Kogi Election Tribunal Judgment: APC Congratulates Ododo Over Victory

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKogi Election Tribunal Judgment: APC Congratulates Ododo Over Victory

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 27, 2024

…Charges Opposition To Accept Verdict The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the judgment of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal affirming the November 11, 2023 election victory of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo. The congratulatory message signed by Felix Morka, Esq., National Publicity Secretary of the party read, “We congratulate Governor Ododo on his victory at the election petition tribunal. And we thank our teeming members, supporters and the good people of Kogi State...

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Tribunal Judgment: Kogi Govt Lauds Judiciary For Affirming Ododo’s Victory

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTribunal Judgment: Kogi Govt Lauds Judiciary For Affirming Ododo’s Victory

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 27, 2024

…Tells Opponents To Support Gov Build State The Kogi State Government has lauded the judiciary for affirming the victory of Governor Usman Ododo as duly elected governor of Kogi State. It will be recalled that the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed Usman Ododo as the valid winner of the gubernatorial contest that was held in the state on November 11, 2023. The Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu-led three-member panel dismissed...

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Army Reopens Banex Plaza After Talks With Traders and Management

NewsNigeriaArmy Reopens Banex Plaza After Talks With Traders and Management

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 27, 2024

Following a tense closure, the Nigerian Army announced the reopening of Abuja’s popular Banex Plaza on Monday, 27th May 2024. This comes after the plaza’s closure due to an altercation between soldiers and unidentified individuals on 18th May. According to a statement by Army Public Relations Director, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, a high-level meeting with the National Security Advisor’s, NSA, office facilitated the resolution. Other participants in the meeting include the Principal General Staff Officer...

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Aviation Minister Says Nigeria Air Project Remains Suspended 

NewsNigeriaTransportationAviation Minister Says Nigeria Air Project Remains Suspended 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 27, 2024

The Nigerian government has announced the indefinite suspension of the much-anticipated Nigeria Air project. The news was delivered by Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, at a ministerial press briefing marking President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office on Monday. Nigeria Air, unveiled in May 2023 by the immediate past aviation minister, Hadi Sirika, was envisioned as Nigeria’s national airline. It was scheduled to launch operations in December 2023, aiming to revitalise Nigeria’s...

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Hoodlums Attack Ipaja Police Station in Lagos Over Ban on Okada Riders

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHoodlums Attack Ipaja Police Station in Lagos Over Ban on Okada Riders

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 27, 2024

In a brazen attack, over 100 hoodlums stormed the Ipaja Police Station in Lagos early Monday morning. The incident resulted in a fierce exchange of gunfire between the assailants and police officers, causing panic among residents in the area. While the exact motive remains unclear, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, linked the attack to the ongoing daily police clampdown on Okada riders in the area while confirming the attack and...

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Acts Of Rebellion: Royal Family Suspends Oba Of Benin’s Uncle

NewsNigeriaPoliticsActs Of Rebellion: Royal Family Suspends Oba Of Benin’s Uncle

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2024

Professor Gregory Akenzua, one of the Benin Royal Family, was suspended on Monday “for his acts of rebellion against the Benin Traditional Institution.” Akenzua, an uncle to the revered Oba of Benin, is the suspended Enogie (Duke) of the Evbo-Obanosa community in Orhiomwon local government area of Edo State and is currently in court with the Benin Palace to seek legal redress over his suspension. Prince George Eweka while reading the text of the statement...

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Militants Dislodge 151 Villages In Plateau-Group Alleges

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitants Dislodge 151 Villages In Plateau-Group Alleges

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2024

The Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities in Plateau State has accused the Fulani militants in the state of alleged forceful displacement and annexation of 151 indigenous hamlets and villages. The coalition which includes the people of Atakar, Berom, Irigwe, Mwaghavul, and Ron, in conjunction with the coalition of Plateau indigenous youth bodies, claimed while briefing newsmen in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The group also accused the militants of involvement in land grabbing in villages across...

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Mosque Collapse in Lagos Leaves One Dead, Rescue Efforts Ongoing

NewsNigeriaMosque Collapse in Lagos Leaves One Dead, Rescue Efforts Ongoing

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 27, 2024

A mosque in the Papa Ajao area of Lagos State collapsed on Sunday, 26th May 2024, during afternoon prayers, resulting in casualties. Initial reports suggested many persons died, but later updates from the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, confirmed that there was only one fatality. Rescue efforts are still ongoing to locate and assist other survivors trapped under the rubble. LASEMA officials stated that a nearby excavator accidentally struck the one-story mosque, causing the...

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Afenifere Asks The Public To Disregard Death Rumour About Adebanjo

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAfenifere Asks The Public To Disregard Death Rumour About Adebanjo

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 26, 2024

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has said that the frontline leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, is not dead and asked the general public to disregard the rumour making the rounds. Clarifying the position on Sunday, the National Publicity Secretary of the organization, Comrade Jare Ajayi in a statement issued at Ibadan, Oyo State capital. It would be recalled that late on Saturday evening, an unfounded rumour surfaced on the...

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Two Abducted Kogi Students Killed by Kidnappers

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTwo Abducted Kogi Students Killed by Kidnappers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 26, 2024

Two students abducted from the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara in Kogi State on 9 May have been killed. The State police command confirmed the deaths on Sunday, stating that despite efforts to negotiate the release of the victims, the abductors tragically killed the students. Kogi State Police Commissioner Bertrand Onuoha who spoke to journalists kept mum on the specifics of the incident. The identities of the deceased students have been given as...

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