Author: Alex Enemanna
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Security: No going back on ridding Kogi of criminal elements, Omodara vows
Kogi State Security Adviser, Navy Commander Jerry Omodara (Rtd) has said the government is committed to ensuring the security of lives and property of citizens. The State Security Adviser who made the remark on Friday while speaking with some journalists in Lokoja added that all forms of criminality in the state will soon be a…
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NYCN Kogi chapter commends Buhari over approval of Youth Investment Fund
The National Youth Council of Nigeria, Kogi state chapter has expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the National Youth Investment Fund (NYIF). The Speaker of the Nigeria Youth Parliament RT. Hon Mubarak Mijinyawa had on Thursday, 23rd July 2020 took to Twitter to announce the approval of the NYIF. Speaking with correspondents on…
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(PHOTOS) Arotile’s death: NAF finally hands over suspects to police
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Friday officially handed over to the Nigeria Police the 3 suspects, Mr Nehemiah Adejoh, Mr Igbekele Folorunsho and Mr Festus Gbayegun, involved in the incident that led to the death of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile. Giving brief highlights during the handover at the NAF Base Kaduna, the Commander…
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Omoluabi congratulates Mukadam Idris on appointment into Presidential Committee on Ajaokuta steel project
The Senior Special Assistant to Kogi state governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Political Matters, Omoluabi Olabode Adeyemi has felicitated with the state Commissioner for Finance, Hon. Mukadam Idris Asiwaju on his appointment into the Presidential Implementation Committee on Ajaokuta Steel Project by President Muhammadu Buhari. Omoluabi in a statement issued on Friday said his appointment…
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Dogara dumps PDP, back to APC
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has again dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress. The Chairman of the APC caretaker committee, Mai Mala Buni, disclosed this to State House correspondents after leading Dogara to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.…
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One rescued as three-storey building collapses in Lagos
A three-storey building has collapsed on Cemetery Street in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. It was gathered that emergency responders, who stormed the scene of the incident, rescued a yet-to-be-identified victim trapped in the rubble of the collapsed building. The Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, while reacting to…
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Apple Begins Assembling IPhone 11 In India
Apple’s contract manufacturing partner Foxconn has started to assemble the current generation of iPhone units — the iPhone 11 lineup — in its plant near southern city of Chennai, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. A small batch of locally manufactured iPhone 11 units has already shipped to retail stores, but the production…
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APC crisis: Eta wants end to litigations
A former acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Hilliard Eta, has urged party members with litigation against the party to withdraw such matters as part of sacrifices required for reconciliation. Eta, who also served as the National Vice Chairman (South South) in the Adams Oshiomhole-led APC National Working Committee, which was dissolved by…
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US accuses Russia of firing anti-satellite weapon in space
The United States accused Russia of test-firing an anti-satellite weapon in space, warning that the threat against Washington’s systems was “real, serious and increasing.” US Space Command said it “has evidence” that Moscow “conducted a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon” on July 15. “Last week’s test is another example that the threats to…
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Police take over Arotile’s case today
The Nigerian Air Force says the case of late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile will be handed over to the police today (Friday) for investigation and prosecution of the prime suspect, Nehemiah Adejoh. This is coming 24 hours after Arotile was buried at the National Military Cemetary in Abuja on Thursday. The PUNCH reports that the…