2024

*The KGRS interim committee chairman, Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris on a familiarization visit to Adavi, Okehi and okene* _By Muhammad Mukhtar Idris, Smile Sunday._ The Interim Management Committee Chairman of Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, who also doubles as the Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Honourable Mukadam Asiwaju Asiru Idris, has enjoined the…

Adeyemi lauds Buhari, Bello on Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba-Ilorin road Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Smart Adeyemi, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for including the reconstruction of the Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba-Ilorin Road in the 2021 Appropriation Bill. The lawmaker also commended the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, for his commitment to the…

COUNCIL ELECTION: COLLECTION/SUBMISSION OF CANDIDATE FORMS, FROM 15 TO 19 OCTOBER, 2020. Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission in a meeting held today, the 14 of October, 2020 under the chairmanship of Hon. Mamman Nda Eri, urged political parties to obtain their candidate forms starting from the 15 of October to the 19 of October; as…

Ex-Army General Loses N8B Suit Against Lagos,, NJC on alleged Unlawful Land Seizure *Heads fun Appeal Court. A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a N8.1 billion suit instituted by Major General AbdulRauf Tijani (rtd) against Lagos State government and six others over an alleged unlawful seizure of his expanse of land in…

HON. KILANI OLUMO CONGRATULATE ALHAJI TAUFIQ ISA. The Hon. Member Kogi State House of Assembly representing the vibrant people of Ijumu State Constituency Hon. Olusola Kilani Olumo has congratulated Alhaji Taufiq Isa the Ijumu LG APC flag bearer in the forthcoming Local Council polls. In a statement signed by Hon. Kilani he said the recent…

A 34-year-old Nigerian, Austin Chenge, is in the race for the governorship position in the state of Michigan in the United States of America (USA), come year 2022. A statement by Abdul-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media and Public Relations unit, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), indicated that Chenge, a native of Benue State in Nigeria,…

Pharm. Asuku: A Natural Born Leader, Kogi’s Chief Of All Chiefs One of Kogi’s shining stars, Pharm. Abdulkareem Asuku Jamiu prides himself as a beacon of hope, proven by his countless medical and educational interventions he has rendered to those in need over the years — an icon of transparency, proven by his open-book philosophy…

IGP sets up SWAT to replace SARS The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has set up a new Police outfit to take over from the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian Police Force. It is known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team and will fill the gaps arising from the dissolution…

NBA Warns Security Operatives Against Use of life bullets on #EndSARS protesters.   The Nigerian Bar Association yesterday in Abuja issued a stern warning to security operatives against the use of life bullets on the #EndSARS protesters ongoing across the states of the federation. The association warned that the use of life bullet on innocent…

  Gbajabiamila assures of key reforms in Nigeria Police The speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has reiterated the resolve of the House of Representatives to ensure that key reforms are institutionalised within the Nigerian Police Force (NPF). The Speaker also recalled that the House had on Wednesday last week urged the…