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Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, has approved 60 years as retirement age for Law Officers in the employment of the State and no longer by the length of service. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ibrahim Sanni Muhammed SAN disclosed this at a Two (2) – Day Training workshop for Law Officers, from…
Kwara South Senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP, Prof Wale Suleiman, has advocated specific constitutional roles for traditional rulers in Nigeria. Prof. Suleiman, who spoke at Oro in Irepodun local government area of the state, during the 20th Coronation Anniversary of the Oloro of Oro Kingdom, Oba Abdulrafiu Ajiboye Oyelaran I, where…
The Kogi state House of Assembly has summoned the state commissioner for Education science and technology, Wemi Jones to explain reasons why public schools principals were still requesting students to pay WAEC fees after Governor Yahaya Bello has paid for the exam. The summon followed a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, as a pride of the accountancy profession, commending his professionalism, integrity, and application of sound financial principles in governance. The President gave the commendation when he received a delegation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and the International…
An NGO, Iko-Josh Empowerment Foundation (I-JEF), has offered scholarships to the overall best children in its just concluded free summer lessons for vulnerable primary and junior secondary children. During the lesson which lasted for six weeks the children totaling about 100 in both categories, also received free distribution of educational materials. The 12-year old…
Over 800 parents have benefitted from education support programme organized by a lawmaker Hon. Yusuf Zakari Eneve representing Okene II state constituency at the Kogi State House of Assembly. Presenting a cash of thirty thousand naira (#30,000) each to the beneficiaries in Okene local government area of the state on Saturday the lawmaker…
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday threatened to strike out terrorism charges brought against four defendants who allegedly kidnapped and killed the traditional ruler of Amanze-Obowo autonomous community in Imo state, Eze Basil Njoku. The threat by Justice Nyako followed the absence of the Attorney General of the…
The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Aliyu Umar Yusuf has congratulated the Auditor General for Local Government in the State, Hon Yakubu Siyaka Adabenege on the occasion of his birthday. The Speaker described the celebrant as amiable, down-to-earth and compassionate, and prayed to Almighty Allah to grant Hon Adabenege many…
BIRTHDAY FELICITATIONS! The Management and entire Staff of KGIRS felicitate with Chief Pharmacist Abdulkareem Asuku, the Chief of Staff to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on his birthday, today, 2nd of January, 2022. Have our best wishes for a new and promising year. We pray God directs and preserves…
A non-profit organization, Leke Abejide Foundation have paid the West African Examination Council WAEC fees for all students across Kabba Bunu Ijumu Federal constituency with all administrative charges inclusive. The Director General of the foundation stated that the core values of Leke Abejide Foundation are centred on education and life-changing programmes most significantly to…
