Equity Reporters

——Says Existence of council Administrators without any backing of law is, illegal, illegitimate    The Center for Human Rights and Conflict Resolution,  in Kogi State has described the existence of council Administrators in 21 councils of the state one month after the expiration of the tenure without any extension as illegal and illegitimate, saying that it is an illegality within illegality.   In a statement signed by the Executive Director of the Center,  Comrade Idris Miliki, calls for either the sack of the entire Administrators by the Kogi State Assembly under the Speakership of Rt. Hon Mathew Kolawole or to extend their tenure to give it some form of legitimacy, adding that it is the responsibility of the State Assembly to make laws for the smooth running of Local Government Councils in the state.   The statement which reads in part said “The local government is another tier of government and Section 7(1) of the 1999 Constitution states that there shall be democratically elected

By SPY Reporters While the end to the fight between the two political leaders from Kogi State may not be known yet, Senator Dino Melaye has not also given up in calling out Governor Yahaya Bello, especially on social media. This time, the Senator representing Kogi West is capitalizing on the unfelt presence of President Muhammadu Buhari in the state to chide the Governor. Since the emergence of Governor Yahaya Bello, the President has only visited once to attend  the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s presidential campaign rally in the state held on Wednesday, January 16. "I challenge the Governor of Kogi State to invite President Buhari to Kogi State to commission at least one project after more than 3 years in office," Melaye twitted on Monday. Recall that the Kogi State government on had announced in 2018 that about 40 percent of all the ongoing road projects embarked upon across the three senatorial districts of the state would be completed and ready for commissioning

By SPY Reporters  In the aftermath of a bloody attack that left many houses razed and many souls lost in Bagana, a riverine community located in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State, a sociopolitical pressure group, Kogi Youth Advocates of Good Governance (KYGG) has cautioned the Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Mr Edward Onoja over what they described as "misguided comments". Mr. Onoja while reacting to a Facebook publication wrote " We must get to the roots of those who hired the mercenaries and had ready fake and false narratives to peddle.  If we fail in this, that we don’t love our land.  "He is Odaudu Moses Abraham from Omala an Assistant Director in National Space Research And Development Agency. He and Dr Seidu Ogah where former aides to Ibrahim Idris who claims to come from Omala too,". Addressing journalists on Monday at a press briefing, the group applauded the intervention of the state government but tasked Governor Yahaya Bello to be more

By SPY Reporters As part of activities to commemorate its 55th Anniversary Celebration, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has conducted a 2-day free medical outreach at Ogbeke/Ukuruta Community in Agbani Enugu State.  According to a statement by Air Force Spokesman, Air Commodore, IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA, the Outreach, took commenced on 4th April, 2019 and climaxed on the 5th of April. The outreach provided healthcare and humanitarian services to over 1,000 members of the benefiting community, including women, children and the aged, and was conducted in furtherance of NAF’s constitutional role of providing military aid to civil authority.  The Air Officer Commanding Ground Training Command (AOC GTC), Air Vice Marshal Idi Amin, while flagging-off the programme said the outreach was an initiative of the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, geared towards addressing the healthcare challenges and alleviating the suffering of members of host communities of NAF Bases across the C

By SPY Reporters   In a bid to further boost security in Nasarawa, the State Government has allocated about 100 Hectares of land to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for the establishment of a Base in Lafia.  This was made known when the  State Governor, His Excellency Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, and other top government functionaries from the State, paid a courtesy call on the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, in his Office at Headquarters Nigerian Air Force (HQ NAF).  Speaking during the visit, Governor Al-Malkura stated that he was at HQ NAF as a follow up to the various visits made by the CAS to Nasarawa State at the time the State was beset with security challenges. He recalled how the visit by the CAS, as well as visits by heads of other security agencies, had ensured the  restoration of peace and stability to Nasarawa and neighbouring States.  He remarked that the NAF and the State had agreed on the need to establish bases in Nasarawa, with 3 different locations

In continuation of the 2019 Budget Defence exercise, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, was at the National Assembly today, 1 April 2019, to highlight the performance of 2018 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Budget and defend the 2019 Budget before the House Committee on Air Force, Chaired by Honourable Samson Okwu.

By SPY Reporters A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces (SF) Team operating in Zamfara State has successfully repelled attacks by armed bandits who attempted to invade Hayin Mahe and Hayin Kanawa Villages in Gusau Local Government Area. According to a statement by the Air Force Spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, the operation, which took place yesterday, 31 March 2019, was conducted sequel to intelligence reports indicating that the bandits, who operate from Sububu and Kagara Forests, had attacked the villages and kidnapped some of its inhabitants.  "The timely response of the SF Team resulted in a gun duel with the bandits who eventually fled into the forest. "The gallant NAF SF personnel pursued the bandits into the forest, overpowering them and killed 5 bandits, while many others were observed to have run away with various gunshot wounds. "Three AK-47 rifles with magazines were recovered in the process. Some villagers, who were kidnapped by the fleeing ban