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By Thompson Yamput The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Command, says it has deployed more than 600 personnel, including Special Marshalls for the 2024 Easter Special Patrol Operation across the state. Mr Samuel Oyedeji, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Lokoja. Oyedeji said in addition to the…

By Taiye Agbaje Mr Abdulmalik Njidda, the star witness of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Murtala Ajaka, on Monday, told the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja that he was not in the state on the day of the poll. The star witness, who is a data analyst with the…

By Thompson Yamput No fewer than 42 skill acquisition trainees of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Friday graduated and got starter packs in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 42 trainees had participated in the Community Based Training Scheme (CBTS), and upon graduation, got the starter packs and vocational tools…

By Blessing Odega The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) on Thursday held its consultancy Stakeholders Engagement Forum and unveiled the 2024 consultancy services brochure. Dr Afiz Ogun, the Director – General (D-G) of the ITF, said this in Jos while declaring open the forum with the theme “Repositioning ITF Consultancy Services for High Impact,” opened. Ogun,…

Kogi NUJ hosts Journalists to a special breaking of Ramadan By Thompson Yamput The Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor on media Hon. Ismaila Isah has charged journalists irrespective of religion to foster unity among themselves, uphold the ethics of the profession in order to enjoy journalism profession. Hon. Isah who gave the charge on…

By Patience Aliyu The Jos Metropolitan Development Board has sealed a warehouse in Jos for operating illegally without government approval. Mr Hart Bankat, JMDB General Manager, said that the warehouse will remain sealed until further notice from the board. Bankat stated that the board realized that the owner was occupying a building that was a…

By Thompson Yamput Alhaji Chogudo Ahmed-Sule,Clerk Kogi House of Assembly and Head of Legislative Service, on Thursday Condoled the family of deceased staff, Suleiman Oyibo, asking them to take solace in God. According to him, death is inevitable for humanity and therefore should take heart. Ahmed-Sule made the remark when he led Management staff and…

By Ezinne Chinda In the last couple of weeks, the unfortunate allegations of budget padding has raised a lot of dust in the National Assembly as well as the public domain. However, it is intriguing that what was initially perceived as a straight united fight between the National Assembly, as an institution, and one of…

By Blessing Odega Two Non Governmental Organizations, Renew Our World Campaign Nigeria and TEAR Fund in collaboration with the Plateau Environment Protection and Sanitation Agency( PEPSA), on Saturday, held a sensitization walk and a cleaning exercise in Jos Metropolis. Mr Monday Atuboko, the team lead of Renew Our World Campaign Nigeria, Plateau chapter, said the…

From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja A Philanthropist, Mrs Sophie Uzodimma Onovo has launched VOWE Foundation for empowerment of women in agriculture in the states of the south east geopolitical zone in Nigeria. Mrs Sophie Uzodimma Onovo disclosed that the commissioning of the VOWE Agricultural Scheme in Nkerefi Community of Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu…