News Update
The people of Kwara State have again been enjoined to pray for the success of the present administration under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, who gave the charge in Ilorin during his message at the 5th Christmas Carol Service of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ)…
Some eminent personalities, including priests, foundation and current members of the Bishop Smith Memorial Anglican Church, Gaa-Akanbi, Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, will be conferred with Awards for their contributions to the spiritual and physical development of the Church in the past 40 years on December 16, 2023. This was disclosed in a statement…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the implementation of a 100% Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for Nurses in the state. Additionally, the governor approved the recruitment of more nurses to fill the vacuum created by the brain drain in the country and to improve the quality and standard of nursing care in…
A political cum economic pressure group under the auspices of Project Kogi Development, (PKD) has called for the immediate sack of the tribunal secretary for the November 11 Kogi State Governorship election David Umar Mike. The group who noted that, the embattled tribunal Secretary has been heavily compromised in his duty disclosed that, his…
The Kogi State Government on Thursday begin the process to domesticate the National Gender Policy and its framework. It was gathered that, the National Gender Policy provides guidelines for mainstreaming gender in various sectors of the economy with the overall goal of reducing gender inequalities and enhancing participation of women, men, girls and boys…
The National Judicial Council NJC has recommended compulsory retirement of a High Court Judge in Osun State, S.O Falola as it sets up panels to investigate 51 petitions against others over various acts of misconduct in the discharge of their judicial duties. The Osun High Court Judge was recommended to Governor Ademola Adeleke for…
An 18-year-old girl, her boyfriend, and three others have been rounded up by the Bauchi State Police Command for armed robbery, criminal conspiracy, receiving stolen property, and causing grievous hurt. Spokesperson of the command, SP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, said the five suspected miscreants had…
The All Progressive Congress, (APC)has inaugurated an 11 Man committee to review the outcome of the November 11 Governorship election in Kogi State. Inaugurating the committee at the party Secretariat in Lokoja on Tuesday, the APC Chairman in Kogi State Hon. Abdullahi Bello said one of terms of reference of the committee is to…
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has flagged off the distribution of grants to Vulnerable Groups in Kogi state. The 20,000 cash grant is a way of ameliorating poverty and cushioning the effect of fuel subsidy removal among the vulnerable groups in Nigeria. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation,…
We, the members of Kogi NGOs Network (KONGONET), express our utmost condemnation and outrage over the heinous and senseless attack on the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Kogi State, perpetrated by unidentified gunmen in Lokoja. This reprehensible act of violence against a public servant is not only an attack on the…
