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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has commiserated with the people and government of Benue State on the death of 20 people in the weekend’s boat accident in Agatu local government area. The Forum, in a statement by its Chairman, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, also commended the emergency responders for rescuing 11 of the…
The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja imposed a N5 million fine on a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Albert Owuru, for harassing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with a frivolous and vexatious suit. Owuru, who contested the 2019 presidential election against former President Muhammadu Buhari on the platform of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP), was…
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has sensitised Kogi residents on security awareness and other critical issues that are central to nation’s development and unity. The Acting State Director, NOA, Kogi Directorate, Patrick Edogbanya, who led the official of the agency on a roadshow on Monday at Ganaja road, Lokoja, urged the residents to embrace…
The Kogi State Government says it has enrolled 167,000 persons to its health insurance scheme to achieve the Universal Health coverage in the State. The Executive Secretary, Kogi State Health Insurance Agency, Adekunle Aledare disclosed this on Monday in Lokoja shortly after defending the agency 2025 budget. He added that the agency is projecting…
The Chairman, standing committee on health and social services in the Kogi State House of Assembly Hon. Ochidi Usman Shehu says the hallow chamber will frequent in it oversight functions in 2025. Hon. Ochidi stated this on Monday in Lokoja during the budget defence by the State Minister of Health held at the Assembly…
Our attention has been drawn to a not only mischievous but absolutely senseless report published by a mushroom blog called Daily Excessive, which attributed fake quotes against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to our principal, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Ordinarily, we would not have even bothered to give this…
The Vice Chancellor Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU) Anyigba, Kogi State Professor Marietu Tenuche has appealed to the state government to prioritize the welfare of staff of tertiary institutions in order to enhance their efficiency and service delivery. Professor Tenuche made the appeal while interacting with journalists shortly after she defended the 2025 budget…
The Executive Chairman, Kogi State Scholarship Board Mr Afolabi Joseph-Raji has stated that the State Government under the leadership of Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo is committed through the Board to ensure that every students of Kogi origin attain academic success and become responsible in the society. Joseph-Raji stated this while interacting with journalists shortly…
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Governor Ibrahim Idris, both of Kogi State and 47 others will receive this year’s Ibaji Hall of Fame Awards. A press briefing to this effect revealed that the awards will be presented at Marypat Events Centre, Idah, on Thursday, 26 December, 2024. The Chairman of Nomination for the Hall…
The Supreme Court will on Monday, December 16, determine the fate of President Bola Tinubu in a fresh suit seeking his removal from office as Nigeria’s leader. The new suit marked SC/CV/667/2023 is praying the apex court to sack Tinubu on two major grounds of alleged non-qualification to hold office as Nigeria’s President and…
