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Kogi State election cannot stand- Igala Group

By The Insight Team November 23, 2023 742 0

By Emmanuel Kwada The Uk’Omu Igala Organization, one of the foremost socio-cultural groups in Kogi East Senatorial District, has tagged as fraudulent, the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi State in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Usman Ododo as winner. In a statement Continue Reading

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Senate Calls for Public Hearing on ICT & Cybercrime Act 2015

By The Insight Team November 18, 2023 797 0

By Emmanuel Kwada In a move to enhance the national cybersecurity programme in  Nigeria, the Senate Joint Committees on ICT & Cyber Security and National  Security & Intelligence have issued a Public Hearing notice inviting stakeholders and the general public to contribute to the amendment of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015. The Continue Reading

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INEC Announces Fresh Elections In 59 Kogi Polling Units On Nov 18

By The Insight Team November 12, 2023 771

By Emmanuel Kwada The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that fresh elections will be conducted in 59 polling units in Kogi state. This development means that the winner of the governorship poll held on November 11, 2023, will not be announced until after the fresh elections are conducted in the affected areas. INEC […]Continue Reading

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Prof Mahmood calls on INEC officials to be patriotic and professional in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber

By The Insight Team November 10, 2023 611

By Emmanuel Kwada Prof. Mahmood Yakubu of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), addresses officials (Both regular and ad-hoc) in the governorship elections scheduled for November 11, 2023 in the states of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi. In a statement released late on Thursday, 9 November, 2023, on the Commission’s verified Twitter (X) handle, the electoral Continue Reading

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Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber: DSS warns politicians, supporters against anarchy

By The Insight Team November 9, 2023 640

By Emmanuel Kwada The Department of State Service (DSS) has warned politicians against making inciting statement that can lead to anarchy. In a statement released on Thursday, November 9, by its spokesperson Peter Afunanya, the Service urged politicians and their supporters in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States to conform to the rules of engagement, particularly […]Continue Reading

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Kogi polls: Probe senseless killings in Kogi East – Club 582

By The Insight Team November 8, 2023 668

By Emmanuel Kwada President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Inspector-General of the Police, Egbetokun Olukayode, have been called upon to probe the incessant and senseless killings and violent intimidation of the people of Kogi East by suspected thugs who have been allegedly given cover by security agencies in Kogi East. The call was made by […]Continue Reading

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Daily Trust Foundation Trains Journalists on Data Journalism in Abuja

By The Insight Team October 26, 2023 1052

By Emmanuel Kwada Daily Trust Foundation with the support from the MacArthur Foundation has trained no fewer than 20 journalists selected from across the Nigerian blogosphere, print, and broadcast stations on Data Journalism to aid their investigative abilities. The training which took place between 23 and 25 September focused on the tools for data journalism […]Continue Reading

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Review existing policies, legal frameworks on climate change, CAPPA tells FG

By The Insight Team October 24, 2023 707

By Folalumi Alaran in Abuja Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Monday, called for a review of existing climate change policies and legal frameworks that prioritise foreign interests over domestic concerns and hinder the progress of pro-people climate finance initiatives. The executive director of CAPPA, Akinbode Oluwafemi ,said this became Continue Reading

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Independence anniversary: Tinubu addresses Nigerians, assures of improved economy, people-oriented governance

By The Insight Team October 2, 2023 793

  By Clement Adeyi Key points Acknowledges hardship, urges endurance, patience. Additional N25,000 naira per month wage increment to enhance minimum wage for average low grade workers. Improved grassroots development through Infrastructure Support Fund Low transport costs through cheaper, safer Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses across the nation People-oriented Continue Reading

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Daily Trust Foundation trains journalists, others on book writing, editing, publishing

By The Insight Team September 29, 2023 778

By Emmanuel Kwada Daily Trust Foundation, a Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Media Trust Group, in collaboration with Mac Arthur Foundation, has organised a five-day workshop to train journalists and other categories of writers on how to write instructional materials, fiction and non-fiction books. The training instilled editing and publishing skills in the Continue Reading

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Ukomu Igala congratulates Minister of Steel

By The Insight Team August 17, 2023 799

UKOMU IGALA ORGANIZATION PRESS RELEASE: The apex socio-cultural organization in Kogi East Senatorial District, Uk’Omu Igala Organization (UIO), has sent a congratulatory message to Mr Shauibu Abubakar Audu, the newly designated Minister of Steel Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Elder David Abutu, the Continue Reading

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President Tinubu vows to end Nigeria’s overreliance on borrowing for public expenditure

By The Insight Team August 8, 2023 594

… sets 18% Tax to GDP target in 3 years President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja expressed his resolute commitment to break the vicious cycle of overreliance on borrowing for public spending, and the resulting burden of debt servicing it places on the management of Nigeria’s limited government revenues. Inaugurating the Presidential Committee on […]Continue Reading