By Chioma Ugboma Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday assured that the state’s governorship election billed for Nov. 11 would be the most peaceful ever held in the state. Speaking at the 3rd Governor Yahaya Bello (GYB) Seminar for Nigeria’s Political and Crime Correspondents/Editors in Abuja, the governor saidContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola University Press (UP) Plc on Thursday in Ibadan declared a dividend of 10 kobo per share for the 2022/2023 financial year. The Chairman, Board of UP Plc, Mr Obafunso Ogunkeye, made the declaration while addressing shareholders during the 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the company. OgunkeyeContinue Reading
Felicitation By Patience Omoha Abuja, Sept. 22, 2023 (NAN) Former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, has felicitated First Lady, Sen. Remi Tinubu on the occasion of her 63rd birthday. Tallen, who congratulated the President’s wife in a statement on Friday in Abuja, eulogised the FirstContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The President, Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, says the association will commence training of widows drawn from the military and police by the end of September. The president made this known when she led the leadership of all the officers’ wivesContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput An International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO), TAF Africa, has sensitised Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) on full participation in the forthcoming Kogi Nov. 11 Governorship Election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the INGO’s Voter Education Campaign was aimed at reducing voter apathy to the barest minimum.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, has said that no fewer than 110,000 military retirees have been enrolled into the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Matawalle made the disclosure during an interactive session with military retirees groups on Thursday in Abuja. Represented by DrContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says his command philosophy is critical towards building the capabilities of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for future air warfare. He said his command philosophy was to transform NAF into an agile and resilient force that wouldContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Mr Emmanuel Umar, a former Commissioner for Internal Security and Humanitarian Affairs in Niger, says the wide uncovered spaces in the state helped to breed terrorism, banditry and other criminalities. Umar said this while delivering a lecture titled, “Ungoverned Spaces and National Security: A Personal Perspective”,Continue Reading
Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has tasked the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre (NAHFC), on thorough analysis of policies, practices and procedures towards enhancing the capabilities of the army. Lagbaja gave the directive at the inaugural seminar of the centre with the theme,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The North-East Elders for Restoration (NEER), a pressure group has hailed the ongoing military clearance operations nationwide, especially against Boko Haram/Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. The group gave the commendation in a statement by its president, Mallam Bello Katagum and Secretary, Alhaji Sani Sanusi,Continue Reading
