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The APC Senator, representing Kogi West Senatorial district, Sunday Steve Karimi, has commended President Bola Tinubu, for his bold action in declaring the State of Emergency in Rivers in the best interest of the State and Nigeria. Sen. Karimi, who is the Chairman, Senate Services, told newsmen on Friday, that the President’s action was…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of one Hammed Saka to three months imprisonment for hawking new Naira notes He was jailed by Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The charge reads: “That you, Hammed…
The Kwara State Government has expressed its readiness to partner with the National Association of Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP) to enhance the administration and planning of tertiary education in the State. The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, who disclosed this while receiving members of NAEAP during a courtesy visit to…
The Kogi State Government, has restated its commitment to the full implementation of Gender Equality in Education Policy for the growth and development of education in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, gave the assurance in Lokoja, while monitoring the progress of the ongoing technical session for drafting the…
Former Senate President and founder of the ABS Foundation, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has harped on the importance of togetherness, giving and supplication during the month of Ramadan, and even beyond. According to Saraki, all Nigerians, irrespective of religious inclination, must devote the fasting period to pray for Nigeria and seek Allah’s intervention. The…
Kogi Central indigenes have described the recent court injunction obtained by the embattled lawmaker representing the Senatorial District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from receiving a petition for her recall, as a sign that “she has realised that she is as good as gone.” According to the constituents, who cut…
The Acting Chief Medical Director CMD of Kogi Specialist Hospital (KSSH) Lokoja, Dr. Oluseyi Folagbade, has pledged firm commitment to advancing quality healthcare delivery and staff welfare at the hospital. Dr Folagbade, who made the pledge while speaking with news men on Friday in Lokoja, also appreciate Gov. Ahmed Ododo for considering him worthy…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has sentenced Musa Buba to 300 hours of community service, to be served at a rate of five hours per day, for operating a bureau de change business without a valid license. The sentence is without an option of…
In every political journey, there are individuals who sacrifice personal ambition for the collective good, demonstrating steadfast loyalty, resilience, and commitment to their party and people. One such figure is Hon. A.A. Yaba Maisaka, a true grassroots politician from Ward E, Kabawa area of Lokoja, whose dedication to the All Progressives Congress (APC) since…
The Onu Igala DELTA state, Engr. Dr. Salifu Akoji Anthony has eloguized the leadership fatherly of the paramount traditional ruler of Igala Kingdom, the Ata Igala, HRM Mathew Opaluwa Oguche. Chief Salifu Anthony made the commendation at Idah after his coronation as the Onu Igala Delta state by the Ata Igala. He assured the Ata…
