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By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has lauded President Bola Tinubu for appointing Maj.- Gen. Waidi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Gov. Ahmed Ododo gave the commendation in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Kingsley FaFanwo, on Friday in Lokoja. Ododo expressed the state’s profound gratitude to Mr…
By Opeyemi Gbemiro The Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) has unveiled the timetable for the 2026 Local Government elections in the state. The Commission’s Chairman, Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, revealed the schedule during a stakeholders’ meeting on Friday in Lokoja. Nda-Eri said the release complied with Section 197(1)(b) and Paragraph 3 of Part…
By Blessing Odega The Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (PLASEMA) has trained Local Emergency Management Committees (LEMCs) in the 17 local governments of the state on disaster preparedness and management. PLASEMA Executive Secretary (ES), Mr Sunday Abdu, said that the training of LEMCs marks a pivotal moment of stakeholders’ collective commitment to securing the lives…
By Emmanuel Antswen The Founder of Star Farmers Hub, Mr Michael Shenge, says that young agripreneurs, innovators and changemakers are the hope of profitable agricultural value chains in Benue. Shenge, who stated this on Friday in Makurdi at the opening of Agro Start-ups Conference, said that the future of agriculture would not be built by…
By Emmanuel Antswen The Kukah Centre on Thursday engaged stakeholders to strengthen the Benue Civil Protection Guards law for effective and efficient output. The Executive Director of the Kukah Centre, Rev. Fr Atta Barkindo, said the ‘Validation of Law Assessment Report in Benue” stakeholders engagement meeting would also boost the capacity building of the security…
By Admin The Bassa-Nge Community Development Network (BNCDN) has called on both the Federal and Kogi State Governments to urgently address the infrastructural decay and neglect of Bassa Local Government Area, despite its proximity to Lokoja, the state capital. Speaking during a press conference in Lokoja under the #BassaNgeDeservesBetter campaign, the National President of the…
By Thompson Yamput The Olu Apata, Oba Frederick Balogun JP has commended the Executive Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area, Comrade Adamu Abdullahi, over his developmental strides in his one year in office. The traditional ruler gave the commendation in a congratulatory message to the chairman on Thursday in Lokoja. Balogun described Abdullahi as a…
By Isaiah Eka The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has embarked on the sensitisation of printing press operators, highlighting the need to comply with the Copyright Act in order to curb piracy in Akwa Ibom. Speaking after the exercise in Uyo on Thursday, Mrs Cordelia Ibanga, Coordinator of NCC in the state, said that the sensitisation…
By Thompson Yamput The Idoma Community in Kogi says it deserves due recognition and assistance from the state government, considering its immense contributions to the development of the State. Chief Joefrank Olotu, Newly elected President, Idoma Development Association, Kogi chapter. made the called in his acceptance speech, shortly after his election on Thursday in Lokoja….
By Raji Rasak Some APC chieftain in the diaspora has lauded President Bola Tinubu on the appointment of one of them, Dr Bernard Doro as Minister. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Doro until his appointment as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, was an executive member of the APC UK. Mr…
