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By Thompson Yamput A former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, has distanced himself from APC National Chairmanship campaign posters recently seen across the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a statement on Thursday by its Director, Michael Ohiare, the Yahaya Bello Media Office in Lokoja dismissed the posters as the work of mischief makers. Ohiare expressed surprise…
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps employers to be parents and mentors to corps members posted to their organisations. This was said in a paper presentation by Mr Emmanuel Adah during a one-day Corps Employers’ Workshop organized by NYSC on Thursday in Makurdi. The workshop which drew…
By Thompson Yamput Rainstorms and flooding are wreaking havoc in Kogi State, leaving several communities and schools severely affected, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Communities in Idah, Kabba-Bunu, Ofu, Okehi and Lokoja Local Government Areas (LGAs) have been hit hard. Affected areas include Okehi. Aiyeteju, Iyah, Ben Thomas, Kajola, and Fehinti in Kabba-Bunu…
By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Police Command has planned to embark on town hall meetings tagged as “meet the people outings” toward enhancing peace and security in the State. The Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, made the disclosure during a courtesy visit on His Royal Majesty, Dr Saidu Akawu Salihu, the Ohimege Igu of Koton-Karfe,…
By Thompson Yamput The Chairman of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi, Mr Kingsley Ogga, has said that two of three people challenging the David Mark-led interim national executive of the party in court are not ADC members in the state. Ogga, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on…
By Admin The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has welcomed the revised economic growth projection by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but faulted it for underestimating Nigeria’s economy and its potential under the President Bola Tinubu administration. This was after the IMF once again reviewed upward its projection for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2025 to…
By Isaiah Eka A bill aimed at providing a legal framework for executive power transition in Akwa Ibom has passed the second reading at the plenary. The assembly, on Tuesday, deliberated on the ‘’bill for a Law to Provide for Orderly Transfer of Executive Power in Akwa Ibom State and for Other Matters Connected Therewith…
By Edith Nwapi Justice Maryann Anenih of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday, adjourned ruling in an application filed by former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking leave to travel abroad for medical reasons. Bello and his co-defendants Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu were arraigned on Nov 27 , 2024 on a 16-count- charge bordering…
By Isaiah Eka The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged the traditional institution and other stakeholders in Akwa Ibom to embrace acts that promote unity, peace and development. Mr Mkpoutom Mkpoutom, NOA Director in Akwa Ibom, made the call at the opening of the national cohesion campaign on Tuesday in Ukam, Mkpat Enim. Mkpoutom said…
By Peter Amine The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has provided healthcare and other humanitarian services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue. The agency has so far supported 10 safe deliveries at the International Market IDP Camp in Makurdi, Benue, and attended to more than 368 pregnant women who came for antenatal care visits….
