A mammoth crowd welcomed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi to Kogi State as he held a grand rally at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja, yesterday. Addressing the crowd, Mrs. Aisha Yesufu, said Nigeria was bleeding…
Kogi flood victims get N70m donation
Succour came the way of flood victims in Kogi on Saturday with an N70 million donation by Mr Yakubu Ajaka, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A statement issued by Ajaka in Lokoja said the donation…
The flood menace in Nigeria – Paul Nwosu
Our country’s annual tragedy of rampaging flooding is at its worst this year. It is estimated that more than 300 persons have been killed by the floods that are somewhat beyond control. Out of Nigeria’s 36 states, 27 are battling…
Voter, policeman shot dead in Kogi (Punch)
A voter and a policeman have been reportedly shot dead in two separate incidents in Dekina and Okene areas of Kogi State. The voter whose identity could not be immediately ascertained was shot dead in Dekina Local Government Area during…
Be ready: Thunderstorms, Rainfall in most parts of Nigeria on Tuesday (PremiumTimes)
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted that thunderstorms and rainfall activities would prevail over most parts of the country on Tuesday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Monday, predicted morning thunderstorms and rains over the…
Let’s treat education with the seriousness it deserves, says Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has called for attitudinal change towards education among Nigerians. He decried the subsisting situation of, in his words, “the lack of treating education with the seriousness it deserves by classifying money spent on…
