PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS GENERAL ABISOYE

President Muhammadu Buhari extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Major-General Emmanuel Abisoye (Rtd), former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2nd Infantry Division and 3rd Infantry Division of the Nigerian Army, who has passed away at the age of 81.

The President also commiserates with the government and people of Kogi State on the death of their illustrious son, a former Federal Commissioner for Health and member of the Supreme Military Council.

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Abductors Of Osun Permanent Secretary,Others,Demand Ransom

Abductors of the two top Osun State Government staff and their driver kidnapped in Kogi State on Friday have demanded for N5million ransom for each of the victims.
Sources close to a family member of one of the top civil servants confirmed that the abductors have been contacting their family members.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade, Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and their driver, Mr. Oladapo Arogundade were kidnapped by unknown gun-men along Lokoja- Okenne road in Kogi State last Friday.

All efforts to get further reaction to the kidnapped case from government circle proved abortive but, it was gathered that negotiations were on between the abductors and the families of the affected workers to secure their release.

Kogi Governorshipp Election: APC to Hold Fresh Primary Election; PDP kicks

The Chairman  of the All Progressives Congress (APC) John Oyegun has said that the APC will conduct a fresh primary election in Kogi State to pick a replacement for late Abubakar Audu.

Abubakar Audu, who passed away on Sunday, was the APC candidate in the November 21 inconclusive Kogi State governorship election, thereby throwing up fresh legal and political firestorm in the state.

While speaking with journalists at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, APC National Chairman John Oyegun said the decision to hold a fresh primary was taken after the party received a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) asking it to replace Audu.

The INEC decision followed a pronouncement to that effect by the Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami. 

While the APC welcomed the decision, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP demanded Malami’s resignation as it described the decision as an affront to democracy laced with mines to torpedo the democratic choice of the people in Kogi State.

Also, while APC, ahead of the December 5 supplementary polls to conclude the governorship election, has proposed fresh primaries to throw up a replacement for late Audu t,here was also a cloud on whether it would be restricted to only those who bought the initial forms or opened up to new entrants, a possibility that could draw in Audu’s running mate, Rep. James Faleke and Alhaji Isah Jibrin Echocho who recently defected from the PDP after a stormy political battle with the incumbent governor, Captain Idris Wada.

REQUEST FOR CREATION OF OSE STATE FROM THE PRESENT ONDO, EDO AND KOGI STATES WITH HEADQUARTERS AT AKUNGBA-AKOKO BY TOLU BABALEYE

3rd July, 2014.

The Chairman,
Nigeria National Conference,
National Judicial Institute,
Airport Road,
Abuja-FCT.

Dear sir,

REQUEST FOR CREATION OF OSE STATE FROM THE PRESENT ONDO, EDO AND KOGI STATES WITH HEADQUARTERS AT AKUNGBA-AKOKO.

Sequel to the recommendation of National Confab that additional 18 States be created to bring the total number of state to 9 States per Geo-political zones and make it a total of 54 in Nigeria, I hereby on behalf of the present Ondo North People in Ondo State in conjunction with Akoko Edo People of Edo State and Okun People of Present day Kogi State request that we be created as a State to be known as Ose State with Akungba-Akoko as the State Capital of the new State.

As a keen follower of Confab deliberations, I am aware of the confab's decision that such State to be created must be viable or potentially viable economically, the people must have historical antecedent linking them together and the population must not be less than One Million People to be qualified for creation as a State.

Jega concession to Omisore and PDP blackmail is a crude step to rig Osun Poll

INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega concession to Omisore and PDP blackmail is a crude step to rig the August 9 election in Osun which will be highly resisted even if heaven will fall as INEC removes Akeju as Osun REC and Replaces him with Agbaje.

The reports has it that, barring any last minute change, the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ambassador Toyin Akeju, will this week proceed on leave ahead of the state governorship election slated for August 9, 2014.

Kogi LG Chairman’s Wife, Child Abducted - Police

The wife of the Chairman of Adavi local government area of Kogi State, Salihu Adavriku and his two-year-old child have been abducted by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred at about 8:05 pm Sunday night at Kpuroko area, Ogaminana, headquarters of Adavi, the country home of the chairman.

According to the chairman, the men numbering seven entered the compound after security men at the gate had granted them access and went straight to the living room where the wife, Hashia and the daughter Safiratu were watching a television programme.

Adavriku said the heavily armed men who were not masked after forcing their way into the living room abducted his wife and daughter. He said the abductors had made contact with him and were demanding N50 million ransom.

The chairman who said he did not suspect anybody as he didn’t have problems with anyone said he had reported the matter to the police adding that the abductors who had emphasised to their victims that they were after money had also told their victims that they were not sent by anyone but were out on their own volition because these days, council chairmen seldom give money to people.

Confirming the incident, the public relations officer, of the state police command, DSP Rendegha Timpa said the police are on top of the matter to unravel the mystery surrounding the kidnap.