victims was shot dead while the other was macheted by hoodlums at Ring Road near the palace of the Oba of Benin. The Nation learnt the protesters had converged on Ring Road, when hoodlums, who accused the protesters…
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Police arrest 3 for gang-raping Ogun 16-year-old, filming crime
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three men for the alleged gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl. The police said the suspects also filmed the act to threaten the victim. The suspects; Oluwaseun Damilohun 20; Oriyomi Damilohun,19; and Oluwasegun Idowu,18; reportedly laid ambush for the teenager when she went to take her bath at a…
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Distribution of Tractors to Kogi farmers, Gov Bello ignites ‘Operation feed the People’ says Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi
Senior Special Assistant to Kogi Governor on Political Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has congratulated the Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for the provision of hundreds of tractors to Kogi farmers, saying he has reinvigorated ‘Operation Feed the People’ policy. According to Omoluabi, the governor’s gesture is a demonstration of his commitment to ensure food security for…
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Kogi Free Learning Materials: Governor Bello is a doyen of quality & affordable education for the poor — Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kogi State on Political Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has said Governor Yahaya Bello has become the doyen of quality and affordable education for the children of the less privileged. Omoluabi made the statement while responding to news men at the sideline of the free education materials distribution…
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#EndSARS: Again, Presidency bows, grants protesters’ demands
Few days after IGP Mohammed Adamu announced the disbandment of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) the Presidency on Tuesday said the Presidential Panel on the Reform of SARS has approved the five-point demands put forward by youths that have been protesting across the country, PUNCH report says. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
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LG election: Hon. Adeniyi salutes APC candidates in Kogi, charges them on performance
As the December 12, 2020 local government election in Kogi draws nearer, a chieftain of APC in the state, Hon. Ayodele Adeniyi has congratulated the chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the party. This is even as he noted that their candidacy is overwhelming endorsement of the people’s support for them, urging them to exhibit readiness…
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Kogi LG polls: Your candidacy manifestation of people’s trust in you, Olowodola salutes APC flagbearers
An APC leader and philanthropist in Kogi, Elder Benjamin Olowodola has congratulated the party’s chairmanship and councillorship candidates in the upcoming local government election in the state. Olowodola says their emergence as flag bearers of the party in the December local government election is a manifestation of the people’s trust in them, urging them not…