…Warn losers against blackmailing commission Indigenes of Kogi State, on Wednesday, marched, in their numbers to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, to declare their confidence in the umpire and also affirm support for the Governor-elect, Usman Ododo. The Kogites, also warned mischief makers in the state, under the guise of opposition parties, to desist from blackmailing the Commission, stressing that the good people of Kogi State “stand by the...

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said that it will review the Appeal Court judgment which upheld the judgment of the tribunal in favour of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) A press statement on Wednesday signed by Hon. Hakeem Amode, the state Publicity Secretary of the party noted that   it is in the process of reviewing the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos,...

Traditional rulers in Kogi State have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and other stakeholders for the peaceful conduct of the Saturday, November 11 governorship election in the state. The royal fathers congratulated the governor-elect, Usman Ododo and affirmed the traditional institutions’ commitment to continued collaboration with the Kogi State Government to enhance the unity and development achieved under the current administration. The remarks were made when they paid a congratulatory visit...

The Federal government on Wednesday through the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, begged the organised labour to call off their nationwide strike which began on Tuesday. It will be recalled that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) embarked on the strike on Tuesday to protest against the attack on the NLC president, Joe Ajaero, in Imo State on 1 November. Ribadu, in a statement by the Head of Strategic...

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, on behalf of the Nigerian government, has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, to call off the ongoing strike that has grounded economic activities in the country. The NSA, in a statement on Wednesday, said he is “worried about the implications of the strike action on the livelihood of ordinary Nigerians and its potential impact on economic security and other strategic national...

Dismisses Rumor of ESN Camp in Umunze The Anambra State Police Command has vowed to bring to book the killers of Mr. Joseph Ezenwegbu, who until his death about three days ago, was the ward chairman of the Young Progressives Party – YPP, in Nanka, a community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, the Anambra State Police Command will leave no...

…Seeks arrest, prosecution Of Melaye, over cyber crime The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State has appreciated the Kogi people for their massive support, it attributed its resounding success in the just concluded governorship election to the collective determination of the good people of the state to shun ethnicity for the overall development of the state, while thanking voters for turning out massively for the candidate of the party, Usman Ododo. The party also...