2024

  The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja (FTHL), has issued a 21- day ultimatum to the hospital management to reverse the suspension of her President, Dr Jimoh Umar. The ultimatum was issued in a Communique after a hybrid Emergency Congress between ARD FTHL and members of National Officers Committee (NOC) of…

  Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has made history by approving a new pension harmonization for pensioners in Kogi State, breaking a 20-year record since the last pension adjustment. The Governor made approval the sum of ten thousand Naira as harmonization allowance for all pensioners in Kogi state today 22-10-2024 at…

Supreme Court reserves judgment in 19 states’ suit challenging constitution The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by 19 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the EFCC and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. The plaintiffs, in the suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023 had argued that…

  The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reserved judgment in a suit filed by 19 states against the federal government challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. The plaintiffs, in the suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023 had argued that…

  The Vice Chancellor, Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, says over 17,000 choose the university as their first choice in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE). Akinwumi disclosed this at a press conference on Monday in Lokoja, to mark the commencement of activities for the university’s 8th Convocation ceremony. The VC said…

  I, Hon. Yakubu Nazir Abdulhakeem, the Executive Secretary, Kogi State Office for Disability Affairs, extend my warm congratulations to the 21 new Chairmen and their Vice Chairmen who were sworn in on Monday. Additionally, my heartfelt congratulations go out to the 239 councillors who were inaugurated following the local government election held in the…

  Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court has fixed December 3, 2024 for commencement of trial of the immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on 15-count charge bordering on alleged diversion of N3 billion public fund. It was gathered that the former Governor, who was initially arraigned at the Federal…

  Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has sworn in newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the 21 local government areas in Kogi State with a charge to be dedicated in serving the people they represent. At a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall in Government House Lokoja, the elected chairmen and vice chairmen…

  The Inter party Advisory Council (IPAC) has commended the State Independent Electoral Commission, (KOSIEC) for conducting a transparent, free and fair Local Government election in the State. Addressing a press conference in Lokoja on Monday, the Kogi State Chairman of IPAC ILyas Badanga berated on some groups who believed that the council election was…

  The Wife of the Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo, has felicitated with the newly elected council Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, as well as Councillors, elected on Saturday’s Council polls in the state. A statement by the First Lady made available to journalists on Monday in Lokoja, described the emergence of the All Progressives…