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By Thompson Yamput A teenager, Miss Oluwabukolami Adeyemi, the recipient of the British Council Outstanding Cambridge Learner’s Award for 2022 has finally left the country for United Kingdom for her studies. This was made possible when Kogi Governor, Alh. Yahaya Bello, fulfilled his scholarship promise to the girl, a statement in Lokoja on Friday by…

By Thompson Yamput Mr Samson Bako, Kogi Commissioner for Works and Housing, says the determination and commitment of Gov. Yahaya Bello to make history through massive Infrastructural Development in the state is beyond politics. A statement in Lokoja on Thursday by Abah Eneojoh, the ministry’s image marker, said that Bako made the pronouncement while inspecting…

By Thompson Yamput Twenty persons died and 36 injured in separate auto crashes involving Toyota Hiace buses in two weeks in Kogi, an official has disclosed. Corps Commander Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi Sector Commander, FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Thursday that the fatalities were from three separate accidents. Oyedeji described…

By Thompson Yamput The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr George Moghalu, has expressed immense grief over Adamawa and Niger States’ boats mishaps that left several persons dead on Friday and Sunday. Moghalu, in a statement issued in Lokoja on Tuesday, described the two incidents as “very unfortunate” and “saddened”, considering the…

By Thompson Yamput Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Saturday reiterated his administration’s commitment to foster standard education in the state as College of Nursing, Obangede graduated 1, 069 students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor gave the assurance at the 6th Combined Convocation Ceremony of the Kogi State College of…

By Thompson Yamput The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on Wednesday honoured Prof. Alewo Akubo, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Salem University, Lokoja, with National Outstanding Award. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NANS award is one amongst numerous awards, including Thomas Sankara Award, that Akubo has been honoured with in recent…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Tuesday approved 100 per cent increment of the allowance of Youth Corps Members serving in the state. The governor also announced a donation of N37.7 million to support the corps members’ logistics as they passed out after serving the one year mandatory service in the state….

By Thompson Yamput The nationwide 2-day strike observed by NLC from Tuesday has crippled some essential banking and medical services in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in Lokoja, virtually all the commercial banks locked their gates to customers while the government-owned hospitals suffered total neglect as medical doctors, nurses and attendants…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi East Senatorial Election: Tribunal on Tuesday sacked Sen. Jibrin Isah, the Senate Committee Chairman on Customs Excise and Tarriffs on the ground that elections were cancelled in some 94 polling units. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Lokoja that the tribunal also ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Monday ordered the state works ministry to commence immediate rehabilitation of Ogori-Ageva road in the State Central Senatorial District. The governor gave the order while welcoming some People’s Democratic Party (PDP) defectors led by former Ogori Magongo Local Government Chairman, Mr Gabriel Daudu, in Lugard House,…