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By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo The non-repair of a collapsed bridge in Namnai, Gassol Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State,North-East Nigeria, is giving motorists and people of the area grave concern. The bridge is located on a federal highway, the Jalingo-Wukari expressway. The huge risks faced by passers-by and other road users while crossing a river beneath the bridge drew the attention of the Chairman, Gassol LGA, Hon. Abubakar Sadiq. He called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Federal Ministry of Works to intensify efforts towards urgent repair of the collapsed bridge.  Hon. Sadiq, who spoke to journalists in…

By Felix Durumbah Major applause has come for former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly known as IBB, from apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, for what it described as "his bold and historic assertion" that the January 1966 coup d’état was not an Igbo coup. The coup was a defining event in Nigeria's national history as it not only ended the country's first civilian democracy,but also triggered a chain of events which degenerated into a civil war (1967-70) in which millions of people perished and properties valued, then, at multi-millions of British Pounds, destroyed. But IBB, a principal…

By our reporter Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State this morning cast his vote in the controversial Local Government (LG) elections, ongoing across the South-West State. The polls are for the positions of Chairmen and Councillors of the state's 30 LG Areas. After casting his vote in his hometown, Ede, Gov. Adeleke, elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), expressed confidence in the process, tasking Osun residents to maintain peace during the exercise. Reports from some LGs so far say the turnout,though slow initially, is increasing even as the Nigeria Police Force withdrew from election security duties, citing…

By our reporter There may be further breakdown of law and order in Osun State, South-West Nigeria, on Saturday, February 22, following the state government's resolve to push ahead with Local Government Area (LGA) elections in the wake of a court order. The polls are to fill the positions of Chairman and Councillors in all 30 LGAs across the state. Already, federal Attorney General (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi SAN, had cautioned the Osun State government under Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to comply with an appellate court verdict ordering the return of some sacked LGA Chairmen elected…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo Abia State-born Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere has assumed duty as the 30th Commissioner of Police (CP) in Taraba State, North-East Nigeria. In a statement signed and issued to journalists in Jalingo, the state capital, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, Superintendent (SP) Abdullahi Usman, said Ariekpere was born on October 30, 1966, in Umuosu-Umuosudim, Isiala-Ngwa North Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State. According to the statement, CP Ariekpere holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT). He was appointed Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police on May…

By Sylvia Kodilichukwu, Enugu Enugu State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kingsley Tochi Udeh, has disclosed plans by government to establish a legal framework to protect the state's electricity market from criminalities, such as vandalism and energy theft. Udeh stated this when the Managing Director (MD) and management staff of Mainpower Electricity Distribution Limited paid him an advocacy visit in his office in Enugu, South-East Nigeria. He stated that the legal framework will ensure that the effort of the State Government in expanding and securing its electricity market is not defeated. According to him, there is a need to…

By Okerafor Athanasius, Jalingo About 222 cows that were rustled by cattle thieves in some parts of Taraba, Plateau and Nasarawa states have been recovered by security operatives in Gassol Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, North-East Nigeria. Those recovered, alongside 58 sheep, were handed over to their rightful owners. Performing the handing-over ceremony at the state College of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Jalingo, the state capital, the Chairman, Cow and Livestock Recovery Committee, Dr. Aminu Jauro Hassan, said the cows were recovered through meticulous efforts of all security agencies across the State. Hassan, who doubles as the State…