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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated members of the state Education Trust Fund Board, saying it would play a key role in helping to solidify educational transformation in the state. AbdulRazaq said the inauguration represents another phase in the state’s journey, flaunting some of the achievements of his administration in the sector, such…
The Kogi Off-Cycle Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, presided over by the President of the Court of Appeal (COA), Justice Monica Bolna’an-Dongban, is set to convene on Saturday. Mr David Umar-Mike, Secretary of the Tribunal, confirmed this to newsmen in Lokoja on Thursday. Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the November 11…
I have known Chief Moses Okeme for quite sometimes now. Flipping back into the chink of time, in the eighties, between 1980 and 1989, we used to have what we call the Emabódu Youth Association ( EYA), an association birthed out of the need for the Emabódu Youths to have a platform to express…
Hon. Funsho Olumoko and Kogi West APC Governorship Campaign Council embark on a grateful journey, expressing appreciation to the electorate for their unwavering support and massive vote in the recent Kogi state governorship election. In an unprecedented move, the Director-General of the Kogi West APC Governorship Campaign Council, Hon. Funsho Olumoko, alongside other…
Former house of assembly aspirant Hon .Tosin Medaiyese, has expressed his heartfelt felicitation to commemorate with Dr Boboye on his 63rd birthday and a respected leader of note, on occasions of his birthday. In his congratulatory message discribed the celebrant as a man of honour and a bridge builder, whose leadership prowess is not…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, in Rivers State, Amb. Desmond Akawor has resigned from his position following his appointment as Federal Commissioner representing the state at the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Akawor, in a letter sent to the acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagum, expressed gratitude to…
A top-flight globally acknowledged academician, administrator, and community leader, Emeritus Professor Olugbemiro Jegede hails from Ogori in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. He was born on the 2nd March 1952 into a God-fearing family of Late Jonathan Jegede and Late Mrs Esther Iwalewa Jegede. He kick-started his journey into Western education…
Arrangements have been concluded for the hosting of the 2023 edition of Kogi Trade Fair from Monday 20th November to 3rd December 2023. The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello is expected to declare the Trade which seeks to showcase made in Nigeria exportable goods open. The theme for the Trade Fair, “MSME Value…
The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Aliyu Umar Yusuf has described trade fairs as an avenue capable of improving the socioeconomic development of the state. A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Yabagi Mohammed and made available to the media quoted the speaker to have…
By: Stephen Ozi-Salawu, JP Consulting Community Mobilization Specialist/Public Affairs Commentator The 2023 off-cycle governorship election in Kogi State has come and gone, but one major highlight of the governorship poll was the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Alhaji Ododo Ahmed Usman (OAU) who was returned as duly elected in the keenly contested…
