Natasha mourns ex-Kogi governor Ibrahim Idris
By John Alechenu ABUJA — Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, has mourned former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, popularly known as Ibro, who died in the United Kingdom on Sunday. In a condolence message, Akpoti-Uduaghan described the former governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a major figure […]
CNG buses not enough to tame transport crisis, HURIWA tells FG
By Chioma Obinna The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has urged the Federal Government to complement its Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, transportation initiative with measures to reduce the cost of petrol and other energy inputs driving transportation and production costs across the country. HURIWA said the Federal Government’s directive to state governors to […]
South-East Speakers seek uniform legislative standards
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA — Speakers of the South-East Houses of Assembly have agreed to strengthen collaboration among the five legislatures to promote standardised procedures and uniform legislative best practices across the zone. The speakers made the commitment at a meeting in Awka, where they also stressed the need to redefine inter-state legislative cooperation to […]
Six die, two injured in Kogi road crash
KABBA — Six persons have been killed and two others injured in a road crash along the Kabba-Odo-Ape Road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The Kogi Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Lawal Fagge, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview on Sunday. Fagge said the crash, which […]
Why NCAA needs research unit to guide aviation policy – Aligbe
By Dickson Omobola Former General Manager, Public Affairs of Nigerian Airways, Mr Chris Aligbe, has urged the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, to establish a research and development unit to provide data-driven solutions to challenges confronting the aviation sector and guide policy decisions. Aligbe, now the Chief Executive Officer of Belujane Konzult, lamented the absence […]
Mambilla: APC’s claims long on propaganda, short on evidence – Paul Ibe
By Paul Ibe The APC Presidential Campaign Council wants Nigerians to believe that the Mambilla arbitration delivered a corruption verdict against Atiku Abubakar. It did not. The tribunal examined a $500,000 transfer made on 30 January 2003 by Sunrise promoter Leno Adesanya, through China Castle Investments Limited, to the US bank account of Jennifer Douglas, […]
