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KGSHIA Enrolls 31,491 Vulnerable Residents, Seeks Partnership With CSOs, NGOs, Others Lokoja, Aug. 25, 2021 The Kogi State Health Insurance Agency (KGSHIA), said it had enrolled 31,491 vulnerable residents under its Vulnerable Group Health Insurance Programme (VGHIP) across the 21 local government areas of the state. Dr. Adekunle Aledare, the Executive Secretary of KGSHIA,…
Appeal Court throws away EFCC’s appeal over unlawful detention of businessman *Says “abuse of power reprehensive’ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday suffered a setback as the Court of Appeal in Abuja threw away its appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court which hammered the anti-graft agency with a…
Assembly Suspends Kogi Local Government chairman over criminal allegations The Kogi State House of Assembly on Wednesday suspended the Executive Chairman of Kogi Local Government Mr Abdulkareem Isah Sanni over alleged criminal involvement while in office. The suspension of Sanni was sequel to a resolution by members of the house when the Speaker of the…
Cholera Outbreak: Kogi confirms 8 deaths, 66 infections, 129 cases Kogi State Government through the Ministry of Health, on Wednesday confirmed the outbreak of diarhoea and vomiting suspected to be cholera in five Local Government Areas of the state. This was disclosed in a statement made available to journalists in Lokoja, by the State’s Epidemiologist,…
Kogi Speaker Mourns Professor Matthew Idowu Ajibero, Sympathize with Owe Community It is with a heavy heart that the member representing Kabba/Bunu State Constituency and Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. (Prince) Matthew Kolawole received the devastating news of the demise of one of the finest of Kabba (Owe)/Okun patriots…
UNIJOS ALUMNI Honours Ohimege with a Security Lecture The University of Jos Alumni Association, Kogi State chapter is set to host Distinguished Alumni Lecture series in honour of some of her distinguished Alumni members commencing from 26th August 2021. In a release signed by the Chairman, Lectures and Academics Partnership committee of the Association, Dr….
High Cost Of Goods; Okene Council Chairman Set Up Price Control Committee. Inundated with complaints from the public over the outrageous and unjustified increase in price of food items, electronics and other household materials in Okene markets, the Chairman of Okene Local Government, Engr. Abdulrazaq Muhammad Tuesday convey a stakeholders meeting to discuss the ugly…
Magistrates, senior lawyer, Funmi Quadri deplore Nigeria’s analogue judiciary system. *Say analogue threat to rule of law, democracy, The Magistrates in Abuja and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mrs Funmi Quadri have said that Nigeria’s existing analogue judiciary is a threat to the rule of law and democracy and warmed that it must…
KOGI POLY SEEKS COLLABORATION WITH ESTATE SURVEYORS, VALUERS TO PROTECT INSTITUTION LANDS A call has been made to land surveyors and valuers to partner with Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja in its quest to protect the institution’s lands and properties from being encroached. The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman made the call…
Kogi Speaker Greets Rev. Fr. (Dr.) James Dukiya on His Birthday Anniversary Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole has joined family members, associates and well-wishers to felicitate with an outstanding catholic priest, Rev. Fr. (Dr.) James Dukiya on the auspicious occasion of his birthday anniversary. The Speaker…
