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The Kogi State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) has launched a statewide stakeholders’ sensitisation on its “Second Chance Education” initiative across the state. The AGILE team engaged with traditional rulers, religious leaders, women leaders, youth groups, parents, out-of-school girls, and community influencers across Kogi’s three senatorial districts. Speaking in Anyigba, AGILE’s…
A security expert, Dr. Oluwadare Ojo, has called on Nigerians to give necessary support to security agencies towards ensuring safety and security of lives and property of the citizenry, saying, based on the reality at hand security is the responsibility of every individual in the society. He opined that the people would be doing…
It is yet another glorious year for a mentor and lover of humanity! We celebrate you as you add another year to your age on mother earth today. The timeless word says teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. It is the eternal admonition that had remain the…
*SENATOR SMART ADEYEMI (CON) EMBARK ON MULTI MILLION NAIRA SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME.* It was an ecstatic moment of joy as the Conglomerate of Student Leaders from Kogi West Comprising of Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Lokoja, Kogi, Mopamuro, Yagba West and Yagba East LGA’s met with the Senator Representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Smart Adeyemi…
Ten young entrepreneurs in various vocational fields in Kwara state have been lifted with a grant of N1m each to grow their businesses. Speaking at the inauguration of Network of Entrepreneurs on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital, Convener of the Network programme and CEO Lahmad Concepts, Ahmed Lawal, said the essence of the…
The Okun ethnic nationality in Kogi State has demanded relocation from the North -Central geopolitical zone to the South -West. They also wanted a separate state which would be made up of the Okun people and the core Yoruba speaking part of Kwara State . Their demand was contained in the memorandum sent to the…
As part of the activities to galvanize for overwhelmingly votes for the All Progressive Congress, APC Governorship candidate, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo in the forthcoming November 11th 2023 Gubernatorial election In Kogi State, the Ododo Support Organisation, OSO has Conferred on the Chief of Staff to the Executive Governor of Kogi State, Pharm. Abdulkareem…
Court Reinstates Dismissed FG Worker 5-years After *Orders 5-year salary payment within 30 days. The National Industrial Court, Abuja has voided and nullified the summary dismmisal of one Ayeni Moses Akinwande from the services of the federal government owned Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSTF) on grounds of illegality and denial of fair…
Three witnesses of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have admitted massive withdrawals from Kogi State Government House Administration bank accounts but however revealed that a former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello was never a beneficiary of the withdrawals. The witnesses, Mshelia Arhyel Bata of Zenith bank, Mohammed Hassan of Keystone bank…
In a display of bravery and valor, the gallant troops of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army repelled a group of heavily armed robbers in Ayingba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred at about 1700 hours on Thursday March 7th, 2024 , when the robbers attempted to raid some…
