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Kogi State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has condoled with the family of late Mariam Usman of Ugbamaka, Okpo District in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state.

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Kogi State wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has condoled with the family of late Mariam Usman of Ugbamaka, Okpo District in Olamaboro Local Government Area of the state.  Chairman of the Union, Comrade Abayomi Ayoola in his condolence message in Lokoja described the demise of Mariam a teacher in Private School as unwarranted phenomemun from a society that is fast loosing morality and sound sence of judgement. Comrade Ayoola urged stakeholders in the educational sector to raise up against intimidation and physical assaults of teachers in the course of discharge of their duties emphasizing that the circumstances leading to her death must not be swept under the carpet. The Unionist noted that education must always create a platform for a civilized society and act as catalyst for behavioural modification towards positive dimensions noting that the attack meted out on late Mariam in retaliation to the corrective measures issued out to her student indicates a...
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Kogi State Chairman of Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN) Comrade Ovoro Abdullahi Ovurevu says there is no going back on first of July deadline for sanctioning of commercial motorcyclist who fail to comply with the wearing of Reflexive Security Jacket.

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Kogi State Chairman of Motorcycle Operators Union of Nigeria (MOUN) Comrade Ovoro Abdullahi Ovurevu says there is no going back on first of July deadline for sanctioning of commercial motorcyclist who fail to comply with the wearing of Reflexive Security Jacket. Comrade Ovurevu who gave the warning while speaking with newsmen in Lokoja said the directive is backed by Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and stakeholders in the security sector to address growing insecurity in the nation. He explained that the initiative is also to boost the confidence of passengers  on commercial motorcyclist operators, warning that erring members who refused to comply will be heavily sanctioned. The Unionist noted that the Safety Security Jackets must be procured by members on or before the first of July 2026  noting that the jackets provide easy identification through distinctive numbers, senatorial based colours differentiation and bio-data of each members. On availability of the products,...
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The Voter, the Ballot and G1: Breaking a Cycle of Familiar Disappointments in Ankpa Fed. Constituency

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By Mallam Hamisu Ahmed There is a peculiar talent Nigerians possess, it is the talent of complaining loudly about neglect on Monday, romanticising the architects of that neglect on Tuesday, and then returning them to office on Wednesday. By Thursday, we gather under mango trees, in beer parlours, on WhatsApp platforms, and in market squares to ask why development continues to travel to our communities with the speed of a tortoise carrying a bag of cement. This strange national gift came to mind as I reflected on the approaching political choices before the people of Ankpa, Omala, and Olamaboro Federal Constituency. Every election season arrives like the Harmattan. We know it is coming. We know what it brings. Yet somehow, we are surprised every single time. The politician arrives in a convoy large enough to suggest that he has mistaken our constituency for a newly discovered oil field. The sirens scream. The praise singers sing. The rented crowd dances. The candidate speaks...
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The Curse We Keep Renewing: Inside the Igala Pull-Him-Down Culture

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By Alh. Mohammed Yusuf There is a peculiar industry that flourishes in Nigeria without registration from the Corporate Affairs Commission. It pays no tax, creates no jobs, manufactures no wealth, yet it never suffers recession. It is the thriving enterprise of Pull-Him-Down Incorporated. Every ethnic nationality in Nigeria has a branch office, but some communities, it would seem, have elevated the business into an ancestral vocation. We have become shareholders in one another's downfall, investors in mutual destruction, and enthusiastic distributors of the poison that eventually finds its way back to our own cups. Whenever I scroll through the social media conversations of many of my fellow Igalas these days, I do not encounter the confidence of a people determined to shape history. I encounter instead a strange carnival of self-demolition. We have become spectators cheering whenever one of our own slips, stumbles or is pushed into the gutter. The marketplace of ideas h...
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FG Inaugurates 223 Units Green City Estate in Abuja.

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By Our Reporter  The Federal Housing Authority, FHA has inaugurated another set of 223 units housing Estate in Abuja known as 'FHA Green City' in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda, RHA of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu towards providing livable accommodation to ordinary Nigerians. The ground breaking ceremony held on Wednesday at Wasa District of Abuja Municipal Council, AMAC contained Five hectares of expanse land in partnership with Green Pasture Homes  , an indigenous estate developer in the country . While addressing the gathering , The Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority, FHA  Hon.Oyetunde Ojo promised to continue to open up both the seat of government and the 36 states aimed at  providing a beffiting houses to the people . Ojo promised to continue to initiate new projects and completed the old ones which led to the inauguration of Ajoda Housing Estate, Ibadan , Express View Housing Estate in Abuja inherited from the pr...
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Celebrating a Life Well Lived: Family Announces Passing of Elder James Amedu, JP*

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*GLORIOUS EXIT*   *THOUGH PAINFUL, WE GIVE THANKS* With gratitude to God Almighty for a long and fulfilled life, the family of Elder James Amedu, JP, announces with deep sorrow the passing of their beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and in-law. *Elder JAMES AMEDU, JP*   *Aged 85 Years*   *1st January, 1941 – 6th May, 2026* *FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS* *DAY 1: THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2026 | 5:00 PM*   *SERVICE OF SONGS / WAKE KEEP*   _Venue:_ Elder James Amedu’s Compound, Ugwolawo, Ofu LGA, Kogi State. *DAY 2: FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2026 | 10:00 AM*   *FUNERAL SERVICE*   _Venue:_ United Evangelical Church HQ, Ugwolawo, Ofu LGA, Kogi State.   *INTERMENT* follows immediately at Elder James Amedu’s Compound, Ugwolawo, Ofu LGA, Kogi State. *DAY 3: SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026 | 10:00 AM*   *THANKSGIVING SERVICE*   _Venue:_ United Evangelical Church HQ, Ugwolawo, Ofu LGA,...
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Forum of Omala APC Assembly Aspirants Endorses Ododo, Throws Weight behind Tinubu, Umar Yahaya Re-election Bid

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Former aspirants for the Omala State Constituency seat in the Kogi State House of Assembly have unanimously endorsed Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for a second term in office, while also declaring support for the re-election bids of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the member representing Omala State Constituency, Hon. Umar Yahaya. The endorsement was made on Saturday during a stakeholders' meeting convened by Hon. Umar Yahaya "Connect", in Abuja. The gathering attracted prominent political stakeholders from Omala Local Government Area, including the Kogi State Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Atuluku Victor Levi; former Nigerian Ambassador, Isaac Onuh; representatives of the Omala Local Government Council; and several aspirants who participated in the last All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the Omala State Constituency seat. Speaking at the meeting, Hon. Yahaya expressed appreciation to the former aspirants for what he described as their ma...
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