Confluence Reporters

Enyioha Opara, Minna The Niger State Police Command has arrested one Idris Abdullahi, 18, of the Zagzaga area of Sarkin-Pawa in the Munya Local Government Area of the state for allegedly molesting an underage girl.  

Olufemi Atoyebi Organised labour on Thursday frowned on the failure of government to commence negotiation with its leaders and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council over the consequential adjustment in salaries arising from the new national minimum wage more than two weeks after a committee was inaugurated.

Josiah Oluwole Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has narrated his experience while on board an Ethiopian Airline flight that nearly crashed on Wednesday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

A man was fined 220 dollars for dropping two rubber bands on a public road in Singapore, local media reported on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 28th May, 2019 was a busy day at the High Court of Justice, Kotonkarfe, Kogi State, for the court and lawyers in the the on-going case involving the three arms of the Government of Kogi State: the Legislature, Executive and the Judiciary.

Senator Dino Melaye on Monday continued his defense at the FCT High Court in Apo, Abuja where he is facing a six count criminal charges.

Malaysia’s last surviving male Sumatran rhino died on Monday in the eastern Borneo state of Sabah, local daily The Star reported.

Eniola Akinkuotu President Muhammadu Buhari says those who describe him as ‘baba go slow’ during his first administration will be in for a shock during his second term.

Peter Dada Academic activities were disrupted on the campus of the Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji, Osun State, on Monday, as students of the institution protested against the alleged nonchalant attitude of the management to their security.

A rebel leader accused of orchestrating deadly attacks in Rwandas border regions pleaded guilty Thursday to terrorism and other charges, and admitted to working with foreign governments against Kigali.

Two persons were killed by lightning during a heavy downpour in Odda quarters in Ayetoro Gbedde, Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State on Saturday.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi state has warned against the release of N30billion bailout fund by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the Governor Yahaya Bello-led government in the state.

The factional Chairman of the Kogi State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, Haddy Ametuo has debunked the report making the round which alleged he had been sold out to Governor Yahaya Bello.

Ahead of Sallah celebration, the SDP Senatorial Candidate for Kogi Central in the last general elections, Barr. Natasha Akpoti has sent down trucks of rice to Kogi State to be distributed across the three senatorial districts to ameliorate the plight of Kogites ahead of this year Eid-il Fitr.

The Kogi State Police Command has said it arrested 24 persons suspected to be kidnappers, armed robbers and bandits.

Evelyn Okakwu The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the replacement of the All Progressives Congress members, elected in Zamfara State for different positions, after affirming a previous decision against the party’s primaries conducted in 2018.

Kunle Sanni The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday arraigned a civil servant, Elvis Okorenyi, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, for allegedly defrauding a job-seeker of N1 million.

Former Chairman Kogi State Chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Comrade Nihi Oladele today emerged President of the Council thereby succeeding Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere. The election and swearing in signaled an end to the week-long Congress and political horse trading for the leadership of the Council.

Yakubu Gowon Engr Folorunsho Olafemi, a philanthropist, has admonished politicians in Kogi state to show sympathy to the state and local government workers by mitigating the current hardship they are going through occasioned by the non-payment of over 36-37 months of their salaries.

The Kogi State Government on Wednesday disclosed that  it has recorded 10 new suspected cases of Lassa fever between January and May 2019.

Six months to November 16 Kogi governorship election, leaders from Okun land of the state have constituted a high powered committee to drive the quest for a candidate from the West.

… Your choice of words too harsh – Gov There was a mild drama at the Government House, Lokoja on Wednesday afternoon when  the Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Onuh Edoka told Governor Yahaya Bello to his face that he was practically not doing anything to reduce the sufferings of workers in the state whom he said were dying in dozens due to the non-payment of salaries.

Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned the consolidated petition by Natasha Akpoti of SDP, and Senator Ahmed Ogembe of PDP  challenging the election of Yakubu Oseni of APC to June 1st for delay in filing applications by the Petitioners, failure to reply and delay in filing replies by the Respondents.

The attention of the good people of Kogi State has been drawn to a video of Barr. Natasha Akpoti culled from a CNN documentary scene she played in 2015 which the mischief makers who are hellbent on smear campaign have been sharing on social media, calling it voodoo practice in their desperate bid to dent her image.

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello on Tuesday walked out the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Nasiru Ajanah from a function.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, has arrested eight suspected fraudsters for an alleged involvement in internet crime.

Sani Tukur      President Muhammadu Buhari has met with a national leader of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Mr Buhari is in the holy land to perform Umrah, the lesser Hajj.

A few questions keep bothering my mind about Okun generally. Our people are dying of hunger and starvation yet none of our leaders has enough courage to speak out openly. They prefer to lament and wail secretly but they will never come to the open.

Boko Haram jihadists on Saturday killed two people and injured a dozen others in an pre-dawn attack on a refugee camp in northeastern Borno State, aid agency and militia sources told AFP Sunday.

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe A school gardener, Femi Aderonmu, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly beating a Senior Secondary School 3 pupil of the Jubril Martins Memorial Grammar School, Iponri, Rafiu Adagun, to death.

Kogi Patriotic Group has challenged the people of Kogi state to use the occasion of the holy month of ramadan to pray against the evil machinations of the Yahaya Bello led government.

The Kogi State Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello has sued for calm over the killing of Mr. Ariyo Aina in Ogga, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State in the early hours of Saturday, saying the perpetrators of the dastardly act will not only be brought to book, “but also that government will stop on its track, this ugly trend”.

As Naira Marley sets to face the court on Monday for the 11 count charge levied against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, fans of the musician on Saturday stormed the anti graft office in Lagos to Protest for his release.

David Nosa Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, on Tuesday, lauded Federal Government’s decision to grant financial autonomy to the 774 Local Government Councils in the country.

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, has said promised to clear all backlog of salaries owed by the state government to workers before December.

Do you think we are being hypocritical in the management of hemp in Nigeria?

The Metropolitan police were the first police force in Britain to introduce the hijab as an uniform option.

The founder, Builders Hub Impact Investment Program and SDP senatorial candidate for Kogi Central in the general election, Barr.  Natasha Akpoti, Wednesday led group of Kogi women to pay condolence visit to the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye over the loss of his mother.

The sad commentary about Kogi state will continue as long as Governor Yahaya Bello continue to get his priorities wrong. His juvenile approach to governance and politics is getting worse by the day.

Alhaji Sani Lulu, a former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has described the non-payment of civil servants’ salaries in Kogi as disheartening and unfortunate.

Leke Baiyewu  The Senate has begun the screening of Dr. Godwin Emefiele as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria for a second term.

A Kano High court presided over by Justice Nasiru Saminu has ordered Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi ll to maintain status quo in respect of the interim order issued against the governor on May 10.

Women group under the  aegis  of Women of Kogi East, on Wednesday called the founder, Builders Hub Impact Investment Program and SDP senatorial candidate for Kogi Central, Barr.  Natasha Akpoti to join Kogi gubernatorial race slated for 2nd November, 2019.

Oluwatobi Akindele A 22-year-old man, identified simply as Segun, is battling for his life at a general hospital in Ogun State after he drank insecticide, sniper.

Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe An undergraduate student of the University of Abuja, Abiodun Allen, has been sentenced to death by a Lagos State High Court for stabbing his younger brother, Wale, to death over their father’s property.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned his eldest daughter against running for president in 2022, saying the office would “destroy” her.

The founder Builders Hub Impact Investment Program, and SDP Senatorial candidate in the last General election Barr. Natasha Akpoti, on Sunday called on the people of Kogi State to shun politics of tribalism and embrace good governance. Natasha H Akpoti 

Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adopted the prayer of the counsels to Barr. Natasha Akpoti of SDP, Senator Ahmed Ogembe of PDP and the three Respondents to the case suit No. EPT/KG/SEN/02/2019 by Natasha Akpoti and EPT/KG/SEN/08/2019 by Ogembe Salawu to provide witnesses for their cases.

We are at the Customary Court of Appeal , Wuse Zone II, Abuja. Follow us as we will be feeding you with the unveiling ruling of the election petition tribunal.

High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the publisher of Authority newspaper, Ifeanyi Uba and Williams Orji to pay the sum of  ten million naira damages to Barr. Natasha Akpoti for libelous publication against her. Natasha H Akpoti