CONFIRMATION OF PROFESSOR BABATUNDE IRUKERA’S APPOINTMENT, A TESTAMENT TO THE KOGI SPIRIT The Governor, Government and people of Kogi State wish to heartily felicitate with Professor Babatunde Irukera on the confirmation of his appointment as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC. Your sterling qualities as a…

Senate Confirms Irukera’s reappointment The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Barrister Babatunde Irukera as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Competition Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC} for another four years. This followed the adoption of the report of the Committee on Trade and Investment. Others whose appointment were confirmed are; Barrister Emeka…

Kogi Government Officials to pay 80% more to give indigent citizens health insurance- Info Commissioner ……says Nigeria has a lot to learn from Kogi Health Management System Officials of the Kogi State Government have resolved to pay 80% more than their statutory obligations in order to widen the health insurance opportunities to cater for the…

Ogoriland lost a rare gem, Mourn Chief Mrs. Felicia A. Adurodija The family of Adurodija of Ogori in Ogori-Magongo local government area of Kogi State has announced the death of their beloved mother, grandmother and the matriarch of the family, Chief Mrs. Felicia A. Adurodija who died in Ogori on Thursday. This was contained in…

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE. The death has occured at Ogaminana, Adavi local government of Mr. Joseph Segun Obeito in an illness. Mr. Segun Obeito became a businessman, politician and accomplished philantrophist after his primary education in Ibadan, Oyo state and obtained City and Guilde certificate from Government Technical college, New Bussa in old kwara state in 1982….

DOVE-HAVEN FOUNDATION LAUNCHES GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR ELIMINATION OF CERVICAL CANCER Dove-Haven Foundation (DHF), a Nigeria based non-governmental organisation working towards cancer reduction, has partnered with the Osun State Government to organise a programme aimed at putting an end to cervical cancer. The event was in corroboration of the launch of the global strategy for the…

Kogi Poly Acting Rector assures of completion of hostels. The Acting Rector, Kogi State Polytechnic, Dr. Usman Ogbo has assured the students of the institution that the renovation of their hostels would be completed in the next thirty days through the adoption of Public Private Partnership. Dr Ogbo who disclosed this on Tuesday while inaugurating…

Egbe Farmers Protest: Kogi Lawmaker Calls For Calm The member representing Yagba West Constituency in Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon. Aderonke Aro has called for calm among farmers in his constituency who recently protested the destruction of their farmlands by Fulani herdsmen. Hundreds of farmers in Egbe Community of Kogi State had on Monday…

Book Review Title :My Life Time Author: Joseph Ajayi Femi No of Pages: 180 Book Reviewer : Adebayo Aka My Life Time by Chief Joseph Ajayi Femi is the author’s memoir- the story of a life that served as ladder for the growth of his siblings. Besides, it is also the history of Nigeria’s military…

Recession: We’re suffering for despising Bello’s advice – Sen. Oseni As Nigeria economy slides into another round of recession, stakeholders, lawmakers and well-meaning Nigerians have continued to blame those in charge of making fiscal decisions in the country for outright neglect of Governor Yahaya Bello’s admonition during the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts have adduced that the…