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    By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has launched an investigation into the root causes of the death of five of its citizens whose car plunged into a Canal in the state on Friday. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information and Communications, made this known in a statement issued in Lokoja on…

      By Thompson Yamput Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi has said that the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of the Attah Igala, Matthew Alaji-Opaluwa, was Kogi and Nigeria’s gain. Bello made the he assertion in his congratulatory message to the Royal Father on His 59th Birthday issued by his Chief Press Secretary, ONOGWU…

    By Thompson Yamput Five persons on Saturday  drowned when a car plunged into a canal along River Niger in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi at about 4.30 p.m. on Friday. Mr Pius Kolawale, Chairman, Yagba West LGA, Kogi,…

    By Admin A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), A total of one thousand, six hundred and eighty four (1,684) and one person with disability (PWD) Participants drawn from primary, JSS, SS classes, as well as management and teaching staff of the Schools participated in the In-School training. The Child Rights Advocates Cluster, under the…

  By Blessing Odega The President of Rotary Club of Naraguta in Jos, Mrs Virginia Jang, says 110 girls from the Government Secondary School (GSS) Du, have benefitted from the club’s menstrual hygiene project. Jang, who made this known on Friday in Jos ahead of the World Menstrual Hygiene Day, said that the menstrual hygiene project…

By Thompson Yamput Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, former Ag. Director-General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has urged Nigerian youths to embrace peace, unity and shun violence and vices. Idachaba gave the charge at an Igala Youth Summit held in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi on Tuesday. The broadcaster, who described the Igala youth summit as…

  By Thompson Yamput Brig. Gen. Isangubong Akpaumontia, 12 Brigade Commander, Nigerian Army, said NYSC was the most effective organisation in Nigeria fostering unity among the youth. The brigade commander made the statement during the Kogi NYSC Award Night as part of celebration of the corps’ 50th anniversary at Glass House, Government House, Lokoja. Akpaumontia…

  By Admin Dr Ife Oluwole, National Chairman, Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) says poor funding and infrastructure deficit among other challenges have been the bane of Nigerian Universities. Oluwole, Registrar of Ekiti State University, made the assertion in an interview with newsmen on Friday Shortly after the week long ARNU Worksop held…

By Thompson Yamput Dr Philip Vande, a Senior Lecturer at Federal University Lokoja (FUL), has called on the Federal Government to urgently address some challenges threatening the ideals of National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). Delivering a lecture to mark the 50th anniversary of NYSC at FUL Adankolo Campus, Lokoja, Vande also appraised the scheme. Vande,…