Lokoja — Hundreds of Kogi State civil servants, yesterday, stormed churches in Lokoja and other towns in the state, to seek God’s intervention in the stand-off between them and the state government over some demands. The prayer session was a follow up to Saturday 16 January special Islamic prayers organised by the leadership of the […]

I HAVE read Mr. Josef Omorotionmwan many times and I can say that he is a writer to be taken seriously. He hardly dwells on personalities, but you see him often attacking societal ills and all those that promote them. He is an angry writer; his anger is directed at vices, betraying his deep-rooted love for the enthronement of a civilized society.

By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto — Councillors in Kebbe Local Government Council in Sokoto State have removed the Chairman, Alhaji Bala Kokani, from office for alleged gross misconduct. In a letter dated January 13, 2010 and signed by nine of the 10 Councillors and addressed to the state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, the […]

By Demola Akinyemi ilorin —  Chairman, Moro Local Government in Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulraheem Adisa has called for  more autonomy for the third tier of government in Nigeria to enable it deliver dividends of democracy effectively to the people. The journalist, turned politician, who said he had embarked on the sinking and repairs of boreholes […]

Rivers State government has given a marching order to communities to steer clear of contractors handling its projects in their areas.