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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi…
The Department of State Services has warned a woman who identified herself as the wife of one Shafiu Ibrahim to desist from misleading the public with fake news, hate speech, misleading narratives, and other instruments of disinformation against the Service to curry unnecessary public sympathy. The woman, in a viral video, had claimed that…
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo on Monday in Government House Lokoja signed the 2025 appropriation bill into law. This significant move has created the avenue for the implementation of the state’s budget, which aims to stimulate job creation, infrastructure development, food security and staff welfare. The 2025 budget estimates, totaling N582,404,119.489, represent a…
The Executive Chairman, Kabba-Bunu LGA, Barr. Dare Michael Zacchaeus, has urged Okun people in Kogi to unite and collectively intensify their support Gov. Ahmed Ododo, towards the development of the state. Zacchaeus made the call at the launching of “Okun Youth Alliance (OYA) Movement” with the theme: “Raising a New Generation of Okun Leaders:…
As the people affected by the devastating flood in Kogi state continue to face major humanitarian crisis, help came the way of the people of Onumaye and Ikumo communities in Kogi LGA of Kogi state and People With Disability (PWD) when a Non Govetvental Organization, Lift Up Care Foundation, (LUCAF), distributed items worth over…
Kogi Records 20 new cases of Leprosy No fewer than 20 new cases of leprosy have been recorded in Kogi State. Briefing journalist in Lokoja on Monday at the Covid-19 response palliatives distribution for communities of persons affected by leprosy and disabilities in Kogi State, the State Program officer, Leprosy Mission Nigeria, (LMN) Mrs Hannah…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Kogi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KSPHCDA) have urged stakeholders to amplify awareness and support for the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign for children in the state. This call was made at a One-day Stakeholders meeting for Measles Rubella campaign organised by KSPHCDA in collaboration with…
The Chief Medical Director of the Kogi State Hospital Management Board Doctor Ayo Olayemi has said that there is need to sustain the achievements in the health sector. He made this know while defending the boards twenty twenty four budget estimate at the assembly complex. He said there was urgent need to recruit doctors…
*Says the university has gone digital, students can vote wherever they are By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Vice chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, has stated that the university would not disenfranchise any of its students from voting in the forthcoming general elections. He said the university would not suspend its academic…
Kogi Govt Expresses Satisfaction With Conduct of 2020 Common Entrance Examination The Kogi State Government has expressed satisfaction with the process and conduct of the 2020 Common Entrance Examination (CEE) across the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, made the remark on Saturday while speaking with newsmen after…
