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By Taiye Agbaje and Edith Nwapi The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate, Muritala Ajaka, and his party in the Nov. 11 Kogi governorship election challenging the judgement of the State’s Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal had, on May 27, affirmed Usman…
By Admin PRESS STATEMENT The Middle Belt Journalists Forum (MBJF) is utterly shocked at the renewed violence in Benue State on Wednesday afternoon where several people in Borikyo, in the Ukum Local Government Area of the state were killed by unknown armed men. We call on the Military Authorities and particularly the Chief of Defence…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Wednesday pledged to immortalise the two slain students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The two slain students, James Anajuwe, a 100 level Information Technology student and Musa Hussein, a 100 level Software Engineering student, were among the 31 students abducted by bandits on May…
By Blessing Odega Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has urged the 2024 Batch “B” stream 1 corps members posted to the state to be bridge builders across tribes and religions for national integration and development. Mutfwang made the appeal, on Tuesday in Jos, at the swearing in ceremony of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps…
By Blessing Odega Dr Pokop Bupwatda, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has inaugurated the hospital’s N150 billion endowment fund committee. The CMD said during the inauguration on Tuesday in Jos that when launched, the fund would bridge the gap and reduce challenges confronting the hospital in terms of equipment, among…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has congratulated Mr Mohammed Sheidu, on his appointment as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). This is contained in a statement issued by the Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo. Ododo described the appointment as “a confirmation of his astuteness in his chosen profession and the…
By Reporters Kogi seems to be among the six states in Nigeria that have mild cases of cholera, recording only two confirmed cases. The State Commissioner for Health, Mr Abdullazeez Adam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja that cases were confirmed with one victim treated and discharged. “The other victim is doing…
By Zainab Oyekan The Plateau State Government says it is upscaling the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge of its 19 commissioners and 24 permanent secretaries. Prof. Goselle Nanjul, Plateau State Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, stated this on Monday in Jos at the opening of a 5-day training programme organised by the ministry….
By Reporters Dr Mathew Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Niger Ministry for Agriculture, has advocated the provision of subsidy on farm inputs for farmers in the country According to him, this is to bolster food production and address the shortage of food in the country. The permanent secretary made the call in an interview with the News…
