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The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has ordered its military forces to temporarily enforce a ceasefire in Ukraine from January 6 to January 7 in view of the Russian Orthodox Church Christmas celebration. Putin’s decision followed an agreement with the church leadership led by Patriarch Kirill. Kirill was said to have prevailed on Putin to allow both countries to celebrate the orthodox Christmas holding on January 7. Putin’s army invaded Ukrainian territory in February 2022 and the war has taken different dimensions with casualties on both sides’ while civilian lives have been affected in their thousands. Reacting to the…
As part of routine exercise aimed at ensuring operational efficiency and effective service delivery, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao has approved the appointment and redeployment of new Branch Chiefs, Air Officers Commanding (AOCs), Commandants of Tri-Service and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Institutions including a new Spokesperson and other senior officers. This is according to a news circular by Group Captain Joel Abioye on behalf of the Director of Public Relations & Information, Nigerian Air Force headquarters in Abuja. The newly appointed Branch Chiefs are Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Jackson Yusuf, formerly, Chief of Policy…
Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida has denied reports that he endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 general elections. A Twitter account, General_Ibbro had tweeted on Tuesday that Babangida said he supported the endorsement of Obi by former president Olusegun Obasanjo. The tweet read; “Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo will forever be a true elder statesman and a boss in the military. No serving General in the Nigerian Army today joined the military earlier than 1982. By then, Obasanjo had already finished his military career. I respect him a lot, with his endorsement”. However, Spokesperson…
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says the Labour Party (LP) has no chance of winning the presidential election. The minister of state for labour and employment said the LP is “doing better than expected” with the arrival of Peter Obi as the standard-bearer of the party. He, however, said the party lacks the nationwide support base to muster a victory at the presidential poll. Keyamo spoke on Tuesday night during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He also said the actions of the aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is…
15 passengers were chocked to death in a ghastly autocrash involving a J-5 Boxer Bus and a Petroleum Tanker at Koton-Karfe area of Lokoja-Abuja highway in Kogi State around 7.30am on Tuesday. Five people were also injured in the accident and were rushed to Ideal Hospital at Koton-Karfe for immediate medical attention. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the crash. Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, Stephen Dawulung, who confirmed the incident, said that corpses of the victims have been deposited at the Morgue of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja. The sector commander explained that the cause of the crash…
… Describes him as a passionate and strong pillar of New Direction Administration The Senior Special Assistant to Kogi State Governor on Youths Empowerment, Kogi East, Hon. Mathew Ochada (HMO), has sent a message of felicitations to the Chief of Staff, to Kogi State Government, Pharm. Abdulkareem Jamiu Asuku on the celebration of his birthday. In a birthday greetings Hon. Ochada described Pharm Asuku as a strong pillar who like the Northern star, remains a strong advocate of the new direction administration, congratulated him on his birthday. The SSA disclosed that one area that Chief Asuku stands…
…Urges Massive Support For Tinubu/Shettima As Nigerians join the rest of the world in celebrating the commencement of the new year, a former Commissioner in Kogi State and the current Deputy Director-General, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu/Shettima (AABOS) Support Group, Dr. Ali Ajuh has felicitated with Kogites and Nigerians in general over the 2023 New Year celebration. “It’s my fervent prayer that this year births progress and prosperity for us all while I also implore that we recommit ourselves to the values of togetherness that would enable our state and nation sustain its path of unity in diversity and opportunities…
Wema Bank Plc has announced the retirement of its Managing Director/CEO, Ademola Adebise. Adebise will be proceeding on terminal leave from January 2nd, 2023, after over 13 years of meritorious service on the Board of the Bank. He will be succeeded by Moruf Oseni, currently the Deputy Managing Director. The bank also announced the appointment of Wole Akinleye, an Executive Director, as Deputy Managing Director and Tunde Mabawonku as Executive Director. Adebise was appointed as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Wema Bank Plc in June 2018. He joined the Bank in June…
FORMER President, Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as his preferred candidate ahead of the 2023 general elections. In his 2023 New Year message personally signed by the ex-President and made available to Channels Television by his spokesman, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo described Obi as his mentee and said the former Anambra State governor has an edge in the February 25, 2023 election. Obasanjo said, “None of the contestants is a saint but when one compares their character, antecedent, their understanding, knowledge, discipline, and vitality that they can bring to bear and the great…
By Ajogwu Jerry Ochada Fellow Nigerians! We are celebrated across the globe as the Giant of Africa but a sincere assessment of this old nomenclature would reveal the awkward scenario painting a broader picture of national deceit. Political pundits often assert that the most populous Black Nation is living on the fortunes of past glories. This popular opinion is debatable but can be judiciously examined if the lingering political trauma is taken into cognizance by weighing the tentative objectivism of aspirants especially the oldest breed of politician gambling against all odds to break the jinx of a kingmaker breaching all…