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By Admin On Sunday, February 18, 2024, Nigerians woke up to the horrific news of the brutal murder of Mr. Sylvanus Namang, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Plateau State. According to reports, the one-time General Manager of the Plateau Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Nigeria Standard Group of Newspapers, was killed…

By Stephen Adeleye The Kogi Government on Tuesday distributed 50 truckload bags of rice to indigent citizens as palliative to cushion the present economic hardships in the state. Speaking during the distribution at the Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja, Gov. Ahmed Ododo warned officials against diversion and hoarding of the palliative. The governor said that…

By Ezra Musa Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, has urged editors of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to fact-check news reports before publication. Onanuga, former Managing Director of NAN, made the call at the agency’s 5th Editorial Management Retreat on Tuesday in Kaduna. In a paper…

By Blessing Odega The Plateau Youth Council (PYC), has organised a one day Peace Sensitisation and Trauma Healing summit for youths in Barkin – Ladi Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Mr Lot Adas, the chairman of the council on Monday, said the essence of the summit, was for the youths to come together to…

By Thompson Yamput Mr Bola Oyebamiji, Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has promised to build on the progress made at the Lokoja River Port in Kogi, to enhance inland waterways. Oyebamiji also vowed to ensure that the welfare of members of staff of the authority, received the desired boost for enhanced productivity toward…

By Thompson Yamput Ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday urged the grieving family of late Abubakar Umar Gegu to take solace in God over the demise of their father and guardian. Bello, in a condolence message issued in Lokoja by his media Aide, Onogwu Muhammed, expressed profound sorrow at the passing of Gegu. The…

By Blessing Odega The Plateau Government on Wednesday pledged to boost the capacity of its healthcare system for effective service delivery to the people of the state. Dr. Cletus Bako, the State Commissioner for Health, made the pledge during a tour of the Kanke and Langtang cottage hospitals, which had been upgraded to general hospitals….

By Taiye Agbaje and Wandoo Sombo Drama erupted on Tuesday at the Federal High Court, Abuja when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleged that its main witness, Rabiu Musa, in the suit filed against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Daudu Suleiman, had been scared away from trial. The witness, an Abuja-based Bureau De…

By Thompson Yamput The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted full accreditation to the programmes of Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute (NKFI), a vocational and technical school in Lokoja, Kogi. The Rector, NKFI, Dr Williams Charles-Oluwatoyin, made the disclosure during a news conference in Lokoja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…

By Admin The African Media Lawyers Network (AMLN) has been officially unveiled, marking a significant stride in the protection of press freedom within the African Union (AU) Member States. This pioneering initiative, a collaboration between the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) and the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ), supported by the UNESCO Liaison Office to…