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By Thompson Yamput Kano State Government has been urged to immortalise the 22 athletes and officials that died in a fatal accident on their way back from the 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun. The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kogi Chapter, made the call in a condolence message signed by its acting…

By Oyekan Zainab The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has visited Mrs Helen Mutfwang, the wife of Plateau Governor, Mr Caleb Mutfwang, to express solidarity and provide intervention support following a cholera outbreak . The curtesy visit was led by Dr Raymond Juryit, Executive Secretary, Plateau Primary Healthcare Board, on Saturday in Jos, who acknowledged…

By Admin With its proven expertise in the energy sector, the Dangote Group is well-positioned to contribute significantly to the exploration and development of the recently discovered oil blocks in Niger State’s Bida Basin. Addressing industry leaders at the Dangote Special Day event at the Niger National Trade Fair in Minna, Governor Bago positioned Niger…

By: Dr Ibrahim Sani Kaita Two years have passed since Governor Dikko Umar Radda took the reins of Katsina State. Two years marked not by flamboyance or noise, but by the quiet rhythm of a government focused on duty. In a region where peace has often been a fragile guest, Governor Radda’s firm hand has…

By Thompson Yamput The Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Mr Miller Dantawaye on Friday sought for mutual cooperation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in ensuring peace and justice in the State. The CP made the remark when he paid a historic visit to the NBA kogi branch popularly known as the Confluence Bar, during…

By Reporters The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says it is doing a lot to ensure that incessant loss of lives to boat mishaps is minimised, if not completely stopped in Niger, Kogi and other parts of the country. The NIWA Managing Director, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday…

By Thompson Yamput Prof. Maria Ofure, a Literature Professor at Federal University Lokoja (FUL), has called on women to engage more actively in literary writing to help transform society and gain importance. She made the appeal during the university’s 27th Inaugural Lecture titled “Navigating a Room of Her Own: Women’s Writing, Dynamics of Culture and the…

By Admin The Chairman, Ciuncil and the good, loving people of Bokkos Local Government Area, warmly congratulation Your Excellency, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, on the momentous occasion of your second anniversary in office as Governor of Plateau. No doubt, your leadership over the past two years has brought renewed hope, purposeful governance, and visible progress…

By Blessing Odega The Rotary club of Calgary North and Jos Central, has empowered over 20, 000 youths in Kwall and Rotsu communities in Bassa Local Government Areas (LGAs) with two Compressed Earth Bricks making machines. The President of Rotary club of Jos Central, Mrs Vivian Abara, on Wednesday Kwall, said the gesture through its…

  By Thompson Yamput Ajaokuta (Kogi) May 28, 2025 (NAN) Mr Miller Dantawaye, Commissioner of Police in Kogi, met with industrial players and community leaders in Ajaokuta, Lokoja, to strengthen security through proactive measures.   The CP in a statement on Wednesday by the Command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, said the meeting aimed to foster…