The three tiers of government in Nigeria, in conjunction with the Managements of Higher Institutions, have been called upon to create a clean, hygienic environment with zero tolerance for open defecation in order to promote public health. Professor Adenike Modinah Olatayo AbdulRaheem, a lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University…

  — HANDS OVER SUSPECTS TO THE POLICE The joint security team of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, on Tuesday, 16th July, 2024, arrested three (3) students of the institution and five (5) others suspected to be members of secret society and hard drug peddlers during the ongoing second semester examination for 2023/2024 academic session. The…

Healthier Lokoja: Residents Urged to Support Governor Ododo’s Environmental Efforts By Benjamin Treasure Residents of Lokoja, Kogi State, are engaging in a harmful practice that poses severe health risks and discomfort to their neighbors. The alarming trend involves channeling soak-away pipes into drainages and gutters, contaminating water sources and creating unhygienic environments. This comfort-at-all-costs approach…

  Following the arrival of the final batch of a contingent of 312 pilgrims from Kwara State, the 2024 Hajj operation has successfully concluded in the State. The last batch, including the Amirul-Hajj, Senator Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, and other state officials, arrived safely on Tuesday, July 17th, 2024, at the Gen. Tunde Idiagbon International…

  A professor of Exercise, Science and Sports Psychology at the Kwara State University,(KWASU), Malete, Ibrahim Abubakar, has prescribed smiling and laughing as an effective anti-depressant therapy. Urging individuals to frequently cultivate and put into practice the habit of smiling and laughing, the don said such individuals should also make at least three people smile…

  Comr. Yakubu Nazir Abdulhakeem contacting you on behalf of the Kogi Central Person’s with Disabilities Association to strongly condemn the recent discriminatory action taken by the management of Federal Medical Centre Bida against Nurse Aishat Aminu due to her low vision caused by Retinitis pigmentosa. This act not only violates her rights but also…

  A business Entrepreneurship Expert and Managing Director of Richer ground Integrated Farming Center in Lokoja, Mr Temitope Balogun popularly known as Westadon has declared his intention to contest the forthcoming Local Government election As Chairman of Yagba East council area. Mr Tope Balogun from Ejuku ward 5 in Yagba East Local Government Area is…

  Lokoja, July 16, 2024 (NAN) The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has announced Oct. 19 for the local government election to occupy chairmanship and councillorship seats in the state. Announcing the date at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja on Tuesday, the Chairman, KOSIEC, Mamman Nda-Eri, also released the timetable for the electoral process….

  The Director-general of ODODO EBIGO CONNECT, Comr. Jimoh Okaraga has commended the present activities of the Special Adviser on Media to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Alh. Ahmed Usman Ododo, describing the scribe as the right and capable hand for the all-important job. Hon. Ismail without doubt has brought in his professionalism and…

  The Forum of Retired Clerks and Deputy Clerks of Kogi State House of Assembly has commended the state Governor, Alh Usman Ododo for the renovation project executed on the Assembly Complex. Chairman of the forum and former Clerk of the House, Alh Ibrahim Isah Amoka gave this commendation during a courtesy visit of the…