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Resident Doctors Begin Nationwide Warning Strike Over Abduction of Colleagues

By The Insight Team August 26, 2024 71 0

By Emmanuel Kwada The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has embarked on a one-week total nationwide warning strike, starting from midnight on Monday, August 26, 2024. This decision was made during an extraordinary national executive council (ENEC) meeting held virtually on Sunday, August 25, 2024. The strike is in response to the continued detention […]Continue Reading

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3 Killed, 8 Injured in Adamawa State Farmers-Herders Clash

By The Insight Team August 15, 2024 112 0

By Emmanuel Kwada A renewed clash between farmers and herders in Kodomun Community, Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, has resulted in the deaths of three people and left eight others critically injured. According to Police Public Relations Officer SP Suleiman Nguroje, a combined security team has been dispatched to the area, restoring normalcy […]Continue Reading

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

By The Insight Team November 9, 2023 143

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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Democracy, power struggle, and Kogi elections

By The Insight Team November 9, 2023 240

By Theophilus Abbah Key points Forth coming Kogi election is taking the form of a murderous power struggle The Police seldom make arrest of suspects involved in violent acts against opposition political parties Criminals emboldened to shed blood and wreak havoc on perceived opponents of the APC as Police look away The disposition of the […]Continue Reading

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Loan apps torment users in Nigeria despite being barred by government, Google

By The Insight Team July 18, 2023 447

Key Points: Loan app operators still violate data privacy of borrowers despite government regulation App operators take advantage of unsuspecting, desperate borrowers Interest rates on the apps are extremely high Citizens must take their data privacy seriously Avoid patronizing loan sharks; report violators to relevant security agencies By Daniel Adaji Michael Adekunle, a Continue Reading

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Kogi East Elders decry state sponsored insecurity in Kogi State

By The Insight Team July 11, 2023 204

By Daniel Adaji Kogi State would hold its governorship election in November 2023, all things being equal. As the day draws closer, series of state sponsored killings and destruction of properties perceived to belong to opposing voices have been witnessed in the state.  The Kogi East Elders’ Council (KEEC) met in Abuja on Tuesday 11 […]Continue Reading

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Kogi SDP governorship condemns Kabiru’s extra-judicial killing

By The Insight Team June 24, 2023 267

  By Daniel Adaji The Political atmosphere in Kogi State is tensed, as individuals and politicians considered with opposing views to the incumbent are being hunted. About two days ago, Mallam Kabir Bala  a.k.a Okwo  an associate of governor Yahaya Bello was killed in cold blood. Okwo was killed about five years after he was […]Continue Reading

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2023 Governorship: Tinubu, APC, police fold arms while Kogi burns

By The Insight Team June 23, 2023 243

Key Points: With killings and attacks on properties, governorship election in Kogi has turned to war The three main ethnic groups are pursuing ‘ethnic agenda’ Groups have written to President Tinubu to call Governor Yahaya Bello to order ‘Elders from Kogi East, Kogi Central, and Kogi West must meet urgently to halt the dangerous dimension […]Continue Reading

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7-Point Agenda for Nuhu Ribadu as NSA

By The Insight Team June 23, 2023 239

Key points: The success of the Tinubu administration will depend largely on how insecurity is tackled Nuhu Ribadu is fearless and disciplined, but he needs more than these on this new assignment Nigerians are expecting a unique approach to the fight against terrorists and bandits There must be quick response to intelligence information, if attacks […]Continue Reading

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266 journalists attacked in five years-Report

By The Insight Team June 22, 2023 188

  …Daily Trust Foundation, City University of London organise safety training on conflict reporting By Clement Adeyi Key points: Lagos, Abuja rank highest in attacks against journalists between 2017 and 2022 Journalists need to protect themselves, loved ones and sources Journalists should learn first aid, take hostile environment training Training of journalists Continue Reading

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Multiple Taxation: FIRS Partners With Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) For VAT Remittance From Informal Sector

By The Insight Team June 22, 2023 170

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has partnered with the Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) to collect and remit Value Added Tax (VAT) to the FIRS from the country’s markets, especially in the informal sector. The Association which has a membership of well over 40 million traders across the country’s 774 local governments, and […]Continue Reading

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Bandits test Tinubu’s resolve to rout them out

By The Insight Team June 13, 2023 334

Key Points: Bandits have killed over 100 persons; kidnap 65 in Sokoto, Zamfara, Kaduna Victims are from communities that failed to pay tax to their lords Security agencies could not respond to distress calls by community leaders The president must act decisively against bandits without delay, else his silence may be interpreted as a lack […]Continue Reading