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By Peter Amine The Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, distributed food items to families of victims and survivors of the Jos school building collapse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Saint Academy School building collapsed on July 12, 2024, killing 22 and injuring 54 others. The…

By Thompson Yamput A group of 50 graduating Medical Doctors on Tuesday expressed gratitude to Kogi Ex-Gov Yahaya Bello, whose scholarship award saved them from quitting their studies. The medical doctors, who bagged distinctions in various fields, with some emerging overall best, were full of praises to the former governor’s magnanimity. In a letter addressed…

By Ismaila Isah The tempo of activities leading to the governorship election holding September 21, 2024 reached a crescendo last weekend when the Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, in company of other APC governors and leaders were in Edo state to campaign for the party’s candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. It was a homecoming for…

By Abdul Mohammed Lawal His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s tenure as Governor of Kogi State from 2016 to 2024 was marked by significant achievements and a distinctive political ideology, famously known as the “New Direction.” This ideology, which sought to overhaul governance in Kogi State, was rooted in principles of youth empowerment, infrastructural development, security,…

By Peter Amine The Chikam Community of Tarangol, Bokkos Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, has commended security agencies for evicting strange inhabitants who forcefully occupied the land without any legal or customary claim. The community, in a counter complaint, said that the individuals were not native to the area and their presence was a…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has visited and comforted traders whose shops were destroyed by an early morning fire at the Lokoja GSM village recently. In a statement by his media aide, Ismaila Isah, Ododo described the incident as “unfortunate” and “worrisome”. The governor reaffirmed his administration’s support for businesses and pledged…

By Blessing Odega AIDS Preventing Initiative in Nigeria (APIN) Public Health Initiative, has donated an electronic data surveillance dashboard and other items to the Plateau Ministry of Health. Dr Solomon Wekpe, Head of Office, APIN Public Health Initiative in Jos, made the donation on Thursday in Jos. Wekpe said the essence of the donation was…

By Raji Rasak A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), RYD-Learning on Thursday trained 1,000 children in Lagos State on digital literacy to help build a generation of highly skilled tech-savvy leaders. Mr Michael Boyo, Co-founder and Managing Partner of RYD-Learning, said  at the end of the  transformative 12-day Free Digital Literacy Programme that the virtual learning platform…

By Peter Okolie The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said that its zero tolerance for accident policy will help to reduce boat mishaps in all the inland navigable waters in the country. The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, said this at a one-day sensitisation and awareness campaign on safety for boat operators, passengers…

By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi says it has arrested nine suspects in connection with a communal crisis in Itamah area of Kogi. The crisis occurred after the assassination of the community traditional ruler, Onu Itamah Job Shagari. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Bethrand Onuoha, said this in an interview…