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By Thompson Yamput The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has commenced a needs assessment of 513 flood-affected communities in Kogi State. Mr Jimoh Haruna, N-HYPPADEC’s Director of Finance and Administration, expressed concern about the devastating flood effects in Kogi State, while addressing newsmen on Thursday in Lokoja. He assured residents affected by…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi State Government has made an urgent appeal to the Federal Government to construct dams and dredge the Rivers Niger and Benue to alleviate the devastating effects of flooding in the state. Gov. Usman Ododo made the call in Lokoja on Thursday, when Mrs Zubaida Umar, Director General, National Emergency Management…

By Taiye Agbaje A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA, Mr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, says the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is an unlawful organisation. Agbakoba stated this in two separate letters to the Senate and House of Representatives, dated Oct. 14 and a certified true copy of it made available to…

By Thompson Yamput The Kogi Government on Wednesday tasked women farmers on large scale food production. Mr Timothy Ojomah, Commissioner for Agriculture, gave the charge during the celebration of the 2024 World Food Day in Lokoja on Wednesday. Ojomah, who was represented by a director in the ministry, Mr Useni Mudashiru, described women farmers under…

By Thompson Yamput   Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, on Wednesday, flagged off the construction of a 20 kilometre Obajana-Uro-Aku rural road linking parts of Lokoja and Adavi local government areas.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was part of interventions by the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP)…

By Blessing Odega The Rotary Club of Jos on Sunday donated stationery to 50 pupils of St. Paul’s Township Primary School in Jos.   The club also donated sanitary pads, toiletries, and buckets to 150 women and girls to enable them to improve their personal hygiene.   Mr Frank Igboanugo, the new president of the…

By Thompson Yamput A Group known as Peace Movement (PM) on Sunday called on Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi to look into leadership crisis in the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of the State.   The group, in a statement issued in Lokoja and signed by Comrade Joseph Tolu, said that…

By Thompson Yamput The National University Commission (NUC) has approved eight new courses for Salem University Lokoja.   The Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Friday.   The VC told NAN that the university intends to commence the courses…

By Blessing Odega The populace of Tse, Bum, and Fongroi  wards in Ganawari community in Riyom Local Government Area, in Plateau, have decried their disenfranchisement during the October 9 local government elections. The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) chairperson of Ganawuri, Rev. Samuel Mangai, on Friday in Jos, decried the gross disenfranchisement. Mangai said that…

By Ibrahim Gusau On October 22, just days away, the Supreme Court would be hearing a suit filed by no fewer than 16 state governments challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-graft agencies. Now, all eyes have shifted to the Supreme Court, which to…