In a move to actualize its mandate of providing service to humanity, the Babatunde Irukera Foundation has commenced the second phase of distribution of food items to people of Kogi State to ameliorate the effect of Covid-19 pandemic. A representative of the foundation, Mr. Folami Onirinwa told Journalists that thousands of tubers of yams and…

  On behalf of the good people of Igalamela-Odolu Constituency, it is my absolute honour and pleasure to heartily felicitate with the Honourable Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. (Hon.) Prince Mathew Kolawole as he celebrates his birthday. Mr Speaker, you have proven to be a humanist and a patriot with unending…

A distress call from an expatriate working with an international organization in Kogi State who suspected that she had symptoms similar to those associated with COVID-19 had generated widespread speculation and it is therefore pertinent that we set the records straight. 2. Determination The case does not fit into the spectrum of criteria set by…

  The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi State chapter, has dissociated itself from a misleading headline in an online publication which allegedly accused Kogi Government of ‘not following laid down protocol’ on Covid-19 Pandemic. The online publication quoted it’s headline as: “Kogi Gov’t Not Following Laid Down Protocol”. A statement by the NMA Chairman in…

  The reduction of revenues accruing and the weight of debt and overdraft currently affecting fiscal fortunes of Kogi State and the negative impact on the performance and growth of the State is a worrisome development. Partly as a result of this, the state government has proposed Salary Cuts for the Workers. This unfortunate development…

Birthday: Aguye felicitates with Kogi First Lady. . Former Special Adviser to Governor Yahaya Bello,Hon. Danladi Aguye has felicitated with the First Lady of Kogi state,Hajiya Rashida Bello, over her birthday. In a statement signed by Aguye in Lokoja on Saturday, the former SSA said he joined kogites and Nigerians at large to celebrate the…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi chapter, has rejected the proposed percentage salary payment to its members by the State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. A statement by Dr Kabiru Zubair, the NMA Chairman in Kogi, on Sunday in Lokoja, said the NMA strongly rejected any salary cut for doctors and other health care workers (HCWs)…

TRIBUTE: My Mother, One Year After BY SENATOR DINO MELAYE My mother, Comfort Oni Melaye, my first teacher, my first confidant, my first guide, my first everything. To the world, you might have been just one person but to me you were more than that – you were everything to me. Mummy, you did not…

  A smart politician who doesn’t know when and how to strategize in a fight for what he claims belongs to him, is on a fruitless journey. This is obvious as enough seems not enough for Abu Ibro in the battle to be declared winner of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) 2019 governorship primary in…

By: Abubakar Shuaibu Folashade Gifts Rice to Communities As the novel COVID-19 continues to ravage the socio – economic activity of the world well into the Holy month of Ramadan, the Secretary to the Government of Kogi State,(SSG) Dr. Mrs. Folashade Arike Ayoade donates 400 bags of rice to communities. The SSG said the 400…