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By Thompson Yamput Kogi Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has tasked the new traditional ruler (Ejeh) of Ankpa, Alhaji Abubakar Ahmed-Yakubu, on the maintenance of peaceful coexistence amongst citizens for the prosperity of the Ankpa Kingdom. Bello gave the charge in Ankpa on Saturday, while presiding over the official presentation of the Staff of Office to…
BY CHRIS GYANG In the popular imagination, the ass, or donkey, is reputed to be one of the most unintelligent, lazy and stupid domestic animals around. As a result, pejorative phrases and words such as ‘Don’t be such an ass!’, ‘I made an ass of myself!’, ‘dumb-ass’, ‘jackass’, etc, have spun off from this perception….
By Thompson Yamput The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar-Audu has revealed the Federal Government plan to make the Ajaokuta environ a Free Trade Zone to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and to diversify the economy of the country. Abubakar-Audu disclosed this at his maiden visit to the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCOL) on…
By Thompson Yamput Maj.-Gen. Bamidele Ali-Alabi, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division Nigeria Army, Ibadan, on Wednesday warned army personnel in Kogi to steer clear of politics. The News Agency of Nigeria NAN) reports that the GOC gave the warning while addressing officers and men during his familiarisation visit to 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army,…
By Thompson Yamput The Federal Government have been urged to create a Ministry for Informal workers to stimulate productivity and economic growth in the country. Hajiya Maryam Ibrahim, the Chairperson, Kogi Federation of Informal Workers Organiation of Nigeria (FIWON), made the call while addressing newsmen in Lokoja on Tuesday. Ibrahim also said that the formation…
By Blessing Odega The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), on Tuesday urged Secondary School Students in Plateau on discipline and safe internet usage The Plateau NOA Director, Mrs Kaneng Pam-Hworo, made the call in Shendam, during a sensitisation and advocacy programme on national core values and safe Internet…
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has approved N35,000 as provisional wage award for all treasury-paid federal government workers for a period of six months. Malam Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said that this followed consultations between the federal government and the…
By Rukayat Moisemhe BUA Cement Plc has reviewed down the price of the company’s cement to N3,500, effective from Oct. 2. The company’s management made the disclosure via a statement on Sunday in Lagos. It said the reduction in cement price was to spur development in the building materials and infrastructure sectors. According to the…
By Thompson Yamput The Olu of Apata in Kogi, Oba Fredrick Balogun, has lauded Gov. Yahaya Bello’s recent upgrade of over 300 traditional stools and his commitment to rural development. The traditional ruler made the commendation at Apata-Ipakun, Oworo District in Lokoja Local Government Area, on Sunday while addressing his subjects on the occasion of…
By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, says that Nigerians can build a stronger and more prosperous nation through collective prayers and aspirations. Bello said this in his 63rd independence celebration message issued by his Media Aide, Mr Onogwu Mohammed, in Lokoja on Sunday. “I believe that Nigerians can continue building a stronger and…
