Seven people, including a lawyer and a doctor, were taken hostage by gunmen on the Geregu-Ajaokuta road in Kogi State. On Tuesday, around 2 PM, it was discovered that they had been kidnapped. On Wednesday in Lokoja, the State Police Command confirmed the incident. According to an eyewitness, the gunmen besieged the said road for hours while sporadically firing, abducting …
Princess Abigail Chinyere Amalaha, a publisher and a lauded journalist, has been named president of Nigeria’s United Towns Agency (UTA). A non-governmental organisation (NGO) with consultative status on the UN Economic and Social Council, the UTA is accredited by the UN (ECOSOC). Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, a UTA Board Member, said that Princess Amalaha’s appointment followed a rigorous selection process that …
