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The Kogi State Chairperson, National Council of Women Society, Mrs Petra Bala Gbogbo has decried the State of Kidnapping of women in the State. Mrs Baba Gbogbo in a statement issued to Newsmen in Lokoja lamented that already six women have been kidnapped, with many still penciled down for kidnapping. She lamented that women…
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted a 10-member committee to organise a special 41-day post-mortal prayer in honor of the late Senator Dr. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim. The late former Senator represented Kwara South Senatorial District in the 8th Senate and was Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking, insurance and other financial…
President of the Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote has called for increased investments in the African continent to foster its rapid growth and development. Speaking at the largest gathering of private sector leaders in Africa, the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, Dangote emphasized that recent trends underscore Africa’s pivotal role as…
In line with SEMA mandate and purposeful leadership, the Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency, (SEMA), Alhaji Mouktar Atimah led the management team on a courtesy visit to His Excellency, Elder Joel Oyibo Salifu, the Deputy Governor of Kogi State. The Executive Secretary SEMA, Alhaji Mouktar Atimah, said that the purpose of the visit was…
The Commissioner for Information and Communications,Hon Kingsley Fanwo has described the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Mr Teddy Adegbola as a diligent and exemplary civil servant. Hon Fanwo made this commendation in Ogori during the Funeral Service of Mr Teddy’s father-in-law Late Pa Obatomi Samuel Ajebiewe. Speaking further,Hon Fanwo condoled the bereaved family on…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice and Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff from moving a seized Vessel, MV Blue Shark to either Cameroon or Gabon for sale pending the hearing of a motion on notice instituted by of owners of the…
Dr. Usman Ogbo, has commended the Kogi East Critical Stakeholders for the wisdom and forthrightness demonstrated through the vote of confidence passed on the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo and the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello. Dr. Ogbo who made commendation in…
As a result of massive damages and wanton destruction cause by the activities of kidnappers, bandits, arsonists and criminality that have caused breach to peace and threat to lives and property in the society in the recent times, kogi state science technical education and teaching service commission ‘STETSCOM’ has charged Principals of secondary schools…
All is set for the official flag-off and distribution of farm inputs to both the rice and maize farmers across the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas, dropped the hint during a working visit to some of the farm cluster groups in…
The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman has disclosed that one of the major mechanisms he used to reposition and restore the dignity of the institution was quality assurance. Dr. Usman stated this when he received the Caretaker Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Comrade Abdullahi Adamu on a courtesy…
