December 2024

By Emmanuel Antswen The Mutual Union of the Tiv in America (MUTA) has announced that more than 2,000 individuals have benefited from its ongoing Health Fair in Gboko. The Health Committee Chairman, Dr Orduen Abunku, told newsmen at St. John’s Secondary School in Gboko on Saturday, that the health fair would last for only two…

By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS8.3 Kogi Sector Command, on Friday, decorated 11 newly promoted officers and 22 marshals, urging them to increase their efforts in saving the lives of accident victims. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, the Kogi Sector Commander, congratulated the officers and marshals on their promotion during the ceremony held…

By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, admitted the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, to a N500 million bail with two sureties in the like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, ordered that the two sureties must be landed property owners within the jurisdiction the court. Justice Nwite…

By Thompson Yamput More than 1000 persons have been targeted to benefit from a free medical outreach organised by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi-PDP), representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. A statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday by the senator’s media Aide, Arogbonlo Israel, said that the free medical outreach programme aimed at providing free healthcare services…

By Edith Nwapi The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday remanded the former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello in Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his bail application. Justice Maryann Anenih also adjourned the case until Jan. 29, Feb. 25, and Feb. 27, 202,5 for the continuation of the hearing. Justice  Anenih had…

By Admin The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Justice Maryann Anenih, while delivering the ruling said, having been filed when the 1st defendant was neither in custody nor before the court, this…

By Martha Agas The Zamfara Professionals League has commended President Bola Tinubu for reappointing Hajiya Fatimah Shinkafi as the Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) for another term. The group lauded the President’s decision on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Presidential Media Aide, Bayo Onanuga, announced…

By Oluwatope Lawanson Geologists have urged the Lagos State Government to consider engineered approaches to manage aquifer recharge, saline intrusion for a robust groundwater management system. They made the recommendations at a Stakeholders Engagement on Lagos Groundwater Demonstrator Project held in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that that the…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government is to present a bill for legislation on a 32-year development plan from 2024 to 2056. This is contained in the 2025 Budget estimate the state Governor, Alhaji Ahmeed Ododo, presented to the Kogi House of Assembly on Tuesday. Ododo, in a statement issued on Thursday in Lokoja by…