Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, in a bold move to reposition Kogi State as a major economic and aviation hub has officially handed over the contract letter for the construction of the proposed Zariagi International Airport to China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and Gamji Nigeria Limited. The presentation of contract award letters took place yesterday at the Government House in Lokoja, marking a significant milestone in the state’s infrastructure transformation. The event...

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the latest terrorist violence in Maiduguri, Borno State, and the resurgence of suicide attacks. He also urged President Bola Tinubu to change strategy, stressing that the resurgence of terrorism could erode public confidence in the government’s ability to protect its citizens. While reacting to the incident in a statement by his media office on Tuesday, the chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said: “I’m very sad at...

…Urges FG To Engage Strategic Stakeholders, Community Leaders The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed the Maiduguri bombings on failure of government, saying that they are evidence of President Bola Tinubu’s lost battle to insecurity. The party however, advised the Federal Government to move beyond rhetoric in security matters and engage strategic stakeholders, especially community leaders in the fight against terrorism. The party in a statement on Tuesday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade...

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Tuesday, took a swipe at President Bola Tinubu, describing the President’s planned state visit to the United Kingdom on the heels of renewed bombings in Maiduguri, as “callous, indefensible and morally bankrupt.” In a statement on Tuesday, Frank said the coordinated explosions that ripped through Maiduguri on Monday evening – including near the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, the...

…As CLOs Demand Her Immediate, Unconditional Release The Federal High Court sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Monday, March 16, 2026, granted bail to a UK-based journalist, Maureen Omorinola Badejo, in the sum of N50 million, with two sureties. Badejo, a UK-based Nigerian journalist and publisher of GIOTV, is being tried for defamation. Speaking to journalists, the Legal Counsel to Badejo, Dr. Yinka Owoeye, stated that aside the N50 million and two sureties, his client...

The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Lagos State has demanded justice for Ms. Maureen Omorinola Badejo, a United Kingdom-based Nigerian blogger and activist, and is also seeking an end to judicial persecution. The coalition, in a statement on Sunday, signed by Comrade Wale Ojo, Chairman, CDHR, Lagos Branch, and Comrade Ola Agboola Jnr., Chairman media, noted that on Monday, March 16, 2026, Ms. Badejo will appear before Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal...