The Kogi State Government has intensified collaboration with federal agencies and international partners to reposition agriculture as the mainstay of the state’s economy, in a bid to boost food security and promote agricultural export. This as the state government embarked on a working visit to Geregu in Ajaokuta Local Government Area on Friday, where government officials and a delegation of agriculture experts and investors inspected farms and engaged stakeholders on opportunities for mechanised farming and...

The former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, has expressed sadness over the demise of a former Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, describing the deceased police Chief as his friend and partner. According to Obiano, “Dr. Arase was not only a very good friend but also a professional police officer whose unfettered cooperation helped us to make Anambra the safest state in Nigeria during my tenure,” the former governor said. Recollecting their...

Sir Paul Chukwuma, the Governorship candidate of the Young Progressive Party – YPP, in the November 8, Anambra State Governorship Election, has condoled the Woman Leader of APGA, Mrs. Esther Onyekesi, over the loss of her son, Martins Onyekesi – Fish Magnet, to kidnappers. Martin Onyekesi, a young and vibrant fish farmer in Awka, Anambra State capital, was kidnapped in his family compound in Okpuno area of Awka about ten days ago, and murdered by...

Following the ban on the movement of motorcycles between 7 pm and 6 am by the Gombe State Police Command last month to curb phone snatching and other crimes across the state, commercial motorcyclists in the state, popularly known as “Achaba”, have accused policemen of extortion. Speaking with newsmen, the commercial motorcyclists have alleged that policemen deployed to enforce restrictions on motorcycles in the state are extorting them and other private users in the state....