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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has commenced the distribution of relief materials to the victims of 2022 flood in Kwara State. The distribution of the relief materials was flagged off by Kwara state Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq who was represented by his deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi. Items distributed to the beneficiaries included agricultural inputs,…
… Leads the group to a meeting with candidate Ododo The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf has won the support of the Tiv Community in Kogi State for the APC by leading the leadership of the community to a meeting with the party’s candidate in the November…
Ahead of the maiden Ijumu Cultural Festival, a celebration of the rich Cultural Heritage of Ijumu people of Kogi State, the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) has endorsed the epoch making event. This is just as the Director General of the Agency, Otunba Segun Runsewe commended the Olujumu of Ijumu Kingdom for…
As part of its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana Plant, Kogi State, has commenced the training of youth in technical skills under the tutelage of technical units of Dangote Cement Transport, Obajana. The participating youth were selected from the host communities of Oyo, Iwaa, Apata, and Obajana. The…
The civil society organisations (CSOs), have called for constant capacity improvement and citizens’ awareness on the roles and rights in the Accountability and Anti-Corruption issues in elections. The Conscience for Human Right and Conflict Resolution (CHRCR), and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) made the call in a communique issued after a one-day multi-stsleholders…
The Host Communities of Nigeria producing Oil and Gas (HOSTCON), and Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Minerals and Natural Resources (HOSTCONMN) in Kogi, have appealed to the Federal Government to facilitate the establishment of modular refinery in the state. The groups also called for the establishment of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in Kogi State…
The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kwara State Command, North Central Nigeria, Muhammad Bashir Ibrahim has revealed that the Agency is now joining forces with Nigerian universities in order to intensify the battle against abuse of drugs and illicit substances. The Commander disclosed this while answering questions from newsmen in…
The remains of Nigeria’s Ambassador to France, Ambassador Kayode Laro, arrived Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Wednesday morning for immediate burial. According to a Government House statement, the body of the diplomat was flown in with an aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force, draped in the national colours as a mark of honour…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been applauded for his positive disposition to the welfare of the people, especially with the distribution of palliative materials to the downtrodden. The Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman, Offa Local Government Area, Hon. Thomas Jare Olatundun, who gave the commendation at the distribution of palliatives to the people…
Political actors in the forthcoming November Governorship Election in Kogi State have been asked not to whip up parochial sentiments that can divide the heterogeneous state. The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Chris Isiguzo, MFR, gave the advice at the Grand Finale of the 2023 Press Week of the Kogi…
