The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised alarm over the attack on its electoral commissioner in Kogi State, Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet. In a social media post on Friday, INEC said the Longpet’s residence in Lokoja came under siege by unknown gunmen around 3:30 a.m. today. It rained bullets as the gunmen and security guards exchanged fire. The bandits fled after minutes of futile attempts to penetrate the building. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC,...

The Federal government is targeting 31 million metric tonnes of grains in 2024 aimed at combating food inflation, reducing poverty, and creating jobs in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s emergency on food security. Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security disclosed this in Abuja at the opening of the Sixth Seed Connect Conference and Exhibition with a theme: “Global Declaration of Food Emergency – the Role of the seed...

…Charges them to ensure accelerated development. Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has appointed Transition Committee (TC) Chairmen, popularly called Mayors for the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. Otti also charged the newly inaugurated chairmen to make the local communities conducive for accelerated development. They were also tasked to play active role in fishing out hidden talents in the rural communities. Speaking while swearing them at the Michael Okpara Auditorium on Thursday, Otti said...

The Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi has disclosed that his ministry received approval from the presidency to commence construction and rehabilitation of federal roads in Kogi State. The Minister spoke during a visit by the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and the Governor-elect, Ahmed Usman Ododo, to the Ministers office in Abuja, where Umahi outlined the modalities being explored to expedite the works without delay Governor Bello, during the visit, expressed gratitude to Senator...

As a tradition, President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has presented the 2024 budget to the National Assembly for approval. Presenting the budget tagged ‘’Budget of Renewed Hope’’, President Tinubu said the budget focuses mainly on national defense, internal security, local job creation, and macro-economic stability. The budget was made up of N9.92 trillion non-debt recurrent expenditure and N8.7 trillion capital expenditure, while N8.25 trillion was for debt service. “Accordingly, an aggregate expenditure of N27.5 trillion is...

Protesters from Enugwu Nsugbe community, Anambra East Local Government Area in Anambra State, have called on the state government for intervention following a communal clash with a neighbouring Nneyi Umueri community which claimed lives of two young persons. Our Reporter learnt that the two communities which shared boundaries have fallen apart over a perennial land dispute that has been going on for more than a decade. The recent clashled to the death of two youths;...