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By Aisha Gambo The Rimi College Class of 1977 to 1982 Old Boys Association has called on the Kaduna State Government to immediately halt further sale and encroachment on the school’s land. The outgoing Chairman of the association, Mr Peter Sofa, made the appeal at the group’s 2025 Annual Convention held on the school premises…

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 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 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…