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By Thompson Yamput Mr Miller Dantawaye, the new Commissioner of Police (CP), for Kogi, on Thursday, resumed office and warned criminal elements to leave the state or be dealt with appropriately. Dantawaye gave the warning in Lokoja, while addressing Heads of Departments of the command. He said that as an experienced operational and professional officer,…
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has charged its officers to adopt discipline and professional ethics in the discharge of their duties. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, gave the charge during the decoration of newly appointed and promoted officers at its headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. Adeniyi urged the personnel…
By Opeyemi Gbemiro Kogi security operatives on Wednesday rescued three pastors and 13 other victims who had been kidnapped by hoodlums in the Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 16 victims, including the three pastors, were abducted after a crusade in Ejule, Ofu LGA. They…
By Dan Nandom The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has said that there is nothing wrong with Nigeria infusing figures from the underground economy into its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) calculation for the ongoing rebasing exercise. In a statement signed by its Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo, TMSG argued that the decision by…
By Admin Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has been making efforts to woo investors to develop the solid mineral resources in the State. Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Hon. Ismaila Isah made this known on Monday while speaking on a Radio Interview Programme on Classic FM 94.3 Abuja as part of…
By Opeyemi Gbemiro The National Examination Council (NECO), has urged wealthy individuals and political office holders to invest more on payment of school certificate examination fees for indigent secondary students across the country. Mr Thaddeus Ajabu, NECO Coordinator in charge of Kogi made the call on Tuesday, when he paid an advocacy/familiarisation visit to the…
By Odoga Charles The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced significant achievements in its fight against crime in the state. During a press briefing held at the State Police Command Headquarters in Uyo on Monday, January 20, 2025, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, highlighted the Command’s successes in the past week….
By Isaiah Eka The Akwa Ibom House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security says it has taken its campaign on combating malnutrition in the state to the 31 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The Chairman of the committee, Mr Moses Essien, said on Tuesday that the committee would work in collaboration with stakeholders and development partners…
By Odoga Charles Celebrating the imposing increase in Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves by an impressive $7.69 billion, the Democratic Front has called on well-meaning citizens to join it in celebrations. This increase was achieved in a year between January 10, 2024, and January 10, 2025. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and…
By Odoga Charles The Tinubu Media Volunteers have applauded the delivery of 255 tractors to the federal government. In a statement signed by its Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary, Shedrach Sunday, the group said it is a positive development to signpost the President Bola Tinubu administration’s Greener Hope National Agricultural Mechanisation Programme (GHAPP). Mechanisation programme…
