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By Peter Amine Plateau House of Assembly member, Mr Dickson Chollom (APC/Barkin Ladi Constituency), has solicited support from well-meaning individuals and organisations for victims of rainstorm in Ratt Village of Foron District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. Chollom made the appeal on Friday, when he visited the affected community. The lawmaker particularly called on…
By Peter Amine Mr Markus Artu, Chairman of crisis-ridden Mangu Local Government of Plateau, says his administration has constructed bridges, fixed roads and provided electricity to rural communities in spite of devastating security challenges. Artu stated this on Friday in Jos during a Grassroots Governance Engagement programme organised by the Association of Local Governments of…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has begun the rehabilitation of 70 primary healthcare centres across the state. The governor said this in Lokoja at the inauguration of the distribution of medical equipment and consumables for all healthcare facilities in the state. Ododo said that funding for the rehabilitation of the centre had…
By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi has rescued five kidnapped victims in Adogo forest of the state This is contained in a statement issued by SP Williams Oche-Aya, the Police Public Relations officer. He said the police also recovered one AK-47 from the daredevils during a mob up exercise in their den in…
By Taiye Agbaje The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed May 27 to deliver judgment in the petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, announced the date…
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Command, has confirmed the death of five persons in an accident on Kabba-Obajana road in Kabba Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, State Sector Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that three persons survived in the accident involving…
By Gyang Bere Gov Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang of Plateau State has reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to running a transparent, accountable, and all-inclusive government, aimed at delivering good governance and quality services to the people. Governor Mutfwang made this commitment during the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Multi-Stakeholders Roundtable and Sensitisation Workshop, held at the Banquet Hall…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government says it plans to generate electricity locally, to fast track the development of the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, said this when he briefed newsmen shortly after the State Executive Council meeting, Chaired by Gov. Usman Ododo and Chairman of Council in Lokoja on Wednesday….
By Peter Amine Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is sensitising secondary school students in Plateau on consumer rights and enforcement. The FCCPC Consumer and Business Education Officer, Mrs Bridget Etim said the initiative was to educate them on their rights and responsibilities as consumers of products and services. Etim, who stated this on…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has directed for the immediate commencement of work at the proposed 1,000 housing units under the Renewed Hope Housing project. Ododo gave the order on Wednesday while playing host to the Management of the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), led by its Managing Director, Ayotunde Ojo, on a…
