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News Update?Canoes take over highway, streets as flood ravages Lokoja

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It’s not the best of times for the residents of Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State. No thanks to the much acclaimed global climate change phenomenon. It has announced its presence in the state since 2012, hitting Lokoja residents hard with flood water. Ten years later, the lethal River Niger flood water is back, wreaking […]
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It’s not the best of times for the residents of Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State. No thanks to the much acclaimed global climate change phenomenon. It has announced its presence in the state since 2012, hitting Lokoja residents hard with flood water.

Ten years later, the lethal River Niger flood water is back, wreaking havoc on the residents of the capital city with great intensity.

A staff member of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), David Aigbe, who was on duty at Ganaja- Lokoja highway where flood water has cut off the state from the eastern flank, said the level of water flood at its peak in 2012 was below the level recorded on September 30, 2022.

“In 2012, the River Niger attained the peak of 4.84m before it receded. But as at Friday, September 30, 2022, the level of water flood had shot up to 4.94m. We should prepare for the worst; no sign that this water will recede in the next one or two weeks,” he said.

As at Wednesday, October 5, greater parts of Adankolo, Gadumo, Ganaja, Ikpata and Kabawa, including Sariki-Numa communities in Lokoja metropolis had gone under the flood.

Locals said the flood water at Ganaja-Lokoja, Gadumo and Andakolo extension in Lokoja was life-threatening due to the fact that the areas are situated directly at the confluence point of River Niger and River Benue.

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BREAKING: Protesters Storm APC Secretariat, Demand Ganduje’s Resignation

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Scores of demonstrators on Thursday stormed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to demand the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, following his recent suspension by a faction of his ward executives and the alleged bribery allegation levelled against him by the Kano State government.

Chanting solidarity songs and displaying several banners that read, “Ganduje must resign” and “Return the APC chairmanship to North Central,” the protesters appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to consider returning the leadership of the party to their region.

The agitation comes two days after the Forum of APC State Chairmen passed a vote of confidence on Ganduje and backed him to remain as national chairman.

The delegation of 37 state chairmen gave the endorsement during a solidarity visit to the national secretariat of the party.

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Ondo Governorship: PDP Primary Holds Today

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said its governorship primary election in Ondo State will be held on Thursday.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the party’s National Working Committee also named a seven-man committee for the primary election.

A statement by PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, reads: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), pursuant to the provisions of the constitution of our party, has appointed the following underlisted members of our Party to serve on the Ondo State Governorship Primary Electoral Committee to conduct the Governorship Primary Election for the purpose of nominating the candidate of our great party for the upcoming governorship election in Ondo State: Senator Ewhrudjakpo Oborawhartevwo as chairman, while the members are Hon. Oluwole Busayo Oke, Hon. Muktar Ahmed, Haj. Hassana Diko, Barr. John Mathew, Hon. Nnena Ikondon and Hon. Dare Adeleke as secretary.”

The exercise, according to the PDP spokesman, is scheduled for Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the International Culture and Event Centre, The Dome, Akure, Ondo State.

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How I Broke The Jinx Of ‘Who Is Your Father’ In Oyo Politics – Makinde

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has declared that he has broken the jink of ‘who is your father’ in the political space of the state.

Makinde made this declaration on Wednesday at Students’ Legislative Summit organised by the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly and chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of nigeria, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, in conjunction with the Students’ Representative Council, University of Ibadan.

Some of the dignitaries at the event included the Minister of State for Youth, Ayodele Olawande, a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who was represented and Speakers of Osun and Ekiti State Houses of Assembly.

The governor, while speaking, declared that there was a time when ‘who is your father’ was the order of the day in the political space of the state.

He, however, said that he has been able to break that.