Author: Alex Enemanna
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NDDC probe: We stand by our daughter Nunieh — Wike
The Rivers State Government said on Tuesday that it would not allow any harm befall the immediate past acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Joi Nunieh, with regards to the ongoing probe of the agency. The state government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, expressed…
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Nigeria loses Kogi born first female combat helicopter pilot in auto crash
Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday announced the death of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile who passed on after an auto crash at NAF Base Kaduna. Commissioned in 2017, as a member of Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course 64, Officer Tolulope Arotile until her death was the first Nigeria’s female combat helicopter pilot in the Service. In…
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Sen. Adeyemi felicitates with Kogi Commissioner for Works on his birthday
The Senator representing Kogi-West Senatorial District, Sen. Smart Adeyemi has congratulated the Kogi State Commissioner for Works, Engr. Abubakar Ohere as he marks birthday. Describing Hon. Engr. Ohere as a quintessential personality, the lawmaker expressed gratitude to God for his grace on Engr Ohere which he said has helped him thus far. In a statement…
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Kogi govt deals bloody nose on criminals as remnants scamper for safety
The Kogi state government through the combined efforts of its Vigilante Service and the neighbourhood watch on Monday foiled a kidnapping attempt along Lokoja-Abuja road. This is one of the numerous gains being recorded by the restrategised security networks of the state under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello. The remnants of kidnappers who were…
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Diri floors Alaibe at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed by a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, Timi Alaibe, challenging the emergence of Governor Duoye Diri as the party’s candidate in the last year’s election. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour dismissed…
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Two dead, other injured in Ogun auto crash
Two yet-to-be-identified persons have lost their lives while one other was injured in a fatal auto crash that happened early Tuesday in Ogun State. The accident occurred close to Christopher University around the Mowe axis of the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state at 07:44 am. The Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance…
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Army redeploys 37 Generals
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved new postings/deployment and appointments of 37 Generals and five Colonels to different formations and units in his effort to rekindle the spirit of professionalism in Nigerian Army (NA). The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in…
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35 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Kwara
At least 35 doctors have so far tested positive for coronavirus in Kwara State since the virus manifested in the state. Speaking with journalists on Monday at the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Medical Association in Ilorin, the chairman of the association, Dr Kolade Solagberu, however, said the association had not recorded any…
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International Youth Day: Kogi NYCN inaugurates 7 committees
The Kogi State chapter of National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has inaugurated 7 committees to help help drive the programs put in place to celebrate the 2020 International Youth Day. In a statement on Monday issued by the state chairman of NYCN, Comr. Israel Alonge on Monday, he said membership of the committees were…
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Omoluabi congratulates Engr Ohere at 54, describes him as doyen of grassroot development, good governance advocate
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Kogi State on Political Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has sent words of felicitation to the Kogi State Commissioner for Works, Engr Abubakar Ohere on his 54th birthday celebration. He says Engr Ohere remains one of the finest and most impactful personalities in the Governor Yahaya Bello administration.…