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The Kogi State Government has said it has paid 38-month salaries since it came into office in January 2016. Gov Yahaya Bello The Director General of Media and Publicity to the Governor of Kogi State, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo stated this in Takete Ide Amuro in Mopamuro Local Government while briefing newsmen after an APC Stakeholders Meeting in the Ward. “One of the questions our party members asked during the meeting was about the claim by labour that we are owing workers 38 months salaries. “As far as Government is concerned, we have paid 38 months salaries starting from September 2015. We have been in office for just 39 months. But we are still owing four months salaries because we started paying from the period we are yet to assume power. “We are not in any power play with labour. We will continue to appreciate their understanding and we pledge to clear all arrears as soon as possible”. Fanwo said Government has struggled to bridge the gap inherited because of the dwindling rev

The death of a fast-rising Nollywood actor, Dammy Eke has been announced to the shock of his many fans. One of Nollywood's promising actors, Dr. Dammy Eke has been announced dead on social media. Dammy, Precious Eze's Blog learnt slumped at a bar in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, the 28th of April and died immediately. The reason for his slumping has not been ascertained as at the time of writing this story, but his elder brother who picked a call put across his phone number 08183212555 confirmed the death to another actor, TC Okafor who had called to speak with him when the news of his passing on was broken to him. Prince Dr. Dammy A. Eke was a Justice of Peace, JP, an Ambassador for Peace of UPA, and an actor. source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/04/so-sad-popular-nollywood-actor-passes.html

Members of the Nigeria police have reportedly killed a dismissed sergeant in a serious gun battle over kidnapping in Owerri. The officer was shot dead According to a report by Punch Metro, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Imo State Police Command has shot dead a dismissed sergeant, Martins Nwoke, for alleged involvement in several kidnap cases.   Nwoke and one other were shot dead on Saturday at Hospital Junction, Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, during a gun duel with the SARS operatives.   Southern City News gathered that the dismissed cop had gone to the area to sell a vehicle they snatched from one of their kidnapped victims.   A police source said, “At Hospital Junction, Port Harcourt Road, Owerri, SARS operatives, led by their commander, Godfrey Victor, while on a tip-off, engaged two kidnappers and armed robbers in a gun duel. “The two suspects fell to the superior firepower of the police. An ash coloured Toyota Camry with number plate, LSD 857 FR, su

Juventus may be without star man Cristiano Ronaldo for their Champions League quarter-final against Ajax as the forward is reportedly being investigated by UEFA for swearing at Atletico Madrid fans. Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Juventus ‘s Serie A outing against Genoa on Sunday after playing a starring role in his side’s Champions League heroics. The Portuguese openly taunted the Atleti fans in the stands following Tuesday’s win, possibly in response to coach Diego Simeone’s similarly robust celebrations at the end of the first leg, but Allegri said he was not worried about UEFA banning his star player for the upcoming quarter-final with Ajax. Ronaldo scored a sensational hat-trick to help overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, defying the odds to haul Juve into the last-eight where they will face Ajax. The Italian champions boast a seemingly unassailable 18-point lead in Serie A with 11 games to go, having dropped only six points during a hitherto u

Abraham Amah, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and ex-Senior Special Adviser to the Abia State government on Labour and Industrial Matter, has attacked the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), over its alleged partisanship and misconduct during the just-concluded 2019 general elections. He accused the nation’s electoral umpire of violating the guidelines it laid out for the conduct of the election in Abia north senatorial zone. The PDP chieftain, who spoke in a telephone interview with DAILY POST, Sunday, faulted the INEC’s declaration of Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress(APC), as winner of the February 23 senatorial poll conducted in Abia north zone, expressing optimism that the tribunal will do the needful in ensuring justice prevails. Recall that DAILY POST had reported that Kalu was declared the winner of Abia North Senatorial District in Saturday’s Presidential/National Assembly elections. The former Governor polled a to

CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Uriel Antuna scored and the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 on Sunday night to extend their unbeaten streak to seven games. Sebastian Lletget, who was being hounded on the left side, played a sliding cross around defender Aaron Herrera to Ibrahimovic for a first-timed left-footer that made it 2-1 in the 78th minute. Antuna, a 21-year old who signed on a one-year loan from Manchester City of the Premier League on Jan. 29, scored his first MLS goal to give the Galaxy (7-1-1) the lead in the 16th minute. Ibrahimovic, at the top of the box, side-stepped a pass from Diego Polenta, allowing it lead Chris Pontius to the corner of the 6-yard box where he first-timed it to Antuna for the empty-net finish. Herrera's shot from the right side of the box deflected off goalkeeper David Bingham to Donny Toia near the far post for the tap-in to make it 1-1 in the 64th minute. It was Toia's first MLS goal since June 20, 2015, whe

Atiku Abubakar A recent revelation by some 13 presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission that they transmitted the presidential election results electronically to the commission’s server has again put the commission on the spot and opened a vista of debate, writes Davidson Iriekpen The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under intense fire the moment 13 of its presiding officers said they were ready to testify at the presidential election petition tribunal that they transmitted results electronically to the commission’s server during the February 23, presidential election. The officers, who are in Borno and Yobe states, under oath, said they transmitted the results on the instruction of the commission. The contention on whether or not the results of the presidential election were forwarded to a central database of the commission has been among the top grounds for contesting the presidential election results by the presidential candi