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MOTION CALLING ON THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO COMPLETE THE ON-GOING OGORI –MAGONGO ROAD CONSTRUCTION The Rt. Hon. Speaker Distinguished Honorable Colleagues, Whereas: The welfare of the people is one of the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy. It is, therefore, imperative for section 14 (2) (d) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal…

MATTER OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE BOTHERING ON HIGH LEVEL OF KIDNAPPING ALONG AGEVA AND MAGOGO ROAD The Rt. Hon. Speaker sir, Distinguished Honourable colleagues, you would recalled on the 5th of August, 2021 at the plenary of this august House resolution was reached “That the Federal Road Maintenance Agency should as a matter of urgency…

Kogi NUT Chairman Wants State Govt. to Take Over Funding of Primary Education The Chairman of Kogi State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr. Thomas Ayodele has called on the State Government to take over funding of primary school Education. Mr. Ayodele said leaving the administration of primary schools for Local Government pose…

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT!!! His Royal Highness the Ejeh of Olamaboro and the Deputy Speaker of Kogi State, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed Cordially invites You to conferment of chieftaincy title and honor on RT. HON. AHMED MOHAMMED as ABÉNECHÈ EJEH OLAMABORO (The King’s help). He will be honored by HRH Ujah Simeon Sani, the Ejeh Olamaboro/Chairman, Olamaboro…

Gov. Bello, Ihedioha, Others attends Book Launch Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello represented by the Deputy Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Mohammed today at Asaba Delta State attends launching of a book on pilgrimage, authored by a renowned journalist and Special Assistant, Media to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of…

FRSC launches ember months’ campaign in Kogi, tasks motorists on road safety The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), RS8.3 Kogi State Sector Command, on Wednesday launched the 2021 Ember Months Campaign Rally, tagged: ”Maintain Safe Speed, Avoid Night Travels and Enjoy Quality Road Experience”. Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, who inaugurated the campaign at Lokoja…

*TRUMP CARD AND PROSPECTS OF A NORTH CENTRAL PRESIDENCY: POSITIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE GEO-POLITICAL ZONE* . _By Fanisi Babatunde_ . Every four years in Nigeria, there is a race of plenty with an aim to occupy the highest enviable position in the country. While some sees it as a race towards acquiring a Gold Medal,…

Covid-19: Unicef partners media organizations on Child rights influenced reporting The United Nation’s Children Fund, (UNICEF) has reiterated its commitment to partner with media organizations in the country on child right influenced reporting on Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Ibrahim Conteh, UNICEF Chief of Filed Office, Enugu, disclosed this on Thursday in Enugu at a one day…

Maina’s son, Faisal, sentenced to 24 years in prison A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Faisal, son of the erstwhile chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, to 24 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that Faisal, who was sentenced in absentia, was guilty of all…

Update: Maina’s son, Faisal jailed 14 years in absemtial over money laundering.   Faisal, son of a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment on charges of money laundering. He was found guilty of the offence and convicted by a federal high court…