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By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, says the state is committed to win the war against criminals, and enemies of peace and progress. Th governor stated this in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, on Saturday in Lokoja. Ododo was quoted as saying that: “My administration is rising…
By Blessing Odega To commemorate the World Hypertension Day, APIN Public Health Initiatives has conducted free medical checks for people in Tudun Wada, Jos South Local Government Area (LGA), of Plateau. Dr Solomon Wekpe, Head of office, APIN, an NGO, disclosed this during the exercise on Friday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),…
By Thompson Yamput The Vice-Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, says the target of the school is to set the pace for the training of Nigerian youths into future leaders. The Vice Chancellor (VC) said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja as part of 16th anniversary of…
By Philip Yatai The Kogi East All Progressive Congress (APC) stakeholders, have passed a Vote of Confidence on Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, appealing for an audience with him toward strengthening the party. The stakeholders stated this at a media chat with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, saying that the interface was to provide feedback…
By Peter Amine Former Senator for Plateau South, Sen. Nora Dadu’ut, has lauded Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria First Lady, for championing women and girl child empowerment initiatives in the country. Dadu’ut, in a statement on Thursday in Jos, said that the empowerment programmes were impacting the lives of many Nigerians, especially women and girls. The…
By Thompson Yamput The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an helicopter and police security apparatus to rescue the remaining abducted university students in Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the police command in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya on Thursday in Lokoja. Ovye-Aya said that…
By Zainab Oyekan Zeustek ICT, a software developing company, has trained 300 women in Plateau on Artificial Intelligence (AI), to enhance their business visibility. Mr Timothy Dakey, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Zeusteks ICT Solutions, disclosed this on Wednesday in Jos, at the company’s official launch of JUMMAl AI application. Dakey said the free training…
By Thompson Yamput President Bola Tinubu has commended Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi over his security tactics and style of administration handling especially the welfare of the people of the State. The President gave the commendation when he received Ododo, who was at the State House to brief the president on the state of…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday appealed to Gov. Usman Ododo to urgently rehabilitate Idah-Onyedega road in Ibaji Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the lawmakers made the appeal after listening to a motion raised by the member Representing Ibaji Constituency,…
By Admin It is often said that a healthy society is a wealthy one. This, no doubt, has informed governments’ pursuit of ways and means of ensuring that basic facilities are provided for the enjoyment of the citizenry. To achieve cleaner, safer societies, governments have overtime built institutions to help them attain this goal….
