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By Admin The spokesperson to the Senate President , Godswill Akpabio, Eseme Eyiboh on Thursday, lost his mother, Mrs Grace Sunday Eyiboh. Grace died three days to her 90th birthday. In a letter informing the senate president of the death, Eyiboh stated: “Your Lordship , I woke up in the early hours of today, Thursday…

By Thompson Yamput Kogi House of Assembly on Friday approved the  extension of the tenure of the 21 Local Government Areas Transition Committee Chairmen in the state by six months. This followed a request by Gov Usman Ododo, seeking approval of the Assembly to extend the tenure of the chairmen, which was expected to end…

By Admin PRESS STATEMENT The Middle Belt Journalists Forum (MBJF) is utterly shocked at the renewed violence in Benue State on Wednesday afternoon where several people in Borikyo, in the Ukum Local Government Area of the state were killed by unknown armed men. We call on the Military Authorities and particularly the Chief of Defence…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Wednesday pledged to immortalise  the two slain students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The two slain students, James Anajuwe, a 100 level Information Technology student and Musa Hussein, a 100 level Software Engineering student, were among  the 31 students abducted by bandits on May…

By Blessing Odega Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has urged the 2024 Batch “B” stream 1 corps members posted to the state to be bridge builders across tribes and religions for national integration and development. Mutfwang made the appeal, on Tuesday in Jos, at the swearing in ceremony of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps…

By Blessing Odega Dr Pokop Bupwatda, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), has inaugurated the hospital’s N150 billion endowment fund committee. The CMD said during the inauguration on Tuesday in Jos that when launched, the fund would bridge the gap and reduce challenges confronting the hospital in terms of equipment, among…

By Thompson Yamput Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi has congratulated Mr Mohammed Sheidu, on his appointment as the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). This is contained in a statement issued by the Information Commissioner, Kingsley Fanwo. Ododo described the appointment as “a confirmation of his astuteness in his chosen profession and the…

By Reporters Kogi seems to be among the six states in Nigeria that have mild cases of cholera, recording only two  confirmed cases. The State Commissioner for Health, Mr Abdullazeez Adam, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja that cases were confirmed with one victim treated and discharged. “The other victim is doing…

By Zainab Oyekan The Plateau State Government says it is upscaling the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge of its 19 commissioners and 24 permanent secretaries. Prof. Goselle Nanjul, Plateau State Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, stated this on Monday in Jos at the opening of a 5-day training programme organised by the ministry….

By Thompson Yamput Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi) on Sunday mourned the demise of Sen. Alex Kadiri and urged the family to take solace in God, the creator of Heavens and Earth. Natasha, the Lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, also mourned the passing of former Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, describing their deaths…