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By Amen Gajira The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has commended the Throne Room Trust Ministry, Kafanchan, for its continued contribution to national peace, unity, and spiritual renewal. Akume gave the commendation at the closing ceremony of the ministry’s 21st International Prophetic Prayer Conference held on Saturday in Kafanchan….
By Nicholas Dechi Veterinarians have been urged to always conduct proper diagnoses before prescribing antibiotics to animals, as wrong diagnoses often render all subsequent treatment efforts ineffective. The Director, Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi (JOSTUM), Prof. Abdullahi Elsa gave the advice while speaking on the topic “Practical Steps for Clinicians in…
By: Dr Ibrahim brahim Sani Kaita President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent removal and reconstitution of the nation’s Service Chiefs marks a bold and strategic reset in Nigeria’s long and painful war against insecurity. The move is not a mere administrative adjustment — it is a courageous declaration that complacency, fatigue, and inertia will no longer…
By Thompson Yamput The combined efforts of Security operatives on Friday evening averted an impending disaster in Kogi as a result of a fuel tanker accident, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. Mr Tenimu Etuku, FRSC Sector Commander in Kogi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja that the accident occurred…
By Emmanuel Antswen All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) Benue chapter on Friday elected new state officials to run the affairs of the association. Declaring the result in Makurdi, the electoral committee chairman, Mr James Aloho, said all 30 candidates were returned unopposed. Aloho, who is the State Chairman of the Nigeria Association of Small…
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…
