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  The National Judicial Council ( NJC) on Thursday in Abuja condemned in strong terms, the refusal of some State Governments to pay retirement benefits of Judges at the State Judiciary. The Council said that the actions of the affected States were worrisome and condemnable in all ramifications. In s statement made available to newsmen…

  …. Commends LMF for Initiative The Federal Government has restated its support for acquisition of functional technical and vocational skills’ development in order to boost entrepreneurship and employment. The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, stated this in Abuja, while receiving the project Coordination Committee for the UNESCO supported incentivized pilot…

  … Pharm. Asuku to pay WAEC fee, grant scholarships, empowerments The volleyball team under the sponsorship of the Chief of Staff to Kogi State governor known as Asuku Spikers paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Staff, Pharm. Abdulkareem Asuku Jamiu at his office. The Senior Special Assistant to Kogi State governor on…

  The Kogi State Government on Thursday, cautioned private school owners against withholding vital information about their schools as the 2021/2022 – 2023 Annual School Census (ASC) exercise commenced in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, gave the advice at the Sensitization Meeting organised for all Stakeholders…

  A Non-Governmental Organization Transition Monitoring Group, (TNG) has recruited 100 observers to monitor the 2023 election in Kogi State. The Kogi State Coordinator of TNG Mrs Akande Racheal Remilekun disclosed this on Friday during an advocacy visit to the Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner Dr Hale Gabriel Longpet. She said the organization has its…

  A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, vacated an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties granted against the former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu Justice Inyang Ekwo vacated the order following a discovery that the Forfeiture Order was fraudulently obtained by the Federal Government against the properties. The Judge while lifting the…

  The Kogi State Football Assocition ( FA) has presented a cash donation of N100,000 Naira to Suleiman Ubedillah of Papa’s Grace international Academy Lokoja as Scholarship courtesy the Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi Foundation. The Cash was handed over to the young lad in the presence of his father and dignitaries on Thursday. Presenting the cash…

  The long drawn legal battle on the authenticity of candidate for Jega-Aliero-Gwandu Federal Constituency of Kebbi State under the All Progressives Congress (APC) was on Friday laid to rest by the Supreme Court. The Apex Court voided and dismissed the nomination of one Kabir Labbo Jega whose name was fraudulently submitted to the Independent…

  The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Goodluck Nanah Opiah, on Thursday flagged off the UNESCO supported Incentivised Pilot Schools Sewing Championship 2023 (SSCP2023) project for secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The SSCP2023 was initiated by an NGO, Ladi Memorial Foundation (LMF), in collaboration with the FCT Education Secretariat and…

  Former Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly and member representing Ankpa 1 constituency, Rt. Honorable Ahmed Mohammed called on the people of his constituents to come out en mass and vote all candidates of the All Progressive Congress – APC. He made this call yesterday at the town hall meeting organized by…