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The only female and frontline Aspirant in Kogi West senatorial district under the platform of APC, Chief Mrs Adedoyin Ibikunle Eshanumi, has again secured job for another set of youths in the zone in the Federal Government MDAs. Recalled that the Yagba born philanthropist had recently secured federal government employment for about six youths in…

  The federal government has begun the distribution of free farm inputs to more than 560 rural farmers in Kogi State The distribution is on the platform of the Value Chain Development (IVCDP) Programme supported by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Speaking at the inauguration on Friday in Lokoja, the National Programme Coordinator, FGN/IFAD-VCDP,…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Hon. Yahaya Ahmed Yinusa (Bulldozer) as the new Chairman of Kwara State Polytechnic Governing Board. A former two-term member of the House of Representatives (1999-2007), ‘Bulldozer’ replaces Dr. Yaru who has resigned his appointment to emerge the new rector of IVTEC. Hon. Yinusa, an indigene…

A member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel, has petitioned the state Commissioner of Police, Tuesday Assayomo, over an alleged attempt to disrupt the just concluded delegates’ congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Isapa Ward of Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. The petition titled “Complaints Against…

Pandemonium broke out in Oko- Olowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday as a notorious hoodlum.(name unknown) reportedly shot a second-hand auto parts’ dealer simply identified as Abdullahi to death. It was gathered that an argument broke out between the hoodlum and the victim after the latter refused to ‘settle’ the former. The hoodlum…

  The NextGen Cassava Project, being implemented by Cornell University, New York, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has launched new, improved cassava varieties. The new, improved varieties include: Game Changer, Baba 70 and Poundable, which were part of the varieties released in 2020,…

  Professor Archbishop David Irefin is a disciple of Leader Olumba Olumba Obu and the international Chairman Christ Missionary Crusade Fellowship for the Brotherhood of Cross and Star. In this interview with selected Journalists in Lokoja , Kogi State, Professor Irefin a renowned Economist spoke extensively on reasons why the world is currently facing challenges. EXCERPT: Sir, despite…

2023 presidential race : Bello urges delegates to elect Mentally, physically fit for Presidency. Abel Ameh Nigeria News Echo LOKOJA. Kogi State Governor,Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has urged all the All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates to the National Convention, to consider only aspirants that are physically and mentally fit for the office of the President of…

  In a bid to boost the Morale of Security Agencies, a Chinese Company, Pioneer Wood Processing in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State has donated cash worth millions of Naira to various security agencies in the Area. Representative of the Company, Gan Angus while speaking at the brief ceremony held at Isanlu,…

  With only four states left to fully domesticate the Violent Against Persons(Prohibition) law, an advocacy pushing for an assent to the VAPP Act earlier passed into law by the Kogi State House of Assembly has commenced with the inauguration of a steering committee to drive the process. At an event put together by the…