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  By Thompson Yamput The All Progressive Congress (APC) Professional Women Council on Saturday called for more stringent measures in stemming the menace of Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls in Kogi Hajiya Rekiya Onaivo-Sanni, Kogi coordinator of the council, made the call during  a media parley  in celebration of the Orange World…

  By Thompson Yamput The Kogi House of Assembly has given Dec. 30 ultimatum to the state Ministry of Education to pay N497.3 million examination fees to the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The house wondered why the fees, already released by Gov. Yahaya Bello, was yet to be paid to the coffers of the…

  By Bayo Aka AS soon as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) releases it’s Porter to Kogi State University Kabba, candidates will still be given admissions this year, the state Commissioner for Education,, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones has assured. The Commissioner gave this assurance while explaining certain issues to the state…

  By Polycarp Auta Old students of Rimi (St. John’s) College, Kaduna are to hold a National Reunion from Dec. 1 – 3, 2023. The reunion, which is to be held at the school premises, is expected to start with special prayers for the 74 years old school on Friday. A programme of events lined…

By Thompson Yamput The International Federation of Women Lawyers, (FIDA) on Monday decried the increasing cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence and Child Early Forced Marriage (CEFM) in Nigeria. FIDA National President, Mrs Amina Agbaje made the lamentation in Lokoja during a Stakeholders Consultative Forum on Implementation/Status of Gender Responsive Services For Women and…

By Blessing Odega Dr Ameji Negedu, the Head of Department Veterinary Medicine, University of Jos, attributes poor legislation on the use of antibiotics in animals as one of the contributory factor to antibiotics resistance in animals in Nigeria.Negedu, said this on Saturday in Jos, at the 2023 World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness week, with the…

By Blessing Ibegbu The Nyanya Local Church Council(LCC) of the Church Of Christ in Nations (COCIN), FCT, on Sunday celebrated its 40 years of existence with a call for peace and unity in the country. COCIN Vice President in Nigeria, Rev. Timothy Nwan, in a speech at the “Re-Union and Dedication Service”, thanked God for…

  By Blessing Odega An Activist,  Dr Ekaette Ettang,, has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria against signing the European Union and Africa-Caribbean and Pacific countries (EU-ACP) Partnership Agreement. Ettang, who made the appeal on Thursday in Jos, when she led a peace walk ,to express her concerns over the planned signing of the…