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By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi has apprehended two suspects for alleged robbery in Lokoja. In a statement on Friday, the Spokesman of the Command, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, said that operatives of the command apprehended the suspects on Thursday during a Third-Party Insurance Enforcement exercise in the state. He said the suspects (names…

By Blessing Odega Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed, Director-General (D-G) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has cautioned corps members against embarking on unnecessary travels.   Ahmed gave the caution on Thursday at the NYSC orientation camp Du, in Jos, when he paid a routine working visit to the 2024 batch “C” stream II corps members…

By Thompson Yamput The Police Command in Kogi has taken a significant step towards fostering a stronger partnership with traditional leaders to enhance security in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Miller Dantawaye, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Atah Igala, His Royal Majesty Matthew Oguche-Akpa, at his palace in Idah…

By Emmanuel Antswen The Benue Lawyers Alert (BLA) has called on government at all levels to provide affordable and equitable healthcare services for Nigerians. The President of BLA, Mr Rommy Mom, made the call at a two-day advocacy workshop to strengthen efforts toward equitable access to healthcare services in Nigeria, on Wednesday in Makurdi. He…

By Thompson Yamput The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recorded significant achievements in its fight against crime and criminality in the State. The Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed-Azare, disclosed this while addressing a news conference on Wednesday at the State Police Command Headquarters in Ikot Akpan Abia. Mohammed-Azare said that some of the Command’s…

By Dan Nandom The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) has pinpointed that the initiative of the Federal Civil Service (FCSC) to commence a fresh recruitment drive through its official portal is a significant milestone in promoting transparency, equity, and meritocracy in their recruitment drive. TSF gave FCSC the commendation in a statement issued by its Chairman,…

By Thompson Yamput The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), says it’s set to hold its Annual Management Retreat for better performance in the year 2025. Mr Suleiman Makama, its Assistant General Manager, Corporate Affairs, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Lokoja. Makama said that the 2-Day management retreat scheduled for Feb. 7,…

By Thompson Yamput   The Senate President,  Godswill Akpabio, has announced Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as the Senate Committee Chairman on Diaspora. Akpabio made the announcement at the senators resumption of plenary on Tuesday. Shortly after the announcement, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District, vowed to make the welfare of Nigerians abroad a top…

By Reporters Some residents of Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa State on Wednesday advanced various reasons why Federal Government-owned housing estates remained largely unoccupied. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that  unfinished structures, and lack of affordability remained the main reasons why most of the estates had no tenants. They also said that the…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government has filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal in Abuja against the removal of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed-Anaje, by a state High Court. Mr Muzi Abdullahi (SAN), the Kogi Attorney General, who is the 2nd claimant in the appeal made this known to the News…