Confluence Reporters

The number of Nigerian pilgrims, who have died at the current Hajj exercise has risen from five to seven, officials have stated.

The Police Command in Cross River on Tuesday paraded a pastor, Tony Obo-Ekpeyong, for allegedly being in possession of the heart of an 18-month-old baby girl whom he killed.

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has given the federal government a 21-day ultimatum to resolve the Academic Staff Union of Universities strike action to enable the students return to school.

The Nigerian police us set to arraign suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike aka Evans, before an Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court on Wednesday, CONFLUENCE REPORTERS has learnt.

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi on Monday threatened to resume its suspended strike if the State Government failed to fulfill her promises before September as earlier agreed.

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 1st and Monday 4th September, 2017 as Public Holidays to mark the 2017 Eid-il-Kabir celebration. Eid-il -Kabir: Women and children praying at the National Prayers Ground, Umaru Musa Yar’radua Expressway, Abuja. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida

A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the final forfeiture of N7.6 billion being loot recovered from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke.

The newly appointed Head of Service in Kogi State, Mrs Hasana Lawal, has been retired.

Lebanon’s Army has announced a ceasefire in its operation against the Takfiri terror group of Daesh near the country’s border with Syria to help start negotiations over the fate of capitive soldiers.

No fewer than 10 suspected thugs have been allegedly arrested at Kogi Commissioners’ quarters for allege involment in August 1, Kogi Assembly Attack.

As part of a continuous efforts end corruption in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has  signed anti-corruption agreement between Nigeria and some countries.

The crisis in the Korean Peninsula may not end anytime soon as North Korea on Friday fired “several projectiles” into sea off its eastern coast.

The Lagos State Government on Thursday commenced the sale of Lake Rice in designated centres as announced for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration.

 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that the decision to reduce the cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions was done by stakeholders in the education sector.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has confirmed the appointment of Mrs H.O.K. Lawal as the substantive Head of Service of Kogi State. Gov Yahaya Bello 

Different reactions have been to trail the claimed  by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, that the president will not be able to resume office due to the damages caused by rodent in the three months of unused as BugIT Nigeria accused the government of insincerity.

The Presidency has advised proponents of restructuring to exercise restraint in their choice of words, saying issues are resolved through “established processes, not by abuses, insults or irresponsible statements." Vanguard gathered. 

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Shehu Garba, has said that president’s office needed renovation because of its devastation by rodents during the president’s long period of absence.

 Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has told concerned Nigerians that he will not commit suicide over President Buhari's return alive to the country after 109 days medical leave in London, United Kingdom. Governor Ayodele Fayose 

Controversial media personality Charly Boy, has penned an open letter to president Muhammadu Buhari upon his return to the country.

The national leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,  yesterday, said it was not true that the indefinite strike declared last week had been called off.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back to Nigeria.

Ihima students' Union (ISU), am umbrella body for all Ihima students on Friday, August 18th, kick-start the maiden edition of her online weekly quiz competition,  awarding the first prize winner of the keenly contested competition with a recharge card sufficient for weekly routine.

An unknown disease, whose symptoms include diarrhoea, bloodstained vomiting and high fever, has killed no fewer than 62 people at Okunran, Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa villages in Yagba West Local Government, Kogi State.

The meeting held between the Federal Government  and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, to resolve the ongoing strike embarked upon the union ended in a deadlock. President Muhammadu Buhari and ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi

Governor Yahaya Bello's talent hunt organized by the veteran Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie currently serving as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on entertainment, arts and culture to the governor has continued to receive encomium from both contestants and stakeholders.

No fewer than 150 lecturers in Kogi State University Anyigba have been reportedly sacked by the state government for their refusal to obey the proscription order placed on ASUU in the school by the state governor government.

The Kogi House of Assembly on Tuesday approved four additional Special Advisers for Governor Yahaya Bello.

The police in Lagos have arrested a man found with a decomposing woman head at Imota, near Ikorodu, the newsmen report.

Lebanon on Wednesday abolished a law that allows rapists escape punishment if they marry their victims in a move applauded by women’s rights campaigners.

Ihima Students' Union (ISU), an umbrella body for all students of Ihima origin in Okehi LGA of Kogi State, known for promotion of education and whose pledge mantra is to revive the lost glory of educational system through organising of Spelling Bee, Quiz and Debating Competition and scholarship to outstanding students and the less privileged has hit the ground running for the publication of the union's 2017 magazine.

From the hindsight, there doesn’t seem to be any other nation, not even the so-called backward one, where higher education, in particular, has been toyed with and bastardized than the case of Nigeria, thanks to incessant industrial actions by the university lecturers, under the canopy of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

A leadership crisis has brewed in Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASC), Kogi State due the alleged refusal of its sole administrator, Joseph Onobere Isah, to hand over to the most senior official at the expiration of his tenure as stipulated in extant civil service rules.

The Administrator of Okene Local government Area of Kogi State, Hon. Abdulrazaq Muhammad has reiterated his readiness and assured the people of Okene Local government Area  of his government's  commitment to flush out criminals from the area.

It has been a few years since students in Nigerians had to deal with long-term strikes; and just at the moment we thought the era of students having to stay an extra 2 to 3 years in school due to unnecessary strikes by championed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was over, they strike again.

The oldest students union in Ebira land, Ihima Students' Union (ISU) has once again set the pace for other students' union in Kogi Central to trail after the union successfully organised spelling Bee for primary schools, quiz and debating competition for secondary schools where the students keenly debated the topic "The Need for Ebira Cultural Renaissance."

Sequel to the referendum held by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. ASUU, last week where many universities unanimously agreed to commence an indefinite strike to force the Federal government to honour the 2009 Memorandum of understanding, the university dons have declared indefinite strike over what it called unresolved and contentious issues with the Federal Government.

Sierra Leone's national television broadcaster interrupted its regular programming to show scenes of people trying to retrieve their loved ones' bodies. Others were seen carting relatives' remains in rice sacks to the morgue.

Surveillance officers and health workers in Lagos and Ogun States have been reportedly placed on high alert, even as Ogun State confirmed 1 case of Lassa fever and the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, assured that confirmed  cases in the institution are responding to treatment.

The Nigeria Hydrological Service Agency (NHSA) has disclosed that no fewer than 14 communities have been affected by flood in Kogi State.

President Muhammadu Buhari says there is tremendous improvement in his health but he cannot return home because his doctors have not cleared him to do so.

Kenya’s election commission has declared incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta as the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election.

More than 60 Democratic lawmakers have expressed their “profound concern” over US President Donald Trump’s threatening rhetoric about North Korea, insisting that any military attack “must be debated and authorized by Congress.” Rep. John Conyers (R) participates in a markup hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.

The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have reportedly apprehended a 43-year-old woman, Alaba Mulika and her 16-year-old daughter simply identified as Olamide, for allegedly trading in cannabis.

Ihima Students' Union (ISU) is as old as the first students' Union that emanated from Kogi Central Senatorial District.

Despite the police brutalization of #ResumeorResign protesters yesterday, Sahara reporters has reported that the pro-democracy group again converged at Abuja's Unity Fountain today with a veteran actor, Jim Iyke, continue their demand of the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigeria, or his resignation if he is still incapacitated after 90 days in hospital abroad.

A recent visit by Lagos State Chief Judge, Justice Funmilayo Atilade to Badagry prison revealed an unimaginable condition in which underaged inmates live. AYOMIDE OWONIBI ODEKANYIN who was part of the entourage reports.

The Secretary to Kwara State Government, SSG, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, has disclosed that all monies paid to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as pension have been “deducted from the money owed him as well as his other outstanding lawful entitlements” and returned to the coffers of the state government. Bukola Saraki

By Daniel Newton North Korea has released shocking images of massive military drills that show the West that they are more than ready for war. North Korea have released shocking images of massive military drills that show the West

The federal government has given till June 2018 to various companies handling the Itapke-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail line to get the job done in order to resume its commercial activities. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi,